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Star Trek / Legion of Super-Heroes Hardcover – July 17, 2012

by Chris Roberson (Author), Jeffrey Moy (Artist)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 105 ratings
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  • IDW Publishing and DC Comics are proud to present the greatest tale of the 23rd century!Or is that the 31st century? As you’ll see here, it’s both! Eisner-nominated writer Chris Roberson and Star Trek and Legionnaires veteran artist Jeffrey Moy partner up to bring you the most bizarre partnership of any century! The crew of the Starship: Enterprise and the Legion of Super-Heroes come face to face as they deal with a changed history and timeline that neither knows the cause of. Traveling to the past and the future to find answers, both teams must work together to set things right.
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    6.9 x 0.6 x 10.3 inches
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1613772300
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ IDW Publishing; Illustrated edition (July 17, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781613772300
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1613772300
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.39 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.9 x 0.6 x 10.3 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 105 ratings

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Chris Roberson is the co-creator with artist Michael Allred of iZombie, the basis of the hit CW television series, and the writer of several New York Times best-selling Cinderella miniseries set in the world of Bill Willingham’s Fables. He is also the co-creator of Edison Rex with artist Dennis Culver, and the co-writer of Hellboy and the B.P.R.D, Witchfinder, Rise of the Black Flame, and other titles set in the world of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy. In addition to his numerous comics projects, Roberson has written more than a dozen novels and three dozen short stories, and has been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award four times; twice a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer; three times a finalist for the Eisner Awards; and has won the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History in both the Short Form and Novel categories. He lives with a teenager, two cats, and far too many books in Portland, Oregon.

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Customers find the book enjoyable and worth reading. They appreciate the nice art with dramatic styling and pacing. The protagonists are true to their characters, and the antagonists are fully developed. However, opinions differ on the story quality - some find it interesting and dramatic, while others feel it's repetitive.

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9 customers mention "Enjoyment"9 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book. They mention it's a fun read with nice art. The book reprints an interesting, though somewhat stretched, teaming of super-heroes.

"...All in all it was a very readable book...." Read more

"...The art's not great, but it's worth reading, if you're not expecting too much out of it. (DJ Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain childrens book reviews)" Read more

"...A great read in one sitting, highly recommended!" Read more

"...intertwining of similar characters from each genre enlightening and enjoyable from the comparison of their similarities to the counter-point of..." Read more

5 customers mention "Art quality"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the art quality of the book. They appreciate the intense color and dramatic styling of a superhero book with the late 1960's visual splash.

"...succeeded admirably in blending the intense color and dramatic styling of a superhero book with the late 1960’s visual splash of the original Star..." Read more

"...Decent story capturing the vibe of both Trek and the Legion, clean art, and one panel that will have time travel enthusiasts Googling for hours...." Read more

"Cool book. Very nice art." Read more

"...The artwork is pretty good, and the story actually makes a bit of sense, considering the multitude of changes and cameos in the short series...." Read more

3 customers mention "Pacing"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the pacing of the book. They find the protagonists and antagonists true to their characters. The book features parallel universes, mysterious villains, and a funny take on the Kirk persona.

"...The plot is one involving time travel, parallel universes and mysterious villains (and one surprise ally)...." Read more

"...Protagonists are true to their characters and antagonists are fully developed and adequately explained...." Read more

"...So, the cover is misleading, but it's also a funny take on the Kirk persona." Read more

13 customers mention "Story quality"8 positive5 negative

Customers have different views on the story. Some find it entertaining and interesting, with a good plot involving time travel, parallel universes, and mysterious villains. Others feel the stories are repetitive and lack excitement. However, some readers appreciate the twists and consider the book a fun read overall.

"...continuity-shifting, epochal super-saga, but it was a quick, entertaining adventure, and reminded me in a good way of the old-school Silver and..." Read more

"...The plot is one involving time travel, parallel universes and mysterious villains (and one surprise ally)...." Read more

"...Despite these fine examples of characterization, this story is not memorable in the least--even to a fan of both Star Trek and the Legion...." Read more

"...Decent story capturing the vibe of both Trek and the Legion, clean art, and one panel that will have time travel enthusiasts Googling for hours...." Read more

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  • d. Moondog 63
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Success in Either Universe
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2018
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    Despite their common use of visual communication comic books and television shows are not always a good mix. While it is true comic adaptations can work well enough, the product of mixed genres can quickly become as corny and contrived as the classic 70’s SNL skit : “What if the pioneers crossing the plains had to fight dinosaurs but the Man from U.N.C.L.E. went back through time to help them out”?

    Luckily the DC/IDW Star Trek /Legion of Super-Heroes cross-over book avoids that trap. Jeffrey and Philip Moy have succeeded admirably in blending the intense color and dramatic styling of a superhero book with the late 1960’s visual splash of the original Star Trek series. More importantly Chris Roberson’s plotting and dialog fits neatly into either books’ universe and he includes just enough fan-favorite Easter Eggs from both properties to treat the reader without being patronizing.

    …and I will die a happy man after seeing Brainiac 5 and Mr. Spock quibble.

    All in all it was a very readable book. I’d planned on stretching it by reading just once chapter at a time, but I had so much fun I got through it all in one night and was left wishing there were at least four more volumes in a series after this one.

    The Star Trek/LSH book makes a pretty nifty addition to any graphic novel library and I highly recommend it. If pressed to make a complaint it would be that I didn’t get to work on the project myself (I painted the dealer-incentive covers for IDW’s Wrath of Khan adaptation) As both a Trek and Legion fan I would have settled for $67 and an old hockey trophy for a chance at working on some as cool as this book.
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  • DJ Joe Sixpack
    4.0 out of 5 stars The DC Universe... the final frontier
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2013
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    "Star Trek/Legion Of Superheroes"
    Written by Chris Roberson
    Illustrated by Jeffrey Moy
    (DC Comics/IDW, 2012)

    This book is a crossover between two 1960s sci-fi franchises, each with somewhat geeky and wildly devoted fans, and separate but similar versions of a futuristic, semi-utopian galactic federation based on universal cooperation and intergalactic harmony. I didn't think this was going to be great, but I did think it would be fun, so I couldn't resist picking it up and checking it out. Turns out I was right on both counts: this is a good, old-fashioned superteam crossover story, with the two groups meeting, briefly clashing, discovering their true common enemy then splitting into two task forces (with members from each group pairing up with their counterparts, of course) to go off and fight the good fight. Very JLA-meets-JSA, Earth One/Earth Two-ish, but with a time travel/alternate reality twist.

    There are some obvious problems, the main one being that the two groups are so wildly dissimilar in their capabilities and styles -- the Legion are full-fledged superheroes, and the closest the Trek team has to a "power" is Spock's nerve pinch, which ain't much. The playing field is leveled a bit by the villain disabling everybody right away and taking away their powers; when they get them back, the Legionnaires don't do anything overly super for most of the book: Shadow Lass billows out a few smoke screens, Saturn Girl does some mind-zapping, while Brainiac is smart (he and Spock geek out together) and Cosmic Boy does some stuff with metal objects, although Lightning Lad never cuts loose and fries anything and Chameleon Boy hardly participates at all. So the Enterprise crew is seldom overshadowed by superheroics, yet one can't help feel that they are out of their depth, despite the fantastic adventures they've had in outer space. Surprisingly some of the best dramatic and self-referential pop-culture moments come from the Star Trek side. In particular, Kirk's brazen self-confidence and his ability to push back against a seemingly invincible super-villain ring true, as do his pleasantly hilarious attempts to hit on Shadow Lass.

    I wouldn't say this was a mind-blowing, not-to-be-missed, continuity-shifting, epochal super-saga, but it was a quick, entertaining adventure, and reminded me in a good way of the old-school Silver and Bronze Age crossover stories I enjoyed as a kid. The art's not great, but it's worth reading, if you're not expecting too much out of it. (DJ Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain childrens book reviews)
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  • Elizabeth Pyatt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works for both fan bases
    Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2023
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    IDW has a good track record with its Star Trek/<franchise X> crossover, and this is no exception. The plot is one involving time travel, parallel universes and mysterious villains (and one surprise ally). But what's really important in a superhero crossover is how the different teams interact. Wisely, the story restricts the Legion characters to just a core group who run into the Star Trek universe in one of their time travel spheres (which we all want to get some day). The sphere gets trapped within an altered Star Trek universe which is similar to the Mirror Universe, but actually something a little different. Fortunately, the classic Starfleet crew is also there and both teams pair up quite well with different characters contributing well to the effort to untangle time. Things will work out, but the plot twists are definitely a kick. The final panels imply this team up won't happen again...but in comics, anything is possible.
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  • A. Westefeld
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bad ending but over all fun read.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2018
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    Posted originally on the wrong product. But why did the writer feel the need to use a dues ex machina to end the story? Why not have Spock and Brainaic 5 solve the problem.
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  • Kieran J. McAndrew
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Temporal Paradox Causes Universes to Collide
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2020
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    On his way to deliver an address to cadets at Starfleet Academy, Captain Kirk and his senior staff beam down to find themselves trapped in an alternate dimension. Tracking a temporal anomaly, Kirk finds himself facing young adventurers from the 31st Century who are as far from their home as he is from his own.

    An interesting and difficult tale to tell where the Federation must face a mutual enemy of the Legion of Superheroes, Roberson manages to do this with some aplomb. The artwork is sympathetic and the "big reveal" of the shared adversary is handled well.
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  • klintbaxter
    5.0 out of 5 stars but not too familiar with the legion of super heroes. Still an interesting time travel / multi-verse ...
    Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2014
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    I'm a star trek fan, but not too familiar with the legion of super heroes. Still an interesting time travel / multi-verse story. As over the top as both the original series and old-school comics, with pretty decent art.
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  • Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2014
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    f you love comics and star trek then this s for any fan of the TV series!
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  • Michael F.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Mal was anderes
    Reviewed in Germany on December 21, 2012
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    Schräges Crossover. Schöne Zeichnungen, interessante Story, gute technische Umsetzung (Hardcover). Macht Laune und Lust auf mehr. Klare Empfehlung für Star Trek und/oder Comic-Freunde.
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  • Mr. T. Walters
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good if bizarre crossover tale
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2012
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    A good if bizarre crossover tale of completely different genres of Sci Fi. And told with good attention to continuity and characterization.
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