 The new license with Paramount was more restrictive than previous, preventing characters introduced in the first series from returning.Although more limited in scope than the first series, due to restrictions from Paramount, the series lasted 80 issues and fleshed out some of the changes between "V" and "VI", such as Sulu's promotion to captain of the "Excelsior".As part of Paramount's increased restrictions on storytelling, planned appearances from Arex and M'Ress were shelved, with some formative artwork showing M'Ress (that appeared in a preview) re-drawn.