The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of STAR
TREK: DEVIATIONS from IDW Publishing. The story is written by Donny Cates,
illustrated by Josh Hood, colors by AndWorld Design, and lettered by Fabio
Amelia, with production design by Neil Uyetake.
Led by William Riker, a group of freedom fighters strike
at a prison to break out a certain person. They discover that the rumors they
heard may be true; that they have been lied to by their Romulan captors. But
what they discover next is truly out of this world…
DEVIATIONS is IDW Publishing’s line of books where a well-known
story is altered to go down a different path. In this case instead of Vulcans
coming to Earth and making first contact, it was Romulans. Or at least that is
what we are told. We at the Fellowship have become big fans of Donny Cates, so
when I realized he was writing this I had to read it. Was I disappointed? Only
in the fact that this was a one-shot with SO many questions left unanswered.
Cates crafts an intriguing and action-packed story, but stayed true to the
characters that we know so well. Hood does a great job of the actors’ likeness
even through the harsh conditions they endured, but obviously enjoyed the
freedom to create new environments. I want to know more, the story MUST
continue!
STAR TREK: DEVIATIONS is in stores now or available at www.idwpublishing.com.
