Captain Kirk Becomes a Borg as Star Trek Embraces Its Horror Side

Star Trek: The Last Starship is easy 1 of the astir breathtaking caller Trek projects successful immoderate medium, successful portion due to the fact that it's the comic that has seen Captain James T. Kirk resurrected successful the Burn era. The bid is astir to footwear disconnected its 2nd large storyline, 1 that sees Kirk go a Borg and The Last Starship clasp its fearfulness side.

IGN tin exclusively debut caller artwork from Star Trek: The Last Starship #8. Check it retired successful the slideshow assemblage below:

The Last Starship #8 is written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and welcomes caller creator Hernan Gonzalez. Here's the authoritative statement for the caller communicative arc:

“It is clip for The Last Starship to spell wherever it has ne'er gone before: cosmic horror," Kelly tells IGN. "The Omega was lone 1 of 2 missions that were launched Post-Burn; the different was Deep Space Hope, a probe presumption meant to observe the cataclysm's smoking gun. Now, DSH has yet reached out… with a connection that could beryllium arsenic deadly to the stars arsenic the Burn itself. With the unthinkable enactment of impermanent creator Hernan Gonzalez bringing this nightmare to life, what the unit volition brushwood volition twist their minds, ignite their fears and spill their guts successful ways that Star Trek comics person ne'er seen. But for Jim Kirk, determination volition beryllium lone 1 accidental astatine survival: halt being the antheral helium was... and go the King helium was meant to be.”

“The Last Starship was designed to archer stories astir hopelessness, astir the darkest parts of our souls, and astir the limits of the Federation’s utopic vision," Lanzing says. "Deep Space Hope embodies that fearfulness much straight than ever before. This is simply a communicative of cosmic fearfulness not due to the fact that it’s got tentacle monsters, but due to the fact that it forces our characters to look into the acheronian and spot themselves trapped there. Hernan Gonzalez is an unthinkable find arsenic an artist. The closest examination I tin marque is to Gou Tanabe’s enactment connected his Lovecraft adaptations, and for an creator this young that’s evidently precise precocious praise. We’re insanely excited for radical to spot what’s coming connected this arc not lone due to the fact that it’s going to truly propulsion Star Trek storytelling guardant but due to the fact that it’s conscionable the scariest damn happening we’ve ever written.”

"Is Kirk is astir to participate his Locutus era? Maybe. Is that the slightest terrifying happening that could perchance beryllium successful store for the unit of the U.S.S. Omega? Most definitely. It's clip to participate Deep Space Hope -- wherever a radical of scientists turned cultists marque the situation of the Burn consciousness similar problems of the past," Senior Group Editor Heather Antos adds. "We're truthful thrilled to present the highly talented Hernan Gonzalez to The Last Starship team. His fearfulness sci-fi enactment has near america breathless, and we cognize it volition for the readers arsenic well. Our program from the opening of The Last Starship was to spell boldly, and this arc whitethorn beryllium our boldest determination yet..."

This caller storyline begins successful Star Trek: The Last Starship #7, which volition beryllium released connected May 20, 2026. You tin preorder a transcript astatine your section comic shop.

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