IDW - Star Trek vs Transformers #3

Title: Prime's Directive: Part 3

Written by: John Barber & Mike Johnson

Art by: Jack Lawrence

Colours by: Josh Burcham

Letters by: Christa Miesner

Edits by: Chase Marotz & David Mariotte

Publisher: Greg Goldstein

Plot

The Decepticons and Klingons attack the mining facility on Cygnus Seven, and are overwhelming Optimus and his Federation allies with their firepower.

Inside the crashed Fortress Maximus, Kirk is hooked up to a machine by Ratchet, who scans his mind to get the schematics for the Enterprise for the Titan to scan and use for their big plan for take down the Decepticons.

On the surface, Spock prepares to surrender, along with Optimus to ensure the safety of the civilians on the facility, when suddenly the Enterprise explodes from the ground beneath them, followed by the other Autobots.

The Enterprise attacks the Klingon's ship, which transforms and reveals itself to be the Decepticon Titan, Trypticon, who also joins the battle properly now.

With their new reinforcements, the Autobots and Federation manage to fight off the smaller Decepticons and Klingons, which the civilians are transported onto the Enterprise, shortly followed by the Autobots.

Once most of the crew are on board the ship, Kirk is prompted to transform the ship, revealing it to be Fortress Maximus in a new body, who introduces himself to Trypticon as "Fortress Tiberious" and prepares to fight....

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck

Ratchet - Ambulance

Bumblebee - VW Beetle

Jazz - Porsche

Arcee - Sports Car

Windblade - VTOL Fighter Jet

Fortress Maximus/Fortress Tiberious - Copy of USS Enterprise 

Decepticon

Megatron - Pistol

Starscream - Fighter Jet

Thundercracker - Fighter Jet

Dirge - Fighter Jet

Airachnid - Helicopter

Soundwave - Cassette Player

Trypticon - Klingon D7 Class Battle Cruiser

Federation

Captain Kirk

Mr Spock

Doctor McCoy

Scotty

Sulu

M'Ress

Cygnus Seven Miners and Staff

Klingon Empire

Commander Kuri

Notes

• Why does Fortress Maximus use the Enterprise's name and serial code in his alternate mode? I know he scanned the ship, but won't it be a little awkward later when there's two of them flying around?
• Disappointingly, Trypticon's dinosaur-robot mode doesn't incorporate anything from the Klingon ship in it. Silly comic with a lack of logic!
• Arcee uses an energy sword in this series, something used by her IDFW counterpart, but not her G1 cartoon version.
• Megatron literally appears from nowhere near the end of this issue. Was he cloaked and just sitting around all issue?
• The Kirk-Fort Max hybrid's name is "Fortress Tiberious", the latter part is taken from Kirk's middle name "Tiberius" (though misspelt here)
• The artist for this series has shifted to Jack Lawrence, the former artist for the now concluded Lost Light.