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| Star Trek vs. Transformers | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | September 2018 – January 2019 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | John Barber and Mike Johnson |
| Artist | Philip Murphy |
| Colorist | Priscilla Tramontano |
Star Trek vs. Transformers is a five-issue comic booklimited series published byIDW Publishing. It is acrossover between theStar Trek andTransformers franchises, using the characters and art styles from the 1973 cartoonStar Trek: The Animated Series and the 1984 cartoonThe Transformers. The first issue was released in September 2018.[1][2][3] The comic was issued as a five part mini-series and has met with favorable reviews for mixing the two science fiction universes.[4] In particular, they praised artist Philip Murphy artistic style with character's which were compared to cel animation.[4]
The comics are written by John Barber and Mike Johnson with art by Philip Murphy and Leonardo Ito as thecolorist.[5]
Answering adistress call, members of theUSS Enterprise, includingCaptain Kirk andSpock, arrive at adilithium mine on theplanet Cygnus Seven, near theKlingon border. Unknown to them, a group ofAutobots, led byOptimus Prime, crash-landed here following a battle withDecepticons. Following World War III on Earth, during the late 20th century the former group had left in search of energon. The miners reactivated both factions, the Decepticons first.
When they arrive, thestarship crew find the Decepticons attacking. Following some misunderstandings and a mind-meld between Optimus Prime and Spock, Kirk learnes of the Autobots' situation and forms an alliance with them. The Decepticons, led byMegatron, have fled to a moon, where they encounterTrypticon in fortress mode, under control by Klingons led by one Commander Kuri.
During a fight, Fortress Tiberius, a transforming version of theEnterprise, mentally controlled by Kirk attacks to fight off a combined force of Klingons and Decepticons. (Kirk had learned to do this following a two-way neural scan with the Autobot called Ratchet.) The Klingon ship reveals itself as a transformed Trypticon. Kirk finds the transforming "Enterprise" hard to control, as it has a will of its own.
Starscream, now thinking of himself as "First Emperor Starscream", heads to the Klingon homeworld Kronos. The Autobot andEnterprise crew work out a more permanent alliance on board the realEnterprise. They've decided to pursue the Decepticons into Klingon space.
Meanwhile, Kirk wrestles with the moral dilemma of not abandoning the Autobots, yet also not endangering his own crew. Optimus Prime empathizes with the Starfleet captains. This gives Kirk an idea. TheEnterprise comes to rescue in the transformed Fortress Tiberius, the Autobots, and several replicated battle suits of Cybertronian armor piloted by Spock,Scotty, Sulu, and M'ress.
The Federation negotiates a truce with the Klingons, which absolves Kuri and his crew of any crimes. The Autobots assume independent control of their newly-renovated Titan. Optimus Prime pledges allegiance to the Federation. Fortress Tiberius embarks on an unspecified mission to the final frontier.
The series has met with a positive response, and Philip Murphy's artistic direction was praised.[4]
WhatCulture did not expect a good result from combining animated Star Trek and Transformers, yet they credited the IDW as making it work.[4]
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