The Merchandise GuideBlam! Ventures
Compiled by Martin Willey
The Merchandise GuideStory descriptions from Blam! Ventures comics.
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Illustrations by Gray Morrow and Miki
A retro reintroduction to sci-fi's lost gothic space odyssey! Based on the classic science fiction television series Space: 1999 and set in the continuity of the original series!
A mysterious illness ravages the pilots of Moonbase Alpha, as a rogue planet approaches our solar system transmitting a cryptic signal. John Koenig is called in to take command, and discovers a mounting disaster of epic portions-- one that will have worldwide repercussions!
Part one of a two part adaptation of the pilot episode of Space: 1999 Breakaway, as seen through the personal logs of Commander John Koenig and Professor Victor Bergman on Moonbase Alpha -- expanded to include both new and unfilmed material, and utilizing the remastered art of comics legend Gray Morrow as a basis for this revolutionary retelling of a sci-fi classic.
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Illustrations by Gray Morrow and Miki
Based on the classic science fiction television series Space: 1999- and set in the continuity of the original series!
Time has run out for John Koenig! As an atomic accident causes the moon to be blown out of orbit and hurled into the unknown, the survivors of the Moonbase Alpha are launched towards their destiny across the stars.
The stunning conclusion of a two part adaptation of the pilot episode of Space: 1999 Breakaway, as seen through the personal logs of Commander John Koenig and Professor Victor Bergman on Moonbase Alpha -- expanded to include both new and unfilmed material, and utilizing the remastered art of comics legend Gray Morrow as a basis for this revolutionary retelling of a sci-fi classic.
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Illustrations by David Hueso and Miki
In an alternate universe where JFK was never assassinated, mankind has already suffered through World War III, unified into a single world government, and built a base on the moon by the year 1999!
As the crisis on the moon unfolds, John Koenig's estranged fianc vacations in exotic locales; a sixteen-year-old girl discovers her father is a famous astronaut on the moon; and a conspiracy to take control of the world government is set in motion!
Aftershock follows nine lives that are forever changed by the carnage left in the moon's wake. Told from the point of view of those left behind on a ravaged Earth, AFTERSHOCK explores the scientific, environmental, and social political repercussions of a world left with no moon.
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Illustrations by David Hueso and Miki
Based on the classic science fiction television series Space: 1999 and set in the continuity of the original series!
The Moon is blasted out of orbit! Volcanoes erupt in the South Pacific! Earthquakes decimate Western Europe and California! The International Space station is torn to shreds by the gravitic stresses! Losing the Moon causes the earth to suffer disasters of biblical proportions, and Marcia, Haylee, Art, and Admiral Walker are all caught in the middle of it!
Aftershock follows nine lives that are forever changed by the carnage left in the moon's wake. Told from the point of view of those left behind on a ravaged Earth, AFTERSHOCK explores the scientific, environmental, and social political repercussions of a world left with no moon.
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Illustrations by David Hueso and Miki
Based on the classic science fiction television series Space: 1999 and set in the continuity of the original series!
A tremendous tidal wave bares down on Australia's Gold Coast, and Eagle pilot Guido Verdeschi rushes to rescue young Haylee from nature's fury. Barely alive in a sealed remnant of the destroyed international space station, dying astronaut Ed Lagos reveals to his friend Bruno Giovi the secrets of Admiral Walker's planned coup of the World Government! In California, Walker struggles to escape his decimated hidden weapons cache, while, across the United States, the meteoric debris of the space station bombards New York!
The Earth will be forever changed by these cataclysmic events, but will anyone be left alive to survive in this brave new world?
Told from the point of view of those left behind on a ravaged Earth, Aftershock explores the scientific, environmental, and socio-political repercussions of a world left with no moon.
A carefully selected body of original Space: 1999 comics from the 1970s, Space: 1999- CLASSIC is a celebration of the series that not only looks back in retro nostalgia --but also forward to the future of this dynamic space epic.
Within these pages are not simply reprints, but remastered works, most in color for the first time. With respect to the intent and spirit of the original body of work, these comics have been enhanced and clarified within both the story and art, in order to bring these Alphan adventures more in line with both the established continuity of the original Space: 1999 original televised series and the new graphic novel series.
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Illustrations by Gray Morrow and Miki
After suffering the loss of Victor Bergman, Paul Morrow, and David Kano, John Koenig and Moonbase Alpha find themselves at the mercy of an alien mastermind and a biological computer that eats minds. Their only hope is to appeal to the mercy of the madman's daughter, a shape shifting young woman called Maya, and convince her of her father's sinister plan!
Part one of a two part adaptation of the season two episode of Space: 1999 "The Metamorph" -- expanded to include both new and cut dialogue, and utilizing the remastered art of comics legend Gray Morrow!
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska and Nicola Cuti. Illustrations by Gray Morrow and Miki
The Metamorph concludes! Can Maya help Koenig stop her father from draining the minds of every man and woman on Moonbase Alpha? Then, flashback as an alien merchant comes to the moon bearing the dubious gift of an ever-flowing Cornucopia, before John, Victor, and Helena find themselves doubting reality as they become ensnared in the Mind of the Snark!
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska and Nicola Cuti. Illustrations by Miki and Various.
Koenig faces demons in the subconscious "Mind of the Snark", before plantlike life forms infiltrate Moonbase Alpha disguised as Helena and Victor in "Seeds of Doubt"!
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska and Nicola Cuti. Illustrations by Gray Morrow, Mike Noble, John Byrne, and Miki
Reprinting for the first time in the United States comics from the British Look-in run of Space: 1999! An Alien ship crashes into Moonbase Alpha, killing several Alphans and carrying the Spirit of Kalax! Then John, Victor and Helena are trapped by a black sun and plagued by visions of The Long Man.
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Mike Pelowski and Angus P. Allan.
Concluding in this issue is the second half of The Long Man. John Koenig, Dr. Helena Russell, and Prof. Victor Bergman are stranded on a planet where a Black Sun prevents them communicating with Moonbase Alpha. Next, in The Old Gods are not Eternal, the team lands on a world rich in plant life of all varieties but without any trace of animals. If it wasn't strange enough, they find Mayan temples and structures identical in style to those on Earth, and much, much more!
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska and John Byrne. Illustrations by Byrne and Miki
In this issue, the team encounters hostile aliens in orbit around the Demon Star! Just as Koenig is about to order the command to attack, the aliens capture members of the crew, including Helena. Following the aliens back to their planet, the crew is surprised by what they find waiting for them.
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska. Illustrations by Byrne, Alcazar, Nicola Cuti, and Miki
First, the deadly secret of the Demonstar reveals itself as the John Byrne classic tale concludes! Then... E Pluribus Unum! A disagreement between Koenig and Bergman leads to trouble as they stumble upon an advanced civilization hiding behind masks on a prehistoric world, and are quickly sentenced to death! Can John and Victor reconcile their differences, and save the people of Volcania and themselves from their own short-sightedness before it's too late?
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska. Illustrations by Gray Morrow, John Byrne, Joe Staton, and Miki
This issue: 'Of Mice and Mandroids' Chapters 1 and 2 (of 6)
Classic Space: 1999's only multi-issue story arc begins!
1,387 days since the moon was blasted out of the Earth's orbit, Moonbase Alpha encounters a lone android drifting through the void who dubs himself "The Infinity Mechanism." The sole survivor of a devastating war and the last of his kind, he claims to be able to give life without sickness, illness, or ageing. An intriguing offer, but is there more to this machine than meets the eye?
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska. Illustrations by Gray Morrow, John Byrne, and Miki
This issue: 'Of Mice and Mandroids' Chapters 3 and 4 (of 6)
Classic Space: 1999's only multi-issue story arc continues!
SURVIVAL! After suffering the death of an important member of the Main Mission crew last issue, Koenig finds himself facing his own mortality as he is ejected into the void sans space helmet! The crew of Alpha is tasked with locating their fallen leader, and facing off against a sole survivor of the Infinity Mechanism's genocide: a strikingly beautiful alien queen determined to defeat John Koenig in an apocalyptic ENDGAME!
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Angus P. Alan, and Nicola Cuti. Illustrations by Mike Noble, Gray Morrow, and Miki
This issue: 'Of Mice and Mandroids' Chapter 5 (of 6)
Classic Space: 1999's only multi-issue story arc continues!
The sole survivor of the destruction wrought on her world by the Infinity Mechanism, an Alien Queen with misguided motives has infiltrated Alpha, targeting Commander John Koenig! Can Koenig use logic alone to save himself and Alpha from an uncertain fate? Then flash forward to a tale that takes place after the second season of Space 1999, as John and Maya find themselves the victims of a time warp and an alien insurrection!
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska and Angus P. Allan, Illustrations by Mike Noble, John Byrne, and Miki
This issue: 'Of Mice and Mandroids' Chapter 6 (of 6)
Classic Space: 1999's only multi-issue story arc concludes!
FINAL ISSUE! Years after their encounter with her on the planet Xeron, the Alien Queen Zhara's plot is revealed! As Space: 1999 classic comes to a close, the members of Moonbase Alpha discover that they have in fact found home, but not the home they were hoping for... This issue is adapted From the British Space: 1999 comic series, never before printed in the United States, with a new story twist that only BLAM! Ventures and Archaia Entertainment could spin! Join John, Helena, Alan, Tony, and Maya for one last moonrise, retro style!
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Illustrations by Gray Morrow, and Various
The sci-fi classic series continues! September 13th: 1999 when an atomic accident causes the moon to be blown out of orbit and hurled into the unknown, the survivors of the lunar base stationed there launch towards their destiny and adventures across the stars! Set in the continuity of the original series, Classic Space: 1999 To Everything That Was fills in the gap between the first and second seasons of the gothic science fiction television series Space: 1999, offering an exciting narrative of events that occurred "behind the scenes."
This collection is a celebration of the Space: 1999 comics of yesteryear, reprinting the best of the Charlton Comics series, the British Look-In issues and Annuals, with remastered and unpublished works by comic book legends such as Gray Morrow (Man-Thing, Tarzan, Buck Rogers), John Byrne(X-men, Fantastic Four), Joe Staton (Green Lantern, Superboy), and more.
A labour of love, Classic Space: 1999 To Everything That Was utilizes over a dozen rare Space: 1999 painted artworks as chapter breaks, and is adorned by a previously unpublished Gray Morrow Space: 1999 cover painting, originally intended for the next issue of the 1977 cancelled Charlton comic series run and only seen print in the late '70s as a puzzle, now beautifully restored!
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Written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Illustrations by Gray Morrow, David Hueso, and Miki
In an alternate universe where JFK was never assassinated, mankind has already suffered through World War III, unified into a single world government, and built a base on the moon by the year 1999!
September 13th: 1999 - An atomic accident causes the moon to be blown out of orbit and hurled into the unknown, the survivors of the lunar base stationed there launched towards their destiny across the stars. But what of the cataclysm and wanton destruction caused to the Earth in its wake?
This ground breaking retro-reintroduction to the sci-fi hit series begins with AFTERSHOCK, which follows nine lives who are forever changed by the carnage left in the moon's wake. Told from the point of view of those left behind on a ravaged Earth, AFTERSHOCK explores the scientific, environmental, and social political repercussions of a world left with no moon.
The story continues in AWE, which adapts the pilot episode of Space: 1999 "Breakaway", as seen through the personal logs of Commander John Koenig and Professor Victor Bergman on Moonbase Alpha -- expanded to include both new and unfilmed material, and utilizing the remastered art of comics legend Gray Morrow as a basis for this revolutionary retelling.
by Andrew E. C. Gaska and featuring work by Mike Noble,
Angus P. Allan, Mike Pellowski, Nicolas Cuti, Gray Morrow,
Vicente Alcazar, Miki, and more!
The sci-fi classic series continues! September 13th: 1999 when an atomic accident causes the moon to be blown out of orbit and hurled into the unknown, the survivors of the lunar base stationed there launch towards their destiny and adventures across the stars!
Sleight of Hand, State of Mind contains the following Classic Space: 1999 adventures, remastered in black and white exclusively for this collection:
From the back alleys of imagination, to the first class luxury penthouses of your dreams, BLAM! Noir's new line of retro inspired pulp comic magazines and dime prose novels will take you across the universe and back in luscious black and white. Inspired by the pulps of the '40s, and the black and white comics magazines of the '70s, we've packed all the fury, fear, and visions of the future into every BLAM! Noir title.
by Andrew E. C. Gaska and featuring work by Mike Noble,
Angus P. Allan, Mike Pellowski, Nicolas Cuti, Gray Morrow,
Vicente Alcazar, Miki, and more!
The sci-fi classic series continues! September 13th: 1999 when an atomic accident causes the moon to be blown out of orbit and hurled into the unknown, the survivors of the lunar base stationed there launch towards their destiny and adventures across the stars!
Ancient Aliens, New Worlds contains the following Classic Space: 1999 adventures, remastered in black and white exclusively for this collection:
From the back alleys of imagination, to the first class luxury penthouses of your dreams, BLAM! Noir's new line of retro inspired pulp comic magazines and dime prose novels will take you across the universe and back in luscious black and white. Inspired by the pulps of the '40s, and the black and white comics magazines of the '70s, we've packed all the fury, fear, and visions of the future into every BLAM! Noir title.
by Andrew E. C. Gaska and featuring work by Mike Noble,
Angus P. Allan, Mike Pellowski, Nicolas Cuti, Gray Morrow,
Vicente Alcazar, Miki, and more!
The sci-fi classic series continues! September 13th: 1999 when an atomic accident causes the moon to be blown out of orbit and hurled into the unknown, the survivors of the lunar base stationed there launch towards their destiny and adventures across the stars!
Beyond the Second Cycle contains the following Classic Space: 1999 adventures, remastered in black and white exclusively for this collection:
From the back alleys of imagination, to the first class luxury penthouses of your dreams, BLAM! Noir's new line of retro inspired pulp comic magazines and dime prose novels will take you across the universe and back in luscious black and white. Inspired by the pulps of the '40s, and the black and white comics magazines of the '70s, we've packed all the fury, fear, and visions of the future into every BLAM! Noir title.