FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GET READY FOR THE EXPLOSIVE SEASON FINALE TO DYNAMITE'S FIRST BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SERIES!
Greg Pak's 12 Issue Finale! May 17, 2007, Runnemede, NJ - DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT today released images and information featuring the final issue of their hit sci-fi series NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #12 (of 12), which concludes the spectacular comic book companion "season" from Greg (World War Hulk) Pak and artist Nigel Raynor. New Battlestar Galactica #12 will be available with covers by Joe Prado and Stephen Segovia and Battlestar interior artist Nigel Raynor, as well as another out-of-this-world Battlestar photo cover. Also, Battlestar fans should ask their retailer about the special "Cylon Silver Foil" edition of New Battlestar Galactica #12, featuring the art of Stephen Segovia! Dynamite stated, "The grand finale to our first year of New Battlestar Galactica comics is here! Writer Greg Pak - ably aided by artist Nigel Raynor - has crafted an incredible ‘companion' to the Peabody Award-winning Sci-Fi series, and his year long story arc comes to a startling conclusion here! The fate of the Returners, Sharon and the Galactica all hang in the balance!" The events of Dynamite's Battlestar Galactica comic book series take place in the middle of the second season of SCIFI's hit television show- after the return from Kobol and the arrival of the Pegasus. The series, written by Greg Pak with art by Nigel Raynor, presents an all-new and untold epic of the last survivors of a deadly Cylon attack. The Cylons were created by man… They rebelled… They evolved… They look and feel human… Some are programmed to think that they are human…There are many copies… And they have a plan. Dynamite's first Battlestar Galactica story arc (issues #0 - #4) begins the "Saga of the Returners", as the crew of the Galactica discovers a burning medivac ship containing departed crew members, friends and family… alive! Among these "Returners" is Zak, Commander Adama's son who was killed in a flight incident. Quickly, discovery and prophecy turn to explosive treachery as Commander Adama and the crew of the Battlestar Galactica face their most desperate hour. What is the dangerous secret of these "Returners"? Are they Cylons or something far worse? Or do they hold the key that will deliver the Galactica to Earth? As desperate times call for equally desperate measures, Adama takes up a role long left past on a mission with Starbuck and Zak to battle Cylons face-to-face. All this and the return of the antebellum Cylons- but whose side are they on! Issues #5 through #8 find the crew of the Galactica still recovering from the effects of the "Returners" and facing an unexpected threat from scavenging space pirates while Captain Sharon Valerii makes some startling revelations. As battles erupt on all fronts with Cylon versus Cylon, the scavengers, now under the unexpected command of Sharon, set their sights on the Galactica. Adama's only defense consists of a Returners Brigade as the three different groups of Cylons rush headlong into battle with the Galactica as a prize. By the end of issue #8, loyalties are tested, the mystery of Sharon's true nature begins to unravel and… a journey into the heart of the Cylon Empire! In the final chapter of Dynamite's Galactica series (issues #9 through #12), the fate of the Returners, Sharon and the Galactica all hang in the balance! With the majority of the Galactica infected by the Returner Virus, Adama lets his desperate measures play out. The truth about the Returners is revealed and in the heart of the Cylon Empire, Sharon finally learns her true origins - but can she handle the shocking revelation. NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #12 (OF 12) (APR07 3571) WRITTEN BY GREG PAK; ART BY NIGEL RAYNOR, COLORS BY DAVID CURIEL; COVER ART BY STEPHEN SEGOVIA, NIGEL RAYNOR, JOE PRADO AND A BSG PHOTO COVER (SHIPPING IN EQUAL RATIO)! Also Available: FOIL EDITION ($19.99) C107329 FANS! ASK YOUR LOCAL RETAILER ABOUT THE VIRGIN SEGOVIA COVER For art and more information please visit: http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C107319.html Dynamite plans to have incredible support for this release with house ads, Diamond Previews Ads, online ads through news websites, as well as prints ads in Comic Shop News! ###
www.dynamiteentertainment.com ABOUT DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT: DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling titles and properties. Beginning with their Army of Darkness comic book series - launching as the #1 independent comic in July of '04 - and recently ranked the #1 selling Independent Horror comic -- and continuing to their best-selling Red Sonja series - issue #0 alone selling over 240,000 copies and ongoing issues and one-shots recently ranked among the best-selling titles in unit sales and dollar volume - and not only has Dynamite consistently released Red Sonja as THE top selling single comic outside of Marvel and DC Comics, Dynamite successfully places more titles in the Top 100 than most non-Marvel, non-DC publishers. Dynamite's new monthly Battlestar Galactica series is the company's first major launch of '06, debuting with an impressive 175,000 copies in initial orders sold for the introductory #0 issue. Dynamite's ongoing Highlander comic book series launched to excess of 100,000 copies sold for issue #0. The recently released The Lone Ranger #1 sold out on its first day in comic shops, went in to an immediate 2nd printing, and the 2nd printing sold out from Dynamite! Now, in addition to the ongoing Red Sonja and AOD series, DYNAMITE has released the all-new Battlestar Galactica comic by Greg Pak and Nigel Raynor - launching with a specially priced #0 issue, having sold in excess of 175,000 copies and recently featured in the pages of TV Guide, A classic Battlestar Galactica comic book series, Xena by John Layman and Fabiano Neves, a Darkman vs. the Army of Darkness mini-series and is preparing the Lone Ranger with Brett Matthews and John Cassaday - and Dynamite has more on the horizon! In addition to the creators mentioned - Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics, including Alex (Justice) Ross, John (Astonishing X-Men) Cassaday, Michael (Superman/Batman, Aspen Comics) Turner, Jim (All-Star Batman) Lee, Michael (Red Sonja) Avon Oeming, Mike (Red Sonja/X-Men) Carey, Jim (Justice) Kruegar, Greg (The Incredible Hulk) Pak, Brett (Serenity, The Lone Ranger) Matthews - as well as working with up and coming new talent and enhancing strong creators! The company also produces new and classic material from such creators as Paul Gulacy and Doug Moench's Six from Sirius, Tim Truman's Scout, Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso's Borderline and other titles including Jim Starlin's Dreadstar, in addition to reprint editions of classic Red Sonja material and more. For updated information on Dynamite Entertainment and their titles, please visit the Dynamite website at www.dynamiteentertainment.com
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