Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 7

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Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 7 a.k.a. "Dreams of the Thirteenth, Part One" An issue of the Dynamite series.
Issue No.	7
Writer(s)	Dan Abnett
Illustrator(s)	Dietrich O. Smith
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Cover Artist(s)	Colton Worley (Main Cover) Chris Eliopoulos (Subscription Cover)
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Published	November 20, 2013
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Pages	32
ISBN	725130204622
Population	0 Survivors
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The beginning of a staggering - and terrifying - new story arc. The Galactica leads the fleet [sic] into an uncharted storm zone to escape the Cylons, but what dark secrets await them there? Are the dreams the Colonial crews start experiencing genuine dreams of the lost colony Earth, or nightmares of something very different?

Plot

• Xam slumbers, dreaming intensely of Earth, the mythical shining planet Adama promises to lead them to. He is violently ripped away from this dream by his crew chief, who notes that Xam's shift began ten microns ago, and that it is not like him to oversleep.
• Adama leads a meeting of his senior staff regarding the day's situation report. The meeting's participants include Col. Tigh, Capt. Apollo, Lt. Starbuck, Lt. Athena, and the primary psychologist, Dr. Madusa. Adama recounts the fact that the Fleet presses further into the storm zone, despite the hazards of exotic energies that they do not fully understand that are preferable to death by the Cylons.
• The Cylons have not ventured into the storm zone, and Apollo reaffirms that conclusion, noting that the Fleet's Viper patrols are overlapped during every shift and the sensors are focused towards the "back" of the Fleet.
• Starbuck questions whether the Cylons know more about the zone than they do, leading to a fight between Athena and Starbuck, itself quickly defused by Adama who suggests a proper venue, including a bar or a public gladiatorial arena.
• Tigh reports that Ariadna has begun to fall behind, and advocates to keep nursing the ship another few million "light years" to Adama's agreement.
• Madusa reports an unusual spike in dreams about Earth; Adama rebukes this, seeing it as nothing out of the ordinary as Earth is their ultimate destination. However, she shares her further concern as the dream is precisely the same—"a consensual agreement of the subconscious"—regardless of the person reporting it: "A vision of a perfect blue planet. White clouds. Radiance. The sun breaking the skyline. Warmth. Life." She notes that the feeling that it is within the storm zone is also a shared characteristic.
• Adama concedes that it may simply be an affect of the storm, and asks her to monitor the situation. The meeting ends and the participants begin dispersing, with Starbuck commenting on Madusa being "hotter than a thruster on full retro." This prompts a snide rhetorical question from Athena about Madusa being out of Starbuck's league.
• In Galactica's laser range, Starbuck and Xam fire their laser pistols at holographic targets of Centurions; Xam scores far lower than Starbuck, as his shots are heavily sporadic.

Notes

Publication Releases

• A version of this issue, the Battlestar Galactica #7 Exclusive Subscription Variant, released in November 2013. Per the publisher:

  A super-special, exclusive Chris Eliopoulos Cute cover, only available to comic shop subscribers and limited to initial orders!

Errata

• Tigh uses the term "years" instead of yahren when noting that he would gladly nurse Ariadna, a ship experiencing deleterious engine trouble, a few million more light years, instead of abandoning it.

Related Imagery

Covers

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  Main Cover
  Art: Colton Worley
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  Subscription Cover "Cute Exclusive"
  Art: Chris Eliopoulos

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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  Page 5

External links

• Dynamite.com: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #7 (web.archive.org backup link)