Sunday, January 10, 2010

Suicide Squad #67 - DC

The only question I have is . . where does this story continue after this? This is only a 1 issue series. Right? Ok . . I took a look, and I guess this story continues in Secret Six #17 . . out next week. I was just a little concerned there. The story comes to an abrupt end . . and a next issue blurb isn't supplied. I just wasn't sure where to go next. Anyways, this story picks up in the Hall of Justice when the Black Rings are reviving all the corpses there. Of main import is the Fiddler . . for some reason. All we know for sure is that he has a hard-on for Deadshot. Next we see the current set-up of the Suicide Squad. It's still operating out of Belle Reve, and Amanda Waller is still it's drill sergeant. We see an op that she's got going, and a new character, Yasemin. She's kind of a female Deadshot. But without his experience. Which . . in the current operation causes it to go south. They're trying to kill some South American dictator. So, Amanda realizes that without Deadshot, she's not going to be able to complete this mission. The problem is . . ever since she sent him off with the rest of the villains to that remote planet, he refuses to talk to her. But she has ways of making him cooperate. Next we see that the Secret Six get a mission. They're being paid to liberate a drug-dealer who's being incarcerated in Louisiana. It seems like all their missions end up breaking someone out of jail. Anyways, the prison is . . of course . . Belle Reve. Surprisingly though, they don't smell a trap. Amanda counts on Rick Flagg and the rest of her team to bring these guys in, and capture Deadshot. Meanwhile, she takes a team and goes to the House of Secrets to capture Scandal. She knows that she's alone, and she wants to hold her as leverage for Deadshot. The computer chip bomb in his head won't be enough. He's not afraid to die. Anyways, the issue ends with the team battling it out at Belle Reve . . Amanda is ready to torch the House of Secrets to get Scandal . . and the Fiddler and a whole mess of Black Rings is getting ready to descend on Belle Reve. Afterall . . that's where Deadshot is. And that's why I was so upset when I didn't know where the story was going next. This was a very action packed issue. I thought Gail Simone and John Ostrander did some amazing work together here. J Calafiore does the art. This was a great book. I really can't remember what happened in Suicide Squad #66, but . . I don't think it really matters. This book is actually an extension of Secret Six, but . . I guess they just did it this way for shits & giggles. Overall it was a great book. I can't wait to read Secret Six next week.

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