Star Trek: Alien Spotlight

Star Trek: Alien Spotlight is a blanket title for two miniseries of Star Trek comics from IDW, containing stories focusing on a different alien species each issue.
The first volume of six issues began its release in early . Three of the stories were set in the time frame and three during the era. An omnibus edition was released collecting all six issues.
A second volume was later announced. Originally expected to be released in summer 2008, it eventually saw release beginning in . The species which received focus in this volume are the Klingons, Cardassians, the Romulans, the Q, and tribbles. Andrew Steven Harris was originally announced as writing a Ferengi-centric issue, while James Patrick and Mike W. Barr were also announced as initially contributing, although their species assignments were never announced. 
The second volume was collected in trade paperback format on . 
Both volumes wree also collected as special volumes 4 and 5 of the Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection in .
== Creators ==
* Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry.
* Writers:
** Scott and David Tipton (v1 #1, #4; v2 #4)
** James Patrick (v1 #2)
** Paul D. Storrie (v1 #3)
** Andrew Steven Harris (v1 #5; v2)
** John Byrne (v1 #6)
** Stuart Moore (v2 #1)
** Keith R.A. DeCandido (v2 #2)
** Ian Edginton (v2 #3)
** Arne & Andy Schmidt (v2 #5)
* Interior Artist:
** David Messina (v1 #1)
** Sara Pichelli (v1 #1, art assist)
** Josep Maria Beroy (v1 #2)
** Leonard O'Grady (v1 #3)
** Elena Casagrande (v1 #4; v2 #4)
** Sean Murphy (v1 #5)
** John Byrne (v1 #6)
** Mike Hawthorne (v2 #1)
** J.K. Woodward (v2 #2)
** Wagner Reis (v2 #3)
** Agustin Padilla (v2 #5)
* Colorists:
** Paolo Maddaleni (v1 #1)
** Mario Boon (v1 #2)
** Andrew Elder (v1 #2, color assist)
** Leonard O'Grady (v1 #3, #5-6)
** Mirco Pierfederici (v1 #4)
** Mike Hawthorne (v2 #1)
** (v2 #1, #5)
** J.K. Woodward (v2 #2)
** Priscila Ribeiro (v2 #3)
** Ilaria Traversi (v2 #4)
** 2B Studio (v2 #4, color assist)
* Letterers:
** Chris Mowry (v1 #1-5)
** Neil Uyetake (v1 #6; v2 #3-4)
** Richard Starkings (v2 #1)
** Robbie Robbins (v2 #2, #5)
* Editor:
** Dan Taylor (v1 #1)
** Andrew Steven Harris (v1 #2-4)
** Chris Ryall (v1 #5-6)
** Andy Schmidt (v2 #1-2)
** Scott Dunbier (v2 #2-5)
== Issues ==
=== Volume 1 ===
# "Alien Spotlight: The Gorn"
# "Alien Spotlight: Vulcans"
# "Alien Spotlight: Andorians"
# "Alien Spotlight: Orions"
# "Alien Spotlight: Borg"
# ""
=== Volume 2 ===
# "Alien Spotlight: Tribbles"
# "Alien Spotlight: Klingons" 
# ""
# "Alien Spotlight: Q" 
# "Alien Spotlight: Cardassians"
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