Editing Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 1

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{{Comic Data
| image=BSG01CovRoss.jpg
| title={{comics|vol2|1|nolink=y}}
| series=Dynamite
| issueno=1
| episode=
| writer= [[Dan Abnett]]<br/>[[Andy Lanning]]
| illustrator=[[Cezar Razek]]
| penciller=
| colorist= [[Vinicius Townsend]]
| letterer= [[Simon Bowland]]
| editor=
| cover= [[Alex Ross]] (Main Cover and Variants)<br/>[[Chris Eliopoulos]] (Subscription Cover)<br/>Photo Cover
| published=May 15, 2013
| collects=
| collected=''[[Battlestar Galactica Vol 1: Memorial]]''
| reprints=
| reprinted=
| pages=32
| isbn= 725130204622
| prev={{comics|vol1|5}}
| next={{comics|vol2|2}}
}}

:''MEMORIAL Part 1! 2013 marks the 35th anniversary of the [[Original Series|original ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series]] and to celebrate Dynamite is launching a brand new series, written by cosmic supremos, [[Dan Abnett]] & [[Andy Lanning]] (''Legion, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy'')! Set in classic BSG continuity, this series celebrates 35 years of epic space opera when, following a surprise {{alt|Cylons|TOS|Cylon}} attack, {{alt|Adama|TOS}} and the crew of the ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' are forced to deploy Dr {{alt|Zee}}'s experimental [[temporal weapon]]s with unexpected results that leave {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} lost in time and space in an alternate reality with no ''Galactica'' and no way of returning home!''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513020462200111|title=Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #1|date=|accessdate=05 April 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Plot==

* In {{alt|Adama|TOS}}'s sleep, a recurring nightmare where he relives the death of {{alt|Zac}}, the [[Battle of Cimtar]], and his failure to save his wife, {{alt|Ila}}, re-runs in his mind. The dream differs, as Ila is executed in front of him by {{alt|Centurion|TOS}}s and Adama himself is forced to watch. He himself begs for death with tearful eyes. He awakens as the Centurion follows through with that threat, drenched in the sweat of his own night terrors.
* Adama views a hologram of his family, from which only three remain: himself, his daughter {{alt|Athena|TOS}} and his oldest son, {{alt|Apollo|TOS}}.
* From a ceremonial dais, Adama leads a remembrance that recalls the day of the destruction of {{alt|Twelve Colonies of Man|their Colonies}}, which is broadcast throughout {{alt|The Fleet|TOS}}.
* Finishing his sentiments, Adama overhears a conversation between Apollo, {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} and Athena as Apollo voices his wish that Zac should be with them that day. Adama consoles his son, reminding him that the Cylons were to blame for Zac's death, and not Apollo.
* A klaxon sounds, alerting them to an inbound {{alt|Cylons|TOS|Cylon}} fleet consisting of multiple {{alt|basestar|TOS}}s, coming out of the very same nebula that the Fleet had been using as a hiding place. 
* On [[Core Command|the bridge]], Adama orders a launch of all {{alt|Viper|TOS}} and has ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' turn to face their foe, so as to buy the civilian ships the time needed to entrench themselves further into the safety of the nebula. 
* {{alt|Raider|TOS}}s begin their suicide runs on ''Galactica'', causing extreme damage to the {{alt|battlestar|TOS}}'s main engineering sections.
* Their choices are slim: use the remaining power to flee the engagement and lose its shields, or stay a sitting target with power diverted to its shields and weapons. 
* On a holo screen, Doctor {{alt|Wilker}} conveys an urgent request from his protege, {{alt|Zee}}, who advocates the use of [[temporal weapon]]]s he has been developing. Adama harshly rebukes the plan due to their forbidden nature, but reneges as the battlestar further succumbs to its assailant's attacks.
* In the [[launch bay]], Apollo and Starbuck's Vipers are pulled from their {{TOS|launch tube}}s. Zee and Wilker arrive and the Warriors are introduced to two [[Temporal Viper|modified Vipers]], outfitted with prototypes of Zee's [[temporal warper]] weapons, much to the Warriors apprehension. 
* Instructing them quickly on their limitations and use, Apollo and Starbuck launch in Zee's new starfighters. Much to Zee's chagrin, they use the warpers against a few of the Raiders in their sights; the targets are displaced from existence. Zee directs them to attack the basestars, in the hope that their removal from the timeline would ensure their current attack never took place. 
* On the bridge, Adama shares his concerns with Colonel {{alt|Tigh|TOS}} over the deployment of temporal weapons. While discussing it, a Cylon Raider makes its devastating kamikaze strike, destabilizing the [[temporal battery]]  and removing ''Galactica'', its other Viper pilots, and their Cylon attackers from the space that surrounds them. 
* Left alone are Apollo and Starbuck, whose ships have permitted them to make it through the temporal shift unscathed.

==Notes==

=== Publication Releases ===

* A version of this issue, the ''Battlestar Galactica #1 Exclusive Subscription Variant'', released in May 2013. Per the publisher:
*: ''For comic fans that sign up ahead of time with their comic shop to reserve this issue, you can receive an exclusive [[Chris Eliopoulos]] Cute Exclusive cover! This Super Special Subscription Variant is only available for Comic Shop subscribers and limited to INITIAL orders ONLY!''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513020462200131|title=Battlestar Galactica #1 Exclusive Subscription Variant|date=|accessdate=5 April 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

* Only 25 copies of a "High-End 'Photo' Ultra-Limited" variant of this issue were released in May 2013. Per the publisher:
*: ''ONLY 25 COPIES IN EXISTENCE! [[Lorne Greene]], [[Richard Hatch]], and Dirk Benedict appear as {{TOS|Adama}}, {{TOS|Apollo}}, and {{TOS|Starbuck}} on this super-rare photo variant! Ships bagged and boarded with a Dynamite Certificate of Authenticity.''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513020462200151|title=Battlestar Galactica #1 High-End "Photo" Ultra-Limited|date=|accessdate=7 April 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

=== Timeline ===

* The comic deliberately uses Adama's facial hair as a  "hallway between full beard of ''[[Galactica 1980|1980]]'' and clean shaven BSG,"<ref name="memorial-168">{{cite_book|last=|first=|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|year=2013|title=Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 - Memorial|publisher=Dynamite Entertainment|pages=168|location=|id=}}</ref> further noting that they've been "musing the years they've been forced to roam the galaxy, forever hunted by the relentless, merciless {{alt|Cylons|TOS}}."<ref name="memorial-168"/> 
* Furthermore, the events of this comic take place a number of [[yahrens]]<ref name="memorial-168"/>  after the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]] depicted in "{{TOS|The Hand of God}}." 

=== Nods ===

* The inclusion of {{alt|Zee}}, based on [[Zee|a character]] from ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', and his temporal weapons are nods to the [[time warp synthesizer]] and that angelic wunderkind's stewardship of the "Galacticans," as the survivors had come to identify themselves by that juncture in the story.

=== Miscellany ===

* The use of holographic technology aboard ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' is different than what has been seen in the [[Original Series]], and is a liberty used to contemporize the ''Galactica'' universe to current science fiction "technologies" seen in other series. 
* While {{alt|Boxey|TOS}}, {{alt|Muffit}}, {{alt|Sheba}}, and {{alt|Boomer|TOS}} are briefly present in this issue for Adama's speech during the memorial ceremony, they don't appear again for the rest of this particular five-issue story arc.

==Analysis==

* {{alt|Adama}} suffers from [[w:posttraumatic stress disorder|posttraumatic stress disorder]] from the events relating to and following the [[Battle of Cimtar]], including the loss of his home and loved ones, and the pressures of commanding a caravan of survivors for a world that may very well be the myth of "half drunken star voyagers," as {{TOS|Baltar}} ascribes them to be in "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]." This is certainly not a new development, as Adama battled these demons briefly in "[[Saga of a Star World]]," asking {{TOS|Athena}} to "take this burden from me" following their arrival at [[Carillon]]. 
* {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} continues to blame himself for the loss of {{alt|Zac}}, the first casualty leading into the holocaust. Despite Adama's own demons, he consoles his son and assures him that the Cylons were wholly at fault.
* The inclusion of Doctor Zee, a character from ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' whose presence is tied with {{1980|Starbuck}}'s separation from the Fleet in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," is a unique entity spliced from the ''1980'' canon. His presence and Starbuck's in the same place brings to question {{alt|Zee||this iteration's backstory}}, and how closely it hues to its canonical inspiration.
* The introduction of [[temporal weapon]]s creates many great paradoxical far-reaching issues. Superficially speaking, their presence brings to question the possibility of deploying the weapon against the heart of the [[Cylon Empire]] itself, or to use it against [[Iblis|the enemy who helped]] in their creation. Further, if one could remove an entire ship, one could also use the weapon on a smaller scale, such as against a singular person, to displace them and their actions from existence. 
* The denizens of the Fleet still languish in discomforting and depressing conditions, and their plight is glossed over in this issue. The socio-political implications are typically glossed over, and this issue is no different.

==Questions==

* What are Doctor {{alt|Zee}}'s origins? 
* How many [[yahren]]s have {{alt|The Fleet|TOS|the Fleet}} been searching for {{alt|Earth|TOS}}?
* How long have the Colonials known of [[temporal weapon]]s? Are the {{alt|Cylons|TOS}} aware of them? 
* What are the conditions within the Fleet?

==Noteworthy Dialogue==

* ''Following the initial wave of the Cylons' overwhelming offensive, ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> choices are summarized by a tech:''
*: '''Tech:''' We're hit ''hard''! Tell the commander he has a ''choice''... use power to flee but ''lose'' the shields, or stay put and ''keep'' power to the shield and weapons systems. ''Surely'' we have to draw the Cylons' fire and buy the Fleet time to escape... 

* ''{{alt|Apollo|TOS}} shares his thoughts with {{alt|Wilker}} regarding {{alt|Zee}}:''
*: '''Apollo:''' I know you think ''highly'' of Zee, Doctor, but is he ''really''... how can I put this...? 
*: '''Wilker:''' Zee is a ''strange'' being, Apollo, an old mind in a young body, and he is ''thoroughly'' infuriating. But, in this instance, I believe he may have [[temporal warpers|the ''only'' advantage]] that may save us. 
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==Related Imagery==

===Covers===

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BSG01CovRoss.jpg|'''Main Cover'''<br/>''Art:'' [[Alex Ross]]
BSG01CovIncenRossBW.jpg|'''Incentive Cover.''' Alternate main pencil sketch cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Alex Ross]]
BSG01CovDF.jpg|'''Virgin cover'''.<br/>''Art:'' [[Alex Ross]]
BSG01CovSubscription.jpg|'''Subscription Cover''' "Cute Exclusive"<br/>''Art:'' [[Chris Eliopoulos]]
BSG01Cov25Only.jpg|'''Photo cover.'''<br/>Promotional photo featuring [[Richard Hatch]], [[Lorne Greene]], and [[Dirk Benedict]] (L-R).
</gallery>

===Preview Pages===

: ''Please Note: These are used for promotional purposes by the publisher, and are provided here in the same vein.''

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==External links==

* {{archivelink|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513020462200111|title=Dynamite.com: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #1}}

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