908. Trial and Error!PUBLICATION: Star Trek v.2 #12, DC Comics, September 1990
CREATORS: Peter David (writer), Gordon Purcell and Arne Starr (artists)
STARDATE: 8498.1 (follows the last issue)
PLOT: Ensign Fouton admits to infecting Prefect Witten with the plague, clearing Kirk of those charges, but being ejected from Starfleet as a result. When Sulu asked the two girls in his romantic triangle to resolve things, he didn't expect them to both leave the ship. Meanwhile, the Klingon Emperor comes to Earth to make sure Kirk is found guilty and handed over to them. After a lot of talking, the Nasgul Salla leaves the room, making Kirk suspicious. He discovers a bomb has been planted on the Klingon Emperor, so he saves his life. The Klingons drop the charges THIS time, though they do ask their spy, Admiral Tomlinson, to try to get Kirk in trouble with the Empire again.
CONTINUITY: In addition to the characters already appearing in The Trial of James T. Kirk (Fed Prez, Kling Amb, Kahless IV, Sarek, Cogsley, Shaw and Admiral Nogura), the Klingons invite Maltz (ST III) to testify and make sure General Korrd (ST V) cannot.
DIVERGENCES: I'm not sure having the Klingon Emperor on Earth fits in too well with the events and attitudes seen in ST VI.
PANEL OF THE DAY - The Kirk Paradox
REVIEW: A disappointing finale. Everyone makes long and not particularly interesting speeches, and there's not even a verdict. Further, I have to wonder why so many of the characters Peter David introduced are being tossed aside all at the same time. Was he asked to by Paramount? Did he want to retire them before leaving the book (he starts sharing the by-line next issue)? In any case, it seems like a waste. Their subplots end with a whimper. Amusingly, in M'yra and Li's case, but still disappointing. At least R.J. Blaise sticks around as that particular romantic comedy proceeds apace. Tomlinson turning out to be a spy just because he's a jerk is a bit obvious.
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