Checkmate: A King's Game

In a single-issue prestige one-shot from 2007, DC Comics writer Greg Rucka and artist Jesús Saiz delivered a taut espionage thriller centered on the clandestine operations of Checkmate, the covert agency operating within the DC Universe. This story explores the high-stakes, morally gray world of international super-spy politics, serving as a standalone entry that matters for fans of Rucka's acclaimed, character-driven work on the organization.