If it wasn’t for Star Trek: Voyager, I wouldn’t be a Star Trek fan. Whereas I’d seen snippets of The Authentic Sequence and The Subsequent Technology rising up, it wasn’t till I stumbled upon a Voyager episode on Spike TV (now the Paramount Community) within the mid-2000s that I grew to become hooked on this sci-fi franchise, most of which might be accessed with a Paramount+ subscription. As such, this Trek sequence will at all times maintain a particular place in my coronary heart, which makes me all of the extra excited that Kathryn Janeway and her crew are being introduced again for a brand new story popping out in September.
IDW Publishing has introduced it’s releasing a five-issue restricted sequence this 12 months referred to as Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming, which is being penned by writers Tilly and Susan Bridges, and illustrated by artist Angel Hernandez. Fairly than happening within the seven years that the USS Voyager was stranded within the Delta Quadrant, it is going to start proper after the occasions of the sequence finale, “Endgame.” And by after, I imply instantly after.
The ultimate seconds of Star Trek: Voyager noticed the crew of the title ship approaching Earth, a welcome aid for these characters who as soon as thought it’d take roughly 75 years to return residence. Nonetheless, earlier than they’ll set foot on our blue orb after over half a decade away, the Voyager characters must take care of “one final emergency” in Homecoming.Sadly, no particular particulars about mentioned emergency had been offered, although we a minimum of know from later Trek exhibits that each one the principle protagonists will make it out intact.
Airing on Could 23, 2001, the two-part “Endgame” was met with constructive important reception on the time and is cited on quite a few lists not simply as one among Star Trek: Voyager’s finest episodes, but additionally a standout for all the franchise. Admittedly, I might have been content material simply imagining the Voyager crew heading straight to Earth and receiving a full of life welcome residence from Starfleet. It’s fairly unlucky that the characters may have take care of one more drawback earlier than lastly making their official return, so I’m trying ahead to seeing what Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming dishes out at Janeway and the gang that requires such a major delay.
Along with Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming, IDW may also publish fellow restricted sequence Star Trek: Pink Shirts and Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds – The Seeds of Destruction. The previous takes place in The Authentic Sequence period and follows the crew of the USS Warren going to the snow-ridden Arkonia to “pin down spies in search of to steal categorized secrets and techniques and maintain Starfleet knowledge out of their nefarious arms.” The latter, which comes forward of Unusual New Worlds Season 3’s premiere on the 2025 TV schedule, sees Christopher Pike and his USS Enterprise crew (in addition to a brand new robotic sidekick named D6) “discover an ice-covered planet and the scary secrets and techniques which might be lurking deep beneath the floor.”
These three restricted sequence come as IDW’s essential Star Trek title and the spinoff Star Trek: Defiant will conclude their related tales with the one-shot concern Star Trek: Omega this Could. In the meantime, together with Unusual New Worlds having a minimum of two extra seasons forward of it, Starfleet Academy is slated on the checklist of upcoming Star Trek TV exhibits for a launch both late this 12 months or someday in 2026.