For those looking forward to more details regarding the IDW Publishing Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover comic series, a few new details regarding the project have emerged.

In May, the first officially sanctioned crossover for the Doctor Who universe will be published, featuring character from both Doctor Who and from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

According to Bleeding Cool, the series will be called Assimilation and will feature Star Trek‘s Borg and Doctor Who‘s Cyberman.

Drawn by J.K. Woodward (Fallen Angel), Assimilation will be penned by Scott and David Tipton.

Next week, the fifth issue in the Star Trek/Legion Of Superheroes comic series will be released.

In Star Trek/Legion Of Superheroes #5, “one team of Starfleet officers and Legionnaires in the distant past, where they encounter the force that erased both their timelines from existence.”

In an altered 23rd century though, “another team of Starfleet officers and Legionnaires comes face to face with the latter-day version of that same powerful force. Fully aware of how history was changed, both teams must confront the question of whether or not anything can be done to set things right.”

Star Trek/Legion Of Superheroes #5 was written by Chris Roberson, with art by Jeffrey and Philip Moy. Cover art was done by Phil Jiminez and Mike Allred. The issue is thirty-two pages in length and will cost $3.99.

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In Star Trek #8, Kirk and crew must “race against time to thwart a renegade Vulcan plot to destroy Romulus.”

Sarek of Vulcan, Spock’s father, will make a guest star appearance in Star Trek #8.

Written by Mike Johnson, Star Trek #8 will feature art by Joe Phillips, with a cover by Tim Bradstreet. There will be two variant covers, one a Bradstreet sketch cover, and one a photo cover.

Star Trek #8 will be thirty-two pages in length and cost $3.99.

IDW Publishing describes the issues as follows: “The voyages of the new crew of the Enterprise continue in this re-imagining of the classic episode Operation: Annihilate! Captain Kirk comes face to face with the ghosts of his past when a rescue mission reunites him with the last person he expects to see: his brother.

Written by Mike Johnson, Star Trek #5 is thirty-two pages in length and features art by Joe Corroney and cover art by Tim Bradstreet. The issue will sell for $3.99.

Star Trek #6 will continue the Operation: Annihilate story.

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In Star Trek #3, “Mr. Spock finds himself in command of a stranded shuttle crew fighting for survival,” in a re-imagining of the original series episode The Galileo 7.

Written by Mike Johnson, Star Trek #3 features art by Stephen Molnar and covers by Tim Bradstreet and Joe Corroney. The issue is thirty-two pages in length and will sell for $3.99. Star Trek #3 goes on sale tomorrow.

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The Star Trek 100-Page Spectacular was written by John Byrne, Scott Tipton, David Tipton and Stuart Moore. Artwork was created by Byrne, David Messina, Federica Manfredi and Mike Hawthorne, while the cover was created by Joe Corroney.

The stories include two Alien Spotlight stories (Romulans, Tribbles), Captain’s Log: Sulu, and Mission’s End #1.  Mission’s End #1 is the first part of a series of stories.

The Star Trek 100-Page Spectacular will sell for $3.99. Click on the thumbnails to see the full-sized photos. More page previews can be seen at the referring site.

In Star Trek #2, “Kirk and Spock face off against one of their own when crewman Gary Mitchell is possessed by an entity of unfathomable power.”

Star Trek #2 was written by Mike Johnson, with art by Stephen Molnar and covers by Tim Bradstreet and Joe Corroney. Star Trek #2 was produced by Star Trek XI co-writer/producer Roberto Orci.

Thirty-two pages in length, Star Trek #2 will sell for $3.99.

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In Star Trek Legion of Superheroes, IDW Publishing and DC Comics pair up the crew of the Enterprise with the Legion of Superheroes, with settings in the 23rd and/or 31st century.

In this first issue, “a group of Legionnaires end up lost in the 23rd century, but it’s a universe that isn’t familiar to either the Legion or the crew of the USS Enterprise.”

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In Star Trek Legion of Super-heroes, the first of a six-issue release, Captain Kirk and his crew and the Legion of Super-Heroes will feature the two groups interacting in the 23rd century and the 31st century.

In the first issue of the new crossover series, “a group of Legionnaires” are “lost in the 23rd century. Kirk and crew are there, too, but it’s not the 23rd century as they know it.”

Star Trek Legion of Super-Heroes is written by Chris Roberson, with art by Jeffrey Moy, and covers by Phil Jimenez and Keith Giffen.

Thirty-two pages in length, the issue, which will release this Wednesday, will cost $3.99. There will be variant covers, done by Gabriel Rodriguez, which will feature: Spock, Braniac 5 and Spock and Braniac 5.

Issues two and three of Star Trek Legion of Super-Heroes will release in November and December.

Written by Mike Johnson, with artwork by Stephen Molnar and covers by Tim Bradstreet and David Messina, Star Trek #1 features the new Star Trek cast on a mission based on the original series’ Where No Man Has Gone Before.

In Star Trek #1, “The adventures of the Starship Enterprise continue in this new ongoing series that picks up where the blockbuster 2009 film left off! Featuring the new cast of the film, these missions re-imagine the stories from the original series in the alternate timeline created by the film, along with new threats and characters never seen before! With creative collaboration from Star Trek writer/producer Roberto Orci, this new series begins the countdown to the much-anticipated movie sequel premiering in 2012. Join Kirk, Spock and the crew as they boldly go into a new future!”

There will be two different covers for Star Trek #1. They will be shipped on a 4-to-1 ratio (four of the Tim Bradstreet cover, which is pictured above, to one of the David Messina cover, which can be seen at the referring site).

Star Trek #1 will be thirty-two pages in length and will cost $3.99.