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Battlestar Galactica: Gods & Monsters Kindle & comiXology

by Karl Kesel (Author), Alec Morgan (Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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The reimagined Battlestar Galactica, beloved by sci-fi fans for its gripping drama and tense action, returns with an all-new tale! Gaius Baltar, the Galactica's resident genius and self-serving narcissist, believes he was chosen by God - and now moves closer to being one himself when he constructs a living Cylon Centurion. Is it his greatest achievement or biggest mistake? Will it hunt down hidden Cylons within the fleet, or join them? Commander Adama, Starbuck, Apollo, and others throughout the fleet debate the merits of having this new potential threat among them, with one frightful thought simmering beneath the surface: will the Cylon's bloody history repeat itself?
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    Battlestar Galactica: Gods & Monsters
  2. Print length
    139 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    Dynamite Entertainment
  6. Publication date
    July 19, 2017
  7. Reading age
    16 years and up
  8. File size
    478998 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071JPM42F
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dynamite Entertainment (July 19, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 19, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 478998 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 139 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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Brian B
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020
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Great book. Love the Battlestar Galactica stories
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4.0 out of 5 stars Strong storytelling, weak art
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2017
The second Battlestar Galactica “reimagined” the first series by substituting better actors and plots while keeping the central premise and key characters. This graphic adaptation apparently “reimagines” it again, to no apparent purpose, by changing the appearance of the characters. Since no actual actors are involved in a graphic adaptation, the point of changing the look of the characters eludes me. Perhaps the artist simply couldn’t draw the characters, which wouldn’t surprise me since the art is mediocre.

Unlike the art, however, the story is impressive. Baltar reprograms one of the old Centurions, supposedly to make it useful to humans. But we know Baltar isn’t to be trusted. Even the Cylons aren’t sure whether the Centurion can be trusted. Humans are divided as to whether the Sharon who is helping Baltar can be trusted. Oddly, the Sharon looks sort of like Grace Park, making her the only character who resembles an actor from the show.

This volume emphasizes dissension among Cylons, suspicion, and the diminishing sense of being “created equal” that had once been a fundamental Cylon principle. The Cylons are given more depth than the humans, but the story mixes intrigue, action, and human drama in a way that reminded me of the television series. The art probably merits 2 stars but I’m giving the volume 4 stars on the strength of the storytelling.
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Birdie
4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad but not great
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2019
I like the other reviews did not favor the art; it was just a bit too generic..
The premise of the story was an interesting idea, but so much more could have been done with it . It's easy to say this but there was not enough development. Halter builds "Frackinstein", How? Why? Not an easy thing to do... It's unreliable. Superise! I would have liked the book better if more time had been devoted to the entire story. The artist's would have been better received had the character concepts been placed at the beginning . I LOVED the reimagined BSG. This book needed more depth. Next one will be better, and thank you for helping keep the series going...😉.
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Arnold
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting premise, disappointing execution
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017
I love Ronald D. Moore’s reimagining of “Battlestar Galactica” and thought this comic would provide a nice BSG fix. Unfortunately, despite some interesting ideas, it disappoints on a few levels.

The basic premise of the story is that Baltar builds a Cylon Centurion. At first, I thought this would become a ridiculous tale of how a former enemy like a Cylon came to love humanity, and vice versa. That type of humanistic morality tale worked on Star Trek, but doesn’t fit BSG. Fortunately, the story is never so black and white. The author leaves just enough moral ambiguity to keep the story interesting. We see the Centurion’s actions, but never fully understand them. There’s always some distance between us and it.

There’s also a subplot with Anders’ resistance force back on Caprica featuring the Simon Cylon. This was a nice opportunity to see more of Simon, who was criminally underused in the show, but otherwise forgettable.

Tie-in stories to a popular TV show are always tricky. On the one hand, the story has to be interesting in its own right. On the other hand, if the story seems too important, readers will wonder why it was never referenced in the TV show. I can’t help but feel like that here. What happens to the characters in this story should have had an impact, but given what we see in the show it doesn’t. Again, the basic premise for the story isn’t bad, but I don’t think it quite fits with what we see in the show.

The art for this comic doesn’t fit the BSG universe. BSG is a show grounded in gritty realism, so the stylized art clashes with the tone of the story. Many of the characters were unrecognizable and looked nothing like the actors (although I imagine there might be legal reasons for this). Some characters even looked like they had pointed teeth, which really took me out of the story (Baltar often looks like a demon).

Also, I found a pretty glaring typo, with one character saying “devine” instead of “divine.” Hopefully that gets fixed before publication.

Overall, I do like the core story in this comic, but otherwise found it disappointing.

[Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review]
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Wayne A McCoy
3.0 out of 5 stars I liked the story quite a bit, but felt really let down by the art
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2019
'Battlestar Galactica: Gods & Monsters' by Karl Kesel with contribution by Alec Morgan is a story of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series.

Gaius Baltar, with 6 talking in his ear, believes that he can construct a living Cylon Centurion. There is complete skepticism from everyone else because the Centurions are complete killing machines. When the Centurion comes to life and seems to prefer and only speak to other Cylons, it seems that the fears may be right. When a mining operation has a great need, then trust needs to be given to this strange creature.

I liked the story, but the art was not that great. I liked the decision to not try to make the characters look like the actors on the show, but the result was a loose cartoony style that made it hard at times to tell the characters apart.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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Spidey
3.0 out of 5 stars Kind of boring
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017
There were a lot of characters to juggle in the book and none of them look much like their TV counterparts to keep them straight. Basic plot was that Baltar makes a new Cylon and there is a bunch of sleeper agent Cylons. The series was pretty slow.

Received an advance copy from Dynamite and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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The Raging Modeller
3.0 out of 5 stars It's not bad, the story is ok but the art work ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2018
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It's not bad, the story is ok but the art work I really don't like. It's very basic and lacks detail and definition. All the other bsg books have great art work. But it's a good story none the less.
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