Star Trek #32 Review

How will the Enterprise’s new found sentience affect the crew and their exploration? Read on to find out.

The official description from IDW:

The concluding chapter of “I, Enterprise”! The flagship of the fleet is now a sentient entity with a mind of its own… and it doesn’t take kindly to the biological “invaders” inside its hull! How do Kirk, Spock and the rest of the crew fight an enemy upon which their very survival depends? This all-new adventure is overseen by STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci!

The latest two part story in the Star Trek ongoing series titled I Enterprise got off to an interesting start, delving into a lesser known character who’s actually a sentient version of the Enterprise. Now I personally found the premise of this story to be really intriguing with the set-up from the last issue firmly capturing my interest. This didn’t last long however as the events of this issue really took away from the overall intrigue.

Mike Johnson continues to scribe the tales of the USS Enterprise as though they may not always be amazing they usually have something that grabs this Trekkie’s attention. In this issue Johnson does a decent job of ending this tale of life and peril giving some suspenseful moments along the way. There is however not a lot of entertainment in this issue with no exciting moments. Overall I blame the lack of sustainable stories on the short format as it’s hard to create deep and entertaining tales out of two issue stories.

Erfan Fajar once again kills it on the art with his realistic tone capturing the look of the films perfectly. The attention to detail in his worth is simply astounding as there is little left to the imagination. He also captures the characteristics and look of the Enterprise and it’s crew perfectly as well and along with the dynamic flow it makes for an appealing look. There does however remain one aspect of Fajar’s art that lets it down slightly and that is the almost lifeless facial expressions. Despite this there’s not much to dislike about this visually stunning work and along with fabulous colours from Sakti Yuwono and Ifansyak Noor (of Stellar Labs) it’s a joy to mull over.

I Enterprise looked to be a very intriguing story but quickly turned into a very mediocre one that felt a bit short. It still however is good enough to merit a recommendation.