Suicide Squad #12

Thompson and Hopeless have made this iteration of Suicide Squad a consistently good read, but one thats now reached must-read status. Read Full Review

This visually appealing issue has tons of action sequences that are exciting and transportive. Special attention is paid to both the forefront and background of each panel in a manner that is fully engaging and emotionally connective. This attention to detail is also shown in the content laden scenes and provides an insight into the characters' mindset. Read Full Review

This series continues to blow my mind, and there's no signs of losing steam. Absolutely incredible. Read Full Review

I have grown to truly despise Amanda Waller" and not in the like, you love to hate them way. No, no, loathe the character at this point, which is why Suicide Squad works so well for me. Read Full Review

This one-year anniversary issue has a lot of action, including a stunning reveal of a major player from another world, but it suffers from most of the characters being fairly flat. Read Full Review

It's a very hard balance to keep where a single issue can bring us classic, pulp comic book action alongside well-handled literary tropes, yet Suicide Squad #12 brings this quality of storytelling front and center. We have an ambitious and masterful team, who seem to be able to tell any story imaginable. Read Full Review

The characters we have are still solid.... except for my personal disdain for Ambush Bug.  Still, it really feels like this storyline has outstayed its welcome.  While we are moving towards the War For Earth-3, which I am looking forward to, the character interactions and relationships previously made this book feel special.  Unfortunately, the scavenger hunt-style storytelling has left me wanting, and in this issue, we barely get anything that feels satisfying to what we've been dealing with.  Yeah, the art is still great, but I hope that by the end of the War For Earth-3, we avert the direction that Future State was taking us. Read Full Review

DiegoLDUganda

Feb 02, 2022

Yoooooooooo! We need Robbie Thompson writting more DC books!!

UxasIs

Feb 03, 2022

Pick of the week goes to this

REYNARD

Feb 01, 2022

Season one of Infinite Frontier's Suicide Squad comes to an end with a bang! The Squad faces off against off-brand Thunderbolts (which are an off-brand Suicide Squad anyways) while Flag leads his own team against Waller. Refrigerator Salesman Major Force gets atomized by Black Siren while Ambush Bug & knock-off Deadpool recreate the Spider-Man pointing meme. Waller wins in the end and nabs a dark trinity for her conquest of the forever evil world of Earth-3. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't! Super excited for next month's crossover "War For Earth 3".

Merlyn

Feb 01, 2022

A very good ending to the best Suicide Squad run in years. I really like the pacing, something a lot of books don't manage very well these days, Thompson excels at it. Waller truly is stone cold here. I could've done without Ambush Bug but I guess every writer has his fixations. I'm really excited about War on Earth-3, can't wait for it.

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REYNARD - Feb 1, 2022

I'm pretty bummed that (as of the posting of this comment) we are the only two people who have reviewed this book which is easily one of the best things DC is putting out right now. I'm excited to see what they do in the crossover, but I hope Jeremy Adams and Thompson/Hopeless have more control than Sheridan (I read the Future State Titans book and was unimpressed with his writing). I honestly love Ambush Bug: they're clearly not taking him too seriously without making his gags pretentious.

Merlyn - Feb 1, 2022

Yeah, I've noticed people aren't big fans of this run. To be honest, the Future State book wasn't very good and the start has been bumpy, but it sure has been picking up a lot of steam these last issues. Maybe people just gave up on it never believing it will actually get better, I don't know. Yeah, I hate Sheridan's writing too, his TTA is really, really bad.

Psycamorean

Feb 05, 2022

There was an abruptness to this issue that didn't sit well with me, but aside from that, I was into it. I don't really like Ambush Bug still, but I'm invested in the plot, so I let some of those moments of unfunniness slide.