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iTunes Preview for IDW Star Trek Vs. Transformers #1: Prime Directive Part One

Posted by Va'al Sep 21, 2018 at 12:51am CDT 15,253 views
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


Transformers News: iTunes Preview for IDW Star Trek Vs. Transformers #1: Prime Directive Part One

Transformers News: iTunes Preview for IDW Star Trek Vs. Transformers #1: Prime Directive Part One

Transformers News: iTunes Preview for IDW Star Trek Vs. Transformers #1: Prime Directive Part One

Transformers News: iTunes Preview for IDW Star Trek Vs. Transformers #1: Prime Directive Part One

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Comment by steve2275 Sep 21, 2018
that is some GREAT looking art
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Comment by Omegatron. Sep 21, 2018
I'm looking forward to this, it seems like it will be really good.
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Comment by Sabrblade Sep 21, 2018
Is that Airachnid there, too?

Also:

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Comment by ScottyP Sep 21, 2018
Sabrblade wrote:Is that Airachnid there, too?
Yep, fantastic cameo!
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Comment by william-james88 Dec 16, 2018
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


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Comment by First-Aid Dec 16, 2018
This needs to happen. Seriously, this NEEDS to happen. Someone make this happen.
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Comment by Hellscream9999 Dec 16, 2018
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: iTunes Preview for IDW Star Trek Vs. Transformers #1: Prime Directive Part One (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Dec 16, 2018
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.
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Comment by Sabrblade Dec 16, 2018
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?

:BANG_HEAD:
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.
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Comment by Sentinel_Primal Dec 16, 2018
Come on 3rd Parties you know what to do!
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Comment by Emerje Dec 16, 2018
Should have named him Tiberius Maximus since, you know, he isn't a fortress in this form.

Emerje
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Comment by Carnivius_Prime Dec 17, 2018
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.
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Comment by frogbat Dec 17, 2018
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.
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Comment by Nemesis Destron Dec 17, 2018
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:
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Comment by Deadput Dec 17, 2018
It probably would have been "better designed" if they weren't trying to go for the Sunbow style which is, let's say "cheaty".
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Comment by sparticus1701 Dec 17, 2018
If someone can design the pieces, I can 3D print it.
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Comment by ZeroWolf Dec 17, 2018
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.
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Comment by snavej Dec 17, 2018
Remember when James T. Kirk's middle name of 'Tiberius' was revealed in the Star Trek movies? He seemed embarrassed by it.
Re: iTunes Preview for IDW Star Trek Vs. Transformers #1: Prime Directive Part One (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Dec 17, 2018
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.
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