IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover

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With the reveal of the Star Trek vs. Transformers 4 part miniseries coming from IDW, and the new Solications seen yesterday, IDW has released a new statement regarding the upcoming crossover, Written by John Barber and Mike Johnson with Philip Murphy leading the art team. The series is set to crossover the 1970's Star Trek cartoon with the 1980's Transformers cartoon, where the 5 year mission meets the 4 million year old war.

Read up below, and let us know what you think of this new series in the comments section below!

Worlds Collide in Star TrekTM vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover

The Five-Year Mission Collides with Autobot and Decepticon Warfare!

SAN DIEGO, CA (June 21, 2018) – The starship Enterprise finds there's more to the final frontier when Kirk and his crew come face-to-face with the strangest life forms of all: the shape-changing robots of Cybertron! Prepare to beam up and roll out this September with Star Trek vs. Transformers, a four-issue comic book crossover that is more than meets the eye and is inspired by the continuities of two iconic cartoon shows: Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973) and The Transformers (1984).

Two of the most prolific Transformers and Star Trek comic book writers -- John Barber and Mike Johnson -- team with artist Philip Murphy and colorist Leonardo Ito to tell the story that fans have demanded for decades. At the edge of Klingon space, the Enterprise answers a distress call, discovering a dilithium mine under siege by jets and helicopters of vintage 20th Century design. When a red, flat-nosed truck rolls in to save the day, the no-holds barred Saturday morning mash-up truly begins!

Co-writer Mike Johnson, whose vast Star Trek comic book credits include the acclaimed Countdown and Star Trek / Green Lantern storylines, says, “This is a crossover several decades in the making, and we could not be more thrilled to bring it to fans! John and I are having a blast writing the first meeting of Starfleet and Cybertronians, and Phil is the perfect artist to bring these two franchises together on the page.”

“The funny thing is, even though I'm the Transformers guy on this comic (I've written a lot of Transformers comics, after all), I've always been a huge Star Trek fan, ever since I was a kid,” says John Barber, co-writer and IDW’s newly-minted Editor-in-Chief. “When I was in fifth grade, I remember my teacher joking at the end of the year that maybe someday I'd wind up writing Star Trek… and it's a thrill to finally get to!”

Philip Murphy, whose IDW credits include The Powerpuff Girls and Star Wars Adventures, says, “This is definitely a dream-come-true project for me. It’s my first time getting to draw Transformers and Star Trek. Not only am I a huge Trek fan, but I was born in the '80s so I grew up in the golden era of Saturday morning cartoons – and The Transformers was definitely on the top of my list! This comic really means something special to me.”

Chase Marotz, associate editor, says, “Star Trek vs. Transformers is finally giving us the chance to combine two of our most prominent licenses in a style that will delight both fans of the original animated series and new readers. David Mariotte and I are having a great time editing it and we can’t wait until the fans get to see it for themselves.”

For information on how to secure copies of the monthly Star Trek vs. Transformers comic book series, please contact your local comic shop or visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you. Also, the collected Star Trek vs. Transformers trade paperback is now available for pre-order via online booksellers and comic book specialty retailers.

Credit(s): IDW

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Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966006)
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on June 21st, 2018 @ 7:26pm CDT

Excited as hell for this, but why the hell is Windblade here? For a conic going for original cartoon continuity accuracy, this sort of stands out.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966008)
Posted by DeathReviews on June 21st, 2018 @ 7:53pm CDT

Nice cover. Because, ya know, Windblade was all over the 1980s G1 cartoon show....

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966013)
Posted by Burn on June 21st, 2018 @ 8:45pm CDT

inspired by the continuities of two iconic cartoon shows: Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973) and The Transformers (1984)

Operative guys, "inspired".

Just keep your expectations low.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966024)
Posted by Silverwing on June 21st, 2018 @ 11:17pm CDT

DeathReviews wrote:Nice cover. Because, ya know, Windblade was all over the 1980s G1 cartoon show....

I know, right? She was in that one episode where Thunderhoof and his minicons found the cyber keys and attacked the Lost Light. Oh, and blue Bluestreak showed up too, how could I forget!

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966041)
Posted by Coptur on June 22nd, 2018 @ 6:35am CDT

yeah no idea why Windblade has to appear either (although i have my thoughts on it.. :-?

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there are other autobot fliers (previously listed) that could've been given some more 'screen time' shame.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966046)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 22nd, 2018 @ 8:47am CDT

Guys, the G1 cartoon took place in the 20th and 21st Centuries. This will take place in the 23rd century, two whole centuries later. Why would it not make sense for someone newer to G1 like Windblade to appear in the cartoon's world some 200 years after its original time?

Besides, it's not like this kind of late-addition insertion hasn't happened many times over. Most recently, remember this?

Even disregarding the non-show characters from the 80s toyline and comics, there's still Road Rage, Crosscut, Tigertrack, Stripes, Megaplex, Garboil, Howlback, Glit, Optimus Maximus (Convoy Grand Prime), and Megatron Black Ver. That's ten newer G1 characters (or new forms for preexisting ones) created years after the G1 era ended being inserted into the G1 cartoon's world long after the fact. Just like Windblade here. Only difference this time is that she isn't being put into the carton's original timeframe, but long after it.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966058)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 22nd, 2018 @ 9:28am CDT

Someone here already pointed out that windblades character lends herself to storys where diplomacy may play a part. Also at this point all we know is, she's on a cover. One cover.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966082)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 22nd, 2018 @ 11:13am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Guys, the G1 cartoon took place in the 20th and 21st Centuries. This will take place in the 23rd century, two whole centuries later. Why would it not make sense for someone newer to G1 like Windblade to appear in the cartoon's world some 200 years after its original time?

Besides, it's not like this kind of late-addition insertion hasn't happened many times over. Most recently, remember this?

Well, the comic seems like it's going for a huge nerdy childhood nostalgia thing, or why else it would be crossing over with the Animated Star Trek series which is about as obscure as any official Star Trek screen canon can be, and not something either more well known (like the original 60's live action show or TNG/DS9/Voyager) or current (Discovery/rebootyfilms). And featuring a character that clearly didn't even exist in that targeted childhood area of 70's and 80's that every other character comes from kinda knocks things out a bit (I'm sorta reminded of the ending of Christopher Reeve time travel film Somewhere in Time if anybody else has seen that. I won't spoil.

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Those japanese comics are different because they are seemingly trying to expand or create an alternate follow up to G1 and as a promotional fiction for new toys. Also they've once again given me a huge headache to even glance at. What is up with the artwork looking like it's struggling to fit in around the speech bubbles?

Anyways that's just the way I see it. I'm not even a big G1 fan or much of a Trekkie so I'm probably not the target audience for it but if even I find it really odd and offputting seeing a modern character in the otherwise seeimgly retro throwback that's going on then maybe that's a thing.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966089)
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on June 22nd, 2018 @ 12:39pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Guys, the G1 cartoon took place in the 20th and 21st Centuries. This will take place in the 23rd century, two whole centuries later. Why would it not make sense for someone newer to G1 like Windblade to appear in the cartoon's world some 200 years after its original time?

Besides, it's not like this kind of late-addition insertion hasn't happened many times over. Most recently, remember this?

Even disregarding the non-show characters from the 80s toyline and comics, there's still Road Rage, Crosscut, Tigertrack, Stripes, Megaplex, Garboil, Howlback, Glit, Optimus Maximus (Convoy Grand Prime), and Megatron Black Ver. That's ten newer G1 characters (or new forms for preexisting ones) created years after the G1 era ended being inserted into the G1 cartoon's world long after the fact. Just like Windblade here. Only difference this time is that she isn't being put into the carton's original timeframe, but long after it.

Well if this IS supposed to be future cartoon continuity, we’d very much be seeing the 86 movie cast, ala Rodimus, Arcee, Perceptor; Megatron would be Galvatron, Starscream would be a ghost, etc.

It seems like the comic doesn’t care for the actual SPECIFIC continuity, but Windblade is still the elephant in the room as she simply doesn’t match the aesthetic.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966091)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 22nd, 2018 @ 12:46pm CDT

I can agree with the sentiment that she stands out design wise, but I'm hoping that the artist does a better job of fitting her in (if she's part of the story).

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966092)
Posted by o.supreme on June 22nd, 2018 @ 12:51pm CDT

Do we know for sure its set in the 23rd century? (OST timeline?), I mean the Trek crew did some time travel themselves, or it could just be some completely separate continuity. If it were the 23rd century, I'd like to see BW somehow incorporated. Find out what was really going on with Earth, and why every Cybertronian ship that approached it was instantly sent back 2 million years.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966101)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 22nd, 2018 @ 1:36pm CDT

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Well, the comic seems like it's going for a huge nerdy childhood nostalgia thing,

So too was the Japanese stuff.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Those japanese comics are different because they are seemingly trying to expand or create an alternate follow up to G1 and as a promotional fiction for new toys.

And yet, a ton of old toys from the 2000s were crammed in there despite the only new toys being advertised by that comic were Topspin and Twin Twist.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Also they've once again given me a huge headache to even glance at. What is up with the artwork looking like it's struggling to fit in around the speech bubbles?

That' not how it works. The artwork was drawn first, then the speech bubbles were placed on top of it.

Stormshot_Prime wrote:Well if this IS supposed to be future cartoon continuity, we’d very much be seeing the 86 movie cast, ala Rodimus, Arcee, Perceptor; Megatron would be Galvatron, Starscream would be a ghost, etc.

I'm not saying that it's the exact future of the G1 cartoon, just that it takes place at a point long after when events akin to the G1 cartoon would have taken place.

Besides, the Seasons 1-2 cast are arguably more popular/iconic than the movie cast, so it makes ample sense that they'd be used here. Plus, it is hardly unheard of for a Megatron who had become Galvatron to go back to being Megatron again. The Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons (regardless of how bad they are) had that happen to their Megatron, for instance.

Stormshot_Prime wrote:It seems like the comic doesn’t care for the actual SPECIFIC continuity, but Windblade is still the elephant in the room as she simply doesn’t match the aesthetic.

She sure looks blockier than normal, though. Only her thighs and upper arms are still rounded. Everything else about her shape seems to have been put through a blocky Sunbow-styled filter. She's even blockier than all of the other female Autobots from the cartoon, heh.

o.supreme wrote:Do we know for sure its set in the 23rd century?

The description says that the Enterprise is responding to a distress call at a dilithium mine under attack by vehicles of "vintage 20th Century design". That sure doesn't sound like the altmodes are present day designs, and does sound instead like it's set at a point when Kirk's Enterprise is on active duty.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966125)
Posted by Burn on June 22nd, 2018 @ 5:32pm CDT

I don't know why everyone's getting their panties in a bunch over Windblade. One cover, that's all. Wait until you have more information before getting upset, you know such things trigger Sabrblade and we all then have to scroll through his lectures!

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966126)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 22nd, 2018 @ 5:35pm CDT

Burn wrote:I don't know why everyone's getting their panties in a bunch over Windblade. One cover, that's all. Wait until you have more information before getting upset, you know such things trigger Sabrblade and we all then have to scroll through his lectures!

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1966188)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 23rd, 2018 @ 1:35am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Also they've once again given me a huge headache to even glance at. What is up with the artwork looking like it's struggling to fit in around the speech bubbles?
That' not how it works. The artwork was drawn first, then the speech bubbles were placed on top of it.

Didn't say it was but that's just how it looks. Far too cluttered.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980336)
Posted by Va'al on August 24th, 2018 @ 3:42am CDT

After yesterday's news in the form of solicitations for the IDW Publishing comic due out this November 2018, which you can see again here, we also have a variant cover released by the publisher for the third issue of the crossover mini-series of Star Trek vs Transformers!

The cover, with art by Megan Levens, features the all star cast of Arcee and Windblade with Star Trek’s Lieutenant Uhura, Nurse Chapel and Lieutenant M’Ress. Check it out mirrored below!

Klingons and Decepticons lay siege to a remote Federation dilithium mine-and the only thing holding them back is the shaky alliance of Captain Kirk and Optimus Prime. But what dark secret is buried beneath the ground... and can this uneasy partnership withstand the revelations?

The Transformers '80s cartoon series meets Star Trek: The Animated Series in a no-holds-barred Saturday Morning mash-up for the ages!

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980341)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 24th, 2018 @ 4:28am CDT

Does Windblade's head design ever not look ridiculous and over doing it trying to be japanese when not?

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980370)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on August 24th, 2018 @ 7:46am CDT

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Does Windblade's head design ever not look ridiculous and over doing it trying to be japanese when not?

Does Arcee's color layout ever not look like it's trying to be slooty?

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980375)
Posted by RiddlerJ on August 24th, 2018 @ 8:16am CDT

Caelus wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Does Windblade's head design ever not look ridiculous and over doing it trying to be japanese when not?

Does Arcee's color layout ever not look like it's trying to be slooty?

ARCEE IS NOT A...Sloot? :???:

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980382)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on August 24th, 2018 @ 8:58am CDT

RiddlerJ wrote:
Caelus wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Does Windblade's head design ever not look ridiculous and over doing it trying to be japanese when not?

Does Arcee's color layout ever not look like it's trying to be slooty?

ARCEE IS NOT A...Sloot?

Slang from game modding, in which fans (usually male) edit the game so that certain characters (usually female) look 'slutty'.

Slooty outfits are designed with the intention of inviting or satisfying sexual interest, but are not chosen by the person wearing them.

So when a fictional character's appearance has been designed to be especially sexy - especially when that's not part of the character - it's slooty.

No canon depiction of Arcee has really seemed like the sort of person to go into battle wearing a two piece, but her colors are laid out to look that way. Unlike most Transformers, her lower leg is the same secondary color as her upper leg, so that she doesn't look like she's wearing boots, and her abdomen is also rendered - entirely - in her secondary color. And if it wasn't perfectly clear her secondary color is supposed to represent skin, artists often give her a belly button.

I'd be okay with it if Arcee's character was supposed to come off that way (like Black Arachnia), but her personality doesn't fit with the look, so it feels like she's been forced into a certain appearance to pander to the reader's sexual interests.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980384)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 24th, 2018 @ 9:04am CDT

Caelus wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
Caelus wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Does Windblade's head design ever not look ridiculous and over doing it trying to be japanese when not?

Does Arcee's color layout ever not look like it's trying to be slooty?

ARCEE IS NOT A...Sloot?

Slang from game modding, in which fans (usually male) edit the game so that certain characters (usually female) look 'slutty'.

Slooty outfits are designed with the intention of inviting or satisfying sexual interest, but are not chosen by the person wearing them.

So when a fictional character's appearance has been designed to be especially sexy - especially when that's not part of the character - it's slooty.

No canon depiction of Arcee has really seemed like the sort of person to go into battle wearing a two piece, but her colors are laid out to look that way. Unlike most Transformers, her lower leg is the same secondary color as her upper leg, so that she doesn't look like she's wearing boots, and her abdomen is also rendered - entirely - in her secondary color. And if it wasn't perfectly clear her secondary color is supposed to represent skin, artists often give her a belly button.

I'd be okay with it if Arcee's character was supposed to come off that way (like Black Arachnia), but her personality doesn't fit with the look, so it feels like she's been forced into a certain appearance to pander to the reader's sexual interests.

This is the first I've heard of that theory...and wow, once you see it...

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980388)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on August 24th, 2018 @ 9:16am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:This is the first I've heard of that theory...and wow, once you see it...

To be completely fair, many - perhaps most - Transformers use their secondary color for their thighs, and Windblade uses her secondary color (jet black) for her midriff as well, but with Arcee its the porcelain white color and the literal belly button that pushes it over the line from the campy superhero look to slooty.

Edit: Also to be fair, a person might be able to make the case that G1 Megatron is 'dressed' like a male stripper.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980390)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 24th, 2018 @ 9:19am CDT

Yeah the belly button really is a step too far.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980393)
Posted by Ig89ninja on August 24th, 2018 @ 9:26am CDT

Caelus wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:This is the first I've heard of that theory...and wow, once you see it...

To be completely fair, many - perhaps most - Transformers use their secondary color for their thighs, and Windblade uses her secondary color (jet black) for her midriff as well, but with Arcee its the porcelain white color and the literal belly button that pushes it over the line from the campy superhero look to slooty.

Edit: Also to be fair, a person might be able to make the case that G1 Megatron is 'dressed' like a male stripper.

Not to mention Windblade’s face is a different color than her secondary color

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980402)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on August 24th, 2018 @ 9:52am CDT

Ig89ninja wrote:
Caelus wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:This is the first I've heard of that theory...and wow, once you see it...

To be completely fair, many - perhaps most - Transformers use their secondary color for their thighs, and Windblade uses her secondary color (jet black) for her midriff as well, but with Arcee its the porcelain white color and the literal belly button that pushes it over the line from the campy superhero look to slooty.

Edit: Also to be fair, a person might be able to make the case that G1 Megatron is 'dressed' like a male stripper.

Not to mention Windblade’s face is a different color than her secondary color

True, but even in her comic series she was said to be wearing make up, so you could debate what color her face really is. And sometimes Arcee's face and hands are a really faint pink, instead of the white used on her legs and midriff. In either case though, it's missing the forest for the trees; their overall looks evoke very different associations.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1980839)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on August 27th, 2018 @ 9:41am CDT

Did we see images of the RI covers for issue 2?

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1985145)
Posted by Va'al on September 21st, 2018 @ 12:51am CDT

Courtesy, as is usually the case, of the iTunes pre-order page, we have a short preview of the next crossover miniseries experiment from IDW Publishing featuring our favourite transforming robots - in the form of Star Trek vs Transformers #1!

This first issue starts the Prime Directive story, as first explained and teased at San Diego Comic Con 2018, and the series as a whole will only last a handful of issues. So if you're in the market for something different happening in space, check it out below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Star Trek vs. Transformers #1
John Barber and Others

The Transformers ‘80s cartoon series meets Star Trek: The Animated Series in a no-holds-barred Saturday Morning mash-up for the ages! At the edge of Klingon space, the Starship Enterprise finds there's more to the final frontier than meets the eye, when Kirk and his crew come face to face with the strangest life forms of all: Cybertronians! This unprecedented crossover brings together two of the greatest science fiction universes of all time—in the style of their classic animated series! A five-year mission meets a four-million-year war!

Category: Graphic Novels
Expected Release: Sep 30, 2018
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Seller: Idea and Design Works, LLC
Print Length: 29 Pages
Language: English

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1985153)
Posted by steve2275 on September 21st, 2018 @ 2:34am CDT

that is some GREAT looking art

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1985156)
Posted by Omegatron. on September 21st, 2018 @ 4:04am CDT

I'm looking forward to this, it seems like it will be really good.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1985167)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 21st, 2018 @ 7:01am CDT

Is that Airachnid there, too?

Also:

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1985180)
Posted by ScottyP on September 21st, 2018 @ 8:21am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Is that Airachnid there, too?

Yep, fantastic cameo!

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1986429)
Posted by Ironhidensh on September 27th, 2018 @ 6:32pm CDT

"Oh my"

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999256)
Posted by william-james88 on December 16th, 2018 @ 8:59pm CST

Star Trek vs Transformers artist Philip Murphy posted one of the most awesome Transformers tweets of the year. He posted his design of the USS Enterprise transformed into its robot form. The robot is called Fortress Tiberius and looks very much like you would expect with a name like that, sporting Fortress Maximus' head. Of course, this is just for the comic book series and not for any toyline, but it is an awesome design. The tweet says that we can see more of this in the upcoming Star trek vs Transformers #3.

It was an amazing opportunity to get the chance to design the ICONIC! Enterprise as a Transformer , if you want to see how Fortress Tiberius comes to be check out Star trek vs Transformers #3

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999257)
Posted by First-Aid on December 16th, 2018 @ 9:09pm CST

This needs to happen. Seriously, this NEEDS to happen. Someone make this happen.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999261)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 16th, 2018 @ 9:23pm CST

First-Aid wrote:This needs to happen. Seriously, this NEEDS to happen. Someone make this happen.

Seriously, why couldn't we have gotten this instead of the super crappy titan one from tr?

:BANG_HEAD:

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999265)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 16th, 2018 @ 9:34pm CST

Issue #3 came out on the 5th. In its pages, this form was given the odd spelling of "Fortress Tiberious", when Kirk's Roman-based middle name is correctly spelled "Tiberius" like in this art.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999266)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 16th, 2018 @ 10:00pm CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:
First-Aid wrote:This needs to happen. Seriously, this NEEDS to happen. Someone make this happen.

Seriously, why couldn't we have gotten this instead of the super crappy titan one from tr?

With the way they designed it, it's really not practical to make a transforming toy of that that would be able to look like that. It's very cheaty and halfhearted, with only a general idea of what the altmode is supposed to look like (much like how Filmation and Sunbow would have most likely done it, heyo!), rather than trying to actually adhere to the physical dimensions of the Enterprise in a way that would make use of the ship's mass for a believable feasible conversion process.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999270)
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on December 16th, 2018 @ 11:13pm CST

Come on 3rd Parties you know what to do!

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999277)
Posted by Emerje on December 16th, 2018 @ 11:36pm CST

Should have named him Tiberius Maximus since, you know, he isn't a fortress in this form.

Emerje

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999283)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on December 17th, 2018 @ 2:25am CST

Seriously? That looks ridiculous and not in a good way. Like it would be a cheapo bootleg toy you'd find in some bargain basement store with an unimaginative series name like 'star formers' or... Never mind. Yeah, silly stuff...guess it fits with that comic though but just looks so uninspired.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999285)
Posted by frogbat on December 17th, 2018 @ 2:34am CST

I'm a huge trek fan and tbh am rather disappointed with this - the warp nacelles should be integrated better in the body for sure, though admittedly most design routes will end up in loads of kibble.

At least they're ships that transform into tf characters and not into human characters like the Star Wars ones.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999301)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on December 17th, 2018 @ 5:31am CST

Emerje wrote:Should have named him Tiberius Maximus since, you know, he isn't a fortress in this form.

Emerje

That to me sounds way better. Personally I would have enjoyed seeing the Enterprise from the movies captained by Shatner but it's still cool no doubt. :VEHI:

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999302)
Posted by Deadput on December 17th, 2018 @ 5:35am CST

It probably would have been "better designed" if they weren't trying to go for the Sunbow style which is, let's say "cheaty".

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999330)
Posted by sparticus1701 on December 17th, 2018 @ 9:21am CST

If someone can design the pieces, I can 3D print it.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999331)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 17th, 2018 @ 9:29am CST

Deadput wrote:It probably would have been "better designed" if they weren't trying to go for the Sunbow style which is, let's say "cheaty".

This would have to be a parts former, even a third party company couldn't make this perfectly transform as pieces shorten magically in modes and parts look like they just get pulled off some where and put other places. To make this work as a concept, it would have been better if the bottom part of the enterprise formed the arms with the legs torso coming from the top part.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999353)
Posted by snavej on December 17th, 2018 @ 11:15am CST

Remember when James T. Kirk's middle name of 'Tiberius' was revealed in the Star Trek movies? He seemed embarrassed by it.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999360)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 17th, 2018 @ 11:46am CST

snavej wrote:Remember when James T. Kirk's middle name of 'Tiberius' was revealed in the Star Trek movies? He seemed embarrassed by it.

The middle name originated from the Animated Series.

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999380)
Posted by UltraJetstorm on December 17th, 2018 @ 2:53pm CST

Fight between Enterprise and transforming D7 or GTFO

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999397)
Posted by First-Aid on December 17th, 2018 @ 4:48pm CST

UltraJetstorm wrote:Fight between Enterprise and transforming D7 or GTFO

Transforming Enterprise vs Spaceball 1/Megamaid!

Re: IDW Release - Worlds Collide in Star Trek vs. Transformers Comic Book Crossover (1999398)
Posted by jtanimator on December 17th, 2018 @ 4:50pm CST

Everyone here raving about how awesome this would be and how badly it needs to happen. But if they actually made this, everyone would jump on the hate train for it the same way they did with the Millennium falcon Chewy and Han Solo, so I don't wanna hear all this jibber jabber.

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