So
a while ago I received a large stack of random comics from a friend. For a long
time this stack went in a box and was put in a closet since I had no space for
it either but one should never turn down almost a hundred dollars worth of
comics. Granted after going through it all there was only about $25 worth of good
comics. I didn’t know it then but that lovable dude slipped in a gem just for
me. Late spring cleaning- yes I know I’m two months late. I’m good at
procrastinating- caused me to open the box and sort through them all. I
honestly squealed like a stereotypical fangirl when I pulled out Star Treks Captain’s Log: Sulu.
Sulu
may no be my favorite character among the original cast but he’s definitely not
at the bottom- that was Rand- but I still love him to pieces. In my opinion new
Sulu (John Cho) and original Sulu (George Takei) both make this character
amazing in different ways. This comic does take the view of the original Sulu
before Nero went back in time and messed the neat little universe up. That
means no space jumping, sword fighting Romulans, and lack of Vulcan for this
comic.
As
a Star Trek fan that has seen 90% of original, all of Voyager, about ¼ of Next
Gen. as well as majority of movies and having most of the reboot memorized-
give me time and I will have seen everything in this universe (except probably
Enterprise); I was amazed at how spot on the speech was. The Star Trek universe has a very
distinct way their characters talk, especially when it comes to the main cast.
Sulu after a while was definitely main cast. This comic hit it on the nail on
almost every page. There were two cringing moments when it came to that but
otherwise completely accurate.
It’s
a great read for Trekkies, Trekkers and newbies. It’s nothing more than a tiny
little mission that shows Sulu in command. I absolutely love seeing Sulu in
command. It’s so many different kinds of awesome. My problem here is this
mission is fluff. I want a real hardcore Star Trek worthy mission to test our
little crazed buccaneer. Don’t get that reference? Re-watch Star Trek the
Original Series. You’ll know it when you see it.
Also
the first panel we see of Sulu he looks like a mad man. Through out most of the
issue who ever was drawing this really didn’t have an understanding of Asian
specifically Japanese bone structure. He goes between looking like a
stereotypical Asian old man (which is annoying since at this point Sulu isn’t
that old!) and a sixteen year old kid. One thing that really bugs me in comics
is when the artist hasn’t thought out different angles, facial expressions and
lighting for a character. If his face keeps changing I shall not be happy!
Especially since this artist had a real life model (with three years full of
sodding episodes) to go off of.
To
sum it up if you are not a die-hard read everything with the word Star and Trek
in the title type of fan than this is not for you. If you have not exposed your
self to Star Trek at all the first four pages won’t make any sense. ‘What is
going on? They’re just fencing and talking fancy. I so confused!’ If you
haven’t exposed yourself to Star Trek please do. Even if you end up not liking
it- It’s a generational experience at this point.
Star
Trek Captain’s Log: Sulu 3 out of 5. Wish I could give it higher since it has
Sulu as the main. The only way I could love this idea more would be if McCoy
was the main but Sulu is second best yet it still doesn’t help. It’s good for
us hardcore fans that know the universe and just want to see a bit more of what
happens to the crew after the Enterprise gets docked for the last time but
really no one else. You can’t just write a story for that small fraction of
people. It makes us happy because we’re interacting with one of our favorite
fandoms again but it doesn’t give us much else. I don’t really feel or care for
anyone but Sulu in this and the only reason I care for him isn’t because of
this but because of the show. Sadly doesn’t measure up to what it should have
been.
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