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Post by rom on Sept 1, 2016 19:27:47 GMT -5
I apologize in advance if there's another thread on this. Anyway, anyone else remember this old BG comic series? As a kid growing up in the late '70's and '80's, I have fond memories of these. And, though I enjoyed the TV show, IMHO this comic series was superior. While the show, though interesting, was limited by the special effects/budget at the time, the comics were quite innovative & really held my interest. There were some great arists working on these issues, including Walt Simonson & Ernie Colan, and IMHO the writing was also top-notch. Plus, after the first five issues (which adapted TV episodes), IIRC most of the rest of the issues (#6-23) were original stories. Some specific memories of these issues include: - The "Marvel Super Special" of the pilot 2-hour TV movie; very well-done, and included a surprisingly gory scene where the traitor Baltar was taken out by a Cylon with a sword - this was cut from the show (I think), since Baltar ended up being a regular on the series; that being said, I seem to remember seeing a VHS or DVD of this pilot with this scene included. - The issue where a creature invaded the Galactica and was able to take on the form of crew members - very creepy. - The Scavenger world issue(s). - The last several issues with Simonson artwork, focusing on Lt. Jolly. Here are some links: space1970.blogspot.com/2011/12/battlestar-galactica-1979-80-marvel.htmlen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(comics)It would be great to see Marvel (or another company) come out with an Omnibus of all 23 issues of this series re-colored/re-mastered, but since it hasn't happened already it's doubful it will (since the new TV show has come & gone). Titan Press/Books did reprints of some of these issues a while back in 2 volumes, but they weren't comprehensive & seemed to be just scans of the old floppies, i.e. they didn't appear to be re-colored/re-mastered. Specifically, Titan's two books combined collect: BG: Saga of a Star World collects BG #1-5 & #15-16 BG: The Memory Machine collects BG #6-13 So, that still leaves issues #14 & #17-23 uncollected. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Sept 1, 2016 19:38:35 GMT -5
Aren't they talking about another revival? If that happens, you could well get a collection.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Sept 1, 2016 19:49:34 GMT -5
I can't remember who brought this up before or where(maybe one one of the christmas count downs?) but I remember being interested and I'd definitely buy a big collection.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2016 22:50:13 GMT -5
I've got the whole run.
I remember it as a fun read during one of the breaks between seasons of the re-imagined BSG.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 2, 2016 5:21:33 GMT -5
As I recall, when Walt Simonson came on board as the series' artist, he started drawing the characters using the actors' likenesses (something I was very happy with) but was told to tone it down, since Marvel didn't have the rights to use said likenesses. He ended up making the characters look kinda like the actors, but not so that you'd recognize them out of context.
It taught me many things about the world out there. First, that Walt Simonson was a great artist when it came to likenesses (on top of everything else he did well). Second, that the world of rights, legal dealings and such was a little silly at times. Third, that for some strange reason there were people involved in this kind of deal whose goal was not to tell the best story possible. Shocking, I know.
It's funny how things have changed... Nowadays they make the comics characters look like their movie counterparts as a matter of course, even when said characters were created on the page and not on the screen.
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Post by brutalis on Sept 2, 2016 7:45:34 GMT -5
Have all of these bought from the comics rack of surrounding Circle K and 7-11 stores in my neighborhood. Loved the uniqueness of Ernie Colon's art, had only seen him doing the kids stuff before. Simonson art and stories kicked it up a notch in the excitement factor and was sad that it was cancelled. My issues are well read as at that time would carry them to school and on vacations to read and now i pull out every few years for a full read through. A collection would be very much mine by FRACK!
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 2, 2016 13:38:38 GMT -5
I started my long hiatus from comics the year before this series started, but I recently found issue #1 at a con and enjoyed it. I remember the TV show fondly but not in great detail.
It seems like it wasn't unusual for a comic adaptation of a science fiction property to be better than the source - the short-lived Logan's Run comic was better than the film & TV show.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 2, 2016 13:49:33 GMT -5
I started my long hiatus from comics the year before this series started, but I recently found issue #1 at a con and enjoyed it. I remember the TV show fondly but not in great detail. It seems like it wasn't unusual for a comic adaptation of a science fiction property to be better than the source - the short-lived Logan's Run comic was better than the film & TV show. To be fair, Logan's run was an exceptional comic... I'd say it's the best adaptation of a film I've seen, because even if it was true to the source material it felt like a proper comic, not like an adaptation of something else. Even the beautiful Empire strikes back or Dune adaptations felt like they could have used a few more pages. |
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Post by rom on Sept 2, 2016 20:26:29 GMT -5
I read the short novel Logan's Run years ago, long before I saw the movie. It was brilliant - one of the best dystopian/post apocalyptic novels of all time. When I finally saw the film for the first time about 10 years ago, I hated it - it was an extremely poor adaptation of the book. The crummy effects had a lot to do with this, but they changed so many things & also left so much out that I could barely make my way through this. This sub-par movie was an extremely weak, watered-down version of the excellent novel. Conversely, I felt Marvel's '70's Logan's Run comic adaptation was superb - far superior to the film in every way. There were a couple of issues that went "beyond" the film adaptation as well. I wish the comic series had lasted longer. Too bad this short-lived series has never been collected. Here's a cover gallery: marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Logan's_Run_Vol_1 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 22:38:57 GMT -5
Yes but Jenny Agutter and Farrah Fawcett made it must see viewing for 70s sci-fi!
-M
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Post by tingramretro on Sept 3, 2016 1:10:48 GMT -5
Yes but Jenny Agutter and Farrah Fawcett made it must see viewing for 70s sci-fi! -M Still one of my favourite movies, though admittedly I've never read the book, or had any desire to. I also loved the comic, and still have the whole run. As far as BSG goes, I have a few issues and liked it but never managed to get the whoe run. I read much of the early material in reprint form in Marvel UK's Star Heroes Pocket Book, a monthy black & white digest, each issue of which wwas split between BSG and the Micronauts. Sadly, it suffered from poor sales and after about a year both series' were dropped and the book renamed X-Men Pocket Book. |
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Post by Confessor on Sept 3, 2016 4:50:02 GMT -5
I loved the original Battlestar Galactica TV series as a kid (although it was initially released over here in the UK as a series of feature films) and I still really like it today. I have the complete series on DVD these days and watch odd episodes fairly regularly.
Marvel's comic book passed me by at the time, but given what a fan of Marvel's Star Wars comic I am and given that some of the same creative people were involved in the BG comic, I gave the series a go by picking up the first 5 or 6 issues. I have to say that I thought Walt Simonson's artwork was way below par and the stories -- including the adaptation of the pilot in the first few issues -- were deathly dull. I ended up getting rid of those issues and I have zero interest in revisiting those books.
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Post by rom on Sept 3, 2016 9:35:59 GMT -5
Yes but Jenny Agutter and Farrah Fawcett made it must see viewing for 70s sci-fi! -M This is true. JA was especially gorgeous at the time. I remember seeing bits and pieces of the film as a kid in the early '80's (network TV broadcast) and being quite impressed  I guess if I had never read the LG novel I would have liked the movie better. In any case, you all have inspired me to revisit the film. I've only seen it once in it's entirety. I guess I need to give it another chance. I never saw the '70's Logan's Run TV series, either. I may have to check that out, as well. I know it's on DVD. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2016 11:30:26 GMT -5
I just watched Logan's Run for the first time in a couple of decades a month or so back after the guys in the Pod Stallions podcast talked it up a bit, and I enjoyed it for what it was. I am currently slowly watching my way through classic Galactica via Netflix at about a 1 episode per week rate, and am about halfway through.
I have the first half year or so of Galactica comics (got them from Bronze Age Brian a while back as part of the Classic COmics Exchange) and have picked up a couple more issues here and there since, intending to complete the run eventually. I only had 1 issue of it as a kid, but quite liked that issue.
-M
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 3, 2016 16:34:50 GMT -5
Yes but Jenny Agutter and Farrah Fawcett made it must see viewing for 70s sci-fi! -M I fell in love with Jenny Agutter in that movie, and by a great coincidence my wife looks a lot like her!!! |
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I guess if I had never read the LG novel I would have liked the movie better.