This issue we're still dealing with these mythical creatures that have started to appear all over the globe. Luckily, Checkmate has a new secret weapon in the form of Chimera. He used to be Private First Class Adam Sharp. But after he was on the brink of death, the scientist performed some experiments on him by injecting him with the stem-cells of several different animals. Imagine Beast Boy, from the Teen Titans, having roid-rage and your close to what this guy is capable of. He's already taken down 3 of the creatures around the globe but there still one more in China. The August General in Iron takes exception that Checkmate is sending in Chimera before they let him go to handle it himself. So he goes AWOL. At the end of the issue, he arrives in China and is standing face to face with the monster, but Chimera is still several hours away on a flight there. Meanwhile his girlfriend, Chloe, has finally gotten the attention of some important enough people that her pleas are heard by Checkmate. As it turns out the Black King thinks that every time Chimera changes shape he's loosing more and more of his humanity. So he's hoping that by throwing Chloe into the mix he may be able to bring his new asset under control. You know what they say about the 'best laid plans'. Anyways, I think Bruce Jones and Manuel Garcia are doing a fantastic job with this series. It's just hard for me to read it knowing that it's almost over. There's only 2 issues to go. I just hope that even if they don't have their own title that Checkmate remains a visible for in the DCU, much in the way that SHIELD is in the Marvel Universe. That would seem like the logical course of action to me. We'll see.
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