Idws tngdoctor who crossover comic due in may star trek. Naturally, disney has made marvel the primary purveyor of. The plot of the 1984 dc series picked up immediately after star trek ii. Assimilation is an eightissue limited series comic book written by scott and david tipton, assisted by tony lee on issues 1 to 4, with art by j. Mark hamill pranks star wars fans with epic surprise for force for change duration. Over the course of the bbc series 57year history, the two characters have clashed many times before. Star wars is a religion, superman and captain america are idealistic inspirations, star trek a motivation to pursue a. A crossover is a story in which the doctor who universe is combined with elements from another fictional universe. This site is maintained by mark martinez, whose obsession with star trek comics has gotten way out of hand. The next generation began in 1987, set about 100 years after the timeline of the original star trek series.
The doctor is a 24th century emergency medical hologram emh mark i, known for being chief medical officer aboard the u. A new continuing series about the end of the fiveyear mission. Dec 03, 2017 star wars, on the other hand, is owned by disney, who also owns marvel comics. This is a crossover between doctor who, specifically eleven with amy and rory, and star trek. The series is published by idw publishing with the first issue released in may 2012. Scott and david tipton, the brothers behind many popular trek comics and idws blockbuster the next generationdoctor who.
Naturally, disney has made marvel the primary purveyor of its canonical comic books, but it has also given idw. Assimilation 2 is an eightissue limited series comic book written by scott and david tipton, assisted by tony lee on issues 1 to 4, with art by j. This company produced 61 star trek comic books from 1967 to 1979, which focused on alloriginal adventures of the original series crew of the starship uss enterprise. On friday, we got a first glimpse of the covers to the new doctor who titan comics series, created by alice x. The naked now, riker asks for a sonic driver to open a force field, a reference to the sonic screwdriver used by the doctor to open doors and force fields throughout the doctor who franchise. Next generation doctor who comic assimilation 2, which features the 11th doctor with his companions amy pond and rory williams in a storyline where they encounter the enterprised and captain picard. The doctor is pulled into the star trek universe, where three crew members of the u. It hinges on one character from the marvel universe. Bones mccoy is a character in the american science fiction franchise star trek. The next generation but also the original star trek. Surprise, surprise, i do not own doctor who or star trek. Doctor who, amy pond, rory williams join forces with the enterprise d crew to combat the borg and the cybermen. Doctor who meets star trek 2 replies so apparently the bleeding cool newsgossip site has uncovered a scoop idw comics will be releasing a doctor who star trek.
After eight issues the series took place after star trek iii. A doctor for the enterprise, a parody from amazing stories featuring the original series and doctor who, has just been published written by david gerrold, the. The enterprise intercepts a desperate distress call from a klingon outpost. Riker, doctor crusher, and data hear the tardis materializing in the holodeck, but mistake. Star trek in comics featuring interview with len wein, marv wolfman, martin paskow and mike barr. Stephen fry meets the doctor in new years day special clip. The doctor is currently portrayed by matt smith, the 11th actor to do so. Star trek the next generation doctor who assimilation. It spun off into more tv series, films, comic books, and novels. First contact the borg are discovered by captain picard to have time travel capability.
Jan 01, 2012 i am not a big comic book reader, but i do love doctor who and star trek. Captain jeanluc picard, played by patrick stewart, leads the crew of the enterprise on exploratory and diplomatic adventures throughout space. Arriving too late, kirk finds the outpost wiped out, and the chilling evidence that starfleet weapons were behind the destruction. While many comic book runs of the star trek universe have provided interesting story arcs and situations that would be difficult to show on television, all stories are considered to be noncanon in 2012, in an interview with, producer and writer roberto orci, pressed by the editor anthony pascale to declare that all of the recent star trek. Chains were put on him before this universe was created by other. They have to help captain picard to solve the mystery created by a time rift. The girl is intended to be death from neil gaimans the sandman. It makes sense that, in addition to principled leaders like jeanluc picard, starships are often populated with space professionals who have more humanitiesrelated day jobs than other major scifi franchises, including. The cybermen have never been my favorite doctor who monster but they are fantastic in this, in fact the cybermen saying the iconic, resistance is futile, saying was fantastic. Doctor who meets star trek the next generation on vimeo. The doctor, captain jeanluc picard and the uss enterprise will take on the borg and the cybermen in the first ever star trek.
Written by kevin ryan pocket books star trek novels editor, with art by rachel forbesseese and m. The comic strip adventures of the doctor appeared almost from the beginning of the television series, first in the 1960s publication tv comic and then during the 1970s in the mainly gerry anderson related comic countdown, later renamed tv action. A guide to star trek comics and graphic novels published in the united states and elsewhere with brief plot summaries and cover images or more than you ever needed to know about star trek comics. Two of scifis biggest franchises collide in star trek. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. In these later issues, kirk, after a multiissue showdown with the mirror universe, takes command of the excelsior. Would star trek, stargate, farscape, doctor who, star wars. Feb 02, 2020 doctor who has also spawned numerous spinoffs, including comic books, films, novels, audio dramas, and the television series torchwood 20062011, the sarah jane adventures 20072011, k9. A time lord like the doctor, the master is every bit as intelligent, but nefariously evil. Jul 19, 2017 with the news of the brandnew doctor breaking and star trek discovery on the horizon, we want to celebrate by giving away some specialedition variant cover comic books. Feb 10, 2012 doctor who meets star trek 2 replies so apparently the bleeding cool newsgossip site has uncovered a scoop idw comics will be releasing a doctor who star trek. These were collected in two graphic novels published on 9. In issue 1, the doctor and his friends are riding around in a chariot in ancient egypt.
Welcome to another roundup of the whovian week, and this time, were taking a trip into artspace. Assimilation2 is an eightissue limited series comic book written by scott and david tipton, assisted by tony lee on issues 1 to 4, with art by j. After tv action ceased publication, the strip returned to tv comic until 1978. It began publication on 30 may 2012 in north america. Something has caused the tardis to land inside the ussenterprise, something that shouldnt be possible, even for the timetraveling doctor. Voyager during its seven year voyage through the delta quadrant the presence of the doctor in star trek timelines was first revealed in a dev blog, although few details were released versions. Mccoy was most famously portrayed by actor deforest kelley in the original star trek series from 1966 to 1969, and he also appears in the animated star trek series, six star trek movies, the pilot episode of star trek.
Thats right, the first issue of idw publishings doctor whostar trek crossover comic titled star trek. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 who would be king posted to usenet novemberdecember 1997 in the film star trek. In happy endings, bernice meets a teenage girl dressed in black with dark hair who seems familiar to her. Star trek is a tv series which aired from 1966 to 1969. Dont forget to like us on facebook, twitter, instagram, and our podcast on itunes for everything geek pop culture. The master is the doctors mortal enemy his exact opposite. I decided to take a trip back in time and read what is probably the first star trek doctor who crossover, a short novel written by jean airey, published in a 1981 zine. Doctor who and star trek meet in comics crossover two of scifis biggest franchises collide in star trek. The doctor even wears a royal crown for most of the ride.
This is big two of the three big scifi franchises getting together in a fullon, officially sanctioned get. You dont put a doctor on board a ship without having that doctor save the lives of your precious main characters every now and then. Star trek has referenced doctor who on a few occasions in tng. Doctor who and star trek meet in comics crossover wired. For saying they come from the trek side of things, the tiptons get the doctors voice down right about 80% of the time, and crucially, the whole plot turns on everything from doctor who being better than everything from star trek. This may, idw publishing will release an eleventh doctorthe next generation mashup comic book starring the doctor, rory. Jul 26, 2014 the primate directive will be written by idw star trek crossover veterans scott and david tipton, who previously brought us the star trek. Star wars, on the other hand, is owned by disney, who also owns marvel comics. The next generation, and in numerous books, comics, and video games. Read both volumes of this yesterday expecting utter awfulness, but its really not bad. These are meant to be the comic book magicians doctor strange and john constantine.
Jul 25, 2014 star trek meets planet of the apes last updated by tony gman guerrero on jul 25, 2014 18. Doctor who has also spawned numerous spinoffs, including comic books, films, novels, audio dramas, and the television series torchwood 20062011, the sarah jane adventures 20072011, k9. Each 24 page comic is published in print and digital at the same time. Assimilation is an eightpart crossover comic book miniseries between the doctor who and star trek franchises, primarily featuring characters from star trek. The greatest star trek comic book stories of alltime cbr. These were collected in two graphic novels published on 9 october 2012 and 26 february 20. Voyagers doctor a computer programcomeemh himself played an increasingly thematic and pivotal role throughout that series. Legendary star trek writer david gerrold has a new comic book out this week, and it just so happens to feature everyones favorite timetravelling doctor a doctor for the enterprise is an. The doctor and the enterprise introduces the fourth doctor played by tom baker in the longrunning bbc television series to kirk, spock, mccoy and the crew of the original series. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. I love doctor who and star trek the next generation lots and this first volume of the comic book crossover was fantastic.
A 20 comic book saw the eleventh doctor arrive in a parallel universe where doctor who is a television show and showcased the ways that fandom plays a positive role in so many lives. Id describe it as constantine meets star trek or doctor strange in space. Doctor who meets star trek geeks shall inherit the earth. Whom meets star wreck the doctor and the enterprise in. Speaking of completely improbable comic book crossovers, heres something completely different. The two greatest sciencefiction properties of all time cross over for the first time in history, in star trek. Jun 01, 2012 the doctor is currently portrayed by matt smith, the 11th actor to do so. Spock is mentally restored after mindmelding with his mirror self and takes command of the uss surak. This is big two of the three big scifi franchises getting together in a fullon, officially sanctioned gettogether is an awesome piece of news. I just breezed through the first four, and i thought the story was pretty cool and i think it even made pretty logical sense.
Although fictional characters have appeared as such within the doctor who universe for example, in the land of fiction, characters from other works have, from time to time, become involved. See more ideas about star trek, trek and star trek books. First contact, and about a month after the buffy the vampire slayer pilot twoparter. Sep 15, 2014 star trek fans went ape in july, when broke the news that idw publishing was hard at work on a star trekplanet of the apes crossover comic book series. The doctor takes ace and nita to the future and meets the crew of the enterprise. The girl says that her job is to turn off the lights once everybodys gone. A smaller company called gold key comics first published star trek stories, starting in 1967 with a story entitled kg, planet of death. Wednesday will be a big, big day for fans of star trek comic book adventures. Doctor who actors names are listed among clare raymonds descendants. Paul gadzikowski doctor who, star trek, buffy the vampire. So apparently the bleeding cool newsgossip site has uncovered a scoop idw comics will be releasing a doctor whostar trek.
There have been many crossovers involving televised doctor who and other tv shows. Writer martin paskos greatest triumph in skirting paramounts onerous licensing restrictions was this touching story involving doctor mccoy running into his estranged daughter, joanna, on a mission to a planet where the klingons and the federation were each trying to gain drilling rights. Part one of a serialization of the doctor and the enterprise by jean airey illustrations by tom holtkamp. Star trek has always been more about broader interplanetary sociopolitical dynamics than, well, war, and from episode 1, we could tell star trek. Enterprise have been abducted to provide entertainment for an alien species. While there exist multiple alternate futures for the crossover universe, star trek is often regarded by researchers as the true future. Unfollow star trek comic books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The doctor meets the crew of the enterprise in comics series.
The beast is essentially that character in the doctor who universe, i was using a reference many people would understand. If this character is considered canon, which he should be, then he has the incanon answer to every plot hole, charact. Yes, star trek and doctor who, two of the most popular and venerable franchises in entertainment history, will cross over for the first time ever in star trek. Star fleet assembly manual building a miniature of the avenger class starship. The doctor whostar trek comic is pretty good, but i think amy, rory, and most of the enterprise crew are being underused.