Secret Six #1 - DC

This is the beginning of another fantastic adventure for our band of deviant anti-heroes. It's brought to us by the former Birds of Prey creative team of Gail Simone and Nicola Scott. Ever since she arrived at DC, I've thoroughly enjoyed all of Gail's work. In my eyes, she's definitely brought a spark of life to everything that she's touched. Also, I love her subtle, wry humor. It's the perfect addition to her already fantastic stories. I've also become a big fan of Nicola's artwork. I think with everything she does she gets better and better. There are some fantastic panels in this issue and you can just see her talent and confidence shining through. Basically, this issue gets us back up to speed on where this group is at . . emotionally and mentally . . and the short trip that's brought them to this place from the previous mini. However, the issue ends on an ominous note. Scandal has accepted a job to break Tarantula out of Alcatraz and then transport her across country to Gotham. It's a risky mission at best, and maybe even suicidal. But before they can even begin Blake gets a call from Huntress. She wants to warn him that basically it's a trap. A price has been put on all of their heads . . $10 million . . . each! So there's going to be a lot of crazy people looking for that payday. With a whole country to traverse across, she's afraid it's going to be like shooting ducks. Plus their path has been set for them . . they have to stop in Las Vegas and Austin . . therefor it's not like they're going to be that difficult to find. What Blake doesn't know is that the warning has come by way of Batman. What we don't know is who the sixth member is. Right now our team consists of Scandal, Deadshot, Catman, Ragdoll and Bane. The sixth member they're picking up in Las Vegas. Personally, I think this is going to be a great story. It'll at least be equal to the last outing . . if not better. Plus . . I kind of like this group. I like the characters and the dynamic. I guess I'll sit back and see where the trip takes us.