Farscape: D'Argo's Trial

Farscape: Uncharted Tales #2

by Rockne S. O'Bannon

Before he was captain of Moya, the strangest and most exciting ship in the Uncharted Territories, Ka D'Argo tried to live a life of domestic bliss. But life with a Sebacean woman and their hybrid son soon proved treacherous with the Peacekeepers keeping a close watch on the family. Revealed for the first time, witness the origin story of one of Farscape's most beloved characters. Within these pages lies rage, violence, betrayal...and love. A breathtaking tale executive produced by Farscape creator Rockne S. O'Bannon!

Genres: Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Comic Book, Ebooks, Tv

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Rockne S. O'Bannon is a television producer and writer. He is the creator of the science fiction movie Alien Nation, television shows seaQuest DSV, The Triangle and Farscape. He is married with one daughter and two sons - all three children adopted from Russia. He resides in California, USA.[citation needed]

O'Bannon grew up in a home influenced by the film industry. The son of a gaffer, he was surrounded by film from his birth. His father worked on various films through Warner Bros. golden age, and his mother was a professional dancer who performed with Fred Astaire.

Reviews

[Deena Wilde · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good background story. Gives us more about what happened with his life prior to being a prisoner on Moya.

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Details D'Argo's life before he was framed and arrested for murdering his wife. My favorite story of these Farscape comics yet.

[Kat · Rating 3 out of 5]

A new and not so awful artist, although he does have moments of dubious anatomy. Poor old D'Argo.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll start things off with my final recommendation: if you're a Farscape fan, you owe it to yourself to pick this up. For people who like scifi - it's also a great read, although the ending falls a little flat.

This is a story told in flashbacks - the 'present time' is during the TV series, during a short period when D'Argo leaves Moya and her crew. We get to discover how he met his wife, and, in excruciating detail, how he came to be on Moya.

It was good to finally have this story told - we had heard bits and pieces before (especially in D'Argo's Lament, the series before this one), but never the whole thing. It's a very sad story, especially since as a Farscape fan you know how it ends, but it was told very well. The art was great too; it captured the characters perfectly and set the tone of the story.

My one qualm was the ending, and it may just be because I haven't watched the show in a while that it was addressed there and I forgot, but even so, they could have had a little more resolution in the comic. Apart from that, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's always great to get backstory, and what's even better is when it's "official" backstory. So in that regard, and because Farscape can really do no wrong, I enjoyed this. I just really really really wish they would throw DeCandido out the window, because he is a terrible terrible writer. The "narration" parts being in the second person was stupid and smacked more of Choose Your Own Adventure than the best science fiction series ever.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I re-read all of these in the summer while blitzkrieging for a game. I still find myself feeling about the same for the Farscape franchize comics/graphic novels as I ever did. They are sometimes well written, but the art is really sad (because I just love the show and actors so much). Some of the stories meander too much, and Aeryn's ending still gets to me in a way where I don't absolutely agree that's where she should have ended up. But it was a fun summer reread.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Does a good job of filling in the details of how D'Argo met his wife Lo'Laan, their life together with their son Jothee, her murder by her brother Macton, Jothee's escape, and D'Argo's "trial"--which ultimately results in him being the Peacekeeper prisoner we meet at the beginning of the Farscape TV show.

I would have been more interested in a new Farscape story. This just fills in details about a story arc that I already know.

[Matt Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

On a quest to find his wife, Lo'Lann's murderer, we learn about what happened to D'Argo through a series of flashbacks: how they met and fell in love, the prejudice they experienced, the birth of their son Jothi, Lo'Lann's brother's hatred of the whole thing, the murder, the escape of Jothi and the framing and trial of D'Argo for the murder.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the individual comic books, not the TPB, after all 4 were released.

This is an excellent comic series from Boom!Studios and written by the creators of the TV series. All the stories are considered to be official canon and deal with Ka D'Argo's backstory prior to being imprisoned on Moya.