Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo 5

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Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #5 An issue of the Dynamite series.
Issue No.	5
Writer(s)	Dan Abnett
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Penciller(s)	Dietrich Smith
Inker(s)
Colorist(s)	Fran Gamboa
Letterer(s)	Simon Bowland
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Cover Artist(s)	Mike Mayhew (Cover A) Dietrich Smith (Cover B) Livio Ramondelli (Cover C) Ardian Syaf (Cover D)
Adaptation of
Published	April 2015
Collects
Collected in	Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo
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ISBN	725130224408
Population	0 Survivors
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The crew of the Galactica, and the fleet as a whole, comes to terms with Apollo's shocking fate. But there is no time for reflection. Apollo's mission woke up the Cylon threat, and the old enemy has become aware of the fleet again. The War has turned hot again, the fleet is in grave danger, and without Apollo's pilot skills and leadership, the human race may not survive. Epic, continuity-shaking storytelling from cosmic fan-favorite writer Dan Abnett and out-of-this-world artist Dietrich Smith.

Plot

• Major Apollo, in command blue attire, looks up at a Viper in Galactica's launch bay.
• A secton after his recovery, Apollo has his psychiatric follow-up with Doctor Madusa in her office. He discusses his feelings of helplessness and that he is one of the few who have been lucky to have survived since the Cylon betrayal ten yahrens prior.
• Madusa reiterates that Apollo has no choice but to come to terms with his injury, reiterating the risks relating to any form of physical stress. He is unable to serve in any capacity that requires combat, either ground or flight.
• Madusa advocates for a change in how Apollo serves his people, noting that his knowledge is vast and valuable, and that he can serve his people as an advisor and overseeing the Fleet's operations.
• Despite Apollo's misgivings on missing his past life, Madusa reminds him that acclimation takes time and that he will soon become accustomed to his new responsibilities.
• In core command, Apollo directs Vantage Colonial's underway replenishment. Omega provides Apollo the situation sheets from blue shift, taking the opportunity to remind Apollo of procedure to code-read and sign the off as logged, as Omega had noticed that did not occur the day prior.
• Omega assures Apollo that he'll get accustomed to the procedures and routines quickly. Before he goes, he corrects Apollo's direction to move Kobol Goldstar from grid four to grid six, instead of the incorrect fifth grid. Apollo transmits the correction, while Omega departs with kind words of encouragement.
• Up on the upper tier of core command, Omega tells Athena his belief that Apollo hates his new role. Athena replies that she is heartbroken over her brother's situation, but adds that the pain would be worse had he not been here with them at all.

Notes

Releases

• An additional exclusive subscription variant cover (Cover D) featuring the work of Ardian Syaf was made available to "comic shop subscribers and limited to initial orders."

Artworks

• The original art version of "Cover A" was done in watercolor on 11" x 17". It was listed for sale on 28 January 2015 and has since sold for an undisclosed amount.

Errata

• The term yahren is misspelled as "yarhens" on page 2.

Noteworthy Dialogue

• Dialogue 1

  Speaker 1: Dialogue.

• Dialogue 2

  Speaker 1: Dialogue.

Official Statements

• In response to Richard Thomas' comment on the sadness evoked by Cover A's art:

  Mike Mayhew: Yeah, maybe it's cause I'm a dad, but somehow I related to this one. Thanks for your observations!

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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  Original art for Cover A by Mike Mayhew.

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

• Dynamite.com - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE DEATH OF APOLLO #5 (OF 6) (web.archive.org backup link)
• Dynamite.com - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE DEATH OF APOLLO #5 (OF 6) EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIPTION VARIANT COVER (web.archive.org backup link)

 

Re-imagined Series definition: refueling and replenishment between ships away from dock, usually during flight. Taken from the contemporary term for the resupply of military vessels at sea while en route ^{(TRS: "Water", "Maelstrom")}

Original Series definition: unit of time akin to a "year" (see: Yahren)