- Eureka #3
Writers Talk "Battlestar Galactica: Cylon War"
From CBR:
- We use the events that open the television series – i.e the bombing of Caprica – as the frame for this miniseries/ We then go back and explain all the reasons that that happened – not just the treaty violation that we’ve seen in the television series, but we delve deeper into the reasons why the Cylons hate humanity so much. We also show a bit of the early history of the 12 colonies – the good times and the bad. As you can imagine, with twelve disparate societies all interacting there’s a lot of opportunity for rich and complex interactions. And, of course, conflict. But amidst all the conflict, you will get to see at least some happier times for Caprica, though unfortunately, they won't last too long.
- Leading the resistance on behalf of humanity falls on the shoulders of new character and Caprica native Ben Tanner, who Ortega described as “an old soldier when the book opens, but we'll also get to see him as a teenager and as he grows into a man and becomes an important part of Galactica history. H has a very full character arc in this series.”
“He ends up being very important to Galactica history,” Nylund agreed. “More than any one character, I’d say he has the most intimate relationship with the Cylons. With regards to the other characters in a television series, we’re careful not to force anything; after all, the events of this first Cylon War happened 40 years before the beginning of the television show. There are one or two of the older characters, however, that we just couldn’t resist including.” - Of course, humanity isn’t alone in the series, as the titular Cylons leading the war have a life much closer to humans in this part of the BSG timeline than they do in the TV show. “Prior to the first Cylon war, robotic companions and servants were fairly common in, at least, Caprican society. Their relationships are pivotal to the events that set in motion the cataclysmic war,” Nylund said. “As a science fiction writer, the robots give me a mirror to reflect present-day societal concerns. They view humanity with a logical and unbiased eye (something we have a hard time doing ourselves). As a storyteller – that’s pure gold.”
- Ortega agreed, “And the notion of fully functional, autonomous A.I. is a fascinating one to explore, just in of itself, even without any allegory. But then you mix in that metaphor and deeper meaning. On the human/Cylon note, a strong character like Tanner is the key. Cylons can be all around him, but he’ll be anchoring this tale throughout, with a few surprises along with way, of course.”
- We cram decades of wartime action, the disintegration and reuniting of all of humanity and the rise of the new sentient race in four issues – we really want to give our fans their moneys worth,” explained Nyund, who teased explanations for how the twelve colonies united, why robotic life rose up against humanity, how and why the Battlestars came into existence, not to mention “how the heck humanity survived a war against a clearly technologically superior race and how they fracked it all up.”
Dynamite in February
- BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: CYLON WAR #2
- HIGHLANDER ORIGINS: THE KURGAN #2
- TERMINATOR REVOLUTION #3
- ZORRO #12
IDW in February
- ANGEL #17
- ANGEL #18
- ANGEL: SMILE TIME #2
- DOCTOR WHO: THE WHISPERING GALLERY
- DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS: SERIES 2 #3
- STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN #2
- STAR TREK TNG: THE LAST GENERATION #4
- TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQUEL #2
DC and Marvel in February 2009
DC:
- THE X-FILES #3
Marvel:
- KIDNAPPED! #4
- THE ODYSSEY #6
- THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #3
Dark Horse in February 2009
- STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS #4
- STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #38
- STAR WARS: LEGACY #33
January 2009 solicitations
Ardden:
- Flash Gordon #5
Boom Studios:
- EUREKA #2
Dabel Brothers:
- JIM BUTCHER'S THE DRESDEN FILES: STORM FRONT #4
Dark Horse:
- STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #37
- STAR WARS: LEGACY #32
DC:
- THE X-FILES #3
Dynamite:
- HIGHLANDER ORIGINS: THE KURGAN #1
- NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: CYLON WAR #1
- TERMINATOR: REVOLUTION #2
- ZORRO #11
IDW:
- STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN #1
- TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQUEL #1
- ANGEL: AFTER THE FALL #16
- DOCTOR WHO: THE FORGOTTEN #6
- DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS: SERIES 2 #2
- STAR TREK TNG: THE LAST GENERATION #3
- STAR TREK ARCHIVES, VOL. 3: THE GARY SEVEN COLLECTION
Marvel:
- THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #2
- THE ODYSSEY #5
- KIDNAPPED! #3
New Terminator comics from Dark Horse
According to Comics Continuum on 2009 Dark Horse will publish new Terminator comics. This makes it the 3rd Terminator in a row after Dynamite's and IDW's own Terminator series.
Posting again
Don't know why, but this morning I woke up and decided to start posting here again. My comics collection grew a lot in the past few months. Esp. in October when I returned from Icon 2008 with 12 TPBs. 11 Star Wars TPBs and 1 Star Trek.
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