Galaxion
Encyclopedia
Galaxion is a science fiction
comic book
and webcomic
series written and drawn by Canadian
Tara Tallan (née Jenkins).
The story follows the crew of an interstellar ship, the Galaxion, as they test a new experimental hyperdrive
engine. The story's narrative presents the Galaxions geologist Aria Schafer's point of view.
Around 1993, the story first appeared as one half of a photocopied, digest size
flip
comic book
Salmagundi
. This lasted seven issues.
In the late 1990s the story was relaunched in a self-published full-sized comic. There were also two "special issues": a shorter 99 cent special and a "flip book" with Amy Unbounded
by Rachel Hartman. The first six issues were collected in a graphic novel, Galaxion: The Graphic Novel Volume One. This second version of Galaxion made it to eleven full issues but ceased publication in 1999 as the demands of parenthood pulled Tara away from the drawing table.
In 2006, Tara launched a third version of Galaxion as a bi-weekly webcomic
hosted at Girlamatic
The series is also a member of Palace in the Sky Publishing.
version of Galaxion. The roles have been different in earlier versions. For example, the print comic shows Scavina in command of the Galaxion from the beginning and Zandarin leading the Survey Contact Team.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
and webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
series written and drawn by Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Tara Tallan (née Jenkins).
The story follows the crew of an interstellar ship, the Galaxion, as they test a new experimental hyperdrive
Hyperdrive
Hyperdrive is a name given to certain methods of traveling faster-than-light in science fiction. Related concepts are jump drive and warp drive....
engine. The story's narrative presents the Galaxions geologist Aria Schafer's point of view.
Versions
There have been three versions of the Galaxion story.Around 1993, the story first appeared as one half of a photocopied, digest size
Digest size
Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately 5½ x 8¼ inches, but can also be 5⅜ x 8⅜ inches and 5½ x 7½ inches. These sizes have evolved from the printing press operation end...
flip
Flip book
A flip book or flick book is a book with a series of pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next, so that when the pages are turned rapidly, the pictures appear to animate by simulating motion or some other change. Flip books are often illustrated books for children, but may also be...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
Salmagundi
Salmagundi (disambiguation)
Salmagundi is a salad dish that originated in England.Salmagundi may also refer to:*Salmagundi , a quarterly periodical of the Humanities and Social Sciences*Salmagundi , a 19th century satirical periodical...
. This lasted seven issues.
In the late 1990s the story was relaunched in a self-published full-sized comic. There were also two "special issues": a shorter 99 cent special and a "flip book" with Amy Unbounded
Amy Unbounded
Amy Unbounded is a comic book series by Rachel Hartman. Thirteen issues have been published by the creator's Pughouse Press from 1996 to date. It won the 1998 Ignatz Award for Best Minicomic. Amy Unbounded: Belondweg Blossoming, a trade paperback collecting issues 7-12, was published with the...
by Rachel Hartman. The first six issues were collected in a graphic novel, Galaxion: The Graphic Novel Volume One. This second version of Galaxion made it to eleven full issues but ceased publication in 1999 as the demands of parenthood pulled Tara away from the drawing table.
In 2006, Tara launched a third version of Galaxion as a bi-weekly webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
hosted at Girlamatic
Girlamatic
Girlamatic, published by Joey Manley, is a member of the Modern Tales family of subscription-based webcomics anthology sites. Girlamatic publishes comics with a particular appeal for young adult women. The site launched on March 31, 2003 with...
The series is also a member of Palace in the Sky Publishing.
Characters
Note: This describes roles of the characters in the webcomicWebcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
version of Galaxion. The roles have been different in earlier versions. For example, the print comic shows Scavina in command of the Galaxion from the beginning and Zandarin leading the Survey Contact Team.
- Darvin Deloren - civilian employee of Interplanetary Patrol; right hand man of General Nelson, an old friend of Zandarin and Fusella.
- Anna Ito - Chief Engineer.
- Vessa Khavis - leader of the Survey Contact Team.
- Fusella Mierter - captain of the Galaxion.
- Brig. General Scavina Nelson - leading the Nelson Project, Interplanetary Patrol's hyperspace jump travel experiment.
- Aria Schafer - Galaxions Survey Contact Team.
- Zandarin Wilder - civilian employee of Interplanetary Patrol.