Product Description

In the "Mirror, Mirror" episode Star Trek: The Original Series, an evil Kirk commanded the I.S.S. Enterprise for the Terran Empire. But how did he rise to power, in a universe where treachery is rewarded as much as accomplishment? Witness Mirror-Kirk's efforts to unseat Captain Pike and seize command! In Mirror Images, IDW beams through the looking glass to deliver a story from one of the single most popular corners of Trek canon, the Mirror Universe!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #78276 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 132 pages

Customer Reviews

Twisted And Dark.
The Mirror Universe is an area of Star Trek that has always fascinated me, ever since I saw the original "Mirror, Mirror" episode al those years ago the concept as given my imagination food for thought.

A little while ago I reviewed the "Glass Empires" novela series of MU stories from Pocket Books and was very impressed indeed, this new graphic novel has the advantage in that you can actually see the story unfold before you. I am quite capable of visualising a story written in prose but it's nice to have a visual aspect to lock onto every once in a while.

The story is brilliant and details the full events of the mirror Kirk's attempts to remove Capt. Pike as commander of the ISS Enterprise and instal himself as it's commander.

There are double dealings, back stabbing, murder and old fashion torture, all great material for a no holds barred Star Trek adventure that is not afraid to live dangerously rather than play it safe as the vast majority of Trek fiction does.

There is even a leap forward to Capt. Picard's time to show that version of the Mirror Universe timeline before the fall of the Terran Empire to the Klingon/Cardassian alliance.

The company that produced the book, IDW, were under no obligation to adhere to the continuity of the MU timeline as set up by Pocket Books and there are one or two minor inconsistancies with the two ranges, but with a little thought they do just about tie together, so pleasing the purists amongst the fans.

A terrific graphic novel then and, although this phrase is oftern used when it shouldn't be, a real must have for any Star Trek fan. Massively recommended,

Missing the mirror magic
Considered this series came from the reliably brilliant team of the Tipton Brothers and David Messina (creators of Klingons: Blood Will Tell), I was a little under-whelmed by this romp into the mirror universe. The five issue series has a four part TOS tale, showing how Kirk took command of the Enterprise from Pike, with a single issue TNG interlude showing a parallel tale of Picard taking command of the ISS Starbreaker.

The TNG tale I really enjoyed, as a single-issue story it seemed a lot more focus, it had a story to tell and got on with it. The TOS story on the other hand really seemed to drag on. Each issue of the series seems rather light on content, each with its own little sub-plot building up the series arc, but none of the issues' individual stories felt very big or engrossing. Messina's art is its usual top quality, but there are a lot of big empty panels in this series because there just isn't the story to fill the issues. Overall a disappointment for me. If you like TOS (and Pike, I'd say Pike was the biggest draw for me in the series) and the mirror universe you'll likely enjoy it for what it is.