Set sonic screwdrivers to fun this Wednesday, May 30

Fans of two of the most popular science-fiction properties around should rejoice this week with the release of IDW's long-awaited crossover series Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation² #1! The Federation's most feared enemy, the Borg, and the Doctor's most hated baddies, the Cybermen,  form a horrible alliance that promises to make trouble at a cosmic level. The Doctor and his companions join forces with Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the USS Enterprise's crew for an adventure that will span all of space and time. If you like either of these series, you will want to give this book a look. Writers Scott and David Tipton (who recently brought you Star Trek: Infestation) and artist J.K. Woodward (popular for his painted art) bring this amazing adventure to life.

The final book in DC's New 52 "Second Wave" hits shelves this week, and that book is Ravagers #1 by Howard Mackie and Ian Churchill! Spinning out of 'The Culling' storyline from Teen Titans, Legion Lost, and Superboy, this new series stars Fairchild, brother/sister duo Thunder and Lightning, Ridge, Terra, and, in his first DC 52 appearance, Beast Boy! The new team is wanted dead, no matter the cost, and Rose Wilson and Warblade are the two to get the job done. Then check out Animal Man Annual #1 by Jeff Lemire and Timothy Green. This stand alone issue will reveal the detailed history of The Red, The Green, and The Rot and the struggle between these forces that fuel Animal Man, Swamp Thing, and Beast Boy.  And 'Night of the Owls' continues in Batman Annual #1 with the introduction (well, the second introduction) of Mr. Freeze. In this issue, Scott Snyder reveals the connection between Freeze and the Court of Owls; friends or foes? Find out!

The race to find Hope Summers continues this week in a couple of Avengers vs. X-Men tie-in books. First up, Wolverine and the X-Men #11 continues Scott Summer's visit to the Jean Grey School in hopes of recruiting Wolverine's team to his side. And don't miss the match up between Red Hulk and Iceman! Occupy the Jean Grey School continues in X-Men Legacy #267 as the Avengers She-Hulk, Falcon, and Moon Knight attempt to secure the school grounds. However, Rogue and her team of X-Men won't stand for this intrusion.

Dark Horse's Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Promise Part 2 arrives this week. Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei continue their dispute over the presence of Fire Nation colonies inside the Earth Nation's borders. If Aang and Katara can't broker peace between the two rulers, war may once again take hold of the world. Meanwhile, Sokka helps Toph prepare her metalbending students to stand against a rival school of firebenders.

The books above and those listed below will be available this Wednesday, May 30!

AIRBOY DEADEYE #2 (OF 5)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #684 2ND PTG

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #39

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #27

AMERICAS GOT POWERS #2 (OF 6)

AMORY WARS SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 HC ULT ED

ANGEL & FAITH #10

ANIMAL MAN ANNUAL #1

ASTONISHING X-MEN #49 2ND PTG

AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 02 PROMISE PART 2

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 (OF 12) 3RD PTG

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #2 (OF 12) 3RD PTG

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #6 2ND PTG VAR

BALTIMORE HC VOL 02 CURSE BELLS

BATMAN ANNUAL #1 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)

BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #4

BATMAN DEATH BY DESIGN DELUXE ED HC

BATMAN PREY TP

BATTLE OF BLOOD & INK FABLE OF FLYING CITY GN VOL 01

BIONIC WOMAN #2

BLOODSTRIKE #28

BPRD HELL ON EARTH TRANSFORMATION ODONNELL #1

CALL OF WONDERLAND #1 (OF 3)

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY OLD WOUNDS PREM HC

CHANNEL ZERO TP COMPLETE COLLECTION

DAREDEVIL #11 2ND PTG VAR

DAREDEVIL BY BRUBAKER AND LARK ULT COLL TP BOOK 02

DC COMICS PRESENTS SUPERMAN SUPERGIRL #1

DC NATION #1

DIABLO #4 (OF 5)

DIGITAL ART TECHNIQUE MANUAL FOR ILLUSTRATORS & ARTISTS

ELEPHANTMEN TP VOL 00

EMPOWERED TP VOL 07

EXILE PLANET O/T APES #3 (OF 4)

FABLES DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 05

FF #18

FUTURAMA COMICS #61

GAME OF THRONES #8

GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #13

GENERATION HOPE END OF A GENERATION TP

GFT ALICE IN WONDERLAND #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG

GFT ALICE IN WONDERLAND #6 (OF 6)

GFT JUNGLE BOOK #3 (OF 5)

GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #17

GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS TP VOL 03

GFT OVERSIZED COSPLAY SPECIAL

GHOSTBUSTERS ONGOING #9

GLAMOURPUSS #25

GRAPHIC CANON TP VOL 01 GILGAMESH TO SHAKESPEARE TO DANGEROUS

GREEN ARROW TP VOL 01 THE MIDAS TOUCH

GRIM LEAPER #1 (OF 4)

HACK SLASH OMNIBUS TP VOL 04

HAWKEN #4 (OF 6)

HULK SMASH AVENGERS #5 (OF 5)

INCORRUPTIBLE TP VOL 06

INCREDIBLE HULK #8

IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 09

KICK-ASS 2 PREM HC

LAST ZOMBIE NEVERLAND #4 (OF 5)

LIL DEPRESSED BOY #11

MAGDALENA #12

MARVEL FIRSTS 1970S TP VOL 03

MARVEL PREVIEWS JUNE 2012

MASS EFFECT HOMEWORLDS #2

MONOCYTE #4 (OF 4)

NEW AVENGERS #25 2ND PTG

NEW DEADWARDIANS #3 (OF 8)

NEW MUTANTS #43 EXILED

NEXT MEN AFTERMATH #43

NINJAGO GN VOL 03 RISE O/T SERPENTINE

PETER PANZERFAUST #4

POWERS #10

PREVIEWS #285 JUNE 2012

PUNISHER #10 2ND PTG VAR

QUEEN SONJA #29

RACHEL RISING #8

RASL #14

RAVAGERS #1

RICH JOHNSTONS IRON MUSLIM #1 2ND PTG

RINSE TP

ROCKETEER ADVENTURES 2 #3 (OF 4)

ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED #8

SECRET AVENGERS #26 2ND PTG

SIMPSONS SUMMER SHINDIG #6

SNAKE EYES & STORM SHADOW #13

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #237

STAND TP VOL 03 SOUL SURVIVORS

STAR TREK ONGOING #9

STAR TREK TNG DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION #1

STAR WARS BLOOD TIES BOBA FETT IS DEAD #2 (OF 4)

STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT TP VOL 02 DELUGE

STARMAN OMNIBUS TP VOL 01

STEPHEN KING JOE HILL ROAD RAGE #4 (OF 4)

SUPERCROOKS #3 (OF 4)

SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #1

TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #74

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #10

THE SPIDER #1 VAR CVR 2ND PTG

TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #5

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #11

UNCANNY X-MEN #11 2ND PTG

VILLAINS FOR HIRE TP KNIGHT TAKES KING

WALKING DEAD #98

WAR OF THE INDEPENDENTS #3

WOLVERINE #307

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #11 AVX

WONDER WOMAN HC VOL 01 BLOOD

X-MEN #29

X-MEN LEGACY #267 AVX

X-MEN PHOENIX TP ENDSONG WARSONG ULT COLL

YOUNG JUSTICE #16

ZOMBIES HC

ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS ANNUAL 2012