Checkmate #20

The "Fall of the Wall" arc reaches its conclusion in Checkmate #20, and Kalman Andrasofszky's cover makes the stakes unmistakably clear — a massive shadowy face dominates the background as a chaotic ensemble of characters battles across it, including a tiger-headed figure, a glowing energy-wielder at center, armed combatants, and a looming masked figure in the foreground. Greg Rucka scripts with art by Joe Bennett and inks by Jack Jadson, promising the kind of high-stakes espionage tension this series has built its reputation on. If you've been following Checkmate's intricate world of covert ops and superpowered politics, this is the payoff issue you've been waiting for.