Limited to 500 copies and is priced at $50, the exclusive hardcover edition will only be available at the BOOM! Studios Booth (#2543), where Rockne S. O’Bannon will be signing on both Friday at 2pm and Saturday at 3:45pm.
The initial “Farscape” four issue series and “Farscape: Strange Detractors” picks up directly where the television miniseries “Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars” left off. The series leads popular characters into new and original stories, but follows existing canon and sometimes extends it.
O’Bannon will be joined with “Fascape” comics scribe Keith R.A. DeCandido, who will be at the BOOM! Studios booth all week during Comic-Con signing a limited supply of single issues of the mini-series “Farscape”, “Farscape: Strange Detractors,” and “Farscape: D’Argo’s Lament.” DeCandido will also sign during O’Bannon’s scheduled signing times.
O’Bannon will also be appearing as part of the “Farscape” 10th Anniversary Panel during Comic-Con ’09 on Friday, July 24th at 10:15am in Room 6BCF with “Farscape” television show stars Ben Browder (John Crichton), Claudia Black (Aeryn Sun) and executive producer/director Brian Henson. DeCandido will be moderating the 10th Anniversary Panel which helps celebrate the re-release of the critically acclaimed TV show to DVD this coming November.
In addition, O’Bannon and DeCandido will appear on Saturday, July 25th at 2:30pm for the BOOM! Studios “Farscape” Comics Panel in Room 10 to talk about the smash hit comic series of 2009 with “Farscape” comics editor Ian Brill.
Following both panels, O’Bannon and DeCandido will appear together at the BOOM! Studios booth (#2543) to sign the Exclusive Comic-Con ’09 “Farscape Vol. 1. Scorpius Edition” hardcover. Keith R.A. DeCandido will be appearing at the BOOM! Studios booth throughout the show.
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 joint venture between The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark, ‘Farscape” 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.