Review by Nathan P. Butler
This issue, produced by Avatar Press under their sci-fi line, Pulsar, was intended as a quick preview, and in that regard, it succeeds. As a standalone story, it is woefully dull. We are given no indication of whether the hangar is in the barracks or, as it more likely appears, somehow aboard another space vessel, and Bra'tac seems to have gone from supportive ally in "The Serpent's Lair," surprised by human resourcefulness, to a whiny anti-human nag, needing to be slapped upside the head once again by that same human resourcefulness.The issue, with uniquely painting-esque artwork (the look of the entire comic series) that you either love or absolutely hate, is concluded with an essay from the author, in which he goes into the background of this particular short story (which, by the way, is apparently called "First Prime," though that is never stated anywhere in the comic itself until the essay. It really seems to have zero relevance to the story, other than that both Teal'c and Bra'tac were once First Prime to Apophis). At one point, Kuhoric says that they "set out to create a comic that would show the fans how serious [they were] about making fantastic comics about one of the most dynamic television shows out there." He then somewhat self-aggrandizingly states, "We succeeded." Well, maybe you did, but it certainly wasn't with this issue.
Beyond the essay, we are given two preview pencil pages of the first issue of the first Stargate SG-1 comic mini-series, P.O.W. We are also graced with two pin-ups: one of the SG-1 team by issue artist Guedes and a very non-Tapping, over-sexed pin-up of Samantha Carter by Jacen Burrows.
All-in-all, fans who didn't get their hands on a Convention Special issue shouldn't be too disappointed in having missed this minor hiccup in Stargate SG-1 lore.
Rating: *
