In this review of Star Trek: The Last Starship #8, Kirk and Agnes face off on Deep Space Hope while Zed and Sato discover a terrifying secret within Lieutenant Vi.
Star Trek: The Last Starship #8
Written by: Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly
Art: Hernan Gonzalez
Main Cover: Francesco Francavilla
Variant Covers: Suspiria Vilchez, Francesco Francavilla
Page Count: 32 pages
Release Date: June 17, 2026
This review contains spoilers
Star Trek: The Last Starship #8 opens with flashbacks of Lieutenant Vi undergoing a medical procedure to have a device implanted. We also see her being programmed as a secret agent by an unknown person.
As the main story begins, Agnes is in the middle of assimilating Deep Space Hope. Everyone and everything is being overtaken, except for Dr. Zed. He hypothesizes that his drug-filled blood is protecting him and quickly injects Sato with the same concoction. Sato, Zed, and Vi are able to beam off the station, but Kirk beams over to find the Borg Queen.
Back aboard the Omega, Zed tries to save Vi from the Borg nanites, but discovers the unknown device cloaked within her body.
Kirk confronts Agnes and demands that she show him her plans. The two kiss, allowing her nanites to spread to Kirk, linking their minds. Agnes reveals she is like the Omega, a symbol of a civilization long gone. She sees Kirk as a Borg King, someone who can help her save the galaxy when Sato’s fears prevent him from doing so.
Kirk refuses her offer, stating he’s not a king, but a captain. Instead, he tells Agnes to follow him to take the Omega from Sato.
As Star Trek: The Last Starship #8 comes to a close, Zed operates on Vi, who is begging him to stop. The doctor opens her up and discovers a Thalaron warhead inside her chest, glowing green and arming itself.
Analysis
I usually talk about the artwork at the end of my reviews, but I’m jumping straight to that with Star Trek: The Last Starship #8. Hernan Gonzalez’s illustrations and Lee Loughridge’s colors are absolutely fantastic. Even though the story is great, the art is the highlight for me. This style may not be for everyone, but it works perfectly with the tone of the story. The facial drawings are expressive and the focus is on the characters with little background detail to pull your eye away.
There’s a stunning splash page of Kirk as a Borg King sitting upon a throne. We even get a quick appearance of Spock and Picard during key moments from the past colored in sepia tones as part of Kirk’s memories. Good stuff, for sure.
Now, as for the story itself, Lanzing and Kelly provide two juicy morsels to chew on – Agnes and Kirk’s interactions, as well as Vi’s secret operative betrayal. Both are equally compelling. We finally get to see Kirk deciding to take charge of the situation, even if it did take the Borg Queen to get him going. If anyone will save the galaxy in this story, it’ll be Kirk.
We don’t find out exactly who Vi’s working for, but she’s been in training since she was young and whoever it is definitely wants the remnants of the Federation wiped clean. A Thalaron weapon detonating inside the Omega would take care of that. Safe to say that the bomb will be stopped somehow in the next issue, but the intrigue lies in who’s behind it.
Final Thoughts
Star Trek: The Last Starship #8 is a beautifully drawn issue filled with twists and turns. If you’re late to this title, pick up the last issue and this one for the artwork alone. Have fun, comic lovers!
