ISSUES 1-5 The aftermath of
Star Trek: The Motion Picture remains one of the lessercharted quadrants of the final frontier. This series picks up soon after the Enterprise’s encounter with V’ger, sending the ship on a refit shakedown cruise. But while it recreates the visual aesthetic – the crew are back in their blue and beige uniforms, archly dismissed as pyjamas by one character – it trades the film’s 2001-style awe and wonder for straightforward phaser-packin’ thrills.