Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation²
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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. In it, the Doctor and his companions, Amy Pond and Rory Williams, encounter the crew of the USS Enterprise-D, and join together to stop an alliance between the Borg and the Cybermen.[1][2]
Plot
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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. 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.
References
- ^ Patrick, Seb (14 February 2012). "Doctor Who and Star Trek Meet in Comics Crossover". Wired.
- The Huffington Post.