Changes: The Gorn Crisis

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The Enterprise is sent to secure an alliance with the Gorn during the Dominion War, while an untimely civil war in the Gorn Hegemony arises.

Summary

From the back cover: With a fierce war raging and resources running low, the U.S.S. Enterprise ™ has been assigned a sensitive diplomatic mission – to enlist aid from the alien race known as the Gorn. But the Gorn have a crisis of their own, a brewing revolution in their ranks. And when it comes to the Federation, some of the Gorn have long memories...

With more than eleven million copies of their books in print, authors Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta are no strangers to fans of high-octane science fiction adventure. Well known for their Star Wars, X-Files, and Dune novels, THE GORN CRISIS marks their first foray into the Star Trek ® universe.

Painter Igor Kordey has illustrated the adventures of many of today's most beloved pop culture icons, including Tarzan, Star Wars, Predator, and Batman. THE GORN CRISIS is his first Star Trek project.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation "The Gorn Crisis" was a graphic novel about the Gorns attempt to retake the Cestus III colony, as the USS Enterprise-E tries to stop them, which coincided with a Gorn civil war.

Background information

This graphic novel was rereleased in 2011 by IDW Publishing, under its Star Trek Classics line.

Creators

Writers:
- Kevin J. Anderson
- Rebecca Moesta
Artists:
- Igor Kordey (painting - interior and cover)
- Richard Starkings and Albert Deschesne (letters)
- Alex Sinclair (design)
Editor: Jeff Mariotte
IDW Release:
- Justin Eisinger & Alonzo Simon (collection edits)
- Tom B. Long (collection design)

Cover gallery

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 WildStorm TNG characters.

Main Characters

References

Cestus III; Dominion; Dominion War; Gorn; Manual steering column; Vulcan

External link

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-| colspan="2" style="text-align: center" | [[Image:Gorn Crisis cover.jpg|200px|Cover image.]]
+| image             = Star Trek Classics - The Gorn Crisis cover.jpg
+| imagecap          = IDW edition cover
-|-
+| Writer            = [[Kevin J. Anderson]] and [[Rebecca Moesta]]
-| class="odd" | Editor:
+| Artist            = [[Igor Kordey]]
-| class="even" | [[Jeff Mariotte]]
+| Publisher         = [[WildStorm Comics]]<br />[[IDW Publishing]]
-|-
+| Series            = [[Star Trek: The Next Generation (WildStorm)|WildStorm TNG]]<br />''[[Star Trek Classics]]'' (IDW)
-| class="odd" | Publisher:
+| Published         = {{m|January|2001}} (Wildstorm hardcover)<br />{{m|October|2002}} (WildStorm paperback)<br />{{d|7|December|2011}} (IDW edition)
-| class="even" | [[WildStorm Productions]] of [[DC Comics]]
+| Pages             = 96
-|-
+| Year              = [[2375]]
-| class="odd" | Published:
+| Stardate          = 51701.3
-| class="even" | [[2001 productions|2001-01]]
+| Reference         = ISBN 1563897547 (WildStorm HC)<br />ISBN 1563899264 (WildStorm PB)<br />ISBN 1613771290 (IDW edition)
-|-
+}}
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-| class="even" | [[2375]]
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-| class="odd" | Stardates:
-| class="even" | [[stardate|51701.3]]
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-| class="odd" | Pages:
-| class="even" | 96
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-| class="odd" | Reference #:
-| class="even" | ISBN 1563899264
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 The ''Enterprise'' is sent to secure an alliance with the Gorn during the Dominion War, while an untimely civil war in the Gorn Hegemony arises.
-==Premise==
+==Summary==
+;From the back cover
-'''Star Trek: The Next Generation "The Gorn Crisis"''' was a [[comics|graphic novel]] about the [[Gorn]]s attempt to retake the [[Cestus III]] [[colony]], as the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|USS ''Enterprise''-E]] tries to stop them, which coincided with a Gorn civil war.
+:''With a fierce war raging and resources running low, the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' &trade;]] has been assigned a sensitive diplomatic mission &ndash; to enlist aid from the alien race known as the [[Gorn]].  But the Gorn have a crisis of their own, a brewing revolution in their ranks.  And when it comes to the [[Federation]], some of the Gorn have long memories...''
+:''With more than eleven million copies of their books in print, authors [[Kevin J. Anderson]] and [[Rebecca Moesta]] are no strangers to fans of high-octane science fiction adventure.  Well known for their ''Star Wars'', ''X-Files'', and ''Dune'' novels, ''THE GORN CRISIS'' marks their first foray into the ''[[Star Trek]]'' &reg; universe.''
-===Main Characters===
-* CHARACTERS LIST, ONLY WIKILINKED IF THEY HAVE A CANON MENTION
+:''Painter [[Igor Kordey]] has illustrated the adventures of many of today's most beloved pop culture icons, including ''Tarzan'', ''Star Wars'', ''Predator'', and ''Batman''.  ''THE GORN CRISIS'' is his first ''Star Trek'' project.''
-==Creators==
+{{review}}
+'''Star Trek: The Next Generation "The Gorn Crisis"''' was a [[comics|graphic novel]] about the [[Gorn]]s attempt to retake the [[Cestus III]] [[colony]], as the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} tries to stop them, which coincided with a Gorn civil war.
+==Background information==
+*This graphic novel was rereleased in {{y|2011}} by [[IDW Publishing]], under its ''[[Star Trek Classics]]'' line.
+===Creators===
 * Writers:
 ** [[Kevin J. Anderson]]
 ** [[Rebecca Moesta]]
+* Artists:
-** [[Igor Cordey]]
+** [[Igor Kordey]] (painting - interior and cover)
+** [[Richard Starkings]] and [[Albert Deschesne]] (letters)
+** [[Alex Sinclair]] (design)
+* Editor: [[Jeff Mariotte]]
+* IDW Release:
+** [[Justin Eisinger]] & [[Alonzo Simon]] (collection edits)
+** [[Tom B. Long]] (collection design)
+=== Cover gallery ===
+<gallery>
+File:Gorn Crisis cover.jpg|Wildstorm edition cover
+</gallery>
+==Characters==
+{{non canon characters|WildStorm TNG}}
+===Main Characters===
+* [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
+* [[William T. Riker]]
+* [[Data]]
+* [[Geordi La Forge]]
+* [[Deanna Troi]]
+* [[Beverly Crusher]]
 ==References==
-[[Cestus III]], [[Dominion]], [[Gorn]], [[Manual steering column]], [[Vulcan]]
+[[Cestus III]]; [[Dominion]]; [[Dominion War]]; [[Gorn]]; [[Manual steering column]]; [[Vulcan]]
+==External link==
-===MAJOR NON-CANON REFERENCE===
+* {{NCwiki}}
-If there is a major non-canon article topic in the comic series, create a subsection for it here rather than an independent article (as non-canon topics like "USS Excalibur (NCC-26517-A)" are not valid MA articles). The subsection can be structured like an article with wikilinks to related canonical references.
+{{comic nav
-==Background==
+| series = [[Star Trek: The Next Generation (WildStorm)|WildStorm TNG]]
-*For some reason, the ''Enterprise's'' [[transporter room]] which usually has 6 pads, has 10.
+| prev   = "[[Embrace the Wolf]]"
-*This takes place in the timespan before [[VOY]]: "[[The Killing Game, Part I]]" where the crew was captured.
+| next   = "[[Forgiveness]]"
+| prev2  = {{first|volume}}
+| series2= ''[[Star Trek Classics]]''
+| next2  = #2: "{{dis|Enemy Unseen|omnibus}}"
+}}
+[[de:Die Gorn Krise]]
 [[Category:Comics|Gorn Crisis]]