Changes: A Matter of Dates

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Summary

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? From the creative team who brought you Klingons: Blood Will Tell, Scott & David Tipton and David Messina.

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Plot

"Captain's log, stardate 45934.7. Having completed our mission to the Daystrom One facility, we're now heading to the Votar VI colony to help resolve a factional dispute among some Rigelian colonists."

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Memorable quotes

"Maybe there's a 'Worfian' solution to this dilemma."

- Riker, trying to help Worf understand Picard's advice on diplomacy

"Remain here in case Counselor Troi requires assistance. Should either attempt to leave the table, feel free to break his leg."
"Absolutely, commander."

- Worf and Ro, after getting the two sides to negotiate

Background information

The incorrect credits for issue #2

By its stardate, this issue takes place shortly after the events of the previous issue, "Valued Intelligence", and a few days before the events of "The Inner Light".
Elena Casagrande was incorrectly credits as color artist in this issue, rather than the series artist Ilaria Traversi.
The issue sold an estimated 7,551 copies in comic specialty stores in February 2008. [1] These figures do not cover copies sold on the direct market (bookstores, etc.).
The comic spells the name of the Kalar species as "Kaylar", just as the Star Trek Encyclopedia spelling.

Creators

Writers:
- Scott & David Tipton
Artists:
- David Messina (interior and cover art)
- Ilaria Traversi (color art)
- Neil Uyetake (letter art)
- Joe Corroney (alternate cover art)
Editor:
- Andrew Steven Harris
Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
Special thanks to Paula Block of CBS Consumer Products for her invaluable assistance.

Characters

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in IDW TNG characters.
Jean-Luc Picard: Captain of the USS Enterprise-D.
William T. Riker: First officer aboard the Enterprise-D.
Worf: Klingon security officer aboard the Enterprise-D.
Deanna Troi: Half-Betazoid counselor aboard the Enterprise-D.
Ro Laren: Bajoran ensign in security aboard the Enterprise-D.
Beverly Crusher: Doctor aboard the Enterprise-D.
Data: Android second officer aboard the Enterprise-D.
Singh: Security officer aboard the Enterprise-D.
Rodriguez: Security officer aboard the Enterprise-D.
Pahtel: Administrator of the Rigelian faction on Votar VII
Areen: Leader of the Kaylar group occupying the power plant.
Aton: A Kaylar serving under Areen.

External link

"A Matter of Dates" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

Previous issue:	Series	Next issue:
#1: "Valued Intelligence"	Star Trek: The Next Generation - Intelligence Gathering	#3: "Chasing Shadows"

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 | Writer            = [[Scott Tipton|Scott]] and [[David Tipton]]
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+| Series            = [[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Intelligence Gathering]] #2
 | Published         = {{d|13|February|2008}}
 | Pages             = 22
 | Year              = [[2368]]
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 == Summary ==
+:''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? From the creative team who brought you ''Klingons: Blood Will Tell'', Scott & David Tipton and David Messina.''
+{{review}}
+== Plot ==
 :"''[[Captain's log]], [[stardate]] 45934.7.  Having completed our mission to the Daystrom One facility, we're now heading to the Votar VI [[colony]] to help resolve a factional dispute among some [[Rigelian]] colonists.''"
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-== Memorable Quotes ==
+== Memorable quotes ==
 "''Maybe there's a 'Worfian' solution to this dilemma.''"
 : - '''Riker''', trying to help Worf understand Picard's advice on diplomacy
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 : - '''Worf''' and '''Ro''', after getting the two sides to negotiate
-== Background Information ==
+== Background information ==
 [[File:IntelGath2Credits.jpg|thumb|The incorrect credits for issue #2]]
 * By its stardate, this issue takes place shortly after the events of the previous issue, "[[Valued Intelligence]]", and a few days before the events of {{e|The Inner Light}}.
 * [[Elena Casagrande]] was incorrectly credits as color artist in this issue, rather than the series artist [[Ilaria Traversi]].
 * The issue sold an estimated 7,551 copies in comic specialty stores in February 2008. [http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/12242.html] These figures do not cover copies sold on the direct market (bookstores, etc.).
+* The comic spells the name of the [[Kalar]] species as "Kaylar", just as the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' spelling.
 === Creators ===
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 ;[[Jean-Luc Picard]]: Captain of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}.
-;[[William T. Riker]]: First officer aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D.
+;[[William T. Riker]]: First officer aboard the ''Enterprise''-D.
-;[[Worf]]: Klingon security officer aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D.
+;[[Worf]]: Klingon security officer aboard the ''Enterprise''-D.
-;[[Deanna Troi]]: Half-Betazoid counselor aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D.
+;[[Deanna Troi]]: Half-Betazoid counselor aboard the ''Enterprise''-D.
-;[[Ro Laren]]: [[Bajoran]] ensign in security aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D.
+;[[Ro Laren]]: [[Bajoran]] ensign in security aboard the ''Enterprise''-D.
-;[[Beverly Crusher]]: Doctor aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D.
+;[[Beverly Crusher]]: Doctor aboard the ''Enterprise''-D.
-;[[Data]]: Android second officer aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D.
+;[[Data]]: Android second officer aboard the ''Enterprise''-D.
-;Singh: Security officer aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D.
+;Singh: Security officer aboard the ''Enterprise''-D.
-;Rodriguez: Security officer aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D.
+;Rodriguez: Security officer aboard the ''Enterprise''-D.
 ;Pahtel: Administrator of the [[Rigelian]] faction on Votar VII
 ;Areen: Leader of the [[Kaylar]] group occupying the power plant.
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 == External link ==
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-|series      = ''[[Intelligence Gathering]]''
+|series      = ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - Intelligence Gathering]]''
 |prev        = #1: "[[Valued Intelligence]]"
 |next        = #3: "[[Chasing Shadows]]"