Babylon 5: The Price of Peace (DC Comics Graphic Novel) [Paperback]

J. Michael Straczynski (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 125 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (November 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156389467X
• ISBN-13: 978-1563894671
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,434,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

J. Michael Staczynski was born in Paterson, NJ in 1954, from a lower-middle-class blue-collar family that moved 21 times in his first 18 years. He began writing in earnest and selling at the age of 17 and hasn't stopped since. He graduated San Diego State University with degrees in Psychology and Sociology.

As a journalist, he has written over 500 published articles for such periodicals as The Los Anglees Times, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Penthouse, Writer's Digest, San Diego Magazine, the San Diego and Los Angeles Reader and TIME, Inc. He has also published numerous short stories in Amazing Science Fiction Magazine, Pulphouse, and various anthologies.

As a television writer and producer, he has written over 200 produced episodes, including workj on The New Twilight Zone, Nightmare Classics and Murder She Wrote. He also wrote, created and produced the series Babylon 5, Crusade and Jeremiah.

Moving from TV to film, he wrote Changeling (directed by Clint Eastwood), Ninja Assassin (produced by the Wachowskis), provided the story for Thor (directed by Kenneth Branagh), wrote Underworld 4 (starring Kate Beckinsale), and has written numerous other films that are currently slated for production.

He has won the Hugo Award (twice), the Saturn Award, the Eisner Award, the Inkpot Lifetime Achievement Award, the E Pluribus Unum Award from the American Cinema Foundation, the Space Frontier Foundation award, the Ray Bradbury Award, the Christopher Award, and over a dozen others.

He was also nominated for a British Academy Award (BAFTA) for his screenplay for Changeling.

He writes ten hours a day, every day, except for his birthday, New Year's Day and Christmas Day.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting background, average art, April 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Babylon 5: The Price of Peace (DC Comics Graphic Novel) (Paperback)

This comic collection provides good "canon" background for Jeff Sinclair's story, and meshes well with Book 9, "To Dream in the City of Sorrows." I recommend it for any serious B5 fan.However, the artwork sometimes was lacking. (Garibaldi is the exception, as he was consistently well-drawn.) For some reason, Neroon was recognizable in only his first two frames -- after that he was completely different. At any rate, "The Price of Peace" storyline was interesting and engaging, and the characters were believable. The added bonus of the Psi Corps comic at the end is a hoot!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like an episode of B5 that you missed... very well done, January 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Babylon 5: The Price of Peace (DC Comics Graphic Novel) (Paperback)

After I got done reading the primary story (4 out of the first 5 chapters), I felt like I'd seen an episode that never got aired. I have to admit in a lot of ways that I (almost) liked Sinclair more than Sheridan... this collection and the novel "To Dream in the City of Sorrows" fill in more than a few gaps. The first chapter is the best, written by JMS and beautifully-illustrated, but it's all good. The characterization is right-on, too, something I've heard hasn't been a strong point of the B5 novels, excepting "To Dream" and "Dark Genesis." The Psi Corps chapter complements the latter novel well, too. I look forward to more B5 comics (and novels, especially the Centauri Prime Trilogy!) -- the show's over, but the fat lady hasn't sung just yet.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you missed the comics, pick this up!, January 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Babylon 5: The Price of Peace (DC Comics Graphic Novel) (Paperback)

This is a bundle of the first four comics and the 11th comic. It takes place during the second season; and for those who may not know, these comics are much like the show. While each is an individual story, they all pull together to tell a 'big' story as well. If you like the show and you like the characters, you'll like this too.