Naturally the only cover they had left was the really cluttered one.
Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2
IDW Publishing (May, 2012)
WRITERS: Scott & David Tipton (with Tony Lee) ARTIST & COVER “A”: J. K. Woodward LETTERERS: Shawn Lee & Robbie Robbins EDITOR: Denton J. Tipton COVER “B” (shown): David Messina (artist) & Giovanna Niro (colorist) Cover RI-B: Joe Corroney (two other covers are photo covers)
The Borg and Cybermen jointly attack Delta. The prime minister escapes and calls for help from Starfleet. In Egypt, the Doctor and his married companions expose an alien infiltration when the Doctor appears to sense the dimensional disturbance and takes the TARDIS to the alternate universe and San Francisco. Then again, this is the Doctor.
What they got right: I don’t think this is just a set-up story. It seems to be introducing the Doctor Who characters to the Star Trek fans who may not know the British sci-fi series as well. So although it reads more like a Doctor Who story that may not be such a bad thing. Besides, IDW is taking advantage of having both properties to bring this fanfic to life so how much arguing can you really do?
What they got wrong: Oh no, not the painted art style again. STOP USING THIS IN COMICS! It’s not that the art is bad; it’s just bad for comics. You can’t get the moment-by-moment facial expressions and poses done well in this style, although this comes pretty close. It’s an improvement over the Wrath of Khan adaptation or the end of the previous Transformers ongoing.
Recommendation: I really can’t say. This is a glorified fanfic and fans have made this crossover for years. This might be decent, but it might be more like the movie version of Aliens Vs. Predator than the comic version. There really isn’t enough in this issue to tell you how well the mini will do and unless you want the tail end of a Doctor adventure there’s nothing to recommend on its own merits.
Isn’t that true for a lot of his plans, though?
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Being more of a TOS fan I’d have preferred to see the Doctor and his companions team up with Captain Kirk and the original Enterprise crew, but that’s just me.
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Might not have been a bad idea, but maybe they could do that with a classic Doctor, per BBC approval? That or they don’t want to take away from the Abrams rebooted universe.
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We haven’t seen the TNG crew in a while, so that’s fine by me, and the TOSsers got to crossover with the Legion. I think this should open the door to 10th Doctor+DS9, and 6th Doctor+Voyager (they were both rubbish).
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