Your thought on Queen & Country?

[jimbo887]

I've been wanting to check out Queen & Country for a while now. I like Greg Rucka and everything that I've picked up from Oni has been a worthwhile purchase, so I was just wondering what people who have read it have to say about it.

[Godfather]

One day I'd like to get the hardcovers. I haven't read any of the actual comics, I've read both novels.

A Gentleman's Game is fabulous. The sequel, Private Wars was good, but Gentleman's Game had this edge to it that I found it to be a better story.

[Plantagenet]

I've only read the 1st 2 trades, but in terms of Rucka's work I'd make these comparisons:

Queen and Country - The Good Shepherd
Checkmate - The Bourne Identity

[nolanjwerner]

What I've read about it I've really liked.

[rockieman]

Q&C is Rucka's best comics work. If you've read his Whiteout minis, you should like this. The Q&C Declassified minis are also really good, however, I recommend reading them after you've gotten a flavor for the characters from the 1st few Q&C arcs. The 1st Declassified mini is a "sequel" to the 3rd Q&C arc, I believe (it's bee nawhile since I re-read the series).

They will probably read best in trade format. Issue #32 is finally being solicited for August. After that, the series will be relaunched as Volume 2, but no timeframe has been given for that.

Rucka has also mentioned that he has a new creator-owned series coming from Oni, but no details on it.

[perk9600]

One day I'd like to get the hardcovers. I haven't read any of the actual comics, I've read both novels.

A Gentleman's Game is fabulous. The sequel, Private Wars was good, but Gentleman's Game had this edge to it that I found it to be a better story.

Hey Godfather,

Good luck tracking down all those HC's. They were limited to one print run and I had quite a hard time getting my hands on a couple of them. Oni still has many of them at their store, but for some reason #4 is tough to find.

If you plan to get them I'd start sooner than later, because they are totally worth it!

[perk9600]

Rucka has also mentioned that he has a new creator-owned series coming from Oni, but no details on it.

The new book is called Stumptown. Other than that we know pretty much nothing about it.

[perk9600]

Oh and Queen & Country is awesome.

Frankly I think the book is better in prose than comics and for that reason I prefer the novels to the comics. But as a series the whole thing is absoluetly worth reading.

Issue #32 is going to be the last issue for quite a long time so enjoy it!

[deathmasterj]

I have all the trades so far and love them all. Start at the start and go from there. Each arc has a different artist which helps give a different feel to each story, which range from action packed to the mundane, but all are excellent and show the different sides to life as a "spy".

[jimbo887]

Oh and Queen & Country is awesome.

Frankly I think the book is better in prose than comics and for that reason I prefer the novels to the comics. But as a series the whole thing is absoluetly worth reading.

Issue #32 is going to be the last issue for quite a long time so enjoy it!

So are the novels the same stories as the comics. If so I may check out the novels instead. If not I'll check 'em both out. I only ever read the novel Keeper by Rucka. That was years ago, but I liked it okay and wouldn't be opposed to picking up some more of his prose fiction.

I've been wanting to read Whiteout, too. It's just that both that and Q&C are low on my trades to buy list.

Interesting comparisons for Checkmate and Q&C. I didn't want to see The Good Sheppard at all and I kind of liked Bourne. I like Checkmate, too.

[Godfather]

So are the novels the same stories as the comics. If so I may check out the novels instead. If not I'll check 'em both out. I only ever read the novel Keeper by Rucka. That was years ago, but I liked it okay and wouldn't be opposed to picking up some more of his prose fiction.


No they are not the same stories.

[Supreme Convoy]

I have the first 3 trades and I like them. If you like spy/espionage without all the James Bond-fantasy stuff, you'll like Queen & Country.

On a Rucka related note, I want an Atticus Kodiak comic book!

[Lord MaGnUs]

Great series, like James Bond, but without the gadgets (which are fun, but sometimes a bit over the top): this is real world spy stuff.

I need to get the second novel, though, haven't read it yet.

[perk9600]

So are the novels the same stories as the comics. If so I may check out the novels instead. If not I'll check 'em both out. I only ever read the novel Keeper by Rucka. That was years ago, but I liked it okay and wouldn't be opposed to picking up some more of his prose fiction.

I've been wanting to read Whiteout, too. It's just that both that and Q&C are low on my trades to buy list.

Interesting comparisons for Checkmate and Q&C. I didn't want to see The Good Sheppard at all and I kind of liked Bourne. I like Checkmate, too.


The novels advance the existing story and are new material. The first novel takes place between volumes 7 & 8 of the comic series (8 is currently incomplete) and then the second novel is after volume 8 of the comic.

I wouldn't have enjoyed the novels as much without the comic back drop, but that being said I prefer that format.

[PaulCrocker]

Love this series very much. I came on it at issue #3 and have been hooked ever since. Have all the HCs too. Really sweet on the shelf with the 2 novels and the book plates. No question, this is Rucka's best stuff. Checkmate is good too, but it is a very light take compared to Q&C. I see #32 is in the newest previews again. August it is!