PRO:
Definitely John Byrne. Though his "internet reputation" seems to be in flux, I am a big fan of his work and am glad to see him on a Star Trek book. Though sometimes I find his layouts and panels to be a-typical, meaning it's a standard shot that he seems to use a lot.
CON:
Thought the story is good, I feel as though I am left out of "something." I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the fact that, though knowledgeable, I'm not a Trek Encyclopedia. I'm curious if this story has anything to do with what happens in the Original series or not - that might be the reason.
Another, and this happens a lot in books I review, is the whole 22pages of story advertised as 32pages for $3.99. But, lucky for me it was .25 cents at a local comic show, so that's more in my budget.
Additionally, there is a cool "making of the cover" page in the back of the book, that although always impresses me to see Byrne's pencils and the process, it gives a blaring production/ editorial error on the front cover. The right claw of the "Bird of Prey" is missing on the final cover. If you look at the "Making of" page you'll see that Byrne drew half of the bird design and in production, the artwork was just going to be mirrored. It was but the claw was somehow missed. Not worth doing prison time, but obviously an error.
High Point: Great story and art by Byrne.
Low Point: Production error. Did I miss a reference to an OS Star Trek?
