1076. The VictimPUBLICATION: Star Trek: The Next Generation #62, DC Comics, August 1994
CREATORS: Michael Jan Friedman (writer), Rachel Ketchum and Rick Burchett (artists)
STARDATE: Unknown (follows the last issue)
PLOT: Without knowing how she got there, Troi is embroiled in a scenario in which a psychotic Tharkkite hunts her and tries to kill her as he apparently killed other members of the crew. When she finally gets her hands on a phaser, it is stuck on a kill setting, which she cannot bring herself to use. She then awakens in a lab where she learns that she was a murder suspect on a planet where they project scenarios into your mind to see if you can kill or not. The real killer gets away from the guards, but Troi talks him down.
CONTINUITY: None.
DIVERGENCES: None.
PANEL OF THE DAY - Troi, just trying to fit in.
REVIEW: Reminiscent of DS9's Hard Time (though a couple years earlier), The Victim makes me realize I was a little starved for proper backgrounds. Rachel Ketchum, whom I generally liked on the TOS book, takes care of the art and does a better job than Skelton has. Her environments are alive and colorful, and her Troi pretty and charming. The story itself gets mired in exposition near the end, and you know, it's all a dream, but it's still a pleasant enough action vehicle for Troi.
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