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Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who: Assimilation2, Volume 1 by Scott Tipton

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Two of the greatest Science fiction franchises meet in one comic. This book collects the first half of the series as the TARDIS lands smack dab in the middle of the Enterprise Holodeck just in time to find out the Borg and Cybermen have teamed up.

Most of the book is set up but it's very well-done. No character seemed out of character and there are lots of great scenes of the Eleventh Doctor, Amy, and Rory on board the Enterprise. It's also clear something has clearly gone wrong as the Doctor has crossed into another universe and in Issue 3 we learn he's been here before as we get to see a team up between the Fourth Doctor and Kirk shown in a more retro four color style than the painted style of the rest of the book. The book definitely holds your interest and Volume 1 ends on a very compelling note that makes Volume 2 a must read.



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Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who: Assimilation2, Volume 2 by Scott Tipton

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This book collects the second half of the Star Trek: TNG/Doctor Who crossover, Issues 5-8. This is decent but not quite as good as the first four issues. One thing is there's a lot of dialogue and a lot of exposition. Issue 5 is a LOT of exposition and dialogue as the Doctor and friends try and convince Captain Pickard to hear out Borg who are wanting an alliance against the Cybermen. We get a ton of backstory on Pickard having been assimilated and events of, "The Best of Both Worlds." I suppose it's necessary for Doctor Who fans who don't know TNG, but it's very involved. We also have an attempt to add on emotional drama by making the Borg representative an old friend of Riker's who doesn't actually play a big role in the story.

However, the good stuff comes in Issues 7 and 8 as we have the TARDIS aboard a Borg ship and we have the Enterprise crew teaming up with the Doctor and a clash between the Doctor and Worf over the raid. It really does feel believable.

So while there's some pacing issues, this is still a decent conclusion to the story.



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