JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD is a comic book fan's dream,
created by a slew of favorite writers and artists. Some comics
never live up to their eye-popping covers, but JUSTICE LEAGUE
VS. SUICIDE SQUAD lives up to every tantalizing thing hinted at
on the cover. There are so many things going on in this book
but, amazingly, they all manage to work. As a Suicide Squad
fan, I think this book helps define the group a little. In
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD, you have classic superheroes,
antiheroes, villains, and something in-between. The members of
Task Force X are used to being knocked around, ridiculed by
good guys and bad guys alike, but in JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE
SQUAD the slightly preachy superheroes see what's worse than
the current Suicide Squad.
Because JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD has what seems like a
cast of thousands, I once again had to keep my DC Comics
encyclopedia close by while navigating this book. This is the
first time I've read a story involving Maxwell Lord. This is
actually a good book for readers new to these supervillains,
because their histories are explained. In JUSTICE LEAGUE VS.
SUICIDE SQUAD, Lord is a megalomaniacal zealot with far-
reaching goals. Amanda Waller's sins of the past come back to
haunt her when Maxwell Lord recruits her previous Suicide Squad
for carrying out his dastardly plans. It's often hard to tell
exactly what Lord's endgame is, apart from causing a
terrifying
level of worldwide chaos and getting revenge on Waller. Whether
Suicide Squad newbie Killer Frost becomes a tool for good or
evil, factors heavily in how things get resolved.
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD is a tour-de-force of
metahuman madness and Machiavellian supervillains. A private
tete-a-tete between Batman and Lobo, after the dust clears,
promises future stories with strange bedfellows. As Amanda
Waller walks out on Maxwell Lord at the end of JUSTICE LEAGUE
VS. SUICIDE SQUAD, readers like me are left to wonder -- what
exactly is Task Force XI? In "Epilogue: The Cost", Rob Williams
and Spurrier show a different side to Amanda Waller, rather
than the cold and monstrous one she normally presents. There is
no miraculous redemption for Amanda, but it's fascinating to
see what can level such a steely persona.
The first major crossover of the Rebirth era starring the
biggest heroes and villains in comics, this action-packed
epic JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD features an all-
star creative team, including writers Joshua Williamson,
Tim Seeley, Rob Williams and Si Spurrier, with superstar
artists Jason Fabok, Tony S. Daniel, Jesus Merino,
Fernando Pasarin, Robson Rocha, Howard Porter, Scot
Eaton, Riley Rossmo, Christian Duce, Giuseppe Cafaro and
more!
The members of the Justice League are Earth’s most
powerful and famous superheroes…but they aren’t the only
team in town.
The Suicide Squad strikes from the shadows and does the
jobs too dirty for superheroes to handle. Under the iron
fist of Director Amanda Waller, these monsters and
maniacs have operated in total secrecy…until now. Batman
is on their trail and the Squad’s existence isn’t
something he or the Justice League can tolerate. It must
be shut down.
But while the heroes and antiheroes are distracted
fighting each other, twisted mastermind Maxwell Lord
assembles a nightmarish army of DC’s deadliest villains
to take out both teams!
Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD #1-6, SUICIDE
SQUAD #8 backup story, SUICIDE SQUAD #9-10 and JUSTICE
LEAGUE #12-13.
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