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Comic Book Preview – DC’s Checkmate #1

June 21, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

DC’s six-issue limited series Checkmate begins this Tuesday, and we’ve got the preview of the first issue for you here to whet your appetite; take a look here…

From the award-winning creative team behind last year’s Event Leviathan comes the next surprising chapter in DC Comics’ deadliest saga.

Leviathan has agents and acolytes all over the world, but what is the secret behind its power? The planet’s last, best hope to infiltrate Leviathan may be this motley collection of spymasters, now teamed up to try to take back the world that was stolen from under us all! Green Arrow, the Question, Talia al Ghul and other unlikely allies converge to tackle Leviathan as members of the new Checkmate, but who is the surprise hero behind this team? Big clues to the future of the DC Universe start here!

Checkmate #1 goes on sale on June 22nd.

 

Originally published June 21, 2021. Updated June 20, 2021.

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books Tagged With: Checkmate, DC

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth's editorial team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Executive Editor of FlickeringMyth.com since 2020.

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