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depreydeprey's review
2.0
The Suicide Squad never did much for me. I don't like rooting for the bad guys and even the goals of the officials pulling the Squad's strings seem nefarious. Even Deadpool ocasionally wants something good to happen but not here.
hyosun's review
4.0
Setting the world’s most dangerous super-criminals against the most insidious threats to national security: that’s the idea behind the elite black-ops unit officially designated as Task Force X. It’s perfect…on paper.
But the real world rarely goes according to plan. Threats evolve. Teammates turn on each other. Blood and betrayals flow like rivers. And that’s why Task Force X is better known as the Suicide Squad.
Vic Sage aims to change the equation. Replacing Amanda Waller as the puppet-master of Suicide Squad’s motley crew, he’s introducing wild cards like Deathstroke and the Joker’s Daughter to whip the existing team-Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and Black Manta-into shape. But the world’s deadliest assassin and the Clown Princess of Crime have ideas of their own…and no explosive implants to keep them in line.
Can this new Suicide Squad survive-or will it implode before it even begins?
I had so much fun reading this. As a child I always liked the idea of reading comics but never was allowed to have them however as an adult I became obsessed with comic book characters and reading this was everything child me would have wanted. I love Harley Quinn and Slade so this was a perfect comic to get me into the Suicide Squad comics. There was so much action and it was so fast paced and entertaining.. I fully enjoyed the story and the character development. The art was gorgeous and so detailed and interesting. I will definitely be continuing to read this series.
But the real world rarely goes according to plan. Threats evolve. Teammates turn on each other. Blood and betrayals flow like rivers. And that’s why Task Force X is better known as the Suicide Squad.
Vic Sage aims to change the equation. Replacing Amanda Waller as the puppet-master of Suicide Squad’s motley crew, he’s introducing wild cards like Deathstroke and the Joker’s Daughter to whip the existing team-Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and Black Manta-into shape. But the world’s deadliest assassin and the Clown Princess of Crime have ideas of their own…and no explosive implants to keep them in line.
Can this new Suicide Squad survive-or will it implode before it even begins?
I had so much fun reading this. As a child I always liked the idea of reading comics but never was allowed to have them however as an adult I became obsessed with comic book characters and reading this was everything child me would have wanted. I love Harley Quinn and Slade so this was a perfect comic to get me into the Suicide Squad comics. There was so much action and it was so fast paced and entertaining.. I fully enjoyed the story and the character development. The art was gorgeous and so detailed and interesting. I will definitely be continuing to read this series.
booknooknoggin's review
3.0
Not as good as the previous incarnation but it started out good and got pretty mediocre. The art was bad at times. I would still read this series.
glennisleblanc's review
3.0
I decided to read this for review since DC is doing a Suicide Squad movie. I wasn’t familiar with some of the villains that are being used on the squad but with this collection you do get some back story on some of them. The collection covers two missions that are not made up of all the same members since people get hurt. The idea that the government is offering time off of sentences in exchange for doing shady work that if things go wrong they will be completely denied being part of a government job. It was an enjoyable read but with it being on the darker side I don’t think I’ll keep up with it. The happy moments in the pages were few and far between.
Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley
Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley
ruthsic's review
3.0
Setting the world’s most dangerous super-criminals against the most insidious threats to national security: that’s the idea behind the elite black-ops unit officially designated as Task Force X. It’s perfect…on paper.
But the real world rarely goes according to plan. Threats evolve. Teammates turn on each other. Blood and betrayals flow like rivers. And that’s why Task Force X is better known as the Suicide Squad.
Vic Sage aims to change the equation. Replacing Amanda Waller as the puppet-master of Suicide Squad’s motley crew, he’s introducing wild cards like Deathstroke and the Joker’s Daughter to whip the existing team - Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and Black Manta-into shape. But the world’s deadliest assassin and the Clown Princess of Crime have ideas of their own…and no explosive implants to keep them in line.
Can this new Suicide Squad survive-or will it implode before it even begins?
Considering DC has announced a Suicide Squad movie, I was pretty excited for this one. The new Suicide Squad has Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Black Manta (never heard of him, sorry), Deathstroke and a new girl masquerading around as Joker's daughter (more of a groupie, if you ask me). So, with a new team, there's bound to be growing pains as they have yet to get into the rhythm of working and relying on each other. Black Manta becomes the de facto leader when Deadshot gets injured, and he has a hell of problem managing the squad - starting with Harley and Joker's Daughter having a catfit with each other. There are various subplots in this story, and it makes for a really interesting read overall, most prominently Vic Sage and Amanda Waller's power play, with him being a brat about her leadership and running screaming mommy when the squad doesn't listen to him.
About the art, I felt there was a distinct difference between the two stories, in terms of artists. I did not check since the font for that was small on my reader, so I don't know if I'm right, but the styles are different. While the first story has clean lines and good coloring, making for awesome artwork, the second is more old-school, with heavy lines and exaggerated expresssions. Also, I am still disappointed that the trend of dressing up female characters in unrealistic and impractical costumes has not been challenged in this new series either. Glad to know some things never change. *eyeroll* Their catfights also didn't help it gain points with me, but when I realized Harley's intentions, I was like - okay, that works, but you still don't pass the Bechdel test. *sigh*
Received a free galley from DC Comics via Netgalley; this does not influence my opinions or review.
But the real world rarely goes according to plan. Threats evolve. Teammates turn on each other. Blood and betrayals flow like rivers. And that’s why Task Force X is better known as the Suicide Squad.
Vic Sage aims to change the equation. Replacing Amanda Waller as the puppet-master of Suicide Squad’s motley crew, he’s introducing wild cards like Deathstroke and the Joker’s Daughter to whip the existing team - Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and Black Manta-into shape. But the world’s deadliest assassin and the Clown Princess of Crime have ideas of their own…and no explosive implants to keep them in line.
Can this new Suicide Squad survive-or will it implode before it even begins?
Considering DC has announced a Suicide Squad movie, I was pretty excited for this one. The new Suicide Squad has Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Black Manta (never heard of him, sorry), Deathstroke and a new girl masquerading around as Joker's daughter (more of a groupie, if you ask me). So, with a new team, there's bound to be growing pains as they have yet to get into the rhythm of working and relying on each other. Black Manta becomes the de facto leader when Deadshot gets injured, and he has a hell of problem managing the squad - starting with Harley and Joker's Daughter having a catfit with each other. There are various subplots in this story, and it makes for a really interesting read overall, most prominently Vic Sage and Amanda Waller's power play, with him being a brat about her leadership and running screaming mommy when the squad doesn't listen to him.
About the art, I felt there was a distinct difference between the two stories, in terms of artists. I did not check since the font for that was small on my reader, so I don't know if I'm right, but the styles are different. While the first story has clean lines and good coloring, making for awesome artwork, the second is more old-school, with heavy lines and exaggerated expresssions. Also, I am still disappointed that the trend of dressing up female characters in unrealistic and impractical costumes has not been challenged in this new series either. Glad to know some things never change. *eyeroll* Their catfights also didn't help it gain points with me, but when I realized Harley's intentions, I was like - okay, that works, but you still don't pass the Bechdel test. *sigh*
Received a free galley from DC Comics via Netgalley; this does not influence my opinions or review.
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