Queen and Country HC (2004-2007 Oni Press) comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Operation: Broken Ground!" Collects Queen and Country (2001-2006) #1-4. Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Steve Rolston. Cover by Tim Sale and Matthew Hollingsworth. As part of the Special Section of Britain's Ministry of Intelligence, Tara Chace is one of a handful of operatives they call when they need to clean up a mess, or to make a new one. It's a world of questionable morals. For instance, is it better to assassinate a general in the Russian mafia rather than allow him to peddle more guns and drugs in underprivileged countries? Tara's bosses seem to think so. But the Russian mafia ask their own question - once someone has taken the life of one of their officers, can they continue to let that person live? Greg Rucka peels back the lid on the traditional espionage story to see the nastiness inside, and Steve Rolston brings it to life with stunning clarity. Hardcover, 120 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $25.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Operation: Morningstar!" Collects Queen and Country (2001-2006) #5-7. Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Brian Hurtt, Bryan O'Malley, and Christine & Norrie. Cover by Durwin Talon. Afghanistan is one of the hottest political spots in the world. When the Taleban discovers foreign journalists are also serving as covert-agents for the SIS, the Minders are put on a mission to find a secret contact list before the enemy does. However, when Director of Operations Paul Crocker decides to send only his male agents into the field, it doesn't sit well with Tara Chace. Adding insult to injury, she's currently required to attend therapy sessions to deal with the effects of previous operations. Not content to sit on her hands, Tara spends her time trying to piece together the puzzle, aiding Minders Wallace and Kittering in their race against the clock. This second collection of the acclaimed series Queen & Country breaks new ground for comics, tackling tough subject matter in a realistic and intriguing way. Written by Eisner-winner Greg Rucka, with art by Brian Hurtt, Bryan O'Malley, and Christine Norrie, chapter breaks by John K. Snyder III, and a cover by Durwin Talon. Hardcover, 88 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $20.00.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Operation: Crystal Ball!" Collects Queen and Country (2001-2006) #8-12. Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Leandro Ferndandez. Tara Chace races against the clock to stop a terrorist plot to unleash Sarin gas on the British citizenry - all in the midst of a burgeoning romance between herself and fellow Minder Ed Kittering. Hardcover, 152 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $30.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Operation: Blackwall!" Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Jason Alexander. Tara Chace is accustomed to working in the shadows cast by world governments, but when a French conglomerate blackmails one of the Queen's most affluent subjects, Tara's espionage turns to the corporate variety. It's sex, lies, and big business in this new collection of the Eisner Award-winning series! Hardcover, 96 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $20.00.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Operation: Storm Front!" Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Carla Speed McNeil. As Tara Chace and the rest of the department reel over the demise of one of their own, a ghost from Director Paul Crocker's past has him sending his minders into danger yet again. But will this operation free Crocker from his ghosts or merely create new ones? Hardcover, 152 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $30.00.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Operation: Dandelion!" Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Mike Hawthorne. Every job has its office politics, but when you're a spy, the politics in play take on a much larger scale. When the chief of S.I.S. is forced into retirement, Paul Crocker is forced to play a new game in order to just keep his job. But are agents Chace and Wallace prepared to be Crocker's pawns in this new match? Hardcover, 128 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $25.00.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Operation: Saddlebags!" Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Mike Norton and Steve Rolston. A homecoming for Tara Chace is cut short when she must return to active duty for a mission with the latest addition to the Special Section. When a scandal involving high-ranking government officials, UK oil drilling, and the Russian Mafia threatens the integrity of the country, Tara must go to St. Petersburg and stop it all before it starts. But when the new agent messes up, will Chace just make things worse? Hardcover, 144 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $30.00.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Operation: Red Panda!" Collects Queen and Country (2001-2006) #29-32. Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Chris Samnee. Operation: Red Panda has the Minders being deployed to the war-torn streets of Iraq to investigate and potentially 'terminate' an Iraqi bureaucrat who is suspected of giving allied secrets to local insurgents. As the old saying goes, all plans goes out the window once the first bullet is fired. And when things go from bad to worse for Tara, years of trauma and abuse come violently forward. Hardcover, 144 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $25.00.