So normally when I make one of these I post various pics from the comic but since I'm reading these on the high seas anyway I figured I'd be an extra grumpy bastard and actually link the entire thing for people here to suffer through.
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https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Star-Trek-Picard-s-Academy
Basics: It's a Picard prequel comic when he's at the academy set in 2325 decades away from any show material.
It's written by Sam Maggs. Yes, that Sam Maggs.
I was expecting the comic to be shit. I was no disappointed, the cover alone shows the modern woke trend of "diverse" characters, and why the fuck one of them is wearing glasses is anyone's guess since that's all but eliminated with the exception of a rare allergy to the modern cure which was the reason Kirk needed reading glasses.
I was expecting blatant pandering and shitty references to occur. Again I was not disappointed. Picard not only doesn't like tea [yet], but when offered it he is warned "Careful, it's hot." Oh Sam you retarded wetwipe, that line wasn't anywhere near as witty as you thought it was nor however much anyone then praised you for it.
The dumb cameos don't help things either.
For anyone wanting to further lose brain cells you can check what other works have been done by Sam Maggs. The tl;dr is Captain Marvel, Critical Role, and My Little Pony.
I. Shit. You. Not.
This is why I hate any kind of “prequel” material. Writers feel the need to give a backstory to literally EVERYTHING. I checked out of the Han Solo movie when they decided to explain the name “Solo.”
Newest issues tries to give a backstory to the Picard Maneuver, despite it being described for a long time as something Picard comes up with in the heat of the moment. He even gets an award after using it with the Stargazer, something set decades after this comic series but Maggs and other writers in general can't help but worm their ways into decades old franchises and shit all over the display cases.