7 March 2017

Review: Suicide Squad, Volume 1

Suicide Squad: Volume One | Rob Williams, Jim Lee, Philip Tan, Jason Fabok, Ivan Reis, Gary Frank
Published by: DC Comics, March 7th 2017
Genre: Science Fiction, Superheroes
Pages: 161
Format: Ebook
Source: DC Comics, via Netgalley

Harley Quinn. Deadshot. Killer Croc. Enchantress. Captain Boomerang. Katana. They’re dangerous. They’re deadly. They’re deeply unstable. And they’re our only hope. They’re the characters from the smash-hit film and they’re here in this great new starting-point graphic novel, SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT, as part of DC Rebirth!
 
Assembled by the tough-as-nails intelligence expert Amanda Waller and overseen by disgraced military genius Captain Rick Flag, the men, women and monsters of the Suicide Squad—a.k.a. Task Force X—do the jobs that are too dirty for any superheroes to soil their capes over. 
 
Their latest mission should be easy enough: recover a powerful cosmic weapon called the Black Vault from enemy hands. But what happens when the Black Vault begins turning them into their own worst enemies?
 
As the object’s dark influence spreads and the team is driven to madness and mayhem (more than usual, that is), there’s only one person sane enough to save the Squad from certain destruction…the Clown Princess of Crazy herself, Harley Quinn!
  
Legendary artist Jim Lee teams up with writer Rob Williams and a who’s who of top comics talent for SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT! Exploding from the pages of DC’s blockbuster REBIRTH event and starring the characters you love and hate from the smash-hit movie, this graphic novel is a great jumping-on point for new readers! Collects issues #1-4 and the SUICIDE SQUAD: REBIRTH one-shot, including back-up stories illustrated by such acclaimed artists as Ivan Reis, Gary Frank and Jason Fabok!


Just when I think I've found my favourite Suicide Squad comic, the next one levels up massively. The Black Vault has the PERFECT combination of character and plot, and we get insights to back story AND some awesome antagonists and danger and stuff blown up (which is always my favourite.) I really loved Flag, who was new to me, and Katana, who I knew I would adore (and I do, so so much.) This whole gang is squad goals, honestly, and the story is gripping and exciting.


The art is exceptional, the writing is SO GOOD, and the dialogue is immense. I need volume 2 right damn now!
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