(June 2008)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- On-sale date:
- 2008-04-23
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- ?
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Joan Hilty; Rachel Gluckstern (associate)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; saddle-stitched; glossy paper; monthly; ongoing series
Issue Notes
Credits acknowledge "special thanks to Dave Morris, Dan Foster, Tim O'Brien, and all the WKB's deputized pawns."
Castling, Part 3: Bring in the Rooks!
Checkmate / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Kalman Andrasofszky (signed)
- Inks:
- Kalman Andrasofszky (signed)
- Colors:
- Kalman Andrasofszky (signed)
- Letters:
- ?
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]; 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]; Rooks [Rook Alpha [Gravedigger; Tyson Sykes]; Rook Beta [Cinnamon]; Rook Gamma [Sebastian Faust]; Rook Delta [G.I. Robot; J.A.K.E.]]]
Castling, Finale
Checkmate / comic story / 22 pages
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 Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]; White King's Bishop [Thinker]; White Queen [Valentina Vostok]; White Queen's Bishop [Zviad Baazovi]; Rooks [Rook Alpha [Gravedigger; Tyson Sykes]; Rook Beta [Cinnamon]; Rook Gamma [Sebastian Faust]; Rook Delta [G.I. Robot; J.A.K.E.]]]; Justice League of America [JLA; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Kobra Cult (villains)
- Synopsis:
- "Taking down Kobra's mass attack - a bid to bring forth the apocalyptic era of Kali Yuga - requires Checkmate to use their ops team of last resort: The Rooks!" [per solicitation]
DC Nation 110: Sightings
DC Nation / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Dan Didio
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Dan Didio talks about the "Sightings" banner that will indicate significant DCU issues throughout the year. Hot list - Superman/Batman #47, Countdown #1 and Death of the New Gods #8. House ad for Checkmate #26.
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Katie
- Gregory Fischer
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Tony R. Rose
- John Greb
- Gregory Fischer
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