Battlestar Galactica #10 Review


Commander Adama has an important decision, but just how will this affect the Galactca? Read on to find out.

The official description from Dynamite:

To escape from the Cylon mainforce chasing them, the human survivors must run and run hard… but that will mean leaving a chunk of the fleet behind. Commander Adama is not prepared to make that sacrifice, because of the terrible risks. He has one chance to prove his laurels as the greatest Battlestar commander in the 12 Colonies. Awesome, space-shaking space-battle action and edge of the seat tension from cosmic superstar writer Dan Abnett!

Battlestar Galactica #10 variantBattlestar Galactica is a franchise that most sci-fi fans will know as whether it’s the original (which this comics based on) you prefer or the re-imagined version from 2004 one thing that remains the same is the overall high quality. I unfortunately can’t say the same about this comic as though it’s good it’s far from amazing.

Dan Abnett is a well known name in the cosmic community having had a brilliant run on Guardians of the Galaxy as well as having produced some outstanding Warhammer novels. It’s this that made me believe that he’d be the perfect man to handle a Battlestar Galactica adaptation and though this is only the first issue I’ve read I haven’t really seen anything to back this up. Despite this not being his best work Abnett does give us some fantastic character interaction as well as some intriguing developments and with a little work this new story could easily become very good.

The art on this issue is from Cezar Razek who’s been working on the series since it started last year. Honestly there’s very little to dislike about Razek’s art as though the facial expressions aren’t the smoothest the overall layout and detail is to a high standard. He also uses the space well as though the lack of background and scenery may disappoint some I personally felt it allowed certain emotions to stand out more. The art is also rounded off nicely with brilliant inks from Razek and deep colours from Vincius Townsend that match Dynamite’s general colour style.

Battlestar Galactica isn’t a terrible series but as a fan of both series I have to say I wasn’t overly impressed. Despite this it did do enough to merit a recommendation.

OUR RATING
6.5
  • + Dan Abnett delivers a solid script with great character interaction.
  • + Terrific art from Cezar Razek.
  • + Interesting developments.
  • - A bit repetitive and dull near the start.

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