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Babylon 5 Encyclopedia: Complete Set in One Massive Paperback:
⭐ Each set hand-signed by series creator J. Michael Straczynski.
⭐ Very limited edition. Sold out in weeks. Now out of stock and out of print.
♦ 832 pages total across two volumes
♦ Hand-signed by J. Michael Straczynski (in Volume 1)
♦ Premium 90gsm paper
♦ All pages full, four-color printing
♦ 1,474 images
♦ Custom Slipcase with foil stamping
♦ Two Ribbon Bookmarks: one purple, one green. The advantage of two is that you can mark where you left off reading and you can mark the last entry you cross-referenced. Even better, couples can each have their own color. addition to 1,000+ videos.
♦ Trim Size: 8 x 10 inches. Each volume weighs about 3.5 pounds each (1.58kg). We choose this size and weight because it was the best combination to keep the weight evenly distributed for extended reading.
♦ For exhaustive details about how the set was compiled visit the B5books website. The set is out of stock forever, but they have kept the original details pages in place as a reference.
⭐ Very limited edition. Sold out in weeks. Now out of stock and out of print.
♦ 832 pages total across two volumes
♦ Hand-signed by J. Michael Straczynski (in Volume 1)
♦ Premium 90gsm paper
♦ All pages full, four-color printing
♦ 1,474 images
♦ Custom Slipcase with foil stamping
♦ Two Ribbon Bookmarks: one purple, one green. The advantage of two is that you can mark where you left off reading and you can mark the last entry you cross-referenced. Even better, couples can each have their own color. addition to 1,000+ videos.
♦ Trim Size: 8 x 10 inches. Each volume weighs about 3.5 pounds each (1.58kg). We choose this size and weight because it was the best combination to keep the weight evenly distributed for extended reading.
♦ For exhaustive details about how the set was compiled visit the B5books website. The set is out of stock forever, but they have kept the original details pages in place as a reference.
827 pages, paperback
Published August 13, 2019
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About the author
J. Michael Straczynski
1,375 books1,281 followersJoseph Michael Straczynski is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004) and Sense8 (2015–2018). He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison.
Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and the apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and he has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics.
A prolific writer across a variety of media and former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the autobiography Becoming Superman (2019) for HarperVoyager, the novel Together We Will Go (2021) for Simon & Schuster, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (2021) for Benbella Books. In 2020 he was named Head of the Creative Council for the comics publishing company Artists, Writers and Artisans.
Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet and to allow viewer viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show. Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and the apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and he has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics.
A prolific writer across a variety of media and former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the autobiography Becoming Superman (2019) for HarperVoyager, the novel Together We Will Go (2021) for Simon & Schuster, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (2021) for Benbella Books. In 2020 he was named Head of the Creative Council for the comics publishing company Artists, Writers and Artisans.
Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet and to allow viewer viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show. Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
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May 24, 2022
In my opinion, this encyclopedia is a mixed bag. On one hand it does have entries for just about everything you see and hear about in the Babylon 5 television series, television movies and the Crusade spinoff series. On the other hand that information is incomplete, lopsided and often redundant. For instance, you can find entries like "client" or "hostage" that gives a little detail on an unnamed character from one episode. Or you look up "Ranger" and several entries for that, all with different unnamed characters from different episodes. Some of these sort of entries are completely useless in terms of gaining any relevant insights into the shows. It's just seems to be there for completeness.
Which brings me to the other problem I have. It's not a complete reference source. You see, this is really a fan made product. As such, the fan(s) who created it had their own standards on what was considered B5 canon material. This means they threw out complete volumes of officially licensed and researched material just because a portion isn't considered canon. For instance, the Babylon 5 Security Handbook, considered the ONLY truly official reference book, has ALL of its material omitted because there are a few passages written in as a joke that aren't considered official. Same goes for extensively researched material from the B5 role-playing games. Even though it has absolutely verifiable details that can add to the Encyclopedia's collection, it's all thrown out because JMS doesn't consider the "stories" created from the games to be canon.
To be clear, this is a massive volume that does have useful information gleaned from the series, the novels and comics. However it is by no means a complete and comprehensive reference volume for the franchise.
Which brings me to the other problem I have. It's not a complete reference source. You see, this is really a fan made product. As such, the fan(s) who created it had their own standards on what was considered B5 canon material. This means they threw out complete volumes of officially licensed and researched material just because a portion isn't considered canon. For instance, the Babylon 5 Security Handbook, considered the ONLY truly official reference book, has ALL of its material omitted because there are a few passages written in as a joke that aren't considered official. Same goes for extensively researched material from the B5 role-playing games. Even though it has absolutely verifiable details that can add to the Encyclopedia's collection, it's all thrown out because JMS doesn't consider the "stories" created from the games to be canon.
To be clear, this is a massive volume that does have useful information gleaned from the series, the novels and comics. However it is by no means a complete and comprehensive reference volume for the franchise.
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