BABYLON 5 NOVELS, NOVELIZATIONS, SHORT STORIES, AND COMIC BOOKS

Unique to the ''Babylon 5'' universe among virtually all other shared universes is the sanctioned canonicity of many of its 'offshoot novels and comic book stories'; nearly all of the ''Babylon 5'' novels and novelizations to date having been based on outlines written directly by J. Michael Straczynski. The later Del Rey books are considered to be more canonical than some of the earlier Dell ones, although – per Straczynski's own remarks – canonical elements exist in every single book published to date; Straczynski's deeper involvement in the novel-publishing program from 1996 onward having ensured a greater level of canonicity within such works.
Additionally, the creator himself penned a number of short stories expanding on several key story-points from the television series, along with a number of other established authors, with all such tales considered as "real" as the TV show itself. The comic books published by DC are also fully endorsed, with Straczynski again either having directly written or contributed to all of the issues in one form or another.
Straczynski is presently (as of early 2006) at work finishing up the manuscript for a 100-page ''Babylon 5'' graphic novel, to be published during the late period of the year by Wildstorm Productions. At the moment, the premise, characters, and plotline are still unknown.
Mongoose Publishing, the publisher of recent ''Babylon 5'' role-playing game material, had announced that it would be releasing a line of ''Babylon 5'' novels and graphic novels in the near future. Straczynski has publicly denounced all potential Mongoose novels as non-canonical and accused the company of falsely claiming he was involved in their novel line. He called the novels "licensed fan-fiction" and said he would not acknowledge them or any history they establish in future B5 projects he was involved with. Straczynksi also expressed resentment over Mongoose's published statements that they plan to use his unfilmed ''Crusade'' scripts as the basis of their novels without having first asked his permission to do so. He has publicly denied them permission to use those scripts as the basis of their novels. The release of these novels was eventually cancelled.

Contents

Novels

The Psi Corps Trilogy

The Centauri Trilogy

The Technomage Trilogy

Novelizations

Short stories

Comic books

Monthly DC Comics series (1994-95)

# "In Valen's Name, Part 1", written by J. Michael Straczynski (February 1998, DC Comics) # "In Valen's Name, Part 2", written by Peter David, story by J. Michael Straczynski (March 1998, DC Comics) # "In Valen's Name, Part 3", written by Peter David, story by J. Michael Straczynski (April 1998, DC Comics) All three comics were published in the trade paperback "In Valen's Name" (December 1998, Titan Books, ISBN 1-85286-981-X).

''Fully canonical, written by J. Michael Straczynski.'' ★ To be published sometime in late 2006 or early 2007 (Wildstorm Productions)

Novels

''The seventh Dell novel has been described as 90% canonical, and the ninth novel is considered fully canonical by J. Michael Straczynski, with canon elements interspersed throughout the other books.''
# '' by John Vornholt (1995, ISBN 0-440-22057-2)
# '' by Lois Tilton (1995, ISBN 0-440-22058-0)
# '' by John Vornholt (1995, ISBN 0-440-22059-9)
# '' by Jim Mortimore (1996, ISBN 0-440-22229-X)
# '' by Neal Barrett Jr. (1996, ISBN 0-440-22230-3)
# '' by S.M. Stirling (1996, ISBN 0-440-22234-6)
# '' by Jeanne Cavelos (1997, ISBN 0-440-22348-2; 2002 edition: ISBN 0-345-45218-6)
# '' by Al Sarrantonio (1997, ISBN 0-440-22351-2)
# '' by Kathryn M. Drennan (1997, ISBN 0-440-22354-7; 2003 edition: ISBN 0-345-45219-4)

The Psi Corps Trilogy

''All are considered canon: written by J. Gregory Keyes.''
# '' (1998, ISBN 0-345-42715-7)
# '' (1999, ISBN 0-345-42716-5)
# '' (1999, ISBN 0-345-42717-3)

The Centauri Trilogy

''All are considered canon: written by Peter David.''
# '' (1999, ISBN 0-345-42718-1)
# '' (2000, ISBN 0-345-42719-X)
# '' (2000, ISBN 0-345-42720-3)

The Technomage Trilogy

''All are considered canon: written by Jeanne Cavelos.''
# '' (2001, ISBN 0-345-42721-1)
# '' (2001, ISBN 0-345-42722-X)
# '' (2001, ISBN 0-345-43833-7)

Novelizations

''All are considered canon: written by various authors.''

★ '','' by Peter David (1998, ISBN 0-345-42452-2)

★ '','' by Peter David (1998, ISBN 0-345-42454-9)

★ '','' by Robert Sheckley (1999, ISBN 0-345-43155-3)

Short stories

''All are considered canon: written by various authors.''

★ "The Shadow of His Thoughts", by J. Michael Straczynski (Summer 1999, ''Amazing Stories Magazine'')

★ "Genius Loci", by J. Michael Straczynski (Winter 2000, ''Amazing Stories Magazine'')

★ "Space, Time, and the Incurable Romantic", by J. Michael Straczynski (Summer 2000, ''Amazing Stories Magazine'')

★ "Hidden Agendas", by J. Michael Straczynski (May 2000, ''The Official Babylon 5 Magazine'')

★ "True Seeker", by Fiona Avery (July 2000, ''The Official Babylon 5 Magazine'')

★ "The Nautilus Coil", by J. Gregory Keyes (August 2000, ''The Official Babylon 5 Magazine'')

Comic books

''All contain canon elements (though issues 9 and 10 contradict other strictly canonical sources.^{[1] [2]}): written by various authors.''

Monthly DC Comics series (1994-95)

# "In Darkness Find Me", written by J. Michael Straczynski (December 1994, DC Comics)
# "Treason", written by Mark Moretti, story premise by J. Michael Straczynski (January 1995, DC Comics)
# "In Harm's Way", written by Mark Moretti, story premise by J. Michael Straczynski (February 1995, DC Comics)
# "The Price of Peace", story premise by J. Michael Straczynski (March 1995, DC Comics)
# "With Friends Like These...", written by Timothy DeHaas, story premise by J. Michael Straczynski and art by John Ridgway (June 1995, DC Comics)
# "Against the Odds", written by Timothy DeHaas, story premise by J. Michael Straczynski and art by John Ridgway (July 1995, DC Comics)
# "Survival the Hard Way", written by Timothy DeHaas, story premise by J. Michael Straczynski and art by John Ridgway(August 1995, DC Comics)
# "Silent Enemies", written by Timothy DeHaas, story premise by J. Michael Straczynski and art by John Ridgway (September 1995, DC Comics)
# "Duet for Human and Narn in C Sharp", written by David Gerrold (October 1995, DC Comics)
# "Coda for Human and Narn in B Flat", written by David Gerrold (November 1995, DC Comics)
# "The Psi Corps and ''You''!", written by Timothy DeHaas and art by John Ridgway (December 1995, DC Comics)
Comics 1-4 were published in the trade paperback "Babylon 5" (October 1995, Titan Books, ISBN 1-85286-646-2).

Comics 5-8 were published in the trade paperback "Shadows Past and Present" (September 1996, Titan Books, ISBN 1-85286-735-3).

Comics 1-4 and 11 were published in the trade paperback "The Price of Peace" (November 1998, DC Comics, ISBN 1-56389-467-X).
===''Babylon 5: In Valen's Name''

# "In Valen's Name, Part 1", written by J. Michael Straczynski (February 1998, DC Comics)
# "In Valen's Name, Part 2", written by Peter David, story by J. Michael Straczynski (March 1998, DC Comics)
# "In Valen's Name, Part 3", written by Peter David, story by J. Michael Straczynski (April 1998, DC Comics)
All three comics were published in the trade paperback "In Valen's Name" (December 1998, Titan Books, ISBN 1-85286-981-X).

Untitled ''Babylon 5'' graphic novel=

''Fully canonical, written by J. Michael Straczynski.''

★ To be published sometime in late 2006 or early 2007 (Wildstorm Productions)

References ==
1. Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5
2. The Babylon File, Lane, Andy, , , Virgin, 1997,