- For other uses, see Cry Vengeance.
"Cry Vengeance" is the lead story in the third issue of John Byrne's Star Trek: New Visions comic series. It was published on October 22 2014 and is a sequel to TOS episode & Star Trek 3 novelization: The Doomsday Machine.
Description[]
- John Byrne continues his new Star Trek photonovel adventures with two tales for the price of one, as the crew of the Starship: Enterprise faces a menace three million years in the making, plus something more recent but no less deadly. Presenting a follow-up to the classic episode "The Doomsday Machine", as well as "Robot", a brand-new tale of murder and mystery.
Summary[]
Log entries[]
- Captain's log, stardate 4203.4
- Mr. Sulu's course has brought us back to the drifting hulk of the "doomsday machine". Our task now is to carry out technical inspection of this mysterious artifact, until a Federation science team arrives to complete the job.
- I have come to my cabin, to clean up after the grueling hours aboard the Constellation. Yet I am drawn again and again to the images on my monitor screen. As the Enterprise passes repeatedly over the skin of the monster machine, allowing Spock to take his readings, I find myself for the first time realizing just how enormous this thing really is. Even as I drove the wreck of the Constellation down its gaping maw, the small screen on that ship's auxiliary bridge give me little opportunity to assess the size of the machine.
- Captain's log, supplemental
- The bizarre pursuit continues, twenty-two hours, now, and the alien shows no sign of relenting in the chase.
- Mister Spock maintains his monitoring of the alien's condition, looking for any sign this gamble may be working... Meanwhile, I have taken Engineer Scott's report on our present condition.
References[]
Characters[]
- Abida • Baha-Shan's spouse • Pavel Chekov • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Elizabeth Palmer • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu
- Referenced only
- Baha-Shan • Napoléon Bonaparte • Matthew Decker • Adolf Hitler
Starships and vehicles[]
- Ancient fighter escort • SS Charles Darwin • doomsday machine • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)
- Referenced only
- aircraft • bomber • USS Constellation • escort • fighter
Locations[]
- Interstellar space, not far from star systems L-370, L-374 and Rigel
- Referenced only
- Baha-Shan's homeworld • intergalactic void
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Technology and weapons[]
- antiproton beam • cloaking device • environmental suit • hibernation chamber • holographic projector • hydrogen bomb • intercom • medical tricorder • phaser • plasma weapon • sensor • shields • transporter • viewscreen • warp engine
Ranks and titles[]
- captain • commodore • doctor • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • lieutenant • mathematician • navigator • rank • Starfleet ranks • warrior
Other references[]
- alien • antiproton • assignment patch • atmosphere • auxiliary bridge • biology • brain • bridge • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2267 • century • cloaking technology • cockpit • dark energy • dark matter • day • engine • engineering • evasive maneuvers • galaxy • gravity • hangar deck • helm • hologram • homeworld • hour • hull • hypersleep • impulse power • log entry • logic • memory bank • minute • mirror • neutronium • pathology • planet • plasma • quarters • races and cultures • robot • second • sector • space normal speed • star system • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • suicide • technology • teleportation • time • turbolift • universe • war • warp factor (warp one • warp four) • weapon
Timeline[]
Chronology[]
- Planet killer constructed
- Planet killer's homeworld destroyed, pursuit begun by alien escort ships
- Loss of Matthew Decker, last alien escort ship, SS Charles Darwin and USS Constellation
- Planet killer disabled
Production history[]
- 22 October 2014
- First published in New Visions, Issue 3 (IDW Publishing)
- June 2015
- Reprinted in the omnibus New Visions, Volume 2 (IDW Publishing)
- 28 September 2017
- Reprinted in hardcover in the Graphic Novel Collection premium subscription photonovel #1 (Eaglemoss)
Appendices[]
Background[]
- The story began with a one-page adaptation of the epilogue to TOS episode: "The Doomsday Machine", crediting its author Norman SpinradMA, before continuing.
- The title referred to lines from Henry VI Part I, Act 5 Scene 4, as well as Part III, Act 1 Scene 2 by William Shakespeare. (The Open Source Shakespeare website)
Related stories[]
- TOS episode: "The Doomsday Machine" – Events proceed directly from this episode.
- This planet killer subsequently appears, or is referenced, in:
- Its Mirror Universe alternate appears in:
- Other planet killers appear in:
Images[]
Connections[]
- The other story in New Visions, Issue 3 was titled "Robot".
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: #2: Sweet Sorrow |
TOS comics (New Visions) |
Next story: #3: Robot |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Waypoint Legacy 2267 flashback (p. 15) |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Debt of Honor Flashback: pages 37-43 |
External link[]
- Cry Vengeance (TOS comic) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.