Issue 30: Homecoming 4, a canceled project, and a graphic novel sneak peek!
It’s 2026!
Why has it so far felt like 2025, part 2?
C’mon! We deserve better.
NEW STUFF
On the day issue 3 of Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming released, issue 4 shot up to number one on multiple Amazon charts. Guess that means issue 3 left a whole lot of folks excited for the next issue? That’s pretty cool.
Speaking of issue 4, here’s a review roundup!
Get Your Comic On: “Homecoming continues to be some of the best Trek storytelling in comics, balancing relentless action with genuine character development... If the finale lands as well as this setup, we’re looking at an instant classic.”
Neil Vagg
SuperPowered FanCast: “Susan and Tilly Bridges pull out all the stops with the action and thrills in this issue. A thoroughly fun and exciting adventure that features some great character moments. I love the suspense of Tuvok’s condition and the fragile confrontations with the Voyager crew and Species 8472. The story culminates in an unexpected moment for Janeway that works perfectly with the story and the character.”
Nerd Initiative: “…so, so good. …there’s a lot going on here, there’s a lot of fantastic action, a huge plot twist at the end… completely threw me for a loop. This is a great story, I think you absolutely should go out and get this…”
Comicon.com: “And, in the spirit of Trek, Janeway…endangers her crew to save as many as possible. That is what Star Trek is about. You don’t have to agree with her actions, but if you truly call yourself a Trekkie (or Trekker), you understand and appreciate it.”
The Void Reader: “One of the strongest issues in one of the most consistently thrilling Star Trek comics on the shelves. This series just keeps leveling up. … This issue fires on all cylinders—character, lore, action, and emotional depth. A standout chapter in a series that refuses to slow down.”
Flickering Myth: “Consistently, this comic series leaves you out of breath and thirsty for more. You hit the closing page, and your first thought is, ‘No! You can’t end there!’ Tilly and Susan Bridges definitely know action, and they certainly know how to land a cliffhanger. More importantly, they know how to write a great Star Trek: Voyager story.”
Villordsutch
ScifiPulse gives it a 9.6/10!
Ian Cullen
Comic Book Resources did an article on what we’re doing with Seven, moving her along the path from where Voyager leaves her to where Picard finds her.
Brian Cronin
And Temporal Star Chronicle on YouTube put together a video on issues 1-3 as a whole that has some very kind things to say. “If you’re a Voyager fan, this comic understands you. If Voyager never quite worked for you, this story may reframe it. And if you care about Star Trek stories built on consequence rather than nostalgia, this arc is worth your time.”
It also turns out that Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming is eligible for a Hugo Award in the Best Graphic Story or Comic category. And apparently anyone can sign up to nominate and vote for Hugo Awards, until Jan. 31, 2026, for a mere $50 (this also gets you free copies of all officially nominated materials!). Here’s an article about it!
Molly Templeton
So if you happen to be a member, or become a member, and feel Voyager Homecoming deserves to be nominated, we’d sure appreciate it. 😊
And before we get to other stuff, we’ve got all three covers for Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming issue 4 up in our ko-fi shop! Along with most covers from issues 2 and 3 still in stock, too. Get some!
The one-shot Pride comic we wrote, mentioned in the last several newsletters… has been canceled. No fault of ours or even the publisher’s, as right before the new year the company that owns the IP decided to dissolve their relationship with the publisher. So all books for that property have been canceled, and that is a huge surprise.
We still got paid for our work, but now that story will never be seen by anyone. Which reallllly sucks, but it’s also sadly the nature of entertainment. Again, when we say it’s a miracle anything ever makes it all the way through production to release… we really mean it.
WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON
The still-unannounced graphic novel that we finished writing in 2024 (that our editor was just laid off on) continues through production (and thank goodness). We just had a meeting with the interim editor going over next steps on the way to production and publication.
There’s some uncertainty as to the actual release date (the publisher and the distributor have conflicting information), but it’s being worked out. All the art for it is finally done, we’re just waiting on colors for the last chapter. And 90% of it has been lettered, so we’ll be working on the lettering pass as well as revising the script for the final chapter so it can be sent on to be lettered, too.
We have our meeting with the publisher’s marketing team next week, so things are moving right along. They’re anticipating officially announcing the book in February, so hopefully we’ll get to tell you all about it soon.
The other graphic novel we finished writing in 2024, that was pushed to a 2027 release, got to the stage where other editors and marketing were weighing in on the potential cover, which necessitated some changes and notes from us on the revised version (we had no notes, it looks amazing).
Since this one is still so far out we likely won’t have more updates on it for a while.
But—
Our artist on the book, the amazing Alba Glez, posted a video when she officially completed art for the book (well, line art… she’s also coloring the book and probably still has more of that to do). And if you want a whoooole lot of tantalizing hints about what this book is, have a look! Pause it at parts and see if you can figure anything out!
And a quick note to wrap up this section to say that a comic artist we know was really interested in making a book that featured some of their favorite things, and came to us and asked if we’d like to partner on it! We had a call and brainstormed and got a general direction for things, so we’re gonna toss some ideas around and see if we can’t come up with a pitch they like. Once we’re all agreed on it, we’ll write up a formal pitch and they’ll do character designs and concept art, and we’ll see if we can get any publishers to bite.
But if that’s not the most flattering thing, to have your writing liked so much by an artist that they come to you and ask if you’d like to work with them? Dang.
TRANS TUESDAY UPDATE
Trans Tuesdays are still off until the end of the month, but here’s some stats from them in 2025:
45 essays and podcast eps
125,227 words written
32:00:36 total podcast runtime
And the top 10 most popular (not all of these were new in 2025, but people find old ones when they find them):
Bad Representation: Emilia Perez
The Trans Allegory of I Saw the TV Glow
Good Representation: Cyberpunk 2077
Trans Kids 1: Facts and Dangers
Coming Out
Trans Sports 1: Origins and “Advantages”
Boymode/Girlmode
Trans Microaggressions
Trans Representation in 2024 Media
Photos 3: Tilly’s Guide to Selfies
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Pitt is back, and we’re so excited to have anxiety and stress to worry about that aren’t related to our writing career or the state of the world.
Truly it’s a great show, we recommended season one in a past newsletter, and we’re very happy to see it return. And we’re not really fans of medical shows, but when a show is so good it makes you love it regardless of genre (or even in spite of its genre, if it’s not usually your thing), that’s really something.
Honestly it’s like watching Star Trek without the stars. It’s a group of diverse people doing their best to help others, and they’re all really great at what they do. It’s competence porn in the best way, and that’s really refreshing in these modern times when it seems in fashion to be ignorant and not care about others. It repudiates both of those things, and does great character work at the same time. Heck yeah.
THE DIRTBAG DISPATCH
It’s been cold here in Los Angeles. Well, cold for Los Angeles, anyway, with temps in the 50s. We know, we know, LA-types are babies when it comes to cold. But two to three months of 105+ degrees every year breaks you, and as you acclimate more to the heat, you become less tolerant of the cold.
Anyway, both Henry and Izzy are one hundred percent California kitties, so they’ve been trying to steal as much warmth from us as they can.
That photo of Henry was taken not long after he lived up to his name, by the way.
WHAT’S IN THE BIG TIME?
Big Time issue 30 talks in-depth about working with an artist on a comic, and how taking their artistic preferences into account when writing is an important thing to do. And we have the first half of the audio commentary on Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming issue 4!
Sign up for it at birdguestbroadcast.com and help us pay rent and eat food and stuff! Which we still need to do! Often!
THE END
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