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| Dave Cockrum/Bob McLeod |
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| Dave Cockrum/Bob Wiacek |
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| Dave Cockrum/Rudy Nebres |
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| Walt Simonson/Klaus Janson |
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| Walt Simonson/Klaus Janson |
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| Rich Buckler/Klaus Janson |
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| Rich Buckler/Klaus Janson |
In 1979, Marvel Comics launched their
Battlestar Galactica comic book series. In issues #1-3, writer
Roger McKenzie and artist
Ernie Colon adapted the premiere telefilm, "Saga Of A Star World," while Issues #4 & 5, by McKenzie and
Walt Simonson, adapted the following two-part story, "Lost Planet Of The Gods." Starting with issue #6, Marvel began publishing original adventures, also written by McKenzie, with pencil art by
Rich Buckler. Inker
Klaus Janson provided the finishes on most of the run.
Unlike
Star Trek, Galactica's type of space opera better lent itself to the Marvel Comics style of storytelling, and Simonson and Buckler, in particular, really had a handle on the material. It also appears that Universal gave the company a bit more leeway than Paramount had given them on
Trek, because their
Galactica series really pushed the concept and introduced a lot of great ideas.
I
really love this series - especially the issues that Simonson worked on.
I'll post the second batch of covers shortly.
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