This was the best issue so far of this mini-series. Odd for a middle chapter to be the one that hits the gas pedal. But now I feel like the ball is rolling downhill. Can't wait for more! Read Full Review

Checkmate #3 is beginning to show its quality. Bendis character work is superb and that becomes clear with how some of the heroes and villains are written. But the massive ensemble cast is unruly and hard to manage. The story may still be causing confusion but the reader is not left with their head-spinning quote so fast as it did in the last issue. The art has been terrific since the start. With some sense starting to be made of what is happening, the remaining issues should possess some real excitement. Read Full Review

Checkmate #3 has all the pieces to be an engaging spy thriller but somehow feels stagnant. Realizations may be coming, but will it be too little too late? Read Full Review

Checkmate #3 has all the pieces it needs to be an incredible spy thriller, but it doesn't stick the landing. Maybe something's coming to pull everything together, but I'm not sure how this series is going to wrap up in a satisfying way. As long as The Question and Green Arrow keep having some panel time, however, I'll be here to the bitter end. Read Full Review

After its awful second issue Checkmate finds a balance between servicing its narrative that made the first so strong and also the confusing time jumps that made its second so weak. Read Full Review

It's good to see Damian get a larger role here, which I'd expect to see expanded in the remaining issues, especially once Talia's true objectives come to light. Read Full Review

This doesn't feel like a mini, it feels like the intro to a longer series. I honestly don't see how this is going to satisfyingly conclude in three more issues. Please prove me wrong, Brian Michael Bendis, who I know is reading this. I wrote this review specifically for you. Read Full Review

Checkmate continues to be a series that not only comes across like it's been left behind by everything else in DC Comics, but a series that just presents the characters we love in weird ways and has them saying and doing weird things throughout, while also not giving much progression in the long run. People standing around and talking about nothing with art that just isn't for me overall..... Hopefully, as we now hit the second leg of the story things will start happening and make it feel like Checkmate is somewhat worthwhile.... but I'm not holding my breath. Read Full Review

Checkmate is now at the halfway point and still feels like a vanity project for a story readers have been given little incentive to care about. Read Full Review

This was a great issue in my opinion. I have really enjoyed this series so far i when bendis writes this style of stories. His character work is fantastic I feel he is able to really bring characters to life bringing individual personalities to life in such a wonderful way. The artwork matches the feel of the story perfectly. I'm really looking forward to the next issue

I hate this. It's all over the place, it feels like hardly anything is happening, and the dialogue is kind of atrocious. Even the art seems like it is taking a hit.

Yay...more Bendis garbage with bad art!