The New Millennium

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The New Millennium An issue of the Realm Press series.
Issue No.	1
Writer(s)	Jim Shooter, Scott Braden, and James Kuhoric
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Penciller(s)	Dan Parsons, Mike Malbrough, and Santiago
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Colorist(s)	Dan Parsons, Mike Malbrough, David Hillman, and Fernando Irons
Letterer(s)	Mark Haynes
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Published	September 1999
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An anthology of stories spanning the Fleet, featuring Starbuck's approach to the life of a Warrior; a father giving his son hope for the future despite dire circumstances; and Sheba's rite of passage as a Warrior.

Stories

Fear of Flying

Under pursuit by a flotilla of Cylon Raiders, Red Three detects Starbuck's lone Viper on approach. As Starbuck flirts with Red Three, noting that she is a recent cadet "with the great legs," he orders her to dive as he dispatches the nearest two Raiders.

Red Three urges him to flee, but he orders her to stay among the Raider phalanx to prevent the Cylons from shooting at her lest they engage in friendly fire. Starbuck takes out three more Raiders.

In the Fleet, Psych-Med Doctor Ishtara receives word from her assistant, Vesta, that Starbuck is 40 centons overdue. Ishtara shares her dread of the meeting, as she feels that she has no choice but to ground Starbuck based on his psyche-exam, despite Vesta's objection.

Starbuck remembers that he is overdue for his evaluation, sharing his observations with Red Three, including his belief that Ishtara is part Cylon and that Vesta is "luscious." Red Three dispatches two of the Raiders on Starbuck's tail during these musings.

Ishtara records her decision to ground Starbuck via voice log, noting that core command has shared with her Starbuck's current status in the midst of battle. She notes that while he has commendable qualities, there are others unbecoming of an officer that suggests obsessive-compulsive behaviors.

In the thick of another wave, Starbuck invites Red Three to a thermo-tub if she promises to follow orders.

Vesta returns to Ishtara's office with security footage of Starbuck's various acts, including the time he was caught in Commander Adama's private study with two hostesses from Rising Star. Ishtara directs her to set the vid-view to copy the segments for amendment to her report tape. Vesta asks how Starbuck's "bad little boy" behavior could affect his flight status, to which Ishtara replies that such behaviors arise from those who feel afraid and seek to offload responsibility for their actions, preferring to surrender their control to someone else. Ishtara surmises that Starbuck wants to get into trouble, repeatedly testing himself in various situations and feels that the only result is that he will eventually break under the strain, resulting in insurmountable losses to the Fleet's sole line of defense.

Vesta sees Starbuck's public admissions of fear to be refreshing, noting that all of humanity's survivors are afraid.

Starbuck slows his Viper to near still in the fight, prompting Red Three's concern. Feeling that they're sitting avions, Starbuck informs her that Cylons are machines and the random, illogical act may cause them to stop firing. Red Three professes surprise at the nearly forty Raiders retreating; she feels that Starbuck's out-of-the-box thinking was brave, but he professes fear as they head back to Galactica.

The two Vipers land, and Red Three asks Starbuck if their date is still on. He replies in the affirmative, hoping to convince Ishtara that he is in need of a long furlon.

Starbuck makes himself comfortable upon the couch in Ishtara's office, and begins smoking a fumarello. During the conversation, he turns the tables and shares his thoughts on her responsibility regarding the mental health of numerous other people throughout the day. He asks if she ever lets her hair down, noting that if he didn't fly loose, he'd have "gone over the edge a long time ago."

A red alert prompts Starbuck to leave the couch, and his asking if he is cleared to fly. She replies the affirmative, and Starbuck leaves. Vesta arrives, noting that there are no other appointments that day. Ishtara tells Vesta that it's late, and that they should not work late tonight, letting her hair down.

Credits

• Script: Jim Shooter
• Art & Colors: Dan Parsons
• Lettering: Mark Haynes
• Editor: J. C. Vaughn
• Editorial Director: Jim Kuhoric

Notes

• Starbuck's Viper features blue striping, instead of the orange, to differentiate the two Vipers depicted in the comic. Red Three's Viper features orange-red striping.
• The vulgarism "frak" is written as a four-letter variant to the Original Series' frack; both spellings were used in the Original, although frack was more predominant.

Favorite Son

On the Agro Ship Rhea, Colonial scientist Captain Jor finds his young son, Kel, hiding in the ship's main arboretum. Frightened by the ongoing attack with the Cylons, Kel expresses his despair, believing that the Fleet will be destroyed before they can find Earth.

Jor comforts his son and gives him an inspirational speech, telling Kel that he is destined to become a great hero. Jor prophesies that through Kel's courage, strength, and wisdom, the human race will defeat its enemies and be guided to its promised land. During this, Kel day dreams of interactions with Commander Adama in charting a course to Earth; standing atop the corpse of the Imperious Leader with a smoking laser pistol; and later celebrating with Adama, Jolly, Apollo, Boomer and Starbuck.

Jor calls Kel the "rag-tag fleet's favorite son" and a "miracle" who will prove to everyone that miracles do come true. As a Cylon Raider veers to attack Rhea, a Colonial Viper comes from behind and lines up the shot.

Credits

• Script: Scott Braden
• Art & Colors: Mike Malbrough
• Lettering: Mark Haynes
• Editor: J.C. Vaughn
• Editorial Director: Jim Kuhoric

Analysis

• The attack happening during the story may be the Battle for the Agricultural Ships. If so, then Rhea may be one of the destroyed ships during that incident, as Agro Ship 9 is the surviving agro ship from that battle. This may be the intended impression, given the last page of the comic features a Cylon Raider making a direct run toward the arboretum, with a Viper pursuing directly behind but not having opened fire to take out the craft.
• The names of the father and son, Jor and Kel, may be nods to Superman: Jor-El was Kal-El's father, and both came from a doomed civilization. The hair curls of both characters may also be a direct visual nod to this fact.

Tales of the Pegasus - Chapter One: Daddy's Girl

Prior to the events of the Battle of Molecay, aboard the battlestar Pegasus, flagship of the Fifth Fleet, Sheba feels the need to prove to her friends that she is more than just "Daddy's Girl." To do this, she fakes launch codes for Silver Spar Squadron and embarks on an unauthorized mission where she single-handedly destroys five Cylon fighters before her own Viper is shot down. Crash-landed on a nearby planet with no ship, communications, or weapon, she is forced to take refuge in a cave where she is attacked by a creature.

Back on Pegasus, Tolan informs Cain of Sheba's actions and that her ship went down. He immediately prepares his own Viper to go after her, with Bojay volunteering to accompany him as his wingman. Silver Spar Squadron tracks her to a cave near the crash site. Cain arrives just as Sheba has fought off the creatures with a piece of dagger-like rock that snapped from the side of a rockface as she fled the creatures, and comforts his disheveled, blood-drenched daughter. The story concludes with the narration that Sheba would go on to have many fantastic adventures and forge her own legend in the shadow of her larger-than-life father.

Credits

• Script: Jim Kuhoric
• Art: Santiago
• Colors: David Hillman
• Color Assist: Fernando Irons
• Title Card: Robert Scott
• Lettering: Mark Haynes
• Editor: J.C. Vaughn

Notes

• The inference in the chapter designation following "Tales of the Pegasus" was its intention to span multiple stories. However, Realm Press' run was short-lived and thus Chapter One is the only installment.

Covers

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  "Agroship Cover" by Robert Scott.
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  "Starbuck Cover" by Dan Parsons.
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  "Convention Edition Cover" by Gene Gonzales.