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The Lost Fleet: Corsair #1-5
Corsair
The critically-acclaimed sci-fi novel comes to comics! Written by Jack Campbell (The Lost Fleet) and illustrated by Andre Siregar ('Martian Comics', 'Severa') and Sebastian Cheng ('Revolution', 'Orphan Black')
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 20, 2018
About the author
Jack Campbell
112 books3,066 followersJack Campbell is a pseudonym for American science fiction author John G. Hemry.
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John G. Hemry is an American author of military science fiction novels. Drawing on his experience as a retired United States Navy officer, he has written the Stark's War and Paul Sinclair series. Under the name Jack Campbell, he has written four volumes of the Lost Fleet series, and on his website names two more forthcoming volumes. He has also written over a dozen short stories, many published in Analog magazine, and a number of non-fiction works.
John G Hemry is a retired United States Navy officer. His father, Jack M. Hemry, also served in the navy and as John points out was a mustang. John grew up living in several places including Pensacola, San Diego, and Midway Island.
John graduated from Lyons High School in Lyons in 1974 then attended the US Naval Academy (Class of '78) where he was labeled 'the un-midshipman' by his roommates.
He lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids. His two eldest children are diagnosed as autistic and suffer from Neuro immune dysfunction syndrome (NIDS), an auto-immune ailment which causes their illness, but are progressing under treatment.
John is a member of the SFWA Musketeers whose motto reads: 'The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword, but the Wise Person Carries Both'.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
John G. Hemry is an American author of military science fiction novels. Drawing on his experience as a retired United States Navy officer, he has written the Stark's War and Paul Sinclair series. Under the name Jack Campbell, he has written four volumes of the Lost Fleet series, and on his website names two more forthcoming volumes. He has also written over a dozen short stories, many published in Analog magazine, and a number of non-fiction works.
John G Hemry is a retired United States Navy officer. His father, Jack M. Hemry, also served in the navy and as John points out was a mustang. John grew up living in several places including Pensacola, San Diego, and Midway Island.
John graduated from Lyons High School in Lyons in 1974 then attended the US Naval Academy (Class of '78) where he was labeled 'the un-midshipman' by his roommates.
He lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids. His two eldest children are diagnosed as autistic and suffer from Neuro immune dysfunction syndrome (NIDS), an auto-immune ailment which causes their illness, but are progressing under treatment.
John is a member of the SFWA Musketeers whose motto reads: 'The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword, but the Wise Person Carries Both'.
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April 2, 2018
I have no idea what is happening.
December 6, 2019
I was looking for a good Space Opera graphic novel. I’m still looking.
If the writing here is indicative of the novel series this is derived from, then I’m baffled by their appeal. This is hands down some of the worst dialogue I’ve ever encountered, and the characters are unbelievable stock stereotypes.
On top of that the heroes can do no wrong, effortlessly winning battle after battle. Taking over a battle cruiser? No problem. Learning unfamiliar systems in two hours? Piece of cake. Taking out numerous warships with battle-hardened crews with your understaffed cruiser that is comprised of two factions who are at each others’ throats? Easy peasy. Learning lessons about trust and honor along the way? Walk in the park. Do any of the good guys die? Nope. Not a one. Ridiculous.
For prisoners who have been detained for years, they’re all in remarkably good shape. Nice and fit with freshly pressed uniforms, stylish haircuts, perfect physiques... this is the worst kind of juvenile power fantasy, because it has no teeth and no stakes. It doesn’t even have anything interesting to say. Pointless waste of time.
If the writing here is indicative of the novel series this is derived from, then I’m baffled by their appeal. This is hands down some of the worst dialogue I’ve ever encountered, and the characters are unbelievable stock stereotypes.
On top of that the heroes can do no wrong, effortlessly winning battle after battle. Taking over a battle cruiser? No problem. Learning unfamiliar systems in two hours? Piece of cake. Taking out numerous warships with battle-hardened crews with your understaffed cruiser that is comprised of two factions who are at each others’ throats? Easy peasy. Learning lessons about trust and honor along the way? Walk in the park. Do any of the good guys die? Nope. Not a one. Ridiculous.
For prisoners who have been detained for years, they’re all in remarkably good shape. Nice and fit with freshly pressed uniforms, stylish haircuts, perfect physiques... this is the worst kind of juvenile power fantasy, because it has no teeth and no stakes. It doesn’t even have anything interesting to say. Pointless waste of time.
January 26, 2019
It's an extension to the LF canon which is nice, but I think it suffers in the translation to the graphic format. the ideals and settings are there, but the underlying depth is missing - complex ideas and thoughts that are explored in the books necessarily replaced with rote recitations of dogma or splashy pew-pew battle illustrations.
August 18, 2019
Set after Lost Fleet series and during Lost Stars series, this comic adaptation is, by all accounts, part of canon for the Lost Fleet franchise. Written by Jack Campbell. The trouble is I have spent time visualising the characters and it jars with the illustrations. However, that is a minor quibble. Here we once again meet Michael Geary, last seen in Book #1 of Lost Fleet. Despite the war being over, he and other prisoners have not been repatriated as per the peace treaty negotiated by his great uncle Black Jack Geary. Which just goes to show you cannot trust a regime based upon the morals, or lack of them, of Corporate America combined with that of Communist China. With the Syndic regime falling apart, Geary and other Alliance prisoners are given an opportunity to escape capture. But can they trust their Syndic co-conspirators?
May 11, 2018
If you've read Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet novels then you'll enjoy this comic series. It's set in the same universe, after the Lost Frontier books, and features the same fast paced fleet-to-fleet space battles, featuring tactics that apply as much real science as possible.
Unfortunately if you haven't read at least one or two of the novels then you're going to be fairly confused for quite a bit of this collection.
Unfortunately if you haven't read at least one or two of the novels then you're going to be fairly confused for quite a bit of this collection.
May 13, 2018
Yay! We finally learn what happened to Michael Geary. We’ve had hints throughout the original Lost Fleet series and its successors, with occasional references to the “presumed dead” grand-nephew giving us hope he’s not dead. In typical Campbell style, Michael’s escape is far from easy and only gets more complicated as events progress. This promises to be an interesting series.
July 28, 2026
I’ve only read Dauntless from the original series, so I don’t know where the main story goes, but this does an excellent job of getting into the psyche of the Syndics. I now wonder if the reveal that Michael Geary (and others) is alive means they will ever rejoin the main storyline. A good main storyline, with some definite mediocre side-trips.
July 16, 2018
Actually read 1-5. Good science fiction comic book series based in the Lost Fleet universe.
February 7, 2022
Michael!
July 25, 2026
Great comic!
Great comic! The Lost Fleet is entertaining sci-fi! Can't wait to read more! The Gearys are fascinating protagonists that make you are about their causes!
Great comic! The Lost Fleet is entertaining sci-fi! Can't wait to read more! The Gearys are fascinating protagonists that make you are about their causes!
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