"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.
Description[]
- 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?
References[]
Characters[]
- Beverly Crusher • Data • Geordi La Forge • Locutus • Nar (G'ell) • Jean-Luc Picard • Q • William Riker • Deanna Troi • Pentaget ambassador
- Referenced only
- D'angelo
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise-E (Sovereign-class) • Pentaget starship
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Earth • Pentaget Prime • Tau Hydrae • Vastak VII
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Borg • Cardassian • Orion • Romulan
States and organizations[]
- Federation Starfleet • G'ell Affiliation • Pentaget terraforming fleet • Starfleet Intelligence • United Federation of Planets
Ranks and titles[]
- ambassador • captain • commander • counselor • first officer • lieutenant commander • number one
Other references[]
- breakfast • empathy • gaseous being • mecha-industrial being • observation lounge • rat • terraforming • war
Appendices[]
Background[]
- 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.
Images[]
Cover art of "A" version by Joe Corroney.
Cover art of "B" version by Elena Casagrande.
Nar.
A G'ell.
A Pentaget.
Q.
Cover images[]
Corroney cover "A".
Casagrande cover "B".
Variant Corroney cover.
Connections[]
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 |