Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew are back for one last adventure in celebration of Voyager’s 30th anniversary! Picking up where the series finale left off, Voyager has just returned to Earth. Everyone is looking forward to reuniting with their friends and family after the crucibles they’ve faced—but there is a deadly secret in store, one that takes the crew far from home. Voyager delves back into the breach, all those aboard determined to make it back to their loved ones no matter what, even if there’s hell to pay. Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #1 pulls the reach of home away from the crew as the ship is hijacked.

When it comes to Star Trek, I’ll admit I’m more of a casual fan. I’ve seen all of the films, multiple times, but when it comes to television series, I’ve seen a lot but never an entire season of any of them, let alone the entire series. I watched when Star Trek: Voyager premiered on television and kept up for a while, but slowly dwindled in my viewing. I never saw the finale and while I know of the concept and main characters of the ship, I don’t know the full details of the adventure.

So, I went into Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #1 with a relatively fresh take knowing the basics. Even with those basics, it’s an enjoyable read as the issue toys with the concept of the series while bringing back some big bads for the fans.

Written by Susan Bridges and Tilly Bridges, Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #1 has the crew finally home but not is all right. While they look forward to reconnecting with their families and getting back to Earth, there’s also the specter of their trip and the rules and regulations broken during it all. The future is unknown for some of the crew and there’s many questions to be answered with Starfleet. But, all of that is on hold as a mysterious force has infiltrated the ship with plans to take it over.

There’s no need to wait for another issue to find out who’s behind everything as Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #1 reveals all ending the issue with the crew once again pulled away from home. The villains, I can’t really say much about them, but seems like fans of the television series will have more of a connection with them. That’s the only real negative about the issue, it does require a little knowledge for the reveal of the villain to hit home and have a major impact. Without that, it doesn’t quite have the dread as I think it was going for.

The art by Angel Hernandez is good. Hernandez is joined by Charlie Kirchoff on color and Neil Uyetake handles the lettering. It all looks solid with the characters on the page looking like the actors on the screen. The comic does a solid balance of the more slice of life type moments, some good tension, and then a bit of action towards the end. There’s a visual build throughout and the art nails down the unease of what’s going on throughout the issue.

Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #1 is an entertaining debut. While you don’t need to be a fan of Voyager to really get it, it does help. Still, even those with just a vague familiarity with Star Trek and Voyager will be able to hop in and appreciate the story of a crew so close to getting home but that moment of happiness being stolen away.

Story: Susan Bridges, Tilly Bridges Art: Angel Hernandez
Color: Charlie Kirchoff Letterer: Neil Uyetake
Story: 7.75 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Read

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