Queen & Country
| Queen & Country | |
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Queen & Country #1 (March 2001). Art by Tim Sale.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Oni Press |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | March 2001 – August 2007 |
| Number of issues | 32 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Greg Rucka |
| Creator(s) | Greg Rucka |
| Collected editions | |
| Broken Ground | |
Queen & Country is an American comic book published by Oni Press and written by Greg Rucka with various artists illustrating.
It was inspired by the British ITV television series The Sandbaggers (1978–1980), which was created and primarily written by Ian Mackintosh. Mackintosh is heavily praised in an essay by Rucka in Issue #1 of Queen & Country.
The first series began in March 2001 and ran for 32 issues, finishing in August 2007.
Three Queen & Country: Declassified spin-off mini-series have also been published, the first two written by Rucka and the third by Antony Johnston under Rucka's supervision. They deal specifically with the past missions of various characters. Events of the first Declassified miniseries in particular influence what happens in later issues of the main series; it is best read before "Operation Stormfront".
Translated editions of the collected volumes are available in Polish, French and German, and several volumes are available in Spanish.
The series is centered on Tara Chace, an operative of the Special Operations Section of SIS, colloquially known as the Minders. It attempts to portray the bureaucracy and politics which the agents deal with realistically, as well as including the dangerous missions typical of the spy genre.
Other recurring characters in the series alongside Tara Chace include Director of Operations Paul Crocker, Deputy Chief of Service Donald Weldon, Chief of Service Frances Barclay (known colloquially as "C"), Mission Control Officer and Main Communications Officer Alexis and former Head of Special Section Tom Wallace.
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