Star Trek: The Animated Series were added to the cast—claiming that Sulu and Uhura were of importance as they were proof of the ethnic diversity of the 23rd century and should not be recast. Nimoy also took this stand as a matter of principle, as he knew of the financial troubles many of his "Star Trek" co-stars were facing after cancellation of the series. Koenig was not forgotten, and later wrote an episode for the series, becoming the first "Star Trek" actor to write a "Star Trek" story. Koenig wrote "The Infinite Vulcan", which had plot elements from the original "Star Trek" episode "Space Seed"
Star Trek (comics) and the only movie with the Original Crew that had never previously been in comic form, as the film's release came during the gap between Marvel's and DC's licenses. In September 2011, IDW began publishing a new ongoing "Star Trek" series set in the continuity of the 2009 film. A number of storylines in the ongoing series featured retellings of Original Series storylines. In 2013, IDW published a prequel to the 2013 film "Star Trek Into Darkness", entitled "Star Trek Countdown to Darkness," which featured the "Enterprise" encountering Robert April, who was depicted as the first captain of the "Enterprise"