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"The Spectrum War" Part 2
Star Trek/Green Lantern #2
IDW
Written by: Mike Johnson
Art by: Angel Hernandez
Colors by: Alejandro Sanchez
Letters by: Neil Uyetake
Cover B by: Darick Robertson
August 2015 |
Hal Jordan forms a cautious alliance with
the crew of the Enterprise.
Didja Know?
The Spectrum War is a 6-part
Star Trek story set in the Kelvin Timeline created by the
Romulan Nero's incursion into the past in the 2009 Star Trek
movie (starting with
"Rebirth" in the PopApostle ST chronology). It was published
by IDW as the 6-part mini-series Star Trek/Green Lantern
(2015) a
cross-over of the characters of Star Trek and those of
the various Lantern Corps from the DC Universe of comic books
published by DC Comics.
This mini-series takes place in an
alternate timeline than the one followed in the main PopApostle
Star Trek chronology
of the Kelvin Timeline.
Characters appearing in this
issue
Hal Jordan
General Chang
Captain Kirk
Spock
Lt. Uhura
Lt. Chekov
The Hegemon
Glocon
Garron
Glocon's mother (unnamed, mentioned only)
Praetor Decius
Ganthet (deceased, mentioned only)
Dr. McCoy
Sinestro
Didja Notice?
This issue opens with the ancient Klingon proverb, "Fear is
power."
On page 1, Chang says "Hija!" and "Viq hos!" Hija
is unknown (maybe it's just an exclamation of
pain/shock/surprise as the power of the yellow ring infuses
his body?). Viq hos essentially means
"the power to attack" in Klingon.
Page 7 reveals that Chang's Bird of Prey is named the
Muqtovor, after a great predator of ancient
Qo'nos (the Klingon homeworld).
This issue reveals that the homeworld of the Gorn is Gornar
in the Tau Lacertae system of the Beta Quadrant.
According to the 1989 ST reference
book The Worlds of the Federation, Gornar is also
known as Tau Lacertae IX.
"Gorn, But Not
Forgotten" states that the Gorn are from another galaxy,
but most sources seem to have a consensus of the Beta
Quadrant instead (which makes more sense).
On page 9, Glocon of Gornar is chosen as a member of the Red
Lantern Corps.
On page 10, Jordan projects a shield with the words
"Property of C.C.P.D." emblazoned on it from his ring.
C.C.P.D. stands for Coast City Police Department. Coast City
is his normal base of operations when on his Earth. Coast
City is a fictitious metropolis.
Page 13 opens on Romulus in Sector Z-6. This location for
Romulus was implied in the original series episode "Balance
of Terror". Some sources state this sector lies in a portion
of the Beta Quadrant bordering the Alpha Quadrant.
The Romulan emblem seen in the senate chamber is a bit different
than any we've seen before, but may be one that corresponds
to the year this story takes place, 2262.
The man called Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire here is
named Decius. Possibly he is the same
Decius who was Commander L'Nar's junior officer in
"The
Khitomer Conflict" Part 1, though he obviously would have to
have advanced far in the military and/or politics to come to this
point just a year-and-a-half later (assuming a similar
timeline in this alternate universe)!
On page 14, Praetor Decius is chosen as a member of the
Orange Lantern Corps.
Not yet realizing he's traveled to the future, not to
mention another universe, Jordan asks Kirk if the
Enterprise is some kind of secret NASA ship. NASA, of
course, is the United States' official space agency, the
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The last page of this issue introduces Sinestro, leader of
the Sinestro Corps and arch foe of Hal Jordan in the DC
Universe.
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