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Subcategory within subcategory: dudes who like comics but don’t really like Trek. And they all say the same thing – “Trek comics suck. Except for the Peter David ones.”

Death Before Dishonor is part of Titan Books’ trade paperback rereleases of early 90s comics. And one of the Peter David ones. It is awesome.

Set between Star Trek V and Star Trek VI this collection does what all hardcore fans really dream of – kinda hangs out with the crew. The storyline has a wonderful lived-in quality. Chill a bit with Chekov, chill a bit with Sulu. There is an ark (everyone is out for Kirk’s head, even some members of the Federation council) and things end on a cliffhanger. Luckily, I already own the next book.

Peter David really effing nails the voices. Some – nay, many! – of the Trek comics feel like they are written by people who’ve never seen an episode. (Of course, this actually was the case with the Gold Key comics.) Not here – it is as “real” as any of the TOS episodes or the films. Hotcha!