tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post8050909855656661526..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Checkmate: Fall of the Wall trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-79092792706312200702012-01-23T16:51:33.391-06:002012-01-23T16:51:33.391-06:00Yes, but the Master Jailer in question here is spe...Yes, but the Master Jailer in question here is specifically the post-Crisis Master Jailer, whose conflict with his daughter factors into the Checkmate story. This particular iteration of the character was created by Karl Kesel and called Deathtrap in the 1990s, but Geoff Johns renamed him Master Jailer in the Ending Battle story in the 2000s (in homage, as you say, to the pre-Crisis character). Thanks for stopping by!collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-41307863662142427382012-01-23T16:43:47.166-06:002012-01-23T16:43:47.166-06:00Master Jailer? He was locking up supes in the 70&#...Master Jailer? He was locking up supes in the 70's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-45690805777436491452008-08-14T20:05:00.000-05:002008-08-14T20:05:00.000-05:00Eric -- Thanks for your comment. I had thought the...Eric -- Thanks for your comment. <BR/><BR/>I had thought the solicitation for Checkmate: Chimera didn't include "Castling," but I'd be very glad if it did! And kudos again for the Castellan story; I enjoyed Geoff Johns take on Master Jailer in Superman, and I was glad you and Greg brought him back, remembering his daughter as well.<BR/><BR/>I was doubly sorry to see Checkmate had been cancelled -- but a Checkmate presence in Final Crisis: Resist is a nice substitute.<BR/><BR/>Hope you'll stop back for our review of Chimera. Thanks again.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-64283342983918450802008-08-13T22:40:00.000-05:002008-08-13T22:40:00.000-05:00"It's a pity, indeed, that Fall of the Wall repres..."It's a pity, indeed, that Fall of the Wall represents the end of Rucka's run on Checkmate..."<BR/><BR/>Not true. The final story arc of Greg's run of the series (which I was fortunate enough to help write) is "Castling" (issues 23-25), which should, theoretically, be included in a fourth and final Checkmate TPB.<BR/><BR/>In addition, we get another whack at Checkmate in FINAL CRISIS: RESIST in October. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words; they're much appreciated!<BR/><BR/>-Eric TrautmannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com