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    Arak, Son of Thunder #40

    Arak, Son of Thunder » Arak, Son of Thunder #40 - Shah Mat!" The King Is Dead! released by DC Comics on January 1, 1985.

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    Arak, Son of Thunder #40 - Shah Mat!" The King Is Dead! by gc8 on December 26, 2012

    This is one of those issues that encompasses what makes Arak comics so good. A lot of writers have done life size chess games in their comic stories over the years, but never have I seen it done so skillful in detail and accuracy. To save the life of their companion, Arak and his friends must play a giant full contact chess game between Sharizad and the Caliph of Baghdad. The movement of the pieces can be followed too, by paging back and forth to a two page spread of the board. Not only does the...

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