A series of comic books, based on "Stargate SG-1" and "Stargate Atlantis", began to be published by Avatar Press in 2003. Five have been published to date, with stories by James Anthony and artwork by Jorge Correa. In February 2008 it was announced that Big Finish Productions would release officially licensed audiobooks featuring members of the cast reading new stories. The first two stories, available on CD and digital download, are "Gift of the Gods" read by Michael Shanks and "A Necessary Evil" read by Torri Higginson.