Star Blazers #0
SCORE: 71
Peter and I were at one of the local comic
book stores here in Memphis, TN and he pointed out the Star Blazers #0
comic book. It was originally sold for $2.95 but was on sale in a bag
with a back for $1.00. I fondly remembered the Star Blazers cartoon from
when I was a child and decided to make the purchase. Star Blazers #0 is
sort of a recap of what happened in the cartoon show. I saw a lot of the
cartoon decades ago. This was way before Japanese animation was called
anime. At least I do not recall hearing that word back when I watched
Star Blazers. I did some research and found that Star Blazers was before
anime was popularized. Please note there will be spoilers in this
review.
The interesting thing to me about Star Blazers #0 is how human it is.
The emotions within Star Blazers #0 are very deep and real. The crew is
trying to save the Earth from the radiation that is destroying it. They
must fight off aliens to get a device that will cleanse the planet. The
captain is sick but does not want to relinquish control because he feels
there is no worthy successor. That does eventually change over the
course of the twenty-four pages within Star Blazers #0. After those
pages of content we get special information, and then some
advertisements. The ads are related to the franchise though.
Alex Wildstar disobeys the orders of the captain and stays back so the
ship with more people can get out of there and survive. Derek Wildstar
blames the captain for the death of his brother. Derek Wildstar does
also not want to get romantically involved with a beautiful woman before
he ships out for a year the very next morning. The captain keeps the
disobedience of Alex Wildstar to himself. Let people think he sacrificed
some lives to save so many more. He can shoulder that burden.
The art within Star Blazers #0 is weird. I am not used to the colors and
whatnot. Some of it may have to do with the age of Star Blazers #0. It
was published in March of 1995. Derek Wildstar gets the journals of the
captain and that is where Star Blazers #0 gives us all kinds of recap.
Star Blazers #0 also provides Derek Wildstar some perspective. The
captain saw great things in him, and he was chosen as the successor.
Derek Wildstar learns to live and winds up talking to the young lady who
decides to wait for him.
I am curious what is left of this universe after they saved the Earth.
Where will this comic go after Star Blazers #0? I know Derek Wildstar is
commanding the Argos and going out into space. What is out there for
them? I guess I will need to read this comic book some more to find out.
Which means finding copies and being able to read them. Star Blazers #0
contains a lot of words and very little action. There is some mild
violence here and there like explosions in space, someone getting hit in
the head with a book and more.
- Paul
Graphics: 73%
Writing: 79%
Replay/Extras: 79%
Story: 75%
Family Friendly Factor: 72%
System: Comic Book
Publisher: Argo Press
Author: Eldred, Lewis, Deschesne, Ott, Fellows
Rating: ‘NR’ for NOT RATED
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