J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie reboot drew mixed reactions from long time fans. Some enjoyed the way Abrams created an alternate timeline by having Ambassador Spock and a 24th-century Romulan ship alter the lives of Captain Kirk and his crew. The changes allowed this new timeline to evolve unhindered by past Star Trek continuity. On the other hand, other fans disliked this as it seemed to erase decades of storytelling and potentially wipe out favorite Star Trek characters like Picard and Sisko.

However, one Star Trek comic storyline that ran in Star Trek #35-40 revealed that although the new universe (designated the “Kelvin Timeline”) had been radically altered, some things refused to change. By re-introducing fan-favorite characters like Q, readers learned that their favorite Deep Space Nine characters existed in the Kelvin Timeline, albeit in slightly different forms.

The story, “The Q Gambit” actually begins in the “Prime” Timeline in which shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine took place (and reassuring the reader that Ambassador Spock’s actions did not erase his universe). Functioning as a quasi-sequel to the Star Trek: Countdown series, which followed Spock’s efforts to recruit Jean-Luc Picard (now ambassador to Vulcan) and a resurrected Data (now captain of the Enterprise) to help him save Romulus from a supernova, the miniseries ended with Spock being sucked into the time warp singularity and Picard mourning his loss.

However, Picard soon receives an unexpected visitor in the form of Q who informs his old frenemy that Spock lives in an alternate timeline created by his accidental trip through time. Unfortunately, Q also states that Spock’s actions also doomed the new Kelvin Timeline’s future. When Picard refuses to get involved, Q vanishes, promising to set things right… in his own way.

Full Article: https://screenrant.com/star-trek-deep-space-nine-reboot-continuity/

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