Issue | #886 |
Published | April 2010 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 3.99 USD |
Pages | 44 |
Editing | Matt Idelson; Wil Moss (Assistant) |
Notes | This issue is Red Shield Continuity #27, and went on sale 2010-02-10 (on time). "Printed by World Color Press, Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada. 02/03/10." It also features "World Against [S-shield]" promotion on the cover. |
Characters | Nightwing [Chris Kent]; Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var]; Rao; Captain Atom (headshot) |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano [as CAFU] (signed) |
Inks | Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano [as CAFU] (signed) |
Colors | Santiago Arcas (signed) |
Characters | Nightwing [Chris Kent]; Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var]; Rao (flashback); The Flamebird (flashback); Vohc (flashback); The Nightwing (flashback); Jax-Ur; Gazzi (cameo, death); Wazir (cameo, death); Kellie (cameo, death); Jerome (cameo, death); The Book of Rao |
Synopsis | Chris uses a Sunstone crystal called The Book of Rao to experience the history of Rao, Vohc, The Flamebird, and The Nightwing. That night, Jax-Ur talks with Flamebird, inviting them to his lab, but it's a trap. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Greg Rucka; Eric Trautmann |
Pencils | Pere Pérez (pages 1-4, 15-22); Fernando Dagnino (pages 5-14) |
Inks | Pere Pérez (pages 1-4, 15-22); Fernando Dagnino (pages 5-14) |
Colors | Javier Mena |
Letters | Rob Leigh |
Notes | Story continued from last and continues in the next issue. There is Kryptonese dialog in this issue, but it is all translated into English. |
Characters | Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]; ShadowPact [Detective Chimp; Ragman; Enchantress; Blue Devil]; Justice League of America [Mon-El; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Cyborg]; Demon (cameo); Nightshade (cameo); Nightmaster (cameo); Amethyst (cameo); Quisp [Qwsp] (cameo); The Great Ten [The Socialist Red Guardsman; August General in Iron; Ghost Fox Killer] (cameo); Sorcerer's World; Skartaris |
Synopsis | The Shadow Pact identify Mirabai's world as Sorcerer's World, and help Captain Atom get there via a path through China, the Himalayas, and Skartaris. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | James Robinson |
Pencils | Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano [as CAFU] |
Inks | Javier Bergantiño [as BIT] |
Colors | Santiago Arcas |
Letters | Rob Leigh |
Notes | Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue. |
Characters | Doc Savage [Clark Savage, Jr.]; Monk; Ham; Renny; Spirit [Denny Colt]; Commissioner Eustace Dolan |
Genre | Superhero; Adventure |
Script | Brian Azzarello |
Pencils | J. G. Jones; Rags Morales |
Inks | J. G. Jones; Rags Morales |
Colors | J. G. Jones (page 1) |
Notes | Previews the upcoming series on sale in March. |
Reprinted | from First Wave (DC, 2010 series) #1 [cover (color) and 4 pages (black and white)] |
Script | Ian Sattler |
Notes | Ian thanks Mike Marts for sharing all of the covers of Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (in black and white). Appears on page 42 in this issue. |
Notes | House ads for: Blackest Night (checklist part 3), and Absolute Green Lantern: Rebirth. Appear in various places in this issue. |
Notes | Total of 5 one-page ads for: Lunch Lady (books, Alfred A. Knopf), Emerald City Comicon (comic convention), Wondercon (comic convention, San Diego Comic Con International), Vincent Shadow Toy Inventor (book, Little, Brown and Company), and Glory of Heracles (video game, Nintendo). Appear in various places in this issue. |