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Summary: Keeping Busy
Review: Adapting a two hour movie in the comic book format is never an easy task. There are always page limits to contend with, as well as, any last minute changes that might occur in the editing room, or as the result of last minute reshoots that might happen prior to the film's release. Noted Star Trek author Michael Jan Friedman had to deal with all of those issues, when he was charged with adapting Star Trek Generations in '94, for DC Comics. I happen to think though, that the greater challenge for Friedman wasn't any of those issues--but the source material and what he had to work. Considering the script's weaknesses, he did a good job making it work within the confines of a 60 page story. He even included the the much talked about "Skydiving Scene"--with Kirk, Scotty, and Checkov--not in the theatrical cut of the movie. I just wish that the 4 page look at how the book was put together was added on, and Friedman had those pages to use instead. The artwork of Gordon Purcell, Jerry Moore, and Terry Pallot is above average. Most of the principals look like their on screen counterparts. But the best sequence in the book has to be the crash landing of the Enterprise D saucer section... The book is worth a look for those who seek to find it for their own reasons It has 64 pages.
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