STV: IDW's Scott Tipton: The Zombies are coming...at Warp 7?

When it comes to today's big trendy-wendy pop story fads of The New Millenium, zombies are right up there with vampires, pirates and steampunk to provide a goofy twist on everything. So it comes as no surprise there's been buzz for some time now about this wacky mega-crossover conjured up by IDW Comics: bringing zombies to interwoven stories involving four of IDW's licensed franchise comic lines—including Star Trek.

Say what?

Well, I'll let IDW's lead Star Trek writer, Scott Tipton, say it all. The fan world has been all a-twitter (and more) regarding the idea of how zombies work in a "straight" universe like Trek, but here's Scott to talk about it. We chatted recently at Hollywood Xpo, but the two Star Trek "Infestation" chapters are only now just coming to stores this month—this Wednesday, Feb. 9, and then Feb. 23. Liston too for Scott's other recent IDW projects ...