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:''Commander [[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)|Adama]] and the remnants of humanity discover a [[Okaati | :''Commander [[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)|Adama]] and the remnants of humanity discover a [[Okaati Fleet|second fugitive fleet]], fleeing a different [[Comitat|mortal enemy]]. Can the two armadas join forces, making common cause against the dreaded [[Cylons (TOS-DE alternate)|Cylons]]? And what would success mean for the quest for [[Earth (TOS-DE alternate)|Earth]]? New York Times bestselling author and comics writer [[John Jackson Miller|JOHN JACKSON MILLER]] (''Star Wars'','' Star Trek'','' Halo'') joins Dynamite for a miniseries timed for'' [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''<nowiki/>'s 40th anniversary year!''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513027345100011|title= | ||
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (CLASSIC) #0|date=|accessdate=6 August 2022|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> | BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (CLASSIC) #0|date=|accessdate=6 August 2022|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
* Commander [[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)|Adama]] records his log regarding their passage through the [[Empyrean Expanse]], noting that such places were rarely seen during their lives on the [[Twelve Colonies of Man (TOS-DE alternate)|Twelve Colonies of Man]]. He then notes that they have left the | * Commander [[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)|Adama]] records his log regarding their passage through the [[Empyrean Expanse]], noting that such places were rarely seen during their lives on the [[Twelve Colonies of Man (TOS-DE alternate)|Twelve Colonies of Man]]. He then notes that they have left the Cylons behind at the cost of much fuel, and ends with a note that they're doing "something wrong" that day. | ||
* In [[Core command (TOS-DE alternate)|core command]], the berating voice of the [[Kiernu Chancellor]] admonishes Adama as a liar whilst repeatedly telling the Fleet to stop trespassing their space. Adama tells [[Athena (TOS-DE alternate)|Athena]] to not return the hail, while [[Tigh (TOS-DE alternate)|Tigh]] informs Adama that [[Viper (TOS-DE alternate)|Viper]] squadrons engage the Kiernu as anticipated. The standing order is to prevent harm to all parties while in transit. | * In [[Core command (TOS-DE alternate)|core command]], the berating voice of the [[Kiernu Chancellor]] admonishes Adama as a liar whilst repeatedly telling the Fleet to stop trespassing their space. Adama tells [[Athena (TOS-DE alternate)|Athena]] to not return the hail, while [[Tigh (TOS-DE alternate)|Tigh]] informs Adama that [[Viper (TOS-DE alternate)|Viper]] squadrons engage the Kiernu as anticipated. The standing order is to prevent harm to all parties while in transit. | ||
* [[Starbuck (TOS-DE alternate)|Starbuck]] incredulously questions the order, leading to chastisement from [[Apollo (TOS alternate)|Apollo]] on informality. Boomer reports that [[Kiernu fighter|their pursuers]] are fully focused on the Viper squadron. | * [[Starbuck (TOS-DE alternate)|Starbuck]] incredulously questions the order, leading to chastisement from [[Apollo (TOS alternate)|Apollo]] on informality. Boomer reports that [[Kiernu fighter|their pursuers]] are fully focused on the Viper squadron. | ||
* Rigel shares this report with Adama, while another officer confirms that the last ship is about to leave the corridor leading out from Kiernu space. | * Rigel shares this report with Adama, while another officer confirms that the last ship is about to leave the corridor leading out from Kiernu space. | ||
* Adama finally takes the chancellor's hail, where he receives the verbal harangue over violating their sovereignty. They rehash the arguments of the past: | * Adama finally takes the chancellor's hail, where he receives the verbal harangue over violating their sovereignty. They rehash the arguments of the past: the Fleet would not have enough fuel to circumnavigate the space and it was only "[[Centar|an hour]]" (sic) to transit, while the chancellor [[Kiernu|reiterates their xenophobia]] of visitors for millennia. | ||
* Adama offers his apology to the chancellor after Tigh confirms that the entire fleet has cleared Kiernu space, and swears that the humans will never return | * Adama offers his apology to the chancellor after Tigh confirms that the entire fleet has cleared Kiernu space, and swears that the humans will never return. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Releases=== | ===Releases=== | ||
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* While not explicitly mentioned in the comic, this installment takes place following the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]] depicted in {{OS|The Hand of God|prose=y}}. | * While not explicitly mentioned in the comic, this installment takes place following the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]] depicted in {{OS|The Hand of God|prose=y}}. | ||
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===Errata=== | ===Errata=== | ||
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* John Jackson Miller shared notes on this installment via his website, of note: | * John Jackson Miller shared notes on this installment via his website, of note: | ||
** The double-page spread on pages 8 and 9 were crafted to be read properly were they segmented, allowing for the realities of digital comics and the insertion of possible automated advertisements in comic book reader programs. | ** The double-page spread on pages 8 and 9 were crafted to be read properly were they segmented, allowing for the realities of digital comics and the insertion of possible automated advertisements in comic book reader programs. | ||
** He compliments Daniel HDR's direction, liking the visual introduction to [[Parrin]] and [[Grust]] on page 10. | ** He compliments Daniel HDR's direction, liking the visual introduction to [[Parrin]] and [[Grust]] on page 10. | ||
** While eschewing various "alternate" terminologies for common places items or verbiage, noting that he retired the term "[[Wookiepedia:Refresher|refresher]]" (bathroom) from the ''Star Wars'' [[Wookiepedia:Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]]'s lexicon, he elected to retain them in his ''Galactica'' stories. (With a few exceptions that could be attributed to "slip-ups," see the [[Battlestar Galactica Classic 0#Errata|errata section]].)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://farawaypress.com/comics/battlestargalacticacounterstrike/battlestargalacticacounterstrike0/|title=THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES: Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike #0|last=Miller|first=John Jackson|accessdate=6 August 2022}}</ref> | ** While eschewing various "alternate" terminologies for common places items or verbiage, noting that he retired the term "[[Wookiepedia:Refresher|refresher]]" (bathroom) from the ''Star Wars'' [[Wookiepedia:Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]]'s lexicon, he elected to retain them in his ''Galactica'' stories. (With a few exceptions that could be attributed to "slip-ups," see the [[Battlestar Galactica Classic 0#Errata|errata section]].)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://farawaypress.com/comics/battlestargalacticacounterstrike/battlestargalacticacounterstrike0/|title=THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES: Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike #0|last=Miller|first=John Jackson|accessdate=6 August 2022}}</ref> | ||
=== Visual === | === Visual === | ||
* Corporal [[Rigel (TOS-DE alternate)|Rigel]] wears the officer's blue uniform, instead of the tan. | * Corporal [[Rigel (TOS-DE alternate)|Rigel]] wears the officer's blue uniform, instead of the tan. This is explained in the {{Comics|classic|3|third issue}}. | ||
* The coloration of the [[Viper (TOS-DE alternate)|Viper]] stripes is keeping in line with the Original Series' orange, and not the red of the [[Re-imagined Series]]' [[Viper Mark II|Vipers]]. | * The coloration of the [[Viper (TOS-DE alternate)|Viper]] stripes is keeping in line with the Original Series' orange, and not the red of the [[Re-imagined Series]]' [[Viper Mark II|Vipers]]. This is a repeated issue in earlier Dynamite installments. | ||
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==Analysis== | ==Analysis== | ||
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==Questions== | ==Questions== | ||
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==Noteworthy Dialogue== | ==Noteworthy Dialogue== | ||
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==Official Statements== | == Official Statements == | ||
*''[[John Jackson Miller]] discusses the origins of the book series.'' | * ''[[John Jackson Miller]] discusses the origins of the book series.'' I’d been looking to do something for ''Galactica'' for a long time; I even had written a script that was intended for one of the old [[Realm Press]] ''Galactica'' titles back in the late 1990s, long before I did any other professional work. In between, there was the [[RDM|reimagined series]], and of course I did all my comics and novel work for licenses like ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]''. But I remained interested — and when [[Nick Barrucci]] and I began discussing licenses that [[Dynamite Comics|Dynamite]] had that I might be interested in, I immediately said the [[TOS|original ''Galactica'']] was right up my street. I proposed a series to editor Anthony Marques, and then we were off.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://westfieldcomics.com/blog/2018/09/07/interview-john-jackson-miller-on-dynamites-battlestar-galactica-classic/|title=INTERVIEW: JOHN JACKSON MILLER ON DYNAMITE’S BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CLASSIC|date=07 September 2018|publisher=Westfield Comics|accessdate=06 August 2022}}</ref> | ||
*''Miller touches upon the confusion on depictions for ships, characters, and other visual cues between the [[Original Series]] and its [[Re-imagined Series|Re-imagined counterpart]].'' | * ''Miller touches upon the confusion on depictions for ships, characters, and other visual cues between the [[Original Series]] and its [[Re-imagined Series|Re-imagined counterpart]].'' Whether it’s for ''[[Star Wars]], [[W:Mass Effect|Mass Effect]], [[W:Halo|Halo]]'', or any of the other franchises I’ve written comics for, I always try to include footnotes for the artist when ships and characters appear, to make sure that the correct versions appear. It’s particularly important with ''Battlestar Galactica'', because variant versions of many things exist from the 2003 “reimagined series.” Nobody would confuse [[Dirk Benedict]] with [[Katee Sackhoff]], but things like the ships of [[The Fleet (TOS)|the fleet]] can be trickier!<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Related Imagery== | ==Related Imagery== | ||
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*{{Archivelink|url=https://farawaypress.com/comics/battlestargalacticacounterstrike/battlestargalacticacounterstrike0/|title=THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES: ''Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike #0''}} | *{{Archivelink|url=https://farawaypress.com/comics/battlestargalacticacounterstrike/battlestargalacticacounterstrike0/|title=THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES: ''Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike #0''}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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