BSG Manga: Echoes of New Caprica

[beccatoria]

BSG Manga: Echoes of New Caprica.

SOOO! I actually found this in my local Forbidden Planet a few weeks ago, which was way before the official release of the thing. But it seems it's turning up in other places too now so I'll post my OMG BUY IT post now rather than later.

It's three short stories set during/in the aftermath of New Caprica. One about Laura and her school, one about Tom Zarek (which I confess I haven't read and is written by Richard Hatch) and one about Kara and Kacey after they get back to Galactica (which was a nice little story but I'm not sure I can understand it in the context of the canon we have.)

The best one, obviously, is the one that's all about Laura. It is best for many reasons. Best because it has Laura being an awesome revolutionary teacher. Best because it involves collaboration and fear and what happens when you throw children into the mix as pawns. Best because it has Tory running around with a gun shooting the shit out of things. Best because it's all about Laura, the real Laura.

And selfishly, it will always be best for me, because the author of that story is a friend of a friend and OMG YOU GUYS. LOOK WHAT SHE DID FOR ME.




Note top speech bubble. If you can't read it it says: "That piece was written by Becca Torria, one of Caprica's most famous renaissance musicians."

*explodes from awesome*



AND THEN LOOK! LOOK WHAT SHE DID FOR ALL SEVEN THREE OF US REMAINING LAURA/MAYA SHIPPERS!



Again, in case you can't read or see properly I shall point out the awesome:

1) Laura and Maya live together in their awesome tent of awesome.

2) Maya: "Are all the kids safe?" (in reference to the schoolchildren)

Laura: "As far as I know."

Maya: "And so are we, and so is our beautiful baby girl. So let's get some sleep." (emphasis mine.)

*explodes*

But in all seriousness guys, my own selfish excitement aside, it really is a great little story and I encourage all of you to get it!

Comments

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

There is nothing about this post that isn't awesome.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

\o/ *runs around in a circle*

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

I wonder if they'll be able to ret-con the ending of the show in comic book form...

[indigo419.livejournal.com]

I second this motion!!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Yes! In comic form we discover they only threw the ships into the sun and kept all their awesome tech and batteries and stuff and then there are a million cybrids and Kara reappears occasionally at will because she's really Aurora and Adama throws himself off that cliff, and everyone points out to Tigh that he was a dumb jackass in that last scene, and they allow the aboriginal earthians to develop at their own pace.

That would be nice.

Otherwise I'll be here in my little corner of DENIAL. ;)

[pellucid.livejournal.com]

How cool is that!!!!!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

PRETTY DAMN COOL! :D \o/

[balistik94.livejournal.com]

That manga looks great. That shout out from the author is way cool.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

It really is a great book and I can't recommend it enough!

And she is totally the coolest person ever. :D

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

Man! How cool is that? My flisters are famous! You, here, right there in black and white (and, you know, all sorts beautiful color) and my friend roxybisquaint had a character named for her on Sarah Connor Chronicles. :D *basks in the reflected glow of fame*

[raincitygirl.livejournal.com]

Really? Who?

[coffeejunkii.livejournal.com]

wow!!! that is beyond awesome! i'd totally explode with glee, too, if someone added me to the bsg verse :D. and yay for tent-sharing!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE MORE EXCITING WOULD BE IF I GOT TO SHARE A TENT WITH LAURA ROSLIN AND HER STOLEN ROBOT BABY.

[indigo419.livejournal.com]

That is beyond awesome. When is your new CD coming out? Plans for a joint concert with Bear? ;0P

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Sadly I think I might be long-dead or if not, I almost certainly died in the destruction of the Colonies. The pigeon-angel of my soul, however, requests that all proceeds from the post-humous sales of my albums go to the "Surviving Leetopia Children's Fund," in the hopes they can discover magical herbs to save Nicky Tyrol-Costanza from a slow, painful death due to renal failure... :p

And yay! Thank you! :)

[asta77.livejournal.com]

That is so cool! And you doubt your standing in fandom. ;)

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Yay! :D

And I certainly don't doubt the standing of my friend's friends. :p

[greycoupon.livejournal.com]

THAT IS SO DAMNED AWESOME!

(I thought for a second it was that Kara's dad was named Daniel. *ducks*)

My B&N has this on hold for me and I'm picking it up tonight.

Mind if I ask about the Kacey story? I was getting it just for that but now I also am in for Laura/Maya and that famous musician.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

(I thought for a second it was that Kara's dad was named Daniel. *ducks*)

Hee! Alas no. Some things you just have to do for yourself... ;)

And sure, ask away! I think you'll like it - it has Sam being supportive and Lee being, um, kind of a jerk. Actually he was such a jerk I kinda thought it was a little out of character for him, but Kara and Lee weren't exactly getting on well at the time.

Mostly I'm just confused about when it's set. It's set before the end of the episode where she cuts her hair and goes and hugs Kacey. But I'm not sure it makes sense (due to the tone of her interactions with Kacey's mom) if it's set before that episode either. So that leaves during the episode, I guess?

Anyway, any specifics, go ahead.

[metatxt.livejournal.com]

*FLAILS* oh sure you told me about this earlier, but seeing it is still like drowning in candy. SO FANTASTIC.

and yay Laura/Maya! oh how I adore Laura as lady prowler.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

OMG I KNOW! *drowns in candy and then explodes again*

Also CLEARLY Maya chased Laura. In that kind of adorkable, "I am an adorkable puppy and won't go away until you sleep with me," kind of way. CLEARLY.

Why don't I have a Laura/Maya icon? WHY?!

*uses third place Laura-based 'ship icon (though hilariously the only Laura-based 'ship icon I have) instead*

[frolicndetour.livejournal.com]

OMG! I would be over the moon.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

*twirls self*

I KNOW, RITE?! :)

[obsessive-a101.livejournal.com]

OMGOSH! Fandom-genre collision! (<- so says the manga-fanatic) THANK YOU for heads up!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

YAY! So happy to tell you about it!

I haven't read that much manga so I can't tell you how it compares to other manga, but I do know that I really liked it! :)

[chaila.livejournal.com]

How awesome!!! Stolen robot babies are so romantic. *runs around in circle with you*

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Stolen robot babies may in fact be the pinnacle of romance and honestly, I'm disappointed no one's ever given me one!

[emmiere.livejournal.com]

That is so utterly FANTASTIC!

And I think I need to stop wavering and get this now. Sounds totally worth it.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

*bounces*

Thank you! And yes, I completely recommend it! :D

[runawaynun.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!! :D

I still maintain that Laura had a whole harem on New Caprica. :D :D :D

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

See, I'm torn. On the one hand, the idea that Laura never had a harem is tragic. On the other hand, part of the Laura/Maya OTP appeal is the hilarious wholesome, cheesy domesticity of the thing against the backdrop of total manipulation and kidnapped infants.

So I prefer to believe she has a harem when she's in SPACE (because really, she was sleeping with Lee in season one, Tory by the end of season two, and probably the entire surviving resistance at the start of season three because it was the best way to get over the tragical death of Maya) but New Caprica was SPESHUL.

I admit, however, I may be ignoring the obvious and would probably be swayed by any argument that gave me Laura/Maya/Sam in a threesome. No, wait, Laura/Maya/Sam/Tory clusterfrak.

[trialia]

*raises hand* More than three! I may hang out in the A/R section, but I've written hinted-at Laura/Maya before now...

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Yay! MORE OF US! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Because really, after that talk about a cabin, Laura probably thought A/R was going somewhere. But Adama just sat up on Galactica growing that damn mustache and Laura probably got bored of waiting. And Maya was right there.

[sophie-lover.livejournal.com]

Ohh that is too frakin' awesome!! I so want!

'LOOK WHAT SHE DID FOR ALL THREE OF US REMAINING LAURA/MAYA SHIPPERS!' OMG that's totally the best part. You might want to make that 4 remaining Laura/Maya shippers...hehe! I've been since the end of season 2 when Maya gives Laura that look!!

So can't wait to get a copy of it! Thanks for dropping this *huggles*!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

OMG I KNOW. THE LOOK. THE LOOK THAT SAYS "TAKE ME IN THE STORE CUPBOARD AFTER WE SEND THE CHILDREN HOME."

Seriously. It's weird. I'm not even generally a slasher. And yet, one scene? And I'm like, dude. Best OTP ever. They have a stolen robot baby and that will never not be hilarious awesome.

I hope you enjoy it! :D

[thiathemuse.livejournal.com]

As one of the three Laura/Maya shippers I couldn't be more happy about this. I'm picking this up and happily adding it to my manga collection as soon as possible.

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Hooray! I feel like all the Laura/Maya shippers are converging on this post and I've discovered there are still seven of us after all! :D

I hope you enjoy it when you get it. I really did! :)

[sunny-serenity.livejournal.com]

Laura and Maya and Kara and Kacey and omg! Must. Have. Now.

[nightxade.livejournal.com]

The AWESOME!

[frogfrizz.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, Maya/Roslin shipping!!! *swoons and dies* And go you on the shout out. Awesome beyond whoa!