Battlestar Galactica comics – issues 0-4 February 20, 2007
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I finally got around to picking up the new Battlestar Galactica comic book series from Dynamite.
Starting with issue #0 this series puts readers head first into the action. For those that haven’t been watching or following the new BSG on TV – forget about this comic you’ll be totally lost.
For those who follow the show, who just can’t get enough with a weekly fix..the comic books are good outlet.
Though i only picked up the first five issues, it get a bit confusing
since Dynamite publishes 4 or more covers for each issue. I understand why they do that but it’s not like i’m going to buy all four cover variants anyway.
The series (at least issue 0-5) take place in the middle of season two. I’m not sure and haven’t seen any evidence that states that the comic book is bona fide BSG canon. That aside the first story arc is kinda cool.
The Cylons were built by man. We know that. But we’ve not seen Cylons take commands (By Your Command) from humans. When Galactica stumbles upon an ancient Cylon fleet they end up as ‘slaves’ to the BSG crew and Adama.
There is also an interesting twist about how many Cylon models there are.
In the comic there are alot more models than in the show. Zak Adama in fact is one such Cylon re-creation. 
I’m not sure where it’s all headed but it is an interesting enough story line.
Art on the other hand is another story altogether.
Simply put i don’t care for the art in this series so far. Adama doesn’t look like Adama, President Roslyn is portrayed like Caprica Six which makes no sense to me. Overall characters don’t even come close to what they look like on TV, not even in a stylized comic book way.
Will I continue to buy BSG comics? Sure, i need as much BSG as I can find. But if you’re not a diehard, you could probably live without this series.
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