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Checkmate Vol. 2 5

CHECKMATE VOL. 2 #5

Cover Date: October 2006
Cover Price: $2.99

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Cover Credits:
Art: Lee Bermejo (signed)
Colors: Patricia Mulvihill


Story: "Selection" (22 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGreg Rucka
PencilsJesus Saiz
InksFernando Blanco
ColorsSantiago Olmedo
LetteringTravis Lanham
Assistant editingRachel Gluckstern
EditingJoan Hilty

Feature Character(s):

Checkmate
Alan Scott (as the White King; resigns)
Michael Holt (as the White King's Bishop)
Thomas Jagger (as the White King's Knight; next in issue #9)
Amanda Waller (as the White Queen)
King Faraday (as the White Queen's Bishop; next in issue #7)
Count Vertigo (as the White Queen's Knight)
Col. Taleb Beni Khalid (as the Black King; in between issues #3 and #7)
Shen Li Po (as the Black King's Bishop; in between issues #3 and #8)
Sasha Bordeaux (as the Black Queen)
Jessica Midnight (as the Black Queen's Bishop)
Fire (as the Black Queen's Knight; next in issue #9)
Mademoiselle Marie (Josephine Tautin; first appearance; a DGSE agent designated Mademoiselle Marie; becomes Black Queen's Knight; last in flashback in issue #22; next in issue #9)

Other Character(s):

Takahata (last in Gotham Central #40; applies for Black Queen's Knight position; last appearance)
other Checkmate agents (first appearance of all; applicants for Black Queen's Knight position)
Tommy (first appearance; a Checkmate agent)

Location(s):

Switzerland

Story Reprinted in:

Checkmate: A King's Game ([April] 2007)
Checkmate by Greg Rucka #1 ([March] 2017)

Solicitation:

In a stand-alone tale, a new Black Queen's Knight must be chosen—and there are four candidates competing for the position. Who will win the coveted spot and what other positions might become available as other players leave the board?


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