Checkmate #23

(April 2008)

Castling, Part One (Table of Contents)

Checkmate / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Greg Rucka; Eric Trautmann

Pencils:

Joe Bennett

Inks:

Jack Jadson

Colors:

Santiago Arcas

Letters:

Travis Lanham

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero; Spy

Characters:

Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Bishop [August General in Iron; Fang Zhifu]; Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]; Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]; Black Queen's Knight [Josephine Tautin; Mademoiselle Marie]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]; White King's Bishop [Thinker]; White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]; White Queen [Valentina Vostok]; White Queen's Bishop [Zviad Baazovi; Bad Samaritan]; White Queen's Knight [Captain Chazov; Rocket Red]; Castellan [Carl Draper]; Paul; Pawn 502 [Lucas Terrel]]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Dr. Nakata; Shadowpact [Blue Devil [Daniel Cassiday] (flashback; cameo); Enchantress [June Moone] (flashback; cameo)]; Kobra Cult (villains)

Synopsis:

"It's been over a year since Pawn 502 went deep undercover inside the cult of Kobra. Now he's resurfaced, warning of a plot that will cost hundreds of thousands of lives and ignite a holy war across the planet, a plot that the Royals may not be able to stop in time. But can Pawn 502 still be trusted? This 3-part epic lays bare the workings of the DC intelligence community worldwide - and threatens to destroy it altogether!" [per solicitation]

Titans #1 Preview (Table of Contents)

Titans / promo (ad from the publisher) / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Judd Winick

Pencils:

Ian Churchill

Inks:

Norm Rapmund

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Titans [Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Donna Troy; Flash [Wally West]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Raven; Red Arrow [Roy Harper]; Starfire [Koriand'r]]

Indexer Notes

Preview of Titans (DC, June 2008 series) #1.

DC Direct 101 [DC Nation 101] (Table of Contents)

DC Nation / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Georg Brewer

Pencils:

? (photo); ?

Inks:

? (photo); ?

Colors:

? (photo); ?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Georg Brewer talks about the 2008 American International Toy Fair. Hot list - Death of the New Gods #6, Justice League of America #18 and Superman/Batman #46. House ad for Checkmate #24.