Changes: A Matter of Dates

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Introduction

The all-new adventure of the Enterprise-D crew continues, with a spotlight on Commander Worf! Worf finds himself in the unfamiliar role of diplomat when he's forced to settle a dispute between Rigelian colonists on a border world, with the fate of the colony hanging in the balance. Can Worf struggle against his own aggressive instincts, or will he do his negotiating with the point of a blade?

Summary

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References

Other references

administrator • away team • bishop • contract • dam • diplomacy • excommunication • French • French Revolution • guillotine • repossession

Appendices

Background

This issue was available in three covers. Two standard covers were available, one each by David Messina and Joe Corroney. The third cover was a more limited retail incentive, featuring Joe Corroney's artwork without the cover titles.

Of the ten pages of editorial content, one page was used to advertise the next issue of the Intelligence Gathering series, and another pages used to advertise the Romulan issue of the Alien Spotlight series. The back cover featured an advert for IDW's New Frontier series.

Images

Connections

published order
Previous comic: Valued Intelligence	TNG comics Intelligence Gathering	Next comic: Chasing Shadows
Previous comic: Valued Intelligence	Comics by: Scott & David Tipton	Next comic: Chasing Shadows
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Grounded	Memory Beta Chronology	Next Adventure: Chasing Shadows

External link

A Matter of Dates article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

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-==Introduction ([[wikipedia:blurb|blurb]])==
+==Introduction==
-''From solicitations'': The all-new adventure of the Enterprise-D crew continues, with a spotlight on Commander Worf! Worf finds himself in the unfamiliar role of diplomat when he's forced to settle a dispute between Rigelian colonists on a border world, with the fate of the colony hanging in the balance. Can Worf struggle against his own aggressive instincts, or will he do his negotiating with the point of a blade?
+:''The all-new adventure of the {{ship|USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel|crew]] continues, with a spotlight on [[Commander]] [[Worf]]! Worf finds himself in the unfamiliar role of [[diplomacy|diplomat]] when he's forced to settle a dispute between {{dis|Rigelian|beaded}} [[colony|colonist]]s on a border [[planet|world]], with the fate of the colony hanging in the balance. Can Worf struggle against his own aggressive instincts, or will he do his negotiating with the point of a [[blade]]?''
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+{{incomplete}}
-==Characters==
-===Regulars===
-===Others===
 ==References==
+===Characters===
+:[[Areen]] • [[Aton]] • [[Beverly Crusher]] • [[Data]] • [[Geordi La Forge]] • [[Pahtel]] • [[Jean-Luc Picard]] • [[William T. Riker]] • {{dis|Rodriguez|USS Enterprise-D}} • [[Ro Laren]] • {{dis|Singh|security}} • [[Deanna Troi]] • [[Worf]]
+{{ref}} [[Napoleon]] • [[Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord|Talleyrand]]
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+:{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} ({{class|Galaxy}})
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+{{ref}} [[Daystrom One]] • [[France]] • [[Rigel system]]
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+{{ref}} [[Cardassian]]
-===Other===
+===States and organizations===
-==Information==
+:[[Federation Starfleet]] • [[United Federation of Planets]]
+===Other references===
+:[[administrator]] • [[away team]] • [[bishop]] • [[contract]] • [[dam]] • [[diplomacy]] • [[excommunication]] • [[French]] • [[French Revolution]] • [[guillotine]] • [[repossession]]
+==Appendices==
+===Background===
+*This issue was available in three covers. Two standard covers were available, one each by [[David Messina]] and [[Joe Corroney]]. The third cover was a more limited retail incentive, featuring Joe Corroney's artwork without the cover titles.
+<gallery>
+Image:Intelligence Gathering 2 Corroney.jpg|Corroney cover without titles
+Image:Intelligence Gathering 2.jpg|Messina cover without titles
+</gallery>
+*Of the ten pages of editorial content, one page was used to advertise the [[Chasing Shadows|next issue]] of the ''[[Intelligence Gathering]]'' series, and another pages used to advertise the [[Alien Spotlight: Romulans (2008)|Romulan issue]] of the ''[[Alien Spotlight]]'' series. The back cover featured an advert for IDW's [[Turnaround|''New Frontier'' series]].
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+*'''[[Valued Intelligence]]''' (''[[TNG]]'' [[comic]]) - This issue is set after the events of the previous issue of the series, with the captains log mentioning in the completed mission to [[Daystrom One]].
+*'''Worf the diplomat''' - This issue sees Worf taking on a diplomatic role, foreshadowing his later career as [[Federation Ambassador to the Klingon Empire]], as established in {{elk|DS9|What You Leave Behind}} and featuring in several other stories. See [[Worf, son of Mogh#Ambassador Worf|the appropriate section of Worf's page]] for more information on his ambassadorial career.
+*'''Rigelians and Kaylar''' - This issue featured two of [[Rigellian]] species; the [[Rigelian]]s who were first visually established in episodes of ''{{ST|Enterprise}}'', and the [[Kaylar]] who first appeared in {{elk|TOS|The Cage}} and also were also featured in {{clk|EV|Our Dearest Blood}}.
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Changes: A Matter of Dates

Revision as of 20:31, 21 September 2020

Contents

Introduction

Summary

References

Characters

Starships and vehicles

Locations

Races and cultures

States and organizations