Ensign Sue Must Die

[northstarfan]

Title: Ensign Sue Must Die
Creators: Clare Moseley and Kevin Bolk
Availability: Available Online


Some people saw fit to remind the internet that the term "Mary Sue" originated in the Trek fandom.



















I...I may have to buy the book.

Comments

[crinos]

Anyone notice her hair and eye color keeps changing?

[northstarfan]

As does her facial tattoo.

[icon_uk]

Hey, if it's good enough for the woman in "Andromeda"...

[q99]

It's tradition :)

[lieut_kettch]

On the bright side, at least she has no knowledge that the universe she's inhabiting is actually a divergent timeline... OR DOES SHE?

[hyperactivator]

I love how she clashes with everyone and thing around her.

Also "and then the worms died" is awesome.

[oberondreaming]

It appears to transition through the traditional Lucky Charms.

[endis_ni]

I looked at her first panel and thought "Her eyes are shut. I reckon they're either green or violet. Possibly both."

...

I obviously need some better reading material in my life.

[crinos]

except the last one is a tear.

[blunderbuss]

Now THIS is a series with a Mary Sue that I would VOLUNTARILY read. :Db

[darkknightjrk]

Yes, I love this strip. :D

[protogarrett]

I am asking this as a serious question and not to be snide, can anyone name some Mary Sue characters in actual comics and why they think so?

[fifthie]

Batman.

[espanolbot]

Since the term Mary Sue is a loaded term, that's kind of a leading statement.

Unless you're talking of parody mary/gary su/stus like John Freeman (who was Gordon Freeman's Brother) and that chick Enoby/Ebony from that "goff" version of Harry Potter where everyone is vampires.

Otherwise you're going to get people including Sherlock Holmes, Superman, Batman, Robin, Harry Potter, Jesus, James Bond, Dracula etc etc. as Mary Sus, just because they don't like them much.

[btravage]

Post-OMD Spider-Man. The new/old status que reeks of too much author (well editor) identification.

[neuhallidae]

Nurse Annie is pretty much a textbook case of Relationship Sue. Based on the writer's significant other (which he wasn't shy about admitting), dropped in to be the perfect mate for the author's favorite character, and warped the characterization of all around her so that everyone either adored her or was a wicked harpy.

[protogarrett]

Awww, I liked Nurse Annie. But I also liked Lifegaurd and even I have to admit she was a total Mary Sue.

[mullon]

Damien. Little bugger is near perfect at everything that a Robin would need to be. He gets to do whatever he wants even when it is annoying things, and he enver gets punished for it. He is totally a vehicle for how Grant thinks Robin should be.

[mullon]

I read that with Renge's voice in my head. It won't stop!

Poor worms. :(

[teamrodent]

"I speak 83,000 languages & don't understand a word you're saying." XD

Will the Sulu fighting Kirk arc be explored more?

[angelophile]

Sally Floyd? Retconned in relationships with established characters, supposed depth and insight, which established characters are constantly conceding too, her apparently being loved by all, despite being a deeply unpleasant individual. Yeah, pretty much textbook canon Sue by my standards.

[shadeedge]

Kitty Pryde as written by Joss Whedon. But then you expect nubile young women to become more the centre of attention in any of his works.

[strannik01]

I think Warren Ellis was right when he commented on the old scans_daily (when someone complained about Pete Wisdom) that just because the character is competent doesn't mean he or she is a Sue. (I am paraphrasing)

[pyrotwilight]

Almost anyone depending on how you define it.

Tomorrow Woman for example has practically a stereotypical background of a Sue, tortured with a super dark background but is still super happy/ seemingly perfect and thrown onto the team out of nowhere simply for the story.

Same really goes for Moon Maiden the awesome character who was on the League and great buddies with some of them.

Even Superman the perfect guy who's super nice, goes around saving the world is virtually indestructible and so on despite having a big dark/sad past with his entire home world being destroyed.

Similarly Faith from Grant Morrison's JLA could also be seen as a relationship Sue since her power is essentially that everyone's nicer around her/like her because she gives off good vibes.

[protogarrett]

So where exactly is the original fandom that created the term Mary Sue?