2001: A Space Odyssey (comics) American comic book. The story is a close adaptation of the events of the film, but differs in the fact that Kirby incorporated additional dialog from two other sources: the Clarke/Kubrick novel and a copy of an earlier draft script of the film that included the more colloquial-sounding version of HAL 9000, as originally voiced by actor Martin Balsam before Douglas Rain took over. In addition, the comic narrative captions describe the characters' thoughts and feelings, a significantly different approach from that taken by the film. The treasury edition also contained a 10-page article entitled "2001: A Space Legacy" written
Star Odyssey Star Odyssey Star Odyssey (Italian: Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio / Seven Gold Men in Space) is a 1979 Italian film directed by Alfonso Brescia. The film is also known as Space Odyssey, Metallica and Captive Planet in other video markets. This is the fourth and final film in Alfonso Brescia's sci-fi series, with the others being (1977, a.k.a. "Year Zero War in Space"), Battle of the Stars (1978, a.k.a. "Battle in Interstellar Space"), and War of the Robots (1978, a.k.a. "Reactor"). One of four low-budget Italian space opera movies produced in the wake of "Star Wars" by Italian director