They said it would never happen! Nearly five decades and 1500 episodes in the making! The two greatest science-fiction properties of all time cross over for the first time in history, in Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation #1!

When the Federation’s most terrifying enemy strikes an unholy alliance with one of the Doctor’s most hated antagonists, the result is devastation on a cosmic scale!

Spanning the ends of space and time itself, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise find themselves joining forces with the Doctor and his companions, with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance!

This is the adventure that both Trekkers and Whovians have waited for all their lives! Geronimo? Make it so! Written by David Tipton & Various. Art by J.K. Woodward.

Announcement from Marvel Comics:

The X-Men, one of the world’s most popular super hero teams, have always been at the forefront of the biggest stories in comic history; and today is no different as Marvel is proud to announce the wedding that has everyone talking! Fans worldwide learned on ABC’s The View, that Jean-Paul Beaubier, AKA Northstar and a popular member of the X-Men, proposes to his boyfriend Kyle Jinadu in Astonishing X-Men #50, on-sale now! The creative team of New York Times best-sellers Marjorie Liu (X-23¸ the urban fantasy Hunter Kiss series and the Dirk & Steele paranormal romances) and Mike Perkins (Stephen King’s The Stand) have put Northstar and Kyle’s relationship to the test-and now they’re about to take their biggest step yet. But will their path to wedded matrimony in New York City be smooth or are there hidden dangers around the corner?

“The Marvel Universe has always reflected the world outside your window, so we strive to make sure our characters, relationships and stories are grounded in that reality,” said Axel Alonso, Marvel Editor in Chief. “We’ve been working on this story for over a year to ensure Northstar and Kyle’s wedding reflects Marvel’s “world outside your window” tradition.”

Northstar was first introduced to comic fans in the pages of 1979’s Uncanny X-Men #120, a member of the super hero team Alpha Flight and antagonist to the popular super heroes. A gold medal winning Olympian and successful businessman, the French-Canadian super hero quickly became one of the most popular members of Alpha Flight when its ongoing series launched in 1983. In 1992’s historic Alpha Flight #106, Northstar became the first openly gay super hero when he announced his sexual identity through national media. Since then, Northstar has not only joined the X-Men but become one of their most popular new members. Northstar and Kyle have been a couple since 2009, garnering a large fan following since their first appearance together.

“As a long-time fan of the X-Men, it’s not only a true honor to be part of such a historically significant story but also a complete joy,” explained Perkins.

Ever wondered what happened after the conclusion of Mary Shelley’s classic “Frankenstein” story?

Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson answer that question in the new series, “Frankenstein Alive, Alive!”

Few works by comic-book artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson’s illustrated version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was met with upon its release in 1983. Now he returns to his passion project with a comic series decades in the making, picking up at the end of the classic novel. Written by Steve Niles. Art by Wrightson.

This Saturday we’re letting you come into Speeding Bullet and walk out the door with specially selected FREE COMICS!

Free Comic Book Day is the single day during the year when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away selected comic books absolutely FREE to anyone who comes into their stores!

Free comics will include The Avengers, Spider-Man, DC’s The New 52 Special Edition and more!

As an added bonus for this Free Comic Book Day, Speeding Bullet welcomes three Oklahoma creators to the store! Oklahoma writer/artist Don Rosencrans of Welcome to Ralton will be in-store, signing and doing sketches! Karen Martin of the comic series “World Wide Tribune” will be on hand to sketch beginning at noon.
From noon to 3, writer Charles Martin will provide free copies of the first edition of his book “The Dominant Hand,” which is set in Norman!

It just keeps getting better and better this year!