Despite having not aired any new episodes in over four years, it’s safe to say that interest in Farscape has yet to wane. This has been proven yet again in a big way as the first issue of the comic book continuation of the series has quickly sold out and is going back for a second printing. I’m saving my review until this first four issue storyline is complete, so look for it soon. Here’s all the second printing details from BOOM! Studios and the new cover below that.
For Immediate Release:
LOS ANGELES – January 5th, 2008 – BOOM! Studios announced today that after selling out in five days, FARSCAPE #1 will be receiving a second printing. The second print will have a slightly altered cover to distinguish itself from the first printing.
Diamond Comics Distributors will make the second printing of FARSCAPE #1 available on January 14th, at that time the second printing’s code will open for orders, and a Diamond Daily article will also run that day alerting retailers to its availability.
FARSCAPE #1 second print has a tentative street date of February 4th.
“All of us involved with the Farscape comic books are ecstatic that the fans have embraced the project in such an overwhelming way,” said BOOM!’s Managing Editor Matt Gagnon. ” I couldn’t be happier with the team we have in place. We’re having a blast continuing the Farscape mythos, and we hope it shows.”
FARSCAPE #1 is written by television series creator Rockne S. O’Bannon with script by Keith R.A. DeCandido, interior art by Tommy Patterson and cover art by fan-favorites Dennis Calero and Joseph Corroney!
Picking up directly where the television miniseries FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS left off, fans can look forward to show creator O’Bannon steering their favorite characters into new and original stories, keeping with the existing canon – and then extending it!
Debuting on the SCI-FI Channel in 1998, FARSCAPE follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, who has a freak accident during an experimental space mission that catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he’s trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology – a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a distant galaxy.
A groundbreaking award-winning sci-fi production, FARSCAPE from The Jim Henson Company and [HALLMARK] has become a global favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television’s “Best Cult Shows Ever” and most recently named by EMPIRE Magazine as one of the “50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time,” FARSCAPE is known for the overwhelming fan-based campaign that led to its miniseries production. The show has continued to find new audiences as it airs in syndication and is available on iTunes and DVD.
