"If you are a fan of either Doctor Who or Star Trek: The Next Generation, I can guarantee that you’ll enjoy this series!"
This Comic Book
of the Week post should more accurately be named Comic Book of the Month,
because despite the fact that I’m reading more comic books every week than
ever, I just can’t seem to find the time to write about my favorites. Be that
as it may, I just had to share my excitement for this fantastic new eight issue
mini-series being published by IDW - Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who:
Assimilation2.
I have been
reading the monthly Star Trek comic which IDW began publishing in September of 2011,
which is a new ongoing Star Trek series set in the continuity of the 2009 film.
The artwork by Stephen Molnar, which so accurately depicts the actors from the
new film, while also finely detailing the ships and other tech of this revamped
Star Trek universe really pulled me in. The stories written by Mike Johnson,
while serviceable, have not impressed me as much. One problem is that the first
two stories were retellings of the classic Star Trek TV episodes and I already
knew how they’d turn out, so they weren’t very suspenseful or interesting. The
more recent issues have finally begun new stories dealing with the new Trek
universe, so I’ve begun to enjoy it more.
I have not been
reading the IDW Doctor Who comics, for the simple reason that the artists
change constantly on the monthly book; many times right in the middle of storylines.
Also most of the time the artwork is either too cartoony or just plain inappropriate
for a sci-fi series like Doctor Who.
On May 30, IDW published the first issue of Star Trek:
The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 and I picked it up on
the basis of the beautiful full-painted artwork by J.K. Woodward alone.
Fortunately, the story by Scott and David Tipton is also a lot of fun. The
story teams up Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise and Doctor Who and
his companions Amy and Rory in an epic adventure in which the entire galaxy is
threatened by an unholy alliance between their respective greatest nemeses, the
Borg and the Cybermen. This third issue is the best yet as it features a
flash-back to the fourth Doctor’s meeting with the crew of the classic Enterprise.
It is done in a more tradition ink drawing style, but is equally well rendered
by The Sharp Brothers. If you are a fan of either Doctor Who or Star Trek: The
Next Generation, I can guarantee that you’ll enjoy this series! While IDW
comics are a little pricey at $3.99, you do get excellent reproduction on
quality paper of fantastically detailed artwork. Check out the preview below.
