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:''Battlestar Wiki hosts articles on all officially-licensed comics through its [[BW:SEP|separate continuity]] policy.'' | :''Battlestar Wiki hosts articles on all officially-licensed comics through its [[BW:SEP|separate continuity]] policy.'' | ||
[[ | [[Image:Superspecial.jpg|thumb|right|Marvel SuperSpecial 8]] | ||
[[ | [[Image:BSG Comic 0 McNiven.jpg|thumb|right|Re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica 0'']] | ||
==Marvel Comics== | ==Marvel Comics== | ||
Marvel Comics began its adaptation of Galactica with ''[[Marvel Super Special 8: Battlestar Galactica|Super Special 8]]''. Super Special was a magazine format comic book that featured different characters or adaptations each month. Issue 8 was produced just in time for the launch of the TV series in September 1978. | Marvel Comics began its adaptation of Galactica with ''[[Marvel Super Special 8: Battlestar Galactica|Super Special 8]]''. Super Special was a magazine format comic book that featured different characters or adaptations each month. Issue 8 was produced just in time for the launch of the TV series in September 1978. | ||
[[ | [[Image:Marvel2.jpg|thumb|right|Marvel Comics Series - ''Issue 2'']] | ||
The Super Special adaptation was derived from an interim script of "[[Saga of a Star World]]," and some of the differences in the story are evident. This adaptation was also released in a tabloid format by both Marvel Comics and Whitman Comics. | The Super Special adaptation was derived from an interim script of "[[Saga of a Star World]]," and some of the differences in the story are evident. This adaptation was also released in a tabloid format by both Marvel Comics and Whitman Comics. | ||
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===Marvel Comics Monthly Comic Book=== | ===Marvel Comics Monthly Comic Book=== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Marvel6.jpg|thumb|right|Marvel Comics Series - Issue 6]] | ||
# ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1979 Comic)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' | # ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1979 Comic)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' | ||
# ''[[Exodus!]]'' | # ''[[Exodus!]]'' | ||
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==Maximum Press== | ==Maximum Press== | ||
[[ | [[Image:mp war of eden 1.jpg|thumb|right|''War of Eden 1'']] | ||
For a very long time, ''Battlestar Galactica'' did not appear in comics. Finally, in July of 1995, Maximum Press (a [[Wikipedia:Rob Liefeld|Rob Liefeld]] imprint) published a miniseries that continued ''Galactica'' mythos, and ignored the storyline from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. This miniseries is also known as the ''War of Eden''. | For a very long time, ''Battlestar Galactica'' did not appear in comics. Finally, in July of 1995, Maximum Press (a [[Wikipedia:Rob Liefeld|Rob Liefeld]] imprint) published a miniseries that continued ''Galactica'' mythos, and ignored the storyline from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. This miniseries is also known as the ''War of Eden''. | ||
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==== Debut Series ==== | ==== Debut Series ==== | ||
[[ | [[Image:BSG Comic 8 Raynor.jpg|thumb|right|Re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' Issue 8]] | ||
The first series of issues based on the Re-imagined Series written by [[Greg Pak]] and pencilled by [[Nigel Raynor]] was published during 2006. The storyline appears after the events of "[[Home, Part II]]" and before "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and significantly diverge from the Re-imagined Series' [[Timeline (RDM)|timeline]] of [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]]. | The first series of issues based on the Re-imagined Series written by [[Greg Pak]] and pencilled by [[Nigel Raynor]] was published during 2006. The storyline appears after the events of "[[Home, Part II]]" and before "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and significantly diverge from the Re-imagined Series' [[Timeline (RDM)|timeline]] of [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]]. | ||
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====Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero==== | ====Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero==== | ||
[[ | [[Image:BSGSZ1batistacover.jpg|thumb|[[Adriano Batista]] cover for ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero 1|Season Zero 1]]''.]] | ||
Written by [[Brandon Jerwa]] and penciled mainly by [[Jackson Herbert]], this 2007 series chronicles the first mission of ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' under the command of Commander [[William Adama]], dealing with terrorism in the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]]. | Written by [[Brandon Jerwa]] and penciled mainly by [[Jackson Herbert]], this 2007 series chronicles the first mission of ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' under the command of Commander [[William Adama]], dealing with terrorism in the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]]. | ||
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===Battlestar Galactica: Origins=== | ===Battlestar Galactica: Origins=== | ||
[[ | [[Image:BSGOrig03Lagunacover.jpg|thumb|[[Fabio Laguna]] cover for ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Origins 3]]''.]] | ||
''Origins'' is a 2007-2008 comic book series that explores the beginnings of various important Re-imagined Series characters, including [[Gaius Baltar]], [[William Adama]], [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]. Issues #1 through #4 deal with the life of Gaius Baltar, while issues #5 through #8 reveal the history William Adama and issues #9 through 11 focus on Kara Thrace and Karl Agathon. | ''Origins'' is a 2007-2008 comic book series that explores the beginnings of various important Re-imagined Series characters, including [[Gaius Baltar]], [[William Adama]], [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]. Issues #1 through #4 deal with the life of Gaius Baltar, while issues #5 through #8 reveal the history William Adama and issues #9 through 11 focus on Kara Thrace and Karl Agathon. | ||
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====Battlestar Galactica: Ghosts==== | ====Battlestar Galactica: Ghosts==== | ||
[[ | [[Image:BSGGhost01covCalero.jpg|thumb|Cover to ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Ghosts 1]]''.]] | ||
Written by [[Brandon Jerwa]], this 2008 four issue mini-series consists of new characters outside of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' "mainstream" who are part of the [[Ghost Squadron]], a black-ops team struggling to survive after the wake of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. | Written by [[Brandon Jerwa]], this 2008 four issue mini-series consists of new characters outside of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' "mainstream" who are part of the [[Ghost Squadron]], a black-ops team struggling to survive after the wake of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. | ||
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====Battlestar Galactica: Cylon War==== | ====Battlestar Galactica: Cylon War==== | ||
[[ | [[Image:BSGCW01CovRaynor.jpg|thumb|Cover to ''Battlestar Galactica: Cylon War 1''.]] | ||
Written by [[Joshua Ortega]] and [[Eric Nylund]], this four issue 2009 mini-series tells the tale of the [[Cylon War]] decades before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. | Written by [[Joshua Ortega]] and [[Eric Nylund]], this four issue 2009 mini-series tells the tale of the [[Cylon War]] decades before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. | ||
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====Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five==== | ====Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five==== | ||
[[ | [[Image:FinalFive1.jpg|thumb|[[Mel Rubi]] cover to ''Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five 1''.]] | ||
Written by [[Seamus Kevin Fahey]], [[David Reed]] and [[Nigel Raynor]], this four issue 2009 event ties directly into the events of the final episodes of the [[Re-imagined Series]]. | Written by [[Seamus Kevin Fahey]], [[David Reed]] and [[Nigel Raynor]], this four issue 2009 event ties directly into the events of the final episodes of the [[Re-imagined Series]]. | ||
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====Volume 1==== | ====Volume 1==== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Classic BSG Comic 1 Dorman.jpg|thumb|[[Dave Dorman]] cover to ''[[Classic Battlestar Galactica 1]]''.]] | ||
Dynamite produced a short-lived comic book run based on the Original Series. | Dynamite produced a short-lived comic book run based on the Original Series. | ||
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====Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse==== | ====Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse==== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Cylon Apoc Comic 1 Rafael.jpg|thumb|right|''Cylon Apocalypse 1'']] | ||
This 2007 four-part mini-series written by [[Javier Grillo-Marxuach]] details the story of the Colonials' discovery of [[Nano-cybrid|a virus]] that can destroy their Cylon foes and how they try to weaponize it. | This 2007 four-part mini-series written by [[Javier Grillo-Marxuach]] details the story of the Colonials' discovery of [[Nano-cybrid|a virus]] that can destroy their Cylon foes and how they try to weaponize it. | ||
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=== ''Galactica 1980'' === | === ''Galactica 1980'' === | ||
[[ | [[Image:Galactica 1980 1.jpg|thumb|right|"Galactica 1980 1"]] | ||
A "re-imagined" ''Galactica 1980'' written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] was released between September and December 2009. A trade paperback containing all the 4 issues was released in April 2011. | A "re-imagined" ''Galactica 1980'' written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] was released between September and December 2009. A trade paperback containing all the 4 issues was released in April 2011. | ||