Checkmate #26

(July 2008)

Chimera, Part One: Opening Move (Table of Contents)

Checkmate / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bruce Jones

Pencils:

Manuel Garcia

Inks:

Manuel Garcia

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]; Chimera [Adam Sharp] (first appearance)]; Dr. Nakata; Dr. Brenner; Chloe Roberts (first appearance); Agnes Sharp (first appearance); Greg (first appearance; death); Smith (first appearance); Billings (first appearance); Sabil (first appearance; villain); Akhlut (villain); Canaima (first appearance; villain); Qi Yu (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis:

"Left for dead on a Middle East minefield, one soldier's only chance to survive is as a test subject of a dangerous-but-invaluable project run by the Black King. Both the King's wildest hopes and fears will be realized when the project takes a wrong turn, creating a fighter remarkably well-suited for supernatural battles!" [per solicitation]

DC Nation 114; Batman R.I.P. (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mike Marts

Pencils:

Tony Daniel; ?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Mike Marts talks about the "Batman R.I.P." storyline. Hot list - The Brave and the Bold #13, DC Special: Cyborg #1 and Justice League of America #21. House ad for Checkmate #27.