Star Trek's hardcore new Red Shirts series is the bloodiest in franchise history, but it is also the purest Trek story in years. Why? Because it remembers something that contemporary IP storytelling often neglects: fans want stories that give them a reason to root for the protagonists beyond just recognition.

Star Trek: Red Shirts #4 is written by Christopher Cantwell, with art by Megan Levens. It is the penultimate issue of the series, and as expected, it whittles its cast down to just two surviving characters.

However, the moment before the issue kills off Lieutenants DeMatrio and Amiga is what makes the case for why Red Shirts is Trek at its best.

"Red Shirts" Takes "Trek" To A Place It Hasn't Gone Before, But There Is More To Its Greatest Success

Star Trek: Red Shirts

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