Suicide Squad #8
(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Bruno Redondo
In Shops: Aug 25, 2020
SRP: $3.99
Task Force X is done running. They pulled the bombs out of their necks, they’ve identified their target, and they’re going on the hunt for the man who’s pulled their strings and killed their friends. And now the Squad is up against forces far more powerful than they ever could have imagined. Taking them on…could be suicide.
Warner Bros. and Rocksteady have revealed a new game during DC Fandome, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
Check out the trailer below.
DC‘s Dark Nights: Death Metal has been hinted at changes for the DC line once the event wraps up and we may be seeing the likely steps for whatever launches after with numerous titles ending in November.
Already announced ending in October are Batgirl, Batman and the Outsiders, and Justice League Odyssey. In November Teen Titans, Young Justice, Suicide Squad, Hawkman, and John Constantine: Hellblazer will all end. A few other mini-series will end as well. Teen Titans is the longest-running of the bunch while Suicide Squad had only recently seen a relaunch. I’d also expect a merging of Young Justice and Teen Titans into a new series down the line as well based on some recent issues and what has been said within.
Aquaman will see writer Kelly Sue DeConnick wrap up her run on the series with Aquaman #65 but the series will not be ending.
The decision to end these titles is not related to recent shakeups at the publisher as these decisions are usually made well in advance of solicitations. Further, whatever DC’s focus in the future, most likely digital and original graphic novels, is still being laid out and worked on and we won’t see the fruit from that labor for many more months.
What is likely happening is the shift to whatever is launching after Dark Nights: Death Metal ends. The event has DC’s superheroes dealing with their latest “crisis” and now in all three issues statement about recreating the multiverse have been made. It’s likely numerous new titles will spin out of the event when it wraps up in January(ish).
We won’t likely know exactly what that is though for a few more months and plans can change quickly.
DC Fandome is just a few weeks away and video game developer Rocksteady will be there. Today they took to Twitter teasing a video game based on DC‘s Suicide Squad which gets a new film next year.
Suicide Squad is a comic series turned film that brings together a group of villains into a Dirty Dozen like team for the government. They run missions they aren’t expected to return from in order to earn early release. The first film was released in 2016 and went on to earn nearly $747 million worldwide. The sequel is currently set to be released in August 2021.
There’s a lot of directions a video game featuring them could take. What would you like to see in a game starring them?
We’ll find out more on August 22!
Suicide Squad #7
Written by: Tom Taylor
Art by: Daniel Sampere
Annnnd he’s out! With a pardon in his pocket, Deadshot walks away from the Suicide Squad in hopes of reuniting with his daughter, Zoe, and making things right at last. But you can’t outrun your past when it’s still looking to kill you, and their family reunion quickly takes a turn for the deadly. To whom can Deadshot turn when he’s left behind everyone who once had his back?
Suicide Squad #6
(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Bruno Redondo
In Shops: Jun 24, 2020
SRP: $3.99
The hunters have become the hunted! Task Force X is the world’s most wanted-on the run from heroes and villains alike and no closer to taking down the puppet master who’s been pulling their strings. But even if they go to ground, there’s no hiding from the World’s Greatest Detective, and it’ll take every deadly trick in their playbook for the Squad to escape the wrath of Batman!
The weekend is almost here! We’ve got lots of geeky things planned on our end, how about you all? Sound off in the comments. While you wait for the weekday to end and weekend to begin, here’s some news and reviews from around the web.
Book Riot – 15 of the Best Comic Books for Kids – What comics would you add to this list?
Newsarama – The 2020 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Recipients Revealed – Fantastic and good to see libraries helped.
Sequart Organization – Green Lantern’s Burden: Re-Evaluating The Superhero Genre’s ‘Woke’ Moment – A very interesting read.
Reviews
Geek Dad – In Vitro
Newsarama – Suicide Squad #5
Suicide Squad #5
(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Bruno Redondo
In Shops: May 27, 2020
SRP: $3.99
They say loose lips sink ships-and Captain Boomerang has the biggest mouth on Earth! That’s why Lok commands Task Force X to bring him in and shut him up for good! The hunt is on, but nothing ever goes according to plan in the Suicide Squad-at least, not if Osita and her mutinous Revolutionaries can help it. Will Deathstroke and Harley finally turn against Lok when ordered to kill their old Squad-mate? One way or another, the bodies keep dropping…
It’s been an interesting week or so for comics and things are only going to get crazier over the next month. We’re still rolling and will have all of the latest news and reviews for you. Check out some of what you’ve missed.
ICv2 – Binc Has Distributed Over $350K in Covid-19 Relief Since Mid-March – Great to hear this much has been raised and paid out. Sad that this needs to happen.
Newsarama – Emergency Relief Initiative Launched for Canadian Comic Shops – If you can help, please do.
The Mary Sue – Suicide Squad Director Responds Fairly Thoughtfully to Harley Quinn Costume Criticism – Yes he did.
Review
Comic Book – Anti/Hero
Suicide Squad #4
(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Bruno Redondo
In Shops: Mar 25, 2020
SRP: $3.99
With the chaos of Task Force X’s first mission behind her, Dr. Harleen Quinzel launches a psychological investigation into the current residents of Belle Reve-and when the infamous Harley Quinn is worried about someone else’s mental health, you know there’s a problem! What does Deadshot know about the machinations of their deadly new teammates, the Revolutionaries? Who are the Revolutionaries, where did they come from, and why do they hate superheroes so much? Careful, Harley-sometimes when you dig too deep, the monsters come crawling out…
