As previously announced, IDW along BBC Worldwide and CBS Consumer Products will make science fiction history when the two biggest science fiction franchises in television history met up in comic book form for the first time. The official title, Star Trek: The Next Generation/ Doctor Who: Assimilation2, will launch in May and feature The Doctor and the U.S.S. Enterprise crew face off against the Borg and the Cybermen who have joined forces to threaten all humanity. Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the rest of the crew will team up with The Doctor and his companions to save the galaxy.
Soymya Siriraman, executive VP of Home Entertainment and Licensing speaks on the team-up:
We are excited about this new adventure for the Doctor and the fact that he will be travelling with Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his iconic crew. This is a perfect partnership for not only Doctor Who’s incredible fans, but also for the brand. We have just celebrated our most successful year yet. Doctor Who’s latest season delivered record ratings for BBC AMERICA and it was most downloaded full TV seasons of 2011 in the U.S. on the iTunes Store
Here is cover A for the first issue:
Their will be a retail incentive wraparound photo cover. Also, artist Joe Corroney of the currently running
Star Trek comic series will draw a variant cover.
Star Trek TNG/Doctor Who:Assimilation2
$3.99
32 pages
May 2012
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