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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Kara Thrace" to "{{callsign|Starbuck}}"

2025-06-30T18:13:48Z

Text replacement - "Kara Thrace" to "{{callsign|Starbuck}}"

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
	*Commander William Adama, despite [[Home, Part II\|mending fences]] with President Roslin, appears to have problems in reconciling the actions of ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~ and his son, {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} during the factioning of the Fleet.		*Commander William Adama, despite [[Home, Part II\|mending fences]] with President Roslin, appears to have problems in reconciling the actions of {{callsign\|Starbuck}} and his son, {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} during the factioning of the Fleet.
	*Commander Adama has created a book of journal entries to his late son, [[Zak Adama (alternate)\|Zak Adama]], apparently to help him cope with his feelings about his family in its past turmoil. He recounts Thrace's actions in the book as if she were his daughter.		*Commander Adama has created a book of journal entries to his late son, [[Zak Adama (alternate)\|Zak Adama]], apparently to help him cope with his feelings about his family in its past turmoil. He recounts Thrace's actions in the book as if she were his daughter.
	*From an external window, Commander Adama shows President Roslin a battlefield of years past, when the Colonies declared wars between each other, and before the [[Articles of Colonization]] established the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]] under a unified government over 60 years prior. He points out an older [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper model]] as well as a ship he called a "Sagittarian [[Warbird]]."		*From an external window, Commander Adama shows President Roslin a battlefield of years past, when the Colonies declared wars between each other, and before the [[Articles of Colonization]] established the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]] under a unified government over 60 years prior. He points out an older [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper model]] as well as a ship he called a "Sagittarian [[Warbird]]."
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	*What was the "[[Third Colonial Conflict]]" noted by Commander Adama? Would it be similar to the real-Earth series of [[Wikipedia:World War II\|World Wars]]?		*What was the "[[Third Colonial Conflict]]" noted by Commander Adama? Would it be similar to the real-Earth series of [[Wikipedia:World War II\|World Wars]]?

	*Commander Adama (in the aired events of "[[Home, Part II]]") appears to be ''very'' happy to see ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~ and {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}. Why the change in characterization in this comic?		*Commander Adama (in the aired events of "[[Home, Part II]]") appears to be ''very'' happy to see {{callsign\|Starbuck}} and {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}. Why the change in characterization in this comic?

	==Analysis==		==Analysis==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Lee Adama" to "{{callsign|Lee Adama}}"

2025-02-08T17:09:51Z

Text replacement - "Lee Adama" to "{{callsign|Lee Adama}}"

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
	*Commander William Adama, despite [[Home, Part II\|mending fences]] with President Roslin, appears to have problems in reconciling the actions of [[Kara Thrace]] and his son, [[Lee Adama]] during the factioning of the Fleet.		*Commander William Adama, despite [[Home, Part II\|mending fences]] with President Roslin, appears to have problems in reconciling the actions of [[Kara Thrace]] and his son, {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} during the factioning of the Fleet.
	*Commander Adama has created a book of journal entries to his late son, [[Zak Adama (alternate)\|Zak Adama]], apparently to help him cope with his feelings about his family in its past turmoil. He recounts Thrace's actions in the book as if she were his daughter.		*Commander Adama has created a book of journal entries to his late son, [[Zak Adama (alternate)\|Zak Adama]], apparently to help him cope with his feelings about his family in its past turmoil. He recounts Thrace's actions in the book as if she were his daughter.
	*From an external window, Commander Adama shows President Roslin a battlefield of years past, when the Colonies declared wars between each other, and before the [[Articles of Colonization]] established the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]] under a unified government over 60 years prior. He points out an older [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper model]] as well as a ship he called a "Sagittarian [[Warbird]]."		*From an external window, Commander Adama shows President Roslin a battlefield of years past, when the Colonies declared wars between each other, and before the [[Articles of Colonization]] established the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]] under a unified government over 60 years prior. He points out an older [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper model]] as well as a ship he called a "Sagittarian [[Warbird]]."
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	*What was the "[[Third Colonial Conflict]]" noted by Commander Adama? Would it be similar to the real-Earth series of [[Wikipedia:World War II\|World Wars]]?		*What was the "[[Third Colonial Conflict]]" noted by Commander Adama? Would it be similar to the real-Earth series of [[Wikipedia:World War II\|World Wars]]?

	*Commander Adama (in the aired events of "[[Home, Part II]]") appears to be ''very'' happy to see [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Lee Adama]]. Why the change in characterization in this comic?		*Commander Adama (in the aired events of "[[Home, Part II]]") appears to be ''very'' happy to see [[Kara Thrace]] and {{callsign\|Lee Adama}}. Why the change in characterization in this comic?

	==Analysis==		==Analysis==

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

2024-02-17T16:34:27Z

Text replacement - " -- " to "—"

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	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	:''"Battlestar ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' discovers a group of human survivors in a small [[Medivac 12\|Medivac ship]] under attack by [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]]. [[William Adama\|Adama]] suspects a Cylon plot. But [[Roslin]] points to the [[Sacred Scrolls (alternate)\|Sacred Scrolls]], which contain an ancient prophecy: 'The dead shall return in an ark of fire.' Who are the "[[Returners]]?" Will they unite or divide the fleet -- and heal or break the heart of Commander Adama?"'' -Greg Pak <ref>Forum post at [http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=62040 Newsarama forums]</ref>		:''"Battlestar ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' discovers a group of human survivors in a small [[Medivac 12\|Medivac ship]] under attack by [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]]. [[William Adama\|Adama]] suspects a Cylon plot. But [[Roslin]] points to the [[Sacred Scrolls (alternate)\|Sacred Scrolls]], which contain an ancient prophecy: 'The dead shall return in an ark of fire.' Who are the "[[Returners]]?" Will they unite or divide the fleet—and heal or break the heart of Commander Adama?"'' -Greg Pak <ref>Forum post at [http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=62040 Newsarama forums]</ref>

	==Summary==		==Summary==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Image:" to "File:"

2024-01-22T02:32:48Z

Text replacement - "Image:" to "File:"

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	<gallery mode="slideshow">		<gallery mode="slideshow">
	~~Image~~:BSG0McNivenCov.jpg\|[[Steve McNiven]] cover.		File:BSG0McNivenCov.jpg\|[[Steve McNiven]] cover.
	~~Image~~:BSG0PhotoCover.jpg\|Photo cover featuring [[Number Six]].		File:BSG0PhotoCover.jpg\|Photo cover featuring [[Number Six]].
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - " widths=1000 heights=500" to ""

2021-01-17T19:36:13Z

Text replacement - " widths=1000 heights=500" to ""

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	== Alternate covers ==		== Alternate covers ==

	<gallery mode="slideshow" ~~widths=1000 heights=500~~>		<gallery mode="slideshow">
	Image:BSG0McNivenCov.jpg\|[[Steve McNiven]] cover.		Image:BSG0McNivenCov.jpg\|[[Steve McNiven]] cover.
	Image:BSG0PhotoCover.jpg\|Photo cover featuring [[Number Six]].		Image:BSG0PhotoCover.jpg\|Photo cover featuring [[Number Six]].

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

2021-01-17T01:08:20Z

Text replacement - "<gallery>" to "<gallery mode="slideshow" widths=1000 heights=500>"

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	== Alternate covers ==		== Alternate covers ==

	<gallery>		<gallery mode="slideshow" widths=1000 heights=500>
	Image:BSG0McNivenCov.jpg\|[[Steve McNiven]] cover.		Image:BSG0McNivenCov.jpg\|[[Steve McNiven]] cover.
	Image:BSG0PhotoCover.jpg\|Photo cover featuring [[Number Six]].		Image:BSG0PhotoCover.jpg\|Photo cover featuring [[Number Six]].

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

2021-01-10T04:10:09Z

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

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	*Commander William Adama, despite [[Home, Part II\|mending fences]] with President Roslin, appears to have problems in reconciling the actions of [[Kara Thrace]] and his son, [[Lee Adama]] during the factioning of the Fleet.		*Commander William Adama, despite [[Home, Part II\|mending fences]] with President Roslin, appears to have problems in reconciling the actions of [[Kara Thrace]] and his son, [[Lee Adama]] during the factioning of the Fleet.
	*Commander Adama has created a book of journal entries to his late son, [[Zak Adama (alternate)\|Zak Adama]], apparently to help him cope with his feelings about his family in its past turmoil. He recounts Thrace's actions in the book as if she were his daughter.		*Commander Adama has created a book of journal entries to his late son, [[Zak Adama (alternate)\|Zak Adama]], apparently to help him cope with his feelings about his family in its past turmoil. He recounts Thrace's actions in the book as if she were his daughter.
	*From an external window, Commander Adama shows President Roslin a battlefield of years past, when the Colonies declared wars between each other, and before the [[Articles of Colonization]] established the [[The Twelve Colonies ~~(RDM)~~\|Twelve Colonies]] under a unified government over 60 years prior. He points out an older [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper model]] as well as a ship he called a "Sagittarian [[Warbird]]."		*From an external window, Commander Adama shows President Roslin a battlefield of years past, when the Colonies declared wars between each other, and before the [[Articles of Colonization]] established the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]] under a unified government over 60 years prior. He points out an older [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper model]] as well as a ship he called a "Sagittarian [[Warbird]]."
	*[[CIC]] receives a distress call from an old [[medivac]] ship, its hull containing numerous fires that are venting into space, in the old battlefield. The call claims to have been boarded by a group of [[Cylon Centurion]]s.		*[[CIC]] receives a distress call from an old [[medivac]] ship, its hull containing numerous fires that are venting into space, in the old battlefield. The call claims to have been boarded by a group of [[Cylon Centurion]]s.
	*Adama immediately suspects this call is bait for a Cylon ambush. Roslin notes a verse from the [[Sacred Scrolls (alternate)\|Sacred Scrolls]] about the dead returning in an "ark of fire."		*Adama immediately suspects this call is bait for a Cylon ambush. Roslin notes a verse from the [[Sacred Scrolls (alternate)\|Sacred Scrolls]] about the dead returning in an "ark of fire."

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Galactica" to "{{RDM|Galactica}}"

2020-09-20T07:09:57Z

Text replacement - "Galactica" to "{{RDM|Galactica}}"

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	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	:''"Battlestar ''~~[[Galactica (~~RDM)\|Galactica]]'' discovers a group of human survivors in a small [[Medivac 12\|Medivac ship]] under attack by [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]]. [[William Adama\|Adama]] suspects a Cylon plot. But [[Roslin]] points to the [[Sacred Scrolls (alternate)\|Sacred Scrolls]], which contain an ancient prophecy: 'The dead shall return in an ark of fire.' Who are the "[[Returners]]?" Will they unite or divide the fleet -- and heal or break the heart of Commander Adama?"'' -Greg Pak <ref>Forum post at [http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=62040 Newsarama forums]</ref>		:''"Battlestar ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}'' discovers a group of human survivors in a small [[Medivac 12\|Medivac ship]] under attack by [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]]. [[William Adama\|Adama]] suspects a Cylon plot. But [[Roslin]] points to the [[Sacred Scrolls (alternate)\|Sacred Scrolls]], which contain an ancient prophecy: 'The dead shall return in an ark of fire.' Who are the "[[Returners]]?" Will they unite or divide the fleet -- and heal or break the heart of Commander Adama?"'' -Greg Pak <ref>Forum post at [http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=62040 Newsarama forums]</ref>

	==Summary==		==Summary==

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

2020-09-07T01:21:57Z

Text replacement - "(Act of Contrition)" to "{{TRS|Act of Contrition}}"

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	*Starbuck immediately encounters Cylon resistance. She returns fire, taking down Cylons while demanding the names of each and every survivor on the ship.		*Starbuck immediately encounters Cylon resistance. She returns fire, taking down Cylons while demanding the names of each and every survivor on the ship.
	*[[Billy Keikeya]] and a large group of people run through printed and computerized ships' records on ''[[Colonial One]]'' for each survivor. They discover that ''every name'' that Starbuck has read is a person that had died relatively recently (before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]) or years before.		*[[Billy Keikeya]] and a large group of people run through printed and computerized ships' records on ''[[Colonial One]]'' for each survivor. They discover that ''every name'' that Starbuck has read is a person that had died relatively recently (before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]) or years before.
	*Adama orders Starbuck to return to ''Galactica'', but she plows through the last of Cylon resistance to enter the ship's cockpit. To the commander's shock (from hearing over Starbuck's comm link), Thrace encounters an apparently ''living'' Zak Adama in the cockpit--a man dead and buried long ago ~~([[~~Act of Contrition~~]])~~ on Caprica.		*Adama orders Starbuck to return to ''Galactica'', but she plows through the last of Cylon resistance to enter the ship's cockpit. To the commander's shock (from hearing over Starbuck's comm link), Thrace encounters an apparently ''living'' Zak Adama in the cockpit--a man dead and buried long ago {{TRS\|Act of Contrition}} on Caprica.

	==Questions==		==Questions==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Original Series" to "{{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}"

2020-05-06T16:55:12Z

Text replacement - "Original Series" to "{{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}"

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	*The likenesses of the characters to their actors is barely recognizable, but this is likely due to contractual requirements between the comic, the actors, and NBC/Universal.		*The likenesses of the characters to their actors is barely recognizable, but this is likely due to contractual requirements between the comic, the actors, and NBC/Universal.
	*This new comic appears to have taken a few liberties with the aired [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series continuity]] characters and ships.		*This new comic appears to have taken a few liberties with the aired [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series continuity]] characters and ships.
	*One event shows Commander Adama showing the old Colonial battlefield while standing in front of a 20 foot high window. One of the major design elements of the Re-Imagined Series is that ''Galactica'' is obviously a ship designed for war in space: there are no external windows on the entire ship, except for the one [[observation deck]] which can be covered with retractable armor shutters. It is likely that the inspiration from this was taken from the [[Battlestar Galactica ~~(TOS)~~\|Original Series]]'s [[core command]], which had a large window.		*One event shows Commander Adama showing the old Colonial battlefield while standing in front of a 20 foot high window. One of the major design elements of the Re-Imagined Series is that ''Galactica'' is obviously a ship designed for war in space: there are no external windows on the entire ship, except for the one [[observation deck]] which can be covered with retractable armor shutters. It is likely that the inspiration from this was taken from the {{TOS\|Battlestar Galactica\|Original Series}}'s [[core command]], which had a large window.
	*The stress of Commander Adama's problem in young Adama's and Thrace's breaking of ranks appeared concluded with "Home, Part II," but the comic changed this to show Adama still ill at ease with the insubordination.		*The stress of Commander Adama's problem in young Adama's and Thrace's breaking of ranks appeared concluded with "Home, Part II," but the comic changed this to show Adama still ill at ease with the insubordination.
	*The notion of allowing a single (and one of ''Galactica'''s most valuable) pilot to fight out an unknown number of Cylon Centurions (which could have been heavily armored such as the ones that board ''Galactica'' in "[[Valley of Darkness]]") seems very contrived at best, and foolhardy at worst. Thrace should have boarded aboard a [[Raptor]] filled with a squadron of [[marines]].		*The notion of allowing a single (and one of ''Galactica'''s most valuable) pilot to fight out an unknown number of Cylon Centurions (which could have been heavily armored such as the ones that board ''Galactica'' in "[[Valley of Darkness]]") seems very contrived at best, and foolhardy at worst. Thrace should have boarded aboard a [[Raptor]] filled with a squadron of [[marines]].

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	*Commander William Adama, despite [[Home, Part II\|mending fences]] with President Roslin, appears to have problems in reconciling the actions of [[Kara Thrace]] and his son, [[Lee Adama]] during the factioning of the Fleet.		*Commander William Adama, despite [[Home, Part II\|mending fences]] with President Roslin, appears to have problems in reconciling the actions of [[Kara Thrace]] and his son, [[Lee Adama]] during the factioning of the Fleet.
	*Commander Adama has created a book of journal entries to his late son, [[Zak Adama (alternate)\|Zak Adama]], apparently to help him cope with his feelings about his family in its past turmoil. He recounts Thrace's actions in the book as if she were his daughter.		*Commander Adama has created a book of journal entries to his late son, [[Zak Adama (alternate)\|Zak Adama]], apparently to help him cope with his feelings about his family in its past turmoil. He recounts Thrace's actions in the book as if she were his daughter.
	*From an external window, Commander Adama shows President Roslin a battlefield of years past, when the Colonies declared wars between each other, and before the [[Articles of Colonization]] established the [[The Twelve Colonies ~~(RDM)~~\|Twelve Colonies]] under a unified government over 60 years prior. He points out an older [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper model]] as well as a ship he called a "Sagittarian [[Warbird]]."		*From an external window, Commander Adama shows President Roslin a battlefield of years past, when the Colonies declared wars between each other, and before the [[Articles of Colonization]] established the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]] under a unified government over 60 years prior. He points out an older [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper model]] as well as a ship he called a "Sagittarian [[Warbird]]."
	*[[CIC]] receives a distress call from an old [[medivac]] ship, its hull containing numerous fires that are venting into space, in the old battlefield. The call claims to have been boarded by a group of [[Cylon Centurion]]s.		*[[CIC]] receives a distress call from an old [[medivac]] ship, its hull containing numerous fires that are venting into space, in the old battlefield. The call claims to have been boarded by a group of [[Cylon Centurion]]s.
	*Adama immediately suspects this call is bait for a Cylon ambush. Roslin notes a verse from the [[Sacred Scrolls (alternate)\|Sacred Scrolls]] about the dead returning in an "ark of fire."		*Adama immediately suspects this call is bait for a Cylon ambush. Roslin notes a verse from the [[Sacred Scrolls (alternate)\|Sacred Scrolls]] about the dead returning in an "ark of fire."