In original Star Trek, the crew would often come upon some random-ass shit floating in the middle of space, put it up on the view screen, and take it completely seriously -- see for instance "Who Mourns for Adonais", featuring the giant floating head of the Greek god Apollo, or "The Savage Curtain", featuring Abraham Lincoln floating in a chair. I think the comic is just a dumb reference to that intrinsically absurd aspect of the show.
In original Star Trek, the crew would often come upon some random-ass shit floating in the middle of space, put it up on the view screen, and take it completely seriously -- see for instance "Who Mourns for Adonais", featuring the giant floating head of the Greek god Apollo, or "The Savage Curtain", featuring Abraham Lincoln floating in a chair. I think the comic is just a dumb reference to that intrinsically absurd aspect of the show.