1386. Nero, Number FourPUBLICATION: Star Trek: Nero #4, IDW Comics, November 2009
CREATORS: Tim Jones and Mike Johnson (writers), David Messina (artist)
STARDATE: Unknown (follows the last issue)
PLOT: Nero captures Spock as he comes out of the singularity and takes possession of the red matter, intent on using it to destroy Vulcan. 47 Klingon ships show up, led by Koth, to take Nero back to Rura Penthe, but the Nerada makes quick work of the fleet. Nero then strands Spock on Delta Vega.
CONTINUITY: See previous issues (Nero, Ayel, Narada, Spock, Rura Penthe, Koth). Spock is left on Delta Vega (Star Trek).
DIVERGENCES: None.
PANEL OF THE DAY - There are a lot of panels like this one.
REVIEW: There's a lot of great art surrounding the Klingon attack on the Nerada and subsequent extermination of the more numerous side. And for all that action, Nero #4 is a big, boring disappointment. Without preamble, Nero captures Spock. It almost doesn't matter than V'ger told Nero where to look because it doesn't figure into the story. And we know Spock is meant to be left on Delta Vega, so that's no surprise. The big bold panels of the one-sided space battle are pretty, but they just amount to padding. They certainly aren't a complication for Nero and his crew. I'm not convinced this mini should have gone to four issues, not with that exact plot anyway.
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