Battlestar Galactica: Zarek 1 - Revision history

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: link to colony

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 02:52:33 GMT

link to colony

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	Just in time for the 2nd half of [[Season 3]] airing on SCI FI Channel in October! Hot on the heels of the best-selling, all-new ''Battlestar Galactica'' comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment comes a new ''Battlestar Galactica'' mini-series starring [[Tom Zarek]], the loyalty-testing revolutionary played by original series actor [[Richard Hatch]].		Just in time for the 2nd half of [[Season 3]] airing on SCI FI Channel in October! Hot on the heels of the best-selling, all-new ''Battlestar Galactica'' comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment comes a new ''Battlestar Galactica'' mini-series starring [[Tom Zarek]], the loyalty-testing revolutionary played by original series actor [[Richard Hatch]].

	Revealing content from Zarek's own novel "[[The Revolution Within]]," issue #1 tells the untold origin of Tom Zarek and the [[~~The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#~~Sagittaron\|Sagittaron]] colony. Our four issue series shows Tom's beginnings as he grows up in a loving home amidst a slave state and alongside a Cylon work force—all in the shadow of the [[Cylon War\|First Cylon War]]. It's through these humble - and tragic - beginnings that he becomes the man we see in ''Battlestar Galactica'' today and this is where you'll learn all about him!		Revealing content from Zarek's own novel "[[The Revolution Within]]," issue #1 tells the untold origin of Tom Zarek and the [[Sagittaron\|Sagittaron]] colony. Our four issue series shows Tom's beginnings as he grows up in a loving home amidst a slave state and alongside a Cylon work force—all in the shadow of the [[Cylon War\|First Cylon War]]. It's through these humble - and tragic - beginnings that he becomes the man we see in ''Battlestar Galactica'' today and this is where you'll learn all about him!

	==Plot summary==		==Plot summary==
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	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==

	* The [[Sagittaron (alternate)\|Sagittaron]]s depicted in this comic differs from [[~~The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#~~Sagittaron\|Sagittarons]] depicted in "[[The Woman King]]". Sagittarons in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|series]] [[canon]] are obstinately pacifistic to a fault (particularly on [[New Caprica]] which succumbs to [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] rule) but are also against medical practices, including the use of drugs. With a few notable exceptions, such as [[Tom Zarek]] and [[Anastasia Dualla]], the behavior of most Sagittarons fits in with other Colonials' view of them as a tribe. Sagittarons are also noted to be religious and believe in teachings and concepts derived from the [[Sacred Scrolls]] and Sagittaron itself is the poorer colonies in terms of wealth; wealth in the comic-version of Sagittaron is distributed among the Labor Ministry, local government, politicians, and other corporations while the workers live in near destitution on meager paychecks handed out by the Sagittaron Labor Ministry.		* The [[Sagittaron (alternate)\|Sagittaron]]s depicted in this comic differs from [[Sagittaron\|Sagittarons]] depicted in "[[The Woman King]]". Sagittarons in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|series]] [[canon]] are obstinately pacifistic to a fault (particularly on [[New Caprica]] which succumbs to [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] rule) but are also against medical practices, including the use of drugs. With a few notable exceptions, such as [[Tom Zarek]] and [[Anastasia Dualla]], the behavior of most Sagittarons fits in with other Colonials' view of them as a tribe. Sagittarons are also noted to be religious and believe in teachings and concepts derived from the [[Sacred Scrolls]] and Sagittaron itself is the poorer colonies in terms of wealth; wealth in the comic-version of Sagittaron is distributed among the Labor Ministry, local government, politicians, and other corporations while the workers live in near destitution on meager paychecks handed out by the Sagittaron Labor Ministry.

	== Noteworthy Dialogue ==		== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - ""," to ",""

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:18:46 GMT

Text replacement - ""," to ",""

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	* ''[[Brandon Jerwa]] discusses his perception of [[Tom Zarek]]:''		* ''[[Brandon Jerwa]] discusses his perception of [[Tom Zarek]]:''

	:As for MY perception of Tom Zarek, I think that the character is really well-crafted because you have to sort of decide for yourself if he's a "good guy" or "bad guy", and not because it's necessarily a mystery. His actions and decisions are really polarizing and divisive, and I've tried to bring that to the book - there will be some people who agree with him and some who won't. At the end of the day, though, you are certain of ONE thing - Zarek believes he's right and he has that strength of conviction that makes him such a compelling character.<ref name="qanda">{{cite_web\|url=http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2258854&hl=brandon%20jerwa&st=100#\|title=Live Q&A with Brandon Jerwa and Richard Hatch\|date=5 January 2007\|accessdate=21 June 2007\|last=\|first=\|format=\|language=}}</ref>		:As for MY perception of Tom Zarek, I think that the character is really well-crafted because you have to sort of decide for yourself if he's a "good guy" or "bad guy," and not because it's necessarily a mystery. His actions and decisions are really polarizing and divisive, and I've tried to bring that to the book - there will be some people who agree with him and some who won't. At the end of the day, though, you are certain of ONE thing - Zarek believes he's right and he has that strength of conviction that makes him such a compelling character.<ref name="qanda">{{cite_web\|url=http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showtopic=2258854&hl=brandon%20jerwa&st=100#\|title=Live Q&A with Brandon Jerwa and Richard Hatch\|date=5 January 2007\|accessdate=21 June 2007\|last=\|first=\|format=\|language=}}</ref>
	* ''Jerwa's response to a question regarding whether or not Zarek's backstory was inspired by a true person:''		* ''Jerwa's response to a question regarding whether or not Zarek's backstory was inspired by a true person:''

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - " -- " to "—"

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 16:31:11 GMT

Text replacement - " -- " to "—"

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	Just in time for the 2nd half of [[Season 3]] airing on SCI FI Channel in October! Hot on the heels of the best-selling, all-new ''Battlestar Galactica'' comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment comes a new ''Battlestar Galactica'' mini-series starring [[Tom Zarek]], the loyalty-testing revolutionary played by original series actor [[Richard Hatch]].		Just in time for the 2nd half of [[Season 3]] airing on SCI FI Channel in October! Hot on the heels of the best-selling, all-new ''Battlestar Galactica'' comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment comes a new ''Battlestar Galactica'' mini-series starring [[Tom Zarek]], the loyalty-testing revolutionary played by original series actor [[Richard Hatch]].

	Revealing content from Zarek's own novel "[[The Revolution Within]]," issue #1 tells the untold origin of Tom Zarek and the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Sagittaron\|Sagittaron]] colony. Our four issue series shows Tom's beginnings as he grows up in a loving home amidst a slave state and alongside a Cylon work force -- all in the shadow of the [[Cylon War\|First Cylon War]]. It's through these humble - and tragic - beginnings that he becomes the man we see in ''Battlestar Galactica'' today and this is where you'll learn all about him!		Revealing content from Zarek's own novel "[[The Revolution Within]]," issue #1 tells the untold origin of Tom Zarek and the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Sagittaron\|Sagittaron]] colony. Our four issue series shows Tom's beginnings as he grows up in a loving home amidst a slave state and alongside a Cylon work force—all in the shadow of the [[Cylon War\|First Cylon War]]. It's through these humble - and tragic - beginnings that he becomes the man we see in ''Battlestar Galactica'' today and this is where you'll learn all about him!

	==Plot summary==		==Plot summary==
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	* ''[[Tom Zarek (alternate)\|Tom Zarek]] at the grave of his parents:''		* ''[[Tom Zarek (alternate)\|Tom Zarek]] at the grave of his parents:''
	: '''Tom Zarek:''' I couldn't keep you safe. I couldn't protect you the way you protected me. I'm so sorry for that. I promise you this: your deaths -- your ''lives'' -- will not be in vain. The system is corrupt. Someone needs to expose it. Someone needs to repair it. We need... we ''need'' a ''revolution''. And that revolution starts ''now''.		: '''Tom Zarek:''' I couldn't keep you safe. I couldn't protect you the way you protected me. I'm so sorry for that. I promise you this: your deaths—your ''lives''—will not be in vain. The system is corrupt. Someone needs to expose it. Someone needs to repair it. We need... we ''need'' a ''revolution''. And that revolution starts ''now''.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)" to "[[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol"

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:07:03 GMT

Text replacement - "[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)" to "[[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol"

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	Just in time for the 2nd half of [[Season 3]] airing on SCI FI Channel in October! Hot on the heels of the best-selling, all-new ''Battlestar Galactica'' comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment comes a new ''Battlestar Galactica'' mini-series starring [[Tom Zarek]], the loyalty-testing revolutionary played by original series actor [[Richard Hatch]].		Just in time for the 2nd half of [[Season 3]] airing on SCI FI Channel in October! Hot on the heels of the best-selling, all-new ''Battlestar Galactica'' comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment comes a new ''Battlestar Galactica'' mini-series starring [[Tom Zarek]], the loyalty-testing revolutionary played by original series actor [[Richard Hatch]].

	Revealing content from Zarek's own novel "[[The Revolution Within]]," issue #1 tells the untold origin of Tom Zarek and the [[The Twelve Colonies ~~(RDM)~~#Sagittaron\|Sagittaron]] colony. Our four issue series shows Tom's beginnings as he grows up in a loving home amidst a slave state and alongside a Cylon work force -- all in the shadow of the [[Cylon War\|First Cylon War]]. It's through these humble - and tragic - beginnings that he becomes the man we see in ''Battlestar Galactica'' today and this is where you'll learn all about him!		Revealing content from Zarek's own novel "[[The Revolution Within]]," issue #1 tells the untold origin of Tom Zarek and the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Sagittaron\|Sagittaron]] colony. Our four issue series shows Tom's beginnings as he grows up in a loving home amidst a slave state and alongside a Cylon work force -- all in the shadow of the [[Cylon War\|First Cylon War]]. It's through these humble - and tragic - beginnings that he becomes the man we see in ''Battlestar Galactica'' today and this is where you'll learn all about him!

	==Plot summary==		==Plot summary==
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	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==

	* The [[Sagittaron (alternate)\|Sagittaron]]s depicted in this comic differs from [[The Twelve Colonies ~~(RDM)~~#Sagittaron\|Sagittarons]] depicted in "[[The Woman King]]". Sagittarons in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|series]] [[canon]] are obstinately pacifistic to a fault (particularly on [[New Caprica]] which succumbs to [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] rule) but are also against medical practices, including the use of drugs. With a few notable exceptions, such as [[Tom Zarek]] and [[Anastasia Dualla]], the behavior of most Sagittarons fits in with other Colonials' view of them as a tribe. Sagittarons are also noted to be religious and believe in teachings and concepts derived from the [[Sacred Scrolls]] and Sagittaron itself is the poorer colonies in terms of wealth; wealth in the comic-version of Sagittaron is distributed among the Labor Ministry, local government, politicians, and other corporations while the workers live in near destitution on meager paychecks handed out by the Sagittaron Labor Ministry.		* The [[Sagittaron (alternate)\|Sagittaron]]s depicted in this comic differs from [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol#Sagittaron\|Sagittarons]] depicted in "[[The Woman King]]". Sagittarons in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|series]] [[canon]] are obstinately pacifistic to a fault (particularly on [[New Caprica]] which succumbs to [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylon]] rule) but are also against medical practices, including the use of drugs. With a few notable exceptions, such as [[Tom Zarek]] and [[Anastasia Dualla]], the behavior of most Sagittarons fits in with other Colonials' view of them as a tribe. Sagittarons are also noted to be religious and believe in teachings and concepts derived from the [[Sacred Scrolls]] and Sagittaron itself is the poorer colonies in terms of wealth; wealth in the comic-version of Sagittaron is distributed among the Labor Ministry, local government, politicians, and other corporations while the workers live in near destitution on meager paychecks handed out by the Sagittaron Labor Ministry.

	== Noteworthy Dialogue ==		== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "(Miniseries)" to "{{TRS|Miniseries}}"

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Wed, 06 May 2020 01:37:04 GMT

Text replacement - "(Miniseries)" to "{{TRS|Miniseries}}"

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

	* The [[Cylon Raider (RDM)\|Cylon Raider]]s depicted on Stjepan Sejic's cover are not First [[Cylon War]]-era designs; Raiders from this era looked like "flying wings" ~~([[~~Miniseries~~]])~~. These raiders were not seen by Colonials prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].		* The [[Cylon Raider (RDM)\|Cylon Raider]]s depicted on Stjepan Sejic's cover are not First [[Cylon War]]-era designs; Raiders from this era looked like "flying wings" {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. These raiders were not seen by Colonials prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].

	== Official Statements ==		== Official Statements ==

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Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 18:42:03 GMT

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	== References ==		== References ==

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	{{comic list\|series=Zarek}}		{{comic list\|series=Zarek}}

Mars: /* References */

Mars — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:11:18 GMT

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: + comic list and cats

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:52:27 GMT

+ comic list and cats

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			{{comic list\|series=Zarek}}

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Plot summary */ tweak

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:14:54 GMT

Plot summary: tweak

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	A year into the war, the government still refuses to admit it's a war, referring to it as "hostilities." The Colonial government launches a "re-population incentive program" where they will pay each couple that has children. Despite Karen's hesitation, the second anniversary of the war's start sees the birth of Thomas J. Zarek.		A year into the war, the government still refuses to admit it's a war, referring to it as "hostilities." The Colonial government launches a "re-population incentive program" where they will pay each couple that has children. Despite Karen's hesitation, the second anniversary of the war's start sees the birth of Thomas J. Zarek.

	When Zarek is aged two, Karen develops a sickness due to nitrassium exposure and is unable to work. Jerome works twice as hard to support his family; his friends in the ~~mine~~ launch a labor strike to protest the government's brutality, but he is forced to abandon his friends effort to make enough money to keep his family alive.		When Zarek is aged two, Karen develops a sickness due to nitrassium exposure and is unable to work. Jerome works twice as hard to support his family; his [[Bettis\|friends]] in the processing plant launch a labor strike to protest the government's brutality, but he is forced to abandon his friends effort to make enough money to keep his family alive.

	Zarek's first memory comes at age three, when his family takes a day and goes on a visit to Sagittaron City - the same day Cylon forces invade the city but are driven away by [[Colonial Marines]].		Zarek's first memory comes at age three, when his family takes a day and goes on a visit to Sagittaron City - the same day Cylon forces invade the city but are driven away by [[Colonial Marines]].

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: sep con update

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:42:51 GMT

sep con update

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