Waypoint

Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection #61

by Cecil Castellucci, Donny Cates, Kevin Dilmore

Revisit Star Trek history with a set of unique adventures from IDW.
To celebrate 50 years of Star Trek, IDW has published an anthology series collecting stories from all over the timeline. Featuring the cast of the original series, The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise and more, this book is a definitive collection of short stories.

Genres: Star Trek, Comics, Science Fiction

174 pages, Hardcover

First published January 18, 2017

About the author

Cecil Castellucci is an author of young adult novels and comic books. Titles include Boy Proof, The Year of the Beasts (illustrated by Nate Powell), First Day on Earth, Rose Sees Red, Beige, The Queen of Cool The Plain Janes and Janes in Love (illustrated by Jim Rugg), Tin Star Stone in the Sky, Odd Duck (illustrated by Sara Varon) and Star Wars: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure.

Her short stories have been published in various places including Black Clock, The Rattling Wall, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, Apex Magazine and can be found in such anthologies such as After, Teeth, Truth & Dare, The Eternal Kiss, Sideshow and Interfictions 2 and the anthology, which she co-edited, Geektastic.

She is the recipient of the California Book Award Gold Medal for her picture book Grandma's Gloves, illustrated by Julia Denos, the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Comic Book Writer for The Plain Janes and the Sunburst Award for Tin Star. The Year of the Beasts was a finalist for the PEN USA literary award and Odd Duck was Eisner nominated.

She splits her time between the heart and the head and lives north and south of everything. Her hands are small. And she likes you very much.

Reviews

[Jessica Stephenson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the best one yet by a mile! ❤❤❤

[Katharine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my favorite volume so far! The first story, set in the Voyager story, was charming. It was self-evident it was Naomi was the one writing the "story", from the dialogue to the art style. But it was adorable. The second story, set during Deep Space Nine, I absolutely loved! I always enjoy learning more about Bajoran history and Bajoran cultural practices, so this story was fantastic for me. The crew coming together for Kira was so sweet, and really highlights the found family dynamic that DS9 has. The pacing was good too, it felt like it could be an actual episode of DS9, just slightly condensed down. I also really enjoyed the art style of the second story!

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

I thought the first story was weak--the title gave away the final frames, and despite a few cute moments ("Science!") it was pretty mindless fluff. Disappointing that this is how Voyager made its entry into Waypoint. The second story was a step up, but the first few pages of "story-within-the-story" seemed a bit cumbersome (as we'd just had a story-within-a-story in the Voyager tale) and the telling a little repetitive.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptional, creative, and heartfelt.

[Lulu B · Rating 1 out of 5]

So boring...

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED LOVED LOVED!!

[Exnihilo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'd rate this 2 1/2 and it suffers mostly because of the first story. I don't understand the choice to create a children's story based in the Voyager universe, but it was the weakest story in the whole series so far, based on an iteration of Star Trek that I really have little interest in.

The second story was a weightier take on Bajoran culture in the DS9 universe. I enjoyed it quite a bit, and its only major flaw was the same of most stories in these series, its brevity.