Battlestar Galactica Annual 2014

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Battlestar Galactica Annual 2014 An issue of the Dynamite series.
Issue No.
Writer(s)	Robert Place Napton
Illustrator(s)	Kewber Baal
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Cover Artist(s)	Kewber Baal (Main Cover)
Adaptation of
Published	April 2, 2014
Collects
Collected in	(Comics: Battlestar Galactica Classic Omnibus Vol. 2)
Reprints
Reprinted as
Pages	40
ISBN	72513021547501011
Population	0 Survivors
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Chronology
Previous		Next
(Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #12) a.k.a. "Days Without End"	Battlestar Galactica Annual 2014	(Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #1)
Purchase
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Available at Amazon.co.uk – Purchase
Available at Things From Another World - Purchase

The origin of the traitorous Baltar is revealed at last! As portrayed by legendary genre actor John Colicos, Baltar from the classic Battlestar is one of the most unforgettable and enigmatic characters of the original series. Who is the man that was recruited by the Cylons and helped bring about the destruction of the colonies? What became of him after the final episode of the original Battlestar series? These questions and more will be answered in this special annual that delves into the decades long mystery of who Baltar was and what turned him into the betrayer of mankind.

Notes

Timeline

• Key dates and events from this issue are covered in the separate continuity Original Series timeline article.

Nods

• Baltar's backstory takes much from various entries in Encyclopedia Galactica with some divergences, particularly where Carillon and the Ovions are concerned.
• As with all Dynamite Comics, there are some inclusions of Re-imagined Series content:
  • The threesome featuring Baltar and two women, a blonde and a brunette, on Carillon is a nod to the threesome of Gaius Baltar with Caprica Six and Number Three aboard a Cylon basestar in "The Passage."
  • The Cylon endoskeleton that Baltar's severed head is attached to is that of a Centurion.
• The story introduces a spin on the infamous Baltar execution scene from "Saga of a Star World," which was later re-worked in the television pilot so as to "spare" Baltar for public execution at a later date. In Baltar's discovery of the actual memory, Baltar finds that he was indeed executed, attached to a Cylon construct, and then reprogrammed to believe that he was spared to find Galactica—as a fully human man.

Miscellany

• Commandant's comment on there being other human informants ring true, particularly in light of Diana and Osiris from ^{(Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck)}.
• The Ovions backstory is given greater clarity, particularly relating to how they came to Carillon and the necessity of why the "chancery," where the house always loses, was built.

Noteworthy Dialogue

• Sela punishes his young son, Baltar, for his attempted theft of tylium:

  Sela: You're man enough to steal. Be man enough to pay for it.

• As a youth, Baltar strikes a deal with the Centurion Commandant on Cygnus:

  Baltar: You have to agree to my terms first, before I tell you anything. Threats won't work either, there's nothing you can take from me I haven't already lost.

  Commandant: You are wise for your age. Very well. We agree to grant your freedom in exchange for the information once it is authenticated.

  Baltar: What if I tell you and you betray me? That's what a human would do.

  Commandant: We are not human. You are not the first human informant. I have learned about your kind. This is an opportunity to be set free from the limitations of your race. An opportunity to become something more. An opportunity to be like us.

Related Imagery

Covers

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  Main Cover
  Art: Kewber Baal

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 2
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  Page 3
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  Page 4
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  Page 5
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  Page 2 (Virgin)
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  Page 3 (Virgin)
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  Page 5 (Virgin)
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  Page 12 & 13 (Virgin)

External links

• Dynamite.com: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ANNUAL 2014 (web.archive.org backup link)