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Warning ! admonition ! spoiler for Star Trek # 22 ahead !
IDW ’s expansive , ambitiousStar Trekongoing serial has bid readers a glimpse of what it describe as the " eventual reality " of Earth . While the precise nature of the vision granted to Benjamin Sisko remain equivocal , this sojourn to far - flung future Earth recreate into the comic ’s meditation on time and circumstances – something that has become increasingly urgent , as the all - principal casting of the record front " the final stage of the existence . "
virtuoso Trek#22 – written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing , with art by Megan Levens – continue the " Pleroma " story arc , the epic cosmic scope of which make further on the grand spectacle of thetitle ’s previous " God War " plotline , which established the series as an ambitious new earned run average forTrek .
A pivotal part of the issue is the dialogue between Benjamin Sisko and his " mother " , one of the Bajoran Prophets , in which she endeavor to " show [ him ] the last days of [ the ] population in a language [ he ] can translate . "
The Star Trek franchise is load up with sinewy , god - like organism , and one of them just perished at the hands of an evil force-out who just got an upgrade .
Star Trek Offers A Mysterious Glimpse At The Final Frontier Of Life On Earth
Star Trek#22 – Written By Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing; Art By Megan Levens; Color By Lee Loughridge; Lettering By Clayton Cowles
" This is not the hereafter of your Earth , " the Prophet says , moderately paradoxically , " this is only its eventual reality . " The point the Prophet is seek to make is that analog time is a misconception , when in fact there is only the constant present .
IDW’sStar Trekhas assertedthe Bajoran Prophets as potentially the most powerful beingsin the universe . In theiroriginalDeep Space Nineappearances , the Prophets were established as non - analogue , non - corporeal entities , but the funnies have now rarify on the true nature and extent of their macrocosm in a fascinating way . That said , the secret of the prophet have been far from entirely untangled , and Benjamin Sisko ’s vision of the time to come inStar Trek#22 is an given example of that .
That is , exactly what Sisko is being shown is left slightly open to interpretation . " This is not the hereafter of your Earth , " the Prophet says , reasonably paradoxically , " this is but its eventual realism . " The head the Prophet is trying to make is that linear clock time is a misconception , when in fact there is only the constant present . Yet she does this by show him an unrecognizable , ostensibly futuristic earthly concern , leaving the Emissary as perplexed as many readers clearly might be . In other words , both what is being show and what is being differentiate are ripe for further amplification .
The Fate Of The Star Trek Universe Hinges On Benjamin Sisko’s Vision Of The “Future”
Star Trek"Pleroma" Part 4 (Of 7)
Since its 1960s origin , Star Trekhas always been an challenging look at the future of Earth , and humanity;Star Trek#22 embodies that in a single page , with the view between Benjamin Sisko and a Bajoran Prophet .
What exactly the grid covering Earth inStar Trek#22 is – and what Earth ’s " eventual reality " entail – are left unclear , particularly as proofreader make out with the message the Prophet is delivering to Sisko , and its implication for the next ofStar Trek . In the same view , the Prophet ominously tells Sisko that he already chose " the end of the universe , " over its redemption , and that " what is coming next is the consequences . “WithStar Trek#22 being part four of the seven - part " Pleroma " arc , this instant is quite literally the hinge on which Trek ’s next era turns .
Since its 1960s line , Star Trekhas always been an challenging look at the future of Earth , and humanity;Star Trek#22 embodies that in a unmarried page , with thescene between Benjamin Siskoand a Bajoran Prophet in the shape of his female parent . The metaphysics of theTrekuniverse aside , this is an telling narrative feat , and it is on the nose the form of affair which should signal to reader that the bestStar Trekstories in decennium arehappening in the cartoon strip right now .
Star Trek#22is usable now from IDW Publishing .
STAR TREK#22 ( 2024 )
It ’s stardate 2378 , and Benjamin Sisko has last returned from the Bajoran Wormhole omnipotent — but his godhood is give out with every hour . send by the prophet on a mission to the deepest parts of space aboard the U.S.S. Theseus , he witnesses the unthinkable : someone is killing the idol . And only Sisko and his motley crew of Starfleet penis from every geological era of Trek can stop them .
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It’s stardate 2378, and Benjamin Sisko has finally returned from the Bajoran Wormhole omnipotent—but his godhood is failing with every minute. Sent by the Prophets on a mission to the deepest parts of space aboard the U.S.S. Theseus, he witnesses the unthinkable: someone is killing the gods. And only Sisko and his motley crew of Starfleet members from every era of Trek can stop them.
It’s stardate 2378, and Benjamin Sisko has finally returned from the Bajoran Wormhole omnipotent—but his godhood is failing with every minute. Sent by the Prophets on a mission to the deepest parts of space aboard the U.S.S. Theseus, he witnesses the unthinkable: someone is killing the gods. And only Sisko and his motley crew of Starfleet members from every era of Trek can stop them.
