Friday 20 July 2012

Month 1: Suicidal Tendencies

Suicide Squad #1 W: Adam Glass Art: Federico Dallocchio/Ransom Getty/Scott Hanna
Different Universe, same Suicide Squad. Supervillains get let out of jail in return for pulling off covert missions as part of Task Force X, the catch being that it's unlikely they'll all make it. This can be kind of predictable, as it's usually the small-time villains you've never heard of that buy the farm, but whatevs.
This is an establishing book, with a bit of history on Task Force X and a bit of history of the current members, but this is a blast from start to finish. Members in #1 are Deadshot, Harley Quinn, King Shark, Black Spider, el Diablo, Voltaic and Savant and guess what? Not all of them get to the end of the issue, where we get a brief Amanda Waller cameo (boy, has she been working out in the Johns Universe...) and the next mission, which looks like a doozy.
But putting all that aside, FUN FUN FUN
King Shark is the best thing about this issue by a country mile.
And I defy anyone not to love the contrast between him and everybody else here.
Welcome back. I've missed you not being about.
Aldo's winner of the week. Guaranteed to contain no Sadface.

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