952. Deceptions! Part TwoPUBLICATION: Star Trek v.2 #47, DC Comics, May 1993
CREATORS: Howard Weinstein (writer), Rod Whigham and Arne Starr (artists)
STARDATE: 8625.2 (follows the last issue)
PLOT: Spock and Saavik were shot down by a stolen experimental craft and while Kirk wants his officers back, the Mardelvans make it clear where the priority lies. The Ex-300 can outgun, outmaneuver and outrun Starfleet ships, and now it's in the hands of dissidents, and perhaps soon, the Klingon they are courting. Kirk follows the Ex-300 as it cuts a swathe of destruction on its way towards the Klingon Neutral Zone, but the Mardelvans aboard may not be trustworthy. Captain Klaa goes to meet it as well, not knowing what he will find. Meanwhile, Saavik finds a cave for the crash survivors to take shelter in...
CONTINUITY: Klaa and Vixis (last seen last issue) and Commodore Khezri (last seen in issue #24)
DIVERGENCES: None.
PANEL OF THE DAY - On Klingon engagements...
REVIEW: It's part 2, so the plot thickens. The non-dissident Mardelvans may turn out to be the true villains, or at least lying about the powers of the Ex-300. The Klingons don't seem to be in bed with the dissidents as they've claimed, certainly. The Spock/Saavik subplot doesn't advance much, probably because so much time is given over to the Klingons. I really don't know where Weinstein's affection for Klaa comes from, or if he's around just because he's the only surviving Klingon antagonist from the films, but he gets more scenes than Kirk. He plots, he gets reprimanded, he fights and loves his woman, he has a good meal... Sure, ok, but what about the cast? Only Scotty and Saavik get anywhere close to this much attention.
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