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Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1 An issue of the Dynamite series. | ||
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Issue No. | 1 | |
Writer(s) | Tony Lee | |
Illustrator(s) | {{{illustrator}}} | |
Penciller(s) | Aneke | |
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Colorist(s) | Alex Starling | |
Letterer(s) | Marshall Dillon | |
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Collection Design | {{{designer}}} | |
Cover Artist(s) | Ardian Syaf (Cover A) Sergio Fernandez Davila (Cover B) | |
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Published | August 13, 2014 | |
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Pages | {{{pages}}} | |
ISBN | 725130219275 | |
Population | 0 Survivors | |
Special | {{{special}}} | |
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Summary[edit]
- Welcome to the world of Battlestar Galactica as never seen before, as #1 NYT Bestselling Author Tony Lee gives it a Steampunk spin! After Professor Baltar's clockwork Cylonics destroy the Colonial Empire, Arch Duke Adama learns that his son Apollo is missing! It's up to Lady Athena to travel to the Sky Pirate world of the Rising Star and ask for help from the only hope she has — the disgraced Captain Starbuck and his humanoid / Daggit copilot Muffit...[1]
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Character Comparisons[edit]
1880 Character | TOS Counterpart | Notes |
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Archduke Adama | Commander Adama | The 1880 counterpart is militaristic and concerned about revenge, and does not share the patriarchal approach portrayed aptly by Lorne Greene. The 1880 counterpart easily writes off his son, forbids Athena from pursuing the matter, and exemplifies many of Cain's qualities from the Original Series itself. |
Crown Prince Apollo | Captain Apollo | The 1880 counterpart is acts as if he is immortal and has a vengeful side. Aside from those qualities, the Crown Prince shares many of the traits of his canonical counterpart, including a sense of idealism. |
Lady Athena | Lieutenant Athena | The 1880 counterpart shares many of the technical know-how of her canonical counterpart, but beyond that the 1880 counterpart's development diverges (and, in notable ways, surpasses) from the canonical counterpart where she becomes important into the ongoing story. |
Lieutenant Starbuck | Lieutenant Starbuck | The 1880 counterpart shares many of the qualities of his original counterpart. Very few differences exist. |
Lieutenant Boomer | Lieutenant Boomer | The 1880 counterpart is forced into exile due to his life being saved through the use of Baltar's prosthetics. Aside from that, very little differs from the canonical version. |
Lieutenant Jolly | Flight Sergeant Jolly | The 1880 counterpart is forced into exile due to his life being saved through the use of Baltar's prosthetics. Aside from that, very little differs from the canonical version. |
Zachary | Ensign Zac | The 1880 counterpart appears to have no familial relation to Adama, Apollo or Athena. |
Lord Cain | Commander Cain | The 1880 counterpart is never fully developed, and so much of his character is inferred by those who react to him. In this version, he does not have Adama's respect, as Adama disapproves of the relationship Cain has with Athena. |
Queen Sheba | Lieutenant Sheba | The 1880 counterpart appears to be "in name only" as she has no familial relation to Cain—particularly as she also has a sister, Cassiopeia. Many of her issues with Cassiopeia are similar to the rivalry (wherein Starbuck is concerned) between Cassiopeia and Athena. |
Queen Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia | The 1880 counterpart appears to be "in name only" as she has a sister, Sheba. Many of her issues with Sheba are similar to the rivalry (wherein Starbuck is concerned) between Cassiopeia and Athena. |
Boxey | Boxey | The 1880 counterpart is a manservant, or page, of Lady Athena. He shares very little childish tendencies and is exceedingly proper. |
Muffit | Muffit | The 1880 counterpart is a humanoid creature with a predilection for instability. Aside from the name, Muffit isn't a lovable robot daggit. |
Professor Baltar | Baltar / Imperious Leader | The 1880 counterpart is the master of the Cylonics, and betrays his race due to his thirst for power. Baltar also creates his own leadership position using the bombastic title of "Imperious Leader." |
Count Iblis | Iblis | The 1880 counterpart is a computer scientist and inventor, and has a hand in creating the Cylonics and the babbage computer, Lu-c-fer. Iblis is merely human, but also has his own thirst for power and attempts to seize it by transferring his consciousness into Lu-c-fer. |
Lu-c-fer | Lucifer | The 1880 counterpart is the babbage computer server and coordinator of the Cylonics, and is under Baltar's control. |
Analysis[edit]
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Noteworthy Dialogue[edit]
- Adama: This is Archduke Adama of the aethership Galactica. Caprica will not fall. I repeat—Caprica will. Not. Fall.
- Zachary: You hear that, Apollo? Caprica's been ordered to survive this! Is that how he keeps you alive? Orders for you to live?
- Lady Athena and Boxey make it to Rising Star in search of Starbuck:
- Athena: Calm, Boxey—there's the bar that the old man spoke about. Do you still think this is nothing but an elaborate trap?
- Boxey: Absolutely, ma'am. We're certain to due within a matter of centons.
- Athena: (after entering the bar) See? Nothing to worry about.
- Boxey: I stand corrected, ma'am. Until we're viciously mutilated by pirates, that is.
- Starbuck talks to Athena about the two queens (Sheba and Cassiopeia) of Rising Star:
- Athena: Two queens?
- Starbuck: It's complicated. They're sisters, each believing that they have more right to rule.
- Athena: You've been playing them off against each other, haven't you?
- Starbuck: Pretty much.
Related Imagery[edit]
Covers[edit]
- Even though the covers are not identified with letter designations on the cover identification sheet inside of the issue, they are used below for consistency and order purposes.
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Cover A Main colorized cover.
Art: Ardian Syaf
Inks: Guillermo Ortega
Colors: Kyle Ritter -
Cover B: Original art incentive cover.
Art: Sergio Fernandez Davila
Colors: Ivan Nunes -
Cover C: Black & white incentive variant.
Art: Sergio Fernandez Davila -
Cover D: Athena Concept Art Incentive Cover
Art: Sergio Fernandez Davila -
Cover E: Cylon Concept Art Incentive Cover
Art: Sergio Fernandez Davila -
Cover F: Baltimore Comicon Exclusive Cover
Art: Ardian Syaf
Inks: Guillermo Ortega
Preview Pages[edit]
- Please Note: These are used for promotional purposes by the publisher, and are provided here in the same vein.
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References[edit]
- ↑ Steampunk Battlestar Galactica: 1880 #1 (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 24 June 2019.