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Spectre of War! — "Ceremony of Innocence" is the 74th issue of DC Comics's 1989 series of TNG comics. It is the fourth issue in the five-part War and Madness story arc written by Michael Jan Friedman, drawn by Gordon Purcell and Terry Pallot, and published in 1995.
Summary[]
In the USS Enterprise-D's conference room, Gowron recounted several Tholian assaults on Klingon outposts, which he believed were prompted by the Federation starting a war against the Tholian Assembly. Yet the attacks occurred before Tholians attacked Federation outposts. Admiral Gregory Quinn asks Jean-Luc Picard to find out the truth. Meanwhile, William T. Riker has difficulty coming to terms with Kyle Riker's impending marriage to Brenda Sorenson.
When Tholian starships fire upon Starbase 180, the Enterprise responds and disables the flagship Narqal. First Officer Nethrax visits the Enterprise in a containment suit, revealing that a Klingon Bird-of-Prey had attacked several Tholian colonies and kidnapped some of its citizens, and they had been retaliating against the Federation because of its alliance with the Klingon Empire. Records of the attacks were shown to Gowron, who identified the attacking ship as the missing IKS Taj. Its last reported coordinates were near Ohniaka III, the world where Hugh and the Liberated Borg were last seen. Picard vowed to Gowron that he would get to the bottom of the mystery.
Log entries[]
- First Officer's log, supplemental.
- Gowron's way off-base. The Federation would never have made a move against the Tholians without informing him first. And as the captain said, there was no provocation — no reason for us to get involved... was there?
- Captain's log, supplemental.
- Gowron does not make empty threats. We now have one more reason to stop the Tholians... as if the colonies they devastated were not reason enough.
References[]
Characters[]
- Ben • Data • Gowron • Guinan • Geordi La Forge • Mernox • Nethrax • Ontiveros • Jean-Luc Picard • Gregory Quinn • Kyle Riker • William Riker • Selak • Brenda Sorenson • Deanna Troi • Worf
- Referenced only
- B'Etor • Hugh • Lore • Lursa
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class) • Narqal (Web Spinner-class Tholian starship) • IKS Taj (K'vort-class Klingon Bird-of-Prey)
Locations[]
- Beta Barania • Starbase 180
- Referenced only
- jajlo'wov • Maxia Zeta • Ohniaka III • Qo'noS • SIS naS • YuQ'Hurgh
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Borg Collective • Klingon Empire • Klingon High Council • Liberated • Starfleet Command • Tholian Annex • United Federation of Planets
Science and classification[]
- commbadge • computer • coordinates • deflector shield • containment suit • phaser • sensor • sensor net • Tholian web • transporter • tricorder
Ranks and titles[]
- admiral • Arbiter of Succession • captain • Leader of the High Council • commander • first officer • lieutenant • number one • rebel • transporter chief
Other references[]
- alert status (red alert) • android • blood • bridge • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2371 • class M planet • colony • communications • conference room • crystal • day • distress signal • engineering • evasive maneuvers • Federation Starfleet ranks (2360s-2370s) • first officer's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) • flagship • hour • House of Duras • hull • mining • minute • outpost • quarters • rank • ready room • sector • Starfleet ranks • Ten Forward • warp factor (warp six) • year
Timeline[]
Production history[]
- August 1995
- First printed by DC Comics
- 6 February 2020
- Reprinted in Graphic Novel Collection # 98 (Eaglemoss)
Appendices[]
Background[]
- The title originates from a line in "Second Coming", a 1919 W.B. Yeats poem: "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?" The same line also inspires the title of DS9 - Tales of the Dominion War short story: "The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned", while other portions of the poem provide title sources for each installment of the six-part TOS Mere Anarchy ebook series. (The Second Coming (poem) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.)
Related stories[]
- TOS episode & Star Trek 5 novelization: The Tholian Web
- TNG episodes:
- "Redemption"
- "I, Borg"
- "Descent"
Images[]
Connections[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: The Dying of the Light |
TNG comics DC monthly series |
Next comic: Cry Havoc |
| Previous story: The Dying of the Light |
Comics by: Michael Jan Friedman |
Next story: Cry Havoc |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Dying of the Light |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Cry Havoc |
| Previous Adventure: The Dying of the Light |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) |
Next Adventure: Cry Havoc |
External links[]
- Ceremony of Innocence article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.