I am a novice geek in that there a couple touchstone franchises I never got into. I was a casual Star Trek fan (because, let’s face it Star Wars is overall better) and the only Doctor Who I had ever seen were episodes that aired on PBS in the mid 70’s. All I remembered of that were bad special effects and a tall man with a big hat a poofy hair.
However, enough of my friends on Google + reference Doctor Who to where I figured it was worth checking out as an adult. I decided to baby-step my way into Doctor Whoville by reading a graphic novel that also included Captain Jean-Luc from The Next Generation.
Star Trek: TNG/Doctor Who Assimilation 2, Vol 2 has the Borg hooking up with the Cybermen to create a worst case scenario for all of our heroes. All of this takes place after Jean-Luc had been taken captive by the Borg, so some of his anger towards them may be clouding his decisions.
Even though I wasn’t familiar at all with one half of the narrative I loved this book, yet it defies most things I dislike about comics.
There is lots of dialogue. True, there is lots of dialogue, but it reads like a script or a play. Even when it gets a little wonky some character, usually The Doctor or Worf bring in some levity.
The artwork has a painted, uncanny valley look about it. Even though the artwork is more realistic then I prefer, it worked for this book.
The story doesn’t have that much action or battle sequences but it moves at a quick pace and is fun to read. Part of that could be my personal affection for the Borg. They are one of my favorite villains in science fiction and it’s always good to see them. My one complaint about the book is that it ends on a cliffhanger. However, that’s a minor issue as long as Vol 3 is as enjoyable as Vol 2.
Bottom line: You don’t need to be a Trekkie or a Doctor Who fan to enjoy Star Trek: TNG/Doctor Who Assimilation 2, Vol 2. Reading this has motivated me to move onto the television version of Doctor Who and I’m 30 episodes deep so far.
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I remember one Saturday evening coming downstairs quietly. I rounded the corner and saw my father watching Start Trek, and a scene where Spock is in meditiation with his hand in the Vulcan pose. My father was mimicing the hand pose and then quickly threw his hand down to his side when he heard my footsteps. The old man is a Trekkie, and a closet one that I could see. Funny stuff.
Jason
The Cheeky Daddy