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| {{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Dynamite Comics}} | | {{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Dynamite Comics}} |
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| | isbn= 725130250643 | | | isbn= 725130250643 |
| | prev={{comics|vol2|12}} | | | prev=[[Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 12]] |
| | next={{comics|vol3|2}} | | | next=[[Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 2]] |
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| :''The ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}''{{'|s}} search for sanctuary takes them beyond the limits of known reality and into a cosmic mystery where the hunters become the hunted, ruin and despair dot the skies, and {{alt|Adama|TOS}} goes where friend and family can't follow. [[Cullen Bunn]] (''Sinestro Corps, The Sixth Gun, Deadpool'' & ''The Mercs for Money'') and [[Alex Sanchez]] (''Mad Max: Ride, 30 Days Of Night: Spreading the Disease, Katana)'' invite you on a journey unlike any in the annals of ''[[TOS|Battlestar Galactica]]''!''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513025064301011|title=Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #1|date=|accessdate=24 March 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> | | :''The ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> search for sanctuary takes them beyond the limits of known reality and into a cosmic mystery where the hunters become the hunted, ruin and despair dot the skies, and {{alt|Adama|TOS}} goes where friend and family can't follow. [[Cullen Bunn]] (''Sinestro Corps, The Sixth Gun, Deadpool'' & ''The Mercs for Money'') and [[Alex Sanchez]] (''Mad Max: Ride, 30 Days Of Night: Spreading the Disease, Katana)'' invite you on a journey unlike any in the annals of ''[[TOS|Battlestar Galactica]]''!''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513025064301011|title=Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #1|date=|accessdate=24 March 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> |
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| ==Plot== | | ==Plot== |
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| * A [[black hole]] materializes out of nowhere, trapping ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' and its {{alt|The Fleet|TOS}}. Unable to escape, Adama orders the Fleet to fly directly into the singularity.
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| * In transit, a tanker explodes, knocking Adama unconscious and causing damage to ''Galactica''{{'|s}} control center.
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| * Colonel {{alt|Tigh|TOS}} communicates to the Fleet following its transit through the black hole, reassuring its members that despite the damages and casualties that they will get through their current predicament.
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| * {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} visits the [[life center]] where Doctor {{alt|Salik}} and {{alt|Cassiopeia}} tend to Adama. Salik informs Apollo that Adama has suffered a severe concussion, which has been effectively treated; Salik remains puzzled as to why Adama remains comatose for over 20 [[centar]]s, noting that Adama's brain activity is well into the conscious range.
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| === Adama ===
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| * In a dream state, Adama finds himself in his quarters, and is summoned by a voice noting that his "presence is required."
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| * Adama then finds himself on the planet that {{alt|Baltar|TOS}} was left upon, where "Baltar" explains that "we are, all of us, being summoned." As Adama justifies his decision to maroon Baltar in a humane manner despite Baltar's very betrayal of the human race, "Baltar" replies that he "still found hell" in Adama's compassionate act.
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| * Adama finds himself amongst {{alt|Cylons|TOS}} in a {{alt|basestar|TOS}} throne room, with "Baltar" berating him for bringing a "human evil" into their midst.
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| * Adama leaves and finds himself on ''Galactica''{{'|s}} [[Core Command]], reliving the [[Battle of Cimtar|opening attack at Cimtar]] and asks a befuddled Tigh if they can stop it from happening again.
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| === Patrol ===
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| * Meanwhile, Apollo leads {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}, {{alt|Boomer|TOS}} and {{alt|Sheba}} on a reconnaissance of the new realm they have been deposited into. After consoling a worried Apollo about his father, Sheba detects [[Iblis' planet|a planet]], thickly-ringed with debris of derelicts. Boomer compares the planet to another one in the [[Hovian]] sector, itself featuring a unique magnetic field attracting derelict vessels in the same way.
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| * The Viper patrol makes planet fall, and the [[Warrior]]s encounter a large group of marooned survivors who desire to celebrate the blessings "to those who fell from the heavens and lived."
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| * Sheba discovers a large impact crater nearby; Starbuck elects to proceed down to its center, wanting to determine what kind of ship had made it. Apollo elects to ask their welcoming committee for information before climbing down a bottomless pit.
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| === Lucifer's Pursuit ===
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| * At the exit to the singularity, {{alt|Lucifer}}'s lone {{alt|basestar|TOS}} enters the realm, discovering intense interference and signs of destroyed Colonial vessels from the Fleet.
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| * Lucifer orders squadrons to scout ahead, with plans to achieve what the Cylon Empire has failed to do thus far: destroy the remaining humans.
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| * In this endeavor, they encounter an attacking force... that force is [[Meclon|also Cylon]].
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| ==Notes== | | ==Notes== |
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| === Publication Releases ===
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| * A version of this issue, the ''Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #1 Rare [[Butch Guice]] "Virgin Art" Edition'', released 3 August 2016. Per the publisher:
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| *: ''Industry legend Butch Guice provides his unique perspective on sci-fi television's greatest space fantasy with this super-rare variant edition, presented here without trade dressing for your enjoyment!''<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513025064301081|title=Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #1 Rare Butch Guide "Virgin Art" Edition|date=|accessdate=24 March 2020|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
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| === Timeline === | | === Timeline === |
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| * The events of this comic take place after the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]] depicted in "{{TOS|The Hand of God}}." | | * The events of this comic take place after the [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]] depicted in "{{TOS|The Hand of God}}." |
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| === Nods === | | === Incongruences === |
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| * The planet happened across by the Colonials is a nod to the [[red planet]] from "[[War of the Gods]]." | | * |
| * This issue launches the "action figure" variant covers by [[Michael Adams]] that would be offered throughout this series, as well as {{comics|vs}}, which visually harken back to the 1978-79 C.E. [[Mattel]] action figure line.
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| * "In the beginning" is a reference to the creation myth depicted in the [[w:Book of Genesis|Book of Genesis]].
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| === Miscellany === | | === Nods === |
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| * While {{alt|Boxey|TOS}} and {{alt|Muffit}} are seen, they do not participate in this tale. | | * |
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| ==Analysis== | | ==Analysis== |
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| * The use of a "[[black hole]]" to transport {{alt|The Fleet|TOS}} to another universe aligns with some theoretical concepts relating to either charged [[w:Reissner–Nordström metric|Reissner-Nordström]] or rotating [[w:Kerr metric|Kerr]] black holes.
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| * The use of a singularity to transport the Fleet elsewhere (also planned by {{alt|Iblis}}) is a trope that appears again in the {{comics|vs}} series.
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| * Adama being tortured by visions of his past is a trope also visited previously in the Berkley novel, ''[[The Nightmare Machine]]'', as well as prior to that in ''[[The Memory Machine]]''—a story polot line that factors into a larger part of [[Marvel Comics]]' 1978-79 run.
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| * {{alt|Lucifer}}'s pursuit of power continues unabated, even more intensely without the influence of his human mentor, {{alt|Baltar|TOS}}. This is in keeping with Lucifer's actions and motives in "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]."
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| ==Questions== | | ==Questions== |
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| * How does a "black hole" mysteriously appear right before ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' without warning? {{{{comics|vol3|4|Answer}}}}* Is there an external force keeping Adama in a coma? {{{{comics|vol3|2|Answer}}}}* Is Adama able to influence the past at the [[Battle of Cimtar]]? {{{{comics|vol3|2|Answer}}}}* What ship crashed on the [[Iblis' planet]] that caused the huge impact crater?
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| * What are the motives of the denizens of said planet who come to welcome them?
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| * Where did the [[Meclons|other Cylons]] come from, and why are they attacking Lucifer's forces? {{{{comics|vol3|2|Partial Answer}}}}
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| ==Noteworthy Dialogue== | | ==Noteworthy Dialogue== |
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| * '''"Baltar"''': Say what you will about the {{alt|Cylons|TOS}}, but they have no demons. No devils. Save for {{alt|Iblis||those who created them}}! In that way, they are not so different {{alt|Adama|TOS|from you}}.
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| * ''After exiting the [[black hole]], {{alt|Lucifer}} receives word that a few smaller ships from {{alt|The Fleet|TOS}} were destroyed:''
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| : '''Lucifer''': {{alt|Galactica|TOS|That ship}}—and the humans it houses—is far too annoying to be destroyed so easily. And so... here we are... pursuing our enemy through a [[black hole]]... into the heart of unknown space. But the Colonials will not hide for long. Dispatch scouts at once.
| | == Official Statements == |
| : '''Centurion''': [[By your command]].
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| : '''Lucifer''': Here... in uncharted territory... I will do what the [[Cylon Empire]] has failed to do thus far. I—{{alt|Imperious Leader||above all}}—will be a Cylon like no ''other''.
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| ==Related Imagery== | | ==Related Imagery== |
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| ===Covers=== | | ===Covers=== |
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| <gallery mode="slideshow"> | | <gallery> |
| BSGClass201601CovASanchez.jpg|'''Cover A''' Main colorized cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Alex Sanchez]]<br/>''Colors:'' [[Daniele Miwa]] | | BSGClass201601CovASanchez.jpg|'''Cover A''' Main colorized cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Alex Sanchez]]<br/>''Colors:'' [[Daniele Miwa]] |
| BSGClass201601CovBGuice.jpg|'''Cover B''' Alternate cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Butch Guice]]<br/>''Colors:'' [[Alex Guimarães]] | | BSGClass201601CovBGuice.jpg|'''Cover B''' Alternate cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Butch Guice]]<br/>''Colors:'' [[Alex Guimarães]] |
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| ==== Other Incentives ==== | | ==== Other Incentives ==== |
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| <gallery mode="slideshow"> | | <gallery> |
| BSGClass201601CovEIncen10SanchezBW.jpg|'''Cover E''' Black-and-white cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Alex Sanchez]] | | BSGClass201601CovEIncen10SanchezBW.jpg|'''Cover E''' Black-and-white cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Alex Sanchez]] |
| BSGClass201601CovFIncen20GuiceBW.jpg|'''Cover F''' Black-and-white cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Butch Guice]] | | BSGClass201601CovFIncen20GuiceBW.jpg|'''Cover F''' Black-and-white cover.<br/>''Art:'' [[Butch Guice]] |
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| : ''The following are unused concept covers that differ from the final released product.'' | | : ''The following are unused concept covers that differ from the final released product.'' |
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| <gallery mode="slideshow"> | | <gallery> |
| BSGClass201601CovDAdamsActionFIgure.jpg|'''Cover D''' Adama Action Figure Cover<br/>''Art:'' [[Michael Adams]] | | BSGClass201601CovDAdamsActionFIgure.jpg|'''Cover D''' Adama Action Figure Cover<br/>''Art:'' [[Michael Adams]] |
| BSGClass201601CovDAdamsActionFIgureNOTFINAL.jpg|'''Cover D''' Adama Action Figure Cover<br/>''Art:'' [[Michael Adams]] | | BSGClass201601CovDAdamsActionFIgureNOTFINAL.jpg|'''Cover D''' Adama Action Figure Cover<br/>''Art:'' [[Michael Adams]] |
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| : ''Please Note: These are used for promotional purposes by the publisher, and are provided here in the same vein.'' | | : ''Please Note: These are used for promotional purposes by the publisher, and are provided here in the same vein.'' |
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| <gallery mode="slideshow"> | | <gallery> |
| BSG201601Int1.jpg|Page 1 | | BSG201601Int1.jpg|Page 1 |
| BSG201601Int2.jpg|Page 2 | | BSG201601Int2.jpg|Page 2 |
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| BSG2016001020SanchezMiwa4matREV.jpg|Page 24 - Virgin | | BSG2016001020SanchezMiwa4matREV.jpg|Page 24 - Virgin |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| * {{archivelink|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513025064301081|title=Dynamite.com: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA VOL. 3 #1 RARE BUTCH GUICE "VIRGIN ART" EDITION}}
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Dynamite Comics]] | | [[Category:Dynamite Comics]] |
| [[Category:Dynamite Comics (TOS)]] | | [[Category:Dynamite Comics (TOS)]] |
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