DC Comics
Featuring: Deadshot; Harley Quinn; Rick Flag
160 pages ISBN: 1401269818 EAN: 9781401269814 Kindle: B01LXRUMO3 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT is part of DC
Rebirth and introduces the members of the Suicide Squad
for readers new to the series, or readers only familiar
with the characters through the "Suicide Squad" film.
Fans of the film will recognize Deadshot, Harley Quinn,
Killer Croc, Rick Flag, Katana, June Moone aka
Enchantress, and Captain Boomerang. The only character
that was in the film but not in this book is Diablo. Jim
Lee's artwork in SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT is
superb as always, and he makes misfit action heroes and
science fiction warfare look beautiful.
SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK FAULT has a bit of art
imitating life. Just as the cold war between the US and
Russia in the 1950s and 1960s spawned some great science
fiction, current world events frame this story of the
fantastical and the slightly whacky. The first few pages
of SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT give the reader
a taste of who these central characters are and what
they're all about. Much of this book dealt with Rick
Flag's ability to control his team and bring things to a
successful conclusion without things blowing up in his
face. Unlike the "Suicide Squad" film, there wasn't
really any hint of deeper feelings between Flag and June
Moon, so it will be interesting to see if anything
develops in later stories. The quirky helpers, out-of-
this-world bad guys, and unknown quantities along the way
in SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT provide an
opportunity for amusing snarky comebacks, and a striking
contrast to the group of disaffected antiheroes that make
up Task Force X.
SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT is full of stylized
techno wizardry, badass characters, and intriguing
possibilities. Included in this book are background
stories involving Deadshot and a past encounter with
Batman, a glimpse into Captain Boomerang's psyche, a
detailed look at Katana's tragic past, and a solo mission
involving Harley and Rick Flag. As someone who has never
read many comics featuring Deadshot, Captain Boomerang,
and Katana, it was interesting to see them outside of a
group setting and get a better feel for their
personality. Although I was always partial to the
character King Shark in the "Suicide Squad" comics, I
always wanted to see Killer Croc get better stories than
his past Batman-centered stories, and I hope to see him
shine in future books. Also included at the end of this
collection is a variant cover gallery with artists like
Amanda Connor, Jim Lee, Lee Bermejo, and others. I look
forward to reading more "Suicide Squad" books in the
future.
Assembled by the tough-as-nails intelligence expert Amanda Waller and overseen by disgraced military genius Captain Rick Flag, the men, women and monsters of the Suicide Squad—a.k.a. Task Force X—do the jobs that are too dirty for any superheroes to soil their capes with. Their latest mission should be easy enough: recover a powerful cosmic weapon called the Black Vault from enemy hands. The Suicide Squad always gets the job done (mostly) but this time, when the weapon's dark influence spreads and the team is driven to madness and mayhem (more than usual), there's only one person sane enough to save the Squad from destruction…the Clown Princess of Crazy herself, Harley Quinn! Legendary artist Jim Lee teams up with writer Rob Williams and artists Philip Tan, Jason Fabok, Ivan Reis and Gary Frank for a new deadly Task Force X mission in SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT! Exploding from the pages of DC’s blockbuster Rebirth event and starring the characters you love and hate from the smash-hit movie, this graphic novel is a great jumping-on point for new readers! Collects issues #1-4 and the SUICIDE SQUAD: REBIRTH one-shot.
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