Prime's Directive, Part One

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"Prime's Directive, Part One"
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published September 26, 2018
Cover date September 2018
Written by John Barber and Mike Johnson
Art by Philip Murphy
Colors by Priscilla Tramontano
Letters by Christa Miesner
Editor Chase Marotz and David Mariotte

A distress call diverts the voyage of the Starship Enterprise to a Federation colony under attack by 20th century Earth vehicles—but this threat is much more than meets the eye.

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(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Federation Klingons

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Notes

Continuity notes

  • Star Trek vs. Transformers is set in the universe of Star Trek; specifically, during the time period of Star Trek: The Animated Series, from which it draws its cast and aesthetic. While it wouldn't be considered canon, the series is presumably not going to be written to conflict with Star Trek plot elements; while that franchise has generally never made much use of micro-continuities, the Animated Series is one element that is generally considered to not be canon within the broader universe of the setting.
  • The Transformers elements of the issue, meanwhile, draw the vast majority of their influence from the original cartoon. It's not yet clear whether these characters hail from the Star Trek world, or whether they came through from a separate universe...
  • The captain's log at the start of the issue gives the stardate as 5892.7. Though stardates in the Star Trek universe are notoriously inconsistent both within and between individual series, this date is greater than most of those in season 1 of Star Trek: The Animated Series and lower than the majority of those in season 2; thus, assuming a general upwards progression, this would presumably place Star Trek vs. Transformers between the two seasons of the animated show.[1]

Transformers references

  • Cygnus Seven debuted in the The Transformers episode "The Big Broadcast of 2006", though it doesn't look a lot like it did there.
  • While the majority of the Transformers character designs are pulled straight from the original cartoon's character models, they are supplemented by retro versions of later characters Windblade and Airachnid. Both characters sport new and simplified designs in an effort to match the Sunbow aesthetic, but Airachnid gets a much more dramatic makeover, now sporting a V-shaped head crest with multiple extra eyes on it.

Star Trek references

  • The name of the story is a reference to Star Trek's famous Prime Directive. (What, you thought it was only referring to Optimus Prime?)
  • As mentioned, the art style and Star Trek elements here are adapted from Star Trek: The Animated Series; the non-human Enterprise crew M'Ress and Arex originated in that series, and the comic even adapts some of the series' goofier visual quirks; page 5 has an awkwardly close-up shot of Spock's face, while page 11 features the crew doing the cartoon's overly stiff stock run animation!
  • On seeing the Decepticons, Sulu whispers "oh my"—a memetic catchphrase that Sulu's actor George Takei has adopted in recent years.

Other notes

  • Backmatter for this issue includes a tribute to Harlan Ellison by IDW Publishing's Scott Tipton.

Covers (5)

  • Cover A: The Autobots and the Enterprise crew, by Philip Murphy; combines with cover B to make a larger image
  • Cover B: The Decepticons and the Klingons, by Philip Murphy; combines with cover A to make a larger image
  • Retailer incentive cover A: M'Ress vs Ravage, by Paulina Ganucheau
  • Retailer incentive cover B: Our heroes doing an awkward and stiff stock run, by Derek Charm

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Notes

  1. ↑ "List of all Star Trek episodes sorted by star date" at The Star Trek List
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