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A review by rashthedoctor
Suicide Squad, Volume 2: Basilisk Rising by Adam Glass
3.0
So i did say i'd review All Suicide Squad New 52 volumes and here's me doing the Volume 2 review
to be honest the book had many good things going for it and on another day i might have rated it 4 star or more , sadly that's not the case as with all the good that this volume did there was a fair bit rubbish in there too .
The story follows after the event of Amanda decides to send the team to a new mission while we see a background group of terror outfit are planning on killing Amanda walker and hence planting a mole within the suicide squad , which leads to the group being distrustful of each other and being sent on a 2nd mission
So What i liked was obviously the action which was nicely drawn and the overall plot of a mole within the squad was also a nice touch , keeping the mystery angle fresh in the story and making the readers guess , meanwhile This particular book was also reliant on the whole squad and not just the key trio of Deadshot , Harley and Boomrang . More pages were spent on the likes of El Diablo and Killer Shark and those were really enjoyable .
What i Didn't like however were first the inconsistent art panels , on some panels the art looks absolutely beautiful while on the others they look weird with the characters portrayed showing expressions not matching the ongoing plot . Meanwhile the arc had a lot less Harley quinn meaning the already dark story of Squad turned more darker and there was absolutely no light moments , similarly one of the biggest strength of Suicide squad is it's characters and their respective backgrounds alas absolutely no pages were spent in trying to explore any character details .
The whole mystery in the plot also became obvious from the page one the final battle also seemed bizzare as events just kept happening with no reason at all , the finale felt rushed and there was a whole angle that i think DC could have explored with Amanda and her grandmother but that never happened and after it ended the way it did , the whole introduction of her grandmother felt needless .
Overall it was a fairly average issue and it could have been better had some obvious errors not been done , there were certain angles explored in this edition that might have impact on the series in the future and that will be anticipated well
to be honest the book had many good things going for it and on another day i might have rated it 4 star or more , sadly that's not the case as with all the good that this volume did there was a fair bit rubbish in there too .
The story follows after the event of
Spoiler
Deadshot shooting Harley and foiling her effort to betray the teamSo What i liked was obviously the action which was nicely drawn and the overall plot of a mole within the squad was also a nice touch , keeping the mystery angle fresh in the story and making the readers guess , meanwhile This particular book was also reliant on the whole squad and not just the key trio of Deadshot , Harley and Boomrang . More pages were spent on the likes of El Diablo and Killer Shark and those were really enjoyable .
What i Didn't like however were first the inconsistent art panels , on some panels the art looks absolutely beautiful while on the others they look weird with the characters portrayed showing expressions not matching the ongoing plot . Meanwhile the arc had a lot less Harley quinn meaning the already dark story of Squad turned more darker and there was absolutely no light moments , similarly one of the biggest strength of Suicide squad is it's characters and their respective backgrounds alas absolutely no pages were spent in trying to explore any character details .
The whole mystery in the plot also became obvious from the page one
Spoiler
i mean if you have to show a mole who is of african descent than atleast put a few African squad member instead of just one the obvious mole African memberOverall it was a fairly average issue and it could have been better had some obvious errors not been done , there were certain angles explored in this edition that might have impact on the series in the future and that will be anticipated well