Star Trek Officially Reveals the Federation's Greatest Threat

Published Jul 27, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT John Dodge is an MTV Writer for CBR who specializes in movies, television, comics, and pop culture. He has a deep knowledge of franchises like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marvel, and DC Comics, along with a passion for indie and horror titles. An expert on obscure productions from the ’80s and ’90s, John is known for his encyclopedic recall of cult classics like Beetleborgs. The biggest threat to the Federation has just been unveiled, and it's coming from within Starfleet. Star Trek: Red Shirts — Ghost of the 21st Century #1 (by Gerry Duggan, Scott Buancristiano, Charlie Kirchoff, and Jeff Eckleberry) introduces readers to Harry Deubert, who might just be the unluckiest Red Shirt of all time. Once a lowly security grunt, Deubert's best attempts to further his career have landed him square in the sights of Starfleet's own Captain Miller, the head of the secretive Section Null. As it turns out, Miller and the rest of Section Null are only concerned with using their positions within Starfleet to make money at the expense of anyone they can. Unbeknownst to Deubert, all of that is merely a ruse for the even greater thre...