Captain Kirk will no longer find himself in the grave, as he’s set to return in a new Star Trek comic. The iconic character is back from the dead in Star Trek: The Last Starship, due out this September, with the modern Starfleet future serving as the new setting. Notably, this marks a departure from the usual fare, which places any story, screen, or comic before the character’s death in 1994’s Star Trek: Generations.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, the upcoming work is penned by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, who, alongside writing for Marvel, DC and other publishers, notched an Eisner nomination for their previous Star Trek title for IDW. Adrián Bonilla is onboard as illustrator.
“Forget everything you know about Star Trek. The Last Starship is a new crew, a new era, and a completely different tone; our aim is to be literary, intense, innovative, and most of all, accessible,” said Lanzing.
“We’re bringing you into the Federation’s darkest hour through the brilliant, noir-soaked lens of artist Adrián Bonilla with zero homework required. Longtime Trek fans will have a deep and fascinating reading experience, to be sure – this is a pivotal moment in Trek history that’s never been even glimpsed before – but above all, The Last Starship is a dark and complex sci-fi you can hand to anyone,” he added.
The series takes place during The Burn, a galaxy-wide disaster that caused the detonation of every active warp core and led to the near-collapse of the United Federation of Planets. Now mysteriously resurrected, Kirk will need to lead a new crew and ship to uphold Starfleet’s mission of unity across the cosmos.
The debut issue of Star Trek: The Last Starship launches on 24 September, featuring a primary cover by Francesco Francavilla and variants by Skyler Patridge and Michael Cho. Check them out below:
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