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Battlestar Galactica Volume 1 – Dynamite

This more fucking like it, after the big let done and laborious effort that was the BSG manga this first of three in the official comic tie in to the TV series redeems the reputation of BSG comics fully. The action here takes place during the second season whilst Boomer is still in the holding cell. The Galactica encounters a distress call from a long since thought lost in action medical frigate but even stranger is the crew on board they are all people that died in air-borne incidents back on the colonies years ago then add into the mix a group of terrorists and a virus that stricken s nearly the whole fleet and it feels like getting into that warm pair of slippers on a winters day, this is familiar ground.

The writing here is inch perfect and truly feels like part of the BSG universe with all the story elements and plot lines that come about never feeling forced. The Identity of several of the “returners” as they are dubbed by the colonists will come as a big shock and that is where this novel will lose marks as the events in this book seem so large its impossible to believe that they will never be referred to in the TV show. But that aside the characters are also well written with Admiral Adama’s reaction to the identity of one of the returners being on the money.

The big plus here is the artwork and let’s face it the Japanese style does not suit a subject matter as dark and with such a heavy narrative as BSG. Character drawings are all spot on with my only gripe being that President Roslin looks a tad on the young side which we know will dissapoint McFlee given his lusty feelings towards the mature Roslin.

A lot of high points in this story the main revelation is a true shocker and provides the main meat of the story (will try and keep this spoiler free) and also the discovery of a fleet of old school Cylons that are still programmed to respond to human commands, and after the discovery upon being told to go frak themselves proceed to blow seven shades of shit out of each other.

In summary is best to look upon this as an alternative timeline entry, but is still damned entertaining and given that the TV series has just wrapped this will ease those BSG DT’s a little.

Rating : 8/10

Not just a good BSG but a great comic worth checking out.