(W) Greg Rucka & Various (A) Jesus Saiz & Various (CA) Lee Bermejo. After the explosive events of INFINITE CRISIS and THE OMAC PROJECT* the U.N. formed Checkmate to bring down heroes and villains that get out of line. Using their unique abilities to deputize human and metahuman forces* this agency pulls out all the stops to maintain balance between worlds. Having finally secured the political backing they needed to survive* Checkmate's operations begin in earnest* as an agent tries to infiltrate the terrorist group Kobra! But someone within Checkmate is working against them* and a compromised agent is forced to make a deadly choice! Collects CHECKMATE #1-12.