Checkmate
DC · 2006–2008 · 31 issues
About the series
A 31-issue DC series from 2006 to 2008, Checkmate reimagined the covert espionage arm of the DC Universe as a high-stakes political thriller. Anchored by the writing of Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann, with a visual backbone from artists like Joe Bennett and Chris Samnee, the series followed the organization's black-ops missions and internal power struggles. It mattered as a mature, grounded take on superhero-adjacent spycraft, weaving together DC's metahuman and political landscapes into a tense, globe-spanning chess game.
