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Warning : contains spoilers forCheckmate # 6 !
In response to Leviathan ’s annihilating attack on the intelligence activity residential area of the DC Universe , Checkmatewas reformed by the mysterious “ Mister King . ” Throughout the six - offspring miniseries , Checkmate ’s various members , such as Lois Laneand Green Arrow , have tried to discern Mister King ’s indistinguishability , and inCheckmate # 6 , on sale now in print and digital , readers learn the shocking truth about Mister King — he is actuallyKamandi , who has come back to our time to keep a forthcoming disaster .
After a decade at Marvel , Jack Kirby moved to DC Comicsin 1970 , first creating Darkseid and the Fourth World Saga . Kirby also create a turn of other grapheme for the publisher , such as OMAC , Etrigan the Demon and Kamandi , the Last Boy . Kamandi subsist in Earth ’s future , one of the few humans to survive the “ Great Disaster . ” His macrocosm was a harsh one , where talking animals ruled and the live on world were hunted . Like many of Kirby ’s DC creations , Kamandi was never intended to interact with the rest of the DC Universe , but editorial influence lead to crossover . Kamandi ’s future shew incompatible with other timelines , and the role passed out of persistence after theCrisis on Infinite Earthsbut has been restore in recent years . Kamandi has not been seensinceInfinite Frontierbegan , but he makes his surprising regaining inCheckmate # 6 , written by Brian Michael Bendis , with artwork by Alex Maleev , colors by Lee Loughridge and letters by Josh Reed .
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A central mystery ofCheckmatehas been the identity of Mister King , who has reformed the organization to stop Mark Shaw and Leviathan from gaining access to the Justice League ’s privy computing gadget web . The squad is successful in turn back Leviathan , and when they reorganize to decide their future , Amanda Waller of the Suicide Squadarrives , dropping a thunderbolt : Mister King is actually Kamandi . Waller continues , recite King ’s mate he is from the future , and has come back to stopsomethingfrom happening , but it is left up in the air as to what that something really is .
The Revelation of Saint John the Divine about Mister King ’s identity , and his motivations for returning to the present day , set up up some intriguing mystery story that will play out across the DC Universe in the months to come . Waller makes it unclouded Kamandi has returned to prevent a tragedy , but nothing else is said . What has prompt Kamandi to journey back to the 21stcentury ? What did he see ? Kamandi was one of the few humans to live the “ Great Disaster . ” What exactly is the Great Disaster though ? Its exact nature was never unwrap in the funnies , only that it happened in the hereafter . Readers have seenDarkseid make moves to harnessthe powers of the Great Darkness — could this somehow be relate to the Great Disaster ? Beyond connect two classic Jack Kirby creations , it would add lordliness to Kamandi ’s missionary work : he is going after the Omniverse ’s ultimate baddie .
Furthermore , Checkmatehas been vanish under the radar , especially when compare to the rest of Bendis ’ DC output . While Kamandi ’s appearance may come as a jolt , Bendis has name the character twice in hisLegion of Super - Heroesrun — another Word that has hinted at the superpower of the Great Darkness . As Darkseid keep his quest to harness its power , Kamandi’squest will become an even bigger part of the DC Universe .
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