Star Trek Officially Reveals Captain Kirk’s New Look for November 13 Release

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Published Oct 26, 2026, 5:26 PM EDT

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne from a misspent youth of watching monster movies on TV, perusing the sun-faded goods at the local video rental shop, and staining his fingers with ink from the Video Movie Guide. Areas of interest include science fiction, film noir, horror flicks, '70s disaster pictures, Bond movies, '90s action, giant robots, dinosaurs, super heroes, and the exuberantly schlocky output of Cannon Films. He also enjoys both Star Trek and Star Wars when they're good, and maybe even more when they're bad. As a Canadian, he also has a vested interest in Canadian movies and TV shows, especially the cheesier ones dubbed "Canuxploitation."

An expert on Marvel Comics, he has also written for the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, and is a member of the Marvel Research Team. He can frequently be found pontificating on comic-book continuity or bemoaning the misfortunes of the Toronto Maple Leafs on his Twitter account.

Star Trek is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year: "The Man Trap," the first episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (which is not the series' original pilot, or even its second pilot), premiered on September 8, 1966, on NBC. To celebrate, the ever-popular Magic: The Gathering collectible trading card game is releasing a special set of Star Trek cards. And now, the man depicted on a number of those cards is weighing in.

William Shatner, who commanded the USS Enterprise as Captain James T. Kirk for three seasons of live-action TV, two seasons of The Animated Series, and six big-screen movies, has sometimes had a complicated relationship with the franchise. His feuds with his co-stars are legendary, as is the misfire of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, which he wrote and directed; famously, he also commanded Trekkies to "Get a life!" in a Saturday Night Live sketch. However, Shatner and Star Trek are inextricably linked, especially as Shatner is now one of two surviving Original Series cast members (alongside George Takei) after the passing of Walter Koenig.

In a new video released by Magic: The Gathering producer Wizards of the Coast, Shatner gives a brief rundown of the 60-year Star Trek phenomenon, which started with a TV series he describes as "moderately successful" with Kirk, a "classical hero" at the helm. However, thanks to the power of fandom and syndicated reruns, it became "this unique thing, a show biz phenomenon." It's that phenomenon that's resulted in the new Magic: The Gathering set; Shatner seems pleased with his heroic depiction in the Magic style, describing one card as a "really romantic depiction of me." You'll be able to see for yourself when the new Star Trek cards hit shelves on November 13.

What Do We Know About Magic: The Gathering's Star Trek Set?

The new Magic: The Gathering set unites every generation of Star Trek: everything in the galaxy is represented, from The Original Series to The Next Generation to Voyager, from Discovery to Lower Decks to Starfleet Academy. The standard Trek set features 81 common, 110 uncommon, 80 rare, and 25 mythic rare cards, while each Commander deck features 31 rare and 2 mythic rare cards. Plus, there are seven special Headliner cards, each signed by an iconic Star Trek actor; there are fewer than 250 of each signed card in existence.

The new Star Trek Magic: The Gathering set will be released on November 13. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.

Release Date 1966 - 1969-00-00

Showrunner Gene Roddenberry

Directors Marc Daniels, Joseph Pevney, Ralph Senensky, Vincent McEveety, Herb Wallerstein, Jud Taylor, Marvin J. Chomsky, David Alexander, Gerd Oswald, Herschel Daugherty, James Goldstone, Robert Butler, Anton Leader, Gene Nelson, Harvey Hart, Herbert Kenwith, James Komack, John Erman, John Newland, Joseph Sargent, Lawrence Dobkin, Leo Penn, Michael O'Herlihy, Murray Golden

Writers D.C. Fontana, Jerome Bixby, Arthur Heinemann, David Gerrold, Jerry Sohl, Oliver Crawford, Robert Bloch, David P. Harmon, Don Ingalls, Paul Schneider, Shimon Wincelberg, Steven W. Carabatsos, Theodore Sturgeon, Jean Lisette Aroeste, Art Wallace, Adrian Spies, Barry Trivers, Don Mankiewicz, Edward J. Lakso, Fredric Brown, George Clayton Johnson, George F. Slavin, Gilbert Ralston, Harlan Ellison

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