Anyone else reading IDW's Star Trek: Picard
— Countdown #1 prequel comic?
Takes place in "2385" some time between the end of Star Trek: Nemesis (I guess the last place we saw Picard) and several years before the events of the upcoming Picard series
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Starfleet and the Romulan Empire know that a supernova is going to explode (Krypton style) and the Romulans have to begrudgingly accept Starfleet’s aid, in evacuating endangered planets throughout Romulan space.
Planets which until now have been very secretive, closely guarded, and off-limits to Starfleet.
Picard now Admiral , who the Romulans recognized (and trust) as the hero who overthrew the usurper Shinzon, is allowed to lead an evacuation mission, as commander of the USS
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And his first officer is Raffi Musiker’s (the character being played by Michelle Hurd).
This is where we first meet her.
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The crew of the Enterprise; Riker, Geordi, etc, are all in command of their own ships.
Picard and Raffi who calls him "J.L.", beam down to the secretive Romulan planet, to help begin the Romulan evacuation.
Turns out there is a whole other native species, who occupy the planet, who the Romulan's neglected to mention and were not included in the evacuation plans.
This is a planet Romulans once "colonized" and the natives who the romulans dismiss as part of the flora and fauna who should die with the planet, are pretty much treated as slaves in what are essentially Romulan vineyards local to the planet. .
Of course upon this discovery, Picard and Raffi now have other plans, and it leads to ...I won't spoil,
Yet I imagine by the end this schism and Picard and Raffi's unwillingness to cooperate and siding with the native population, is what in part leads to Picard's falling out with Star Fleet,
Also sets up what we see in the trailer, why he recruits Raffi, and why there are two Romulans (likely sympathizers) working in his own vineyards.
It's been a while since I read a Trek comic, I actually like the set-up, and it felt like a legit episode, And Picard is well written and reads true to his character.
Not sure how significant it will be to the upcoming series, and haven't picked up the #2nd yet, but I am looking forward to see where it goes.
Anyone else reading it?
I also really like the new uniforms. And the look of the new ships.
Apparently it's a 4 issue mini series,