Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2

Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 is an eight-issue limited series comic book written by Scott and David Tipton, assisted by Tony Lee on issues 1 to 4, with art by J.K. Woodward. The series is published by IDW Publishing with the first issue released in May 2012. These were collected in two graphic novels published on 9 October 2012 and 26 February 2013. It is a cross-over featuring the science-fiction series Doctor Who and Star Trek: The Next Generation.[1]

Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2
Publication information
PublisherIDW Publishing
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
Publication dateMay 2012 - December 2012
No. of issues8
Main character(s)The Doctor
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Amy Pond
Commander William Riker
Rory Williams
Data
Worf
The Cybermen
The Borg
Creative team
Written byScott Tipton
David Tipton
Tony Lee
Artist(s)J.K. Woodward

Assimilation2 sees the Doctor and his companions, Amy Pond and Rory Williams, encounter the crew of the USS Enterprise-D, joining together to stop an alliance between the Borg and the Cybermen.[2][3]

Plot

On stardate 45635.2 (falling between the stardates of The Next Generation episodes "The Outcast" and "Cause and Effect"), the Federation planet Delta IV comes under attack from a combined force of Borg and the Cybermen who were first seen in "Rise of the Cybermen". This prompted a planetary evacuation.[4]

Meanwhile, the TARDIS, with the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams inside, somehow crosses between universes and lands on the holodeck of the Enterprise-D.[4][5] Though confused at having new memories from this universe, the Doctor meets with the ship's captain, Jean-Luc Picard, and they soon discover the Borg/Cybermen alliance.[5] However, the Cybermen quickly turn on the Borg, prompting the Borg to ask Picard for assistance, to which he reluctantly agrees.[6][7] Among the new memories the Doctor recalls is how his fourth incarnation encountered an earlier generation of Cybermen alongside James T. Kirk and his Enterprise.[8]

The Enterprise crew begins work on adding gold to its weapons, since it is effective against Cybermen, while the TARDIS goes back in time to retrieve a vital piece of Borg technology that had been lost to the Cybermen.[9][10] A strike force led by the Doctor and Picard then infiltrates the Cybermen's main vessel and, with the help of the Enterprise's gold-enhanced weapons, defeats the Cybermen. The Doctor and his companions return to their own universe aboard the TARDIS; meanwhile the Borg, intrigued by the Doctor, decide to investigate time travel.[11]

References
  1. "First Ever Star Trek®/Doctor Who Comic Book Crossover Coming in May". IDW Publishing. 2012-02-13. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10.
  2. Patrick, Seb (2012-02-14). "Doctor Who and Star Trek Meet in Comics Crossover". Wired.
  3. Ryan, Maureen (2012-02-14). "'Star Trek' And 'Doctor Who' Come Together In Crossover Comic". The Huffington Post.
  4. Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #1
  5. Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #2
  6. Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #4
  7. Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #5
  8. Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #3
  9. Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #6
  10. Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #7
  11. Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #8
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