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Star Trek Graphic Novels
Star Trek: Captain's Log
The most legendary captains of Starfleet get their due in this colleciton of one-shots! See how Captains Pike, Sulu, Harriman, and Jellico handle the responsibilites and challenges they face as Starfleet Captains.
104 pages, Paperback
First published March 29, 2011
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December 19, 2020
I liked this.
Some nice little short stories, each one has something interesting going for it.
I think I liked the two stories with Sulu and McCoy best.
This is also a very nice closer look at the history of Star Trek and some of the minor side characters.
The stories are also well drawn.
Some nice little short stories, each one has something interesting going for it.
I think I liked the two stories with Sulu and McCoy best.
This is also a very nice closer look at the history of Star Trek and some of the minor side characters.
The stories are also well drawn.
May 17, 2021
Four short stories highlight changes in some of the most influential captains in Starfleet history.
The artwork is interesting and there is a sense of dynamism on the page. The dialogue is clearly set out and easy to follow.
The artwork is interesting and there is a sense of dynamism on the page. The dialogue is clearly set out and easy to follow.
November 8, 2022
A series of Vignettes set in the star Trek series. Each with a different captain of a ship. Sort of like the one shot episodes in the series.
They were nicely written with warmth and personality. The writers have respect for the series but independence of spirit so the stories are light on the technobabble and heavy on the personality based solutions.
The art is good as well, excellent portrayal of action with a scattering of epic images the sort of which only comic art can give you.
Overall this was a very pleasant surprise.
They were nicely written with warmth and personality. The writers have respect for the series but independence of spirit so the stories are light on the technobabble and heavy on the personality based solutions.
The art is good as well, excellent portrayal of action with a scattering of epic images the sort of which only comic art can give you.
Overall this was a very pleasant surprise.
October 29, 2021
Good anthology! One complaint...
Every story except the Pike one was about an Excelsor-class ship. It would have been cool to just have the theme be the Excelsior class. "Star Trek: Excelsior" has a good ring to it.
Every story except the Pike one was about an Excelsor-class ship. It would have been cool to just have the theme be the Excelsior class. "Star Trek: Excelsior" has a good ring to it.
July 26, 2012
This great collection of short stories show the little known adventures of some of "Star Trek's" other captains.
November 14, 2020
Excellent!!
I'm giving all of these stories five *****'s! Definitely wish that there were more out there like this. I thoroughly enjoyed this graphic novel. 😁
I'm giving all of these stories five *****'s! Definitely wish that there were more out there like this. I thoroughly enjoyed this graphic novel. 😁
October 29, 2017
No comments on the Sulu and Pike chapters, since I'm not really well acquainted with the two characters compared to Jellico and Harriman. But... haha, just as I've been hoping to read a bit more on the crew of Enterprise-B, particularly Harriman and come this short. The chapter with Harriman was a pretty good one, considering the events during Generations must have been the worst thing to happen to anyone. It would have been terrible for Harriman especially to have to bear the responsibility of inevitably allowing a legend to die on his ship. On the day of the christening of Enterprise-B, no less. That said, I like how McCoy was there to set Harriman straight.
As with the Jellico chapter, I guess this was a good counterpart story in relation to the TNG two-parter, Chain of Command. Even if Jellico's feat in the chapter wasn't really that impressive, despite the impression given in the two-parter that made it seemed that Jellico was really in 'expert' with regards to the relation with the Cardassians.
As with the Jellico chapter, I guess this was a good counterpart story in relation to the TNG two-parter, Chain of Command. Even if Jellico's feat in the chapter wasn't really that impressive, despite the impression given in the two-parter that made it seemed that Jellico was really in 'expert' with regards to the relation with the Cardassians.
July 6, 2019
I enjoyed the four stories in this graphic novel. The art was done well and they drawings looked like the actors who played the characters. The stories were about Captain's Pike, Sulu, Harriman and Jellico.
Pike's is set right after Talos and ends with his accident. I enjoyed that they filled out the character of Ensign Colt who obviously had feelings for Pike.
Sulu's is a tense adventure on the Excelsior where he is tasked with a diplomatic mission to mend ties with the Talosians.
Harriman's was my favorite. He is a captain without confidence afterall the legend James T Kirk died on his command. Can Dr Leonard McCoy share some of his blunt wisdom and help him?
Jellico story was really not about him but his new first office and her not sure if she is going to stick around because of Jellico command style.
If you are a fan like me who can never get enough Trek and want to know more this is for you. I would love to see an entire series of stories on these characters.
Pike's is set right after Talos and ends with his accident. I enjoyed that they filled out the character of Ensign Colt who obviously had feelings for Pike.
Sulu's is a tense adventure on the Excelsior where he is tasked with a diplomatic mission to mend ties with the Talosians.
Harriman's was my favorite. He is a captain without confidence afterall the legend James T Kirk died on his command. Can Dr Leonard McCoy share some of his blunt wisdom and help him?
Jellico story was really not about him but his new first office and her not sure if she is going to stick around because of Jellico command style.
If you are a fan like me who can never get enough Trek and want to know more this is for you. I would love to see an entire series of stories on these characters.
August 26, 2019
This is kind of an unusual issue. It deals with several captains, starting off with the once captain but not Fleet Captain Pike. He is tired of all the deaths and expects a war with the Klingons. Then the story goes into how Pike was terribly injured and ended up in the device seen in The Menagerie.
There's a story about Captain Sulu and the Tholians who are threatening to invade a human colony. He has to get them to back off somehow.
Then there's the Enterprise B just after Kirk has been pulled from the ship into the Nexus. Bones has been pulled out of retirement.
The fourth captain I'm not familiar with, Captain Jellico. There's also an art gallery.
The first two stories are quite good. The last two are okay.
There's a story about Captain Sulu and the Tholians who are threatening to invade a human colony. He has to get them to back off somehow.
Then there's the Enterprise B just after Kirk has been pulled from the ship into the Nexus. Bones has been pulled out of retirement.
The fourth captain I'm not familiar with, Captain Jellico. There's also an art gallery.
The first two stories are quite good. The last two are okay.
June 10, 2018
I wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy reading stories about secondary captains (Jelico, Sulu, Hariman), i.e. those not seen on screen for very long - but these were actually quite good short stories. I wouldn't mind having more Hariman or Jelico stories come our way! It was also interesting to see the excelsior class go from brand new (in Sulu's time) to an old 'workhorse' in Jelico's time within the same volume.
August 2, 2018
Super fun short stories and NOT of the Captain's you would expect to see in the Star Trek world. The first story talks about super old school Captain Pike! Then we have Captains Sulu, Harriman and Jellico....but some other faces that we recognize as well! Such a fun, quick read for anyone who loves the Star Trek universe!
May 9, 2018
A collection of stories featuring the little known captains. Sure we know Sulu and Pike but not a lot about their commands. The Harriman and Jellico stories also work really well and Jellico is still an @$$. In the Harriman story Bones steals the story.
April 12, 2022
A reasonably entertaining collection of stories.
November 26, 2022
There were heartwarming moments particularly in the Pike story and between Harriman and McCoy.
February 8, 2016
This graphic novel, which I suspect will be of interest only to hardcore Trekkies, collects four stories about starship captains whose names aren't Kirk or Picard: Pike (from the original series' first pilot episode "The Cage"), Sulu, Harriman (briefly seen in the feature film Star Trek: Generations), and Jellico, a character who appeared in the two-part Next Generation episode "Chain of Command." While it's an interesting idea to more fully flesh out some of the background characters of the Star Trek universe, the results are decidedly mediocre, in part because three of the four stories follow essentially the same formula: the starring captain experiences (or is told about) a specific incident, then finds himself in similar circumstances and uses the trick that worked years ago to save the day again. Only the Jellico story breaks the mold... as does the Jellico character himself, perhaps the only truly abrasive Starfleet captain we've seen in all the many, many years of Star Trek stories.
My favorite of the four stories involves Harriman, captain of the Enterprise-B, and his struggle to come to terms with his role in the incident seen in Generations, in which the legendary Captain Kirk was (apparently) killed saving Harriman's ship. Harriman is widely believed to be "responsible for the death of a monument" because he froze when the crisis began, and his confidence isn't helped when an angry Doctor McCoy dresses him down. Overall, the story is somewhat banal -- McCoy apologizes and shares some wisdom, the Klingons attack, Harriman outwits them and regains his mojo -- but there are some really nicely written exchanges between Bones and Harriman, and the dialog is all in-character and authentic. (My favorite: "You're a wise man, Doctor." "Nah, I'm an old man. People just mistake the one for the other." That's Bones McCoy, at least in his later years; I even "heard" the words in De Kelley's voice.) It helps that this segment has the best artwork of the four, too; Andrew Currie really captures Kelley's and William Shatner's expressions.
The Pike story has some nice emotional moments as well, expanding on a relationship only hinted at in "The Cage" between the captain and his attractive young Yeoman, but overall it's just a generic shoot-'em-up tale. The Sulu story was completely forgettable (seriously, I can't even recall what it was about). As for the final story about Jellico... it's a nice change from the others, in that it's told from the perspective of a newly transferred officer who's trying to get used to her new captain, but I find Jellico such an obnoxious bully that I can't believe he'd be an effective leader, and I can't bring myself to care too much about him. He's a jerk at the beginning of the story, he's a jerk at the end of the story, and the protagonist has simply learned to live with it.
Ultimately, this is a fast, but disposable read aimed at a niche audience. But it does have its moments...
My favorite of the four stories involves Harriman, captain of the Enterprise-B, and his struggle to come to terms with his role in the incident seen in Generations, in which the legendary Captain Kirk was (apparently) killed saving Harriman's ship. Harriman is widely believed to be "responsible for the death of a monument" because he froze when the crisis began, and his confidence isn't helped when an angry Doctor McCoy dresses him down. Overall, the story is somewhat banal -- McCoy apologizes and shares some wisdom, the Klingons attack, Harriman outwits them and regains his mojo -- but there are some really nicely written exchanges between Bones and Harriman, and the dialog is all in-character and authentic. (My favorite: "You're a wise man, Doctor." "Nah, I'm an old man. People just mistake the one for the other." That's Bones McCoy, at least in his later years; I even "heard" the words in De Kelley's voice.) It helps that this segment has the best artwork of the four, too; Andrew Currie really captures Kelley's and William Shatner's expressions.
The Pike story has some nice emotional moments as well, expanding on a relationship only hinted at in "The Cage" between the captain and his attractive young Yeoman, but overall it's just a generic shoot-'em-up tale. The Sulu story was completely forgettable (seriously, I can't even recall what it was about). As for the final story about Jellico... it's a nice change from the others, in that it's told from the perspective of a newly transferred officer who's trying to get used to her new captain, but I find Jellico such an obnoxious bully that I can't believe he'd be an effective leader, and I can't bring myself to care too much about him. He's a jerk at the beginning of the story, he's a jerk at the end of the story, and the protagonist has simply learned to live with it.
Ultimately, this is a fast, but disposable read aimed at a niche audience. But it does have its moments...
January 4, 2017
This is a collection of four issues, each featuring a different STAR TREK captain who never got his own TV series. Personally, I'm not a fan of "one-shot" story lines, since I feel that strong, well-rounded stories cannot generally be told in a single issue. STAR TREK: CAPTAIN'S LOG does nothing to change my mind about that, but I liked the way that each installment hitched its wagon to a previous TREK adventure. The one with Christopher Pike basically gives an alternate explanation for his disfigured appearance in "The Menagerie" episodes. Another one deals with some of the emotional and psychological fallout surrounding Kirk's initial death in STAR TREK: GENERATIONS. Another one fleshes out a captain previously introduced on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, and yet another acts as a sequel to the TOS episode "The Tholian Web."
These connections to previous adventures help prop up what otherwise would be a ho-hum collection of stories. Good artwork, though.
These connections to previous adventures help prop up what otherwise would be a ho-hum collection of stories. Good artwork, though.
September 27, 2011
Pike is still a tragic figure, Jellico is still an ass, Harriman gets a backbone and finally kicks some butts, and Sulu is just well...Sulu. Confident, strong, wise and oh so cunning. As much as I LOVE Sulu, his story was so-so. I think Harriman's story had great potential but just felt rushed. Jellico's story is interesting but just further highlights how much of a jerk he is that one can't help but wonder, why he just doesn't retire already? A must read for any Trekker/Trekkie needing a break from our usual cast of heroes.
March 11, 2011
Four stories of lesser-explored starship Captains- Pike, Sulu, Harriman, and Jellico.
I found the photo-shopped art on two of the stories very distracting- not to my taste.
However, I have a soft spot for both Harriman and McCoy, so I enjoyed the third story best.
I've never liked Jellico and I'm sure it's not required.
Plus the bonus in Pike's tale was seeing Colt get a captaincy of her own- about time.
Quick read, good tales.
I found the photo-shopped art on two of the stories very distracting- not to my taste.
However, I have a soft spot for both Harriman and McCoy, so I enjoyed the third story best.
I've never liked Jellico and I'm sure it's not required.
Plus the bonus in Pike's tale was seeing Colt get a captaincy of her own- about time.
Quick read, good tales.
March 13, 2011
As Sulu is one of my favorite TOS I was hoping for a good tale of Captain Sulu. As it was the Sulu tale was at best average, and the Pike story had Pike giving the reader about as much angst as Peter Parker. The Harriman tale was dud and Jellico remians an uninteresting and unlikeable character. Kudos to Peter david in a different collection for at least making Harriman interesting and readable.
December 23, 2016
Cuatro episodios sin conexión entre sí que dejan en relieve el temple de estos cuatro capitanes, muy familiares para el aficionado al universo Trek. Si las historias protagonizadas por Sulu y Jellico enfatizan su personalidad (sobre todo en el último caso), la correspondiente a Pike enlaza con la continuidad original; mención aparte la dedicada a John Harriman, que destaca por referir a los acontecimientos de "Generations" y gana peso en el aporte de Leonard "Bones" McCoy.
August 17, 2019
Up and down
The Pike and Jellicoe stories, which, as a long time Trekkie, Danny very true. They were quite interesting. The Harriman story was decent, even though they ripped off the McCoy being drafted from star trek the motion picture. The Sulu story was the least interesting, mostly because of art errors. When Sulu is in the Excelsiors lift, the schematic is of the enterprise. Still, an enjoyable read.
The Pike and Jellicoe stories, which, as a long time Trekkie, Danny very true. They were quite interesting. The Harriman story was decent, even though they ripped off the McCoy being drafted from star trek the motion picture. The Sulu story was the least interesting, mostly because of art errors. When Sulu is in the Excelsiors lift, the schematic is of the enterprise. Still, an enjoyable read.
February 18, 2019
Good read
Very impressed by the stories! Liked the Captain Like one the best, describing in better detail about the accident that put him in the 'wheelchair '. The Captain Harriman story was good too, describing how he felt after the death of Captain Kirk with Dr. McCoy.
Very impressed by the stories! Liked the Captain Like one the best, describing in better detail about the accident that put him in the 'wheelchair '. The Captain Harriman story was good too, describing how he felt after the death of Captain Kirk with Dr. McCoy.
March 23, 2011
Eh. I read it. I didn't hate it. But I've already forgotten it.
August 19, 2021
All of the stories in this one could have benefited from a longer format, esp. Harriman's story. The artwork for Pike and Jellico is stunning.
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