That Suicide Squad is back is one thing. That it's penned by John Ostrander, the same man who made the original series the best thing to come out of the 80s(TM) is quite another. Up to now, the mini-series has had its ups and downs, but issue 6 gets us back from a down and sets up what looks to be a great finale. Choosing 5 things wasn't easy and there's plenty of runner-ups, from Deadshot (always the best thing about any given issue of SS) to Multiplex getting shot in the head (don't worry, plenty of him to go around still).
1. Villains I don't want to see killed
In the Squad, when a lame Firestorm villain (well, usually it's a Firestorm villain) gets chosen for a mission, they die or are maimed horribly. You can usually spot the loser who's going to buy the farm from the opening briefing. But there's always the off chance that a more important character gets it, and from there you derive tension. So I wouldn't be surprised if White Dragon, Marauder and Twister get killed, but I'm actually worried about Plastique. Hey, us French Canadians have to stick together (even if she is a Quebec Sovereignist). At the very least, I want to see her survive so that a writer some day can put an actual Quebec accent in her mouth. "Toute ça pour moé?"
2. Carapax
Perfectly used to seeing Suicide Squad bring back loser villains from loser series (for more White Dragon, check out Hawkworld!), but Ostrander has brought Carapax back as the corporate equivalent of the USSR's Rocket Reds. It gives an old Blue Beetle villain a new lease on life. Now what about Firefist, the Muse, Overthrow and... oh Beetle, your rogue's gallery didn't amount to much, did it?
3. Justifying evil
How do a pair of religious super-villainesses justify their actions? Remember kids: Villains don't think of themselves as villains. Oh wait, that may not be a point I can defend...
4. Amanda Waller as Chemo jumping off an battleship
Only in the DC Universe. FWORMP!
5. An honest-to-God, true-blue, heart-stopping cliffhanger
I'm going to leave this one pictureless and spoiler-free, but I haven't wanted to flip to the next (still inexistant) page this much in a while.
1. Villains I don't want to see killed
In the Squad, when a lame Firestorm villain (well, usually it's a Firestorm villain) gets chosen for a mission, they die or are maimed horribly. You can usually spot the loser who's going to buy the farm from the opening briefing. But there's always the off chance that a more important character gets it, and from there you derive tension. So I wouldn't be surprised if White Dragon, Marauder and Twister get killed, but I'm actually worried about Plastique. Hey, us French Canadians have to stick together (even if she is a Quebec Sovereignist). At the very least, I want to see her survive so that a writer some day can put an actual Quebec accent in her mouth. "Toute ça pour moé?"2. Carapax
Perfectly used to seeing Suicide Squad bring back loser villains from loser series (for more White Dragon, check out Hawkworld!), but Ostrander has brought Carapax back as the corporate equivalent of the USSR's Rocket Reds. It gives an old Blue Beetle villain a new lease on life. Now what about Firefist, the Muse, Overthrow and... oh Beetle, your rogue's gallery didn't amount to much, did it?3. Justifying evil
How do a pair of religious super-villainesses justify their actions? Remember kids: Villains don't think of themselves as villains. Oh wait, that may not be a point I can defend...4. Amanda Waller as Chemo jumping off an battleship
Only in the DC Universe. FWORMP!5. An honest-to-God, true-blue, heart-stopping cliffhanger
I'm going to leave this one pictureless and spoiler-free, but I haven't wanted to flip to the next (still inexistant) page this much in a while.
Comments
Another 8 for New Brunswick's Acadians, 3 in Nova Scotia, at least one in each of the other provinces.
It may seem like all the same, but there's Quebeckers often have difficulty understanding what us Newbies are talking about (depending on the particular accent and dialect) and nobody, but nobody understands the Nova Scotian Acadians unless they have a very well trained ear.
look in the right hand column not too far from the top of the page and caste a vote.
said he would do a posting for it too. you both have well established and long running blogs with lots of viewers. barring any any unexpected problems i should have something up and running tomorrow sometime i'll keep you posted. again, thank you i just don't think i'll be able to stop thinking about this SS blog concept until i just do it rather it catches on or takes a nose dive. i'll contact you again tomorrow at this comment section.
She's internalized the power since then, of course.