Doctor Omega - Editions

Editions

  1. Librairie Mondiale, Paris, 1906. Illustrated by E. Bouard.
  2. Reprinted under the title Les Chercheurs d'Inconnu: Aventures Fantastiques d'un Jeune Parisien (Seekers of the Unknown: The Fantastic Adventures of a Young Parisian) as 12-issue pulp magazine by Tallandier, Paris, Nos. 1-9, 1908; Nos. 10-12, 1909. For that edition, Galopin changed the name of the ship to "Excelsior" and the substance to "stellite". He also rewrote and expanded several chapters and tried to appeal to a more juvenile audience.
  3. Albin Michel, Paris, 1949. Illustrated by Rapeno. This is a reprint of the first edition.
  4. Black Coat Press, Los Angeles, 2003. Adapted and retold by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier. Cover by Gil Formosa. ISBN 0-9740711-0-2 does not contain any illustrations; ISBN 0-9740711-1-0 (Collector's Edition) contains a selection of illustrations by Bouard from the first edition. This edition is a free translation, or adaptation, of the first French edition. The credit adapted and retold was first coined by Philip José Farmer for his 1976 adaptation of the J.-H. Rosny novel Ironcastle. In this instance, some plot inconsistencies were removed or fixed; some scientific notions were updated or corrected; some racist or inappropriate language was deleted. Further, homages and references to the fictional characters Arsène Lupin, Dr. Caresco, and Madeline were inserted. Additionally, references were added to imply that Doctor Omega was the Doctor from Doctor Who, mainly because of the coincidental - but real - similarities between the two characters (especially the First Doctor, played by William Hartnell from 1963-1966). Frequent Doctor Who writer Terrance Dicks provided a foreword, and the cover illustration was changed to one similar to the 1973 Target Books novelization of The Daleks.
  5. Riviere Blanche, France, 2009. Reprint of the first edition, with selected illustrations from Bouard and Rapeno, with a new foreword by Jean-Marc Lofficier, and French translations of Terrance Dicks' foreword and stories by Chris Roberson, Matthew Baugh, Travis Hiltz and Serge Lehman featuring Dr. Omega; cover by Gil Formosa.
  6. Black Cat Press, USA, 2011. New, unabridged English translation. Includes the original illustrations by E. Bouard.

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