Star Trek: Waypoint #1

Star Trek: Waypoint

by Donny Cates, Sandra Lanz (Artist), Mack Chater (Artist)

A blockbuster bi-monthly anthology to celebrate 50 years of STAR TREK, featuring short stories across all Treks, by the top talent of today and yesterday! First, a NEXT GENERATION story by Donny Cates and Mack Chater. Unable to decipher a mysterious ship's coded messages, Starfleet has enlisted its two greatest scientific minds, Captain Geordi La Forge and his best friend Data, to investigate. What they discover will alter the course of scientific human history as we know it! Then, an ORIGINAL SERIES story by Sandra Lanz, where a crewmember, stranded on a strange planet, encounters a bizarre alien creature. They must learn how to interact, but how?

Genres: Star Trek, Comics, Science Fiction

31 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 28, 2016

Reviews

[Aron · Rating 3 out of 5]

This issue contained 2 stories, one TNG & one TOS. The TNG story was real good but I thought the TOS story wasn't that great, but it did have some good artwork. I'm interested & hopeful about the future of this series, I think has the potential to be great.

[John Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Created to honor
the 50th anniversary
of the original
Star Trek TV series launch
this anthology series pays tribute
to not only all
the versions to grace the screen
but the essence
of Star Trek
as envisioned by
Gene Roddenberry
way back in the 1960s
this premier issue looks to the
future of the Next Generation story line
with a tale of Captain LaForge
encountering a Star Fleet ship from the future
and then Lt. Uhura from the Original Series
making an unexpected first contact
Showing a great deal of affection
for the source
this series promises to be a treat for fans

[Katharine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume has two short stories, the first being set during The Next Generation and the second being set during The Original Series. I have seen all of The Next Generation, but I've never seen the movies, so I was honestly fairly lost for the first story. It has an interesting concept but feels like it was a small part of what's meant to be a larger story. The second story is cute! It feels more like a finished story compared to the first one. It's just a nice little one-off moment with Uhuru, which is always nice.

[Xavier Marturet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Six issues with good short stories and bad artwork.
Excepting first issue. Here we find a better issue.

The stories are little fragments of specific moments in different ST series, from the original one to Enterprise.
One of my favourites is a tale of John Archer, an excellent job of the writer, and here pencils are not so bad.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the TNG story. Somehow, it makes sense that Captain Laforge would end up with a bridge full of Datas. I just wish we knew the exact year this takes place. The TOS story could've been better. It felt too short. It was sad seeing Uhura's new friend get left behind.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars - excellent stories and art.

[Jessica Stephenson · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I greatly enjoyed the first story, I really thought the second was too short and abruptly ended. I understand why, but the story was just too short for proper character development. We went far too quickly from weird, creepy interaction to best pals torn apart by a cruel fate. Expanded, I think this would have earned it an extra star. I am looking forward to issue #2, though! I'm sure it's out and I'm falling behind, as usual.

[Alvaro Zinos-Amaro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting debut to new Trek comic book series. The TNG story was intriguing and I enjoyed the future it was set in--probably close to four stars for its debate on the Prime Directive vs saving lives. The Uhura story was kind of meh for me, though it had plenty of vivid colors.

[LQ 🖖 🇨🇦 (to the max!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two great Trek tales. First one's a Next Genner, second TOS, both keeping with the feel.

[Tina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. Neither story was stellar, and both reminded me why I don't dive into the comics for their eras. Both felt unfinished and lacking, and I'm hoping that the future issues deliver a better punch.

[Britt Freeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh wow! This might be in the running for my favorite ST:TNG episode. And it's not even on tv.
Art's pretty decent but relies on a lot of scatter light effects that some might find distracting.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both stories were enjoyable.