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Warning : contains spoilers forStar Trek#26!In 2009 , the Kelvin Universe saved theStar Trekfranchise , and the time has come for a new serial set in its bluff , new reality . Star Trekwas hitch along by the mid-2000s , and Paramount needed a new approach : enter the Kelvin Universe . While the estimate was solid , it is now going to scourge . Star Trek#26 show why this is not a skillful matter , and piss the display case for its return key .
Star Trek#26 is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and draw by Angel Hernandez . Part two of “ When the Walls Fell ” throws Captain Sisko and thecrew of theTheseusinto the Kelvin Universe , where they rendezvous with theEnterprise . The two gang then act upon together to redeem the multiverse , which is in danger thanks to Lore . The KelvinEnterprisecrew once again show themselves as heroes , as they work altruistically to keep open not only their universe , but all creation as well .
Star Trek’s Divisive Kelvin Timeline Saved The Franchise
Star Trek’sKelvin Timeline Was Born Out of Necessity
Although theStar Trekfranchise did extremely well in the 1990s , by the former 2000s , fatigue had begun to set in . BothStar Trek : EnterpriseandStar Trek : Nemesiswere viewed as both artistic and commercial failure , particularly the former , as it became the firstTrekshow since the Original Series to be prematurely canceled . AfterEnterpriseended in 2005,Star Trekwent dormant for the first time in years . There were no television appearance on the horizon , and even the picture show seemed to be done for .
Star Trek has its plowshare of great police captain – including James Kirk and Jean - Luc Picard , but one surprise hero has just become its most important ever .
Then , in late 2007 , Paramount made an announcement that would have both short and recollective - term ramifications for the franchise : a big budget reimagining , complete with modern special effects and lay down star . The movie would be overseen by JJ Abrams , who was a hot good at the meter thanks to the success of shows such asLost . Abrams brought with him Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman , who would publish the movie . Thanks to his work on bothStar Trekand its sequel , Star Trek Into Darkness , Kurtzman would go on to manage the current batch ofTrekshows airing on Paramount + .
The Kelvin Star Trek Movies Have Influenced the New Television Shows
Despite Its Success, the KelvinStar TrekSeries Appears to Be Stuck in Limbo
discharge in 2009,Star Trekwas a monolithic succeeder , with both critics and fans , and help oneself rejuvenate the venerable papa civilisation icon . The moving-picture show would exhort two continuation thatcontinued the Kelvin Universe ’s story . Furthermore , the motion-picture show ’s slick and futurist aesthetical influenced the look of laterStar Trekshows , such asDiscovery , PicardandStrange New Worlds . 2009’sStar Trekmade wizard out of Chris Pine , Zoe Saldaña , Zachary Quinto and the late Anton Yelchin . Karl Urban especially drew praise for his patch - on depiction of Doctor McCoy , which seemed to channel DeForest Kelly .
Despite the Kelvin Universe ’s box seat - office success , it appears to have fallen into “ developmental hell . ”SinceStar Trek Beyondin 2016 , Paramount has attempted , several times , to get a fourth Kelvin movie off the primer . legion writers and director , including even Quentin Tarantino , all lined up to take a crack at the KelvinEnterprise , only to betray . While hearsay continue to fell of a 4th Kelvin motion-picture show , Paramount seems to be move on from it , instead focalize their care on aStar Trek“Origins ” film . This movie will state a completely raw report , independent of the others .
TheStar Trek : OriginsFilm is rumored to be ready post - First Contact , but before the foundation of the Federation .
Paramount Needs To Do More With Star Trek’sKelvin Universe
Star Trek’sKelvin Timeline Has Appeared in Two Different Comic Book Series
Star Trek’sKelvin Universe is ripe with news report potential , but it is one that Paramount seems uncoerced to squander , which does the concept and the fibre a huge injustice . The Kelvin Universe was create to tell new types ofStar Trekstories , ones that would not be hampered by years of continuity and lore . It was supposed to be a fresh start forStar Trek . While it can be argued that it was just that , it also seems like it is falling by the wayside . However , there is a solution : a new Kelvin set laughable book of account series .
So far , IDW has exhaust twoStar Trekcomics serial set in the Kelvin Universe . The first , but titledStar Trek , took a unique approach : it retold certain classic sequence , only using the likenesses of the Kelvin bunch . The book also sprinkled in fresh stories , including one manage with the Vulcan diaspora in the wake of the planet ’s demolition . The 2d , Boldly Go , pick up whereStar Trek Beyondleft off . Instead of retelling classic stories , it presented unexampled stories and characters . The serial featuredthe first Romulan to swear out in Starfleet , as well as an skirmish with the Borg .
If Star Trek Won’t Continue The Kelvin Universe, IDW’s Comics Are The Perfect Solution
IDW Teased More Kelvin Stories Two Years Ago, But They Never Appeared
Boldly Goproved the Kelvin Universe had plenty of stories left in it , but neither IDW nor Paramount , seemed interested in returning to it . IDW teased more Kelvin stories in 2022’sStar Trek#400 one - dead reckoning , but it failed to materialize , leaving the timeline in limbo . Star Trek#26 , with its emphasis on the heroism of the KelvinEnterprisecrew , is the perfect back door pilot for a new serial publication .
While the issue terminate with the Kelvin Universe being destroyed , it will necessarily return , all the more good for a continuation courtesy of IDW’sStar Trekcomic fabricator .
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