Battlestar Galactica comic hits in July
Get your comic reading skills ready... July is right around the corner! Comic Book Resources has the news:
Following the top selling introductory Issue #0 (selling in excess of 175,000 copies!), Dynamite Entertainment has released images and information concerning the release of the first issue of the ongoing series focusing on SCI FI Channel’s hit original series Battlestar Galactica. The comic books are developed through a licensing agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group.
“First off, we would like to thank retailers and fans for their support! Issue #0 exceeded our wildest expectations, and we have high hopes for the equally strong debut of issue #1,” commented Dynamite Spokesperson J. Allen. “Greg Pak and Nigel Raynor have knocked it out of this Galaxy and with the end of Issue #0 leading right into the opening of Issue #1, fans will not want to miss out of the first issue!”
Concerning the integration of the comic and the show, comic writer Greg Pak explained: “We’re 100 percent tied into the continuity of the television show — our storyline takes place in the middle of the second season, right after the return from Kobol and before the arrival of the Pegasus.”
I am waiting to just pick them all up at once on eBay. I did something similar for the Firefly (Serenity) comics and it worked out great. I can be lazy like that. :)
But that is not all... head out tomorrow and track down a TV Guide. Inside the May 22nd issue is an exclusive look at Issue #0 of the comic:
In cooperation with SCIFI, Universal and TV Guide, Dynamite’s Battlestar Galactica #0 will be featured in the May 22nd issue, with subscriptions begin being mailed on May 15, 2006. The exposure of the comic is expected to reach millions of TV Guides weekly readers, and through it the fans of SCI-FI’s hit TV series, Battlestar Galactica. An interview with series writer Greg Pak will be included to bring awareness of the comic to the potential untapped readers that TV Guide has to offer.
“We’ve been working on this for the past several months and could not say anything until now. TV Guide wanted an exclusive sneak peak of the interior pages, and were willing to work with us to promote the comics industry as part of the package, which to us is a key component. In our quest to help promote the comics industry, TV Guide is also promoting the 800 Comic Shop Locator Service (1-888-COMIC BOOK in the article. We ask that comics fans and retailers support TV Guide by picking up and carrying this issue. We’re thrilled it all came together!,” explained Dynamite Spokesperson J. Allen. “From Army of Darkness to Red Sonja, we’ve been working with top sellers, and Battlestar Galactica has the ability to bring the most attention to the comics market. The opportunity here for us, the fans, retailers and the industry is once-in-a-lifetime as millions of readers will be able to find out about the comic (of the hit SCI FI TV Show), and use that opportunity to pick up the first issue, available for just a quarter! Frak Yeah!”
Hmmm... I think I recognize the cover artist (for those covers that aren't just rehashed ad photos). But Nigel Raynor is coming up blank. Can't find info anywhere. Not a good indicator.
Skeptacism scale at 99.5%
Posted by: Aragorn | May 22, 2006 at 11:16 AM
Don't bother to buy the TV Guide just to see the "debut". It's barely a quarter page with a few panels of some very dubious artwork. Save your money.
Posted by: Roadrunnerdm | May 22, 2006 at 01:43 PM
hmmm... I checked out the previews on the comic book resource site.
not impressed at all. From what little I read, it's very fan-fiction (which... is basically what it's supposed to be).
I guess it's not really the fault of the writer or artist... but half of what makes BSG what it is, is it's brillient camera work, and the acting. the music, the shots, and the characters facial expressions tell half of the story... cause hell... some of those scenes speak volumes, even without dialogue. For example, the final scene of the "pegasus" episode wouldn't have had half the impact on paper as it did filmed and edited.
So... yeah. passing on this one.
Besides, the magazine subscription is enough for me :D
Posted by: Aragorn | May 22, 2006 at 05:08 PM