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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== | ||
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*En route back to the Fleet, [[Blue Squadron (TOS alternate)|Blue Squadron]] slowly makes their way to the Fleet to conserve fuel. Starbuck brusquely comments that all they do is run from fights, and given how slow they're going, they may as well turn and fight. Apollo reminds Starbuck that, even during the days of the [[Thousand-Yahren War]], they could only fight the Cylons to a draw. Further, even when ''[[Pegasus (TOS-DE alternate)|Pegasus]]'' briefly joined the Fleet they could only manage a battle. Starbuck quips about the "history lesson" and the desire to smoke a [[fumarello]] to light the engines. | *En route back to the Fleet, [[Blue Squadron (TOS alternate)|Blue Squadron]] slowly makes their way to the Fleet to conserve fuel. Starbuck brusquely comments that all they do is run from fights, and given how slow they're going, they may as well turn and fight. Apollo reminds Starbuck that, even during the days of the [[Thousand-Yahren War]], they could only fight the Cylons to a draw. Further, even when ''[[Pegasus (TOS-DE alternate)|Pegasus]]'' briefly joined the Fleet they could only manage a battle. Starbuck quips about the "history lesson" and the desire to smoke a [[fumarello]] to light the engines. | ||
*The pilots intercept a distress call, but not from a Fleet ship. Starbuck hopes that they're Cylons involved since he could "go for a fight where I actually get to shoot something!" | *The pilots intercept a distress call, but not from a Fleet ship. Starbuck hopes that they're Cylons involved since he could "go for a fight where I actually get to shoot something!" | ||
==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.'' <br /> 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> | * ''[[John Jackson Miller]] discusses the origins of the book series.'' <br />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]].'' <br />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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