I don't think the character was supposed to be Kirk. The credits on the youtube video's page just has Holmes credited as "The Captain".
Obviously no good is going to come of overanalysing the joke, but maybe it was a Jellico situation?
I don't think it's a matter of giving up so much as it is acknowledging that these posts don't really serve the community. Which is fine. Trek comics are obviously a niche within a niche, so there isn't enough interest here to generate discussion.
I'd argue that there wasn't really any sort of message to be found here.
So I think there's the kernel of an entertaining idea here, regarding how idioms translate, but I have such an immediate, visceral reaction to how unfunny Pete Holmes is that I'm not really feeling charitable here. I think as soon as the woman whose head was underpants showed up, we crossed the line past anything that could be salvaged.
On the cover? That's Alexander.
Hey, did y'all know that IDW's solicitations don't list the books that come out in the first week of the month? Those are always included in the solicitations for the preceding month. Anyways! Here's the post for this week, a day late because I'm sick and forgot.
Also, on the topic of housekeeping, I think I'm going to discontinue these posts after the Day of Blood crossover wraps up. They haven't really garnered much interest, so that seems like a good place to call it. I will almost certainly post my thoughts on whatever Trek comics I'm enjoying going forward, but they won't be pinned to the top of the community or anything like that. And I'd love to see others do the same.
Fuck Jackie Marks and the appropriating grift he rode in on.
I'm sure everyone there would be super cool and normal with ensign Balzac and lieutenant Philips.
Yeah, I'm also not sad that they removed a bit of backstory about a woman being killed causing Worf to revaluate his life and motivations.
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