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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. | ||
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Issue No. | 7 | |
Writer(s) | Dan Abnett | |
Illustrator(s) | Dietrich O. Smith | |
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Collection Design | {{{designer}}} | |
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?[1]
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![2]
Nods
- Xam uses the term "Starhound" to talk about the Viper—a term that has dubious canonical connections, but has been used in "fanon" to describe the class of Vipers used in the Original Series.
Miscellany
- The laser range, mentioned fleetingly in Original Series' "Murder on the Rising Star", is depicted in this issue.
Errata
Analysis
Questions
Noteworthy Dialogue
Related Imagery
Covers
Preview Pages
- Please Note: These are used for promotional purposes by the publisher, and are provided here in the same vein.
External links
References
- ↑ Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #7 (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Battlestar Galactica #7 Exclusive Subscription Variant (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 8 April 2020.