Suicide Squad #8
Written by: Robbie Thompson
Art by: Dexter Soy, Eduardo Pansica
Squad in Hell! “Hell and Back” Part 2! Stuck in Hell, the Squad’s only chance for survival is…Ambush Bug?! While one Squad deals with its newest fourth wall-breaking member, Peacemaker and his crew fight for survival as they hunt for the Swamp Thing!
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Dead Mount Death Play #71
Written by Ryohgo Narita
Art by Shinta Fujimoto
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Two days before the ultimate showdown, all the players of Shinjuku start to converge… Read the next chapter of Dead Mount Death Play the same day as Japan!
Sea of Thieves #3: Champion of Souls
Written by Jeremy Whitely
Art by Rhoald Marcellius
Colored by Sakti Yuowono
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Has the Champion of Souls met finally met his match? The fearsome Skeleton Lord Greymarrow has seized the seas and sunk the mighty Blackwyche. With a lost crew and wrecked ship, Arthur Pendragon is imprisoned and alone in Shipwreck Bay, until a secretive stranger brings the fallen Champion the rarest treasure of all…
Suicide Squad: King Shark (2021-) #4
Written by Tim Seeley
Pencils Scott Kolins
Inks Scott Kolins
Colored by John Kalisz
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King Shark takes on the Queen Tiger! (not to be confused with the Tiger King.)
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Suicide Squad #7
Written by: Robbie Thompson
Art by: Eduardo Pansica
Amanda Waller pulls in her newest recruit to Task Force X: the unstoppable and outstanding Ambush Bug! With a mission that literally takes the Squad to hell and back, the sometimes fourth-wall-breaking hero may be the team’s only chance at survival. Embarking on a quest to gain access to the Rock of Eternity, the Squad must also face the threat of Rick Flag, who’s on the hunt for Waller’s head.
If Corto Maltese is Cuba is Starro is the Embargo? Or is it Nicaragua and Project Starfish is the CIA drug smuggling?
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Suicide Squad: Get Joker! #2
Written by: Brian Azzarello
Art by: Alex Maleev
After turning the tables on the Suicide Squad, The Joker gained control of the device that could detonate the bomb implanted in each of the team members’ heads. Now forced to do The Joker’s bidding, Red Hood, Harley, and the rest of Task Force X find themselves hunted by a newly formed Squad with a single mission: kill the previous Squad and take over hunting The Joker.
Suicide Squad 2021 Annual #1
Written by: Robbie Thompson
Art by: Dexter Soy, Eduardo Pansica
Everyone questioned how the teen calling himself Conner Kent came to be recruited into the Suicide Squad by Amanda Waller. But as Superboy sneaks into the bowels of a top-secret Task Force X black site, what he finds changes all he thinks he knows about himself and his history. This oversize annual alters everything for the only hero on the Squad and makes him question what to do next, now that he knows the truth behind his origin.
Suicide Squad #7
Written by: Robbie Thompson
Art by: Eduardo Pansica
Amanda Waller pulls in her newest recruit to Task Force X: the unstoppable and outstanding Ambush Bug! With a mission that literally takes the Squad to hell and back, the sometimes fourth-wall-breaking hero may be the team’s only chance at survival. Embarking on a quest to gain access to the Rock of Eternity, the Squad must also face the threat of Rick Flag, who’s on the hunt for Waller’s head.
It was a rough opening for The Suicide Squad with armchair critics throwing bombs for the grosses. Though the film has been well received, 91% Tomatometer and 84% audience score, the film struggled to light a fire at the box office.
The Suicide Squad opened with an estimated $26.5 million domestically far short of the $133.7 million of the original film. It also grossed $45.7 million internationally delivering a $72.2 million opening weekend.
There’s numerous reasons for the depressed opening. The COVID effect should bot be discounted. The Delta variant is in the news and it no doubt weighed on audience’s minds. The film also had the option to be viewed on HBO Max without additional payment. With the threat of disease and an alternative, it’s not too surprising the film had a rough opening. Despite that most likely reason, the film’s poor opening has give ammo to those already criticizing Warner Bros. as well as brand partisans.
The original Suicide Squad went on to gross $325.1 million domestically, $421.7 million internationally for a total of $746.8 million.
Jungle Cruise dropped to second place with an estimated $15.7 million, that’s down 55.2% from the previous weekend. The film has grossed $65.3 million domestically. Over the week, the film earned just shy of $29 million internationally to lift that number to $56.5 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $121.8 million.
In third place was Old, down one spot. The film has grossed $4.1 million to bring that total to $38.5 million. Over the week, the film added about $4.7 million internationally to bring that total to $26.7 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $65.2 million.
Black Widow took fourth place with an estimated $4 million to lift the film’s domestic grosses to $174.4 million. Over the week, the film earned just shy of $9 million to bring that total to $185.4 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $359.8 million.
Rounding out the top five was Stillwater which earned an estimated $2.9 million to bring its domestic earnings to an even $10 million. With no international gross, it’s worldwide earnings so far is a little over $10 million.
Initial numbers have 48 films earning $65,081,427 from 32,857 theaters. That’s down from last weekend’s 56 films which earned $78,603,446 from 35,813 theaters. The average earning was $1,980.75 this past weekend, only slightly down from the previous weekend’s $2,194.83.
With The Suicide Squad opening soon, you can easily discover Suicide Squad comics with the DC Suicide Squad Sale!.
Save on 272 releases featuring the dysfunctional team. Save over 50% on collections and get individual issues for just $0.99 and $1.99!
You have until Monday, August 9 to save so don’t miss out!
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