Captain Kirk's Last Stand Begins in Star Trek's Bold New Chapter

Image via Paramount Published Oct 13, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Sam Fang primarily covers news for CBR, with over a decade of experience writing about entertainment and pop culture and degrees in both journalism and art. Sign in to your CBR account Captain Kirk is officially back from the dead, but whether he'll remain alive is yet to be determined. Star Trek is teasing the character's explosive final chapter, and it's arriving later this month. The climactic final battle of Captain Kirk kicked off last month with Star Trek: The Last Starship #11, which was released by IDW Publishing on Sept. 16. Since the beginning, the series has seen Kirk revived - in his true William Shatner-esque image - to lead the new series, but with a surprising twist: it's not his glory days. Rather, Kirk is back from the dead after he died in 1994's Star Trek: Generations, and he's handling modern Starfleet's future. He arrived just in time to watch it all burn to the ground — but as the series gears up for its finale, there's still hope he could save the world. Captain Kirk Returns From the Dead For One Final Mission With Starfleet Star Trek: The Last Starship #11, written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly an...