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Preview: Star Trek: The Last Starship #1

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Star Trek: The Last Starship #1

(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A) Adrián Bonilla

The Federation has fallen. Hope is fading. One last starship remains to fight for the future… unless a resurrected James T. Kirk dooms it first.

Fresh off the run Screen Rant calls one of “the greatest eras in the history of Star Trek comics,” writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly along with rising star and artist Adrián Bonilla (Alkaios, Let Her Be Evil), now bring you a new mission the likes of which comics have never seen before.

For seven centuries, the United Federation of Planets brought together the entire Galaxy with peace, stability, enlightenment, and the promise of mutual protection. And then, in one terrible moment, it all crumbled in an event known as THE BURN, a Galaxy-wide disastrous event in which dilithium has gone inert, causing the detonation of every active warp core. The only ship remaining is a hack-and-slash Enterprise-Omega and its ragtag crew. Facing a true Wild West in space, the crew will need to make use of what few resources they have to uphold Starfleet’s mission of unity across the universe… and Captain Kirk will have to face a future without the Federation he loved so dearly…

Star Trek: The Last Starship #1 Highlights a Bold, New, and Dark Era for Star Trek

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Brett

For seven centuries, the United Federation of Planets brought together the entire Galaxy with peace, stability, enlightenment, and the promise of mutual protection. And then, in one terrible moment, it all crumbled in an event known as THE BURN, a Galaxy-wide disastrous event in which dilithium has gone inert, causing the detonation of every active warp core. The only ship remaining is a hack-and-slash Enterprise-Omega and its ragtag crew. Facing a true Wild West in space, the crew will need to make use of what few resources they have to uphold Starfleet’s mission of unity across the universe…and Captain Kirk will have to face a future without the Federation he loved so dearly… Star Trek: The Last Starship #1 explores a dark era of the Federation with a debut comic that’s full of doom and gloom, but also hope.

I’m not a die-hard Star Trek fan. I don’t know all of the details inside and out, so the concept of The Burn, as well as some of the details within the comic are completely new to me. Even as someone new to this bit of Star Trek history, Star Trek: The Last Starship #1 is a very accessible, and entertaining comic. Written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, Star Trek: The Last Starship #1 starts off with hope and quickly leads to disaster. Taking place in 2401, about 30 years after the end of The Next Generation, the debut issue begins with hope and peace. The Federation are welcoming new members but disaster strikes. Dilithium has gone inert causing ships to explode and planets to be destroyed, billions dead in an instant. It’s a shocking moment, and especially one to see on page.

Lanzing and Kelly handle the disaster perfectly, delivering a debut issue that’s full of chaos, questions, fear, sadness, and what Star Trek does best, through the darkness a tinge of hope. The Federation has no idea what has caused this happened or why, but they know they are crippled by the destruction of so much and the deaths of so many. It’s a once mighty force reduced to a skeleton crew in an instant. But, this leads also creates an opportunity to build something new and rise from the ashes, to build upon what the Federation stood for, not what it had.

The comic weaves in interesting directions, ending with the return of James T. Kirk. It actually makes sense within the comic and creates an interesting alliance between the Federation and a group that might be unexpected for casual readers though not quite hit for those completely new. It creates a potential and a direction for the series that adds more danger for what lies ahead for the Federation as it attempts to recover.

The art by Adrian Bonilla is interesting. With color by Heather Moore and lettering by Clayton Cowles, they style feels a bit more rough and chaotic than some of the clean and polished art we’ve seen in previous Star Trek comics. The style fits the comic perfectly and reflects the chaos of what’s happening. It also sets itself apart from other series and comics, squarely placing itself in the future of the property. The designs of the characters, ships, everything, feels like a logical step in the progression of Star Trek. It creates an interesting world, especially in the latter part of the comic that feels futuristic and also empty due to the disaster that has taken place.

Star Trek: The Last Starship #1 is a debut that longtime Star Trek fans should enjoy but new readers and casual fans can dive in and pick up what’s happening. It takes Star Trek back to the beginning in a way, forcing the familiar to rebuild and rethink what it means to be the Federation.

Story: Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly Art: Adrian Bonilla
Color: Heather Moore Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Story: 8.75 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.75 Recommendation: Buy

IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

Exclusive Preview: Giant-Size X-Men #2

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Giant-Size X-Men #2

(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Jed MacKay (A) Adam Kubert, CAFU
(C) Laura Martin (L) Clayton Cowles
(CA) Adam Kubert, Laura Martin (VCA) CAFU and David Curiel, Ivan Talavera, Leinil Francis Yu and Sunny Gho, Netho Diaz and Edgar Delgado
48 pages
$4.99

ALL OF MUTANT HISTORY STANDS BEHIND HER. NOW, IN THE CULMINATION OF HER JOURNEY, MS. MARVEL STANDS AGAINST LEGION – BUT NOT ALONE!

It all comes down to this. The final confrontation between the mad Old Man Legion and the New Mutant, Ms. Marvel. At stake: Jersey City, New York and the White Hot Room itself. Kamala Khan understands now what it truly means to be a mutant – but will that be enough to stand against the most powerful enemy she has ever faced? Will she truly stand alone? And how will the aftermath of this adventure change Kamala Khan forever? Find out in this can’t-miss issue with breathtaking art by the legendary ADAM KUBERT! Plus, a Revelations story by Jed MacKay and ARTIST NAME TO COME that introduces a major new player in the X-Universe!

SDCC 2025: We Boldy Go to a roundtable to talk IDW’s Star Trek comics with their writers

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Brett

During San Diego Comic-Con 2025, we got to sit down and chat with IDW Publishing‘s writing team behind their new Star Trek comics.

Get the scoop:

Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming by Susan Bridges and Tilly Bridges
Star Trek: Red Shirts by Christopher Cantwell
Star Trek: The Last Starship by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly

Preview: Giant-Size House of M #1

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Giant-Size House of M #1

(W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Saladin Ahmed (A) Francesco Manna, Martin Coccolo (CA) Adam Kubert
Rated T+
In Shops: Jul 16, 2025
SRP: $4.99

TWENTY YEARS AFTER IT FIRST SHATTERED MUTANTKIND, KAMALA KHAN WITNESSES THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SCARLET WITCH’S DOOMED UTOPIA!

She’s flown with the All-Different X-Men on their first mission, withstood the Dark Phoenix and survived the Age of Apocalypse – and now Ms. Marvel is rewarded with a world where mutants reign supreme! But beneath the gilded surface, this utopia is rotting with prejudice and oppression – and Kamala must find an unlikely ally in schoolteacher Kitty Pryde to help her learn to live in this brave new world. But if Kamala is here…so is Legion! What dangerous power will he unleash – and can Kamala recruit allies in time to stand against him? Or will she – and all of mutantkind – be newly decimated? Plus, a Revelations story in which Saladin Ahmed and Martin Coccolo reveal a secret memory that was disclosed to Wolverine at the end of HOUSE OF M!

Apocalypse #1

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse #1

(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A) C.F. Villa, Simone Di Meo (CA) Adam Kubert
Rated T+
In Shops: Jun 25, 2025
SRP: $4.99

The future is up for grabs. Kamala Khan has prevailed in her fight against Legion – but now the two are stuck in the darkest future of all: the Age of Apocalypse! Worse yet: It’s only hours from its inevitable end; if Kamala can’t find what’s left of the X-Men, she’ll burn in nuclear hellfire. Former enemies must learn to rely on one another as they journey through a land of charred bones and broken promises…but can Legion truly be trusted? And how far will Rogue go to teach Kamala the true meaning of mutant identity? Welcome back to the Age of Apocalypse – where no one survives the experience! PLUS: Jeph Loeb and Simone Di Meo team up for a Revelations backup tale that reveals a sinister secret about the Age of Apocalypse – one that will have dire consequences in the future!

THE THIRD OF FIVE GIANT-SIZE ONE-SHOTS!

Preview: Star Trek: Omega #1

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Star Trek: Omega #1

(W) Christopher Cantwell, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Various (CA) Malachi Ward
In Shops: Jun 18, 2025
SRP: $5.99

Two and a half years of comics spanning 60 years of Star Trek history, a fair few awards, and more than a few universe detonations, and it’s all been coming to this! Star Trek: Omega is the denouement of the critically acclaimed Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant storylines, and the first glimpse at what comes after. The crews of the Theseus, Defiant, and Enterprise set to work restoring the universe to what it should be after the evil android Lore’s intervention. Each hero finds their peace in preordained or unexpected ways, with individual scenes depicted by one of Star Trek‘s or Defiant‘s mainline artists! This finale pays tribute to all those involved in the series Screen Rant calls “the gold standard for ambitious comic book storytelling.”

Star Trek: Omega ends one chapter of Star Trek… and doesn’t really set up what’s next

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Brett

Two and a half years of comics spanning 60 years of Star Trek history, a fair few awards, and more than a few universe detonations, and it’s all been coming to this! Star Trek: Omega is the denouement of the critically acclaimed Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant storylines, and the first glimpse at what comes after. The crews of the Theseus, Defiant, and Enterprise set to work restoring the universe to what it should be after the evil android Lore’s intervention.

Star Trek: Omega is an interesting finale, and let me make that clear it’s absolutely a finale. I haven’t followed IDW’s Star Trek comics religiously and haven’t read much of the recent “Lore War,” but I decided to check out Star Trek: Omega in hopes of seeing what happens next. And while the comic wraps things up nicely, it also does very little to clearly lay out what to expect. This isn’t the end of an event comic like we’ve grown accustomed to that acts as much as a final chapter as it does advertisement, instead it’s a rather muted send-off wrapping up what has come before.

Written by Christopher Cantwell, Collin Kelly, and Jackson Lanzing, Star Trek: Omega bounces around the Star Trek universe giving major characters their moments as their current storylines wrap up. It’s packed with touching moments and some interesting present situations but it really feels like it closes a lot of chapters. For fans who have read the current run of Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant, Star Trek: Omega serves as a nice ending wrapping up those series and letting us know where the various characters stand. But, it’s for the fans. New readers won’t find much as far as what’s next in this issue. There’s some teases and hints, but that’s about it, nothing clear beyond one series (and we’ll get to that).

Still, the comic has touching moments and a lot of scenes where I want to know more. I want to see what happens next, so in that way, the comic succeeds. Where it falls short is that there’s not much highlighted to come. Star Trek: Redshirts, which is a great first issue and you can read our review, is all that’s teased. It’s an odd two page spread that doesn’t really excite and feels like it’s hiding what it’s for. Add in that Star Trek: Omega has a release date of June 18 and the final order cut-off date for Star Trek: Redshirts was June 9, and you have a teaser that falls really short of what its goal is.

The art of Star Trek: Omega is interesting with a long list of artists from the years of Star Trek comics. Oleg Chudakov, Joe Eisma, Mike Feehan, Tess Fowler, Angel Hernandez, Liana Kangas, Megan Levens, Travis Mercer, Ramon Rosanas, Rachael Stott, Erik Tamayo, Davide Tinto, and Marcus To each take a bit of the story as it highlights each of the characters in their individual scenes. Lee Loughridge and Marissa Louise provide colors and Clayton Cowles handles the lettering. For the most part, the art doesn’t vary much from scene to scene except one, which is particularly jarring it’s so different than what has come before. But, with my knowledge of Star Trek I could tell who all of the characters that I know were and the art does a solid job of nailing down the emotional moments of the issue.

Overall, Star Trek: Omega feels a bit muted in some ways. It has touching moments and really does feel like a “series finale” in many ways. It doesn’t have lots of action and excitement. It wraps up storylines and teases adventures to come. Even with some neat teases that this casual fan can appreciate, it’s one for the fans who have read the comics through the recent years. But, it falls short getting readers excited for what comes next. It almost feels like it’s teasing possibilities to see the fan reaction and then go from there. It closes one chapter but doesn’t really open the next one.

Story: Christopher Cantwell, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing
Oleg Chudakov, Joe Eisma, Mike Feehan, Tess Fowler, Angel Hernandez, Liana Kangas, Megan Levens, Travis Mercer, Ramon Rosanas, Rachael Stott, Erik Tamayo, Davide Tinto, and Marcus To
Color: Lee Loughridge, Marissa Louise Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read

IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

Captain Kirk is Back From the Dead in Star Trek: The Last Starship

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

IDW Publishing has announced Star Trek: The Last Starship, a thrilling new mission the likes of which comics have never seen before. Arriving this September from acclaimed co-writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and featuring breathtaking art by Adrián Bonilla and stellar colors by Heather Moore, the iconic Star Trek hero Captain Kirk is back from the dead… and just in time for him to watch the Starfleet he loved so dearly burn to the ground.

This epic comic book series takes place during The Burn, a galaxy-wide disaster which caused the destruction of every active warp core, killing trillions and shattering the peace, stability, enlightenment, and mutual protection the United Federation of Planets provided for seven centuries. Facing a true wild west in space, a mysteriously resurrected Captain Kirk will lead a new crew and ship in a seemingly impossible effort to uphold Starfleet’s mission of unity across the cosmos.

Star Trek: The Last Starship #1 features a primary cover by Francesco Francavilla, variant by Skyler Patridge, and a foil variant by Michael Cho. Plus, there will be full art variants for Francavilla’s (1:15) and Cho’s (1:15) stunning covers in addition to a Local Comic Shop Day variant by Malachi Ward. The debut issue goes on sale September 24 with a pre-order deadline of August 18.