Operation Assimilation

Background information

• The copyright inside lists the publication date as December 1996, but the cover lists it as April 1997.
• This was a one-shot special.
• The story references the past Star Trek stories, TNG: "The Neutral Zone".
• Some pre-production sketches from Star Trek: First Contact were included, as was an interview with Jonathan Frakes.
• The entire story features Romulans as the main characters, and no regular Star Trek characters appear.
• It was reprinted in the "Best of the Borg" collection.

Creators

• Writer: Paul Jenkins
• Artists:
  • Steve Erwin (pencil art)
  • Terry Pallot (inking)
  • Moose Baumann with Malibu (color art)
  • Chris Eliopoulos (letter art)
  • Hajime Sorayama (cover art)
• Editors:
  • Mark Paniccia
  • Bob Harras (editor in chief)
• Thanks to Dana Mooreshead, Michael Stewart, and Chip Carter