Dynamite Entertainment to Publish Stargate Comics
July 20th, 2009
ICv2 is reporting that Dynamite Entertainment has acquired the rights to publish comic books based on the various Stargate television shows (Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: Universe). Three ongoing titles, one based on each show, are planned. The Stargate: Universe series will be a prequel while the Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis series will apparently be continuations of the television shows (Season Eleven and Season Six, respectively).
Dynamite will kick things off with a special $1 introductory comic but no release date has been announced yet. Apparently, comics based on Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis were published in the past by Avatar, with the last issue(s) coming out in July of 2007. I had no idea.
Stargate: Universe to Premiere October 2nd
July 20th, 2009
Syfy has announced its fall premiere dates; you read the official press release at the futon critic). The latest entry in the Stargate franchise, Stargate: Universe, will premiere on Friday, October 2nd with a two-hour installment running from 9-11PM ET. The following week it will settle into its regular 9-10PM time slot. It will be be followed by Sanctuary in its second season. Personally, I’m much more excited about new episodes of Sanctuary than the premiere of Stargate: Universe. Still, I’ll give it three or four episodes to impress me.
Stargate: Universe Looking Less and Less Like Stargate
June 7th, 2009
The latest teaser trailer for SCI FI Channel’s upcoming Stargate Universe series makes the show look less like the third installment in the Stargate franchise and more like a Battlestar Galactica wannabe. Which could very easily be the case. The 50-second spot, titled “Survival,” features brief comments from members of the cast, including Robert Carlyle, Ming-Na and Elyse Levesque. Says Lou Diamond Phillips:
These are real stories and real people with real concerns.
We get it, Lou, it’s going to be REAL. Perhaps the most telling comment comes from Brian J. Smith:
“It’s gonna have a different look, it’s gonna have a different feel, it’s gonna be written differently.
In other words, it won’t be anything like Stargate: SG-1 or Stargate: Atlantis.
Loading ...