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{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Dynamite Comics}}{{Comic Data
{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Dynamite Comics}}{{Comic Data
| image =BSGClassic0303011ARudy.jpg
| image =BSGClassic201800404011ARudyREV.jpg
| title=Battlestar Galactica Classic #3
| title=Battlestar Galactica Classic #4
| series=Dynamite
| series=Dynamite
| issueno=3
| issueno=4
| episode=
| episode=
| writer= [[John Jackson Miller]]
| writer= [[John Jackson Miller]]
| penciller=[[Daniel HDR]]  
| penciller=[[Edu Menna]]  
| inker=  
| inker=  
| colorist= [[Natalia Marques]]
| colorist= [[Natalia Marques]]
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| editor=[[Anthony Marques]]
| editor=[[Anthony Marques]]
| cover= [[Marco Rudy]] (Covers A & C)<br/>[[Daniel HDR]] (Covers B & D)
| cover= [[Marco Rudy]] (Covers A & C)<br/>[[Daniel HDR]] (Covers B & D)
| published=9 January 2019
| published=13 May 2019
| collects=
| collects=
| collected=''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic: Counterstrike (Trade Paperback)|Battlestar Galactica Classic: Counterstrike]]''
| collected=''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic: Counterstrike (Trade Paperback)|Battlestar Galactica Classic: Counterstrike]]''
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| reprinted=
| reprinted=
| isbn= 725130273451
| isbn= 725130273451
| prev={{comics|classic|2}}
| prev={{comics|classic|3}}
| next={{comics|classic|4}}
| next={{comics|classic|5}}
}}
}}
:''The'' [[Galactica (TOS-DE alternate)|Galactica]]''<nowiki/>'s struggle is lonely no more, [[The Fleet (TOS-DE alternate)|its fleet]] now joined by humanity's new allies, the [[Okaati]]. But even as Captain [[Apollo (TOS-DE alternate)|Apollo]] wonders whether it was right to seek safety in numbers, [[the Comitat]] and the [[Cylons (TOS-DE alternate)|Cylons]] have been meeting - and plotting! New York Times bestselling author and comics writer [[John Jackson Miller|JOHN JACKSON MILLER]] (''[[Star Wars]], [[Star Trek]], [[W:Halo|Halo]]'') and [[Daniel HDR|D]]<nowiki/>[[Daniel HDR|aniel HDR]] (''[[W:Red Sonja|Red Sonja]]'','' [[W:Superman|Superman]]'') continue their 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=C72513027345103011|title=
:''Commander [[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)|Ada]]<nowiki/>[[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)|ma]]'s worst fears have been realized:'' [[Galactica (TOS-DE alternate)|Galactica]] ''has surrendered to a [[The Comitat|superior power]]. Now, Captain [[Apollo (TOS-DE alternate)|Apollo]]'s cleverness is all that stands between humanity and its final annihilation. That, and one of [[Starbuck (TOS-DE alternate)|Starbuck]]'s wild schemes! New York Times bestselling author and comics writer [[John Jackson Miller|JOHN JACKSON MILLER]] (''[[Star Wars]], [[Star Trek]], [[W:Halo|Halo]]'') and [[Daniel HDR]] (<nowiki/>''[[W:Red Sonja|Red Sonja]], [[W:Superman|Superman]]'') continue their miniseries timed for'' [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''<nowiki/>'s 40th ann<nowiki/>iversary year!''<ref name=":0">{{cite_web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513027345104011|title=
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (CLASSIC) #3|date=|accessdate=20 August 2022|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (CLASSIC) #4|date=|accessdate=20 August 2022|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
==Plot==
==Plot==
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===Releases===
===Releases===
*The logo and header design are inspired by the [[List of Comics#Marvel Comics|''Battlestar Galactica'' Marvel comics]] of the late 1970s CE.
*The logo and header design are inspired by the [[List of Comics#Marvel Comics|''Battlestar Galactica'' Marvel comics]] of the late 1970s CE.
*While Dynamite's product page shows a variant cover by featuring a hybridization of the Original (featuring 2 [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]] and ''[[Galactica (TOS-DE alternate)|Galactica]]'') and the Re-imagined Series (featuring a likeness of [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Messenger Six]]), publication of this variant remains unknown.<ref name=":0" />
===Nods===
===Nods===
* [[Marco Rudy]]'s cover, featuring an interpretation of [[Athena (TOS-DE alternate)|Athena]], is a stylistic nod to [[Frank Frazetta]]'s "[[Scramble]]."
*
*
===Errata===
===Errata===
===Miscellany===
*[[Marco Rudy]]'s cover was painted with gouache on 11 x 17 inch heavy water color paper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cadencecomicart.com/art.php?page=40339|title=Cadence Comic Art - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: CLASSIC (DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT), ISSUE 04, PAGE COVER|accessdate=21 August 2022}}</ref>
*The issue was slated to be released in February 2019, but this did not become possible due to the end of [[Daniel HDR]]'s tenure for the comic miniseries. Thus, with [[Edu Menna]]'s assumption of Daniel HDR's internal art duties beginning this issue, this release occurred in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://farawaypress.com/comics/battlestargalacticacounterstrike/battlestargalacticacounterstrike4/|title=THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES: Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike #4|last=Miller|first=John Jackson|accessdate=21 August 2022}}</ref>


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===Covers===
===Covers===
<gallery mode="slideshow">
<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:BSGClassic0303011ARudy.jpg|Cover A by [[Marco Rudy]]
File:BSGClassic201800404011ARudyREV.jpg|Cover A by [[Marco Rudy]]
File:BSGClassic0303021BHDR.jpg|Cover B by [[Daniel HDR]]
File:BSGClassic201800404021BHDR.jpg|Cover B by [[Daniel HDR]]
File:BSGClassic0303031Incen10RudyVirg.jpg|Cover C by [[Marco Rudy]] (Virgin Incentive)
File:BSGClassic201800404031Incen10RudyVirgREV.jpg|Cover C by [[Marco Rudy]] (Virgin Incentive)
File:BSGClassic0303041Incen20HDRBW.jpg|Cover D by [[Daniel HDR]] (Black & White Incentive)
File:BSGClassic201800404041Incen20HDRBW.jpg|Cover D by [[Daniel HDR]]
File:BSGClassic201800404031Incen.jpg|Rejected Cover A by [[Marco Rudy]]
File:BSGClassic201800404041Incen.jpg|Earlier version of B&W Cover D with "04 Feb" tag.
File:Marco Rudy - Battlestar Galactica Classic Issue 4 - Original Artwork.jpg|Original [[Marco Rudy]] cover on 11 x 17 inch heavy watercolor paper.
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Preview Pages===
===Preview Pages===
:''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.''
<gallery mode="slideshow">
<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:BSGClassic201803Int1.jpg|Page 1
File:BSGClassic201804Int1.jpg|Page 1
File:BSGClassic201803Int2.jpg|Page 2
File:BSGClassic201804Int2.jpg|Page 2
File:BSGClassic201803Int3.jpg|Page 3
File:BSGClassic201804Int3.jpg|Page 3
File:BSGClassic201803Int4.jpg|Page 4
File:BSGClassic201804Int4.jpg|Page 4
File:BSGClassic201803Int5.jpg|Page 5
File:BSGClassic201804Int5.jpg|Page 5
</gallery>
</gallery>
==External links==
==External links==
*{{Archivelink|url=https://dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513027345103011|title=Dynamite.com - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (CLASSIC) #3}}
*{{Archivelink|url=https://dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513027345104011|title=Dynamite.com - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (CLASSIC) #4}}
*{{Archivelink|url=https://farawaypress.com/comics/battlestargalacticacounterstrike/battlestargalacticacounterstrike4/|title=THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES: ''Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike #4''}}
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 21 August 2022

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Battlestar Galactica Classic #4
Battlestar Galactica Classic #4
An issue of the Dynamite series.
Issue No. 4
Writer(s) John Jackson Miller
Illustrator(s) {{{illustrator}}}
Penciller(s) Edu Menna
Inker(s)
Colorist(s) Natalia Marques
Letterer(s) Taylor Esposito
Editor(s) Anthony Marques
Collection Design {{{designer}}}
Cover Artist(s) Marco Rudy (Covers A & C)
Daniel HDR (Covers B & D)
Adaptation of
Published 13 May 2019
Collects
Collected in Battlestar Galactica Classic: Counterstrike
Reprints
Reprinted as
Pages {{{pages}}}
ISBN 725130273451
Population 0 Survivors
Special {{{special}}}
Chronology
Previous Next
(Comics: Battlestar Galactica Classic #3) Battlestar Galactica Classic #4 (Comics: Battlestar Galactica Classic #5)
Purchase
Available at BOOKSAMILLION.COM - Purchase
Available at Amazon.com – [[amazon:{{{amazon}}}|Purchase]]
Available at Amazon.co.uk – Purchase
Available at Things From Another World - Purchase


Commander Adama's worst fears have been realized: Galactica has surrendered to a superior power. Now, Captain Apollo's cleverness is all that stands between humanity and its final annihilation. That, and one of Starbuck's wild schemes! New York Times bestselling author and comics writer JOHN JACKSON MILLER (Star Wars, Star Trek, Halo) and Daniel HDR (Red Sonja, Superman) continue their miniseries timed for Battlestar Galactica's 40th anniversary year![1]

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Miscellany

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  • Marco Rudy's cover was painted with gouache on 11 x 17 inch heavy water color paper.[2]
  • The issue was slated to be released in February 2019, but this did not become possible due to the end of Daniel HDR's tenure for the comic miniseries. Thus, with Edu Menna's assumption of Daniel HDR's internal art duties beginning this issue, this release occurred in May 2019.[3]

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Noteworthy Dialogue

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  • Dialogue 1
    Speaker 1: Dialogue.
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Covers

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Preview Pages

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Please Note: These are used for promotional purposes by the publisher, and are provided here in the same vein.
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (CLASSIC) #4 (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 20 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Cadence Comic Art - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: CLASSIC (DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT), ISSUE 04, PAGE COVER (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Retrieved on 21 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Miller, John Jackson. THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES: Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike #4 (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Retrieved on 21 August 2022.


 



Subjects by Comics

From Comics: Battlestar Galactica Classic

Main Characters: Cmdr. Adama | Capt. Apollo | Lt. Athena | Lt. Boomer | Boxey | Jolly | Sheba | Lt. Starbuck | Col. Tigh

Recurring Characters: Lt. Bojay | Cassiopeia | Sgt. Greenbean | Sgt. Jolly | Muffit II | Sgt. Omega | Cpl. Rigel | Dr. Wilker

Council of Twelve: Anton | Geller | Tinia

Cylon Empire: Baltar | Lucifer

The Comitat: Kiernu Chancellor | Jennad | Korbok

Okaati: Grust | Parrin | Thetis

Ships: Bladeship | Celestra | Comitat frigate | Comitat troop lander | GAL 560 | Harvester | Harvester 217 | Kiernu fighter | The Node | Parrin's Harvester | Rising Star

Locations: Cylon forward supply dump | Empyrean Expanse | Gehenna Prime | Kiernu homeworld | The Narrows | Okaati homeworld

Battles: Encounter of the Okaati | First Encounter with the Comitat | Korbok's First Engagement of the Fleet | Ambush of the Cylon Tylium Dump | Battle at Gehenna Prime

Species: Akabolans | Arunha | Kiernu | Okaati | Stoquah | Zarai

Other Subjects: The Comitat | Thane | "The cause is just"

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