Checkmate A King's Game Author:Greg Rucka Checkmate holds the line. — — Whether you're a hero or a villain, if you cross it, they will remove from the board. — — Permanently. — — In the wake of a universe-spanning crisis, the world remains a dangerous place,with new metahuman threats and political battles spiraling out of control at any given moment. There is... more » a desperate need to hold the line against destruction.
There is a need--once more--for Checkmate.
Re-charted by the United Nations and governed by a "Rule of Two" that ensures joint partnership between human and metahuman leaders, the covert operations agency acts as the intelligence/intervention force seeking to establish order and balance in an increasingly unbalanced world.
With core members Green Lantern, Mister Terrific, Fire and Sasha Bordeaux, Checkmate is a formidable group--but will they be able to deal with the rising threats while contending with their own internal moral battles?
And will a member's secret connection to the group known as the Suicide Squad mean that Checkmate's mission is doomed from the start.