Captain Nemo (comics)

"Captain Nemo" is an Original English-language manga series written by Jason DeAngelis, with art by Aldin Viray and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. The first volume was released on March 1, 2006. Part of the manga is still online as a webmanga preview. "Captain Nemo" is meant to be a sequel to Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

Plot

The year is 1893. Under the iron grip of Napoleon IV, France has extended its tyrannical rule throughout the world, forging a vast Empire that rivals that of Ancient Rome. Only one man stands in defiance against the Empire, roaming at will beneath the surface of the oceans: Young Captain Nemo and his ragtag crew aboard the Nautilus II. France however will not just sit idle as Nemo and his crew roam the seas, they want him hunted down and made an example of so no others will oppose the French Empire. As such the Emperor sends his Vice Minister of Security, Monsieur Bertrand Pierpont aboard Captain Gaucher's ship to help with the hunt. However, while Captain Gaucher is sure Nemo is behind this, Monsieur Pierpont makes it clear that the official French standpoint is that Nemo is ancient history and no longer exists as he was slain and his Nautilus sunk over twenty years ago.

Soon after making this point clear to Captain Gaucher, Monsieur Pierpoint learns that his daughter Camille Pierpont has sneaked aboard the ship, and shows all the signs of a woman that will not be left behind. Her father is less than thrilled with this development, and locks his daughter away, seeming more concerned of becoming a laughing stock than he is that his daughter is now aboard this ship and quite possibly in danger. Meanwhile Camille is showing she is rebellious and doesn't like to be kept captive and even seems to hint at finding the idea of Nemo interesting and possibly romantic as she sneaked on board to watch her father capture Nemo, who she calls a "terrible pirate".

After being trapped in her cabin for quite some time Captain Gaucher, who seems to have a history with Camille, frees her with the idea of her sharing a drink with him but Camille has other ideas and works out a way to be free of her cabins, something that once again her father doesn't like and that reminds him of her mother, her "willful and stubborn" streak. As the hunt continues Monsieur Pierpoint makes it clear he does not believe Nemo exists and agrees with the old stories of that it is merely a sea monster attack ships and not a miracle ship that can travel under the water.

It is after these events, and a journey that Captain Nemo is finally found, or in reality finds the ones hunting him. Seeing her father's attempt to cheat and attack Nemo without warning after having lost Captain Gaucher, Camille stops her father from attacking protecting Nemo. During the attack Sarah Wakely the ships doctor, tries to hit Monsieur Pierpoint for his attempted attack on Nemo and instead hits Camille who got in the way. Camille falls overboard after the attack and Nemo jumps into save her. While this rather bold and daring action seems to get a smile from his first officer, it doesn't seem to please Sarah Wakely, the ships doctor who was the one that injured Camille.

Nemo does end up saving Camille from an untimely death, and to make sure she can have her wounds treated he takes her about the Nautilus too, where she wakes up as a "free prisoner". Thus starts the tale of the new Captain Nemo and his crew aboard the Nautilus II, who along with Camille Pierpoint, who seems to show signs of liking Nemo, even if she doesn't entirely like the way he views her as a work of art.

Characters

*Nemo :The captain of the Nautilus II and son of the original Captain Nemo. He is calm and collected, chivalrious, fearless. Though he does have a bit of a weakness when it comes to the opposite sex, due to the fact he's had very little exposure to them at sea. Like his father before him, he has sworn never to set foot on land until every man is free from tyranny.
*Camille Pierpont :The daughter of a noble family, she is saved by Nemo after falling in the ocean when the Nautilus II attacks the ship sent to sink it. Camille might both become a member of the crew as long as she is a "prisoner" aboard the Nautilus II and also she might become a love interest for Nemo and a rival for Sarah Wakely. Though it is also possible that Sarah hitting Camille with throwing knives during their first meeting has caused the tension that now exists between the two.
*Sarah Wakely:Sarah is the ship's medic aboard the Nautilus II and a lethal shot. She is also a possible rival to Camille for Nemo's affetions. However, for some reason she also ended up attacking Camille from the start with throwing knives something that obviously did not sit well with Camille. One important thing to note is that she is the daughter of the infamous killer Jack the Ripper.
*Conseil:Nemo's Butler and close friend. Conseil is very knowledgeable about sea life, and fascinated by sea life too, he is also a master chef. It is possible that he is the same Conseil from Jules Verne's novel.
*Dan Rutherford:Second in command of the Nautilus II.
*Phillip Brown:Chief Engineer of the Nautilus II, he looks like a child but is a wizard with the engines and the son of the creator of the original Nautilus.
*Monsieur Bertrand Pierpont:Camille's father and Vice Minister of Security, his job is to try and prove the Nautulis doesn't exist, however now that he knows it does and that his daughter is aboard the ship, he is likely to pursue Nemo in an attempt recover his daughter. Overall Pierpont is a very dishonorable man that does little to earn the respect of anyone, including his daughter. He has great dreams of promotion and political gain, and he will do anything, even promise his own daughter's hand in marriage to the brutal Admiral La Roche, in order to achieve his goals.
*Captain Gaucher:In command of the Invincible, a ship that is sent out to hunt Nemo, in which Camille sneaks aboard. He tried to take advantage of Camille during a drunken stupor. He is killed in a duel with Nemo.
*Admiral La RocqueA hulking, brutal giant who commands the Imperial French Navy. He has his eyes on Camille and vows to kill Nemo. His ship is the Horrific. He's not above torturing his own men to achieve his goals.
*Napoleon IVThe current despot ruler of the French Empire. His father, Napoleon III had dealt with Captain Nemo Senior and in the end, managed to slay him and sink the Nautillus I. He considers Camille's father as useful, but keeps him at arm's length, due to Bertrand's less than shining heritage.

External links

* [http://www.gomanga.com/manga/captainnemo.php "Captain Nemo" Official site]