#trek comics

   There's some very wacky space phenomena happening all around, and Picard finds evidence that Q is involved. He gets very mad and yells for Q to give an explanation, and Q shows up to talk with him.

   I like that Q shows some... consideration... sort of? In explaining things for Picard, but I love how big mad Picard gets, and that Q's reaction is immediately to escalate like, oh, do you want to try something different? FINE

   That's when the whole thing with the other godlike being happens, and they set up a sort of competition with humans representing them. Trelane gets Kirk to represent him and Q, of course (of course) gets Picard to represent the Q.

   Janeway wins the first round, and Q gets very pissed that Picard was outsmarted by Riker, of all people (lmao) and I love this interaction between them, feels very natural, and I love the others commenting on them. Even Spock is like, are they always like this or...?

   I love how well Riker knows Picard and also... outside people viewing them arguing together lmao I deeply enjoyed these scenes

   Then ehhh i'm not going to talk much about the rest of the comic but it's pretty entertaining, I have a weakness for messy Trek crossovers likes this and is enjoyable to see these different characters coming together

   In the end, with the help of Amanda the Q and Wes Crusher, the Captains manage to fight back against Q, and Q is forced to try to find a diplomatic solution for their conflict, so this is what happens.

   But what I really love is the last page - when Q comes to see Picard after all the mess is sorted out.

   I enjoy this ending a lot, because Q spends most of the comic acting like his TNG s1 big jerk self, putting off a show of being childish and petulant and annoying. Kirk is wary of him, Sisko is out of fucks to give, Janeway knows him a little but she's careful in trusting him, and Picard doesn't trust him either and spends the whole time wondering what the hell does Q really want, and in the end? Q was trying to find a less bloody way to solve things but knew very well he couldn't simple suggest a diplomatic solution for the Continuum, because the Continuum wanted a war. He had to give a show first and fail espetacularly, and that's what he did and ahhh I just love that this was his main motivation ~~