1243. Requiem in ObsidianPUBLICATION: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #15, Marvel Comics, March 1998
CREATORS: Michael Martin and Andy Mangels (writers), Greg Scott and Josef Rubinstein (artists)
STARDATE: 50810.3 (between Ties of Blood and Water and Ferengi Love Songs)
PLOT: Eight years ago, Garak killed a telepathic courier. Today, he thinks he's seen her around the station. Simultaneously, his neural pathways are degrading. He is dying. The Ullian skulking around DS9 is actually the courier's sister, hoping to cure him of a viral engram left like a ticking bomb in his head. Her moral code leads her to heal him, but Garak's not sure he deserves to be saved. One of Odo's deputies stuns her while she forces her cure on Garak and she dies, but not before he is saved.
CONTINUITY: Garak is heavily featured. Ziyal also appears. Morn is in the background. The Obsidian Order used to use Ullians (Violations) as telepathic couriers. The viral engram was kept at bay for 8 years by Garak's implant (The Wire).
DIVERGENCES: None.
PANEL OF THE DAY - Spot the flying monkey!
REVIEW: Deep Space Nine has a rich cast of characters, none more intriguing, perhaps, than Garak. Requiem in Obsidian gives us a (pretty badass) glimpse into his life as an agent of the Obsidian Order on Terok Nor and then plays with the question of whether or not he has a conscience. His Ullian savior could have benefitted from a little more development before sacrificing herself, but it works as is based on what we know of the Ullians from Violations. Scott and Rubinstein (last seen on Trekkers) again have fun with the surroundings, providing strong likenesses and lots of detail in the crowd scenes. Sadly, just as this series was picking up (thanks to Martin and Mangels), it came to an end, and the mini-series about the station's occupation failed to materialize.
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