lightsyder
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Anyone think there is still a chance this might happen? Just wondering if there has been any news on it lately. Everything I've seen on the web is from 2007.
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Babylon 5 graphic novel...
- Thread starter lightsyder
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Jan
Regular
At a con last year JMS seemed to think he'd complete it in the fall of 2008. Haven't heard anything since but he hasn't done any cons since then and that's when he usually talks about it. Unfortunately he had to cancel his appearance at NYCC this past weekend in order to attend the BAFTA awards.
Jan
Jan
Jade Jaguar
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FaceOfGkar
Member
I thought JMS didn't want to do any small B5 stories anymore after the lost tales didn't quite work out? Thought he was aiming for a movie or none at all.
KoshN
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Do you think he was referring to B5 tales that he'd already planned for media other than TV or movies?
Maybe somebody should ASK him in rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated......Jan.
(No, not me.)G'Kar, you look like Bo. Maybe you just REALLY need some work done.
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Jan
Regular
I don't know how the graphic novel fits in with his decision about the future of B5 stories. Obviously, budget's less of an issue when it comes to comics, though one hopes that they'd budget for a better art team than was had originally. Maybe we'll find something out at Comic-Con.
Jan
Republibot 3.0
Regular
Anyone got any new info on this? Is it still a go?
Republibot 3.0
Regular
Do you think he was referring to B5 tales that he'd already planned for media other than TV or movies?
Maybe somebody should ASK him in rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated......Jan.
G'Kar, you look like Bo. Maybe you just REALLY need some work done.
I actually did ask him when I interviewed him for Republibot a while back. He said that we're not going to see stuff written for the screen/film turn up in a graphic novel or novel format. That doesn't preclude new stories written specifically for comics or magazines or whatever, of course.
This particular GN has been in the works since 2001. It was always planned as a graphic novel and as far as we have been told it's going to be the same story he started working on then. In 2004 he said it was about halfway done. In 2006 he said it was just about ready. Later in 2006 he said: "It's still going ahead in starts and fits." The contract with Wildstorm still exists AFAIK so my guess is Joe wants to make it perfect and hasn't turned in his final draft. This particular project shouldn't be affected by other decisions involving budgets, movies, DVDs, etc.
Republibot 3.0
Regular
Interesting. I actually remember mention of this now, but I'd forgotten about it. Geez, I wish I'd remembered it when I interviewed him a while ago. I'd love to know the status on that.
Do we even have a title for it?
