The time has come for the Federation to meet and discuss plans for the many struggling civilisations under its purview. However, the diplomatic situation is not going to be as easy as Captain Sato expects it to be, especially as it’s been taken than two decades for them to get there, but inside their transwarp bubble, it’s only been a matter of months that have passed.

This issue feels like a classic Trek episode; heavy on the dialogue and diplomacy, with many worlds plotting and scheming in different ways. Despite the focus on character interactions, the involvement of so many species and worlds (helped by a diplomatic map of the meeting) feels pretty big in terms of scale, and there’s a few devastating twists and turns that keep the level of drama very high indeed.

If there’s anything to fault, for me it’s the presence of Kirk, whose return still hasn’t been fully justified, and it feels as if his absence from the story wouldn’t make a bit of difference here.

Though the art and the colouring are, as I understand it, and acquired taste, I really like the old school feel of the aesthetic, which is perfectly matched with the old school, OG Trek feel.

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