Secret Six #17 - DC

This is part 2 of the story that started in Suicide Squad #67 last week. First of all . . isn't that a beautiful cover by Daniel LuVisi? Last week we find that Amanda had recruited someone to replace Deadshot on her team, Yasemin Soze. The problem is . . she had the skills, but not the nerve. After she fails a mission, Amanda decides that she's tired of playing with generics, and wants the real deal. So, she sets up a trap for the Secret Six. She draws them all to Belle Reve, leaving Scandal and the House of Secrets alone and undefended. Well . . as far as she knew. But, it isn't called the House of Secrets for nothing. Anyways, the team is back at Belle Reve fighting the Suicide Squad when all of the sudden they're besieged by Black Rings. And this area has a lot of ugly death for them to chew on. Including Yasemin, whom Deadshot has only recently killed. This issue shows the various members of both teams going at each other with everything they've got. In fact, it looks like some of them may have killed each other. If they didn't . . it wasn't for lack of trying. However, soon King Farraday lets Amanda know about the situation here, with the Black Lanterns. I'm guessing . . next issue, they're all going to have to work together if they think they have any chance of beating this assault. Gail Simone and John Ostrander co-wrote this issue. I assume since he's intimately connected to the Suicide Squad. Overall . . I thought it was a great story. Everyone took on their antithesis in the opposing group, and . . other than almost killing one another, it was pretty much a draw. Personally, I think there's still a place in the DC Universe for the Suicide Squad. And I'd really like to see their adventures again. J Caliafore does the art, and I thought he was perfect for this book. Unfortunately . . this story doesn't conclude until issue #18, which we have to wait a month for. Bummer!