While Star Trek writers JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof might know what kind of movie they want the follow-up to 2009’s summer blockbuster reboot to be, it sounds as if they’re unsure exactly what the plot should be: Should there be klingons or Khan? What about an all-new villain to threaten the crew of the starship Enterprise? As much as I loved their first movie, I’m already worrying that they might be in danger of overthinking the sequel, so I thought I’d help by offering up inspiration in the form of advice learned from Gold Key’s Trek tie-in comics from the 1960s and ’70s. Remember: These people have already failed so that you can succeed.
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