Friday, February 17, 2012

TIME WISE

IDW and DC Comics have teamed up to produce the comic decades in the making: Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes by Chris Roberson and Jeffrey Moy. Given the time travel elements present in both the Legion and Star Trek universes, it's a wonder it took this long for this book to happen (especially since DC at one point had the Star Trek license).

The story so far is that while on respective missions, away teams of both groups wound up stranded in an alternate timeline that replaced both of theirs. They find themselves unlikely allies against a common threat, common in that both groups have a connection to the main villain of the tale. In the latest issue, #5, the villain shows our heroes that they're not the first time travelers to cross his path with a collection of their modes of transport. The result is a two-page spread chock full of Easter eggs for fans of Trek, DC and sci-fi in general. Take a gander:


Don't recognize them all? 4Chan helped you out there with this handy cheat sheet. Try to challenge yourself before you look!

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