I'm a well read grad student who's bluntly honest about all things, although I try to be most honest about myself.
Or the mimicking of them, which was just absolutely ridiculous. And sadly, I loved the art, I loved the writing, I loved the story, and I loved what they did with the old continuity to make it new - one character in particular.
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It's a nice tie-in to Into Darkness... except the flares. The flares were ridiculous, and at some points used in every panel, including partially over a characters face. I realize it was trying to mimic the look of the first, and second, movie - but it was trying to hard in this case. It distracted from the story, from the artwork, and from my enjoyment. It pulled me out of the story.
I really, really despised the use of it in comic/graphic novel format. If you're willing to put up with it, though, this is a wonderful read otherwise.