The Phantom # 21 - Checkmate Part One of Five
is an issue published by Moonstone that was released on 2 / 6 / 2008Plot Summary
Rebels warring in Bangallan jungles, terrorist attacks in the streets of Mawitaan and an old enemy suddenly freed from prison for no logical reason. Is this a series of unrelated events or part of something far more sinister? Find out in the beginning of the biggest arc in Moonstone's Phantom run, culminating in the double sized issue #25!
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Checkmate Part One of Five
The Phantom and what seems like all of his Moonstone - issued enemies return for their revenge.
Tragedy strikes as the Phantom's wife Diana seems to have been killed. I don't believe that for a second but you never know. Moonstone has been weaving in current events to the Phantom storylines and heck, I doubt King Features who own the Phantom characters would allow it but hey, it could happen.
Checkmate is a five parter and it looks like Moonstone is throwing everything into it, EVERY character I think that has been in this run seems to be tied to an evil plot against the Phantom, and Africa as a whole.
The writers are really bringing in terrorism s an enemy in this series. We have seen it in previous issues, but here, with suicide bombers, blown up airplanes and the like, it is in full force.
A pretty good opening for this story, I'll believe the death of Diana Palmer when I see it though. Not that I wouldn't think it would be cool and create an entirely, unprecedented Phantom series, but I just don't think that is going to happen anytime soon.
