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Warning : contains potential spoilers forStar Trek : Defiant#18 !
Star Trekis going fullSeven Samuraiin a Western - revolutionize newfangled chapter in the life of Worf . Since breathing new lifetime into their line ofStar Trekcomics in belated 2022 , IDW has put Worf front and middle of the massive narration unfolding . Now , in a first look atStar Trek : Defiant#18 , Worf must rally the forces to stop a Romulan invasion , and it resound Akira Kurosawa ’s 1954 classic .
IDW shared their solicitations withLeague of Comic Geeks , includingStar Trek : Defiant#18 . The issuing , part two of “ The Stars of Home , ” will be written by Christopher Cantwell and get by Angel Unzueta . IDW ’s ingathering for the topic reads as follows :
With Spock rot in a Romulan cellphone aboard Sela ’s ship , the rest of the Defiant crew readies the farmers of Antara for an encroachment by General Revo and his stern Romulan army . This leaves Worf , B’Elanna , and Ro with two crewmates down , and despite how bright the planet ’s universe is , what are three failed Starfleet officer and lowly resistance fighters to a heavily armed and technologically advanced Romulan bang squad ?
This story builds off the events of former issue , which have seen the Romulan commander Sela ’s beginner make a play for superpower in the Empire .
Sela ’s Father-God feels this will beher risk to restore her glory and standing in the Romulan Empire .
Worf Is Fulfilling a Pop Culture Heroic Archetype
Star TrekMixes Well WithSeven Samurai
The solicitation name that Worf and the crowd of theDefiantmust rally a group of uncomplicated farmers to fight down back a Romulan invasion , and Unzueta ’s blanket for the issue seems to reinforce this plot point . The story also bears a inviolable resemblance to Akira Kurosawa ’s immortal classicSeven Samurai . In that flick , a group of peasants convinces seven masterless samurai to help oneself them defend their village from bandit . take a high mark of Japanese film , as well as an acknowledged worldwide classic , Seven Samuraihas been redo several time over , most notably 1960’sThe Magnificent Seven .
Star Trekitself was pitched as a “ space western , ” soSeven Samuraitranslating well into it should not come as a surprisal .
Several episodes ofStar Trekhave have riffs onSeven Samurai , most notably in the sixth seasonDeep Space Nineepisode “ The Magnificent Ferengi , ” in which Quark and Romassemble a team of Ferengi torescue their mother . A second seasonEnterpriseepisode , titled “ Marauders , ” also allude on similar themes . The patch ofSeven Samuraitranslates well into the Western genre . Star Trekitself was hawk as a “ outer space western , ” soSeven Samuraitranslating well into it should not come as a surprisal . Seven Samurai , much likeStar Trek , also features larger than life heroes who do the correct thing .
Can Worf Rally the Farmers and Stop the Romulans?
The Farmers Have Put Their Faith in Worf
NowStar Trekis coming in with its most overt , Seven Samurai - style plot yet . Angel Unzueta ’s cover shows Worf standing heroically , pointing at an unknown threat in the aloofness . Under Worf , the James Leonard Farmer stand ready to fight a full - scurf Romulan invasion with pitchforks . The farmers expect frightened , but also appear to target their absolute faith in Worf . The flock of a larger-than-life and noncompliant Worf , rallying the troop for a conflict in which they are outgunned and outmanned , is the stuff ofStar Treklegend , and the franchise ’s Riffian onSeven Samurai .
Source : League of Comic Geeks
Star Trek : Defiant#18 is on sale August 28 from IDW Publishing
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Star Trek : Defiant#18 ( 2024 )
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