The political situation looks dire. Despite years of preparation, the Babel Conference has fallen apart. Though things seem entirely hopeless, Starfleet have one final ace up their sleeve: the resurrected Captain James T. Kirk. Will the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one, yet again?

Though I’ve not been fully on board with the decision to include Kirk in this series, his willingness to sacrifice himself for the greater good here, with no one else stepping up, does somewhat justify his presence at last.

The way that plays out is very interesting too, and sets up the third story arc nicely.

I know it’s not to everyone’s taste, but I’ve really enjoyed the stylised art and slightly off-kilter, simple colour scheme used in this series, and there are some fantastic panels in this issue. I’m not so keen on the reliance on full text pages as exposition, even if they do appear as in-universe documents; it just feels like a lazy storytelling device in a visual medium, especially in the ways it’s used here.

Still, this is an enjoyable read regardless, and even if it hasn’t quite lived up to the strength of its first few issues, it’s at least been interesting and eventful, covering a mostly untouched era of the Star Trek universe.

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