In this review of Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #3, the crew takes improvisation and exploration to new heights as they fumble their way through several dangerous encounters and stumble on a solution that will either save them, or doom the Earth.
Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #2
Written by: Susan and Tilly Bridges
Art and Main Cover by: Ángel Hernández
Variant Cover: Elizabeth Beals
Page Count: 28 pages
Release Date: November 26, 2025
This review contains spoilers
Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #3 begins as Janeway, Kim, Torres, Paris and Chakotay commandeer a shuttle from Species 8472 and make a beeline back to Voyager where Seven of Nine has been making repairs in secret. The crew evade attacks by 8472 and crash land their craft on the landing bay. Seven gets Voyager moving, but without a deflector dish, its speed is limited as 8472 targets the ship.
B’Elanna finds a hiding spot using the bioelectric field of a nearby planet to shield Voyager from 8472’s sensors. B’Elanna heads to sickbay while Harry Kim does double duty by trying to cobble together a new deflector while modifying a probe to function as Voyager’s sensors. In sickbay, B’Elanna takes Miral from Seven for a moment while Paris summons the holographic Doctor.
The Doctor advises B’Elanna to get some rest (no time), commends Seven on taking charge in his absence, and contends with the increasingly erratic Tuvok, whose neurodegenerative disease is rapidly progressing. Seven and the Doctor work to rebuild the weapons the crew previously used against 8472, as nothing else works against their defenses.
Harry Kim informs Janeway that his modified probe can now detect 8472 ships, and has discovered some sort of technology, but Voyager would need to be in close proximity to determine if it will be useful. Janeway orders Paris back to the bridge (with Miral in tow) to fly the powered down Voyager to the source of the technology, (which ends up being a damaged Borg cube).
The Doctor relays Tuvok’s rantings to the bridge, while Seven, Chakotay and Harry Kim beam aboard the Borg vessel wearing EVA suits. Seven approaches a large group of drones unarmed and quickly establishes an alliance with the 73 drones as the Borg are trapped and cut off from the homeworld, but do have a functioning deflector that Voyager can power.
Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #3 ends with Voyager under attack by 8472, as Janeway converses telepathically with the 8472 Hierarch. The Captain is stuck between a rock and a Borg cube and must either align with 8472 and destroy the Borg, or keep their new alliance with the drones. But either choice might condemn the Earth to invasion.
Analysis
Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #3 is another enjoyable installment that finds the crew improvising on the fly as they try to find a way back to normal space. Each character gets at least a small amount of focus as the crew spreads themselves thin trying to repair Voyager while evading attack by a superior force. Janeway does her best work in a crunch (see the series pilot episode) and while her tough calls are risky, they seem to be the only way to get her ship and crew home safe.
Harry Kim gets more to do as his engineering and programming expertise is put to the test. Seven also gets more focus in Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #3 , in sickbay caring for Miral, assisting Tuvok and negotiating with the Borg. Writers Susan and Tilly Bridges continue to bring their A game. The script is well-paced and the dialogue is spot on, mixing in familiar character voices with humor to break the tension.
The Bridges’ script evokes elements from the Voyager Season Six episode “Collective” as well as the Season Seven episode “The Void” to great effect. And while it might seem like the writers have backed Janeway into a corner between 8472 and the Borg (who I called “seventy-three drones in search of a wormhole”), they likely have a clever (or unorthodox) solution. (My one and only complaint is that the crew needs a better short hand than continually saying “Species 8472. In this issue it could be a drinking game).
Artist Angel Hernandez tackles the numerous scenes in Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #3 with ease, from the alien interiors of the 8472 vessel, to the various space battles, from the look of delight as B’Elanna embraces baby Miral, to the vast scope of the Borg Cube and sleek design of the U.S.S. Voyager. Hernandez’s likenesses are all on point and he seems to be having fun with the countless talking heads.
Final Thoughts
Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #3 continues to prove that the high quality of the previous issues are not a fluke. The creative team’s storytelling abilities are firing on all cylinders. This is a rollicking space adventure that continues to test the characters as it thrills fans.
