Alien Spotlight: Q

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COMIC
Alien Spotlight: Q
Cover by Joe Corroney
Attribution
Series:	The Next Generation
Miniseries:	Alien Spotlight
Writer(s):	Scott Tipton & David Tipton
Artist(s):	Elena Casagrande
Colorist(s):	Ilaria Traversi, assisted by 2B Studio
Letterer(s):	Neil Uyetake
Editor(s):	Scott Dunbier
Publication information
Publisher:	IDW Publishing
Published:	August 2009
Pages:	32, 22 of which are story
No. of covers:	3
Omnibus:	Alien Spotlight, Volume II
Chronology
Date:	2374
Stardate:	51062.7
B cover by Elena Casagrande, with colors by Ilaria Traversi

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Alien Spotlight: Q is a Star Trek: The Next Generation comic published by IDW Publishing in 2009 as part of the second volume of its Alien Spotlight series. The comic is written by Scott and David Tipton, with art by Elena Casagrande; the same creative team that previously worked on Alien Spotlight: Orions. The story, set a month after repairs to the USS Enterprise-E have been completed following the events of Star Trek: First Contact, sees Q visit the Enterprise and inhabit Jean-Luc Picard's body to try and gain an insider's understanding of humanity.

Contents 1 Blurb 2 Summary 3 References 3.1 Characters 3.2 Starships and vehicles 3.3 Locations 3.4 Races and cultures 3.5 States and organizations 3.6 Ranks and titles 3.7 Other references 4 Appendices 4.1 Related stories 4.2 Timeline 4.3 Images 4.4 External link

[edit] Blurb

From solicitations

The all-powerful Q has returned once more, with his latest attempt to understand the nature of humanity, and this time, it's in a manner that Captain Jean-Luc Picard will never forget! How will Q bedevil Picard this time... or has Picard finally found a way to turn the tables?

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[edit] Characters

Beverly Crusher • Data • Geordi La Forge • Locutus • Nar • Jean-Luc Picard • Q • William Riker • Deanna Troi

Referenced only 

D'angelo

[edit] Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise-E (Sovereign-class) • Pentaget starship

[edit] Locations

Vastak system

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Earth • Pentaget Prime • Tau Hydrae • Vastak VII

[edit] Races and cultures

Android • G'ell • Human • Pentaget • Q

Referenced only 

Borg • Cardassian • Orion • Romulan

[edit] States and organizations

Federation Starfleet • G'ell Affiliation • Pentaget terraforming fleet • Starfleet Intelligence • United Federation of Planets

[edit] Ranks and titles

ambassador • captain • commander • counselor • first officer • lieutenant commander • number one

[edit] Other references

breakfast • empathy • gaseous being • mecha-industrial being • observation lounge • rat • terraforming • war

[edit] Appendices

• This issue was released in three covers: Cover A by Joe Corroney, and cover B by Elena Casagrande, with colors by Ilaria Traversi. The third cover was a limited availability retailer incentive cover, featuring Joe Corroney's artwork without titles.

Retailer incentive Corroney cover without titles

Casagrande cover without titles

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[edit] Timeline

The story is set a month after the completion of repairs to the Enterprise following the events of Star Trek: First Contact, the given stardate of 51062.7 places it in 2374.

Published Order
Previous comic: Alien Spotlight: Romulans	Alien Spotlight	Next comic: Alien Spotlight: Cardassians
Chronological Order
Previous adventure: The Healing Arts	Memory Beta Chronology	Next adventure: Witness

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[edit] External link