It’s the usual Suicide Squad smorgasbord of crapiola: tie-ins to bad events, drivel about recruiting team members, and pointless missions to nowhere simply because Amanda Waller, bombs in your brains, etc. Give peace a chance? How about this title takes a chance on something original for a change instead!
Despite being a volume one, this book opens with a two-parter tying into the recent Death Metal event. That said, even if you didn’t read it like me, the story is straightforwardly dull: alternate universe characters fight other alternate universe characters for stupid MacGuffin that doesn’t matter. Waller’s on Earth-3 or the Squad after Earth-3 Waller - who cares? This sets the tone for the rest of the book which is: one team of characters you don’t care about fighting another team of characters you don’t care about.
This is the first Suicide Squad book I’ve read in a while that doesn’t have Harley Quinn on the roster. Instead, thanks to the James Gunn movie, we’ve got Peacemaker front and centre, who keeps talking about making peace while wearing a stupid hat - what a riveting character. Waller wants Talon (Batman’s Court of Owls assassin) and Superboy, who’s locked up in Arkham Asylum for some reason, for this latest iteration of the squad.
Once Peacemaker and co. are done drearily punching others there (including “Red X” who looks identical to Dark Horse’s X character, or perhaps vice versa - no matter, they’re both rubbish) they go back to Earth-3 to punch some more idiots for no real reason.
Awful. Just awful across the board - bad storytelling, worse characters, rushed art. Instantly forgettable dross. Like reading an extended comic printed on the back of a cereal box. A thoroughly uninspired and worthless read, don’t give this Suicide Squad book a chance.
Maybe you should read the original Suicide Squad book?
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