In an original story that sounds like fun, Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation will bring his brand of entertaining sarcasm to the Abrams-verse Kirk Enterprise via the Star Trek ongoing comic book series. For those not familiar, just think of Q as a Loki type character with god like powers that likes to treat the Captain and crew of the Enterprise as playthings while carrying out some hidden agenda. He isn't evil, just more interested in his own ego and amusement. So basically the story will have hallmarks that long time fans will be familiar with and for new fans, it will be a chance to see Kirk and company vs. a sarcastic trickster god. Should be a fun read. Below is an interview with story arc writer Mike Johnson from io9.com about the arc that will start with Star Trek #35 hitting stores on July 2nd.
io9: What brings Q to this new timeline?
Mike Johnson: At first: curiosity. A beloved Trek character from the original timeline makes a cameo appearance at the beginning of the story (issue #35) and tries to convince Q to leave the new timeline alone. But Q can't resist a new sandbox to play in and cool new toys to play with: toys like Kirk, Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew. Ultimately we'll learn that there is something unique to the new timeline that affects Q directly, although he would rather the humans not know what it is.
He's definitely the Q we know from The Next Generation, correct?
MJ: Indeed. The Q Continuum exists outside of the alternate timelines that our tiny flesh-brains occupy. Every Q is the same Q across all parallel realities, and this Q maintains both his fascination with and his contempt for the human species in particular.
Is this technically set before Q has met Picard and the others in TNG?
MJ: After. In this new story, Q has already had all of the adventures we've seen in the television series over the years, and he's aware that Spock Prime (Leonard Nimoy) traveled from the old timeline to the new one.
So does this mean there a Q in the new-Trek universe, or is there only the one?
MJ: Maaaaaaybe.
What is Q going to think of Kirk and Spock? And vice versa?
MJ: Q is intrigued by Kirk's refusal to accept no-win scenarios. It drives him a little crazy, actually. Spock is more of a puzzle for Q given that he is only half-human. For Kirk and Spock, Q presents a challenge on an order of magnitude beyond what they've encountered in their still-young careers. Nero and Khan were dangerous, but neither had control over space and time the way Q does.
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