The crew of the USS Omega (the eponymous, final warp-capable ship under Starfleet control) are facing down certain death, with the most fanatical Klingons in the universe facing them down. With James T. Kirk’s extensive experience with their foes, however, our crew may well be in safe hands.

I’m still not sold at all on the necessity of resurrecting Captain Kirk in his prime (or at all). Especially as his supposed insights into Klingon culture, which are meant to turn the tide, could just as easily come from any other Starfleet captain from the few hundred years since he died (or indeed, any of the Klingon personnel serving on ‘our’ side).

Yet there’s no denying that The Last Starship is telling a thrilling tale so far, with unique art that feels at once retro and inventively contemporary. It’s beautifully coloured too.

The action sequences are phenomenal, and there are some genuinely shocking moments which make everything incredibly exciting. So it’s hard to begrudge the series for its big, Kirk-shaped gimmick. And it really does feel like a gimmick at this point; The Last Starship would likely be a much more interesting story without using Kirk as a story crutch or a sales technique.

The final panel is absolutely baffling, but I guess that trust should be given to the writers; let’s see where this is heading before we go off the rails about one particular character’s close encounter with a formerly deceased starship Captain.

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