Champions Vol 3 8

Champions (Vol. 3) #8LGY: Champions (Vol. 2) #35
Previous Issue	Champions (Vol. 3) #7
Next Issue	Champions (Vol. 3) #9
Art by: Kim Jacinto and Rain Beredo
Alternate Covers
1 - Textless
Art by: Kim Jacinto
Release Date	August 7, 2019
Cover Date	October, 2019
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	C.B. Cebulski
Rating	T+ (13 and up)
Original Price	$3.99
Pages	32

1. "Give and Take"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Jim Zub
Penciler(s)	Steven Cummings
Inker(s)	Steven Cummings
Colorist(s)	Marcio Menyz
Letterer(s)	Clayton Cowles
Editor(s)	Tom Brevoort Alanna Smith Shannon Andrews Ballesteros

This isn't a game, Kaldera. You're a murderer. That's more important than your honor or my pride.

—Nova (Sam Alexander)

Appearing in "Give and Take"

Featured Characters:

• Champions (Main story and flashback)
  • Viv (Main story and behind the scenes in flashback)
  • The Locust (Fernanda Rodriguez) (Main story and flashback)
  • Power Man (Víctor Álvarez) (Main story and flashback)
  • Snowguard (Amka Aliyak) (Main story and flashback)
  • Dust (Sooraya Qadir) (Main story and flashback)
  • Nova (Sam Alexander) (Returns as Nova and rejoins team)

Supporting Characters:

• Nova Corps
  • Nova (Commander Scott Adsit)
  • Numerous unnamed others

Antagonists:

• Ironheart (Riri Williams) (Secretly controlled by Blackheart in main story and behind the scenes in flashback)
• Blackheart (Behind the scenes in main story and flashback)
• Freelancers (Main story and impersonate U.S. Army officers in flashback)
  • Hotness (Main story and flashback)
  • Crush (Main story and flashback)
  • Might (Main story and flashback)
  • Panic (Main story and flashback)
• Kaldera

Other Characters:

• Sparky (Possessed by Ultron-Minor-5768215 Unit)
• Viv 2.0's consciousness (Behind the scenes in main story and flashback)
• Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) (Mentioned)
• U.S. Army (Main story and flashback)
  • Ramney (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  • Numerous unnamed soldiers (Main story and flashback)
• S.H.I.E.L.D. (Referenced)
• U.S. Military (Referenced)
• Eva Alexander (Mentioned)
• Kaelynn Alexander (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Demons (Behind the scenes in main story and flashback)
• Synthezoids (Main story and behind the scenes in flashback)
• Mutants (Main story and flashback)
• Unidentified alien species
• Robots

Locations:

• Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
  • Solar System (Main story and flashback)
    • Earth (Main story and flashback)
      • United States of America (Main story and flashback)
        • Virginia (Main story and behind the scenes in flashback)
          • Arlington (Main story and behind the scenes in flashback)
            • Cherrydale (Main story and behind the scenes in flashback)
              • 616 Hickory Branch Lane (Main story and behind the scenes in flashback)
        • Iowa (Main story and flashback)
          • Muscatine (Main story and flashback)
            • Compound SK70 (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
• Hell (Invoked)
• Spirit of Xandar, Andromeda II Galaxy (Mentioned)

Items:

• Ironheart Armor Model 3 (Main story and behind the scenes in flashback)
• Locust Armor (Main story and flashback)
• Nova Force
• Nova Helmet
• Midnight Sphere (Mentioned)
• Nova Stars
• S12-K30 Ion Pistols

Vehicles:

• C.M.B. (Destroyed) (Main story and behind the scenes in flashback)
• Endrion Stealth Slicer (Destruction)
• Nova Dreadnought

Events:

• Infinity (Mentioned)
• Infinity Countdown (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "Give and Take"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

• Fear, doubt, and deception…The Champions’ ideals are about to be tested, and not everyone will make the grade.

• Plus, the return of the Freelancers and the fate of Sam Alexander!

Trivia

• Kaldera's insults to Nova in alien font can be deciphered as, "scribbled alien language", and "more scribbled alien yelling".

See Also

• 7 image(s) from Champions Vol 3 8