"Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek" is a an engaging multiverse story that showcases strong writing and creative world building while focusing on the younger generation of characters. The action in this book kicks off when Q Junior , - QJ, sends Jake Sisko, Nog and Alexander Rozhenko to a carefully selected alternate universe on a misconceived confidence building exercise. Seemingly, the plan is to put the three characters in the best of all possible universes where they can work out their personal issues while benefiting from their status as "Nepo Baby" legacies. This being a Q story, a smooth landing is not ensured and the characters are quickly stuck in the alternate universe while facing near imminent destruction. Even though this is a fairly typical plot the story feels new and innovative primarily due to alternate universe setting and, most specifically, the various reconceived supporting characters from multiple Star Trek series that are both familiar and curiously new at the same time.

4.5 stars rounded to 4.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, IDW Publishing for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Q Junior kidnaps Jake, Nog, and Alexander from the Deep Space Nine station into a strange alternate universe as officers on the USS Avery. The Avery is seeking to defend a planet's dilithium from the Breen fleet. Now the quartet has to find out where they are, why they are there, and how do they get home. And it is not just Jake, Nog, and Alexander on the hook. Q Junior may be in over his head as well. So will they all figure out what they need to learn, survive the experience, and make it home? To find out, just read the book and enjoy! A nice Star Trek Adventure starring interesting characters.

*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for the free comic.*

As a Trekkie, I can't say I'm very fond of the various Star Trek kids (fault of the series not the kids!) who can be found (DS9, TNG etc.) but Q Junior messing with them was kinda fun. A lot of cringe to be honest and I read through this fairly quickly. The watermark of my Netgalley was very annoying and did mar my reading experience.

3 stars only because I'm a Trekkie. Otherwise it wouldn't be interesting at all.

In "Sons of Star Trek," we encounter familiar characters, specifically the sons of the crew: Alexander, the ¾-Klingon son of Worf (from "The Next Generation"), Jake Sisko, and Ferengi Nog (from "Deep Space Nine"). The character Q-Junior (from "Voyager") transports them to a parallel universe, where they must confront and resolve their personal challenges in order to return home.
Their character arcs vary; while Q-Junior’s storyline remains consistent with the series, characters from "Deep Space Nine" experience a variation of their original narratives. In contrast, Alexander's character arc diverges significantly from his storylines in "TNG" and "DS9," as he shifts focus toward his aspiration of integrating into Klingon society to become a doctor. Personally, I found this new direction a bit underwhelming.
The parallel universe introduces intriguing "what-if" side characters, such as Jadzia, who never becomes Dax as a symbiont. These speculative scenarios are among the most compelling aspects of this Q-episode. Additionally, the comic boasts exceptional artwork.

This was fun. I did wish for some other kids of Starfleet to appear, but, Alexander, Jake, and Nog's stories worked really well together and it was a really fun read. Partially because of the interesting characters in the universe that the three guys (and their "helper") go to also. Loved seeing all those in slightly different lights, but, still themselves. Very cool.

This is for the core Star Trek fans because it features characters from five different show and a continuantion of a series. Jake Sisko just interview Worf's son Alexander after he joined in a Klingon cult called the Red PAth. Jake and Nog are feeling a bit adrift. QJ, son of Q, takes them to an alternate universe where they're station on a starship and have to find purpose. Also on this ship is Mariner from Lower Decks, Capt Shaw from Picard, and Tuvix. Yeah, it's a bit Groundhog's Day, but the pay off at the end doesn't feel as earned. The art does a good job of getting the characters across in a realistic style. I'm just so used to Mariner as a cartoon that seeing a drawing of the actress who voices her threw me for a loop.

The Day of Blood has passed, and the younger generation of Starfleet is going through it. Jake Sisko has just been reunited with his family, Quark's nephew Nog continues to contend with being the first Ferengi in Starfleet, and Worf's son Alexander remains under suspicion after his time with Kahless. It seems that only divine intervention could break them out of their respective quandaries... and that's what they get. Well, not exactly.

QJ, the son of the same Q we (and many Starfleet captains) know well, snaps his way into the young men's lives. With a few snaps, he transports all four of them to the Starfleet of another dimension: one perfectly situated to address everyone's lingering issues. Familiar faces fill different roles and deceased people live on, allowing the young men the context and closure they need. But there's a problem: QJ's "selfless" stunt has consequences he doesn't appear to be able to undo, and this god-like youth must face the fact that he might also be here to learn a lesson.

This volume contains all four parts of the Sons of Star Trek comic miniseries. While looking out for cameos is fun (Lower Decks enjoyers will be very pleased) and the story itself has a heartwarming upshot, my favorite part of this edition was actually the father/son artwork at the back of the book. It's a great story to be sure, especially for Sisko and Q fans, but those four stills are the icing on the cake.

I read this book for free thanks to NetGalley. I don't usually read graphic novels, but I do occasionally read Star Trek novels. I enjoyed seeing the youngest members of the DS9 family mature and work together.

To start my review, I'd like to extend a huge thank you to the author, Morgan Hampton, the artist, Angel Hernandez, IDW Publishing, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this comic, Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek. I will share my review to Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble as well.

Sons of Star Trek tells the story of some favorite characters from Deep Space Nine and The Next Generation, in a Deep Space Nine setting. I loved getting to dive deeper into the stories of Nog, Alexander Rozhenko, and Jake Sisko. All three are trying to find a place where they fit, and their character growth throughout this episode of Star Trek is a satisfying end. The art is fantastic - giving you all kinds of amazing action scenes and glimpses at character interactions. I was so excited to see Q Jr., as Q is always one of my favorite Trek villains, of course. I loved the plotting and pacing as well, with something happening throughout the comic that kept me hooked. I didn't want to stop reading. This was a really fun adventure and a cool addition to the Star Trek storylines. I love when we get some more info about characters that aren't usually the main focus or most important members of the crew. I would definitely recommend this one to any intermediate or more advanced Star Trek fan, or even the casual comic fan who wants something new and different.

I’ve been a fan of Star Trek for a long time. I try to watch or read all that I can. Whenever I see a new trade come out, I’m happy about it.
Sons of Star Trek tells the stories of Jake Cisco, Nog and Alexander who are all at tipping points in their lives.
I wasn’t sure what to expect with this book. I’m not a big fan of any of those three characters. Thanks to author Morgan Hampton and artist Angel Hernandez, what we got was a lot of fun with an unexpected crew.
I had a lot of fun with this book. I would definitely recommend this book.

Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek by Morgan Hampton

My first ever comics were Star Trek comics. I loved superheroes when I was a kid, of course, still do, but what I knew of them came from Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and the Superfriends and the Super Powers action figures (which did have mini-comics, (as did He-Man figures, but I digress in this double paranthetical)). When I fell in love with Star Trek in 1988, I couldn’t get enough of it. So in addition to watching the show and reading the novels, I picked up Star Trek comics at a convention and eventually subscribed to get the TNG comic from DC in the mail.

Although I fell off reading Trek comics for a while, I recently have started reading more of the IDW Star Trek comics (I enjoyed Godshock and I LOVED Ryan North’s Lower Decks miniseries and his new graphic novel Warp Your Own Way) so I was happy to get an eARC of Sons of Star Trek by Morgan Hampton from IDW and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Although I wasn’t up on everything that had happened in the Trek ongoing since the Godshock trade, there was a decent recap at the beginning to get me up to speed. I didn’t need to know much, since most of this story was an alternate universe tale with Jake Sisko, Nog, Alexander Rozhenko, and Q Junior. I really enjoyed seeing the alternate universe versions of Mariner and Dunst, and this was a fine story. I thought both Jake’s and Alexander’s stories got short shrift on DS9 so I appreciated some further development for them. Other than Nog’s forced conflict that seemed to regress his development in the show, I really enjoyed this book.

This comic focuses on some prominent son characters from Deep Space Nine as well as The Next Generation. Some of the setup comes from prior comics that I have never read, so some characters' motivations are a slight mystery to me. I wish it was mentioned somewhere this was a continuation of a series, but oh well. This story does some good character-building, though on the more simplistic side. Each of the characters uses the experience of this comic to grow as a person. I can't really be too precise because of spoilers. Some of the characters that showed up I was surprised and pleased to see! I honestly liked this comic, and the writing was well done.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

None of the star trek comics are ever readable files on this website. From what I can tell, the concept is neat.

A very well-written and emotional mini-series that follows up on plot points from the ending of both the recent Day of Blood comics crossover, but also the final season of Deep Space Nine. It was a fun to revisit Alexander, Nog and Jake, as well as seeing some favorites from across different shows in a completely different setting. I hope the creative team gets another chance to tell Trek stories again, I will be there reading.

Special Thanks to IDW Publishing and Netgalley for the digital ARC. This was given to me for an honest review.

IDW Publishing provided an early galley for review.

This four part mini-series takes an interesting idea and runs with it. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced these three young men to fans, so why not a story that interweaves their lives? It is a good recipe that works well.

Of course, as the cover shows, we get a fourth son. My first guess was: Wesley Crusher? While he would have fit the theme, this story needed a catalyst. And who better than QJ, the son of Q? This adds an extra layer of goodness to the concept and theme. Plus, I've always loved a good Q related story.

There are plenty of more familiar faces, all rendered with great accuracy by the art team. That is always what has impressed me with Trek comics - they look right and sound right. Just like watching episodes of the shows. An added bonus too is when the featured characters in the comic are actually allowed some character growth as happens here.