I really like the feel of this book now. This particular issue tells the story of Beatriz DaCosta, Fire. Waller has been holding information about Beatriz's father over her head for quite a while now. This issue we find out exactly what that was. It seems that back in the 70's, the South American countries were run by an extreme right-wing government. Well they were afraid that they were going to lose that power. So they sanctioned operation Condor. Basically what that was, was like a Homeland Security type operation. But, they took it to the extreme. Basically they eliminated anyone who disagreed, or voiced an opinion in deference to the ruling power. Beatriz's dad, Ramon, ran that operation. He " . . . authorized the assassination of at least 37 "revolutionaries" and the disappearance of an additional 3500 "undesirables"". But at that time he was called Ramon Corvalho. And they have been looking for him ever since. Well Beatriz knew this secret, as did Waller who has been using it against her. But with this issue, Beatriz decides that she has to put the past in the past and gives up her father. She truly believes that if he cooperates with Checkmate, that they will go lenient on him for the little time he has left of this life. But what this also has done is open up the tensions between Taleb, the Black King, and Amanda Waller, the White Queen. They have already been ready to pounce on each other, but at the end of this issue Waller and Taleb exchange threats and announce that the conflict between them, is about to escalate. Which can't be good for Checkmate as an organization. But we'll have to wait to see where we go from here. Good issue though. Very nice looking from a creative standpoint. And, like I said, I really like the direction that they're taking.
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