Although the Shatnerverse stands apart from the novelverse and canon in general I think this is a fitting end for the Enterprise-A.

Kirkian Soliloquy 

aaaand roll.

Starfleet-issue sideburns.

low blow

Chekov dreams big

The artist did a good job on Kirk, less so on the Enterprise

I guess a long clapping scene doesn’t translate well in comic book form??

“I think I’ve been alien-ated.”