Star Trek: The Last Starship Officially Debuts Captain Kirk's Darkest Redesign Yet

Published Aug 20, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. The following article contains spoilers for Star Trek: The Last Starship #10. While the character has been recast a few times over the years, to Star Trek fans, there will only ever be one James Tiberius Kirk. It really is no wonder why Star Trek: The Last Starship uses William Shatner's likeness to bring the iconic U.S.S. Enterprise captain back from the dead. However, the new comic book series does take a sli...