First look at Classic BG comic

JLHurley · September 19th, 2006, 07:33 AM

Newsarama has a preview of the upcoming Classic BG comics:

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=84576

Charybdis · September 19th, 2006, 09:01 AM

Hmmm, very interesting. What surprises me the most is that they are going back almost to the beginning of the story! Serina is still around! Pretty cool...

ernie90125 · September 19th, 2006, 09:25 AM

They don't seem to have used the likeness of characters (likely for rights issues as the likeness rights have reverted back to the actors I understand) but the art of them is pretty close.

I'm looking forwards to them.

martok2112 · September 19th, 2006, 01:15 PM

Interesting.

KJ · September 19th, 2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ernie90125

They don't seem to have used the likeness of characters (likely for rights issues as the likeness rights have reverted back to the actors I understand) but the art of them is pretty close.

What are you talking about? The drawn images on the panels look exactly like the Galactica characters from the series we all know and love. Or near enough. I don't think Dynamite has the problems which Maximum Press comics did far as 'character likeness' is concerned?

Although why do the preview covers on Dynamite's website for Battlestar Galactica . Have the "Gino" Battlestar Galactica font design for the title of the series, instead of the 'classic' font design used in the original series and all its merchandise products thereafter? I just know some fans will complain about this when the comic book is finally out there!

Well if we're all buying these early issues to see what kind of stories Dynamite Entertainment can all wow us with. I take it we'll be writing in soon enough to see who here from Galactica fandom and anywhere else we might know of, wrote in with the same hard but unique and equally fasinating set of questions to put to the Dynamite team currently giving us a new ongoing Galactica comic book series.

The road might be rocky at first. But i think should this book get the support it needs to continue and last longer than most of the previous other BG comics. The opportunity to really be apart of something big might be right here? If we were to treat this as our outlet for massive fan support, i reckon there's no telling where the new comic series will go in terms of creativity and reaching a new set of classic series BG fans. As well as inspiring the old to once again be very passionate about this classic science fiction series which continues (pun intended) to find a way to have some sort of rebirth 28 years later and to entertain us all.

List all the positive reasons how a fan could so easily turn this into a major benefit. Unlike the 1995 Maximum Press run of comics. More people communicate to their comic book companies through the internet and web forums where discussions on comic stories can usually be met with the creators themselves coming online to talk with their customers. A more interactive setting, thus if any of fan had any questions to put fourth to Dynamite. Surely its going to be an easier process to see what going on and what the company is planning ahead for this book's future.

Anything the writers have trouble with, the fans might help'em out with.

I think reading this book's letter pages, as i did with the Maximum Press and Realm Press comics will be something i'm looking forward to. To read up on what everyone else is thinking and wants to get from this new classic Galactica comic book run!

Jason.

KJ · September 19th, 2006, 03:49 PM

Although i'll admit it does seem like the dialogue is way off and watered down?

I've always said, don't ever pander down any material from any type of genre to people. Write it as if you were talking to a crowd filled with all kinds of different age groups.

Cos i know one things for sure. The first letter pages of issue 2 gonna have alot of complaints. Let hope Dynamite up to taking alot of fandom's advice from the wide spectrum of fans across the globe mind you, on this from those we could all vouch for and back. And correct the characterization before people are turned off by yet another rushed and ill conceived attempt by those who think they understand the material better than the fans do. Can't support a book no matter how much i want it to be a best seller, if the errors are so bad by looking at the previews that even a 'blind man' could detect it too somehow?

Hope all aspects are improved later on in this new Galactica comic book or we're already screwed!

KJ

ernie90125 · September 19th, 2006, 04:51 PM

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What are you talking about? The drawn images on the panels look exactly like the Galactica characters from the series we all know and love. Or near enough.

You think so ? We'll have to agree to disagree.

JLHurley · September 19th, 2006, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord Kingjason

I think reading this book's letter pages, as i did with the Maximum Press and Realm Press comics will be something i'm looking forward to. To read up on what everyone else is thinking and wants to get from this new classic Galactica comic book run!

You're assuming there will be a letter pages. I'm not familiar with Dynamite's releases, but DC (and Marvel, I think...) did away with letter columns several years ago. "Apparently" no one read them once message boards became popular.

Apparently.

KJ · September 19th, 2006, 05:52 PM

Agree to disagree nothing. Either the Maximum Press drew the Galactca characters and they looked closer to the live action stars (which they didn't) or your saying the Dynamite Entertainment drawn ones look far worse?

Well i agree with the evidence in front of me. They look close enough depending on the current artist ability to draw to the likenesses of Dirk, Herbert, Richard, Lorne, Terry and co. Far better than what we got with Maximum Press in terms of likeness. Its only the preview thus far, we can't judge the story on a few pages of questionable artwork.

And everyone's a critic when it comes down to comic book style art.

And as others have pointed out. The wrong kind of characterization from the off key dialogue in the speech bubbles concerns me now, far me more than the likenesses. Whats the point of Starbuck, Tigh or Boomer being drawn right or wrongly if they doesn't sound right and the characterization is all off?

This only goes to show everybody, that you need both mastery of character dialogue and a feel for the project in order to draw it correctly and satisfy most if not all of your audience for a comic book title to work and be excepted, especially if its based on pre-existing works already established from licensed properties from a TV series or film people are familar within popculture.

KJ

KJ · September 19th, 2006, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JLHurley

You're assuming there will be a letter pages. I'm not familiar with Dynamite's releases, but DC (and Marvel, I think...) did away with letter columns several years ago. "Apparently" no one read them once message boards became popular.

Apparently.

You're right DC seemed to have done away with it JLHurley. But Marvel haven't (thank god) as i have a few titles i'm regulary buying from them as of present. Some companies might have ditched the letter pages in favor of the internet forums (bad idea to be honest), but many other besides Marvel surely haven't. Dark Horse hasn't, and most of their stuff is owned copyrighted material titles etc. And the independents especially haven't done away with theirs, as small press comic companies out there who's audience of readers is smaller but equally as passioante and close-nit, have theirs, although surprisingly not all have any to begin with or speak of!

KJ

Eric Paddon · September 19th, 2006, 06:26 PM

Ouch.

That's not my reaction to the art, that's my reaction to the dialogue and the story. No grasp of important Colonial terminology, characters who aren't acting the way they're supposed to (Not in a million yahrens would Starbuck ever act that way in front of Adama, and he would ALWAYS address him as "Commander" and not "Adama") and a plot device that has to be shoehorned into the existing episodes in a way that I think is counterproductive to the whole concept of what any new original series Galactica stories should be about which is not between-episodes stories but forward momentum off the series.

Max Press and Realm generated some levels of interest from me because they were trying to move forward. This I'm afraid is generating zero on my part.

Best to those who'll find it worth their while.

September 19th, 2006, 06:26 PM

I Hate to bring up a possible downer, but I've gone to the Dynamite Comics website and it looks as though all references to their TOS comics are gone.

Has the TOs comic been discontinued?

jewels · September 19th, 2006, 07:58 PM

JJ, our local comic dealer is listing something called Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 Saga of a Star World as shipping tomorrow. Because they list reorders with new issues I'm not sure if this is the reprint of the original 1978 comic that Titan did or if this is the 1st Dynamite issue. If I get a chance I will find out tomorrow though.

EDIT:: Oh NEVERMIND! I checked the title of the first Titan book and it was a match. Darn, was hoping the day had finally arrived for the Dynamite's arrival. I'll go back under my rock now

ernie90125 · September 20th, 2006, 04:04 AM

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Agree to disagree nothing. Either the Maximum Press drew the Galactca characters and they looked closer to the live action stars (which they didn't) or your saying the Dynamite Entertainment drawn ones look far worse?

I'm not saying Dyamite ones look far worse than Maximum, none of my comments were a comparative study of the two. I had little to do with the Maximum Press comics, I have a few in my wardrobe but no interest in them. Where is my comments was there a Maximum/Dynamite comparitive study ?

My comments were solely based on seeing the preview of Dynamite and comparing them to the original series actor's faces. And on that topic I am disappointed there is not more likeness.

On the dialogue topic, I too agree they are somewhat off compared to the original series....and I wonder if writing to them about it now might be a better avenue ? After all, the point of making a preview available is to provoke reaction from the fanbase isn't it ?

KJ · September 20th, 2006, 11:08 AM

Fair enough then. So your'e saying they don't look good enough for your tastes. But generally they look like the Galactica characters vaguely so, anyhow?

[QUOTE="ernie90125"]On the dialogue topic, I too agree they are somewhat off compared to the original series....and I wonder if writing to them about it now might be a better avenue ? After all, the point of making a preview available is to provoke reaction from the fanbase isn't it ?[/QUTOE]

Yes that we agree on!

Thing is, the reaction isn't that great though!

KJ