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Ensign Sue #2
Ensign Two: The Wrath of Sue
Ensign Mary Amethyst Star Enoby Aiko Archer Picard Janeway Sue rides again! The trek-tastic parody takes a hard left turn across almost every fandom in the spectrum as the Sue threaten the stability of the multi-verse. Roped into pan-fandom heroics, the Starfleet crew, a certain time-traveling PhD, and a host of familiar faces race to find and quarantine the Sue menace.
36 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2013
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February 21, 2015
I found the first Ensign Sue book to be a charming takeoff of a familiar trope in the world of fanfic (one I encountered more in Lord of the Rings since I never read much Trek fic.) But the second volume goes full throttle into a weird cameo land, to the point where I just didn't care too much.
Yeah, I know, complaining about the story integrity in a 36-page parody comic. But I was invested in the first volume, while here...
The premise is simple. The Doctor stops by the Enterprise and says that Ensign Sue had actually been an anomaly that could destabilize all of the everything. So Spock and Kirk join him in a dimension-hopping search for a variety of different types of Sues. Given room to breathe I think it could have been engaging, but it just moves so fast that it feels like a weird lineup of Sue tropes and popular fandoms.
I guess it may just be middle-book syndrome?
Yeah, I know, complaining about the story integrity in a 36-page parody comic. But I was invested in the first volume, while here...
The premise is simple. The Doctor stops by the Enterprise and says that Ensign Sue had actually been an anomaly that could destabilize all of the everything. So Spock and Kirk join him in a dimension-hopping search for a variety of different types of Sues. Given room to breathe I think it could have been engaging, but it just moves so fast that it feels like a weird lineup of Sue tropes and popular fandoms.
I guess it may just be middle-book syndrome?
May 8, 2023
This series gets better with the second installment, ramping up the craziness with crossovers. An insane amount of crossovers. I don’t even know half the series featured in this webcomic. Argh. This is a crazy romp with humor, and this one adds a little heart and has Ensign Sue become a little… less of a Mary Sue? Anyway, this is where this series starts to hit its stride.
October 5, 2014
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I found this comic at the Interrobang Studios booth at Fan Expo last August, and the premise was hilarious so I bought the trilogy and read it on the train home that night. And I was right–it’s terrific! Both wonderfully funny and an excellent examination of the dreaded Mary Sue trope, the third book takes a turn for the serious by making Mary Sue into a character with a deeper motivation than her pretty hair. All she really wanted was for the people she loves so much to love her back–something many fans would like. She just has to learn that she can’t force people to love her–again, a lesson a lot of people in real life could stand to learn.
The illustrations are adorable, and I really love the Sues’ cheek cutie marks, that help differentiate their different universes. And Sulu’s frustration at Anna Mae Sue’s terrible pidgin-Japanese, and how Mirror-Sue is evil because of her outfit, and how Khan-Prime defeats Reboot-Khan, and Kirk’s despair over his own sue-ish tendencies, and how Bella Swan is too useless and boring to even be a Sue. Basically, I love everything about this series.
It will probably appeal most to fangirls, and ones who can see the funny side of fandom and fangirls. And remember–may the Sue be with you (’cause she’s driven everybody else crazy).
I found this comic at the Interrobang Studios booth at Fan Expo last August, and the premise was hilarious so I bought the trilogy and read it on the train home that night. And I was right–it’s terrific! Both wonderfully funny and an excellent examination of the dreaded Mary Sue trope, the third book takes a turn for the serious by making Mary Sue into a character with a deeper motivation than her pretty hair. All she really wanted was for the people she loves so much to love her back–something many fans would like. She just has to learn that she can’t force people to love her–again, a lesson a lot of people in real life could stand to learn.
The illustrations are adorable, and I really love the Sues’ cheek cutie marks, that help differentiate their different universes. And Sulu’s frustration at Anna Mae Sue’s terrible pidgin-Japanese, and how Mirror-Sue is evil because of her outfit, and how Khan-Prime defeats Reboot-Khan, and Kirk’s despair over his own sue-ish tendencies, and how Bella Swan is too useless and boring to even be a Sue. Basically, I love everything about this series.
It will probably appeal most to fangirls, and ones who can see the funny side of fandom and fangirls. And remember–may the Sue be with you (’cause she’s driven everybody else crazy).
May 30, 2015
Sue continues to terrify and amuse, as do the other Sues!
August 30, 2015
Fun sequel to Ensign Sue Must Die! While the first volume was a simple Trek parody, this is a crossover (with Doctor Who and a lot more), leading to lots of amusing pan-fandom references... (B+)
March 5, 2017
This is one of the best mashup/parody stories I've ever read! It's a great plot mixed with humor and has all the nerdy things! Go read it!
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April 17, 2018This one was (in my opinion) much funnier than the first one. That may just be because I loved seeing how they would interpret the different fandoms and the ridiculousness of it all. This one actually made me laugh out loud.
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