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Star Trek: The next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #1 J.K. Woodward cover
Scott & David Tipton have written numerous star trip series at IDW including star Trek: The next Generation: intelligence gathering as well as star Trek: Spock – Reflections. Tony Lee is the author of numerous problems of IDW’s physician who series. together with artist J.K Woodward as well as editor Denton Tipton, they are crafting a series sure to please fans of star trip as well as physician Who; star Trek: The next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2. Westfield’s Roger Ash just recently contacted Scott, David, Tony, as well as Denton to discover much more about the series.
Westfield: exactly how did this job come about?
Denton Tipton: The origin story of this book began during a satisfying with BBC around the world at Comic con worldwide last year. We were checking out new chances for physician Who, as well as one of the choices was a crossover. BBC around the world was extremely thrilled about that possibility, as well as we had a good listing of great matches. The one that stood out was star Trek, because we already had that permit as well as it’s most likely the very best in shape imaginable. CBS couldn’t have agreed much more as well as suggested The next Generation since of the 25th anniversary in 2012 as well as it was a natural in shape with the present who series.
Scott Tipton: When we were approached to work on this by IDW’s EIC Chris Ryall as well as editor Denton Tipton (no relation, by the method – we get asked that a lot!), I mean, what can you say? It’s a dream come true. To get to deal with the two longest-running science-fiction franchises of all time? That’s the type of chance that doesn’t come along extremely often. We got best to work on a story that would ideally make everybody both at CBS as well as the BBC around the world happy, in addition to the millions of Trekkers as well as Whovians out there, as well as we were off as well as running.
Tony Lee: I’d been composing the continuous physician who stories for a while, as well as had been talking about a break when Denton pulled me into a darkened room, threatened me with death if I discussed this to anybody as well as the laid out the concept that Scott as well as David had been working on. I understand that complying with the star trip / legion story everybody had been wondering exactly how IDW might top that, as well as as a huge fan of both who as well as TREK, it was certainly something I wished to see.
Westfield: What can you state about the story in the series?
Scott Tipton: Obviously, we don’t want to provide away what we’ve got in store. however what we will state is that we’re working truly difficult to produce something huge as well as epic, deserving of both legacies, that works as both a star trip story as well as a physician who story. It’s a challenging balancing act, as well as we’re having the time of our lives doing it.
Tony Lee: It’s exciting, it’s new, as it’s something that’s never occurred before, as well as with luck it won’t blow up as well numerous fanboy (and girl) heads. I mean, right here we have two huge franchises, two long standing universes that merge together – or do they? perhaps the Doctor’s been Guinan’s barman for the last three years as well as we just never realized…
But seriously, it’s a possibility to truly let choose some huge blow up action as well as fantastic characterization – believe of every ‘what would the physician do if he arrived at the ENTERPRISE’ conversation you ever had as well as times it by ten.
Star Trek: The next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #1 cover by Joe Corroney
Westfield: exactly how do the three of you work together as writers?
Scott Tipton: David as well as I have been composing star trip together for numerous years now, as well as it’s a extremely smooth process. We both have extremely particular notions about what makes for a great trip story, as well as as a result any type of disagreements tend to be extremely minor problems about structure or character that get resolved rather easily. as for Tony, his experience with the world of the physician has been invaluable, in addition to in making sure specific things noise correctly British! David as well as I are both big physician who fans as well as have been for years, however having an authority like Tony on the team is a big asset.
Tony Lee: It’s extremely much Scott as well as David’s story – they pitched it, they compose it, as well as I, as consulting editor work with them on this rather than compose with them on this. Luckily, we’re all on the exact same page with a great deal of the discussions we have with the book. I may have a recommendation for a scene that works in adifferent way than theirs, they may have an concept for a TREK/WHO interaction that I hadn’t considered, as well as vice versa. They did nix my Borg/Cybermen musical number though, as well as so I’m not pleased best now.
Westfield: What are the difficulties as well as fun of having the business team as well as the physician as well as his companions interact?
Scott Tipton: Of course, it’s tremendously fun to be able to match up these two casts as well as see exactly how they play off one another. a few of the connections have been a enjoyable surprise to compose – Riker, for example, is most likely the most identifiably American of the next Gen crew, as well as composing him against the physician as well as Amy is an unforeseen treat. What’s been the difficulty is that star TREK: THE next GENERATION as well as physician who are two somewhat different varieties of genre. next GENERATION is science-fiction, while physician who leans much more toward the science-fantasy. We’ve been trying to accept that in exactly how the two worlds interact, because the physician would quickly be able to change to a somewhat much more major world, while a few of the much more whimsical as well as less rational goings on in the Doctor’s experience would confound as well as terrify Captain Picard.
David Tipton: The concept of time travel is a great example of that. star trip is typically extremely cautious about the utilize of time travel. A running style throughout star trip is the concept that a person little modification can considerably modification history. In star Trek, there has a tendency to be an recognized preferred timeline, as well as if that gets altered, it is rather common that efforts should be made to bring back the timeline to its original form. Time in physician who is much much more fluid. The Doctor, as a Time Lord, sees time in a dynamic method as well as is prepared to do things that change the past or future in methods that would make the department of Temporal Investigations from the episode trials as well as TRIBBLE-ATIONS of DEEP area nine rather uncomfortable.
Tony Lee: It’s extremely much what David as well as Scott say, these two franchises are two extremely huge beasts, as well as it’s extremely fascinating to see exactly how the physician reacts when he discovers himself in the trip world, as well as exactly how the business team react to these interlopers. There are apparent connections, characters from both sides who would get on much better with each other, as well as we’ve worked with these to discover the very best moments to put into the story.
I believe the very best part of this is having a union of teams that were never implied to meet, that were never expected to meet… well, meet.
Westfield: The Borg as well as the Cybermen seem like a natural pairing. Is it pleasurable composing this team as the villains?
Scott Tipton: There was never any type of other option for us. With a story this big, you have to utilize the most significant risks on the table, as well as the teaming of the two just naturally fell into place. even with the numerous trip books David as well as I have written, the one major opponent we’ve never gotten to use is the Borg. as well as I’ve always believed the Cybermen were one of the much more frightening physician who antagonists. Pairing them up was irresistible.
David Titpon: The Borg as well as the Cybermen have some fascinating similarities as well as differences that make them a extremely fascinating point of crossover. The Borg as well as the Cybermen as villains highlight compelling concerns about totally free will, individuality, as well as what it implies to be human that are essential recurring aspects in both star trip as well as physician WHO.
Tony Lee: The Borg stole the original Cybermen line ‘resistance is useless’ as well as turned it into ‘resistance is futile’. They’re two sides of the exact same coin, with similar yet disparate reasons of what they do. It’s like teaming with a cybernetic viper – you’ll never understand when or even if they’ll strike you.
Westfield: You’re working with artist J.K. Woodward. What can you state about his contribution to the book?
Scott Tipton: Man, I like J.K.’s work. He was one of the few artists who’s dealt with IDW’s trip books that we hadn’t gotten to work with yet, so this was ideal for us. His big, legendary style is a ideal match for the type of all-the-marbles story we’re telling, as well as the truth that he concerns the table understanding his trip like he does his just the icing on the cake. I’ve always stated that getting pages back from the artist is the very best part of this job, as well as that’s never been much more true than here.
David Titpon: I absolutely agree about J.K. Woodward. We are extremely delighted that this job has an artist so well fit to the story.
Tony Lee: I’d like to apologize to J.K best now for all the crazy stuff he’s going to have to draw this year. Blame Scott as well as David…. Not me! Honest!
Westfield: any type of closing comments?
Scott Tipton: just that we’re working our tails off to make this The Crossover event of the Year. If you’re a physician who fan who’s never viewed next GEN, don’t worry, we’ll get you as much as speed. If you’re a Trekker who’s never gotten into the Doctor, we’ve got you covered, too. as well as if, like us, you’re a lifelong fan of both? You’re in for a treat. Don’t miss it.
Tony Lee: There will be fans that like it, as well as there will be fans that dislike it. It’s always going to be that way. We’re doing the very best that we can in each of our areas to guarantee that you are much more the former viewpoint than the latter.
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