Challengers of the Unknown #1
"Stolen Moments, Borrowed Time [Part 1]" kicks off a mind-bending mystery in Challengers of the Unknown #1 (2004), where five strangers—each a rebel in their own right—find their thoughts eerily synchronized, drawn together in Long Beach, California. As a freighter in the harbor detonates in a catastrophic blast, the truth behind their connection begins to unravel. Written and illustrated by Howard Chaykin, with colors by Michelle Madsen and letters by Richard Starkings, the issue’s striking cover by Chaykin and Rian Hughes captures the moment chaos ignites.
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"Everything you know is a lie!" Five troublemakers - a blogger, videographer, hip-hop poet, extreme athlete, and industrial saboteur - all share the same thoughts without knowing it. And all five congregate in Long Beach, California. Just as a terrorist-jacked freighter in the harbor explodes and flattens the city...
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