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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.
Plot
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.
Storylines
- Operation: Broken Ground
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Steve Rolston.
- Operation: Morningstar
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Brian Hurtt, Bryan Lee O'Malley, and Christine Norrie.
- Operation: Crystal Ball
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Leandro Fernández.
- Operation: Blackwall
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Jason Shawn Alexander.
- Operation: Stormfront
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Carla Speed McNeil.
- Operation: Dandelion
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Mike Hawthorne.
- Untitled
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Steve Rolston and Mike Norton.
- Operation: Saddlebags
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Mike Norton and Steve Rolston.
- Operation: Red Panda
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Chris Samnee.
Novels[edit]
A Queen & Country prose novel written by Rucka, A Gentleman's Game, was published in 2004, also featuring Tara Chace and making reference to the events of the comic book series. A second Tara Chace novel, Private Wars, was published in 2005. The novels tie in to the comic series; issue 29 to 32 depicts events immediately after A Gentleman's Game. Private Wars takes place a few months after the end of the comic series and ends the first volume of the series. A third Queen & Country novel, The Last Run, was released in October 2010.
Scriptbook
A scriptbook, titled "Queen & Country Scriptbook vol. 1", is also available (ISBN 1929998929).
Film
A film adaptation is in development, but has been stranded in development hell for some time.[1] On September 9, 2013, actress Ellen Page was reported to be in negotiations to star in the film,[2] and in March 2014 Craig Viveiros was set to direct the film.[3] In March 2018, Ridley Scott is in talks to direct the film after the project was in limbo.[
