Checkmate



Checkmate is published by DC Comics. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Checkmate #14: 16 May 2007

Current Issue

 * Checkmate #15: 20 Jun 2007

Next Issue

 * Checkmate #16: 18 Jul 2007

Status
Monthly on-going.

Checkmate #15
This is a current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Collections

 * Checkmate, vol. 1: A King's Game - Collects #1-7. "The U.N. formed Checkmate to bring down heroes and villains that get out of line. Now they use unique ability to deputize human and metahuman forces throughout the world in pursuit of its goal to hold the line." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401212204


 * Checkmate, vol. 2: Pawn Break - Collects #8-12. "Action and intrigue abound as Checkmate clashes with a rival agency on American soil and The Black Queen deputizes the big guns in an all-out bid to keep Pawn 502's mission alive! And Fire, the Black King's Knight, tries to break free from Amanda Waller's blackmail in a move that will shake the agency from top to bottom!" - (forthcoming, September 2007)

Creative Team
Writer: Greg Rucka; Artist: Jesús Saíz; Covers by Jesús Saíz.

Checkmate created by Paul Kupperberg, John Byrne and Steve Erwin.

Publishing History
First published in 2006. Spun out of events in the miniseries The OMAC Project and Infinite Crisis.

A previous Checkmate series ran 33 issues from 1988–1990.

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Checkmate #16: 18 Jul 2007
 * Checkmate #17: 15 Aug 2007
 * Checkmate Vol. 2: Pawn Break TP: 05 Sep 2007

News & Features

 * 27 Mar 2007 - Checking Out "Checkout" with Rucka and Winick
 * 05 Feb 2007 - Nunzio & Christina in Checkmate

Links

 * DC Comics
 * Checkmate (comics)