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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
* Commander [[Adama (TOS-DE alternate)|Adama]] records his log regarding their passage through the [[Empyrean Expanse]], noting that such places were rarely seen during their lives on the [[Twelve Colonies of Man (TOS-DE alternate)|Twelve Colonies of Man]]. He then notes that they have left the Cylons behind at the cost of much fuel, and ends with a note that they're doing "something wrong" that day. | |||
* In [[Core command (TOS-DE alternate)|core command]], the berating voice of the [[Kiernu Chancellor]] admonishes Adama as a liar whilst repeatedly telling the Fleet to stop trespassing their space. Adama tells [[Athena (TOS-DE alternate)|Athena]] to not return the hail, while [[Tigh (TOS-DE alternate)|Tigh]] informs Adama that [[Viper (TOS-DE alternate)|Viper]] squadrons engage the Kiernu as anticipated. The standing order is to prevent harm to all parties while in transit. | |||
* [[Starbuck (TOS-DE alternate)|Starbuck]] incredulously questions the order, leading to chastisement from [[Apollo (TOS alternate)|Apollo]] on informality. Boomer reports that [[Kiernu fighter|their pursuers]] are fully focused on the Viper squadron. | |||
* Rigel shares this report with Adama, while another officer confirms that the last ship is about to leave the corridor leading out from Kiernu space. | |||
* Adama finally takes the chancellor's hail, where he receives the verbal harangue over violating their sovereignty. They rehash the arguments of the past: the Fleet would not have enough fuel to circumnavigate the space and it was only "[[Centar|an hour]]" (sic) to transit, while the chancellor [[Kiernu|reiterates their xenophobia]] of visitors for millennia. | |||
* Adama offers his apology to the chancellor after Tigh confirms that the entire fleet has cleared Kiernu space, and swears that the humans will never return. | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Releases=== | ===Releases=== | ||
*Issue 0 was priced at $0.35 USD in keeping with the nostalgia factor influenced by the [[List of Comics#Marvel Comics|''Battlestar Galactica'' Marvel comics]]. | *Issue 0 was priced at $0.35 USD in keeping with the nostalgia factor influenced by the [[List of Comics#Marvel Comics|''Battlestar Galactica'' Marvel comics]]. | ||
*The ''Battlestar Galactica'' logo is a nod to the Marvel comics and, up until this issue and the others in this series, only used for those comics and other merchandise from the late 1970s CE. | |||
===Nods=== | ===Nods=== | ||
* 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=== | ||
* Adama refers to the term "hour" to describe the length of time taken to cross [[Kiernu]] space, instead of "[[centar]]." | |||
=== Creative === | === Creative === | ||
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** 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 === | |||
* 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]]. This is a repeated issue in earlier Dynamite installments. | |||
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==Questions== | ==Questions== | ||
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==Noteworthy Dialogue== | ==Noteworthy Dialogue== | ||
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| Battlestar Galactica Classic #0 An issue of the Dynamite series. | ||
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| Issue No. | 0 | |
| Writer(s) | John Jackson Miller | |
| Illustrator(s) | {{{illustrator}}} | |
| Penciller(s) | Daniel HDR | |
| Inker(s) | ||
| Colorist(s) | Natalia Marques | |
| Letterer(s) | Taylor Esposito | |
| Editor(s) | Anthony Marques | |
| Collection Design | {{{designer}}} | |
| Cover Artist(s) | Sean Chen & Cris Peter (Cover A) Diego Galindo (Cover B) Marco Rudy (Cover C) Daniel HDR & Natalia Marques (Cover D) | |
| Adaptation of | ||
| Published | 3 October 2018 | |
| Collects | ||
| Collected in | Battlestar Galactica Classic: Counterstrike | |
| Reprints | ||
| Reprinted as | ||
| Pages | {{{pages}}} | |
| ISBN | 725130273451 | |
| Population | 0 Survivors | |
| Special | {{{special}}} | |
| Chronology | ||
| Previous | Next | |
| (Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 #5) | Battlestar Galactica Classic #0 | (Comics: Battlestar Galactica Classic #1) |
| 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 and the remnants of humanity discover a second fugitive fleet, fleeing a different mortal enemy. Can the two armadas join forces, making common cause against the dreaded Cylons? And what would success mean for the quest for Earth? New York Times bestselling author and comics writer JOHN JACKSON MILLER (Star Wars, Star Trek, Halo) joins Dynamite for a miniseries timed for Battlestar Galactica's 40th anniversary year![1]
Plot
- Commander Adama records his log regarding their passage through the Empyrean Expanse, noting that such places were rarely seen during their lives on the Twelve Colonies of Man. He then notes that they have left the Cylons behind at the cost of much fuel, and ends with a note that they're doing "something wrong" that day.
- In core command, the berating voice of the Kiernu Chancellor admonishes Adama as a liar whilst repeatedly telling the Fleet to stop trespassing their space. Adama tells Athena to not return the hail, while Tigh informs Adama that Viper squadrons engage the Kiernu as anticipated. The standing order is to prevent harm to all parties while in transit.
- Starbuck incredulously questions the order, leading to chastisement from Apollo on informality. Boomer reports that their pursuers are fully focused on the Viper squadron.
- Rigel shares this report with Adama, while another officer confirms that the last ship is about to leave the corridor leading out from Kiernu space.
- Adama finally takes the chancellor's hail, where he receives the verbal harangue over violating their sovereignty. They rehash the arguments of the past: the Fleet would not have enough fuel to circumnavigate the space and it was only "an hour" (sic) to transit, while the chancellor reiterates their xenophobia of visitors for millennia.
- Adama offers his apology to the chancellor after Tigh confirms that the entire fleet has cleared Kiernu space, and swears that the humans will never return.
Notes
Releases
- Issue 0 was priced at $0.35 USD in keeping with the nostalgia factor influenced by the Battlestar Galactica Marvel comics.
- The Battlestar Galactica logo is a nod to the Marvel comics and, up until this issue and the others in this series, only used for those comics and other merchandise from the late 1970s CE.
Nods
- While not explicitly mentioned in the comic, this installment takes place following the Battle at Galaxy's Edge depicted in Original Series'"The Hand of God".
Errata
- Adama refers to the term "hour" to describe the length of time taken to cross Kiernu space, instead of "centar."
Creative
- 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.
- 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 "refresher" (bathroom) from the Star Wars 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 errata section.)[2]
Visual
- Corporal Rigel wears the officer's blue uniform, instead of the tan. This is explained in the (Comics: Battlestar Galactica Classic #3 — third issue).
- The coloration of the Viper stripes is keeping in line with the Original Series' orange, and not the red of the Re-imagined Series' Vipers. This is a repeated issue in earlier Dynamite installments.
Analysis
Questions
Noteworthy Dialogue
- Dialogue 1
- Speaker 1: Dialogue.
- Dialogue 2
- Speaker 1: Dialogue.
Official Statements
- John Jackson Miller discusses the origins of the book series. 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 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 had that I might be interested in, I immediately said the original Galactica was right up my street. I proposed a series to editor Anthony Marques, and then we were off.[3]
- Miller touches upon the confusion on depictions for ships, characters, and other visual cues between the Original Series and its Re-imagined counterpart. Whether it’s for Star Wars, Mass Effect, 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 can be trickier![2]
Related Imagery
Covers
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Cover A by Sean Chen. -
Cover B by Diego Galindo. -
Cover C by Marco Rudy. -
Cover D by Daniel HDR (art) and Natalia Marques (color).
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
References
- ↑ BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (CLASSIC) #0 (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 6 August 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Miller, John Jackson. THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES: Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike #0 (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Retrieved on 6 August 2022.
- ↑ INTERVIEW: JOHN JACKSON MILLER ON DYNAMITE’S BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CLASSIC (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Westfield Comics (07 September 2018). Retrieved on 06 August 2022.
