Queen & Country
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Steve Rolston, Leandro Fernández, various artists.
Field missions are only one part of a British intelligence officer’s work.
Overview
Greg Rucka’s Oni Press series, launched in 2001, follows Tara Chace and the intelligence staff around her. Steve Rolston drew the opening Operation: Broken Ground arc; later stories used other artists, including Leandro Fernández.
Why It Matters
Its procedural focus gives equal weight to mission fallout, office politics and the moral damage left by state decisions.
Genre & Themes
Spy fiction here runs on bureaucracy, secrecy and difficult loyalties as much as action.
Art & Visual Identity
Rolston’s clear storytelling gives the opening mission a grounded pace; later artists bring different visual registers to the wider series.
Read This If You Like
- Intelligence procedurals
- Tara Chace
- Political espionage