31: The Saliva Incident

Published: Aug. 18, 2013, 3 a.m.

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Nero Comics.

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Following the release of the first J.J. Abrams Star Trek film in\\n2009, IDW released a four-part series that told the backstory of\\nthe movie's villain, Nero. Comprised of bits cut from the film\\nalong with original elements, the series provides motivation to the\\nactions Nero takes in the film and fills in some of the\\ntechnological blanks as well. In this episode of Literary Treks\\nhosts Matthew Rushing and Christopher Jones take a flight from Rura\\nPenthe to the edge of the Delta Quadrant and back to Delta Vega to\\nfind out why Nero is so hellbent on destroying Spock and the\\nFederation\\u2014and how he gains the ability to do it.

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In our news segment we give you our review of Star Trek Ongoing\\n#24, which marks the return of the Gorn and builds upon 2013's Star\\nTrek video game as the Enterprise crew continues their post\\nadventures. Plus, we solve the financial crisis that has stumped\\nthe galaxy for ages\\u2014how to differentiate Breen currency.\\xa0

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