I have to admit that I only collected and read these because I'm a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch. While I loved the first Star Trek reboot film and loved what Cumberbatch did with the Khan character in the sequel, it was a little cheap of Abrams to use the character and story line in that way, basically throwing out what ST fans already knew and loved just to make a blockbuster.

With that said, these comics don't really answer a lot of the questions fans had but it tries. The best part of this series is the beautiful cover artwork by Paul Shipper. The inner art and story lines leave a bit to be desired. ( )

I'm a big sci-fi and Star Trek fan, so of course I had to pick up my review copy of this book from net galley.

It's a very, very fast read - it took me all of ten minutes, which is disappointing to say the least. I also didn't realize it was a comic, because no where on the netgalley page did it say it was a comic. I don't really read comics, and I believe this is the second comic I've ever reviewed.

The artwork is pretty good - the storyline comes from the new ST alternative storyline, not canon. It's a little slow paced for my tastes.

I'd recommend to Trekkies, but that's about it. ( )

This give the backstory for Kahn from childhood all the way to the events of the new Star Trek movie. It is told in flashback during his trial. They explain away how the character became whitewashed and it is believable with the other things they do to him. The final punishment for him is a bit of a copout but we shall see what happens with it.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley ( )