Battlestar Galactica, volume 1

New Battlestar Galactica #1

by Greg Pak, Nigel Raynor (Illustrator)

Issues #0-4 of Dynamite's New Battlestar Galactica comic book series are collected here in one trade paperback! Written by Greg (Incredible Hulk) Pak and illustrated by Nigel Raynor, New Battlestar Galactica features an "unseen" season of the all-new SCI FI series, Battlestar Galactica! In this opening story arc, the dead have returned, but are they part of a prophecy or a Cylon plot? Also included is a complete cover gallery, "DVD Commentary" from the creative team, behind-the-scenes material, and more! Available in a Mass Market cover version by Michael Turner, or in a Previews Exclusive cover edition
by Billy Tan!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Media Tie In, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics

144 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 2006

About the author

Greg Pak is an award-winning Korean American comic book writer and filmmaker currently writing "Lawful" for BOOM and "Sam Wilson: Captain America" (with Evan Narcisse) for Marvel. Pak wrote the "Princess Who Saved Herself" children's book and the “Code Monkey Save World” graphic novel based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton and co-wrote (with Fred Van Lente) the acclaimed “Make Comics Like the Pros” how-to book. Pak's other work includes "Planet Hulk," "Darth Vader," "Mech Cadet Yu," "Ronin Island," "Action Comics," and "Magneto Testament."

Reviews

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I never watched the "new" Battlestar Galactica but I did like the original series. Thankfully this series was pretty easy to jump into. The cylons now look like humans (and some I guess hide in people's minds?) and the basic story seems to be the same with the search for Earth. The cylons once served humans but rebelled and that lead to the war we know from the original series which is still here in this series.

This particular story line has a group of humans returning from the dead. I'm assuming they are cylons, but even they aren't sure. However, they start to infect any humans they encounter with some weird virus. (Timely huh?) The storyline isn't resolved yet so I'll have to see how things go in the next volume.

The art isn't my favorite but isn't bad.

Overall this is pretty entertaining. I wouldn't mind watching the show but that's quite a time investment, so until then I'll just check out the comics.

[Vikas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I never saw the original series but did see a few episodes of the new series which this comic is based upon. This is set between S2E07 and S2E10 so must be fun following up the story between the show and the comics. I got these comics thanks to humblebundle and I love to get bundles from them to help different charities. It was great to jump into the BSG world once again and I enjoyed my time there obviously I am going to continue the comic book series at least.

I have always loved comics, and I hope always to love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.

[Mikael Kuoppala · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first of three volumes containing a new BSG-saga from Dynamite instantly shows that it isn't a story that's afraid of the source material. From the very beginning some pretty daring and bold risks are taken in regards to the Galactica mythos.

It's relieving to notice, though, that this comic stays very true to the TV series both in style and in character. It borrows from the series thematically as well; the human tendency to consciously weigh personal feelings as equal against common necessities is very familiar to the fans of the show. But again the Galactica concept shows it has room to explore that theme in fresh, new and surprising ways.

This volume is pretty much just set up with little to no payback, but it sure builds a premise that can offer some pretty kick-ass stuff in future installments.

[Eddie Tallman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always wanted to get into the show and see what the hype was about, but the older I get the more I am over watching TV for hours on end. No big deal if you like chillin at the tube, I love playing games for hours. I just can't justify these long series anymore. So, when I saw that there was a graphic novel series, I decided to give it a go, less time spent taking it in and I get to enjoy the original artwork.

I really liked the story so far, and recommend it to anyone who was curios about the show but was turned off by the run time.

[John Michael Strubhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, that was an interesting read! Very imaginative and fits right in with the series. If you're a fan of the reboot, you'll love this collection and there's a volume 2, of course. And yes, volume 1 ends with a cliff-hanger. All your favorite characters and characters who have been talked about, but not seen much of. You'll get it if you read the book. The digital edition is nicely done in either Kindle or Comixology. You can do both now and they sync up! Sweet! Don't delay - get it today!

[Matt Richter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm very impressed by how this felt so similar to watching an episode of the show. The characters were written very well and the story was just as high quality. Artwork is nice too!

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Looks and feels just like the show and fits right into the Galactica mythos while expanding on the story told on the show in logical, yet meaningful, ways. It's well written and the art is good too.

[Zachary Vaudo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very promising story that needed to be fleshed out a bit more

[Johan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, better story and artwork than the Star Trek comics I recently read.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the Battlestar Galactica reimagining, but always felt that show was a little bit overrated. This volume does fine enough getting into that world, though doesn’t really have much surprise.

[Dann · Rating 3 out of 5]

From Dynamite Comics comes Battlestar Galactica: Volume I, continuing the adventures of the Colonial Fleet in their struggle to find Earth. A collection of issues 0-4, the story follows the discovery of a derelict medivac ship being attacked by Cylons that’s full of people who were presumed dead, including Adama’s son Zak. And while Adama is convinced that it’s a Cylon trick, a growing number in the fleet come to believe that it’s the fulfillment of a prophecy. Author Greg Pak seems to have been given a free hand to do whatever he wanted, and as a result the comic doesn’t feel congruent with the television series (especially since it’s supposed to take place in Season 2 between the episodes “Home” and “Pegasus”). Still, the plot’s fairly decent and includes several ongoing story threads from the show. Also, Nigel Raynor’s artwork, while not photo realistic to the actors, does a good job at capturing the tone of the series (particularly the action). Battlestar Galactica: Volume I doesn’t really work as part of the hit Sci Fi television series, but it’s an interest elsewhere tale.

[Simon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite fun. But very cheeky to only include 4 issues in a tpb. Usually tpbs are 6 issues.

[Eric Starker · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just okay for me. It caught the feel of the show but the story was not as well-written and the art style, though pretty, sometimes made differentiating characters difficult.

[Jefferson · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the cartoony artwork was a bit of a turn-off, the script was remarkably true to the tone of the TV show. Much better than expected.