IDW Publishing’s forthcoming Star Trek comic by Christopher Cantwell is being presented as a spiritual successor to the unrealised Star Trek: Legacy television series, which was proposed after the success of Star Trek: Picard’s third season. The article argues that the comic addresses a missed opportunity for Paramount+ by continuing to focus on Seven of Nine’s next chapter and the wider Next Generation-era legacy.

A central point is the comic’s treatment of Seven of Nine and Raffi Musiker’s relationship. The article says Picard acknowledged their romance but gave it comparatively limited on-screen intimacy, whereas the new comic depicts them openly affectionate from its opening pages; Star Trek: Legacy itself would have followed Captain Seven aboard the USS Enterprise-G alongside characters including Jack Crusher and the La Forge sisters.