This book is interesting. I'll give it that. My problem is, I don't know what the ultimate purpose, or agenda, of such a book could be. Basically, they've gathered up all the villains on Earth and placed them on an abandoned planet. Now keep in mind that this whole thing was done by Amanda Waller and her Suicide Squad. They're all killers and psychopaths and thieves. How are they ever going to be able to work together? Well, the planet isn't as deserted as it was thought. There seems to be all manner of creatures and monsters here. And what no one seems to have noticed so far is that they all seem to be technology based. So there has to be some raw material, or something they can work with, around here somewhere. Lex has been trying to unite them since he got here. He's trying to use the skills of the people to somehow engineer their escape. But, the Joker is also trying to gather forces. If for no other reason than to counter Lex. So with this diversity, how can they hope to accomplish anything? Maybe this series is going to be the prelude to the new Injustice Society. Or the Legion of Doom. I don't know. I can't really see anything else coming out of this storyline. We do, however, learn this issue that the Martian Manhunter is here, posing as Blockbuster, to keep an eye on the inhabitants progress. But we don't know for who . . or why. So maybe, that bit of information will open up something in the story-line. I don't know. Matthew Sturges and Sean Chen are the creators. I'm buying it because it's directly hooked in to the Countdown story-line. But other than that . . . I'm at a loss. And it has $10 variant covers for each issue also. What a waste.
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