beccatoria | BSG Manga: Echoes of New Caprica

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!