All the pieces on the Checkmate board have converged on China. Is it the end of the world as we know it in this series finale issue? Or will Chimera save the day?

Chimera and Chloe are finally reunited, but all hell's breaking loose around them, especially when August General in Iron defies the Black King's orders and returns to China.

The Royals send an increasingly erratic Chimera up against an imminent apocalypse! Good thing the Global Guardians are there to back him up!

Checkmate struggles to contain a growing environmental disaster, and the Black King faces upheaval in his own ranks over it — even as the King's secret weapon, Chimera, is exposed to the memory ... (more)

Resurrected as the monstrous Chimera, PFC Adam Sharp is sent on a deadly mission to the loneliest corner of the world even as his bereaved fiancée vows to find him…and just as Whiteside's a... (more)

"Chimera," by Bruce Jones (Hulk) and Manuel Garcia (COUNTDOWN) begins! Left for dead on a Middle East minefield, one soldier's only chance to survive is as a test subject of a dangerous-but-invaluable... (more)

"Castling" concludes! Taking down Kobra's mass attack — a bid to bring forth the apocalyptic era of Kali Yuga — requires Checkmate to use their ops team of last resort: The Rooks! A 25th i... (more)

As the edges of Kobra's plot are discovered, the scale and the stakes continue to rise, jeopardizing millions of innocent lives around the planet. But is this all cover for something far more terrifyi... (more)

"Castling" begins here! It's been over a year since Pawn 502 went deep undercover inside the cult of Kobra. Now he's resurfaced, warning of a plot that will cost hundreds of thousands of lives and ign... (more)

"Mademoiselle Marie" concludes! Will Black Queen's Knight get her target safely out of Bialya, or will she become the latest Mademoiselle Marie to be laid to eternal rest?

The sensational 2-part story "Mademoiselle Marie" begins! Long before World War II, a legendary French spy network was born - and now a kidnapping in Africa has turned the Mademoiselle Marie legacy ag... (more)

"The Fall of the Wall" concludes with a bang! Taskforce X marks the spot as the Royals force a showdown with Amanda Waller!

"Fall of the Wall" Part 2! The White Queen turns to bare-knuckle blackmail to hang onto her job — and Amanda Waller knows everyone's secrets!

Amanda Waller's unauthorized Black Ops game is exposed! "The Fall of the Wall" begins here!

If Checkmate's powerful enough to have a takedown plan for every hero and villain on Earth, why isn't its Alpine headquarters under assault 24-7? Well, it is — which is why it needs a Master Jai... (more)

In a wrenching stand-alone story, the Black Queen and the White King wrestle with whether to resume their affair — as Checkmate welcomes her former torturer to the Royal Family!

Part 5 of "Checkout," continued from OUTSIDERS #48!
They say politics makes for strange bedfellows, and as their mission with the Outsiders reaches the end stage, the Royals are about to discover ho... (more)

Part 3 of "Checkout," continued from OUTSIDERS #47! The agency's locked in a shotgun wedding with the Outsiders. The honeymoon's on Oolong Island, a mission that nobody else in the DCU will touch, and... (more)

They've just been waiting for the right opening gambit, and now's the time to make the first move as Checkmate hunts the Outsiders! Jump aboard for a 3-month crossover called "Checkout," continuing in... (more)

An INFINITE CRISIS score gets settled when Judomaster's son faces Bane, his father's murderer! Meanwhile, the Black King discovers the meaning of "Corvalho" — a meaning long hidden by his own Kn... (more)