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Secret Six (Collected Editions, vol. 3) #3
Secret Six, Vol. 3: Danse Macabre
John Ostrander, the co-creator of the SUICIDE SQUAD, teams with fan-favorite writer Gail Simone for this epic team-up between the SECRET SIX and the SUICIDE SQUAD. Amanda Waller and her Suicide Squad capture Deadshot to try to force him to rejoin their ranks, but his current teammates in the Secret Six don't see that happening any time soon. As the two groups begin to go toe-to-toe, the Black Lanterns show up and force the teams to join forces and put aside their differences in order to defeat the heroes and villains that have risen from the dead.
128 pages, Paperback
First published October 12, 2010
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John Ostrander
2,082 books173 followersJohn Ostrander is an American writer of comic books. He is best known for his work on Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy, series he helped create.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).
Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).
Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.
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February 10, 2017
Suicide Squad? Maybe I haven't read or seen enough of them to get too excited. The story was decent, especially when matched against the Secret Six (also a group I'm meh about.)
I'm reading to make sure I don't miss one moment of the Blackest Night, but at least there's the dead! Dead, dead, dead, we'll all wind up dead....
I'm reading to make sure I don't miss one moment of the Blackest Night, but at least there's the dead! Dead, dead, dead, we'll all wind up dead....
January 30, 2021
While I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the previous one, there were still a lot of elements I enjoyed!
I kind of glossed over Ostrander's issue. It was pretty apparent that it wasn't Simone's writing in that it's the only issue without significant presence of a female character, the only women present are vapid and stupid, and it's surprisingly the only issue where the only people of color present are criminals. Also, I don't know if that was Deadshot's original origin story, but if it was, he's a lot less interesting than I thought he was.
Moving on, this volume gives us more on Black Alice. Her powers are super cool! While the whole cliche angsty teenage girl thing isn't quite my thing, I still liked her presence here. Her crush on Ragdoll was confusing but interesting.
I enjoyed Bane's continued big brother affection and protectiveness over Scandal. I liked seeing her girlfriend again, as well.
This volume got sidetracked by the Darkest Night arc, which is an arc I read a while back and didn't quite enjoy. However, the events in Belle Reve end in an entertaining way, so it was still enjoyable for me.
I kind of glossed over Ostrander's issue. It was pretty apparent that it wasn't Simone's writing in that it's the only issue without significant presence of a female character, the only women present are vapid and stupid, and it's surprisingly the only issue where the only people of color present are criminals. Also, I don't know if that was Deadshot's original origin story, but if it was, he's a lot less interesting than I thought he was.
Moving on, this volume gives us more on Black Alice. Her powers are super cool! While the whole cliche angsty teenage girl thing isn't quite my thing, I still liked her presence here. Her crush on Ragdoll was confusing but interesting.
I enjoyed Bane's continued big brother affection and protectiveness over Scandal. I liked seeing her girlfriend again, as well.
This volume got sidetracked by the Darkest Night arc, which is an arc I read a while back and didn't quite enjoy. However, the events in Belle Reve end in an entertaining way, so it was still enjoyable for me.
June 11, 2014
Not as good, or as much fun, as the previous volumes. The Blackest Night stuff was ok. Don't get me wrong, I loved Blackest Night, at least the main issues. But it just doesn't work as well here. There's also the Black Alice character. I didn't much care for her in Birds of Prey, and I don't much care for her here. I know that we're probably stuck with her for awhile longer, but I'd like to see her at least get pushed to the side. Still, some good moments, mostly involving Bane and Scandal, and some good stuff with Deadshot.
August 23, 2021
I should like this, but it didn't work for me at all. The two teams are fodder for a perfect crossover. But I think the constraints of the plot--that is, the obligatory Blackest Night tie-in, weakened it for me. I expected more than a dumb slugfest out of this.
I despise Blackest Night. It was as gruesome as it was trite. Obligatory appearances of dead Suicide Squad and Secret Six members took up page time that would have been better served with a more organic meeting of the two teams.
I've never really cared for Black Alice. I don't care for her "I'm almost a sociopath but not quite so maybe I can still have a redemption arc but probably not" personality. Catman's Kylo Ren-esque tendency in this book to force himself to break bad at every opportunity is bad enough without Alice coming in to upstage him. And that is what she does. Black Alice tends to pull focus from the cast of whatever book she's in.
Amanda Waller is just self-parody at this point. And of course she's playing both ends against the middle. Any nuance Waller had was left back in the 90s so all we have left is the walking avatar of the military industrial complex.
In my first few readthroughs of this series, I never quite noticed how broken the Six's dynamic was. They are not focused. They are not particularly effective. No two of them agree on what the team's mission is supposed to be. They haven't made good on a contract yet. I don't think they even like each other most of the time. They definitely don't like themselves. It's not that it isn't fascinating, but the only reason they haven't killed each other yet is because the plot demands it.
I don't know. I'm just a little disappointed in this arc. There's still some good stuff in it. And Secret Six is generally excellent overall, and it takes its characters to some dark, emotionally fraught places. But this arc was a rare miss for me.
I despise Blackest Night. It was as gruesome as it was trite. Obligatory appearances of dead Suicide Squad and Secret Six members took up page time that would have been better served with a more organic meeting of the two teams.
I've never really cared for Black Alice. I don't care for her "I'm almost a sociopath but not quite so maybe I can still have a redemption arc but probably not" personality. Catman's Kylo Ren-esque tendency in this book to force himself to break bad at every opportunity is bad enough without Alice coming in to upstage him. And that is what she does. Black Alice tends to pull focus from the cast of whatever book she's in.
Amanda Waller is just self-parody at this point. And of course she's playing both ends against the middle. Any nuance Waller had was left back in the 90s so all we have left is the walking avatar of the military industrial complex.
In my first few readthroughs of this series, I never quite noticed how broken the Six's dynamic was. They are not focused. They are not particularly effective. No two of them agree on what the team's mission is supposed to be. They haven't made good on a contract yet. I don't think they even like each other most of the time. They definitely don't like themselves. It's not that it isn't fascinating, but the only reason they haven't killed each other yet is because the plot demands it.
I don't know. I'm just a little disappointed in this arc. There's still some good stuff in it. And Secret Six is generally excellent overall, and it takes its characters to some dark, emotionally fraught places. But this arc was a rare miss for me.
January 21, 2023
It's the showdown you've been dying to see: the Secret Six vs. the Suicide Squad! John Ostrander joins the book as a guest writer for several issues as Gail Simone's morally-ambiguous, politically-and-philosophically-charged supervillain book finally openly acknowledges its clear inspiration (or at least its spiritual predecessor). And it's everything you could hope for from the confrontation. Catman fights Bronze Tiger! Team leaders Waller and Scandal Savage match wits! Deadshot shoots his former teammates with wild abandon!
... Oh, and also a bunch of zombies show up, because this is a Blackest Night tie-in, too.
I have to say, having first read this book years and years ago: it reads FAR better once you've actually read Ostrander's original Suicide Squad run. Because the story elements and the characters from the Squad books are neither introduced nor adequately explained; the book just ASSUMES you know this stuff (probably because Ostrander's run IS a classic-- and also because comics have catered almost exclusively to hardcore fans over new readers for the past four decades, often to their detriment).
But hey: once you do? The story sizzles.
... Oh, and also a bunch of zombies show up, because this is a Blackest Night tie-in, too.
I have to say, having first read this book years and years ago: it reads FAR better once you've actually read Ostrander's original Suicide Squad run. Because the story elements and the characters from the Squad books are neither introduced nor adequately explained; the book just ASSUMES you know this stuff (probably because Ostrander's run IS a classic-- and also because comics have catered almost exclusively to hardcore fans over new readers for the past four decades, often to their detriment).
But hey: once you do? The story sizzles.
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April 11, 2021John Ostrander writes the opening issue about Deadshot, and it’s the best part of the book. The rest is a Blackest Night crossover with Suicide Squad. It’s fine. There’s a lot of punching and basically nonstop action. Black Alice (briefly?) joins the Six, which is cool except that I’m not a fan of the character. Amanda Waller has some of the best scenes here. She’s the same crafty badass she was in Ostrander’s run.
April 18, 2018
I really, really hate crossovers and events. This is just very much a waste of everybody's time. Somehow the first issue here, the one not written by Gail Simone, is the strongest of the bunch. Mostly because it's just a character piece (on Deadshot) and has nothing to do with the overblown plot that takes hold in the following issues.
February 19, 2019
Secret Six started off strong, but by issue 18, it has jumped the wagon and the next volumes enter a downward spiral.
February 14, 2025
A bit more scattershot than some volumes of Secret Six, each individual issue is good, and the Blackest Night crossover with the Suicide Squad is fun, but it’s not the high point of Simone’s run.
May 27, 2016
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One of my bigger apprehensions about getting into a long series or comic arc is that the story lines will start to lose their sustainability. Sadly, this has started to happen for me and the Secret Six. The good news is that it is still a very strong comic, and I’m hoping that it just had a little hiccup. But I want to talk positives first. It was really neat to see Amanda Waller show up in this arc. For those who may not know (but many of you may know by summer’s end), Amanda Waller is a decidedly shaded grey character from the DC universe who is also in charge of The Suicide Squad. Since Deadshot has done time with them as well, she comes into the storyline in hopes of poaching him back. Of course, his current teammates have opinions on this, and they are not going to let him go without a fight (even if there is some infighting going on amongst the Six as well, what with Bane the self appointed new leader and replacing Scandal with Black Alice).
While it was fun seeing a cameo from The Suicide Squad (specifically Waller, a badass boss who knows what she wants and is super awesome), there was another cameo of sorts that, when combined with the OTHER cameo, made this story less about the Six and more about the DC Universe as a whole at the time of it’s writing. That is The Blackest Night arc, in which Black Lanterns (not Green nor Red) arrive on the scene and start resurrecting the dead, a huge problem when faced with a bunch of dead antagonists. I know this was one of those large spanning plots that DC likes to do from time to time, but seeing as I am not familiar with Green Lantern and his mythos, nor have I read Blackest Night in any form, I found myself more irritated that Secret Six got pulled into this whole thing than excited about the crossover. Maybe if I knew more about the Black Lanterns things would be different. But I’m not convinced.
I am also very done with the unnecessary drama of betrayal and mistrust. Can we go one arc without The Six having issues with each other in one form or another? I am legitimately frustrated that Bane and Scandal are on the outs as of now, because I just want this group to have a good dynamic. I do believe that villains can, in fact, have good partnerships, and if they were able to have good partnerships it would make these already very interesting and rewarding characters all the more interesting and rewarding. Instead we get a group of people who, yes, thus far have come together in dark times and crisis. But I feel like it’s building up for a break in the team, and I don’t want that because 1) it’s kind of an obvious drama play, and 2) I just want them all happy and cooperative, okay? There also wasn’t really a funny little side moment in this one, as the standalone story was about Deadshot and how bitter he is. Not a lot of belly laughs in that one, guys. And that was a serious detriment to the collection. I’m hoping that isn’t a sign of what is to come in the last three volumes…
I remain mostly optimistic about the Six, as we are getting back to the base plot and we may be seeing more of Amanda Waller along with our misfits. As of this writing I am still waiting for Volume 4 from the library, so there may be a gap before I can continue the adventures. Here’s hoping for more Jeanette, more Catman, and more unity!
One of my bigger apprehensions about getting into a long series or comic arc is that the story lines will start to lose their sustainability. Sadly, this has started to happen for me and the Secret Six. The good news is that it is still a very strong comic, and I’m hoping that it just had a little hiccup. But I want to talk positives first. It was really neat to see Amanda Waller show up in this arc. For those who may not know (but many of you may know by summer’s end), Amanda Waller is a decidedly shaded grey character from the DC universe who is also in charge of The Suicide Squad. Since Deadshot has done time with them as well, she comes into the storyline in hopes of poaching him back. Of course, his current teammates have opinions on this, and they are not going to let him go without a fight (even if there is some infighting going on amongst the Six as well, what with Bane the self appointed new leader and replacing Scandal with Black Alice).
While it was fun seeing a cameo from The Suicide Squad (specifically Waller, a badass boss who knows what she wants and is super awesome), there was another cameo of sorts that, when combined with the OTHER cameo, made this story less about the Six and more about the DC Universe as a whole at the time of it’s writing. That is The Blackest Night arc, in which Black Lanterns (not Green nor Red) arrive on the scene and start resurrecting the dead, a huge problem when faced with a bunch of dead antagonists. I know this was one of those large spanning plots that DC likes to do from time to time, but seeing as I am not familiar with Green Lantern and his mythos, nor have I read Blackest Night in any form, I found myself more irritated that Secret Six got pulled into this whole thing than excited about the crossover. Maybe if I knew more about the Black Lanterns things would be different. But I’m not convinced.
I am also very done with the unnecessary drama of betrayal and mistrust. Can we go one arc without The Six having issues with each other in one form or another? I am legitimately frustrated that Bane and Scandal are on the outs as of now, because I just want this group to have a good dynamic. I do believe that villains can, in fact, have good partnerships, and if they were able to have good partnerships it would make these already very interesting and rewarding characters all the more interesting and rewarding. Instead we get a group of people who, yes, thus far have come together in dark times and crisis. But I feel like it’s building up for a break in the team, and I don’t want that because 1) it’s kind of an obvious drama play, and 2) I just want them all happy and cooperative, okay? There also wasn’t really a funny little side moment in this one, as the standalone story was about Deadshot and how bitter he is. Not a lot of belly laughs in that one, guys. And that was a serious detriment to the collection. I’m hoping that isn’t a sign of what is to come in the last three volumes…
I remain mostly optimistic about the Six, as we are getting back to the base plot and we may be seeing more of Amanda Waller along with our misfits. As of this writing I am still waiting for Volume 4 from the library, so there may be a gap before I can continue the adventures. Here’s hoping for more Jeanette, more Catman, and more unity!
November 29, 2022
Four tie-ins and one issue focused entirely on Deadshot... It's almost like this collection is asking me to dislike it.
June 5, 2016
Danse Macabre opens with "Control", a one-shot tale from guest writer John Ostrander about Deadshot's internal struggle to maintain his self-control in the face of mushrooming traumas and self-loathing. The whole thing is a bit on the nose, but it works. Deadshot has always been a fun character to read, with his seductive blend of morbid sang-froid, languid charm and gallows humour; this tidy little story scrapes away some of the patina and lets us see what festers under the chrome mask.
"The Rabbit and the Grave" introduces Black Alice and shows us just how dark Blake can get as he coolly explains the finer points of dismemberment and torture to a civilian out for revenge. I don't usually like to criticize visual art because my understanding of technique is limited to "I know what I like" but I thought that Peter Nguyen's angular, jagged drawings were enormously distracting.
The final story in the book is a crossover with the rest of the DCU and involves some kind of magic black lanterns and Amanda Waller. I don't follow comics so I only half-understood the story, but at least it explained why Black Alice had been shoehorned into the team.
On the whole, this book had a lurching, disjointed feel to it and while there were some nice moments (mainly between Bane and Alice, or Deadshot and Catman), I was disappointed.
July 6, 2016
Oh man, look at that cover, with Deadshot. That is beautiful.
I have only read a handful of stories featuring the Suicide Squad. Most of them have featured the New 52 version of the team, and unfortunately it falls into the rather large percentage of new 52 books which were both directionless and generic.
This is the first book I have read that has featured the Pre-New 52 version of the squad. It was nice to see them go head to head with the members of the Secret Six, a team I have followed since their inception, Pre- Infinite Crisis (Man, everything in DC is either Pre- This or Post- That)
This book goes against the grain of DC trades, featuring a story that takes place during a major crossover, yet still tells a contained narrative. They are able to have the Suicide Squad go up against the Secret Six and have it all take place during blackest night.
This book also features a story where Cheshire plays a small role. Cheshire is actually one of my favorite DC characters. Speaking of New 52, Holy god is she wasted there. In this book, however, she is great, probably since she is being written by Gail Simone, who did wonders with Black Canary, Cheshire, Huntress, and Lady Shiva during her outstanding run on Birds of Prey.
I have only read a handful of stories featuring the Suicide Squad. Most of them have featured the New 52 version of the team, and unfortunately it falls into the rather large percentage of new 52 books which were both directionless and generic.
This is the first book I have read that has featured the Pre-New 52 version of the squad. It was nice to see them go head to head with the members of the Secret Six, a team I have followed since their inception, Pre- Infinite Crisis (Man, everything in DC is either Pre- This or Post- That)
This book goes against the grain of DC trades, featuring a story that takes place during a major crossover, yet still tells a contained narrative. They are able to have the Suicide Squad go up against the Secret Six and have it all take place during blackest night.
This book also features a story where Cheshire plays a small role. Cheshire is actually one of my favorite DC characters. Speaking of New 52, Holy god is she wasted there. In this book, however, she is great, probably since she is being written by Gail Simone, who did wonders with Black Canary, Cheshire, Huntress, and Lady Shiva during her outstanding run on Birds of Prey.
July 13, 2014
The tale of the Secret Six continues, here entangled as opponents, then (of course) as unwilling allies, of the Suicide Squad, a tonally similar DC book of the era, and joining Gail Simone and John Ostrander in a most satisfying fashion.
That makes for too many characters, to be honest, and the nature of the "Opposing teams fight each other, then fight a common enemy" plotline is so hackneyed that even the twist of it all being villains, and all with a common tie back to the amazing Amanda Waller, can't fully rescue it, especially when the Black Lanterns become part of the fray (thus adding still more characters).
Still, it's enjoyable to watch so many dysfunctional individuals work (more or less) toward common goals, and with a variety of motivations to keep them to their own moral codes, no matter what the rest of the world may think. Not the best Secret Six collection, but still fine reading.
That makes for too many characters, to be honest, and the nature of the "Opposing teams fight each other, then fight a common enemy" plotline is so hackneyed that even the twist of it all being villains, and all with a common tie back to the amazing Amanda Waller, can't fully rescue it, especially when the Black Lanterns become part of the fray (thus adding still more characters).
Still, it's enjoyable to watch so many dysfunctional individuals work (more or less) toward common goals, and with a variety of motivations to keep them to their own moral codes, no matter what the rest of the world may think. Not the best Secret Six collection, but still fine reading.
April 9, 2016
Sadly, DANSE MACABRE has been the weakest of the SECRET SIX collections that I've read so far, but that isn't really through any fault of Simone or the comic itself. The issue is that a good chunk of this collection had to do with the 'Darkest Night' storyline that DC did, in which the Black Lanterns come in and start messing things up within the whole universe. Since I am not at all familiar with that storyline, I was a bit lost. I'm also bummed by the team schism that has taken place. It isn't total, but I have a feeling that it's coming. I hate drama that involves friends or partners or teammates fighting. It just bums me out.
That said, it's still a baller comic. Jeanette is still the best.
That said, it's still a baller comic. Jeanette is still the best.
August 26, 2012
Too much Suicide Squad and not enough Secret Six for my taste, hence the 4 and not 5-star rating. It's still an excellent addition to the S6 collection, but the ties to the larger DC universe seemed to bog it down a bit.
I highly enjoyed the Deadshot one-shot, even though he's my least favorite of the Six (out of Scandal, Catman, Bane, Jeanette, and Ragdoll- it's like saying a certain type of chocolate is your least-favorite chocolate, out of your favorite chocolates). I also remain cautiously optimistic about the introduction of Black Alice. Can't wait for the next volume to get back down to business.
I highly enjoyed the Deadshot one-shot, even though he's my least favorite of the Six (out of Scandal, Catman, Bane, Jeanette, and Ragdoll- it's like saying a certain type of chocolate is your least-favorite chocolate, out of your favorite chocolates). I also remain cautiously optimistic about the introduction of Black Alice. Can't wait for the next volume to get back down to business.
September 5, 2011
Did not find this one to be as strong as the other books in the series.
Shared writing credit is not often a good sign.
Though I loved John Ostrander back in his Grim Jack books, here the "collaboration" with Gail Simone seems forced
or perhaps it was the result of stretched circumstances.
This book also seem like it had the whole "Black Lantern" saga thrust upon it. That part of it was confusing, muddled and not as amusing as Gail Simone seems to be in the other books when she is left on her own.
Though as a disclaimer I must admit that I read all these books out of order.
Shared writing credit is not often a good sign.
Though I loved John Ostrander back in his Grim Jack books, here the "collaboration" with Gail Simone seems forced
or perhaps it was the result of stretched circumstances.
This book also seem like it had the whole "Black Lantern" saga thrust upon it. That part of it was confusing, muddled and not as amusing as Gail Simone seems to be in the other books when she is left on her own.
Though as a disclaimer I must admit that I read all these books out of order.
August 18, 2016
I feel like nothing really happened in this volume. The story is boring and many parts were extremely unnecessary and predictable. I really like Bane and Scandal Savage's friendship, but I think sometimes it's TOO exaggerated and tiring. I mean, I know Bane wants to protect Scandal, but it gets really annoying when he bosses her in a fatherly tone.
Although it was nice to know a little more about Deadshot and his backstory, I'd skip this volume to the next and still wouldn't make much difference to me.
Although it was nice to know a little more about Deadshot and his backstory, I'd skip this volume to the next and still wouldn't make much difference to me.
August 30, 2014
For a someone like Deadshot, the arrival of the Blackest Night brings back more than a few old faces! The Six find themselves falling apart after trying to stay together; Bane is forcibly taking command, Black Alice has inserted herself into the squad, and Ragdoll continues to be disturbingly hilarious. As the resurrected zombie Black Lanterns set out to make everyone's life miserable, loyalties are questions and tensions mount. Another great run from a team of grey-areas!
August 30, 2012
A rather disappointing volume of Secret Six. John Ostrander's intro story on Deadshot is quite good, but totally at odds with both the style and the plot of Secret Six. After that, the Suicide Squad crossover and the Black Night crossover both totally derail Secret Six’s plot and turn everything into a long series of punches. The only redeeming factor is that Simone’s humorous approach to the Six occasionally bubbles up despite all the other issues.
June 23, 2012
I love this series. Catman and Deadshot are great together, and I love how Gail Simone is writing Bane. There's a level of crazy you can't fake in this series, and the team is always one bullet away from complete ruin. I liked seeing the Suicide Squad, but the stuff with the Secret Six is the real performance. The dialogue is crisp and hilarious, and the action is some brutal stuff. Love it.
July 24, 2013
Too brief and a bit disjointed in places: the Black Lantern tie-in stuff seriously hinders the writing. Best bit by far is the two-hander by Ostrander with Deadshot and Reverend (formerly Father) Craemer. It's short but powerful. It does, however, tend to highlight some inconsistencies in Deadshot's 'voice' between Simone and Ostrander. Still, overall a fun read.
December 3, 2014
A small step back from the first two volumes. I guess I just get annoyed when a story gets forced into the middle of something that seems to be doing well on its own. To me that happens with all crossover events, and this falls victim as well. I like the introduction of Black Alice, but just don't expect this to be as fun as the first two volumes.
June 5, 2015
Another good installment but not as good as the first two volumes. I really do enjoy the team and the witty repartee that happens between them, but the story just wasn't as good this time. I will say I gave this volume 4 stars instead of 3 strictly based on the conversation Bane has with Scandal Savage's new love interest. His roll as her protector appeals to me.
January 31, 2011
Gail Simone makes the interaction among this group of anti-heroes/villains fun. There may not have been a lot of character development, excluding a guest spot written by John Ostrander about Floyd Lawton, but there is fun here and sometimes fun is what I am looking for.
March 11, 2013
This is a tie-in to Blackest Night. You may need to be familiar with the storyline to really enjoy this book. The team have a new member that they can't really say no to 'Black Alice'. Some fun character stuff, but this is mainly an action orientated book with lots of fights. A good read.
September 11, 2013
Si me pusiera en forro, podría decir que esperaba mucho más de unos comics escritos por Ostrander y Simone. Si me pusiera en benevolente, podría decir que está bastante mejor que el comic de superhéroes promedio. Si me pusiera autoexigente, ni debería escribiría esta review.
July 3, 2015
This loses a star for being tied in to Blackest Night. This book works best when only slightly attached to the grander DC universe.
This volume makes me want to check out the Suicide Squad. More so than anything I've seen about the movie so far.
This volume makes me want to check out the Suicide Squad. More so than anything I've seen about the movie so far.
December 16, 2010
i love gail simone's writing. I love when there are comic books focusing on villains.
the writing is great and there are dykes.
the writing is great and there are dykes.
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