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Suicide Squad (2016)
Suicide Squad, Volume 6: The Secret History of Task Force X
The next major storyline of SUICIDE SQUAD begins when Amanda Waller receives a mysterious communique confirming her worst fears: someone knows all her secrets.
Task Force X. Maxwell Lord. General Zod. Everything. And the message came from...outer space?! Determined to identify and neutralize this unprecedented threat, Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad boldly go where no sociopath has gone before!
From writer Rob Williams and a talented group of comics' top illustrators, SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 6 is another wild ride through the DC Universe!
Collects #27-32.
Task Force X. Maxwell Lord. General Zod. Everything. And the message came from...outer space?! Determined to identify and neutralize this unprecedented threat, Harley Quinn and the Suicide Squad boldly go where no sociopath has gone before!
From writer Rob Williams and a talented group of comics' top illustrators, SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 6 is another wild ride through the DC Universe!
Collects #27-32.
144 pages, Paperback
First published July 24, 2018
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December 28, 2018
This is what a Suicide Squad book should be, over the top, full of action and quips, and just plain fun. I liked the 1950's pulpy, space action of the book, tying it in to the history of the Suicide Squad. I dig how Williams used Boomer to play up the comedy in a Bill Paxton (Hudson) from Aliens way. The art is pretty consistent even with 3 or 4 different artists. The vibrant coloring ties it all together.
May 23, 2024
The Secret History of Task Force X surprised me. I didn't think I would like it. The art is a definite negative and the cartoonish style never really did it for me, but then the story actually ended up being not too bad.
The Suicide Squad is sent in on a mission that will cause it to run into the original version of the team. In the wake of Col Flagg's death, Katana is given control of the Squad. They are to find out about something called the Red Wave is about to get loose. It's up to the Squad to stop it. We will learn about the original Task Force X and how it was broken into two different units. One was called the Suicide Squad and had the remit of dealing with alien and paranormal threats, while ARGENT dealt with the super-villains and Communists. It was run by Flagg's grandfather.
That's the background for this good SS story. While nothing amazing, with the often piss-poor quality of certain SS comics this was a nice change. The info on the original Task Force X was interesting and the twist was ok as well. I wish the artwork had been better. Still a three star work for the SS is solid. Any SS fan will enjoy this one.
The Suicide Squad is sent in on a mission that will cause it to run into the original version of the team. In the wake of Col Flagg's death, Katana is given control of the Squad. They are to find out about something called the Red Wave is about to get loose. It's up to the Squad to stop it. We will learn about the original Task Force X and how it was broken into two different units. One was called the Suicide Squad and had the remit of dealing with alien and paranormal threats, while ARGENT dealt with the super-villains and Communists. It was run by Flagg's grandfather.
That's the background for this good SS story. While nothing amazing, with the often piss-poor quality of certain SS comics this was a nice change. The info on the original Task Force X was interesting and the twist was ok as well. I wish the artwork had been better. Still a three star work for the SS is solid. Any SS fan will enjoy this one.
September 10, 2018
Aside from the 'brain bombs' having an incremental pain setting I never recall seeing before, it's a good story, un-entangled with other ongoing series.
July 1, 2018
3.5! I really like this over the top bombastic ride into space!
World: The art is good, I know with a bimonthly release the art will be inconsistent but there is a tone and a color scheme that this arc is following and I like it. It's colorful, it's over the top and big and bright, not like space at all. The world building is pretty good, the call to the past is fun and seeing Rick Flag Sr. and KING FARADAY is fun. I am still feeling kinda irked by 'Futures End' version of Faraday but this one is fine. As I said I like the play on the past and doing it a bit different, plus the tone is very pulpy scifi space adventure which I love. The space setting is great, there is so much terrorists and treats that the Squad can face until it get's boring, this over the top world building is great! Bring on the undersea and hollow earth stories!!
Story: The pacing is fine, the writing is actually quite fun and the banter I really enjoyed, especially Digger. The story is very cliche and readers know very early who the villains are and how the story will play out but it was still a very solid fun good time. As I said I loved the banter, I liked the over the top action, the resolution was a bit simple but this felt like an Ostrander Suicide Squad book with the pulpy adventure tone.
Characters: The banter was great, especially Harley and Digger. I loved how Croc gets to be a emotional punch here and that part with Katana was great. Williams has spent time building these characters with small stories at the back before and it pays off, I care about this squad. The Faraday story at the back is also fantastic. I like Williams playing with the past and using some pieces, some may not like it but I really enjoyed that.
A campy pulpy turn for the Squad and I really liked it.
Onward to the next book!
*read individual issues*
World: The art is good, I know with a bimonthly release the art will be inconsistent but there is a tone and a color scheme that this arc is following and I like it. It's colorful, it's over the top and big and bright, not like space at all. The world building is pretty good, the call to the past is fun and seeing Rick Flag Sr. and KING FARADAY is fun. I am still feeling kinda irked by 'Futures End' version of Faraday but this one is fine. As I said I like the play on the past and doing it a bit different, plus the tone is very pulpy scifi space adventure which I love. The space setting is great, there is so much terrorists and treats that the Squad can face until it get's boring, this over the top world building is great! Bring on the undersea and hollow earth stories!!
Story: The pacing is fine, the writing is actually quite fun and the banter I really enjoyed, especially Digger. The story is very cliche and readers know very early who the villains are and how the story will play out but it was still a very solid fun good time. As I said I loved the banter, I liked the over the top action, the resolution was a bit simple but this felt like an Ostrander Suicide Squad book with the pulpy adventure tone.
Characters: The banter was great, especially Harley and Digger. I loved how Croc gets to be a emotional punch here and that part with Katana was great. Williams has spent time building these characters with small stories at the back before and it pays off, I care about this squad. The Faraday story at the back is also fantastic. I like Williams playing with the past and using some pieces, some may not like it but I really enjoyed that.
A campy pulpy turn for the Squad and I really liked it.
Onward to the next book!
*read individual issues*
April 25, 2021
Suicide Squad In...Spaaaaaace!
This is a story that kind of feels like most of the Squad are being dragged along for the ride while the plot rushes ahead without them. The idea of a previous Suicide Squad isn't new (not even new for this run, since that was the basis of Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad) but this one's a different take on the idea, so it's not entirely a rehash. But there's a dissonance between the two Squads that makes it difficult to reconcile the two together.
Other than Harley Quinn and Katana, character beats are few and far between here. Captain Boomerang's still just making daft jokes, Deadshot's hardly present, El Diablo may as well not be there at all, and Killer Croc and Enchantress get one plot point that basically regresses them back to where they were at the beginning of the series. This one doesn't even lean into Amanda Waller as much as it could.
The artwork's fairly consistent at least. Three of the six issues are by Omega Men's Barnaby Bagenda, while Phillipe Briones, Scot Eaton, and Eleanora Carlini each pencil one. They're all fairly similar, although I don't think any of them particularly stand out - Briones and Eaton tag-teamed Aquaman at the beginning of Rebirth and really made that book their own, but no one gets to define the Squad here. There's also Wilfredo Torres on 2 pages of each issue as a back-up, and his art works well for the throwback nature of it all, but it's so fleeting that you'll forget about it.
This is probably the first volume of Suicide Squad that I've actively disliked. There's not a lot of substance despite the increased issue count, and none of the characters really impact anything or develop aside from one or two. It's a struggle in a team book to make sure everyone shines, but I've seen better examples in this series before.
This is a story that kind of feels like most of the Squad are being dragged along for the ride while the plot rushes ahead without them. The idea of a previous Suicide Squad isn't new (not even new for this run, since that was the basis of Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad) but this one's a different take on the idea, so it's not entirely a rehash. But there's a dissonance between the two Squads that makes it difficult to reconcile the two together.
Other than Harley Quinn and Katana, character beats are few and far between here. Captain Boomerang's still just making daft jokes, Deadshot's hardly present, El Diablo may as well not be there at all, and Killer Croc and Enchantress get one plot point that basically regresses them back to where they were at the beginning of the series. This one doesn't even lean into Amanda Waller as much as it could.
The artwork's fairly consistent at least. Three of the six issues are by Omega Men's Barnaby Bagenda, while Phillipe Briones, Scot Eaton, and Eleanora Carlini each pencil one. They're all fairly similar, although I don't think any of them particularly stand out - Briones and Eaton tag-teamed Aquaman at the beginning of Rebirth and really made that book their own, but no one gets to define the Squad here. There's also Wilfredo Torres on 2 pages of each issue as a back-up, and his art works well for the throwback nature of it all, but it's so fleeting that you'll forget about it.
This is probably the first volume of Suicide Squad that I've actively disliked. There's not a lot of substance despite the increased issue count, and none of the characters really impact anything or develop aside from one or two. It's a struggle in a team book to make sure everyone shines, but I've seen better examples in this series before.
June 13, 2019
5 ⭐
Amanda Waller has taken back command of the Suicide Squad and put Katana as team leader. She sends half the squad into space and the other half with her into an old abandoned building. The team in space meets two original members of the original Task Force X. The members tell them that the Red Wave is trying to escape from prison. They go to the prison where the Red Wave is released. They release the Phantom Zone to try to stop the Red Wave and see Rick Flag Jr. He is alive and they trap the Red Wave and Phantom Zone inside the prison. The Suicide Squad is taken back to their cells and the original two team members if the original Task Force X are locked up. One of them manages to escape.
Interesting to know that there was a Task Force X before Suicide Squad. The Red Wave seems creepy. Sad that Rick Flag Sr. got infected and was unable to go back to his family. Happy that he had Karin though. Happy that the Red Wave was stopped. RIP Suicide Squad member.
Amanda Waller has taken back command of the Suicide Squad and put Katana as team leader. She sends half the squad into space and the other half with her into an old abandoned building. The team in space meets two original members of the original Task Force X. The members tell them that the Red Wave is trying to escape from prison. They go to the prison where the Red Wave is released. They release the Phantom Zone to try to stop the Red Wave and see Rick Flag Jr. He is alive and they trap the Red Wave and Phantom Zone inside the prison. The Suicide Squad is taken back to their cells and the original two team members if the original Task Force X are locked up. One of them manages to escape.
Interesting to know that there was a Task Force X before Suicide Squad. The Red Wave seems creepy. Sad that Rick Flag Sr. got infected and was unable to go back to his family. Happy that he had Karin though. Happy that the Red Wave was stopped. RIP Suicide Squad member.
October 29, 2021
The Squad goes to space and meets up with the original Suicide Squad, who has been trapped on the moon since the 60s.
I got to give it up to Rob Williams, I wouldn't have thought that the SS going to space could work, but this was pretty damn entertaining. From the mystery of the original SS, to the way the characters play off of each other in space, and even the villain was interesting in its own way, this really worked much better than I hoped. I think Williams is very comfortable not only with how the characters play off of each other, but the team dynamic overall.
The ending was a bit convenient but hey, it still was satisfactory and somewhat reasonable. Looks like a certain member is back from the dead, and its not exactly a warm welcome from the team, so I'm eager to see where the team goes from here.
I got to give it up to Rob Williams, I wouldn't have thought that the SS going to space could work, but this was pretty damn entertaining. From the mystery of the original SS, to the way the characters play off of each other in space, and even the villain was interesting in its own way, this really worked much better than I hoped. I think Williams is very comfortable not only with how the characters play off of each other, but the team dynamic overall.
The ending was a bit convenient but hey, it still was satisfactory and somewhat reasonable. Looks like a certain member is back from the dead, and its not exactly a warm welcome from the team, so I'm eager to see where the team goes from here.
February 19, 2019
This should be the script for the sequel movie that is coming. This might be the best Suicide Squad GN I have ever read...
With most teams in comics, there is the original lineup and then there are progressively more modern versions of the team, using the same name. Task Force X (or Suicide Squad as we know it better) is currently Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Enchantress, Killer Croc, Kitana, and El Diablo. Most comic fans know about the previous iteration from the late 1980's, but the Suicide Squad (not called Task Force X at that time) first was introduced in Brave and the Bold #25, which came out in Sept 1959. When half of the current team is sent to investigate the origin of an assassin bot, which happens to have come from the moon, Harley and crew stumble upon Capt. Rick Flag (the grandfather of the Rick Flag who was just recently locked in the Phantom Zone; see Vol 4) and Dr. Karin Grace, both who have been there a very long time. The original Suicide Squad dealt with aliens much more and they have been guarding a very powerful one: The Red Wave, a huge entity intent on world destruction and enslavement.
What is Argent? Who is King Faraday? What are the secrets that Waller doesn't want to come out? And is that a portal to the Phantom Zone?
Volume 6 excels in both story, history and artwork. Can't wait to read Volume 7!
High recommend. This Volume is even good if you haven't read the previous ones.
With most teams in comics, there is the original lineup and then there are progressively more modern versions of the team, using the same name. Task Force X (or Suicide Squad as we know it better) is currently Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Enchantress, Killer Croc, Kitana, and El Diablo. Most comic fans know about the previous iteration from the late 1980's, but the Suicide Squad (not called Task Force X at that time) first was introduced in Brave and the Bold #25, which came out in Sept 1959. When half of the current team is sent to investigate the origin of an assassin bot, which happens to have come from the moon, Harley and crew stumble upon Capt. Rick Flag (the grandfather of the Rick Flag who was just recently locked in the Phantom Zone; see Vol 4) and Dr. Karin Grace, both who have been there a very long time. The original Suicide Squad dealt with aliens much more and they have been guarding a very powerful one: The Red Wave, a huge entity intent on world destruction and enslavement.
What is Argent? Who is King Faraday? What are the secrets that Waller doesn't want to come out? And is that a portal to the Phantom Zone?
Volume 6 excels in both story, history and artwork. Can't wait to read Volume 7!
High recommend. This Volume is even good if you haven't read the previous ones.
August 23, 2018
I liked seeing the history of the original Task Force X and seeing King Faraday again, but overall this wasn't a very strong storyline. The Suicide Squad in space just didn't do it for me. There were some changes to the status quo, although some of them I was expecting. This wasn't terrible but overall the weakest of this run so far.
September 8, 2018
Having never read an original Suicide Squad comic, this was a rather confusing and meandering volume with aliens and mind control and longevity oh my. I didn’t need Rick Flag’s grand return with Harley slung on his shoulder. Or his return, really at all.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 11, 2020
Sometimes you read a comic that is so good it reaffirms the reason you read comics in the first place. This, was not one of those times.
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
July 30, 2018
This was not good.
September 7, 2021
The Suicide Squad goes to space! After the previous book cliffhanger, apparently there are two people out there, in an abandoned facility near the moon, who claim to be two of the original Task Force X. Amanda Waller will send part of the team outer space in order to track a mechanic spider who apparently tried to kill her, while the other team members will go to a graveyard that used to be a military base, in the desert, to find the whereabouts of the former King Faraday, who also connects to the very first assembly of the Task Force X.
I hate to say it, but I don’t think I’m invested in this series anymore. I enjoyed the whole crossover with the Justice League (instead of being a VS), and the whole presence of Zod was fun, but seeing how Williams keeps throwing away a potential great story in order of being only “serviceable”, I just want this to be over. The stakes are no longer present, and there is not a sense of dread or danger among the Squad, since all of them aren’t killed, or if they are, they’re brought back eventually, and that’s the case of Col. Rick Flag, who’s back from the Phantom Zone in order to help the team to take down their biggest threat yet, the alien virus-monster known as the Red Wave, who’s a secret project from way back in the 50s build by ARGENT, and whose last survivors are Flag’s grandfather, and his companion, Karin, the former romantic interest of King Faraday.
Is all a race against time, with classic sci-fi horror drama to fuel the plot, since the creature has the potential to eradicate humankind by infecting it (pretty much like ‘John Carpenter’s The Thing’), which adds at least a certain intrigue factor to this. Katana is now named the leader of the team, and even Waller ends up revealing why she named Quinn the one before her. At this point, I really don’t care, and I’m even dared to say I’m a little too tired of the whole “Harley Quinn protagonism” she has received, even since ‘The New 52’. She simply doesn’t work as the leader or the main character in the series, but Williams insists otherwise. Katana is a way more interesting character, and she really works decently as the team leader. Other characters, like Killer Croc, are given a little more attention, regarding the relationship forged with others, like his romantic interest towards June Moon, but I just wish Williams gives those interactions a little more time to flow.
The rest of the Squad remains the same; Deadshot, Boomerang, Waller, ‘El Diablo’, they all work here as fillers, since the attention is given mostly to Katana, Harley and Rick Flag, who comes back without that much of a reason but to have a little moment with Harley, and once again, gain command of the team.
At this point I already accepted that the art department will constantly be shifted onto different artist per arc, so the best is just to be prepare and hope anyone competent will take the issues. This time, I was deceived on to think that Stjepan Sejic will do some of the interiors, but he only came up with the cover artwork. Scot Eaton, Philippe Briones, Wilfredo Torres, Eleanora Carlini, and Barnaby Bagenda are the artist in charge of the interiors, and they all deliver fairly, but there is no outstanding artwork this time around, similar to the previous book. I guess if I have to pick one of them, it’ll be Torres, who drew the segments in each issue, dedicated to the 1950s flashback panels, easily the most enjoyable element of the arc, since the backstory of King Faraday and Karin is what keeps the interesting around the main plot, even delivering fun cameos such as Starro, which adds a little value to the reading.
We have another disposable Suicide Squad book from the ‘Rebirth’ branch, and while it does have its own “stand-alone” vibes, it really doesn’t deliver much, at least not from the main characters in which the title focuses. Its still fun to read, and the action delivers, just as the previous books, but this series really needs to escalate its stakes in order to regain strength, but at this point, I could consider it one of the weakest series in the entire ‘Rebirth’ collection.
I hate to say it, but I don’t think I’m invested in this series anymore. I enjoyed the whole crossover with the Justice League (instead of being a VS), and the whole presence of Zod was fun, but seeing how Williams keeps throwing away a potential great story in order of being only “serviceable”, I just want this to be over. The stakes are no longer present, and there is not a sense of dread or danger among the Squad, since all of them aren’t killed, or if they are, they’re brought back eventually, and that’s the case of Col. Rick Flag, who’s back from the Phantom Zone in order to help the team to take down their biggest threat yet, the alien virus-monster known as the Red Wave, who’s a secret project from way back in the 50s build by ARGENT, and whose last survivors are Flag’s grandfather, and his companion, Karin, the former romantic interest of King Faraday.
Is all a race against time, with classic sci-fi horror drama to fuel the plot, since the creature has the potential to eradicate humankind by infecting it (pretty much like ‘John Carpenter’s The Thing’), which adds at least a certain intrigue factor to this. Katana is now named the leader of the team, and even Waller ends up revealing why she named Quinn the one before her. At this point, I really don’t care, and I’m even dared to say I’m a little too tired of the whole “Harley Quinn protagonism” she has received, even since ‘The New 52’. She simply doesn’t work as the leader or the main character in the series, but Williams insists otherwise. Katana is a way more interesting character, and she really works decently as the team leader. Other characters, like Killer Croc, are given a little more attention, regarding the relationship forged with others, like his romantic interest towards June Moon, but I just wish Williams gives those interactions a little more time to flow.
The rest of the Squad remains the same; Deadshot, Boomerang, Waller, ‘El Diablo’, they all work here as fillers, since the attention is given mostly to Katana, Harley and Rick Flag, who comes back without that much of a reason but to have a little moment with Harley, and once again, gain command of the team.
At this point I already accepted that the art department will constantly be shifted onto different artist per arc, so the best is just to be prepare and hope anyone competent will take the issues. This time, I was deceived on to think that Stjepan Sejic will do some of the interiors, but he only came up with the cover artwork. Scot Eaton, Philippe Briones, Wilfredo Torres, Eleanora Carlini, and Barnaby Bagenda are the artist in charge of the interiors, and they all deliver fairly, but there is no outstanding artwork this time around, similar to the previous book. I guess if I have to pick one of them, it’ll be Torres, who drew the segments in each issue, dedicated to the 1950s flashback panels, easily the most enjoyable element of the arc, since the backstory of King Faraday and Karin is what keeps the interesting around the main plot, even delivering fun cameos such as Starro, which adds a little value to the reading.
We have another disposable Suicide Squad book from the ‘Rebirth’ branch, and while it does have its own “stand-alone” vibes, it really doesn’t deliver much, at least not from the main characters in which the title focuses. Its still fun to read, and the action delivers, just as the previous books, but this series really needs to escalate its stakes in order to regain strength, but at this point, I could consider it one of the weakest series in the entire ‘Rebirth’ collection.
January 26, 2020
The Secret History of Task Force X was yet another quick and enjoyable read from the DC Rebirth series. Although it is the sixth installment in the series, it reads just fine as a stand-alone volume. All a reader would have to be familiar with is the basic background of The Suicide Squad because this installment does not dive into the history of the current makeup. I doubt it will get the label "best of" or "classic," but it was worth reading at least once.
The storyline wasn't too boring or mind blowing, just a bit choppy here and there. I enjoyed the merging of the two worlds, the original 195os era Suicide Squad with the modern lineup. The villain was a "red wave" space alien (monster) who was locked up on the moon, something new(ish) to The Suicide Squad. It had more of a Superman or Green Lantern vibe, so that will either be interpreted as original or out of place for readers.
The best part of the story was learning about the original squad and their background. I learned about Argent and Rick Flag's grandfather. Deep comic book buffs will recognize that name and family. It is another example of the old with new angle that made reading this installment so enjoyable, although not necessarily re-readable.
The storyline wasn't too boring or mind blowing, just a bit choppy here and there. I enjoyed the merging of the two worlds, the original 195os era Suicide Squad with the modern lineup. The villain was a "red wave" space alien (monster) who was locked up on the moon, something new(ish) to The Suicide Squad. It had more of a Superman or Green Lantern vibe, so that will either be interpreted as original or out of place for readers.
The best part of the story was learning about the original squad and their background. I learned about Argent and Rick Flag's grandfather. Deep comic book buffs will recognize that name and family. It is another example of the old with new angle that made reading this installment so enjoyable, although not necessarily re-readable.
November 14, 2024
Seria Suicide wydawana w ramach DC Rebirth ma raczej więcej upadków niż wzlotów. Zresztą większość tytułów o ekipach w ramach tej konkretnej linii wydawniczej ma mocno pod górkę. Aczkolwiek tu jakimś cudem ze słabych pozycji udało się wyciągnąć coś ciekawego.
Choć to też nie zasługa zespołu samobójców, a powrotu do przeszłości. Coś lub ktoś atakuje Amandę Waller. Trop prowadzi na orbitę, gdzie znajduje się zagadkowy statek kosmiczny. Jak się okazuje, na pokładzie znajdują się osoby, które wieloletnim fanom Suicide Squad będą doskonale znane, bo ich historia dotyczy czasów powstania wspomnianej marki.
Takie mrugnięcie do starszych komiksomaniaków wykonano tu ze smakiem, więc wpada tylko pochwalić całość. W dodatku budzi się pewien kosmiczny smok, który poszukuje części swojego serca. Gdy to zrobi, będzie prawie niepokonany. Ekipa z Boomerangiem, Deadshotem czy Harley rusza do walki, aby zło nie opuściło swojego leża.
To też ostatni tom wydawany w Polsce, który kończy się pozytywnym akcentem. Niemniej cała serii należy do pozycji, gdzie liczy się sekwencja efektownych walk ponad dobre dialogi czy fabułę. Nieco szkoda, choć niezły akcent na koniec nie zaciera jednak faktu, iż ta odsłona znanej serii jest zwyczajnie słaba.
Choć to też nie zasługa zespołu samobójców, a powrotu do przeszłości. Coś lub ktoś atakuje Amandę Waller. Trop prowadzi na orbitę, gdzie znajduje się zagadkowy statek kosmiczny. Jak się okazuje, na pokładzie znajdują się osoby, które wieloletnim fanom Suicide Squad będą doskonale znane, bo ich historia dotyczy czasów powstania wspomnianej marki.
Takie mrugnięcie do starszych komiksomaniaków wykonano tu ze smakiem, więc wpada tylko pochwalić całość. W dodatku budzi się pewien kosmiczny smok, który poszukuje części swojego serca. Gdy to zrobi, będzie prawie niepokonany. Ekipa z Boomerangiem, Deadshotem czy Harley rusza do walki, aby zło nie opuściło swojego leża.
To też ostatni tom wydawany w Polsce, który kończy się pozytywnym akcentem. Niemniej cała serii należy do pozycji, gdzie liczy się sekwencja efektownych walk ponad dobre dialogi czy fabułę. Nieco szkoda, choć niezły akcent na koniec nie zaciera jednak faktu, iż ta odsłona znanej serii jest zwyczajnie słaba.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 14, 2019
El tomo comienza muy bien. Y aunque la historia pudo dar muchos giros, escogen algunos un poco predecibles. También es un problema que en estos seis volúmenes, Rob Williams ya nos introdujo dos "primeros" equipos de Suicide Squad: el liderado por Rustam en Justice LEague vs Suicide squad y el liderado por Rick Flag Sr.
El desarrollo de personajes crece. Vemos a una Harley más desarrollada y las dinámicas del equipo cambian. Entiendo que la mística silenciosa y misteriosa de Katana es parte del personaje, pero me hubiera gustado verla más desarrollada, con un poco más de personalidad.
La acción en el espacio es interesante y aunque el enemigo, tanto en su diseño de personaje como su sustento en la trama no se me hicieron tan buenos, funciona en conjunto con el resto de la historia.
Un tomo interesante que por primera vez no presentó dobles motivos por parte de Amanda Waller y eso se agradece porque ya se estaba repitiendo la fórmula, haciendo cansada la historia.
En general la historia ha ido mejorando y esta saga me mantiene muy entretenido.
El desarrollo de personajes crece. Vemos a una Harley más desarrollada y las dinámicas del equipo cambian. Entiendo que la mística silenciosa y misteriosa de Katana es parte del personaje, pero me hubiera gustado verla más desarrollada, con un poco más de personalidad.
La acción en el espacio es interesante y aunque el enemigo, tanto en su diseño de personaje como su sustento en la trama no se me hicieron tan buenos, funciona en conjunto con el resto de la historia.
Un tomo interesante que por primera vez no presentó dobles motivos por parte de Amanda Waller y eso se agradece porque ya se estaba repitiendo la fórmula, haciendo cansada la historia.
En general la historia ha ido mejorando y esta saga me mantiene muy entretenido.
August 29, 2023
Maybe I'm a sucker for the Secret History ideas, but this book felt like a step up from the rest of the series, as Half of the Suicide Squad goes into space and the other half stumble onto a secret journal that documents a previously unseen aspect of Task Force X and its divisions. And then it all ultimately serves up some amazingly well preserved secret agents from the 50's and a surprisingly large amount of space danger, including heart-broken Kaiju. The action occurs in multiple locales, with each team facing suitably large-scaled foes, and leads to a pretty epic situation, even if the actual confrontation with the big 'baddie' is a bit underwhelming. But there's a lot of fun to be had here, especially if you're a fan of DC legacy characters. And there's even a swipe at an emotional story beat, although the characters involved never really seemed like much of a fit, so it doesn't really land.
Still, plenty of plot, character beats, action, and humor make for one of the better overall collections and mixes for this run of Suicide Squad.
Still, plenty of plot, character beats, action, and humor make for one of the better overall collections and mixes for this run of Suicide Squad.
October 25, 2018
A robot attacks Waller, leading to Suicide Squad teams investigating their predecessor team and the terrible secrets they've been hiding for decades. There was a lot I liked about this, and Williams seems to have a feel for the kind of monsters the Silver Age Suicide Squad tackled. As it went on, though, the plotline seemed to run out of steam; adding in the Phantom Zone exploding and possibly swallowing Earth was just a little much. And I do prefer the days when Waller was a hardcase with some principles, not just a complete shit.
April 23, 2026
Put quite frankly, this was dumb. The plot was incredibly dumb, there were an amazing amount of plot holes, and the decisions made here were mostly atrocious. The original Task Force X comes into play in the dumbest way possible as the Suicide Squad heads to space. Sounds awful. Is awful. There were so many leaps in common sense and logic. These original Task Force X characters aren't interesting and the conclusion was laughably bad. There was some good art, especially Scot Eaton. Overall, disastrous.
June 11, 2023
Considering this whole volume and series focuses on how people sacrifice others and call themselves good people for it, I utterly hate how they killed off the character who had brain damage as a sacrifice. I don't care if they consented to it because that was not made clear enough if that's the case, reading that just seemed like eugenics and um.. Yikes, I hated reading that.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 30, 2018
I'm going to give this three stars mostly for the resolutions and set-ups for the squad, but waaay too much standing around by most of the cast. The best Squad stories are when everyone's got a secret on the line and everything turns left on them. Too many characters juat along for the ride here.
August 2, 2018
Good art held back by a generally uninteresting story.
August 11, 2018
Put simply, this story completely ruined the characters. The only reason it wasn’t 1 star was the artwork.
September 7, 2018
Wow...why so low in ratings.
I loved how they combined Task Force X history in the current version of the Squad. It hit on the original squad and stuff from the 80s...well done.
I loved how they combined Task Force X history in the current version of the Squad. It hit on the original squad and stuff from the 80s...well done.
September 16, 2018
A crazy story which I have come to expect. And of course it is in the best possible way. Flagg is back!
October 30, 2018
The artwork isn't exactly what the covers will lead us to believe, but the story was fun.
January 18, 2019
Suicide Squad. In space.
February 21, 2019
The squad goes into space and come back changed.
November 22, 2019
Yah... that one sucked! What a complete mess! Trying to tie in the modern incarnation of the squad with the original from the 50’s and honestly it just did not work! Big waste of time...
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