The Orville Library Edition Volume 1

by David A. Goodman, David Cabeza (Illustrations), Michael Atiyeh (Illustrations)

An oversized deluxe hardcover chronicling six missions not seen in the episodes of Seth MacFarlane's beloved sci-fi TV show!

Written by Executive Producer David A. Goodman and set in between the events of seasons one through three, these adventures take the starship Orville into the unknown, and sometimes, the line of fire!

In "New Beginnings", investigation of a century-old distress signal results in Ed and Gordon marooned on a war-ravaged desert planet in the custody of an unknown species. Then, in "The Word of Avis", seemingly hapless xenoanthropologists lead the Orville into a fight for survival within Krill-controlled territory.

In "Launch Day", the question of whether a suspicious space construct is a weapon tests the Planetary Union's peaceful convictions. While in "Heroes", Talla considers taking matters into her own hands upon discovering an idyllic planet she once surveyed has been subjugated by a hostile alien force.

In "Digressions", Kelly must unwind an alternate timeline where her refusal to go on a second date with Ed has doomed the galaxy to destruction. And in "Artifacts", the obsessive pursuit of a lost civilization's legendary fleet by Ed's old astro-archeology teacher puts the Orville in grave danger.

Collects The Orville #1-4 (New Beginnings and The Word of Avis), The Orville #1-4 (Launch Day and Heroes), The Orville #1-2 (Digressions), The Orville #1-2 (Artifacts).

Genres: Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Space, Travel, Comics

280 pages, Hardcover

First published October 22, 2022

About the author

David A. Goodman is an American writer, producer, and president of the Writers Guild of America West. He has been a writer for several television series, such as The Golden Girls, Futurama, where he was also a co-executive producer and wrote the notable Star Trek parody episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before", and Star Trek: Enterprise.

Reviews

[Negar Yeganeh]

Amazing, creative & beautiful.one of the best comics i've ever read in my entire life.

[Tara van Beurden]

A great easy read. This compilation of stories from between seasons in the Orville's three season run are clever, interesting and true to the show's storyline. Some of them explain gaps in the TV show's story telling, and some of them are stand-alone. The artwork is crisp, easy to view, and remarkable in its likeness to the show. Thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend to any Orville fans.

[Brian]

I'm in between 3 and 4 stars for this book. This comic book is based on one of the best sci fi shows I've seen in a long time, The Orville. The book captures the look and personalities of the characters perfectly. The book has "lost episodes" And takes place between seasons 1 and 2 and 2 and 3. Some of the stories were very fun and interesting, and a few I found to be rather dull, which is why this will not earn 5 stars, but this was a great read if you love the show.

[T.Jon Kelly]

....these are the voyages...

I thoroughly enjoyed this! The stories and dialogue are true to the Orville and the subtle jabs at our own society’s dysfunctions are right in line with the writing in the TV series. I can’t wait for more!

[Dustin]

It was nice. Most of the stories would have made good episodes. It's a shame we'll likely never get another one of these.

[Mike Tuholski]

I've never been into comics or graphic novels but picked this up because I love The Orville and it was actually really great. Very enjoyable stories.

[J New]

Great job capturing the feel of the show.

[Lou]

Everything I didn't know I wanted from a comic book!! I've been desperately wanting more Orville, and this was just amazing.

[Samantha]

Yes, The Orville is my all time favourite show and yes, this perfectly captures the characters, feel, humour, and heart of it.

[Yuki Delleran]

Essendo un'accanita fan della serie tv, non potevo non adorare questa raccolta di missing moments ed episodi intermedi tra una stagione e l'altra. E' The Orville nella sua accezione più riuscita, quella che pone i personaggi e gli spettatori di fonte a continui dilemmi morali, dove non sempre c'è il lieto fine e quello che noi consideriamo giusto, più spesso che non è il contrario per qualcun altro.
Ottimo anche lo stile di disegno, perfettamente ricalcato sull'aspetto degli attori e sulle scenografie interne ed esterne alla nave. Uno splendido volume che sono estremamente felice di essermi regalata.

[Art]

I found these stories to be enjoyable. I want to watch more of the series, but it wasn't really necessary to enjoy the book.

[Natasha]

I found this to be thoroughly enjoyable, the tone and writing were true to the show and the storylines were a great commentary on societal issues of our day. I'm very picky when it comes to art styles in comics but thought this was lovely, if possibly a little too realistic. I'm glad I came across this (shout out to whoever posted the cover on r/TheOrville a while ago and it was a great start way to start my To Be Read Pile of 2023!