New Battlestar Galactica Volume II Hardcover (Battlestar Galactica (Dynamite)) [Hardcover]

Greg Pak (Author), Nigel Raynor (Author)

Book Description

Series: Battlestar Galactica (Dynamite) | Publication Date: January 1, 2008

The second volume of Dynamite Entertainment's acclaimed New Battlestar Galactica series is now available in a hardcover edition! Featuring issues 5-8 of Writer Greg Pak and artist Nigel Raynor's unseen season of stories set aboard the Battlestar Galactica, this series serves as the official compaion to the Peabody award-winning Scifi series! Also inlcudes a complete cover gallery!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Set in the middle of the second season, writer Greg Pak successfully captures the sophistication of the show as well as its overall vibe and that of its numerous and unique characters. Whether it's commander Adama's quiet strength, Starbuck's cockiness and cool, Number Six's sultry manipulations, Gaius Baltar's psychoses and desire for self-preservation or president Roslin's steel will, all these characters ring true. --Jerome Maida, Philadelphia Daily News

About the Author

Greg Pak is an award winning writer. His feature film, Robot Stories, starring Tamlyn Tomita and Sab Shimono, played in 75 festivals, won 35 awards, screened theatrically across the country, and is now available on DVD from Kino Inernational. Pak's feature screenplay "Rio Chino" won the Pipedream Screenwriting Award at the IFP Market and Rockefeller Media Arts Fellowship. Pak wrote the screenplay for the feature MVP, which premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Pak is now writing comic books. Projects include Incredible Hulk and X-Men: Phoenix Endsong for Marvel and Battlestar Galalctica for Dynamite.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933305533
• ISBN-13: 978-1933305530
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,197,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Greg Pak is a filmmaker and comic book writer best known for directing the award-winning feature film "Robot Stories" and writing the epic "Planet Hulk" and "World War Hulk" storylines for Marvel Comics. He was named one of 25 Filmmakers to Watch by Filmmaker Magazine, described as "a talent with a future" by the New York Times, and named "Breakout Talent" of the year by Wizard Magazine.

Pak's run on Marvel's "Incredible Hulk" comic book included the much lauded "Planet Hulk" and "World War Hulk" epics and was named the Best Ongoing Series of 2007 by Wizard Magazine. Pak created the character of Amadeus Cho, who won a 2005 Marvel.com fan favorite poll, and has written numerous Marvel miniseries, including the top-selling "X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong" and the critically acclaimed "Magneto Testament." Pak also wrote the "Battlestar Galactica" series for Dynamite and co-writes the fan favorite "Incredible Hercules" series with Fred Van Lente.

Pak edits AsianAmericanComics.com and AsianAmericanFilm.com and writes the "Pak Talks Comics" column for PakBuzz.com. He studied political science at Yale University, history at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and film production at the NYU graduate film program. He is represented by Sandra Lucchesi of the Gersh Agency, Los Angeles, and David Hale Smith of DHS Literary.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite as good as the first, May 20, 2008

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This review is from: New Battlestar Galactica Volume II Hardcover (Battlestar Galactica (Dynamite)) (Hardcover)

I enjoyed the first book more than this second volume probably because at times I felt the story got a little far-fetched even for my crazy imagination. But it was still a pleasant read for this fan of the show. As with the first volume there is some nice bonus material at the end, including all the covers from the comic series.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Overall, February 7, 2010

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This review is from: New Battlestar Galactica Volume II Hardcover (Battlestar Galactica (Dynamite)) (Hardcover)

I've found these collections from Dynamite to be disapponting. The art work is mostly good, although sometimes the style is overdrawn. Frequently the stories change settings with poor transitions, making the story difficult to follow. Frankly, I don't find the writing and storytelling in these to be up to par with either the show canon or the cover prices being asked. Just okay, but not very insightful, IMO.

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