Star Trek vs. Transformers, Issue 4

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"Star Trek vs. Transformers, Issue 4" is the fourth issue in the Star Trek vs. Transformers miniseries. Published by IDW Publishing, it was released in December 2018.

Summary[]

Solicitation blurb: With the Enterprise disabled by the Klingon-Decepticon alliance, things look dire for Spock, Optimus Prime and the landing team. But with the Autobots' help, can Captain Kirk come up with a solution to save the day from a massive Cybertronian threat?

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Memorable Quotes[]

"Captain, as you are well aware, Starfleet Order Two prohibits the taking of intelligent life."
"This might be an exception, Spock–after all, where I come from, dinosaurs went extinct a long time ago."

- Spock and Kirk, regarding Trypticon

"You let Starscream get your cloaking device!"
"We were allies! Honor demands—"
"Honor! Bah! The only honor is victory—through any means!"

- Megatron and Kuri, regarding Starscream's betrayal

"Your captain fought admirably, Mr. Spock… it takes a strong mind to survive the convergence process."

- Optimus Prime

"Ah, here we are at last! Just what I've always wanted. My very own planet!"

- Starscream, upon arriving on Qo'noS

Background information[]

Creators[]

Writers:
- John Barber
- Mike Johnson
Artists:
- Philip Murphy (interior art, cover A)
- Josh Burcham (color art)
- Christa Miesner (letter art)
- Priscilla Tramontano (cover B)
- George Caltsoudas (retail incentive cover)
Editors:
- Chase Marotz
- David Mariotte
Publisher:
- Greg Goldstein
Special thanks to Sonal Majmudar, Bryan Olender, Ed Lane, Beth Artale and Michael Kelly as Hasbro and Risa Kessler, Marian Cordry and John Van Citters at CBS Consumer Products.

Cover gallery[]

External link[]

"Prime's Directive, Part Four" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
"Prime's Directive, Part Four" at Transformers Wiki

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