CLASSIC IMAGE: COLONIAL CASUALTY!

 

A Colonial Viper is obliterated by pursuant Cylon craft in a surprise attack, in an effects composite moment shot for Saga of a Star World that was ultimately never used.

CLASSIC IMAGE: STARBUCK SHOOTS TO KILL!

 

Deep within the dangerous and vile Ovion mines of Carillon, Lt. Starbuck takes down more Cylon opposition in another famous series posed promotional image of Dirk Benedict from Saga of a Star World used on many merchandise items, most notably for US and International jigsaw puzzles of varying sizes.

CLASSIC ART: TRAPPED IN THE MEMORY MACHINE!

Having adapted the original pilot episode and the subsequent Lost Planet of the Gods two-parter, Marvel Comics goes into its own divergent but no less interesting storytelling direction from the aftermath of the battle at Kobol, as Adama urgently enters the dangerous Memory Machine, sabotaged by the returned Sire Uri, to try and recall the now destroyed Kobol ancient writings pinpointing the location of the lost Thirteenth Tribe. Action-packed cover art for issue 7 by Rich Buckler and Klaus Janson.

Original B/W version.

GALACTICA 1980: VALUED ADVICE!

Truly the elder statesman leader of the Colonial Fleet, Commander Adama has thankfully survived to see humanity reach the long lost world of Earth. His help and advice on how to interact with the people of that world, now revealed as not being of high technological advance, is needed more than ever, as he confers with the grown up Troy in an episodic moment from Galactica 1980.

BEHIND THE SCENES: THE REAL VIPER BUILDERS!

In the fictional world of Battlestar Galactica, our heroes had few Vipers to regularly protect the surviving human fleet, but no such problems in the real world of Apogee Studios in 1978, as model-making legend Steve Gawley and the model shop work on numerous versions of the magnificent craft prior to filming.

CLASSIC ART: CARILLON ESCAPE!

The classic and exciting finale to Saga of a Star World - the Colonials barely escaping from the combined Cylon and Ovion trap on the leisure world of Carillon - as captured in this great art by resident Galactican artist Chris Scalf.

INTERGALACTIC GALACTICA!

Out there amongst the stars the magnificent, mighty Battlestar Galactica continues its onwards journey to find a new home, to find that long lost world of... Earth. Great art by Ad Nadin.

SAGA OF A STAR WORLD wishes all its worldwide readers a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a prosperous, safe 2022!