Star Trek/Green Lantern is hardly the first time the Star Trek franchise has crossed over with another pop culture universe. It's not even the first time an Enterprise crew has crossed paths with a superhero team (here's looking at you, Star Trek/X-Men). But given the emphasis on space and new frontiers and the hope of a better future in both the Star Trek and Green Lantern franchises, this match is particularly apt.
This first issue is about as straightforward a debut as you'll ever see from a crossover project. Writer Mike Johnson spends the entirety of this first issue in setup mode, maneuvering the Enterprise crew into Hal Jordan's path and building up the foundation of the crossover. That said, Johnson is immediately able to create high stakes for the crossover as he depicts Ganthet making a last, desperate stand against an unseen foe and crossing over into another universe entirely. Whatever this pairing lacks in surprises at this early stage it makes up for in drama.
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This first issue is about as straightforward a debut as you'll ever see from a crossover project. Writer Mike Johnson spends the entirety of this first issue in setup mode, maneuvering the Enterprise crew into Hal Jordan's path and building up the foundation of the crossover. That said, Johnson is immediately able to create high stakes for the crossover as he depicts Ganthet making a last, desperate stand against an unseen foe and crossing over into another universe entirely. Whatever this pairing lacks in surprises at this early stage it makes up for in drama.
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