Buck Rogers could be the next big sci-fi franchise

But only if studios can work around the original work's troublesome baggage

Art: Frank R. Paul / Graphic: Andrew Liptak

Late last year, Legendary Pictures announced that it was rebooting one of science fiction’s oldest properties: Buck Rogers. Created by Philip Francis Nowlan in August 1928, the character has become an iconic character; he’s since gone on to star in just about every medium imaginable, and helped spawn a new gene…