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Checkmate by Greg Rucka #2
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This volume collects the opening chapters of Greg Rucka's 2006 Checkmate series, following the covert operations of the DC Universe's premier espionage organization. The collection introduces key players including the Black Queen's Knight and Josephine Tautin as the team navigates political intrigue and global threats.
Contains 16 stories
Checkout, Part 1
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]Black King's Knight [FireBeatriz Da Costa]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]White Queen [Amanda Waller]White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]White Queen's Knight [Werner VertigoCount Vertigo]]Outsiders [Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]Grace ChoiKatana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Metamorpho [Rex Masonas Mr. Chaney]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Thunder [Anissa Pierce]]
Checkout, Part 2
Outsiders [Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]Grace ChoiKatana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Metamorpho [Rex Mason]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Thunder [Anissa Pierce]]Checkmate [Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie]Black King's Knight [Beatriz DacostaFire]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]]
Checkout, Part 3
Checkmate [Black King's Knight [FireBeatriz Da Costa]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]White Queen [Amanda Waller]White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]White Queen's Knight [Werner VertigoCount Vertigo]]Outsiders [Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]Grace ChoiKatana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Metamorpho [Rex Mason]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Thunder [Anissa Pierce]]
Checkout, Part 4
Outsiders [Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]Grace ChoiKatana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Metamorpho [Rex Mason]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Thunder [Anissa Pierce]]Checkmate [Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie]Black King's Knight [Beatriz DacostaFire]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]White Queen [Amanda Waller]White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]White Queen's Knight [Count VertigoWerner Vertigo]]Great Ten [Immortal Man in DarknessAugust General in IronChang Tzu]
Checkout, Part 5
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]Black King's Bishop [Shen Li Po]Black King's Knight [FireBeatriz Da Costa]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]White Queen [Amanda Waller]White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]White Queen's Knight [Werner VertigoCount Vertigo]]Outsiders [Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]Grace ChoiKatana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Metamorpho [Rex Mason]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Thunder [Anissa Pierce]]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Ambassador ShiGreat Ten [August General in IronEgg Fu [Chang Tzu]]
Checkout, Conclusion
Outsiders [Captain Boomerang, Jr. [Owen Mercer]Grace ChoiKatana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Metamorpho [Rex Mason]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Thunder [Anissa Pierce]]Checkmate [Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie]Black King's Knight [Beatriz DacostaFire]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]White Queen [Amanda Waller]White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]White Queen's Knight [Count VertigoWerner Vertigo]]Batman [Bruce Wayne]VILLAIN: Chang Tzu
Past Perfect
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]Black King's Bishop [August General in IronFang Zhifu] (joins)Black King's Knight [FireBeatriz Da Costa]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White Queen [Amanda Waller]White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]]Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]HootyNite-LiteIce [Tora Olafsdotter]Mirror Master [Evan McCulloch] (villain)
Firewall
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]Black King's Bishop [Shen Li Po]Black King's Knight [FireBeatriz Da Costa]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White Queen [Amanda Waller]White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]Pawn 111 (first appearance)Castellan [Carl Draper]David Said (first appearance)]Carla Draper (photo)Kobra Cult (villains)Mawzir (villain)League of Assassins (villains)
The Fall of the Wall, Part 1
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]Black King's Bishop [August General in IronFang Zhifu]Black King's Knight [FireBeatriz Da Costa]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]White Queen's Knight [Werner VertigoCount Vertigo]]Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzzalso as Taleb Beni Khalid]Oracle [Barbara Gordon]Suicide Squad [Rick FlagBronze Tiger [Ben Turner]Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]]Ambassador TrautmanScandal Savage (villain)
The Fall of the Wall, Part 2
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]Black King's Bishop [August General in IronFang Zhifu]Black King's Knight [FireBeatriz Da Costa]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]White Queen [Amanda Waller]White Queen's Bishop [King Faraday]Pawn 647 [Marcel]]Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzzalso as Taleb Beni Khalid]Suicide Squad [Rick FlagBronze Tiger [Ben Turner]Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]The General [Wade Eiling]MultiplexPlastique [Bette Sans Souci]]Ambassador TrautmanSecretary General AddyGhost Fox KillerHyena [Divan Shi] (villain)Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain)Mr. Freeze [Victor Friese] (villain)Scandal Savage (villain)Sickle (villain)
The Fall of the Wall, Conclusion
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]Black King's Bishop [August General in IronFang Zhifu]Black King's Knight [FireBeatriz Da Costa]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]White Queen [Amanda Waller] (resigns)White Queen's Knight [Werner VertigoCount Vertigo]]Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]Suicide Squad [Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]Nightshade [Eve Eden]]Ambassador TrautmanSecretary General AddyMawzir (villainflashback)
La Vie en Sang
Checkmate [Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]White Queen [Valentina Vostok] (joins)]Secretary General AddyMademoiselle Marie [Lady Elisabeth Saint-Marie] (flashback)Comte De Nevers (flashback)Mademoiselle Marie [Countess Margaux de Mortain] (flashback)General Lafayette (flashback)Mademoiselle Marie [Sabine Roth] (flashback)Officer Thierry DesmaraisSamantha DesmaraisMadeleine DesmaraisSaleh
La Vie en Sang, Part Deux
Checkmate [Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie] (origin)White Queen [Valentina Vostok]White Queen's Bishop [Zviad BaazoviBad Samaritan] (joins)White Queen's Knight [Captain ChazovRocket Red] (joins)]Secretary General AddyMademoiselle Marie [Lady Elisabeth Saint-Marie] (flashback)Mademoiselle Marie [Countess Margaux de Mortain] (flashback)Mademoiselle Marie [Marie Salomon] (flashback)Mademoiselle Marie [Zoe Magnier] (flashback)Mademoiselle Marie [Simone Michel-Levy] (flashback)Mademoiselle Marie [Anais Guillot] (flashback)Mademoiselle Marie [Sabine Roth] (flashbackorigin)Officer Thierry DesmaraisSamantha DesmaraisMadeleine DesmaraisSalehColonel Burkel (flashbackvillaindeath)
Castling, Part 1
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]Black King's Bishop [August General in IronFang Zhifu]Black King's Knight [FireBeatriz Da Costa]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]White Queen [Valentina Vostok]White Queen's Bishop [Zviad BaazoviBad Samaritan]White Queen's Knight [Captain ChazovRocket Red]Castellan [Carl Draper]PaulPawn 502 [Lucas Terrel]]Superman [Clark KentKal-El]Dr. NakataShadowpact [Blue Devil [Daniel Cassiday] (flashbackcameo)Enchantress [June Moone] (flashbackcameo)]Kobra Cult (villains)
Castling, Part 2
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]Black King's Knight [FireBeatriz Da Costa]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Knight [Josephine TautinMademoiselle Marie]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]White Queen [Valentina Vostok]White Queen's Bishop [Zviad Baazovi]White Queen's Knight [Captain ChazovRocket Red]Castellan [Carl Draper]Pawns [Pawn 506 [K. Powers] (death)Pawn 662 [M. Olsen] (death)Pawn 677 [J. Ninen] (death)Pawn 743 [K. Liner] (death)Pawn 762 [O. Schmitt] (death)Pawn 812 [O. Perkins] (death)Pawn 871 [B. Thomer] (death)Pawn 909 [O. Loayza] (death)]Rooks [Rook Alpha [GravediggerTyson Sykes]Rook Beta [Cinnamon]Rook Gamma [Sebastian Faust]Rook Delta [G.I. RobotJ.A.K.E.]]]Ghost Fox KillerGlobal Guardians [Crimson FoxFreedom Beast [Dominic Mndawe]Tasmanian Devil [Hugh Dawkins]]Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Hawk [Holly Granger]HayothJustice League of America [JLABatman [Bruce Wayne]Black Canary [Dinah Lance]Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]Flash [Wally West]Green Lantern [John Stewart]Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]Red Arrow [Roy Harper]Superman [Clark KentKal-El]Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]Vixen [Mari McCabe]]Justice Society of America [JSADamage [Grant Emerson]Dr. Mid-Nite [Pieter Cross]Flash [Jay Garrick]Green Lantern [Alan Scott]Hourman [Rick Tyler]Liberty Belle [Jesse Chambers]Power GirlStargirl [Courtney Whitmore]Starman [Thom Kallor]Wildcat [Ted Grant]]Outsiders [Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]Metamorpho [Rex Mason]]HootyKobra Cult (villains)Dr. Ridley (villain)
Castling, Finale
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]Black King's Bishop [August General in IronFang Zhifu]Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]White King [Michael HoltMr. Terrific]White King's Bishop [Thinker]White Queen [Valentina Vostok]White Queen's Bishop [Zviad Baazovi]Rooks [Rook Alpha [GravediggerTyson Sykes]Rook Beta [Cinnamon]Rook Gamma [Sebastian Faust]Rook Delta [G.I. RobotJ.A.K.E.]]]Justice League of America [JLABatman [Bruce Wayne]Superman [Clark KentKal-El]Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]Kobra Cult (villains)
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Full credits
writer Greg Rucka
writer Judd Winick
artist Joe Bennett
inker Jack Jadson
colorist Santiago Arcas
letterer Travis Lanham
cover pencils, inks Kalman Andrasofszky
Reprints
↩ Reprints Checkmate #13 (2007), Checkmate #14 (2007), Outsiders #47 (2007), Checkmate #15 (2007), Outsiders #48 (2007), Checkmate #16 (2007), Outsiders #49 (2007), Checkmate #17 (2007), Checkmate #18 (2007), Checkmate #19 (2007), Checkmate #20 (2008), Checkmate #21 (2008), Checkmate #22 (2008), Checkmate #23 (2008), Checkmate #24 (2008), Checkmate #25 (2008)
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