OK, I didn't expect a whole lot here - more exploitation of Harley Quinn, more gore with King Shark, and a revolving door of cannon fodder C-list villains-caught-up-in-a-weak-sauce-redemption-play.I guess Glass' TV-writing talents don't translate so well to the comics page. Well, the dialogue isn't horrible - at least there's some banter to keep us lightly entertained - but the lack of subtlety is downright torturous.For example, when a new antagonist comes back from the dead and explodes, one character says, "I sense something other-worldly about him." Which would be a funny bit of understatement, but then another character immediately responds with, "What gave it away? Him coming back from a bullet in his head?" Which just kills the joke dead.I hafta admit tho, Glass + Dagnino isn't half as irritatingly bash-you-over-the-head as the previous volume. In fact, there's one giant mystery that Glass and his rotating cadre of artists don't even try to address: if Amanda Waller is such a super-spy hardass leader who's risen through the ranks with smart-but-shady tactics, why does she make such bad decisions one after another with anything to do with the Suicide Squad - but no one else? It's a little like if Nick Fury was a prima ballerina but became a klutz every time he got around the Avengers. (Wow, Fury in a tutu - there's an image to fall asleep to.)Cool tech tho - Waller pairs her phone with the 120" Big Brother screen just to give her "incoming call" notifications? Want."Human Sacrifice"? So why is King Shark on the Dias - appetizer?Finally the double-crosses and reversals becoming a numbing paste over any layer of this that I might've been enjoying.And top it off with an absolutely pointless - or rather, tedious and generic - origin zero issue. Yawn. This review comes courtesy of an ARC that I received through a Goodreads giveaway.It was visually stunning.The inks and pencils worked together to create indelible images and truly gave scope to the action scenes. In particular the sequences of the juxtaposed images of past and present were striking.The writing was fantastic as well. The plot twist were surprising but not outlandish, and the concept behind the story is a unique take an the Dirty Dozens's premise. I enjoyed the dialogue. It hit the ground running and did not stop. Even the interludes were filled with anticipation.A wonderful read!
What do You think about Suicide Squad, Vol. 2: Basilisk Rising (2012)?
