Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo 1

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Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #1 An issue of the Dynamite series.
Issue No.	1
Writer(s)	Dan Abnett
Illustrator(s)	{{{illustrator}}}
Penciller(s)	Dietrich Smith
Inker(s)
Colorist(s)	Fran Gamboa
Letterer(s)	Simon Bowland
Editor(s)
Collection Design	{{{designer}}}
Cover Artist(s)	Mike Mayhew (Cover A) Dietrich Smith (Cover B) Livio Ramondelli (Cover C) Ardian Syaf (Cover D)
Adaptation of
Published	December 2014
Collects
Collected in	Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo
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Pages	{{{pages}}}
ISBN	725130224408
Population	0 Survivors
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The shocking new Battlestar Galactica event starts here! The fleet has been travelling for ten years, and at last the human survivors seem to be leaving the war and the Cylons behind them. But the threats never go away. A voice from the past and a bizarre twist of fate leads Galactica into danger once again, and events will take place that will change everything, forever. A milestone in Battlestar continuity, by Guardians of the Galaxy writer Dan Abnett and cosmic superstar artist Dietrich Smith.

Notes

Releases

• This comic has three additional Mike Mayhew "Virgin Art" variants: an edition remarked (also known as "remarqued") by Mayhew himself ($150.00 USD), "Silver Elite Edition" featuring Mayhew's signature ($75.00 USD), and the standard version ($50.00 USD).
• An additional exclusive subscription variant cover featuring the work of Ardian Syaf was made available to "comic shop subscribers and limited to initial orders."

General

• This installment transpires a decade (10 yahrens) after the Battle of Cimtar, and 7 yahrens after the events of ^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #12)}.
• This is the first instance of a Dynamite comic book series acknowledging other prior comic book installments, likely because of Dan Abnett's involvement. Thus many of the characters and situations introduced in ^{(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2)}, namely Xam, Breena and Madusa, are carried over.

Nods

• Jolly appears in this issue, but does not appear in others.
• Greenbean, an early background character, plays a larger part in this story line in the same way that Jolly would have in the past.

Errata

• As with other Dynamite installments, visuals from the Re-imagined Series are interposed, including backgrounds for the launch bay and Taurella's ship design.

Analysis

• Despite being a teenager, Boxey wears the same type of clothing (green overalls with a long-sleeved blue shirt) that he did when he was rescued from Caprica. While this may be more of a visual aid for the reader, it does portend resource scarcity in the Fleet.
• Cassiopeia is absent from these stories, suggesting that her character is elsewhere and apart from Galactica's "inner circle." This would likely explain Starbuck's continued "Devil may care" inclinations, and his continued use of roguish charms, particularly towards Breena in later issues of the series.
• On the other hand, Starbuck displays great loyalty to his friends, particularly in his vow to Apollo and his continued visitations to Xam in sickbay.

Noteworthy Dialogue

• Dialogue 1

  Speaker 1: Dialogue.

• Dialogue 2

  Speaker 1: Dialogue.

Related Imagery

Covers

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  Cover A by Mike Mayhew.
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  Cover B by Dietrich Smith.
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  Cover C by Livio Ramondelli.
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  Cover D by Ardian Syaf.
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  Cover E by Dietrich Smith. (B&W Incentive)
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  Cover F by Ardian Syaf. (B&W Incentive)
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  Cover G by Dietrich Smith. (Red Monochrome Incentive)
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  Cover H by Mike Mayhew. (Rare "Virgin" Cover Incentive)
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  Cover I by Mike Mayhew. (Sketch Board Incentive)

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 1
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  Page 1 (sans lettering)
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  Page 2
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  Page 2 (sans lettering)
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  Page 3
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  Page 3 (sans lettering)
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  Page 4
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  Page 4 (sans lettering)
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  Page 5
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  Page 5 (sans lettering)

External links

• Dynamite.com - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE DEATH OF APOLLO #1 (web.archive.org backup link)
• Dynamite.com - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE DEATH OF APOLLO #1 EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIPTION VARIANT COVER (web.archive.org backup link)
• Dynamite.com - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE DEATH OF APOLLO #1 RARE MIKE MAYHEW "VIRGIN ART" EDITION (web.archive.org backup link)
• Dynamite.com - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE DEATH OF APOLLO #1 RARE MIKE MAYHEW "VIRGIN ART" EDITION FEATURING SILVER ELITE EDITION SIGNATURE BY MIKE MAYHEW (web.archive.org backup link)
• Dynamite.com - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE DEATH OF APOLLO #1 RARE MIKE MAYHEW "VIRGIN ART" EDITION REMARKED BY MIKE MAYHEW (web.archive.org backup link)

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