([November] 2007)

DC, 2007 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
14.99 USD; 17.99 CAD
Pages
132
On-sale Date
2007-09-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
1-4012-1445-2 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401214456 51499
Editing
Joan Hilty (credited) (editor - original series); Rachel Gluckstern (credited) (associate editor - original series); Bob Harras (credited) (editor - collected edition)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

Pawn Breaks (Table of Contents)

Checkmate / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lee Bermejo (credited)
Inks
Lee Bermejo (credited)
Colors
Trish Mulvihill (credited as Patricia Mulvihill)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; spy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Checkmate: Pawn Breaks (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Half-title page.

Checkmate: Pawn Breaks (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page.

[Editorial Credits] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Previously in the DC Universe (Table of Contents: 5)

Checkmate / recap / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
spy; superhero

Pawn 502, Chapter One (Table of Contents: 6)

Checkmate / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Inks
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Colors
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Sasha Bordeaux; Taleb ben Khalid
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Checkmate / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
spy; superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Checkmate / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka (credited)
Pencils
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Inks
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Colors
Santiago Arcas (credited)
Letters
Travis Lanham (credited)

Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Sasha Bordeaux; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Taleb ben Khalid; Jessica Midnight; Shen Li Po
Synopsis
An operation to infiltrate Kobra hits a snag thanks to US federal officials.
Reprints

Pawn 502, Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 9)

Checkmate / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Inks
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Colors
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Sasha Bordeaux; Sarge Steel
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Checkmate / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
spy; superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Checkmate / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka (credited)
Pencils
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Inks
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Colors
Santiago Arcas (credited)
Letters
Travis Lanham (credited)

Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Sasha Bordeaux; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Tommy Jagger; Taleb ben Khalid; Mademoiselle Marie [Josephine Tautin]; Jessica Midnight; Thinker; Shen Li Po; Detective Chimp; Enchantress [June Moone]; Sarge Steel; Blue Devil [Daniel Casidy] (cameo); Ragman [Rory Regan] (cameo); Shadowpact (team)
Synopsis
Bordeaux moves to get the mission back on track, impressing the DEO and Shadowpact into service. Holt reveals his Bishop.
Reprints

Pawn 502, Chapter Three (Table of Contents: 12)

Checkmate / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Inks
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Colors
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Sasha Bordeaux; Tommy Jagger; Shadowpact [Enchantress [June Moone]; Blue Devil [Daniel Cassidy]; Ragman [Rory Regan]]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Checkmate / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
spy; superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Checkmate / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka (credited)
Pencils
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Inks
Fernando Blanco (credited)
Colors
Santiago Arcas (credited)
Letters
Ken Lopez (credited)

Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Checkmate [Sasha Bordeaux; Tommy Jagger; Mademoiselle Marie [Josephine Tautin]; Jessica Midnight]; Shadowpact [Blue Devil [Daniel Casidy]; Detective Chimp; Enchantress [June Moone]; Nightshade]; Sarge Steel
Synopsis
With the help of the Shadowpact, Checkmate gets its Pawn into play, but at a price.
Reprints

Corvalho, Chapter One (Table of Contents: 15)

Checkmate / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Inks
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Colors
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Fire
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Checkmate / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
spy; superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Checkmate / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Nunzio DeFilippis (credited); Greg Rucka (credited); Christina Weir (credited)
Pencils
Steve Scott (credited)
Inks
Nathan Massengill (credited)
Colors
Santiago Arcas (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; spy
Characters
Sasha Bordeaux; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Amanda Waller; Count Vertigo; King Faraday; Fire; Tommy Jagger; Taleb Beni Khalid; Jessica Midnight; Shen Li Po; Thinker; Colonel Computron; Bane (cameo); Judomaster [Rip Jagger] (cameo)
Synopsis
Checkmate is drawn into the politics of Santa Prisca which appear to have been rigged against Bane. Friction begins to rise as the other three Royals suspect Waller has a hand in things she should not.
Reprints

Corvalho, Chapter Two (Table of Contents: 18)

Checkmate / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Inks
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Colors
Jesús Saiz (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]; Judomaster [Rip Jagger]; Bane
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Checkmate / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
spy; superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Checkmate / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Rucka (credited); Nunzio DeFilippis (credited); Christina Weir (credited)
Pencils
Cliff Richards (credited); Steve Scott (credited)
Inks
Steve Bird (credited); Nathan Massengill (credited); Art Thibert (credited)
Colors
Santiago Arcas (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Checkmate [Black King [Taleb Beni Khalid]; Black King's Bishop [Shen Li Po]; Black King's Knight [Fire; Beatriz Da Costa]; Black Queen [Sasha Bordeaux]; Black Queen's Bishop [Jessica Midnight]; White King [Michael Holt; Mr. Terrific]; White King's Bishop [Thinker]; White King's Knight [Tommy Jagger]; White Queen [Amanda Waller]]; Judomaster [Rip Jagger] (cameo flashback); Bane (villain); Colonel Computron (villain; corpse); Ramon Da Costa [also as Ramon Corvalho] (villain)
Synopsis
The Knights return from the botched mission, which puts Fire's future with the organization in jeopardy. The friction among the royals begins to move.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Checkmate's Riskiest Gamble! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Checkmate / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Pawn Breaks
    Checkmate
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Checkmate: Pawn Breaks
  4. 3. Checkmate: Pawn Breaks
  5. 4. [Editorial Credits]
  6. 5. Previously in the DC Universe
    Checkmate
  7. 6. Pawn 502, Chapter One
    Checkmate
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  10. 9. Pawn 502, Chapter Two
    Checkmate
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  13. 12. Pawn 502, Chapter Three
    Checkmate
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  16. 15. Corvalho, Chapter One
    Checkmate
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  19. 18. Corvalho, Chapter Two
    Checkmate
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Checkmate
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
  24. 23. Checkmate's Riskiest Gamble!
    Checkmate
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  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore