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Cover of Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #33 (March 2018) |
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| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Original: The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959) Modern: Legends #3 (January 1987) |
| Created by | Original: Robert Kanigher Ross Andru Modern: John Ostrander |
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| Base(s) | Belle Reve Penitentiary, IMHS[1] |
| Member(s) | List of Suicide Squad members |
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Cover of Suicide Squad #1 (May 1987). Art by Howard Chaykin. |
| Series publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Spy, superhero |
| Publication date | Vol. 1: May 1987 – June 1992 Vol. 2: November 2001 – October 2002 Vol. 3: November 2007 – June 2008 Vol. 4: November 2011 – July 2014 New Suicide Squad: September 2014 – July 2016 Vol. 5 August 2016 – January 2019 Vol. 6 December 2019 – November 2020 Vol. 7 March 2021 – present |
| Number of issues | Vol. 1: 68 (#1–66 plus 1 Annual and 1 Special) Vol. 2: 12 Vol. 3: 8 Vol. 4: 32 (#1–30 plus issue #0 and one Special) New Suicide Squad: 22 (20 regular, 1 Annual and 1 Special) Vol. 5 50 (plus a DC Rebirth one-shot) Vol. 6 11 |
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| Creator(s) | Original: Robert Kanigher Ross Andru Modern: John Ostrander |
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| Collected editions | |
| Trial by Fire | ISBN 1-4012-3005-9 |
| Suicide Squad: From the Ashes | ISBN 1-4012-1866-0 |
| Kicked in the Teeth | ISBN 1-4012-3544-1 |
| Basilisk Rising | ISBN 1-4012-3844-0 |
| Death Is for Suckers | ISBN 1-4012-4316-9 |
| Discipline and Punish | ISBN 1-4012-4701-6 |
| Walled In | ISBN 1-4012-5012-2 |
| New Suicide Squad: Vol. 1 | ISBN 1-4012-5238-9 |
The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, created by John Ostrander, debuted in Legends #3 (January 1987).
Various incarnations of the Suicide Squad have existed throughout the years as depicted in several self-titled comic book series, from its origins in the Silver Age to its modern-day Post-Crisis reimagining, to the current version that was introduced in 2016. The current incarnation of the team appears in the sixth volume of the Suicide Squad comic series, and the recurring members include Enchantress, Katana, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot and Harley Quinn.
Background and creation[edit]
The original Suicide Squad appeared in six issues of The Brave and the Bold.[2] Although this early incarnation of the team (created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru) did not have the espionage trappings of later Squads, it laid much of the groundwork for squad field leader Rick Flag Jr.’s personal history.[3] The team’s administrator Amanda Waller was introduced in the Legends miniseries, with the original Silver Age Squad’s backstory fleshed out further in Secret Origins (vol. 2) #14.[5][6]
The Suicide Squad was revived in the Legends miniseries with writer John Ostrander at the helm.[7] The renewed concept involved the government employing a group of supervillains to perform missions that were suicide runs, a concept popular enough for an ongoing series titled simply Suicide Squad. The squad was often paired together with DC’s other government agency, Checkmate, culminating in the Janus Directive[8] crossover.
While the Squad is often depicted as succeeding on their missions, they did fail some as well. Ostrander remarked on how Squad stories sometimes purposefully brought in characters to be killed off.[9] The team’s very name, Suicide Squad, relates to the idea that this group of characters is sent on dangerous and difficult suicide missions.[10][11]
Suicide Squad (vol. 1) lasted 66 issues, along with one Annual and one special (Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1). After the series’ cancellation in 1992, the Squad went on to make several guest appearances in titles such as Superboy,[12] Hawk & Dove,[13] Chase,[14] and The Adventures of Superman.[15][16]
Suicide Squad (vol. 2) was published in 2001, written by Keith Giffen, with art by Paco Medina. Though the series’ first issue featured a Squad composed entirely of Giffen’s Injustice League[17] members, the roster was promptly slaughtered, save for Major Disaster and Multi-Man. These developments prompt Sgt. Rock, who is by now written into the role of squad leader, to recruit new members—many of whom die during the missions.[18]
Suicide Squad (vol. 3) (initially subtitled Raise the Flag in DC’s solicitations[19]) was an eight-issue miniseries published in 2007. It featured the return of writer John Ostrander with art by Javier Pina. The story focused on the return of Rick Flag Jr. and the formation of a new Squad to attack a corporation responsible for developing a deadly bio-weapon.
Suicide Squad (vol. 4) debuted as part of DC Comics’ line-wide New 52 continuity reboot in 2011. The relaunched book was written by Adam Glass, with art by Federico Dallocchio and Ransom Getty. Amanda Waller once again directs the group from behind the scenes; Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and King Shark feature prominently in this version of the Squad. This series concluded in 2014, with issue #30.
New Suicide Squad was launched in July 2014. Written by Sean Ryan with art by Jeremy Roberts, the new series continues to feature Deadshot and Harley Quinn, with Deathstroke, Black Manta, and Joker’s Daughter added to the mix.
Publication history[edit]
Silver Age[edit]
Plot synopsis[edit]
The Brave and the Bold[edit]
The original Suicide Squad first appears in The Brave and the Bold #25. Team members appearing in the debut issue include physicist Jess Bright; astronomer Dr. Hugh Evans; Rick Flag Jr., the team leader; and Karin Grace (Davies in #25), flight medic. The characters have follow-up appearances in issues #26, #27 and #37-#39. The team’s introductory story depicts them being called in to deal with a super-heated red-hued object, called the «Red Wave», which was heading toward a seaside resort and boiling the ocean along the way. They travel in a plane equipped with a testing and analysis lab. Follow-up appearances show the team dealing with a variety of challenges: a meteor storm (the radiation from which causes them to shrink), a giant serpent in the Paris subway tunnels, a giant monster that captures Karin, and a nuclear bomb. Issues #38 and #39 show the team encountering dinosaurs and meeting the leader of the Cyclops.[20][2][21]
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In the midst of Darkseid’s attempt to turn humanity against Earth’s superheroes via his minion Glorious Godfrey, Amanda Waller assigns Rick Flag Jr. leadership of a reformed Task Force X. Blockbuster, Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, and Enchantress make up Task Force X at Belle Reve. The squad’s first mission is to eliminate Darkseid’s rampaging fire elemental Brimstone; Blockbuster dies during the conflict and Deadshot takes down the creature with an experimental laser rifle. Waller dismisses the group, though they soon reconvened to rescue Captain Boomerang after Godfrey captures him.
Secret Origins (vol. 2)[edit]
During World War II, a number of Army riffraff are assembled into a unit that is highly expendable, and therefore nicknamed the Suicide Squadron (shortened to Suicide Squad). Several such teams existed, but their history in comics is only scarcely recorded before Rick Flag, Sr. becomes the leader of the team (and even then, only a few adventures of this Squad are shown). After the war ends, the team (together with the Argent group) is put under the umbrella organization of Task Force X. After his father’s death, Rick Flag Jr. goes on to lead the group that is featured in The Brave and the Bold. A deadly encounter with a Yeti during a mission in Cambodia ends with Evans and Bright dead and sends Flag back to the U.S. with a wounded Karin Grace. After a stint with the Forgotten Heroes, Flag is drafted into the Squad that Waller assembles in Legends.[5]
«A Princess’ Story» from Secret Origins (vol. 2) #28 sheds light on Nightshade’s origin, revealing that her mother hailed from the Land of the Nightshades. An ill-fated trip to this world ends with Nightshade’s mother died and her brother abducted, and Nightshade spends the following years honing her shadowy powers and building a reputation as a crimefighter. She falls in with King Faraday at the C.B.I.; Faraday eventually introduces her to Amanda Waller, who agrees to help her rescue her brother in exchange for Nightshade’s participation in the Squad.[26]
Other World War II Suicide Squads[edit]
The World War II Squad of Secret Origins (vol. 2) #14 was a means of tying the Silver Age Suicide Squad to the war-era Suicide Squad (also called the Suicide Squadron) created by Robert Kanigher for his «The War that Time Forgot» tales in the pages of Star Spangled War Stories.[27] This Suicide Squadron is described as a «top-secret Ranger outfit» whose members were trained to tackle missions from which ordinary volunteers were not expected to return alive. It is unclear whether this team is part of the modern Suicide Squad canon or if the Squad introduced in Secret Origins was intended as a replacement for them in DC continuity.
Another classic version of the Squad (Rick Flag Jr., Karin Grace, Jess Bright, and Dr. Hugh Evans) appears in the non-canon 2004 miniseries DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke. The group is briefly shown undertaking the sorts of dangerous missions the Squad is known for, and Flag eventually drafts Hal Jordan onto the team to assist in preparing a crewed space flight to Mars. The experimental rocket’s test runs quickly goes south and the group (sans Jordan) dies in the explosion.[28]
In the DC Comics Bombshells continuity, the World War II-era Suicide Squad is led by Francine Charles and consists of Killer Croc, Enchantress, Rose Wilson, and Barbara Gordon (who in this setting is a vampire). In the final issue of the comic, it is revealed that after the end of the war, this Suicide Squad became a «Dark Justice League» defending the world against magical threats.
Suicide Squad (vol. 1)[edit]
Background[edit]
The first volume of Suicide Squad, written by modern Squad creator John Ostrander, launched in May 1987, shortly after the team was introduced in the «Legends» crossover storyline. It lasted for 66 monthly issues, along with one annual and one special (Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1), both published in 1988.
This series details the covert operations of the modern Post-Crisis Squad, created (in-universe) and directed by Amanda Waller. It is notable for bringing obscure characters such as Captain Boomerang and Deadshot to prominence; the latter received his own tie-in miniseries in 1988, co-written by Ostrander and Kim Yale.[29] The Suicide Squad also presents a modern context for field team leader Rick Flag Jr.’s modern-day activities and his involvement in the Silver-Age Suicide Squad. Former Batgirl Barbara Gordon makes her first appearance as the information-broker Oracle,[30] and serves as the Squad’s remote radio support, a vocation she adopted after being shot by the Joker. She uses a wheelchair as a result of being shot.[31]
Suicide Squad (vol. 1) takes pains to humanize its relatively obscure ensemble cast, partly via an in-house chaplain and psychiatric staff at the Squad’s Belle Reve headquarters. These staff members are frequently seen interviewing various Squad operatives[32] or providing evaluations of their mental states;[33] several full issues are dedicated to examining prominent characters’ personal lives and motivations.[34]
Plot synopsis[edit]
Throughout 66 issues, this incarnation of the Suicide Squad undertook numerous high-risk missions for the U.S. government.
«Baptism of Fire»[edit]
The team’s first mission in the Suicide Squad title set them up against their recurring enemies, the Onslaught. They infiltrate their headquarters (the fortress known as Jotunheim, situated in Qurac) and proceed to defeat and kill most of the Onslaught members. Elements from this first story arc return over the series, such as the death of Mindboggler, Captain Boomerang’s cowardly and treacherous nature, Nightshade’s attraction to Rick Flag Jr., a rivalry between Rustam and Flag, and Ravan’s defeat at the hands of the Bronze Tiger.[35]
«Mission to Moscow»[edit]
On orders of Derek Tolliver (the team’s liaison with the UNSC), the Suicide Squad is sent to Moscow in order to free the captive Zoya Trigorin, a revolutionary writer. Although the mission is largely successful in its first half, the team finds that Zoya does not want to be freed at all, causing friction among the team as they must plan their escape.
In the end, the mission ends with the Squad having to travel across a tundra to reach safety, but come face to face with the People’s Heroes, the Russian’s own group of metahumans. In the conflict, Trigorin dies, and Nemesis (Tom Tresser) is captured.[36] It turns out Tolliver never even considered the possibility of Trigorin wishing to become a martyr, automatically leaping at the conclusion she would be eager to leave the Soviet Union, and thus risked Waller’s wrath upon the mission’s end.
Nemesis eventually escapes thanks to a collaboration between the Suicide Squad and the Justice League International, although the two teams fight one another first.[37] This conflict is primarily the result of Batman’s investigation into the Suicide Squad, his confrontation with Waller, and his being forced to drop the investigation when she reveals that she can easily figure out his secret identity if need be.[38]
«Rogues» and «Final Round»[edit]
In this story arc,[39] building on subplots from previous issues,[40] Rick Flag goes after Senator Cray in order to assassinate him. Previously, Senator Cray had been blackmailing Amanda Waller in order for her to ensure Cray’s reelection, threatening her with the exposure of the Suicide Squad to the public.
At first, there is also the threat of Waller being usurped by Derek Tolliver, the now-former liaison between the Squad and NSC, who conspires with Cray against Waller. Waller deals with the situation by engaging in counter-blackmail with help of Checkmate, but refrains from informing Flag.[41] The Squad’s existence is in danger, and he decides to deal with the problem himself.
Manhunter quits the Squad upon learning of their upcoming mission against Loa in New Orleans, LA.
In order to stop him, the Squad is sent after Flag, and it is eventually Deadshot who confronts Flag shortly before he can shoot Cray, but too late to prevent Tolliver’s murder in Suicide Squad #21. As a result of these developments, the Suicide Squad is exposed to the public, contrary to Flag’s intentions. Flag flees the scene, while Deadshot is shot by the arriving police officers. Unfortunately for Deadshot, who has a death wish, he does not die from the injuries.
Resulting from the exposure, Amanda Waller is replaced by an actor named Jack Kale so that she can continue to run the Squad. The team then goes on a public relations offensive, becoming, for a time, a prominent heroic team by saving a renowned nun from a repressive regime.[42] Rick Flag travels to Jotunheim, where the Onslaught is still headquartered, and finishes the mission his father could not, blowing up Jotunheim with a prototype nuclear Nazi weapon but gives up his life to do so.[43]
«The Janus Directive»[edit]
«The Janus Directive» is a crossover storyline involving an interagency war between Checkmate, the Suicide Squad, and Project Atom, who are manipulated by Kobra in order to distract the United States intelligence community from his activities. During the crossover, the headquarters of Checkmate and the Suicide Squad are destroyed as the war between the agencies worsens, and the lives of all members of the Force of July are lost except for Major Victory. In the end, with the defeat of Kobra, the various government agencies are made autonomous, to be overseen by Sarge Steel.
«Apokolips Now»[edit]
In this issue, the character known as Duchess regains her memory after suffering from amnesia and recalls her true identity as Lashina, of the Female Furies.[44] With help from Shade the Changing Man, Lashina kidnaps several members of the Squad and takes them to Apokolips to win back her place among the Furies. Along with Dr. Light, Squad support members Briscoe (helicopter pilot) and computer specialist/Waller aide Flo Crowley are killed in an attack by para demons. Prevented by Steel from going, Bronze Tiger recruits Deadshot and others and joins with the Forever People to journey to Apokolips. Darkseid arrives to destroy Lashina for bringing humans to his world and allows the rest of the Squad return to Earth with their dead. Shade is returned to his home dimension as the Squad mourns Flo.
«The Coils of the LOA»[edit]
This issue details the plan of a group called LOA to raise a zombie army with drugs spread across the world. To ensure the Squad doesn’t interfere, they reveal how Waller is still in charge and the White House decide to wash their hands of her. With the Suicide Squad on the verge of being disbanded by her superiors, Waller gathers Ravan, Poison Ivy, and Deadshot in an assassination mission of the LOA. The deal for the villains is simple: the three will be set free after helping Waller kill the LOA. While the villains run after the assassination, Waller allows herself to be put into custody.[45][46]
«The Phoenix Gambit»[edit]
The storyline running through Suicide Squad (vol. 1) #40–43 reassembles a scattered Suicide Squad after a year of imprisonment for Amanda Waller. She receives a presidential pardon, courtesy of Sarge Steel, as well as money in the bank and her old privileges concerning the use of imprisoned villains.
This is done so that Waller can reassemble her Squad and prevent a confrontation between American and Soviet forces in the war-torn country of Vlatava. As the Suicide Squad succeeds and finishes their mission, they go in a new direction, free from the government as freelance operatives per the terms negotiated by Waller. Under the leadership of Waller, who now also goes into the field as an operative, they are a mercenary squad open to the highest bidder.
«Serpent of Chaos»[edit]
This storyline ran through Suicide Squad #45–47. Amanda Waller and the Squad covertly sneak into Jerusalem seeking to capture or kill Kobra. However, the squad’s arrival is detected by the Hayoth, and their Mossad liaison Colonel Hacohen takes Waller and Vixen into custody in order to show them that the Hayoth has already captured Kobra. Amanda figures out that Kobra allowed the Hayoth to capture him but is unsure of why. Judith follows Vixen to a meeting with the Bronze Tiger and Ravan, critically wounds Vixen, and is nearly killed by the Bronze Tiger. Meanwhile, the Atom discovers Kobra’s true plan all along was to corrupt Dybbuk the Hayoth’s artificial intelligence team member. Kobra «corrupted» Dybbuk through a series of philosophical conversations about the nature of good and evil; he then attempts to use Dybbuk to start World War III. The day is saved by Ramban, the team’s kabbalistic magician, who has a lengthy conversation with Dybbuk about the true nature of good and evil, choice, and morality. Meanwhile, Ravan and Kobra have their final battle which results in Ravan’s supposed death via poisoning.
«Mystery of the Atom»[edit]
Batman is working to solve the murder of Ray Palmer, The Atom. He hears that Waller possibly knew about the explosion that killed him. Superman is told by a CBI agent that the Suicide Squad would be attempting to rescue Qurac’s former President Marlo. Adam Cray confronts Deadshot about killing his father, Senator Cray.[47] Golem, of the Hayoth enters the facility holding Marlo on Blood Island. The Hayoth mistakenly believe they would be allowed to take President Marlo into custody. This misunderstanding caused the Hayoth to become embroiled in a four-way conflict with the Justice League (Superman, Batman, and Aquaman), who were there searching for Ray Palmer (the Atom), as well as the Suicide Squad, and the Onslaught. After a series of skirmishes, Superman ends the free-for-all with a shockwave caused by clapping both his hands together. The League confronts Ray Palmer, and he tells them about Micro Force and their murder of Adam Cray, the man who had been impersonating him as a member of the Suicide Squad.[48]
«Rumble in the Jungle»[edit]
The series concludes in issues #63–66, in which the Suicide Squad travels to Diabloverde to depose a seemingly invulnerable and invincible dictator calling himself Guedhe. This despot has his own personal bodyguards, a group of villains calling themselves the Suicide Squad. Insulted by the rival team usurping the Suicide Squad name, Waller accepts the mission to liberate Diabloverde at the price of one peso, paid by an exiled resident, Maria.
During that mission, they face off against and defeat the other Suicide Squad. Each Squad member travels through the mystic jungle to Guedhe’s fortress and along the way, faces their personal demons, except for Deadshot. Amanda Waller tricks the despot, actually Maria’s husband, into a form of suicide. The despot believes himself to be immortal, when in actuality, he was a formidable psychic whose consciousness kept animating his remains. Waller convinced him that her touch brought death and thus, he died. Afterward, Waller disbands the Suicide Squad, and the series ends.
Membership: Amanda Waller’s Squad[edit]
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 1) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Rick Flag Jr.
- Bronze Tiger
- Captain Boomerang (George «Digger» Harkness)
- Count Vertigo
- Deadshot
- Joker
- Doctor Light (Arthur Light)
- Duchess (Lashina)
- Enchantress
- Jewelee
- Nemesis (Tom Tresser)
- Nightshade
- Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
- Poison Ivy
- Punch
- Ravan
- Shade, the Changing Man
- Thinker II (Cliff Carmichael)
- Vixen
Interim stories (between Vol. 1–2)[edit]
Background[edit]
Though John Ostrander’s Suicide Squad (vol. 1) series was canceled in 1992 with issue #66, the concept lived on in various DC storylines throughout the years. What follows is a breakdown of the Squad’s various odd appearances over the years.
Plot synopsis[edit]
Superboy (vol. 3): «Watery Grave»[edit]
The Squad resurfaces in a three-issue Superboy (vol. 3) arc, with a lineup consisting of Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, King Shark, Knockout, Sam Makoa, and Sidearm (who meets his death in the following issue). Superboy himself joins the Squad to assist in taking out a Pacific Rim crime cartel called the Silicon Dragons.[12] Writer Karl Kesel claims to have come very close to killing Captain Boomerang during this arc.[49]
Hawk & Dove (vol. 4)[edit]
In the Hawk & Dove (vol. 4) miniseries, superheroes Hawk and Dove (Sasha Martens and Wiley Wolverman) are targeted by the government who assemble a new Suicide Squad to subdue the pair. Squad members at the time include Bronze Tiger, Count Vertigo, Deadshot, Flex, Quartzite, Shrapnel, and Thermal.[13]
Chase (vol. 1): «Letdowns»[edit]
Amanda Waller reforms the Squad once again in Chase #2. D.E.O. agent Cameron Chase joins Bolt, Copperhead, Killer Frost, and Sledge on a mission to take out a South American military base, only to be betrayed by the villains.[14]
Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files & Origins: «Resources»[edit]
The brief story «Resources» (one of several in the issue) depicts Amanda Waller assembling the Squad that is seen in the Adventures of Superman arc.[50]
Adventures of Superman (vol. 1): «The Doomsday Protocol»[edit]
Lex Luthor organizes another Suicide Squad during his term as President of the United States so that they can recruit Doomsday to battle the alien Imperiex. This version of the Squad consists of Chemo, Mongul, Plasmus, and Shrapnel; it is led by Manchester Black, under the supervision of Steel. Doomsday seemingly kills most of the Squad upon his release, but all of the characters turn up alive in later comics.[15]
Suicide Squad (vol. 2)[edit]
Background[edit]
Keith Giffen’s short-lived Suicide Squad run (which began in November 2001 and lasted 12 issues) is something of a darkly humorous analog to the writer’s former work on Justice League International, and follows a new version of the Squad, designated Task Force Omega, and run by Sgt. Frank Rock. Together with his right-hand man Bulldozer, Rock taps new characters Havana and Modern to round out the team’s mobile HQ. President Lex Luthor and Secretary of Metahuman Affairs Amanda Waller are shown to be supplying the Squad’s assignments.[51]
Rock is thought by several other characters to have been deceased since the end of World War II, and they are surprised to see him alive and well.[52][53] Two flashback stories[54][55] provide some context for Rock’s current-day activities, but the series’ final issue strongly implies that Rock is an (as-yet-unidentified) impostor.[56]
Plot synopsis[edit]
The First issue details the former Injustice League’s terminally botched attempt to extract a kidnapped scientist from an Icelandic facility. With all but one team member (Major Disaster) presumed dead by issue’s end, Sgt. Rock forms a new Suicide Squad for the missions ahead.[52] Major Disaster, Deadshot, and Killer Frost are mainstays of the field team. For his part, Rock is every bit as ruthless as Amanda Waller was (though far more affable), remorselessly sending his agents to die for the good of their country.
The Squad’s missions involve eliminating an out-of-control colony of bio-engineered army ants,[53][57] and investigating the mysterious island of Kooey Kooey Kooey to discourage its telepathic inhabitants from declaring war on Earth.[51][58][59] Havana is revealed to be Amanda Waller’s daughter,[60] and the final story arc revolves around an all-out attack on the Squad by the members of Onslaught, led by the son of longtime Squad enemy Rustam. Onslaught kills Modem and captures Rock, Havana, and Waller.[61]
Upon learning that the Squad has been compromised, Waller’s office drafts the Justice Society of America to counterattack Onslaught alongside the Squad, but they arrive too late to save Havana from Rustam’s wrath. Deadshot discovers a discarded Sgt. Rock mask inside an empty holding cell, which prompts Bulldozer (who is monitoring the situation remotely via Deadshot’s video camera) to stand from his wheelchair and announce «Oh, boy!» before leaving. Back in her office, Amanda Waller reviews Bulldozer’s file, and states that he and Sgt. Rock died in 1945.[56]
Membership: Task Force Omega[edit]
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 2) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Sgt. Frank Rock (implied to be an impostor[56])
- Big Sir
- Bulldozer
- Clock King (William Tockman)
- Cluemaster
- Deadshot
- Havana
- Killer Frost (Louise Lincoln)
- Major Disaster
- Modem
- Multi-Man
Interim stories (between Vol. 2–3)[edit]
Background[edit]
Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad were heavily involved in the events and fallout of 52. During much of this time, Waller ran the Squad covertly because of her station as the White Queen of Checkmate. This inter-faction tension is a recurring theme throughout many Squad stories of this era.
Plot synopsis[edit]
Superman (vol. 2): «Dead Men»[edit]
A Squad composed of Deadshot, Killer Frost, and Solomon Grundy goes after Lois Lane in order to silence her investigation into Lex Luthor’s presidency.[62]
Superman Secret Files & Origins 2004: «Suicide Watch»[edit]
A mystery agent sends Captain Boomerang, Double Down, Killer Frost, and Killer Shark to (unsuccessfully) assassinate an imprisoned Amanda Waller as she awaits trial. Nemesis also appears.[63]
52[edit]
Amanda Waller assembles a short-lived Suicide Squad, led by Atom Smasher,[64][65] to take on an out-of-control Black Adam. Atom Smasher’s team ambushes the Black Marvel Family, getting Waller the evidence that she needs to expose their threat to the world.[66] As Waller reviews future potential Squad members, Atom Smasher quits the team, threatening to inform Checkmate of Waller’s unauthorized field ops unless she grants him a full pardon.[67] Later, as World War III rages, Waller informs Bronze Tiger that Rick Flag Jr. is alive.[68]
Checkmate (vol. 2): «Rogue Squad»[edit]
As part of DC’s One Year Later event, Greg Rucka penned the two-part «Rogue Squad» arc for Checkmate (vol. 2). After Bronze Tiger finds Rick Flag Jr. alive, Amanda Waller (now the White Queen of Checkmate) taps the pair to track down a rogue Squad that is out to expose her off-the-books activities. The Squad is led by Mirror Master, and includes Icicle, Javelin, Plastique, Tattooed Man, Punch, and Jewelee.[69]
Salvation Run[edit]
Beginning in the pages of Countdown, the Squad makes various one-off appearances where they are seen rounding up the world’s villains for an unknown purpose. This culminates in the seven-issue Salvation Run miniseries (written by Bill Willingham), where the Squad sends the apprehended villains to a remote prison world via boom tube. Squad members seen rounding up villains include Rick Flag Jr., Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Count Vertigo, the General, King Faraday, Multiplex, Nightshade, Plastique, Bane, Chemo, and Deadshot (the latter three are betrayed by the Squad and sent to the prison planet with the other villains).[70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78]
Suicide Squad (vol. 3)[edit]
Background[edit]
John Ostrander returned to the Suicide Squad for an eight-issue miniseries that began in November 2007. The series takes place between the squad’s appearance in Checkmate (vol. 2) #6–7 and the events of Salvation Run. It is functionally a sequel to the Checkmate arc, detailing how Rick Flag Jr. survived his apparent death[43] before returning to Waller’s Suicide Squad.
DC Comics’ official solicitations consistently referred to the miniseries as Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag,[19] though this nomenclature is never used within any individual issue or collected edition of the miniseries.
Plot synopsis[edit]
After he is believed dead, Rick Flag Jr. resurfaces on the dinosaur-infested island of Skartaris alongside his enemy Rustam.[79] The pair works together to survive.[80] Unfortunately, Flag is forced to kill Rustam once they discover a way home. Afterward, he becomes a prisoner of war in Qurac for four years. Flag rejoins the Suicide Squad after he is rescued by Bronze Tiger.
After reviewing several new recruits,[81][82] Amanda Waller briefs the Squad on the latest target: a Dubai-based global conglomerate called Haake-Bruton, whose new viral weapon is to be destroyed, and its board of directors eliminated.[83] The Squad airdrops onto Haake-Bruton’s island stronghold, where Flag encounters Rustam’s revenge-seeking father. Eiling compromises the mission, conspiring with Thinker to betray the Squad to Haake-Bruton’s board in exchange for asylum.[84] The Squad suffers heavy casualties in the sudden internal conflict.[85] Despite numerous setbacks, Deadshot carries out the assassination, while Waller confronts the General personally. Eiling demonstrates control over Flag via psychological conditioning; Flag subdues him after revealing the cooperation as a ruse, and the Squad returns to Belle Reve. Flag is unfazed by Waller’s revelation that his own identity and memories are implanted, asserting to Nightshade that he is still Rick Flag Jr.[86]
Membership: Raise the Flag[edit]
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 3) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Rick Flag Jr.
- Blackguard
- Bronze Tiger
- Captain Boomerang I (George «Digger» Harkness)
- Captain Boomerang II (Owen Mercer)
- Chemo
- Count Vertigo
- Deadshot
- King Faraday
- The General
- Marauder
- Multiplex
- Nightshade
- Plastique
- Thinker II (Cliff Carmichael)
- Twister
- White Dragon (William Heller)
- Windfall
Interim stories (between Vol. 3–4)[edit]
Background[edit]
The Squad made prominent appearances in a four-issue Manhunter (vol. 4) arc[87] and during the Blackest Night crossover event.[88] In his multiverse-spanning adventures, Booster Gold briefly cooperated with a version of the Silver Age Squad.[89] These issues mark the Squad’s final appearances prior to DC Comics’ New 52 continuity reboot in 2011.
Plot synopsis[edit]
Manhunter (vol. 4): «Forgotten»[edit]
The Suicide Squad has a run-in with Manhunter after she unknowingly compromises their months-long undercover investigation into the Crime Doctor’s metahuman genetic experiments in collaboration with Vestech Industries. Manhunter backs off of the trail at the insistence of the Squad and the Birds of Prey, but goes rogue in an effort to bring down the Crime Doctor, who futilely attempts to restrain the Squad after becoming aware of their deep-cover duplicity. The operation is dismantled, and Manhunter goes public with the takedown.[87]
Booster Gold (vol. 2): «1952 Pick-up»[edit]
On one of his adventures throughout the DC multiverse, Booster Gold winds up in an alternate 1952, where Karin Grace drafts him into a Squad led by Frank Rock. The team infiltrates a U.S. military compound to root out a Soviet double-agent, who ultimately turns out to be the creator of the Rocket Reds’ combat armor.[89]
Blackest Night: «Danse Macabre»[edit]
In the three-issue Blackest Night tie-in arc «Danse Macabre» (written by Gail Simone and John Ostrander), several deceased Suicide Squad members are reanimated as Black Lanterns (unofficially known as the «Homicide Squad»), led by Fiddler. They attack the Squad and the Secret Six, who are engaged in simultaneous conflicts at their respective headquarters, owing to Amanda Waller’s plans to shut down the Six. The two teams join forces to wipe out the Homicide Squad; with the immediate threat resolved, the Six assert their independence, and Deadshot places a bullet mere centimeters from Waller’s heart to punctuate the point. As she recovers at Belle Reve, she reveals that she is secretly Mockingbird, the Secret Six’s mysterious benefactor.[88]
Suicide Squad (vol. 4)[edit]
Background[edit]
A new Suicide Squad title, written by Adam Glass with art by Federico Dallocchio and Ransom Getty, launched in September 2011 as part of The New 52 (a reboot of the DC Comics universe). Amanda Waller once again directs a crew of black ops agents on covert government missions, with Deadshot serving as the field team’s leader. The ongoing series is notable as serving as something of a showpiece for Batman villain Harley Quinn, and it has crossed over with other New 52 titles, including Resurrection Man,[90] Grifter,[91] and Justice League of America’s Vibe.[92]
Plot synopsis[edit]
After a botched government mission forces her to execute an injured teammate, Amanda Waller sets out to assemble an expendable field team, prompting the formation of a new Suicide Squad.[93] Waller forces dozens of Belle Reve’s death row inmates into a series of rigorous tests and torture scenarios to evaluate their loyalty and value as potential Squad members.[94] The finalists—notably including Deadshot, King Shark, and Harley Quinn—are outfitted with micro-bomb implants, and inducted into the Squad.[95]
The Suicide Squad’s missions typically involve the elimination or retrieval of high-value targets. At one point, the team must track down an AWOL Harley Quinn;[96] in another mission, the Squad goes after Resurrection Man.[90][97] The Basilisk terrorist group serves as a recurring villain[98][99] (echoing the Onslaught organization from John Ostrander’s original Suicide Squad series), and several issues delve into the twisted relationship between Harley Quinn and the Joker.[96][100]
Eventually, Waller recruits serial killer James Gordon Jr. to act as Belle Reve’s in-house psychiatric adviser—but unbeknownst to her, Gordon quickly develops a twisted infatuation with her.[101] One ongoing and unresolved plot point involves the Samsara serum—a medical treatment that Belle Reve’s doctors use to resurrect dead Squad members (including Deadshot and Voltaic[102]). It is eventually discovered that the serum will permanently kill anyone to whom it is administered; Waller is implied to be one such subject.[103]
Forever Evil[edit]
During the Forever Evil crossover event, the Crime Syndicate of America emerges as the new threat which the Suicide Squad must avert.[104] After the destruction of Belle Reve and the release of its inmates, Waller recruits Deadshot to a new Suicide Squad team. He, in turn, recruits Harley Quinn. Amanda Waller later reveals to James Gordon Jr. that the current Suicide Squad is but one version of the Task Force; she calls out Task Force Y to assist in battling the Crime Syndicate.[105]
Membership: Suicide Squad (vol. 4)[edit]
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 4) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Black Spider (Eric Needham)
- Cheetah
- Captain Boomerang I (George «Digger» Harkness)
- Deadshot
- El Diablo (Chato Santana)
- James Gordon Jr.
- King Shark
- Light and Lime
- Harley Quinn
- Savant
- Unknown Soldier
- Voltaic
- Yo-Yo (Chang Jie-Ru)
New Suicide Squad[edit]
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This 2014 relaunch, from writer Sean Ryan and artist Jeremy Roberts, sees Deadshot and Harley Quinn teaming up with new Squad members Black Manta, Joker’s Daughter, the Reverse Flash and Deathstroke.[106][107]
Membership: New Suicide Squad[edit]
Notable team members from New Suicide Squad include:
- Amanda Waller
- Black Manta
- Captain Boomerang
- Cheetah
- Deadshot
- Deathstroke
- El Diablo
- Joker’s Daughter
- Parasite
- Harley Quinn
- Reverse-Flash
Suicide Squad (vol. 5)[edit]
Background[edit]
Using the end of the New 52 initiative as a launching point, DC Comics began a second relaunch of its entire line of titles called DC Rebirth in 2016, written by Rob Williams and shifting between Jim Lee, John Romita, Jr., and Tony S. Daniel for art. Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #1 (August 2016) was the debut bimonthly relaunch of the team’s comic book title which consisted of Amanda Waller, Deadshot, Rick Flag, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Katana and Enchantress.[108] The Suicide Squad was given a new look, reflecting the team’s appearance in the DC Extended Universe. The title would crossover with Justice League in Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Jason Fabok, Tony S. Daniel, and Howard Porter.
Plot synopsis[edit]
The Black Vault[edit]
The Suicide Squad are sent to a Russian prison to retrieve a secret item, which turns out to be a portal to the Phantom Zone.[109] During the unfolding events, a Russian group of metahumans, known as the Annihilation Brigade, shows up and the situation worsens.[110] General Zod gets free of the Vault, and Captain Boomerang is killed.[111][112] The battle is brought to an abrupt halt as a new character, Hack,[113] breaches the Russian database and learns how to pull General Zod back into the portal.[114][115]
Going Sane[edit]
Back in Belle Reve, scientists working for Waller are examining the portal.[114] Waller shares her intent to weaponize Zod and add him to her Suicide Squad. Flag disagrees, and conflict escalates between the two, leading to Flag firing his gun at Waller.[113][116]
In the next issue, Amanda’s scientists continue trying to extract Zod. Meanwhile, the portal is sending out electromagnetic waves, and the characters appear to act in increasingly erratic ways. The portal waves are shown as having the opposite effect on Harley, causing her to realise she must intervene in the escalating blood lust.[117][118]
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad[edit]
This episode follows the Squad to the fictional island of Badhinisia, where the team has been dispatched to prevent the Brimstone Brotherhood from causing an earthquake. During the events, the Squad is confronted by the Justice League, having learned of the team’s existence from Batman.[119] Waller shares her intention to blow the bombs in their necks if they are captured by, or surrender to, the League.[120][121] The Suicide Squad are defeated by the Justice League until Killer Frost absorbs a portion of a weakened Superman’s life force and freezes everyone.[120]
Back at Belle Reve Penitentiary, the Justice League has been captured by Amanda. Batman escapes his confinement and confronts Waller about her plans for the League.[122] When the plot reveals the approaching threat of Max Lord and his super villain team, the two teams must pool their efforts in order to prevent the theft of a powerful weapon from inside Belle Reve.[122][123]
As the story progresses, Lord succeeds in stealing the Heart of Darkness (a.k.a. the Eclipso Diamond) and uses it to control the League, and through them, gains control of the world. Batman rallies Lobo and the remaining Squad members to make a final stand against Lord, escalating to conflict with the compromised Justice League. Meanwhile, Amanda observes that Lord himself is falling under the influence of the Eclipso Diamond, and warns him of this when Lord has her brought to the White House. Lord realises too late that Waller’s warning held truth. In the following chaos, Batman deems them the new Justice League.[124][125][126][127] Although Lord is able to bring most of the Squad/League under his control, he is defeated when Killer Frost, acting on Batman’s instructions, is able to create a prism of ice that reflects Superman’s heat vision in a frequency that will disrupt Eclipso’s control of the heroes, Eclipso himself being vanquished by Killer Frost as she draws on the life energy of the rest of the heroes and Squad members present, thus limiting the drain on any one of them. In the aftermath of the crisis, Killer Frost is officially released while Lord is kept in Waller’s custody, Waller musing that she will use him for ‘Task Force XI’.
Burning Down the House[edit]
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Drain the Swamp[edit]
Waller recruits Juan Soria, a prospective hero who was turned down by the Justice League and then arrested for robbery, into the Squad in order to combat an alien force that feeds off optimism and hope. In preparation for the mission, Waller had systematically broken Soria down to rid him of any and all hope. This allowed him to defeat the creature. After learning that he was used, Waller relocates Soria to Killer Croc’s cell. Croc had previously been tempted to eat Soria and it is assumed this is what happened.[128]
The Squad confronts Damage, who Waller wants to recruit for her Task Force XL. Meanwhile, King Faraday, who is still being held at Belle Reve, reveals he’s been accessing Waller’s hidden files and asks about someone named Coretta. Waller is visually shaken by the mention. She leaves the prison and goes to her daughter Coretta in the hospital as she’s just given birth to Waller’s grandchild. Her son Jessie tells her that Coretta does not want to see her. Hack returns and reveals she is in Belle Reve’s computers. She begins opening the cells, erasing files, and murdering guards.[129]
Suicide Squad Black[edit]
Background[edit]
DC Comics created a magical version of the Suicide Squad known as Suicide Squad Black in 2019 during the DC Rebirth run. It was created by Jai Nitz and Scot Eaton. The team have a six-issue comic series titled Suicide Squad: Black Files.
The roster consists of the Gentleman Ghost, Azucar, the Enchantress, Juniper, Klarion the Witch Boy, Tiamat, and Wither, and El Diablo for a magical roster of the Squad called Suicide Squad Black.
Plot synopsis[edit]
The Revenge of Kobra
Rota Fortuna
War in Two Worlds
My Own Worst Enemy!
Fugitive from Myself
Reverse Image
Suicide Squad (vol. 6)[edit]
The monthly Suicide Squad comic was again relaunched at the start of 2020, written by Tom Taylor with art by Bruno Redondo.
The initial storyline features a Task Force X run by a mysterious bureaucrat called Lok directing a team composed of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Magpie, Cavalier, the Shark and the Zebra-Man to press gang a group of anarchist superhumans called the Revolutionaries.[130] Over the course of the first six issues several Revolutionaries are killed in action; it transpires that the Revolutionaries were deliberately setting themselves up in infiltrate Task Force X and Lok is a frontman for Black Mask, who is impersonating Ted Kord.[131]
Suicide Squad (vol. 7)[edit]
The Infinite Frontier monthly Suicide Squad comic launched in March 2021, written by Robbie Thompson with art by Eduardo Pansica.
Membership: Suicide Squad (vol. 7)[edit]
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 7) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Peacemaker
- Nocturna
- Match
- Talon
- Culebra
- Bloodsport
- Ambush Bug
- Black Siren
- Major Force
Collected editions[edit]
Silver Age[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| 1 | Suicide Squad: The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 1 |
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160 | August 2, 2016 | 978-1401263430 |
Post-Crisis[edit]
Volume 1[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trial by Fire |
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232 | September 8, 2015 | 978-1401258313 |
| 2 | The Nightshade Odyssey |
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264 | December 15, 2015 | 978-1401258337 |
| 3 | Rogues |
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280 | April 12, 2016 | 978-1401260910 |
| 4 | The Janus Directive |
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272 | July 19, 2016 | 978-1401262617 |
| 5 | Apokolips Now |
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220 | December 27, 2016 | 978-1401265427 |
| 6 | The Phoenix Gambit |
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235 | May 23, 2017 | 978-1401269043 |
| 7 | The Dragon’s Hoard |
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232 | December 12, 2017 | 978-1401274573 |
| 8 | The Final Mission |
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192 | May 21, 2019 | 978-1401289539 |
Volume 1 Spin-Offs[edit]
| Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deadshot: Beginnings |
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160 | November 5, 2013 | 978-1401242985 |
| Deadshot: Bulletproof |
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144 | April 21, 2015 | 978-1401255190 |
Volume 2[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| 1 | Suicide Squad: Casualties of War |
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296 | June 29, 2021 | 978-1779510693 |
Volume 3[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| 1 | Suicide Squad: From the Ashes |
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192 | September 2, 2008 | 978-1401218669 |
The New 52[edit]
Volume 4[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| 1 | Kicked in the Teeth |
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160 | July 12, 2012 | 978-1401235444 |
| 2 | Basilisk Rising |
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192 | February 19, 2013 | 978-1401238445 |
| 3 | Death is for Suckers |
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144 | October 29, 2013 | 978-1401243166 |
| 4 | Discipline and Punish |
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144 | May 6, 2014 | 978-1401247010 |
| 5 | Walled In |
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208 | October 28, 2014 | 978-1401250126 |
New Suicide Squad[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| 1 | Pure Insanity |
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192 | July 21, 2015 | 978-1401252380 |
| 2 | Monsters |
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144 | February 9, 2016 | 978-1401261528 |
| 3 | Freedom |
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144 | August 2, 2016 | 978-1401262648 |
| 4 | Kill Anything |
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168 | November 22, 2016 | 978-1401270001 |
Suicide Squad: Most Wanted[edit]
The Most Wanted miniseries highlight individual members of the Suicide Squad.
| Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot |
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136 | August 9, 2016 | 978-1401263805 |
| Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Katana |
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128 | September 20, 2016 | 978-1401264642 |
| Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo |
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138 | April 25, 2017 | 978-1401268657 |
| Suicide Squad: Secret Files |
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144 | April 18, 2017 | 978-1401277086 |
DC Rebirth[edit]
Volume 5[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
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| 1 | The Black Vault |
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160 | March 7, 2017 | 978-1401269814 |
| 2 | Going Sane |
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144 | June 13, 2017 | 978-1401270971 |
| Justice League vs. Suicide Squad |
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312 | December 26, 2017 | 978-1401274788 | |
| 3 | Burning Down the House |
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176 | September 12, 2017 | 978-1401274221 |
| 4 | Earthlings on Fire |
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144 | December 19, 2017 | 978-1401275396 |
| 5 | Kill Your Darlings |
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128 | April 17, 2018 | 978-1401278809 |
| 6 | The Secret History of Task Force X |
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144 | July 24, 2018 | 978-1401280987 |
| 7 | Drain the Swamp |
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192 | October 23, 2018 | 978-1401284749 |
| 8 | Constriction |
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256 | August 20, 2019 | 978-1401288877 |
| Aquaman/Suicide Squad: Sink Atlantis |
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104 | February 12, 2019 | 978-1401290726 | |
| 1 | Deluxe Edition Book 1 |
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296 | October 24, 2017 | 978-1401274214 |
| 2 | Deluxe Edition Book 2 |
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328 | May 8, 2018 | 978-1401278915 |
| 3 | Deluxe Edition Book 3 |
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296 | November 27, 2018 | 978-1401285166 |
| Suicide Squad by Jim Lee Unwrapped |
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160 | October 23, 2018 | 978-1401284534 |
Volume 6[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
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| 1 | Suicide Squad: Bad Blood |
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288 | April 27, 2021 | 978-1779503954 |
Volume 7[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
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| 1 | Suicide Squad: Give Peace a Chance |
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208 | November 23, 2021 | 978-1779512758 |
In other media[edit]
Television[edit]
Animation[edit]
The Suicide Squad in the animated series, Justice League Unlimited. From left to right: Plastique, Deadshot, Clock King, and Captain Boomerang.
- Task Force X appears in a self-titled episode of Justice League Unlimited,[132] consisting of Rick Flag Jr., Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Plastique, and the Clock King. They are given the mission to appropriate the Annihilator automaton from the Justice League’s Watchtower on behalf of Project Cadmus. The team attack the Watchtower during its weakest point, managing to defeat Atom Smasher, Vigilante, and Shining Knight. Despite the Martian Manhunter and Captain Atom’s intervention and Plastique being critically wounded, the team succeeds. According to the series’ producers, this episode resulted from the realization that Project Cadmus needed a solid victory to cement itself as a credible threat.
- Task Force X appears in the Young Justice episode «Leverage», consisting of Rick Flag, Black Manta, Captain Boomerang, and Monsieur Mallah. In the audio play «The Prize», Brick and Tuppence Terror of the Terror Twins have since joined the team.
- The Suicide Squad make a cameo appearance in the Harley Quinn episode «Harlivy», consisting of Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, the Enchantress, Deadshot, and Katana as the «a-team» and Plastique as a minor member.
Live-action[edit]
- The Suicide Squad appear in the tenth season of Smallville, consisting of Rick Flag, Deadshot, Plastique, and Warp. While this version of the group originally worked for Amanda Waller and Checkmate, they later began working for Chloe Sullivan.
- The Suicide Squad appears in the Arrowverse series Arrow. Introduced in a self-titled second season episode, this version of the team works for A.R.G.U.S. Director Amanda Waller and initially consists of Floyd Lawton / Deadshot, Mark Scheffer / Shrapnel and Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger. Additionally, John Diggle and Lyla Michaels also work as part of the team, but are not implanted with explosives, and Harley Quinn makes a cameo appearance, but is not called for duty. Scheffer is killed by Waller as a result of him abandoning the mission while Diggle releases the remaining members from A.R.G.U.S.’s custody in the season two finale «Unthinkable» to help him stop Waller from bombing Starling City in an attempt to defeat Slade Wilson’s army. In the season three episode «Draw Back Your Bow» Oliver Queen takes pity on Carrie Cutter / Cupid and hands her over to Waller for use in the squad. In the episode «The Brave and the Bold», it is revealed that Digger Harkness was once a member of the squad, but his last mission became a failure and Michaels ordered the mission and him to be terminated, which proved to be unsuccessful. Harkness seeks revenge in the present, but is foiled by Queen and the Flash. In the episode «Suicidal Tendencies», Diggle, Michaels, Lawton, and Cutter rescue Senator Joseph Cray from a hostage situation, during which Lawton sacrifices himself to save the others after discovering Cray had set up the attack to stage his own rescue and eventually mount a presidential campaign.[133] After Shadowspire kills Waller, Michaels becomes A.R.G.U.S.’s new director and disbands the squad as part of her efforts to reform the organization. In the season seven episode «My Name is Emiko Queen», Michaels reforms the squad as the «Ghost Initiative» and recruits Cutter, Chien Na Wei, Kane Wolfman, and Ricardo Diaz to locate and capture a terrorist financier named Dante without A.R.G.U.S.’s oversight.[134] However, the operation fails after Diaz disables his explosive implant and warns Dante, who manages to escape. When the Joint Chiefs of Staff learn that the squad had been reactivated, Diggle resigns from A.R.G.U.S. to protect Michaels.
- At San Diego Comic-Con 2014, following the squad’s debut episode, Diggle’s actor David Ramsey revealed that there had been talk of a spin-off that would focus on Arrow‘s version of the Suicide Squad.[135] However, Arrow co-producer and comic book writer Keto Shimizu stated in January 2015 that with David Ayer’s Suicide Squad film in development at the time, «it doesn’t seem like it’s a possibility.»[136] In September 2016, series producer Greg Berlanti confirmed that the team’s inclusion within Arrow was used in order to test the audience’s reception and interest prior to Ayer’s film being put into production.[137]
Film[edit]
Live-action[edit]
Two versions of the Suicide Squad appear in films set in the DC Extended Universe.[138]
The Suicide Squad in the DC Extended Universe. From left to right: Slipknot, Captain Boomerang, Enchantress, Katana, Rick Flag, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Killer Croc, and El Diablo.
- In Suicide Squad (2016), Amanda Waller forms Task Force X to save the world from Enchantress. Waller recruits Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, Killer Croc, and Slipknot, with Rick Flag as their leader and Katana supporting him.
- A stand-alone sequel titled The Suicide Squad (2021), follows Task Force X clashing with the Thinker and Starro.[139] Waller recruits Flag, Quinn, Boomerang, Savant, Blackguard, T.D.K. (The Detachable Kid), Javelin, Mongal, and Weasel to serve as a distraction while Bloodsport, Peacemaker, King Shark, Polka-Dot Man, and Ratcatcher 2 complete the mission.
Animation[edit]
- While Darwyn Cooke’s DC: The New Frontier comic series was adapted into the direct-to-video film Justice League: The New Frontier, the Suicide Squad was cut for brevity, with only Rick Flag and Hal Jordan remaining.
- The Suicide Squad appears in the Batman: Arkham film Batman: Assault on Arkham, consisting of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, King Shark, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Black Spider, and KGBeast while Amanda Waller monitors their activities and controls their every move with bombs surgically implanted in their spines which she can detonate if they step out of line. Waller kills KGBeast as an example of this. The squad is assigned to kill the Riddler, whom they later discover was a former member who discovered how to defuse Waller’s bombs. Throughout the course of the film, Black Spider and King Shark are killed by the bombs before they could be defused, Quinn is remanded to Arkham Asylum, Captain Boomerang is re-captured by the GCPD and Deadshot escapes and attempts to kill Waller while Killer Frost’s fate remains unknown.
The Suicide Squad members in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay. From left to right: Bronze Tiger, Copperhead, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, and Killer Frost.
- The Suicide Squad appears in films set in the DC Animated Movie Universe:
- The group first appears in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, consisting of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, and Copperhead. Additionally, Black Manta, Count Vertigo, Punch and Jewelee appeared as previous members of the group from three years before the film’s events. The present team is assigned to retrieve a «Get Out of Hell Free» card. By the end of the film, Waller detonates Copperhead’s bomb to kill the traitorous Killer Frost and Bronze Tiger is killed by Professor Zoom, though Deadshot gives the former the card to send him to heaven.
- The Suicide Squad appears in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. Following Waller’s death, the group is now led by Harley and consists of Captain Boomerang, King Shark, Black Manta, Bane, and the Cheetah. After Darkseid and his forces successfully conquer Earth, the squad members take refuge on Stryker’s Island. Two years later, they are recruited by Lois Lane to aid her and Clark Kent in one last effort to defeat Darkseid and destroy Apokolips. The group storm LexCorp so Kent’s team can reach Apokolips via Lex Luthor’s Boom Tube before the squad stays behind with Lane and Luthor to defend the Boom Tube from Darkseid’s Paradooms. After Cheetah, Luthor, Bane, and Manta are killed, the remaining members and Lois detonate the building to stop the Paradooms from reaching Apokolips.
Video games[edit]
- The New 52 Suicide Squad appear in «The Squad» DLC pack for Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, consisting of Amanda Waller, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, King Shark, Deathstroke, and Katana. Waller assigns the squad to find the person who infiltrated Belle Reve. By the end of the mission, the team discovers Killer Moth attempting to expose their existence and defeat him.
- The Suicide Squad appear in Suicide Squad: Special Ops.
- The Suicide Squad, though not referred to by name, appear in Batman: The Enemy Within. If the Joker becomes a vigilante, it is revealed that Amanda Waller has former Pact members Harley Quinn, Bane, and Catwoman working for her, using bomb collars as a means of control. The group are used against Batman and the Joker, though the former can negotiate for their release after he saves Waller from the latter.
- The Suicide Squad appears in Lego DC Super-Villains. Catwoman sends Killer Frost and the Rookie to Belle Reve to see if Harley Quinn’s Task Force X acquaintances know her whereabouts. With Deadshot and Captain Boomerang in tow, the newly formed group heads to the Gotham Botanical Gardens to retrieve Harley. Upon arrival, Boomerang enrages Poison Ivy. A battle ensues until Catwoman intervenes and the group reveal their intentions to Harley, who is taken away by Deathstorm and Grid. The group rushes to rescue her, and she escapes with Ivy, Deadshot, and the Rookie while Killer Frost and Catwoman hold off the Crime Syndicate.[140]
Batman: Arkham[edit]
- In the post-credits scene of Batman: Arkham Origins, Amanda Waller visits Deathstroke in Blackgate Penitentiary and asks him to join the Suicide Squad in exchange for his freedom.[141] An Easter Egg also features Harleen Quinzel holding the Squad’s recruitment file in her character model, the same one Waller gives to Deathstroke, foreshadowing her future membership in the team as Harley Quinn.
- In the post-credits scene of Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Waller and Rick Flag Jr. recruit Bronze Tiger and Deadshot into the Squad.[141]
- In 2020, Rocksteady Studios, the developers of the Batman: Arkham series, announced that they were developing a new game centered around the team, titled Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The announcement was accompanied by a teaser image of the game’s logo in the style of a crosshair aimed at Superman. The game was fully unveiled during the online event DC FanDome on August 22, 2020 with a 2022 release date.[142] The game will be released on May 26, 2023.[143]
See also[edit]
- List of government agencies in DC Comics
- Checkmate (comics)
- Janus Directive
- Secret Six (comics)
- Thunderbolts (comics) — Marvel Comics’ equivalent to the Suicide Squad
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Original: The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959) Modern: Legends #3 (January 1987) |
| Created by | Original: Robert Kanigher Ross Andru Modern: John Ostrander |
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| Base(s) | Belle Reve Penitentiary, IMHS[1] |
| Member(s) | List of Suicide Squad members |
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| Series publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Spy, superhero |
| Publication date | Vol. 1: May 1987 – June 1992 Vol. 2: November 2001 – October 2002 Vol. 3: November 2007 – June 2008 Vol. 4: November 2011 – July 2014 New Suicide Squad: September 2014 – July 2016 Vol. 5 August 2016 – January 2019 Vol. 6 December 2019 – November 2020 Vol. 7 March 2021 – present |
| Number of issues | Vol. 1: 68 (#1–66 plus 1 Annual and 1 Special) Vol. 2: 12 Vol. 3: 8 Vol. 4: 32 (#1–30 plus issue #0 and one Special) New Suicide Squad: 22 (20 regular, 1 Annual and 1 Special) Vol. 5 50 (plus a DC Rebirth one-shot) Vol. 6 11 |
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| Trial by Fire | ISBN 1-4012-3005-9 |
| Suicide Squad: From the Ashes | ISBN 1-4012-1866-0 |
| Kicked in the Teeth | ISBN 1-4012-3544-1 |
| Basilisk Rising | ISBN 1-4012-3844-0 |
| Death Is for Suckers | ISBN 1-4012-4316-9 |
| Discipline and Punish | ISBN 1-4012-4701-6 |
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| New Suicide Squad: Vol. 1 | ISBN 1-4012-5238-9 |
The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, created by John Ostrander, debuted in Legends #3 (January 1987).
Various incarnations of the Suicide Squad have existed throughout the years as depicted in several self-titled comic book series, from its origins in the Silver Age to its modern-day Post-Crisis reimagining, to the current version that was introduced in 2016. The current incarnation of the team appears in the sixth volume of the Suicide Squad comic series, and the recurring members include Enchantress, Katana, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot and Harley Quinn.
Background and creation[edit]
The original Suicide Squad appeared in six issues of The Brave and the Bold.[2] Although this early incarnation of the team (created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru) did not have the espionage trappings of later Squads, it laid much of the groundwork for squad field leader Rick Flag Jr.’s personal history.[3] The team’s administrator Amanda Waller was introduced in the Legends miniseries, with the original Silver Age Squad’s backstory fleshed out further in Secret Origins (vol. 2) #14.[5][6]
The Suicide Squad was revived in the Legends miniseries with writer John Ostrander at the helm.[7] The renewed concept involved the government employing a group of supervillains to perform missions that were suicide runs, a concept popular enough for an ongoing series titled simply Suicide Squad. The squad was often paired together with DC’s other government agency, Checkmate, culminating in the Janus Directive[8] crossover.
While the Squad is often depicted as succeeding on their missions, they did fail some as well. Ostrander remarked on how Squad stories sometimes purposefully brought in characters to be killed off.[9] The team’s very name, Suicide Squad, relates to the idea that this group of characters is sent on dangerous and difficult suicide missions.[10][11]
Suicide Squad (vol. 1) lasted 66 issues, along with one Annual and one special (Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1). After the series’ cancellation in 1992, the Squad went on to make several guest appearances in titles such as Superboy,[12] Hawk & Dove,[13] Chase,[14] and The Adventures of Superman.[15][16]
Suicide Squad (vol. 2) was published in 2001, written by Keith Giffen, with art by Paco Medina. Though the series’ first issue featured a Squad composed entirely of Giffen’s Injustice League[17] members, the roster was promptly slaughtered, save for Major Disaster and Multi-Man. These developments prompt Sgt. Rock, who is by now written into the role of squad leader, to recruit new members—many of whom die during the missions.[18]
Suicide Squad (vol. 3) (initially subtitled Raise the Flag in DC’s solicitations[19]) was an eight-issue miniseries published in 2007. It featured the return of writer John Ostrander with art by Javier Pina. The story focused on the return of Rick Flag Jr. and the formation of a new Squad to attack a corporation responsible for developing a deadly bio-weapon.
Suicide Squad (vol. 4) debuted as part of DC Comics’ line-wide New 52 continuity reboot in 2011. The relaunched book was written by Adam Glass, with art by Federico Dallocchio and Ransom Getty. Amanda Waller once again directs the group from behind the scenes; Deadshot, Harley Quinn, and King Shark feature prominently in this version of the Squad. This series concluded in 2014, with issue #30.
New Suicide Squad was launched in July 2014. Written by Sean Ryan with art by Jeremy Roberts, the new series continues to feature Deadshot and Harley Quinn, with Deathstroke, Black Manta, and Joker’s Daughter added to the mix.
Publication history[edit]
Silver Age[edit]
Plot synopsis[edit]
The Brave and the Bold[edit]
The original Suicide Squad first appears in The Brave and the Bold #25. Team members appearing in the debut issue include physicist Jess Bright; astronomer Dr. Hugh Evans; Rick Flag Jr., the team leader; and Karin Grace (Davies in #25), flight medic. The characters have follow-up appearances in issues #26, #27 and #37-#39. The team’s introductory story depicts them being called in to deal with a super-heated red-hued object, called the «Red Wave», which was heading toward a seaside resort and boiling the ocean along the way. They travel in a plane equipped with a testing and analysis lab. Follow-up appearances show the team dealing with a variety of challenges: a meteor storm (the radiation from which causes them to shrink), a giant serpent in the Paris subway tunnels, a giant monster that captures Karin, and a nuclear bomb. Issues #38 and #39 show the team encountering dinosaurs and meeting the leader of the Cyclops.[20][2][21]
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In the midst of Darkseid’s attempt to turn humanity against Earth’s superheroes via his minion Glorious Godfrey, Amanda Waller assigns Rick Flag Jr. leadership of a reformed Task Force X. Blockbuster, Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, and Enchantress make up Task Force X at Belle Reve. The squad’s first mission is to eliminate Darkseid’s rampaging fire elemental Brimstone; Blockbuster dies during the conflict and Deadshot takes down the creature with an experimental laser rifle. Waller dismisses the group, though they soon reconvened to rescue Captain Boomerang after Godfrey captures him.
Secret Origins (vol. 2)[edit]
During World War II, a number of Army riffraff are assembled into a unit that is highly expendable, and therefore nicknamed the Suicide Squadron (shortened to Suicide Squad). Several such teams existed, but their history in comics is only scarcely recorded before Rick Flag, Sr. becomes the leader of the team (and even then, only a few adventures of this Squad are shown). After the war ends, the team (together with the Argent group) is put under the umbrella organization of Task Force X. After his father’s death, Rick Flag Jr. goes on to lead the group that is featured in The Brave and the Bold. A deadly encounter with a Yeti during a mission in Cambodia ends with Evans and Bright dead and sends Flag back to the U.S. with a wounded Karin Grace. After a stint with the Forgotten Heroes, Flag is drafted into the Squad that Waller assembles in Legends.[5]
«A Princess’ Story» from Secret Origins (vol. 2) #28 sheds light on Nightshade’s origin, revealing that her mother hailed from the Land of the Nightshades. An ill-fated trip to this world ends with Nightshade’s mother died and her brother abducted, and Nightshade spends the following years honing her shadowy powers and building a reputation as a crimefighter. She falls in with King Faraday at the C.B.I.; Faraday eventually introduces her to Amanda Waller, who agrees to help her rescue her brother in exchange for Nightshade’s participation in the Squad.[26]
Other World War II Suicide Squads[edit]
The World War II Squad of Secret Origins (vol. 2) #14 was a means of tying the Silver Age Suicide Squad to the war-era Suicide Squad (also called the Suicide Squadron) created by Robert Kanigher for his «The War that Time Forgot» tales in the pages of Star Spangled War Stories.[27] This Suicide Squadron is described as a «top-secret Ranger outfit» whose members were trained to tackle missions from which ordinary volunteers were not expected to return alive. It is unclear whether this team is part of the modern Suicide Squad canon or if the Squad introduced in Secret Origins was intended as a replacement for them in DC continuity.
Another classic version of the Squad (Rick Flag Jr., Karin Grace, Jess Bright, and Dr. Hugh Evans) appears in the non-canon 2004 miniseries DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke. The group is briefly shown undertaking the sorts of dangerous missions the Squad is known for, and Flag eventually drafts Hal Jordan onto the team to assist in preparing a crewed space flight to Mars. The experimental rocket’s test runs quickly goes south and the group (sans Jordan) dies in the explosion.[28]
In the DC Comics Bombshells continuity, the World War II-era Suicide Squad is led by Francine Charles and consists of Killer Croc, Enchantress, Rose Wilson, and Barbara Gordon (who in this setting is a vampire). In the final issue of the comic, it is revealed that after the end of the war, this Suicide Squad became a «Dark Justice League» defending the world against magical threats.
Suicide Squad (vol. 1)[edit]
Background[edit]
The first volume of Suicide Squad, written by modern Squad creator John Ostrander, launched in May 1987, shortly after the team was introduced in the «Legends» crossover storyline. It lasted for 66 monthly issues, along with one annual and one special (Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special #1), both published in 1988.
This series details the covert operations of the modern Post-Crisis Squad, created (in-universe) and directed by Amanda Waller. It is notable for bringing obscure characters such as Captain Boomerang and Deadshot to prominence; the latter received his own tie-in miniseries in 1988, co-written by Ostrander and Kim Yale.[29] The Suicide Squad also presents a modern context for field team leader Rick Flag Jr.’s modern-day activities and his involvement in the Silver-Age Suicide Squad. Former Batgirl Barbara Gordon makes her first appearance as the information-broker Oracle,[30] and serves as the Squad’s remote radio support, a vocation she adopted after being shot by the Joker. She uses a wheelchair as a result of being shot.[31]
Suicide Squad (vol. 1) takes pains to humanize its relatively obscure ensemble cast, partly via an in-house chaplain and psychiatric staff at the Squad’s Belle Reve headquarters. These staff members are frequently seen interviewing various Squad operatives[32] or providing evaluations of their mental states;[33] several full issues are dedicated to examining prominent characters’ personal lives and motivations.[34]
Plot synopsis[edit]
Throughout 66 issues, this incarnation of the Suicide Squad undertook numerous high-risk missions for the U.S. government.
«Baptism of Fire»[edit]
The team’s first mission in the Suicide Squad title set them up against their recurring enemies, the Onslaught. They infiltrate their headquarters (the fortress known as Jotunheim, situated in Qurac) and proceed to defeat and kill most of the Onslaught members. Elements from this first story arc return over the series, such as the death of Mindboggler, Captain Boomerang’s cowardly and treacherous nature, Nightshade’s attraction to Rick Flag Jr., a rivalry between Rustam and Flag, and Ravan’s defeat at the hands of the Bronze Tiger.[35]
«Mission to Moscow»[edit]
On orders of Derek Tolliver (the team’s liaison with the UNSC), the Suicide Squad is sent to Moscow in order to free the captive Zoya Trigorin, a revolutionary writer. Although the mission is largely successful in its first half, the team finds that Zoya does not want to be freed at all, causing friction among the team as they must plan their escape.
In the end, the mission ends with the Squad having to travel across a tundra to reach safety, but come face to face with the People’s Heroes, the Russian’s own group of metahumans. In the conflict, Trigorin dies, and Nemesis (Tom Tresser) is captured.[36] It turns out Tolliver never even considered the possibility of Trigorin wishing to become a martyr, automatically leaping at the conclusion she would be eager to leave the Soviet Union, and thus risked Waller’s wrath upon the mission’s end.
Nemesis eventually escapes thanks to a collaboration between the Suicide Squad and the Justice League International, although the two teams fight one another first.[37] This conflict is primarily the result of Batman’s investigation into the Suicide Squad, his confrontation with Waller, and his being forced to drop the investigation when she reveals that she can easily figure out his secret identity if need be.[38]
«Rogues» and «Final Round»[edit]
In this story arc,[39] building on subplots from previous issues,[40] Rick Flag goes after Senator Cray in order to assassinate him. Previously, Senator Cray had been blackmailing Amanda Waller in order for her to ensure Cray’s reelection, threatening her with the exposure of the Suicide Squad to the public.
At first, there is also the threat of Waller being usurped by Derek Tolliver, the now-former liaison between the Squad and NSC, who conspires with Cray against Waller. Waller deals with the situation by engaging in counter-blackmail with help of Checkmate, but refrains from informing Flag.[41] The Squad’s existence is in danger, and he decides to deal with the problem himself.
Manhunter quits the Squad upon learning of their upcoming mission against Loa in New Orleans, LA.
In order to stop him, the Squad is sent after Flag, and it is eventually Deadshot who confronts Flag shortly before he can shoot Cray, but too late to prevent Tolliver’s murder in Suicide Squad #21. As a result of these developments, the Suicide Squad is exposed to the public, contrary to Flag’s intentions. Flag flees the scene, while Deadshot is shot by the arriving police officers. Unfortunately for Deadshot, who has a death wish, he does not die from the injuries.
Resulting from the exposure, Amanda Waller is replaced by an actor named Jack Kale so that she can continue to run the Squad. The team then goes on a public relations offensive, becoming, for a time, a prominent heroic team by saving a renowned nun from a repressive regime.[42] Rick Flag travels to Jotunheim, where the Onslaught is still headquartered, and finishes the mission his father could not, blowing up Jotunheim with a prototype nuclear Nazi weapon but gives up his life to do so.[43]
«The Janus Directive»[edit]
«The Janus Directive» is a crossover storyline involving an interagency war between Checkmate, the Suicide Squad, and Project Atom, who are manipulated by Kobra in order to distract the United States intelligence community from his activities. During the crossover, the headquarters of Checkmate and the Suicide Squad are destroyed as the war between the agencies worsens, and the lives of all members of the Force of July are lost except for Major Victory. In the end, with the defeat of Kobra, the various government agencies are made autonomous, to be overseen by Sarge Steel.
«Apokolips Now»[edit]
In this issue, the character known as Duchess regains her memory after suffering from amnesia and recalls her true identity as Lashina, of the Female Furies.[44] With help from Shade the Changing Man, Lashina kidnaps several members of the Squad and takes them to Apokolips to win back her place among the Furies. Along with Dr. Light, Squad support members Briscoe (helicopter pilot) and computer specialist/Waller aide Flo Crowley are killed in an attack by para demons. Prevented by Steel from going, Bronze Tiger recruits Deadshot and others and joins with the Forever People to journey to Apokolips. Darkseid arrives to destroy Lashina for bringing humans to his world and allows the rest of the Squad return to Earth with their dead. Shade is returned to his home dimension as the Squad mourns Flo.
«The Coils of the LOA»[edit]
This issue details the plan of a group called LOA to raise a zombie army with drugs spread across the world. To ensure the Squad doesn’t interfere, they reveal how Waller is still in charge and the White House decide to wash their hands of her. With the Suicide Squad on the verge of being disbanded by her superiors, Waller gathers Ravan, Poison Ivy, and Deadshot in an assassination mission of the LOA. The deal for the villains is simple: the three will be set free after helping Waller kill the LOA. While the villains run after the assassination, Waller allows herself to be put into custody.[45][46]
«The Phoenix Gambit»[edit]
The storyline running through Suicide Squad (vol. 1) #40–43 reassembles a scattered Suicide Squad after a year of imprisonment for Amanda Waller. She receives a presidential pardon, courtesy of Sarge Steel, as well as money in the bank and her old privileges concerning the use of imprisoned villains.
This is done so that Waller can reassemble her Squad and prevent a confrontation between American and Soviet forces in the war-torn country of Vlatava. As the Suicide Squad succeeds and finishes their mission, they go in a new direction, free from the government as freelance operatives per the terms negotiated by Waller. Under the leadership of Waller, who now also goes into the field as an operative, they are a mercenary squad open to the highest bidder.
«Serpent of Chaos»[edit]
This storyline ran through Suicide Squad #45–47. Amanda Waller and the Squad covertly sneak into Jerusalem seeking to capture or kill Kobra. However, the squad’s arrival is detected by the Hayoth, and their Mossad liaison Colonel Hacohen takes Waller and Vixen into custody in order to show them that the Hayoth has already captured Kobra. Amanda figures out that Kobra allowed the Hayoth to capture him but is unsure of why. Judith follows Vixen to a meeting with the Bronze Tiger and Ravan, critically wounds Vixen, and is nearly killed by the Bronze Tiger. Meanwhile, the Atom discovers Kobra’s true plan all along was to corrupt Dybbuk the Hayoth’s artificial intelligence team member. Kobra «corrupted» Dybbuk through a series of philosophical conversations about the nature of good and evil; he then attempts to use Dybbuk to start World War III. The day is saved by Ramban, the team’s kabbalistic magician, who has a lengthy conversation with Dybbuk about the true nature of good and evil, choice, and morality. Meanwhile, Ravan and Kobra have their final battle which results in Ravan’s supposed death via poisoning.
«Mystery of the Atom»[edit]
Batman is working to solve the murder of Ray Palmer, The Atom. He hears that Waller possibly knew about the explosion that killed him. Superman is told by a CBI agent that the Suicide Squad would be attempting to rescue Qurac’s former President Marlo. Adam Cray confronts Deadshot about killing his father, Senator Cray.[47] Golem, of the Hayoth enters the facility holding Marlo on Blood Island. The Hayoth mistakenly believe they would be allowed to take President Marlo into custody. This misunderstanding caused the Hayoth to become embroiled in a four-way conflict with the Justice League (Superman, Batman, and Aquaman), who were there searching for Ray Palmer (the Atom), as well as the Suicide Squad, and the Onslaught. After a series of skirmishes, Superman ends the free-for-all with a shockwave caused by clapping both his hands together. The League confronts Ray Palmer, and he tells them about Micro Force and their murder of Adam Cray, the man who had been impersonating him as a member of the Suicide Squad.[48]
«Rumble in the Jungle»[edit]
The series concludes in issues #63–66, in which the Suicide Squad travels to Diabloverde to depose a seemingly invulnerable and invincible dictator calling himself Guedhe. This despot has his own personal bodyguards, a group of villains calling themselves the Suicide Squad. Insulted by the rival team usurping the Suicide Squad name, Waller accepts the mission to liberate Diabloverde at the price of one peso, paid by an exiled resident, Maria.
During that mission, they face off against and defeat the other Suicide Squad. Each Squad member travels through the mystic jungle to Guedhe’s fortress and along the way, faces their personal demons, except for Deadshot. Amanda Waller tricks the despot, actually Maria’s husband, into a form of suicide. The despot believes himself to be immortal, when in actuality, he was a formidable psychic whose consciousness kept animating his remains. Waller convinced him that her touch brought death and thus, he died. Afterward, Waller disbands the Suicide Squad, and the series ends.
Membership: Amanda Waller’s Squad[edit]
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 1) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Rick Flag Jr.
- Bronze Tiger
- Captain Boomerang (George «Digger» Harkness)
- Count Vertigo
- Deadshot
- Joker
- Doctor Light (Arthur Light)
- Duchess (Lashina)
- Enchantress
- Jewelee
- Nemesis (Tom Tresser)
- Nightshade
- Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
- Poison Ivy
- Punch
- Ravan
- Shade, the Changing Man
- Thinker II (Cliff Carmichael)
- Vixen
Interim stories (between Vol. 1–2)[edit]
Background[edit]
Though John Ostrander’s Suicide Squad (vol. 1) series was canceled in 1992 with issue #66, the concept lived on in various DC storylines throughout the years. What follows is a breakdown of the Squad’s various odd appearances over the years.
Plot synopsis[edit]
Superboy (vol. 3): «Watery Grave»[edit]
The Squad resurfaces in a three-issue Superboy (vol. 3) arc, with a lineup consisting of Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, King Shark, Knockout, Sam Makoa, and Sidearm (who meets his death in the following issue). Superboy himself joins the Squad to assist in taking out a Pacific Rim crime cartel called the Silicon Dragons.[12] Writer Karl Kesel claims to have come very close to killing Captain Boomerang during this arc.[49]
Hawk & Dove (vol. 4)[edit]
In the Hawk & Dove (vol. 4) miniseries, superheroes Hawk and Dove (Sasha Martens and Wiley Wolverman) are targeted by the government who assemble a new Suicide Squad to subdue the pair. Squad members at the time include Bronze Tiger, Count Vertigo, Deadshot, Flex, Quartzite, Shrapnel, and Thermal.[13]
Chase (vol. 1): «Letdowns»[edit]
Amanda Waller reforms the Squad once again in Chase #2. D.E.O. agent Cameron Chase joins Bolt, Copperhead, Killer Frost, and Sledge on a mission to take out a South American military base, only to be betrayed by the villains.[14]
Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files & Origins: «Resources»[edit]
The brief story «Resources» (one of several in the issue) depicts Amanda Waller assembling the Squad that is seen in the Adventures of Superman arc.[50]
Adventures of Superman (vol. 1): «The Doomsday Protocol»[edit]
Lex Luthor organizes another Suicide Squad during his term as President of the United States so that they can recruit Doomsday to battle the alien Imperiex. This version of the Squad consists of Chemo, Mongul, Plasmus, and Shrapnel; it is led by Manchester Black, under the supervision of Steel. Doomsday seemingly kills most of the Squad upon his release, but all of the characters turn up alive in later comics.[15]
Suicide Squad (vol. 2)[edit]
Background[edit]
Keith Giffen’s short-lived Suicide Squad run (which began in November 2001 and lasted 12 issues) is something of a darkly humorous analog to the writer’s former work on Justice League International, and follows a new version of the Squad, designated Task Force Omega, and run by Sgt. Frank Rock. Together with his right-hand man Bulldozer, Rock taps new characters Havana and Modern to round out the team’s mobile HQ. President Lex Luthor and Secretary of Metahuman Affairs Amanda Waller are shown to be supplying the Squad’s assignments.[51]
Rock is thought by several other characters to have been deceased since the end of World War II, and they are surprised to see him alive and well.[52][53] Two flashback stories[54][55] provide some context for Rock’s current-day activities, but the series’ final issue strongly implies that Rock is an (as-yet-unidentified) impostor.[56]
Plot synopsis[edit]
The First issue details the former Injustice League’s terminally botched attempt to extract a kidnapped scientist from an Icelandic facility. With all but one team member (Major Disaster) presumed dead by issue’s end, Sgt. Rock forms a new Suicide Squad for the missions ahead.[52] Major Disaster, Deadshot, and Killer Frost are mainstays of the field team. For his part, Rock is every bit as ruthless as Amanda Waller was (though far more affable), remorselessly sending his agents to die for the good of their country.
The Squad’s missions involve eliminating an out-of-control colony of bio-engineered army ants,[53][57] and investigating the mysterious island of Kooey Kooey Kooey to discourage its telepathic inhabitants from declaring war on Earth.[51][58][59] Havana is revealed to be Amanda Waller’s daughter,[60] and the final story arc revolves around an all-out attack on the Squad by the members of Onslaught, led by the son of longtime Squad enemy Rustam. Onslaught kills Modem and captures Rock, Havana, and Waller.[61]
Upon learning that the Squad has been compromised, Waller’s office drafts the Justice Society of America to counterattack Onslaught alongside the Squad, but they arrive too late to save Havana from Rustam’s wrath. Deadshot discovers a discarded Sgt. Rock mask inside an empty holding cell, which prompts Bulldozer (who is monitoring the situation remotely via Deadshot’s video camera) to stand from his wheelchair and announce «Oh, boy!» before leaving. Back in her office, Amanda Waller reviews Bulldozer’s file, and states that he and Sgt. Rock died in 1945.[56]
Membership: Task Force Omega[edit]
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 2) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Sgt. Frank Rock (implied to be an impostor[56])
- Big Sir
- Bulldozer
- Clock King (William Tockman)
- Cluemaster
- Deadshot
- Havana
- Killer Frost (Louise Lincoln)
- Major Disaster
- Modem
- Multi-Man
Interim stories (between Vol. 2–3)[edit]
Background[edit]
Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad were heavily involved in the events and fallout of 52. During much of this time, Waller ran the Squad covertly because of her station as the White Queen of Checkmate. This inter-faction tension is a recurring theme throughout many Squad stories of this era.
Plot synopsis[edit]
Superman (vol. 2): «Dead Men»[edit]
A Squad composed of Deadshot, Killer Frost, and Solomon Grundy goes after Lois Lane in order to silence her investigation into Lex Luthor’s presidency.[62]
Superman Secret Files & Origins 2004: «Suicide Watch»[edit]
A mystery agent sends Captain Boomerang, Double Down, Killer Frost, and Killer Shark to (unsuccessfully) assassinate an imprisoned Amanda Waller as she awaits trial. Nemesis also appears.[63]
52[edit]
Amanda Waller assembles a short-lived Suicide Squad, led by Atom Smasher,[64][65] to take on an out-of-control Black Adam. Atom Smasher’s team ambushes the Black Marvel Family, getting Waller the evidence that she needs to expose their threat to the world.[66] As Waller reviews future potential Squad members, Atom Smasher quits the team, threatening to inform Checkmate of Waller’s unauthorized field ops unless she grants him a full pardon.[67] Later, as World War III rages, Waller informs Bronze Tiger that Rick Flag Jr. is alive.[68]
Checkmate (vol. 2): «Rogue Squad»[edit]
As part of DC’s One Year Later event, Greg Rucka penned the two-part «Rogue Squad» arc for Checkmate (vol. 2). After Bronze Tiger finds Rick Flag Jr. alive, Amanda Waller (now the White Queen of Checkmate) taps the pair to track down a rogue Squad that is out to expose her off-the-books activities. The Squad is led by Mirror Master, and includes Icicle, Javelin, Plastique, Tattooed Man, Punch, and Jewelee.[69]
Salvation Run[edit]
Beginning in the pages of Countdown, the Squad makes various one-off appearances where they are seen rounding up the world’s villains for an unknown purpose. This culminates in the seven-issue Salvation Run miniseries (written by Bill Willingham), where the Squad sends the apprehended villains to a remote prison world via boom tube. Squad members seen rounding up villains include Rick Flag Jr., Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Count Vertigo, the General, King Faraday, Multiplex, Nightshade, Plastique, Bane, Chemo, and Deadshot (the latter three are betrayed by the Squad and sent to the prison planet with the other villains).[70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78]
Suicide Squad (vol. 3)[edit]
Background[edit]
John Ostrander returned to the Suicide Squad for an eight-issue miniseries that began in November 2007. The series takes place between the squad’s appearance in Checkmate (vol. 2) #6–7 and the events of Salvation Run. It is functionally a sequel to the Checkmate arc, detailing how Rick Flag Jr. survived his apparent death[43] before returning to Waller’s Suicide Squad.
DC Comics’ official solicitations consistently referred to the miniseries as Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag,[19] though this nomenclature is never used within any individual issue or collected edition of the miniseries.
Plot synopsis[edit]
After he is believed dead, Rick Flag Jr. resurfaces on the dinosaur-infested island of Skartaris alongside his enemy Rustam.[79] The pair works together to survive.[80] Unfortunately, Flag is forced to kill Rustam once they discover a way home. Afterward, he becomes a prisoner of war in Qurac for four years. Flag rejoins the Suicide Squad after he is rescued by Bronze Tiger.
After reviewing several new recruits,[81][82] Amanda Waller briefs the Squad on the latest target: a Dubai-based global conglomerate called Haake-Bruton, whose new viral weapon is to be destroyed, and its board of directors eliminated.[83] The Squad airdrops onto Haake-Bruton’s island stronghold, where Flag encounters Rustam’s revenge-seeking father. Eiling compromises the mission, conspiring with Thinker to betray the Squad to Haake-Bruton’s board in exchange for asylum.[84] The Squad suffers heavy casualties in the sudden internal conflict.[85] Despite numerous setbacks, Deadshot carries out the assassination, while Waller confronts the General personally. Eiling demonstrates control over Flag via psychological conditioning; Flag subdues him after revealing the cooperation as a ruse, and the Squad returns to Belle Reve. Flag is unfazed by Waller’s revelation that his own identity and memories are implanted, asserting to Nightshade that he is still Rick Flag Jr.[86]
Membership: Raise the Flag[edit]
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 3) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Rick Flag Jr.
- Blackguard
- Bronze Tiger
- Captain Boomerang I (George «Digger» Harkness)
- Captain Boomerang II (Owen Mercer)
- Chemo
- Count Vertigo
- Deadshot
- King Faraday
- The General
- Marauder
- Multiplex
- Nightshade
- Plastique
- Thinker II (Cliff Carmichael)
- Twister
- White Dragon (William Heller)
- Windfall
Interim stories (between Vol. 3–4)[edit]
Background[edit]
The Squad made prominent appearances in a four-issue Manhunter (vol. 4) arc[87] and during the Blackest Night crossover event.[88] In his multiverse-spanning adventures, Booster Gold briefly cooperated with a version of the Silver Age Squad.[89] These issues mark the Squad’s final appearances prior to DC Comics’ New 52 continuity reboot in 2011.
Plot synopsis[edit]
Manhunter (vol. 4): «Forgotten»[edit]
The Suicide Squad has a run-in with Manhunter after she unknowingly compromises their months-long undercover investigation into the Crime Doctor’s metahuman genetic experiments in collaboration with Vestech Industries. Manhunter backs off of the trail at the insistence of the Squad and the Birds of Prey, but goes rogue in an effort to bring down the Crime Doctor, who futilely attempts to restrain the Squad after becoming aware of their deep-cover duplicity. The operation is dismantled, and Manhunter goes public with the takedown.[87]
Booster Gold (vol. 2): «1952 Pick-up»[edit]
On one of his adventures throughout the DC multiverse, Booster Gold winds up in an alternate 1952, where Karin Grace drafts him into a Squad led by Frank Rock. The team infiltrates a U.S. military compound to root out a Soviet double-agent, who ultimately turns out to be the creator of the Rocket Reds’ combat armor.[89]
Blackest Night: «Danse Macabre»[edit]
In the three-issue Blackest Night tie-in arc «Danse Macabre» (written by Gail Simone and John Ostrander), several deceased Suicide Squad members are reanimated as Black Lanterns (unofficially known as the «Homicide Squad»), led by Fiddler. They attack the Squad and the Secret Six, who are engaged in simultaneous conflicts at their respective headquarters, owing to Amanda Waller’s plans to shut down the Six. The two teams join forces to wipe out the Homicide Squad; with the immediate threat resolved, the Six assert their independence, and Deadshot places a bullet mere centimeters from Waller’s heart to punctuate the point. As she recovers at Belle Reve, she reveals that she is secretly Mockingbird, the Secret Six’s mysterious benefactor.[88]
Suicide Squad (vol. 4)[edit]
Background[edit]
A new Suicide Squad title, written by Adam Glass with art by Federico Dallocchio and Ransom Getty, launched in September 2011 as part of The New 52 (a reboot of the DC Comics universe). Amanda Waller once again directs a crew of black ops agents on covert government missions, with Deadshot serving as the field team’s leader. The ongoing series is notable as serving as something of a showpiece for Batman villain Harley Quinn, and it has crossed over with other New 52 titles, including Resurrection Man,[90] Grifter,[91] and Justice League of America’s Vibe.[92]
Plot synopsis[edit]
After a botched government mission forces her to execute an injured teammate, Amanda Waller sets out to assemble an expendable field team, prompting the formation of a new Suicide Squad.[93] Waller forces dozens of Belle Reve’s death row inmates into a series of rigorous tests and torture scenarios to evaluate their loyalty and value as potential Squad members.[94] The finalists—notably including Deadshot, King Shark, and Harley Quinn—are outfitted with micro-bomb implants, and inducted into the Squad.[95]
The Suicide Squad’s missions typically involve the elimination or retrieval of high-value targets. At one point, the team must track down an AWOL Harley Quinn;[96] in another mission, the Squad goes after Resurrection Man.[90][97] The Basilisk terrorist group serves as a recurring villain[98][99] (echoing the Onslaught organization from John Ostrander’s original Suicide Squad series), and several issues delve into the twisted relationship between Harley Quinn and the Joker.[96][100]
Eventually, Waller recruits serial killer James Gordon Jr. to act as Belle Reve’s in-house psychiatric adviser—but unbeknownst to her, Gordon quickly develops a twisted infatuation with her.[101] One ongoing and unresolved plot point involves the Samsara serum—a medical treatment that Belle Reve’s doctors use to resurrect dead Squad members (including Deadshot and Voltaic[102]). It is eventually discovered that the serum will permanently kill anyone to whom it is administered; Waller is implied to be one such subject.[103]
Forever Evil[edit]
During the Forever Evil crossover event, the Crime Syndicate of America emerges as the new threat which the Suicide Squad must avert.[104] After the destruction of Belle Reve and the release of its inmates, Waller recruits Deadshot to a new Suicide Squad team. He, in turn, recruits Harley Quinn. Amanda Waller later reveals to James Gordon Jr. that the current Suicide Squad is but one version of the Task Force; she calls out Task Force Y to assist in battling the Crime Syndicate.[105]
Membership: Suicide Squad (vol. 4)[edit]
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 4) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Black Spider (Eric Needham)
- Cheetah
- Captain Boomerang I (George «Digger» Harkness)
- Deadshot
- El Diablo (Chato Santana)
- James Gordon Jr.
- King Shark
- Light and Lime
- Harley Quinn
- Savant
- Unknown Soldier
- Voltaic
- Yo-Yo (Chang Jie-Ru)
New Suicide Squad[edit]
Background[edit]
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This 2014 relaunch, from writer Sean Ryan and artist Jeremy Roberts, sees Deadshot and Harley Quinn teaming up with new Squad members Black Manta, Joker’s Daughter, the Reverse Flash and Deathstroke.[106][107]
Membership: New Suicide Squad[edit]
Notable team members from New Suicide Squad include:
- Amanda Waller
- Black Manta
- Captain Boomerang
- Cheetah
- Deadshot
- Deathstroke
- El Diablo
- Joker’s Daughter
- Parasite
- Harley Quinn
- Reverse-Flash
Suicide Squad (vol. 5)[edit]
Background[edit]
Using the end of the New 52 initiative as a launching point, DC Comics began a second relaunch of its entire line of titles called DC Rebirth in 2016, written by Rob Williams and shifting between Jim Lee, John Romita, Jr., and Tony S. Daniel for art. Suicide Squad (vol. 5) #1 (August 2016) was the debut bimonthly relaunch of the team’s comic book title which consisted of Amanda Waller, Deadshot, Rick Flag, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Katana and Enchantress.[108] The Suicide Squad was given a new look, reflecting the team’s appearance in the DC Extended Universe. The title would crossover with Justice League in Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Jason Fabok, Tony S. Daniel, and Howard Porter.
Plot synopsis[edit]
The Black Vault[edit]
The Suicide Squad are sent to a Russian prison to retrieve a secret item, which turns out to be a portal to the Phantom Zone.[109] During the unfolding events, a Russian group of metahumans, known as the Annihilation Brigade, shows up and the situation worsens.[110] General Zod gets free of the Vault, and Captain Boomerang is killed.[111][112] The battle is brought to an abrupt halt as a new character, Hack,[113] breaches the Russian database and learns how to pull General Zod back into the portal.[114][115]
Going Sane[edit]
Back in Belle Reve, scientists working for Waller are examining the portal.[114] Waller shares her intent to weaponize Zod and add him to her Suicide Squad. Flag disagrees, and conflict escalates between the two, leading to Flag firing his gun at Waller.[113][116]
In the next issue, Amanda’s scientists continue trying to extract Zod. Meanwhile, the portal is sending out electromagnetic waves, and the characters appear to act in increasingly erratic ways. The portal waves are shown as having the opposite effect on Harley, causing her to realise she must intervene in the escalating blood lust.[117][118]
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad[edit]
This episode follows the Squad to the fictional island of Badhinisia, where the team has been dispatched to prevent the Brimstone Brotherhood from causing an earthquake. During the events, the Squad is confronted by the Justice League, having learned of the team’s existence from Batman.[119] Waller shares her intention to blow the bombs in their necks if they are captured by, or surrender to, the League.[120][121] The Suicide Squad are defeated by the Justice League until Killer Frost absorbs a portion of a weakened Superman’s life force and freezes everyone.[120]
Back at Belle Reve Penitentiary, the Justice League has been captured by Amanda. Batman escapes his confinement and confronts Waller about her plans for the League.[122] When the plot reveals the approaching threat of Max Lord and his super villain team, the two teams must pool their efforts in order to prevent the theft of a powerful weapon from inside Belle Reve.[122][123]
As the story progresses, Lord succeeds in stealing the Heart of Darkness (a.k.a. the Eclipso Diamond) and uses it to control the League, and through them, gains control of the world. Batman rallies Lobo and the remaining Squad members to make a final stand against Lord, escalating to conflict with the compromised Justice League. Meanwhile, Amanda observes that Lord himself is falling under the influence of the Eclipso Diamond, and warns him of this when Lord has her brought to the White House. Lord realises too late that Waller’s warning held truth. In the following chaos, Batman deems them the new Justice League.[124][125][126][127] Although Lord is able to bring most of the Squad/League under his control, he is defeated when Killer Frost, acting on Batman’s instructions, is able to create a prism of ice that reflects Superman’s heat vision in a frequency that will disrupt Eclipso’s control of the heroes, Eclipso himself being vanquished by Killer Frost as she draws on the life energy of the rest of the heroes and Squad members present, thus limiting the drain on any one of them. In the aftermath of the crisis, Killer Frost is officially released while Lord is kept in Waller’s custody, Waller musing that she will use him for ‘Task Force XI’.
Burning Down the House[edit]
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Drain the Swamp[edit]
Waller recruits Juan Soria, a prospective hero who was turned down by the Justice League and then arrested for robbery, into the Squad in order to combat an alien force that feeds off optimism and hope. In preparation for the mission, Waller had systematically broken Soria down to rid him of any and all hope. This allowed him to defeat the creature. After learning that he was used, Waller relocates Soria to Killer Croc’s cell. Croc had previously been tempted to eat Soria and it is assumed this is what happened.[128]
The Squad confronts Damage, who Waller wants to recruit for her Task Force XL. Meanwhile, King Faraday, who is still being held at Belle Reve, reveals he’s been accessing Waller’s hidden files and asks about someone named Coretta. Waller is visually shaken by the mention. She leaves the prison and goes to her daughter Coretta in the hospital as she’s just given birth to Waller’s grandchild. Her son Jessie tells her that Coretta does not want to see her. Hack returns and reveals she is in Belle Reve’s computers. She begins opening the cells, erasing files, and murdering guards.[129]
Suicide Squad Black[edit]
Background[edit]
DC Comics created a magical version of the Suicide Squad known as Suicide Squad Black in 2019 during the DC Rebirth run. It was created by Jai Nitz and Scot Eaton. The team have a six-issue comic series titled Suicide Squad: Black Files.
The roster consists of the Gentleman Ghost, Azucar, the Enchantress, Juniper, Klarion the Witch Boy, Tiamat, and Wither, and El Diablo for a magical roster of the Squad called Suicide Squad Black.
Plot synopsis[edit]
The Revenge of Kobra
Rota Fortuna
War in Two Worlds
My Own Worst Enemy!
Fugitive from Myself
Reverse Image
Suicide Squad (vol. 6)[edit]
The monthly Suicide Squad comic was again relaunched at the start of 2020, written by Tom Taylor with art by Bruno Redondo.
The initial storyline features a Task Force X run by a mysterious bureaucrat called Lok directing a team composed of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Magpie, Cavalier, the Shark and the Zebra-Man to press gang a group of anarchist superhumans called the Revolutionaries.[130] Over the course of the first six issues several Revolutionaries are killed in action; it transpires that the Revolutionaries were deliberately setting themselves up in infiltrate Task Force X and Lok is a frontman for Black Mask, who is impersonating Ted Kord.[131]
Suicide Squad (vol. 7)[edit]
The Infinite Frontier monthly Suicide Squad comic launched in March 2021, written by Robbie Thompson with art by Eduardo Pansica.
Membership: Suicide Squad (vol. 7)[edit]
Notable team members from Suicide Squad (vol. 7) include:
- Amanda Waller
- Peacemaker
- Nocturna
- Match
- Talon
- Culebra
- Bloodsport
- Ambush Bug
- Black Siren
- Major Force
Collected editions[edit]
Silver Age[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| 1 | Suicide Squad: The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 1 |
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160 | August 2, 2016 | 978-1401263430 |
Post-Crisis[edit]
Volume 1[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| 1 | Trial by Fire |
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232 | September 8, 2015 | 978-1401258313 |
| 2 | The Nightshade Odyssey |
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264 | December 15, 2015 | 978-1401258337 |
| 3 | Rogues |
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280 | April 12, 2016 | 978-1401260910 |
| 4 | The Janus Directive |
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272 | July 19, 2016 | 978-1401262617 |
| 5 | Apokolips Now |
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220 | December 27, 2016 | 978-1401265427 |
| 6 | The Phoenix Gambit |
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235 | May 23, 2017 | 978-1401269043 |
| 7 | The Dragon’s Hoard |
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232 | December 12, 2017 | 978-1401274573 |
| 8 | The Final Mission |
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192 | May 21, 2019 | 978-1401289539 |
Volume 1 Spin-Offs[edit]
| Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| Deadshot: Beginnings |
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160 | November 5, 2013 | 978-1401242985 |
| Deadshot: Bulletproof |
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144 | April 21, 2015 | 978-1401255190 |
Volume 2[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| 1 | Suicide Squad: Casualties of War |
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296 | June 29, 2021 | 978-1779510693 |
Volume 3[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
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| 1 | Suicide Squad: From the Ashes |
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192 | September 2, 2008 | 978-1401218669 |
The New 52[edit]
Volume 4[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kicked in the Teeth |
|
160 | July 12, 2012 | 978-1401235444 |
| 2 | Basilisk Rising |
|
192 | February 19, 2013 | 978-1401238445 |
| 3 | Death is for Suckers |
|
144 | October 29, 2013 | 978-1401243166 |
| 4 | Discipline and Punish |
|
144 | May 6, 2014 | 978-1401247010 |
| 5 | Walled In |
|
208 | October 28, 2014 | 978-1401250126 |
New Suicide Squad[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pure Insanity |
|
192 | July 21, 2015 | 978-1401252380 |
| 2 | Monsters |
|
144 | February 9, 2016 | 978-1401261528 |
| 3 | Freedom |
|
144 | August 2, 2016 | 978-1401262648 |
| 4 | Kill Anything |
|
168 | November 22, 2016 | 978-1401270001 |
Suicide Squad: Most Wanted[edit]
The Most Wanted miniseries highlight individual members of the Suicide Squad.
| Title | Material collected | Pages | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot |
|
136 | August 9, 2016 | 978-1401263805 |
| Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Katana |
|
128 | September 20, 2016 | 978-1401264642 |
| Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo |
|
138 | April 25, 2017 | 978-1401268657 |
| Suicide Squad: Secret Files |
|
144 | April 18, 2017 | 978-1401277086 |
DC Rebirth[edit]
Volume 5[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Black Vault |
|
160 | March 7, 2017 | 978-1401269814 |
| 2 | Going Sane |
|
144 | June 13, 2017 | 978-1401270971 |
| Justice League vs. Suicide Squad |
|
312 | December 26, 2017 | 978-1401274788 | |
| 3 | Burning Down the House |
|
176 | September 12, 2017 | 978-1401274221 |
| 4 | Earthlings on Fire |
|
144 | December 19, 2017 | 978-1401275396 |
| 5 | Kill Your Darlings |
|
128 | April 17, 2018 | 978-1401278809 |
| 6 | The Secret History of Task Force X |
|
144 | July 24, 2018 | 978-1401280987 |
| 7 | Drain the Swamp |
|
192 | October 23, 2018 | 978-1401284749 |
| 8 | Constriction |
|
256 | August 20, 2019 | 978-1401288877 |
| Aquaman/Suicide Squad: Sink Atlantis |
|
104 | February 12, 2019 | 978-1401290726 | |
| 1 | Deluxe Edition Book 1 |
|
296 | October 24, 2017 | 978-1401274214 |
| 2 | Deluxe Edition Book 2 |
|
328 | May 8, 2018 | 978-1401278915 |
| 3 | Deluxe Edition Book 3 |
|
296 | November 27, 2018 | 978-1401285166 |
| Suicide Squad by Jim Lee Unwrapped |
|
160 | October 23, 2018 | 978-1401284534 |
Volume 6[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suicide Squad: Bad Blood |
|
288 | April 27, 2021 | 978-1779503954 |
Volume 7[edit]
| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suicide Squad: Give Peace a Chance |
|
208 | November 23, 2021 | 978-1779512758 |
In other media[edit]
Television[edit]
Animation[edit]
The Suicide Squad in the animated series, Justice League Unlimited. From left to right: Plastique, Deadshot, Clock King, and Captain Boomerang.
- Task Force X appears in a self-titled episode of Justice League Unlimited,[132] consisting of Rick Flag Jr., Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Plastique, and the Clock King. They are given the mission to appropriate the Annihilator automaton from the Justice League’s Watchtower on behalf of Project Cadmus. The team attack the Watchtower during its weakest point, managing to defeat Atom Smasher, Vigilante, and Shining Knight. Despite the Martian Manhunter and Captain Atom’s intervention and Plastique being critically wounded, the team succeeds. According to the series’ producers, this episode resulted from the realization that Project Cadmus needed a solid victory to cement itself as a credible threat.
- Task Force X appears in the Young Justice episode «Leverage», consisting of Rick Flag, Black Manta, Captain Boomerang, and Monsieur Mallah. In the audio play «The Prize», Brick and Tuppence Terror of the Terror Twins have since joined the team.
- The Suicide Squad make a cameo appearance in the Harley Quinn episode «Harlivy», consisting of Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, the Enchantress, Deadshot, and Katana as the «a-team» and Plastique as a minor member.
Live-action[edit]
- The Suicide Squad appear in the tenth season of Smallville, consisting of Rick Flag, Deadshot, Plastique, and Warp. While this version of the group originally worked for Amanda Waller and Checkmate, they later began working for Chloe Sullivan.
- The Suicide Squad appears in the Arrowverse series Arrow. Introduced in a self-titled second season episode, this version of the team works for A.R.G.U.S. Director Amanda Waller and initially consists of Floyd Lawton / Deadshot, Mark Scheffer / Shrapnel and Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger. Additionally, John Diggle and Lyla Michaels also work as part of the team, but are not implanted with explosives, and Harley Quinn makes a cameo appearance, but is not called for duty. Scheffer is killed by Waller as a result of him abandoning the mission while Diggle releases the remaining members from A.R.G.U.S.’s custody in the season two finale «Unthinkable» to help him stop Waller from bombing Starling City in an attempt to defeat Slade Wilson’s army. In the season three episode «Draw Back Your Bow» Oliver Queen takes pity on Carrie Cutter / Cupid and hands her over to Waller for use in the squad. In the episode «The Brave and the Bold», it is revealed that Digger Harkness was once a member of the squad, but his last mission became a failure and Michaels ordered the mission and him to be terminated, which proved to be unsuccessful. Harkness seeks revenge in the present, but is foiled by Queen and the Flash. In the episode «Suicidal Tendencies», Diggle, Michaels, Lawton, and Cutter rescue Senator Joseph Cray from a hostage situation, during which Lawton sacrifices himself to save the others after discovering Cray had set up the attack to stage his own rescue and eventually mount a presidential campaign.[133] After Shadowspire kills Waller, Michaels becomes A.R.G.U.S.’s new director and disbands the squad as part of her efforts to reform the organization. In the season seven episode «My Name is Emiko Queen», Michaels reforms the squad as the «Ghost Initiative» and recruits Cutter, Chien Na Wei, Kane Wolfman, and Ricardo Diaz to locate and capture a terrorist financier named Dante without A.R.G.U.S.’s oversight.[134] However, the operation fails after Diaz disables his explosive implant and warns Dante, who manages to escape. When the Joint Chiefs of Staff learn that the squad had been reactivated, Diggle resigns from A.R.G.U.S. to protect Michaels.
- At San Diego Comic-Con 2014, following the squad’s debut episode, Diggle’s actor David Ramsey revealed that there had been talk of a spin-off that would focus on Arrow‘s version of the Suicide Squad.[135] However, Arrow co-producer and comic book writer Keto Shimizu stated in January 2015 that with David Ayer’s Suicide Squad film in development at the time, «it doesn’t seem like it’s a possibility.»[136] In September 2016, series producer Greg Berlanti confirmed that the team’s inclusion within Arrow was used in order to test the audience’s reception and interest prior to Ayer’s film being put into production.[137]
Film[edit]
Live-action[edit]
Two versions of the Suicide Squad appear in films set in the DC Extended Universe.[138]
The Suicide Squad in the DC Extended Universe. From left to right: Slipknot, Captain Boomerang, Enchantress, Katana, Rick Flag, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Killer Croc, and El Diablo.
- In Suicide Squad (2016), Amanda Waller forms Task Force X to save the world from Enchantress. Waller recruits Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, Killer Croc, and Slipknot, with Rick Flag as their leader and Katana supporting him.
- A stand-alone sequel titled The Suicide Squad (2021), follows Task Force X clashing with the Thinker and Starro.[139] Waller recruits Flag, Quinn, Boomerang, Savant, Blackguard, T.D.K. (The Detachable Kid), Javelin, Mongal, and Weasel to serve as a distraction while Bloodsport, Peacemaker, King Shark, Polka-Dot Man, and Ratcatcher 2 complete the mission.
Animation[edit]
- While Darwyn Cooke’s DC: The New Frontier comic series was adapted into the direct-to-video film Justice League: The New Frontier, the Suicide Squad was cut for brevity, with only Rick Flag and Hal Jordan remaining.
- The Suicide Squad appears in the Batman: Arkham film Batman: Assault on Arkham, consisting of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, King Shark, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Black Spider, and KGBeast while Amanda Waller monitors their activities and controls their every move with bombs surgically implanted in their spines which she can detonate if they step out of line. Waller kills KGBeast as an example of this. The squad is assigned to kill the Riddler, whom they later discover was a former member who discovered how to defuse Waller’s bombs. Throughout the course of the film, Black Spider and King Shark are killed by the bombs before they could be defused, Quinn is remanded to Arkham Asylum, Captain Boomerang is re-captured by the GCPD and Deadshot escapes and attempts to kill Waller while Killer Frost’s fate remains unknown.
The Suicide Squad members in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay. From left to right: Bronze Tiger, Copperhead, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, and Killer Frost.
- The Suicide Squad appears in films set in the DC Animated Movie Universe:
- The group first appears in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, consisting of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, and Copperhead. Additionally, Black Manta, Count Vertigo, Punch and Jewelee appeared as previous members of the group from three years before the film’s events. The present team is assigned to retrieve a «Get Out of Hell Free» card. By the end of the film, Waller detonates Copperhead’s bomb to kill the traitorous Killer Frost and Bronze Tiger is killed by Professor Zoom, though Deadshot gives the former the card to send him to heaven.
- The Suicide Squad appears in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. Following Waller’s death, the group is now led by Harley and consists of Captain Boomerang, King Shark, Black Manta, Bane, and the Cheetah. After Darkseid and his forces successfully conquer Earth, the squad members take refuge on Stryker’s Island. Two years later, they are recruited by Lois Lane to aid her and Clark Kent in one last effort to defeat Darkseid and destroy Apokolips. The group storm LexCorp so Kent’s team can reach Apokolips via Lex Luthor’s Boom Tube before the squad stays behind with Lane and Luthor to defend the Boom Tube from Darkseid’s Paradooms. After Cheetah, Luthor, Bane, and Manta are killed, the remaining members and Lois detonate the building to stop the Paradooms from reaching Apokolips.
Video games[edit]
- The New 52 Suicide Squad appear in «The Squad» DLC pack for Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, consisting of Amanda Waller, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, King Shark, Deathstroke, and Katana. Waller assigns the squad to find the person who infiltrated Belle Reve. By the end of the mission, the team discovers Killer Moth attempting to expose their existence and defeat him.
- The Suicide Squad appear in Suicide Squad: Special Ops.
- The Suicide Squad, though not referred to by name, appear in Batman: The Enemy Within. If the Joker becomes a vigilante, it is revealed that Amanda Waller has former Pact members Harley Quinn, Bane, and Catwoman working for her, using bomb collars as a means of control. The group are used against Batman and the Joker, though the former can negotiate for their release after he saves Waller from the latter.
- The Suicide Squad appears in Lego DC Super-Villains. Catwoman sends Killer Frost and the Rookie to Belle Reve to see if Harley Quinn’s Task Force X acquaintances know her whereabouts. With Deadshot and Captain Boomerang in tow, the newly formed group heads to the Gotham Botanical Gardens to retrieve Harley. Upon arrival, Boomerang enrages Poison Ivy. A battle ensues until Catwoman intervenes and the group reveal their intentions to Harley, who is taken away by Deathstorm and Grid. The group rushes to rescue her, and she escapes with Ivy, Deadshot, and the Rookie while Killer Frost and Catwoman hold off the Crime Syndicate.[140]
Batman: Arkham[edit]
- In the post-credits scene of Batman: Arkham Origins, Amanda Waller visits Deathstroke in Blackgate Penitentiary and asks him to join the Suicide Squad in exchange for his freedom.[141] An Easter Egg also features Harleen Quinzel holding the Squad’s recruitment file in her character model, the same one Waller gives to Deathstroke, foreshadowing her future membership in the team as Harley Quinn.
- In the post-credits scene of Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Waller and Rick Flag Jr. recruit Bronze Tiger and Deadshot into the Squad.[141]
- In 2020, Rocksteady Studios, the developers of the Batman: Arkham series, announced that they were developing a new game centered around the team, titled Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The announcement was accompanied by a teaser image of the game’s logo in the style of a crosshair aimed at Superman. The game was fully unveiled during the online event DC FanDome on August 22, 2020 with a 2022 release date.[142] The game will be released on May 26, 2023.[143]
See also[edit]
- List of government agencies in DC Comics
- Checkmate (comics)
- Janus Directive
- Secret Six (comics)
- Thunderbolts (comics) — Marvel Comics’ equivalent to the Suicide Squad
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| Title: | Suicide Squad |
| Directed by: | David Ayer |
| Written by: | David Ayer |
| Produced by: | Bruce Franklin; Andy Horwitz; Geoff Johns; Alex Ott; Charles Roven; Deborah Snyder; Zack Snyder; Richard Suckle; Colin Wilson |
| Cinematography: | Roman Vasyanov |
| Edited by: | Dody Dorn |
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| Distributed by: | DC Entertainment Atlas Entertainment Lin Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment |
| Released: | August 5th, 2016 |
| Rating: | R |
| Country: | USA |
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Suicide Squad is an American feature film of the superhero fantasy and crime/action subgenres. It is based on the super-villain team, the Suicide Squad, who appear in comic books published by DC Comics. The film is the third movie to take place in the shared continuity of the DC Extended Universe, following Man of Steel in 2013, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016. Suicide Squad was written and directed by David Ayer and produced by DC Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment, Dune Entertainment and Lin Pictures. It was released theatrically in the United States on August 5th, 2016.
Plot
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity.
U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joel Kinnaman | Rick Flag |
| Will Smith | Deadshot, Floyd Lawton |
| Jared Leto | The Joker |
| Margot Robbie | Harley Quinn, Harleen Quinzel |
| Cara Delevingne | Enchantress, June Moon |
| Jai Courtney | Captain Boomerang |
| Adam Beach | Slipknot, Christopher Weiss |
| Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Killer Croc, Waylon Jones |
| Karen Fukuhara | Katana, Tatsu Yamashiro |
| Viola Davis | Amanda Waller |
Notes & Trivia
- This is the third film in DC Entertainment’s shared continuity, known as the DC Extended Universe. It takes place in the same continuity as Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
- The trailer shows a scene of Harley Quinn pouring drinks at a bar. El Diablo, a metahuman who generates fire, asks for water. This scene is not included in the theatrical release of the film.
Fun Facts
- The tagline to this film is «Justice has a bad side».
- This is not Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s first comic book movie. He also played Algrim, also known as Kurse, in Thor: The Dark World in 2013.
- Actor trademark: In the trailer, Will Smith’s character intones the phrase, «Let’s go save the world». He has a variation of this phrase in many of his action films.
- The Joker says the line, «Oh, I’m not gonna kill you… I’m just gonna hurt you really, really bad». This is similar to a line of dialogue spoken by Jack Nicholson’s character, Jack Torrance in The Shining. His line is, «I’m not gonna hurt ya. I’m just going to bash your brains in!» Jack Nicholson is also known for playing the Joker in the 1989 film version of Batman.
- A flashback scene of Harley Quinn dancing with the Joker is done as an homage to the Alex Ross painted cover to the Batman: Harley Quinn one-shot special.
- The end of the movie features a mid-credit scene with Amanda Waller meeting with Bruce Wayne. Waller gives Wayne a file relating to other Metahumans, or similar people of interest. In exchange for this information, Wayne agrees to help cover up Waller’s involvement in the Midway City fiasco.
- One of the locations in Midway City is called the John F. Ostrander Building. This is named comic book writer John Ostrander, who wrote the majority of issues for Suicide Squad, Volume 1.
Comic connections
- The Suicide Squad is a fictional covert operations unit as well as a super-villain team featured in comic books published by DC Comics. The team was conceived by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru and first appeared as the cover feature to The Brave and the Bold, Volume #25 (September, 1959). The remained the cover feature until issue #27, with a slight reprise from issues #37-39.
- In 1986, the covert ops unit element of the team was supplanted with a team of costumed super-villains, which were re-introduced in issue #2 of the Legends mini-series. This was the jumping point to a Suicide Squad regular series, which began publication in May, 1987. This series ran for sixty-six issues before its cancellation in June, 1992.
- A second volume was published from November, 2001 to October, 2002, featuring a slightly different team and ran for twelve issues. A Suicide Squad limited series ran for eight issues from November, 2007 to June, 2008, which was written by volume one author John Ostrander, and reunited the team from Ostrander’s run on the series.
- A fourth volume began publication in 2011 and was part of DC’s «New 52» line-up, which was an alternate continuity from previous iterations of the group. This series ran for thirty issues and ended in July, 2014.
- A fifth series, titled The New Suicide Squad began publication in September, 2014.
- The Suicide Squad have also appeared in alternative media, including episodes of Justice League Unlimited (as Task Force X), Smallville, and Arrow.
- The DC Universe version of the Enchantress first appeared in Strange Adventures #187 in April, 1966. She was created by writer Bob Haney and artist Howard Purcell. She became a member of the Suicide Squad in Suicide Squad #1 in May, 1987.
- In comic book continuity, Midway City is the base of operations for Hawkman and Hawkwoman.
Recommendations
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Man of Steel
- Wonder Woman
See also
External Links
- Suicide Squad at IMDB
- Suicide Squad at Wikipedia
- Suicide Squad at Metacritic
- Suicide Squad at Rotten Tomatoes
References
Keywords
Acrobatics | Altered human | Arlington County | Baseball bat | Batmobile | Belle Reve | Boomerangs | Clown | Colonel | Counter-intelligence | Driving | Exploding heads | Firearms | Flash | Giant hammer | Gotham City | Grappling hook | Gunshot victims | Helicopter | Katana | Louisiana | Marksmanship | Martial arts | Metahuman | Mind control | Midway City | Military protocol | Nanotechnology | Pentagon | Possession | Prison | Psychopath | Pyrokinesis | Soldier | Sorcery | Stabbings | Stripper | Suicide Squad | Superhero | Superhuman durability | Superhuman strength | Superman | Super-speed | Supervillain | Task Force X | Teleportation | Terrebonne Parish | Transformation | Virginia | Witches | Wrestling
See also Suicide Squad (disambiguation) for a complete list of references to clarify differences between these closely named or closely related articles.
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| Title: | Suicide Squad |
| Directed by: | David Ayer |
| Written by: | David Ayer |
| Produced by: | Bruce Franklin; Andy Horwitz; Geoff Johns; Alex Ott; Charles Roven; Deborah Snyder; Zack Snyder; Richard Suckle; Colin Wilson |
| Cinematography: | Roman Vasyanov |
| Edited by: | Dody Dorn |
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| Distributed by: | DC Entertainment Atlas Entertainment Lin Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment |
| Released: | August 5th, 2016 |
| Rating: | R |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Suicide Squad is an American feature film of the superhero fantasy and crime/action subgenres. It is based on the super-villain team, the Suicide Squad, who appear in comic books published by DC Comics. The film is the third movie to take place in the shared continuity of the DC Extended Universe, following Man of Steel in 2013, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016. Suicide Squad was written and directed by David Ayer and produced by DC Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment, Dune Entertainment and Lin Pictures. It was released theatrically in the United States on August 5th, 2016.
Plot
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity.
U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Joel Kinnaman | Rick Flag |
| Will Smith | Deadshot, Floyd Lawton |
| Jared Leto | The Joker |
| Margot Robbie | Harley Quinn, Harleen Quinzel |
| Cara Delevingne | Enchantress, June Moon |
| Jai Courtney | Captain Boomerang |
| Adam Beach | Slipknot, Christopher Weiss |
| Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Killer Croc, Waylon Jones |
| Karen Fukuhara | Katana, Tatsu Yamashiro |
| Viola Davis | Amanda Waller |
Notes & Trivia
- This is the third film in DC Entertainment’s shared continuity, known as the DC Extended Universe. It takes place in the same continuity as Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
- The trailer shows a scene of Harley Quinn pouring drinks at a bar. El Diablo, a metahuman who generates fire, asks for water. This scene is not included in the theatrical release of the film.
Fun Facts
- The tagline to this film is «Justice has a bad side».
- This is not Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s first comic book movie. He also played Algrim, also known as Kurse, in Thor: The Dark World in 2013.
- Actor trademark: In the trailer, Will Smith’s character intones the phrase, «Let’s go save the world». He has a variation of this phrase in many of his action films.
- The Joker says the line, «Oh, I’m not gonna kill you… I’m just gonna hurt you really, really bad». This is similar to a line of dialogue spoken by Jack Nicholson’s character, Jack Torrance in The Shining. His line is, «I’m not gonna hurt ya. I’m just going to bash your brains in!» Jack Nicholson is also known for playing the Joker in the 1989 film version of Batman.
- A flashback scene of Harley Quinn dancing with the Joker is done as an homage to the Alex Ross painted cover to the Batman: Harley Quinn one-shot special.
- The end of the movie features a mid-credit scene with Amanda Waller meeting with Bruce Wayne. Waller gives Wayne a file relating to other Metahumans, or similar people of interest. In exchange for this information, Wayne agrees to help cover up Waller’s involvement in the Midway City fiasco.
- One of the locations in Midway City is called the John F. Ostrander Building. This is named comic book writer John Ostrander, who wrote the majority of issues for Suicide Squad, Volume 1.
Comic connections
- The Suicide Squad is a fictional covert operations unit as well as a super-villain team featured in comic books published by DC Comics. The team was conceived by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru and first appeared as the cover feature to The Brave and the Bold, Volume #25 (September, 1959). The remained the cover feature until issue #27, with a slight reprise from issues #37-39.
- In 1986, the covert ops unit element of the team was supplanted with a team of costumed super-villains, which were re-introduced in issue #2 of the Legends mini-series. This was the jumping point to a Suicide Squad regular series, which began publication in May, 1987. This series ran for sixty-six issues before its cancellation in June, 1992.
- A second volume was published from November, 2001 to October, 2002, featuring a slightly different team and ran for twelve issues. A Suicide Squad limited series ran for eight issues from November, 2007 to June, 2008, which was written by volume one author John Ostrander, and reunited the team from Ostrander’s run on the series.
- A fourth volume began publication in 2011 and was part of DC’s «New 52» line-up, which was an alternate continuity from previous iterations of the group. This series ran for thirty issues and ended in July, 2014.
- A fifth series, titled The New Suicide Squad began publication in September, 2014.
- The Suicide Squad have also appeared in alternative media, including episodes of Justice League Unlimited (as Task Force X), Smallville, and Arrow.
- The DC Universe version of the Enchantress first appeared in Strange Adventures #187 in April, 1966. She was created by writer Bob Haney and artist Howard Purcell. She became a member of the Suicide Squad in Suicide Squad #1 in May, 1987.
- In comic book continuity, Midway City is the base of operations for Hawkman and Hawkwoman.
Recommendations
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Man of Steel
- Wonder Woman
See also
External Links
- Suicide Squad at IMDB
- Suicide Squad at Wikipedia
- Suicide Squad at Metacritic
- Suicide Squad at Rotten Tomatoes
References
Keywords
Acrobatics | Altered human | Arlington County | Baseball bat | Batmobile | Belle Reve | Boomerangs | Clown | Colonel | Counter-intelligence | Driving | Exploding heads | Firearms | Flash | Giant hammer | Gotham City | Grappling hook | Gunshot victims | Helicopter | Katana | Louisiana | Marksmanship | Martial arts | Metahuman | Mind control | Midway City | Military protocol | Nanotechnology | Pentagon | Possession | Prison | Psychopath | Pyrokinesis | Soldier | Sorcery | Stabbings | Stripper | Suicide Squad | Superhero | Superhuman durability | Superhuman strength | Superman | Super-speed | Supervillain | Task Force X | Teleportation | Terrebonne Parish | Transformation | Virginia | Witches | Wrestling
suicide squad — перевод на русский
We are the Judean People’s Front Crack Suicide Squad.
Мы Иудейский Народный Фронт. Знаменитый Отряд Самоубийц!
Suicide Squad, attack!
Отряд Самоубийц, в атаку!
You knew when you sent your little suicide squad into Arkham, they’d go off script.
Ты знал когда отсылал отряд самоубийц в Аркхэм что они не пойдут по сценарию.
The Suicide Squad.
Отряд Самоубийц.
Suicide Squad, remember?
Отряд Самоубийц, правильно?
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Обложка Suicide Squad vol. 5 # 33 (март 2018) |
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| Информация о публикации группы | |
| Издатель | Комиксы DC |
| Первое появление |
Оригинал: The Brave and the Bold # 25 (сентябрь 1959 г.) Modern: Legends # 3 (январь 1987 г.) |
| Создан |
Оригинал: Роберт Канигер Росс Андру Современный: Джон Острандер |
| Внутренняя информация | |
| База (и) | Belle Reve Penitentiary, IMHS |
| Член (ы) | Список членов отряда самоубийц |
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Обложка Suicide Squad # 1 (май 1987). Искусство Говарда Чайкина . |
| Информация о публикации серии | |
| Издатель | Комиксы DC |
| Расписание | Ежемесячно |
| Формат | Текущая серия |
| Жанр | Шпион , супергерой |
| Дата публикации |
Vol. 1: май 1987 г. — июнь 1992 г. Т. 2: ноябрь 2001 г. — октябрь 2002 г. Т. 3: ноябрь 2007 г. — июнь 2008 г. Т. 4: ноябрь 2011 — июль 2014 Новый отряд смертников: сентябрь 2014 — июль 2016 Vol. 5 августа 2016 — январь 2019 Т. 6 декабрь 2019 — ноябрь 2020 Vol. 7 марта 2021 г. — настоящее время |
| Количество выпусков |
Vol. 1: 68 (№ 1–66 плюс 1 годовой и 1 специальный ) Том. 2: 12 об . 3: 8 Т. 4: 32 (№ 1–30 плюс выпуск № 0 и один специальный ) Новый отряд самоубийц: 22 (20 обычных, 1 годовой и 1 специальный ) Том. 5 50 (плюс один выстрел DC Rebirth) Vol. 6 11 |
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ISBN 1-4012-3005-9 |
| Отряд самоубийц: Из пепла | ISBN 1-4012-1866-0 |
| Удар по зубам | ISBN 1-4012-3544-1 |
| Василиск восходит | ISBN 1-4012-3844-0 |
| Смерть для лохов | ISBN 1-4012-4316-9 |
| Дисциплина и наказание | ISBN 1-4012-4701-6 |
| Обнесенный стеной | ISBN 1-4012-5012-2 |
| Новый отряд самоубийц: Том. 1 | ISBN 1-4012-5238-9 |
Отряд смертников вымышленная антигера команда появляется в американских комиксах , изданного DC Comics . Первая версия Suicide Squad дебютировала в The Brave and the Bold # 25 (сентябрь 1959 г.), а вторая, современная версия, созданная Джоном Острандером , дебютировала в Legends # 3 (январь 1987 г.).
Современное воплощение Suicide отряд Task Force X , американская спецоперация команда , состоящая в основном из заключенных суперзлодеев , которые проводят с высоким риском блек опс секретные миссии в обмен на любой условно — досрочное освобождение , освобождение для работы , и / или сокращения тюремного заключения. Независимо от способностей и таланта, каждый член отряда — расходный материал, и ожидается, что немногие из них вернутся. В качестве расходуемого имущества все члены вооружены взрывным устройством на шее для обеспечения повиновения. Название отряда самоубийц намекает на опасный характер их миссий. Группа базируется в тюрьме Бель Рив под руководством Аманды Уоллер и, как правило, находится под командованием полковника Рика Флага-младшего .
Различные воплощения Отряда самоубийц существовали на протяжении многих лет, как показано в нескольких сериях одноименных комиксов, от его истоков в Серебряном веке до его современного посткризисного переосмысления и текущей версии, представленной в 2016 году. Текущее воплощение команды появляется в шестом томе серии комиксов Suicide Squad , а постоянные участники включают Enchantress , Katana , Killer Croc , Captain Boomerang , Deadshot и Harley Quinn .
Предпосылки и создание
Оригинальный Suicide Squad появился в шести выпусках The Brave and the Bold . Хотя это раннее воплощение команды (созданное писателем Робертом Канигером и художником Россом Андру ) не имело шпионских атрибутов более поздних отрядов, оно заложило большую часть личной истории полевого лидера отряда Рика Флага младшего . Администратор команды Аманда Уоллер была представлена в мини-сериале « Легенды », а предыстория «Отряда Серебряного века» была раскрыта в « Секретных истоках» (том 2) №14.
«Отряд самоубийц» был возрожден в мини-сериале « Легенды» под руководством писателя Джона Острандера . Обновленная концепция заключалась в том, что правительство использовало группу суперзлодеев для выполнения миссий, которые были самоубийствами, концепция, достаточно популярная для продолжающегося сериала, названного просто Suicide Squad . Отряд часто объединялся с другим правительственным агентством округа Колумбия, Checkmate — кульминацией кроссовера Директивы Януса .
В то время как Отряд часто изображается как успешный в своих миссиях, иногда заканчиваются неудачи. Острандер заметил, как в рассказах о «Отрядах» иногда преднамеренно приводятся персонажи, которых нужно убить. Само название команды, Suicide Squad, связано с идеей, что эту группу персонажей отправляют на опасные и сложные миссии — миссии самоубийц.
«Отряд самоубийц» (том 1) длился 66 выпусков, наряду с одним ежегодным и одним специальным (« Роковой патруль» и «Отряд самоубийц», специальный № 1). После отмены сериала в 1992 году отряд несколько раз появлялся в гостях в таких играх, как Superboy , Hawk & Dove , Chase и Adventures of Superman .
«Отряд самоубийц» (том 2) был опубликован в 2001 году, автор — Кейт Гиффен , искусство — Пако Медина. Хотя в первом выпуске сериала была представлена команда, полностью состоящая из членов Лиги несправедливости Гиффена , список был быстро уничтожен, за исключением Major Disaster и Multi-Man . Эти события побуждают сержанта. Рок , который к настоящему времени записан в роли лидера отряда, набирает новых членов, многие из которых умирают во время миссий.
«Отряд самоубийц» (том 3) (первоначально озаглавленный « Поднимите флаг в запросах округа Колумбия») был мини-сериалом из восьми выпусков, опубликованным в 2007 году. В нем рассказывалось о возвращении писателя Джона Острандера с искусством Хавьера Пины. История сосредоточена на возвращении Рика Флага младшего и формировании нового Отряда с целью нападения на корпорацию, ответственную за разработку смертоносного биологического оружия.
«Отряд самоубийц» (том 4) дебютировал как часть перезапуска « New 52» в рамках всей линейки DC Comics в 2011 году. Перезапущенная книга была написана Адамом Глассом, с иллюстрациями Федерико Даллоккио и Рэнсома Гетти. Аманда Уоллер снова руководит группой из-за кулис; Дэдшот, Харли Куинн и Король Акула занимают видное место в этой версии Отряда. Эта серия завершилась в 2014 году выпуском №30.
New Suicide Squad был запущен в июле 2014 года. Написанный Шоном Райаном с искусством Джереми Робертса, в новой серии по-прежнему присутствуют Дэдшот и Харли Куинн , а также добавлены Дезстроук , Черная Манта и Дочь Джокера .
История публикации
Серебряный век
Сюжетный синопсис
Смелые и смелые
Оригинальный отряд самоубийц впервые появляется в The Brave and the Bold # 25. В дебютном номере появятся следующие члены команды: физик Джесс Брайт; астроном доктор Хью Эванс; Рик Флаг младший, руководитель группы; и Карин Грейс (Дэвис в № 25), летный медик. Персонажи появляются в выпусках №26, №27 и №37–39. Вводная история команды описывает, как их вызывают, чтобы разобраться с перегретым объектом красного цвета, названным «Красная волна», который направлялся к морскому курорту и по пути кипел океан. Они путешествуют на самолете, оборудованном испытательной и аналитической лабораторией. Последующие выступления показывают, что команда сталкивается с множеством проблем: метеоритный шторм (радиация заставляет их сокращаться), гигантский змей в туннелях парижского метро и гигантский монстр, который захватывает Карин и ядерную бомбу. В выпусках №38 и №39 команда встречает динозавров и лидера циклопов.
В разгар попытки Дарксайда настроить человечество против супергероев Земли с помощью своего приспешника Славного Годфри , Аманда Уоллер назначает Рика Флэга-младшего лидером реформированной оперативной группы X. Блокбастер , Бронзовый тигр , капитан Бумеранг , Дэдшот и Чародейка составляют оперативную группу. X в Belle Reve . Первая миссия отряда — уничтожить неистового огненного элементаля Дарксайда Сера; Блокбастер умирает во время конфликта, и Дэдшот убивает существо из экспериментальной лазерной винтовки. Уоллер распускает группу, хотя вскоре они снова собрались, чтобы спасти капитана Бумеранга после того, как Годфри схватил его.
Тайное происхождение (том 2)
Во время Второй мировой войны армейские отряды собраны в единицу, которая является очень расходуемой, и поэтому получила прозвище «Отряд самоубийц» (сокращенно отряд самоубийц). Существовало несколько таких команд, но их история в комиксах едва ли описана до того, как Рик Флэг-старший становится лидером команды (и даже тогда показаны лишь несколько приключений этого Отряда). После окончания войны команда (вместе с группой Арджента) попадает под зонтичную организацию Оперативной группы X. После смерти своего отца Рик Флэг-младший продолжает возглавлять группу, которая фигурирует в «Храбрых и смелых» ( том 1). Смертельная встреча с йети во время миссии в Камбодже заканчивается смертью Эванса и Брайта и отправляет Флаг обратно в США с раненой Карин Грейс. После работы с Забытыми героями Флаг попадает в отряд, который Уоллер собирает в Legends .
«История принцессы» из « Тайного происхождения» (том 2) № 28 проливает свет на происхождение Пасленя, показывая, что ее мать родом из Страны Пасленов. Злополучное путешествие в этот мир заканчивается смертью матери Паслена и похищением ее брата, и следующие годы Паслен тратит на оттачивание своих теневых способностей и создание репутации борца с преступностью. Она встречается с королем Фарадеем в CBI ; В конце концов Фарадей знакомит ее с Амандой Уоллер, которая соглашается помочь ей спасти своего брата в обмен на участие Паслена в отряде.
Другие отряды самоубийц времен Второй мировой войны
Отряд Второй мировой войны Secret Origins (том 2) № 14 был средством связи Отряда Самоубийц Серебряного Века с Отрядом Самоубийц времен войны (также называемым Отряд Самоубийц), созданным Робертом Канигером для его « Войны того времени» Забыл сказки на страницах Star Spangled War Stories . Эта эскадрилья самоубийц описывается как «сверхсекретная группа рейнджеров », члены которой были обучены выполнять миссии, из которых обычные добровольцы не должны были возвращаться живыми. Неясно, является ли эта команда частью современного канона отряда самоубийц или отряд, представленный в Secret Origins, был предназначен для их замены в непрерывности DC.
Другая классическая версия Отряда (Рик Флаг младший, Карин Грейс, Джесс Брайт и доктор Хью Эванс) появляется в неканоническом мини-сериале 2004 года Дарвина Кука DC: The New Frontier . Вкратце показано, как группа выполняет опасные миссии, которыми известна команда, и Флаг в конечном итоге привлекает Хэла Джордана в команду, чтобы помочь в подготовке пилотируемого космического полета на Марс . Испытательные запуски экспериментальной ракеты быстро уходят на юг, и группа (без Джордана) погибает в результате взрыва.
В серии DC Comics Bombshells отряд самоубийц времен Второй мировой войны возглавляет Франсин Чарльз и состоит из Убийцы Крок, Чародейки, Роуз Уилсон и Барбары Гордон (которая в этом сеттинге — вампир). В последнем выпуске комикса раскрывается, что после окончания войны этот отряд самоубийц стал « Лигой темной справедливости », защищающей мир от магических угроз.
Отряд самоубийц (том 1)
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Первый том Suicide Squad , написанный современным создателем Squad Джоном Острандером , вышел в мае 1987 года, вскоре после того, как команда была представлена в сюжетной линии кроссовера « Легенды ». Он длился 66 ежемесячных выпусков, а также один ежегодный и один специальный ( Doom Patrol и Suicide Squad Special # 1), оба опубликованные в 1988 году.
В этом сериале подробно рассказывается о тайных операциях современного посткризисного отряда, созданного (во вселенной) и управляемого Амандой Уоллер . Он примечателен тем, что привлекает к себе внимание малоизвестных персонажей, таких как Капитан Бумеранг и Дэдшот ; Последний получил свой собственный мини-сериал в 1988 году, написанный в соавторстве с Острандером и Ким Йель . «Отряд самоубийц» также представляет современный контекст для современной деятельности руководителя полевой группы Рика Флэга-младшего и его участия в «Отряде самоубийц Серебряного века». Бывшая Бэтгерл Барбара Гордон впервые появляется в качестве информационного брокера Оракула и служит удаленной радиоподдержкой Отряда, призванием, которое она приняла после того, как была застрелена Джокером . Она пользуется инвалидной коляской из-за ранения.
«Отряд самоубийц» (том 1) прилагает все усилия, чтобы очеловечить свой относительно малоизвестный состав ансамбля, отчасти с помощью собственного капеллана и психиатрического персонала в штаб-квартире Belle Reve отряда. Эти сотрудники часто опрашивают различных оперативников отрядов или дают оценку их психического состояния; несколько полных выпусков посвящены изучению личной жизни и мотиваций выдающихся персонажей.
Сюжетный синопсис
В течение 66 выпусков это воплощение Отряда самоубийц выполнило множество рискованных миссий для правительства США.
«Боевое крещение»
Первая миссия команды в названии Suicide Squad настроила их против их повторяющихся врагов, Натиска . Они проникают в свою штаб-квартиру (крепость, известную как Йотунхейм, расположенную в Кураке) и продолжают победить и убить большинство членов Натиска. Элементы этой первой истории дуги над возвращением серии, такие как смерть Mindboggler, Капитан Бумеранг «трусливой и предательской природы s, Nightshade » s привлечение к Rick флага Jr. , соперничество между Рустамом и флаг, и Раван поражения «s в руки Бронзового Тигра .
«Миссия в Москву»
По приказу Дерека Толливера (связное звено команды с ККОН ) отряд самоубийц отправляется в Москву , чтобы освободить пленную Зою Тригорину, революционную писательницу. Хотя миссия в основном успешна в первой половине, команда обнаруживает, что Зоя вообще не хочет освобождаться, что вызывает трения в команде, поскольку они должны спланировать свой побег.
В конце миссия заканчивается тем, что Отряд должен путешествовать по тундре, чтобы спастись, но столкнуться лицом к лицу с Народными героями, собственной группой русских мета-людей. В конфликте Тригорин умирает, а Немезида (Том Трессер) попадает в плен. Оказывается, Толливер даже не рассматривал возможность того, что Тригорин желает стать мученицей, автоматически приходит к выводу, что она будет стремиться покинуть Советский Союз, и, таким образом, рискует вызвать гнев Уоллера по окончании миссии.
Немезида в конечном итоге сбегает благодаря сотрудничеству между Отрядом самоубийц и Международной Лигой Справедливости , хотя две команды сначала сражаются друг с другом. Этот конфликт в первую очередь является результатом расследования Бэтмэна Отряда самоубийц, его конфронтации с Уоллером и того, что он вынужден прекратить расследование, когда она показывает, что она может легко выяснить его тайную личность в случае необходимости.
«Разбойники» и «Финальный раунд»
В этой сюжетной арке, основанной на сюжетах из предыдущих выпусков, Рик Флаг преследует сенатора Крея, чтобы убить его. Ранее сенатор Крей шантажировал Аманду Уоллер, чтобы она гарантировала переизбрание Крея, угрожая ей разоблачением отряда самоубийц перед публикой.
Поначалу существует также угроза узурпации Уоллера Дереком Толливером, бывшим связующим звеном между Отрядом и NSC, который сговаривается с Креем против Уоллера. Уоллер справляется с ситуацией, участвуя в противодействии шантажу с помощью Checkmate , но воздерживается от информирования Флага. Существование Отряда в опасности, и он решает разобраться с проблемой сам.
Охотник на людей покидает отряд, узнав об их предстоящей миссии против Лоа в Новом Орлеане, штат Луизиана.
Чтобы остановить его, Отряд отправляется за Флагом, и в конечном итоге Дэдшот противостоит Флагу незадолго до того, как он может выстрелить в Крея, но слишком поздно, чтобы предотвратить убийство Толливера в Suicide Squad (vol. 1) # 21. В результате этих событий отряд самоубийц становится достоянием общественности вопреки намерениям Флага. Флаг убегает с места происшествия, а прибывшие полицейские застреливают Дэдшота. К несчастью для Дэдшота, который мечтает о смерти, он не умирает от травм.
В результате разоблачения Аманду Уоллер заменяет актер по имени Джек Кейл, чтобы она могла продолжать руководить отрядом. Затем команда переходит в наступление по связям с общественностью, становясь на время выдающейся героической командой, спасая известную монахиню от репрессивного режима. Рик Флаг отправляется в Йотунхейм, где все еще находится штаб-квартира Натиска, и завершает миссию, которую не смог его отец, взорвав Йотунхейм прототипом ядерного нацистского оружия, но ради этого отдал свою жизнь.
«Директива Януса»
«Директива Януса» — это перекрестная сюжетная линия, включающая межведомственную войну между Шахматом , Отрядом самоубийц и Проектом Атом , которыми Кобра манипулирует , чтобы отвлечь разведывательное сообщество Соединенных Штатов от его действий. Во время перехода штаб-квартира Checkmate и Suicide Squad разрушается, поскольку война между агентствами обостряется, и жизни всех членов Force of July потеряны, кроме Major Victory . В конце концов, с поражением Кобра, различные правительственные учреждения становятся автономными и находятся под контролем Sarge Steel .
«Апоколипс сейчас»
В этом выпуске персонаж, известный как Герцогиня, восстанавливает свою память после страдания от амнезии и вспоминает свою истинную личность как Лашину из Женских Фурий . С помощью Шейда Изменяющегося Человека Лашина похищает нескольких членов Отряда и отвозит их на Апоколипс, чтобы вернуть себе место среди Фурий. Наряду с доктором Лайт, члены команды поддержки Бриско (пилот вертолета) и компьютерный специалист / помощник Уоллера Фло Кроули убиты в результате нападения парадемонов. Не позволяя Стилу уйти, Бронзовый Тигр нанимает Дэдшота и других и присоединяется к Навсегда, чтобы отправиться в Апоколипс. Дарксайд прибывает, чтобы уничтожить Лашину за привлечение людей в свой мир, и позволяет остальной части Отряда вернуться на Землю со своими мертвыми. Шейд возвращается в свое домашнее измерение, когда Отряд оплакивает Фло.
«Катушки ЛОА»
В этом выпуске подробно описывается план группы под названием LOA по созданию армии зомби с помощью наркотиков, распространяемых по всему миру. Чтобы гарантировать, что отряд не вмешивается, они раскрывают, что Уоллер все еще главный, и Белый дом решает умыть ее руки. Поскольку отряд самоубийц находится на грани роспуска ее начальством, Уоллер собирает Равана , Ядовитого Плюща и Дэдшота в миссии по убийству LOA. Сделка для злодеев проста: трое будут освобождены после того, как помогут Уоллеру убить LOA. Пока злодеи бегут за убийством, Уоллер позволяет заключить себя под стражу.
«Гамбит Феникса»
Сюжетная линия, проходящая через Suicide Squad (vol. 1) # 40–43, воссоздает разрозненный Suicide Squad после года заключения Аманды Уоллер. Она получает президентское помилование, любезно предоставленное Sarge Steel , а также деньги в банке и ее старые привилегии, касающиеся использования заключенных в тюрьму злодеев.
Это сделано для того, чтобы Уоллер могла собрать свой отряд и предотвратить конфронтацию между американскими и советскими войсками в раздираемой войной стране Влатава . По мере того, как отряд самоубийц добивается успеха и завершает свою миссию, они идут в новом направлении, свободном от правительства в качестве внештатных оперативников в соответствии с условиями, оговоренными Уоллером. Под руководством Уоллера, который теперь также выходит на поле боя в качестве оперативника, они представляют собой отряд наемников, открытый для тех, кто больше заплатит.
«Змей Хаоса»
Эта сюжетная линия прошла через Suicide Squad (vol. 1) # 45–47. Аманда Уоллер и команда тайно пробираются в Иерусалим, пытаясь поймать или убить Кобру . Однако прибытие отряда обнаруживается Хайот , и их связной с Моссад полковник Хакоэн берет Уоллера и Виксен под стражу, чтобы показать им, что Хайот уже захватил Кобру. Аманда выясняет, что Кобра позволил Хайоту схватить его, но не знает, почему. Джудит следует за Виксен на встречу с Бронзовым Тигром и Раваном, критически ранит Виксен и почти убита Бронзовым Тигром. Между тем, истинный план атом обнаруживает Kobra по всем вместе был коррумпированного диббук искусственного членом разведки команды Hayoth в. Кобра «развратил» Диббука серией философских бесед о природе добра и зла; Затем он пытается использовать Диббука, чтобы начать Третью мировую войну. День спасает Рамбан, каббалистический фокусник команды, который долго беседует с Диббуком об истинной природе добра и зла, выбора и морали. Между тем, Раван и Кобра вступают в последнюю битву, в результате которой Раван предположительно погибает от отравления.
«Тайна атома»
Бэтмен работает над раскрытием убийства Рэя Палмера, Атома . Он слышит, что Уоллер, возможно, знал о взрыве, убившем его. Агент CBI сообщает Супермену, что отряд самоубийц будет пытаться спасти бывшего президента Курака Марло. Адам Крей противостоит Дэдшоту об убийстве своего отца, сенатора Крея. Голем Хайота входит в помещение, где находится Марло на Кровавом острове. Хайот ошибочно полагают, что им будет разрешено заключить президента Марло под стражу. Это недоразумение привело к тому, что Хайот оказались втянутыми в четырехсторонний конфликт с Лигой Справедливости ( Супермен , Бэтмен и Аквамен ), которые искали Рэя Палмера (Атома), а также Отряд самоубийц и Натиск. После серии стычек Супермен окончательно завершил бой ударной волной, вызванной хлопком в ладоши. Лига противостоит Рэю Палмеру, и он рассказывает им о Micro Force и их убийстве Адама Крея, человека, который выдавал себя за него как члена отряда самоубийц.
«Гул в джунглях»
Сериал завершается выпусками №63–66, в которых Отряд самоубийц отправляется в Диабловерде, чтобы свергнуть кажущегося неуязвимым и непобедимого диктатора, называющего себя Геде. У этого деспота есть свои личные телохранители, группа злодеев, называющих себя отрядом самоубийц. Оскорбленный командой соперника, узурпировавшей название «Отряда самоубийц», Уоллер соглашается на миссию по освобождению Диабловерде ценой одного песо, которую заплатила изгнанная жительница Мария.
Во время этой миссии они сражаются и побеждают другой отряд самоубийц. Каждый член отряда путешествует через мистические джунгли к крепости Геде и по пути сталкивается со своими личными демонами, за исключением Дэдшота. Аманда Уоллер обманом заставляет деспота, на самом деле мужа Марии, покончить жизнь самоубийством. Деспот считает себя бессмертным, тогда как на самом деле он был грозным экстрасенсом, сознание которого продолжало оживлять его останки. Уоллер убедил его, что ее прикосновение принесло смерть, и поэтому он умер. После этого Уоллер распускает отряд самоубийц, и сериал заканчивается.
Членство: Команда Аманды Уоллер
Известные члены команды отряда самоубийц (том 1):
- Аманда Уоллер
- Рик Флаг младший
- Бронзовый тигр
- Капитан Бумеранг (Джордж «Диггер» Харкнесс)
- Граф Головокружение
- Смертельный выстрел
- Джокер
- Доктор Лайт (Артур Лайт)
- Герцогиня (Лашина)
- Чародейка
- Jewelee
- Немезида (Том Трессер)
- Паслен
- Оракул (Барбара Гордон)
- Ядовитый плющ
- Ударить кулаком
- Раван
- Тень, изменяющийся человек
- Мыслитель II (Клифф Кармайкл)
- Vixen
Промежуточные рассказы (между томами 1-2)
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Хотя Джон Острандер «s отряд смертников (. 1 том) Серия была отменена в 1992 году с выпуском # 66, понятие жил в различных сюжетных линиях постоянного тока на протяжении многих лет. Далее следует разбивка различных странных появлений отряда за эти годы.
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Superboy (том 3): «Водяная могила»
Отряд снова появляется в арке Superboy (том 3) из трех выпусков , в состав которой входят Капитан Бумеранг , Дэдшот , Король Акула , Нокаут , Сэм Макоа и Саймэн (который встречает свою смерть в следующем выпуске). Сам Супербой присоединяется к Отряду, чтобы помочь в уничтожении преступного картеля Тихоокеанского региона под названием Кремниевые драконы. Писатель Карл Кесель утверждает, что был очень близок к убийству капитана Бумеранга во время этой арки.
Ястреб и голубь (т. 4)
В мини-сериале « Ястреб и голубь» (том 4) супергерои Ястреб и Голубь (Саша Мартенс и Уайли Волверман) становятся мишенью правительства, которое собирает новый отряд самоубийц, чтобы подчинить пару. В состав отряда в то время входили Бронзовый тигр , Граф Головокружение , Дэдшот, Флекс, Кварцит, Шрапнель и Термал.
Чейз (т. 1): «Провалы»
Аманда Уоллер снова реформирует Отряд в Chase (vol. 1) # 2. Агент DEO Кэмерон Чейз присоединяется к Болту , Копперхеду , Киллеру Фросту и Санкам в миссии по уничтожению военной базы в Южной Америке , но злодеи предают ее.
Супермен: Наши миры в войне Secret Files & Origins : «Ресурсы»
Краткий рассказ «Ресурсы» (один из нескольких в номере) изображает Аманда Уоллер, собирающую отряд, который можно увидеть в арке « Приключения Супермена» .
Приключения Супермена (том 1): «Протокол Судного дня»
Лекс Лютор организует еще один отряд самоубийц во время своего пребывания на посту президента Соединенных Штатов, чтобы они могли нанять Судный день для борьбы с инопланетным Империексом . Эта версия отряда состоит из Chemo , Mongul , Plasmus и Shrapnel; его возглавляет Манчестер Блэк под руководством Стила . Судный день, по-видимому, убивает большую часть Отряда после его освобождения, но все персонажи появляются живыми в более поздних комиксах.
Отряд самоубийц (том 2)
Фон
Недолговечный рассказ Кейта Гиффена о « Отряде самоубийц» (который начался в ноябре 2001 года и длился 12 выпусков) является чем-то вроде мрачно-юмористического аналога прежней работы писателя о « Лиге справедливости» и следует за новой версией Отряда, обозначенной как оперативная группа. Омега, которым управляет сержант. Фрэнк Рок . Вместе со своим правой рукой Бульдозером (который передвигается на инвалидной коляске) Рок использует новых персонажей Гавану и Модема, чтобы дополнить мобильный штаб команды. Показано, что президент Лекс Лютор и секретарь по делам метахуманов Аманда Уоллер выполняют задания отряда.
Некоторые другие персонажи считают Рока умершим после окончания Второй мировой войны , и они удивлены, увидев его живым и здоровым. Две истории ретроспективного кадра дают некоторый контекст для сегодняшней деятельности Рока, но последний выпуск сериала явно подразумевает, что Рок является (пока еще не идентифицированным) самозванцем.
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В первом выпуске подробно рассказывается о безуспешной попытке бывшей Лиги несправедливости извлечь похищенного ученого из исландского учреждения. Со всеми, кроме одного члена команды ( Major Disaster ), считающегося мертвым к концу проблемы, Sgt. Рок формирует новый отряд самоубийц для предстоящих миссий. Major Disaster, Deadshot и Killer Frost — опора полевой команды. Со своей стороны, Рок столь же безжалостен, как и Аманда Уоллер (хотя и гораздо более приветлив), безжалостно отправляя своих агентов умирать на благо своей страны.
Миссии отряда включают в себя ликвидацию неконтролируемой колонии биоинженерных армейских муравьев и исследование таинственного острова Куи Куи Куи, чтобы отговорить его телепатических жителей от объявления войны на Земле. Выясняется, что Гавана является дочерью Аманды Уоллер, и последняя сюжетная арка вращается вокруг тотальной атаки на Отряд со стороны членов Натиска , возглавляемых сыном давнего врага Отряда Рустама. Натиск убивает Модема и захватывает Рок, Гавану и Уоллера.
Узнав, что Отряд был скомпрометирован, офис Уоллера направляет Общество Справедливости Америки, чтобы контратаковать Натиск вместе с Отрядом, но они прибывают слишком поздно, чтобы спасти Гавану от гнева Рустама. Дэдшот обнаруживает брошенного сержанта. Каменная маска внутри пустой камеры для содержания под стражей, которая побуждает Бульдозера (который отслеживает ситуацию удаленно с помощью видеокамеры Дэдшота) встать из инвалидной коляски и объявить: «О, мальчик!» перед уходом. Вернувшись в свой офис, Аманда Уоллер просматривает файл Бульдозера и заявляет, что он и сержант. Рок умер в 1945 году.
Членство: Оперативная группа Омега
Известные члены команды отряда самоубийц (том 2):
- Аманда Уоллер
- Сержант. Фрэнк Рок (предполагается, что он самозванец)
- Большой сэр
- Бульдозер
- Король часов (Уильям Токман)
- Cluemaster
- Смертельный выстрел
- Гавана
- Убийца Фрост (Луиза Линкольн)
- Крупная катастрофа
- Модем
- Multi-Man
Промежуточные рассказы (между томами 2–3)
Фон
Аманда Уоллер и отряд самоубийц были активно вовлечены в события и последствия 52-го . Большую часть этого времени Уоллер тайно управляла Отрядом из-за своего положения Белой Королевы Мат . Эта напряженность между фракциями — повторяющаяся тема во многих историях о командах той эпохи.
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Супермен (т. 2): «Мертвецы»
Отряд состоит из Deadshot , Киллер Фрост , и Соломон Гранди идет после того, как Лоис Лейн , чтобы заставить ее замолчать расследование Лекс Лютор президентство «s.
Секретные файлы и происхождение Супермена 2004 : «Дозор самоубийц»
Таинственный агент отправляет капитана Бумеранга , Double Down , Killer Frost и Killer Shark (безуспешно) убить заключенную в тюрьму Аманду Уоллер, пока она ожидает суда. Также появляется Немезида .
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Аманда Уоллер собирает недолговечный отряд самоубийц во главе с Атомом Крушителем , чтобы сразиться с неконтролируемым Черным Адамом . Команда Атома Смашера устраивает засаду на Семью Чёрного Марвела , получая Уоллер доказательства того, что ей нужно разоблачить их угрозу всему миру. Пока Уоллер рассматривает будущих потенциальных членов отряда, Атом Смашер покидает команду, угрожая сообщить Checkmate о несанкционированных полевых операциях Уоллера, если она не помилует его полностью. Позже, когда бушует Третья мировая война , Уоллер сообщает Бронзовому Тигру, что Рик Флаг-младший жив.
Мат (т. 2): «Rogue Squad»
В рамках ДЦ один год спустя события, Грег Rucka сочинил два-часть «Rogue Отряда» дуги для Checkmate (т. 2). После того, как Бронзовый Тигр находит Рика Флэга-младшего живым, Аманда Уоллер (теперь Белая Королева Матча ) нажимает на пару, чтобы выследить отряд изгоев, который пытается разоблачить ее неофициальные действия. Отряд во главе с зеркалом Master , и включает в себя Icicle , Javelin , пластику , Татуированные Человек , пунш и Jewelee .
Спасение
Начиная со страниц « Обратного отсчета» , Отряд появляется в различных единовременных появлениях, где их можно увидеть, собирая злодеев мира с неизвестной целью. Это кульминация мини-сериала Salvation Run из семи выпусков (написанного Биллом Уиллингемом ), где Отряд отправляет задержанных злодеев в отдаленный тюремный мир через трубку . Члены отряда, замеченные в облаве злодеев, включают Рика Флага младшего, Бронзового тигра, капитана Бумеранга , графа Головокружения , генерала , короля Фарадея , Multiplex , Nightshade , Plastique , Bane , Chemo и Deadshot (последние три преданы отрядом и отправлены на тюремную планету с другими злодеями).
Отряд самоубийц (том 3)
Фон
Джон Острандер вернулся в Отряд самоубийц для мини-сериала из восьми выпусков, который начался в ноябре 2007 года. Действие сериала происходит между появлением отряда в Checkmate (vol. 2) # 6–7 и событиями Salvation Run . Функционально это продолжение арки Checkmate , в которой подробно рассказывается, как Рик Флэг-младший пережил свою очевидную смерть, прежде чем вернуться в Отряд Самоубийц Уоллера.
Официальные запросы DC Comics постоянно упоминали мини-сериал как Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag , хотя эта номенклатура никогда не использовалась в каком-либо отдельном выпуске или сборном издании мини-сериала.
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После того, как он считается мертвым, Рик Флаг младший снова появляется на кишащем динозаврами острове Скартарис вместе со своим врагом Рустамом. Пара работает вместе, чтобы выжить. К сожалению, Флаг вынужден убить Рустама, как только они обнаруживают дорогу домой. После этого он становится военнопленным в Кураке на четыре года. Флаг возвращается в Отряд Самоубийц после того, как его спасает Бронзовый Тигр .
Изучив нескольких новобранцев, Аманда Уоллер информирует команду о последней цели: базирующемся в Дубае глобальном конгломерате под названием Haake-Bruton, чье новое вирусное оружие должно быть уничтожено, а его совет директоров ликвидирован. Отряд высадился на островную цитадель Хааке-Брутон, где Флаг встречает жаждущего мести отца Рустама. Эйлинг ставит под угрозу миссию, вступая в сговор с Мыслителем, чтобы предать Отряд правлению Хааке-Брутона в обмен на убежище. Отряд несет тяжелые потери в результате внезапного внутреннего конфликта. Несмотря на многочисленные неудачи, Дэдшот совершает убийство, в то время как Уоллер лично противостоит генералу. Эйлинг демонстрирует контроль над Флагом посредством психологической обработки; Флаг подчиняет его после того, как раскрывает сотрудничество как уловку, и Отряд возвращается в Бель Рив. Флаг небеспокоит откровения Уоллера , что его собственная личность и воспоминания имплантированных, утверждая в Паслена , что он по — прежнему Рик Флаг Jr.
Членство: поднять флаг
Известные члены команды отряда самоубийц (том 3) включают:
- Аманда Уоллер
- Рик Флаг младший
- Blackguard
- Бронзовый тигр
- Капитан Бумеранг I (Джордж «Диггер» Харкнесс)
- Капитан Бумеранг II (Оуэн Мерсер)
- Химиотерапия
- Граф Головокружение
- Смертельный выстрел
- Король Фарадей
- Генерал
- Мародер
- Мультиплекс
- Паслен
- Пластик
- Мыслитель II (Клифф Кармайкл)
- Твистер
- Белый дракон (Уильям Хеллер)
- Ветровал
Промежуточные рассказы (между томами 3-4)
Фон
Отряд сыграл заметные роли в арке Manhunter (том 4) из четырех выпусков и во время кроссовера Blackest Night . В своих приключениях, связанных с мультивселенной , Booster Gold ненадолго сотрудничал с одной из версий Отряда Серебряного века . Эти проблемы отмечают последние появления Отряда перед перезагрузкой DC Comics New 52 в 2011 году.
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Manhunter (том 4): «Забытый»
Самоубийца отряд имеет стычку с Manhunter после того, как она неосознанно ставит под угрозой их многомесячные тайное расследования по преступности Доктор «s metahuman генетических экспериментов в сотрудничестве с Vestech Industries. Охотник за людьми отступает от следа по настоянию Отряда и Хищных птиц , но становится мошенником, пытаясь уничтожить Криминального Доктора, который тщетно пытается сдержать Отряд, узнав об их скрытой двуличности. Операция прекращается, и Охотник на людей объявляет о разборке.
Booster Gold (том 2): «Пикап 1952 года»
В одном из своих приключений по мультивселенной DC , Booster Gold попадает в альтернативный 1952 год, когда Карин Грейс привлекает его в отряд во главе с Фрэнком Роком . Команда проникает в военный комплекс США, чтобы искоренить советского двойного агента, который в конечном итоге оказывается создателем боевой брони Rocket Reds .
Самая черная ночь : «Танец смерти»
В трех выпусках арки « Самая черная ночь » «Danse Macabre» (написанной Гейл Симон и Джоном Острандером ) несколько умерших членов Отряда самоубийц реанимированы как Черные Фонари (неофициально известные как «Отряд убийц») во главе со Скрипачом . Они нападают на Отряд и Секретную Шесть , которые вовлечены в одновременные конфликты в своих штаб-квартирах из-за планов Аманды Уоллер закрыть Шесть. Две команды объединяют усилия, чтобы уничтожить команду по расследованию убийств; когда непосредственная угроза устранена, Шестерка отстаивает свою независимость, и Дэдшот помещает пулю в нескольких сантиметрах от сердца Уоллера, чтобы подчеркнуть суть дела. Когда она выздоравливает в Belle Reve, она показывает, что тайно является Пересмешником , таинственным благодетелем Секретной Шестерки.
Отряд самоубийц (том 4)
Фон
Новое название Suicide Squad , написанное Адамом Глассом с иллюстрациями Федерико Даллоккио и Рэнсома Гетти, было запущено в сентябре 2011 года как часть The New 52 (перезагрузка вселенной DC Comics). Аманда Уоллер снова руководит командой секретных агентов по секретным правительственным миссиям, а Дэдшот выступает в роли лидера полевой группы. Продолжающийся сериал примечателен тем, что служит своего рода экспонатом для злодея Бэтмена Харли Куинн , и он пересекся с другими названиями New 52, включая Resurrection Man , Grifter и Vibe Лиги справедливости Америки .
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После того, как неудачная правительственная миссия вынуждает ее казнить раненого товарища по команде, Аманда Уоллер намеревается собрать расходную полевую команду, что побудило сформировать новый отряд самоубийц. Уоллер заставляет десятки заключенных, приговоренных к смертной казни, пройти серию строгих тестов и сценариев пыток, чтобы оценить их лояльность и ценность как потенциальных членов отряда. Финалисты, в том числе Дэдшот, King Shark и Харли Куинн, снабжены имплантатами микробомб и включены в состав команды.
Миссии отряда самоубийц обычно включают в себя устранение или поиск важных целей. В какой-то момент команда должна выследить Харли Куинн в самоволке ; в другой миссии Отряд идет за Воскрешим Человеком . Террористическая группа «Василиск» выступает в роли повторяющегося злодея (повторяя организацию «Натиск» из оригинальной серии « Отряд самоубийц» Джона Острандера ), и несколько вопросов касаются запутанных отношений между Харли Куинн и Джокером .
В конце концов, Уоллер нанимает серийного убийцу Джеймса Гордона-младшего в качестве внутреннего психиатрического консультанта Белль Рив, но без ее ведома Гордон быстро испытывает извращенную страсть к ней. Один из продолжающихся и нерешенных сюжетных моментов касается сыворотки Samsara — лечения, которое врачи Belle Reve используют для воскрешения мертвых членов Squad (включая Deadshot и Voltaic). В конце концов обнаруживается, что сыворотка навсегда убьет любого, кому ее вводят; Подразумевается, что Уоллер является одним из таких субъектов.
Навсегда Зло
Во время кроссовера Forever Evil Преступный синдикат Америки выступает как новая угроза, которую отряд самоубийц должен предотвратить. После разрушения Белль Рив и освобождения ее сокамерников Уоллер набирает Дэдшота в новую команду отряда самоубийц. Он, в свою очередь, нанимает Харли Куинн. Позже Аманда Уоллер рассказывает Джеймсу Гордону-младшему, что нынешний Отряд Самоубийц — всего лишь одна из версий Оперативной группы; она вызывает оперативную группу Y, чтобы помочь в борьбе с преступным синдикатом.
Членство: Отряд самоубийц (том 4)
Известные члены команды отряда самоубийц (том 4) включают:
- Аманда Уоллер
- Черный паук (Эрик Нидхэм)
- Гепард
- Капитан Бумеранг I (Джордж «Диггер» Харкнесс)
- Смертельный выстрел
- Эль Дьябло (Чато Сантана)
- Джеймс Гордон младший
- Король акула
- Свет и Лайм
- Харли Куинн
- Savant
- Неизвестный солдат
- Вольтовский
- Йо-Йо (Чанг Джи-Ру)
Новый отряд самоубийц
Фон
В этом перезапуске 2014 года писателем Шоном Райаном и художником Джереми Робертсом Дэдшот и Харли Куинн объединяются с новыми членами отряда — Черной Мантой , дочерью Джокера , Обратным Флэшем и Детстроуком .
Членство: Новый отряд самоубийц
Среди известных членов команды New Suicide Squad :
- Аманда Уоллер
- Черная Манта
- Капитан Бумеранг
- Гепард
- Смертельный выстрел
- Детстроук
- Эль Дьябло
- Дочь Джокера
- Паразит
- Харли Куинн
- Обратная вспышка
- Катана
Отряд самоубийц (том 5)
Фон
Используя окончание инициативы New 52 в качестве отправной точки, DC Comics в 2016 году начала второй перезапуск всей своей линейки названий под названием DC Rebirth , написанной Робом Уильямсом и переходящей между Джимом Ли , Джоном Ромитой-младшим и Тони С. Даниил для искусства. Suicide Squad (vol. 5) # 1 (август 2016) был дебютным перезапуском раз в два месяца комикса команды, в которую вошли Аманда Уоллер , Дэдшот , Рик Флаг , Капитан Бумеранг , Харли Куинн , Убийца Крок , Катана и Чаровница . Отряд самоубийц получил новый облик, отражающий появление команды в Расширенной вселенной DC . Название будет кроссовер с Лигой Справедливости в Лига Справедливости против Самоубийство Отряда , написанный Джошуа Уильямсон и нарисованной Тони С. Даниэля.
Сюжетный синопсис
Черное Убежище
Отряд самоубийц отправляется в российскую тюрьму за секретным предметом, который оказывается порталом в Призрачную Зону . Во время разворачивающихся событий появляется российская группа мета-людей, известная как «Бригада уничтожения», и ситуация ухудшается. Генерал Зод выходит из Убежища, а капитан Бумеранг убит. Битва резко останавливается, когда новый персонаж, Хак, взламывает российскую базу данных и узнает, как вернуть генерала Зода в портал.
Going Sane
Вернувшись в Бель-Рив, ученые, работающие на Уоллера, исследуют портал. Уоллер разделяет ее намерение вооружить Зода и добавить его в свой отряд самоубийц. Флаг не соглашается, и конфликт между ними обостряется, что приводит к тому, что Флаг стреляет из пистолета в Уоллера.
В следующем выпуске ученые Аманды продолжают попытки извлечь Зод. Тем временем портал излучает электромагнитные волны, и персонажи, похоже, действуют все более беспорядочно. Показано, что портальные волны оказывают на Харли противоположный эффект, заставляя ее понять, что она должна вмешаться в нарастающую жажду крови.
Лига справедливости против отряда самоубийц
В этом эпизоде отряд следует на вымышленный остров Бадхинисия, куда была отправлена команда, чтобы предотвратить землетрясение Братством Сера. Во время событий Отряд сталкивается с Лигой Справедливости, узнав о существовании команды от Бэтмена. Уоллер разделяет ее намерение взорвать бомбы в их шеи, если они будут захвачены Лигой или сдадутся ей. Отряд самоубийц терпит поражение от Лиги справедливости, пока Киллер Фрост не поглотит часть жизненной силы ослабленного Супермена и не заморозит всех.
Вернувшись в тюрьму Белль Рив, Лига Справедливости была захвачена Амандой. Бэтмен сбегает из заключения и противостоит Уоллер о ее планах относительно Лиги. Когда сюжет раскрывает приближающуюся угрозу со стороны Макса Лорда и его команды суперзлодеев, обе команды должны объединить свои усилия, чтобы предотвратить кражу мощного оружия изнутри Belle Reve.
По мере развития сюжета Лорду удается украсть Сердце Тьмы (также известное как Алмаз Эклипсо) и использовать его, чтобы управлять Лигой, и через них получает контроль над миром. Бэтмен объединяет Лобо и оставшихся членов Отряда, чтобы выступить против Лорда, перерастая в конфликт с скомпрометированной Лигой Справедливости. Между тем, Аманда замечает, что сам Лорд попадает под влияние Алмаза Эклипсо, и предупреждает его об этом, когда Лорд приводит ее в Белый дом. Лорд слишком поздно понимает, что предупреждение Уоллера было правдой. В следующем хаосе Бэтмен считает их новой Лигой справедливости. Хотя Лорд может взять под свой контроль большую часть отряда / лиги, он терпит поражение, когда Киллер Фрост, действуя по инструкциям Бэтмена, может создать призму льда, которая отражает тепловое зрение Супермена с частотой, которая нарушит контроль Эклипсо над Герои, сам Эклипсо побежден Киллер Фрост, поскольку она черпает жизненную энергию остальных присутствующих героев и членов Отряда, тем самым ограничивая утечку любого из них. После кризиса Киллер Фрост официально освобожден, в то время как Лорд содержится под стражей Уоллера, и Уоллер думает, что она будет использовать его для «Оперативной группы XI».
Поджог дома
Земляне в огне
Убей своих любимых
Осушить болото
Уоллер нанимает Хуана Сориа, потенциального героя, которого Лига справедливости отвергла, а затем арестовала за ограбление, в отряд, чтобы сразиться с инопланетной силой, питающей оптимизм и надежду. Готовясь к миссии, Уоллер систематически ломал Сориа, чтобы избавить его от всякой надежды. Это позволило ему победить существо. Узнав, что его использовали, Уоллер перемещает Сорию в камеру Убийцы Крока. Ранее Крок испытывал искушение съесть Сорию, и предполагается, что именно это и произошло.
Отряд противостоит Дамеджу , которого Уоллер хочет нанять для своей Оперативной группы XL. Тем временем король Фарадей, который все еще содержится в Белль Рив, раскрывает, что он просматривает скрытые файлы Уоллера, и спрашивает о ком-то по имени Коретта. Уоллера это упоминание визуально потрясло. Она покидает тюрьму и отправляется к своей дочери Коретте в больницу, поскольку она только что родила внука Уоллера. Ее сын Джесси говорит ей, что Коретта не хочет ее видеть. Хак возвращается и показывает, что она находится в компьютерах Белль Рив. Она начинает открывать камеры, стирать файлы и убивать охранников.
Отряд Самоубийц Черный
Фон
DC Comics создали волшебную версию Suicide Squad, известную как Suicide Squad Black, в 2019 году во время прохождения DC Rebirth. Он был создан Jai Nitz и Scot Eaton . У команды есть серия комиксов из шести выпусков под названием Suicide Squad: Black Files .
Список состоит из Gentleman Ghost , Azucar, Enchantress , Juniper , Klarion the Witch Boy , Tiamat и Wither, а также El Diablo из волшебного списка Squad под названием Suicide Squad Black.
Сюжетный синопсис
Месть Кобра
Рота Фортуна
Война в двух мирах
Мой самый злейший враг!
Беглец от себя
Обратное изображение
Отряд самоубийц (том 6)
Ежемесячный комикс «Отряд самоубийц» снова был перезапущен в начале 2020 года, написан Томом Тейлором с артом Бруно Редондо .
Первоначальная сюжетная линия представляет собой оперативную группу X, которой управляет таинственный бюрократ по имени Лок, который руководит командой, состоящей из Дэдшота , Харли Куинн , Сороки , Кавалера , Акулы и Человека-зебры, чтобы прижать банду к группе анархистских сверхлюдей, называемых Революционерами. В течение первых шести выпусков несколько революционеров были убиты в бою; Выясняется, что революционеры намеренно вступили в состав оперативной группы X, а Лок является фронтменом Black Mask , который выдает себя за Теда Корда .
Отряд самоубийц (том 7)
Infinite Frontier ежемесячно отряд смертников комиксов запущен в марте 2021 года , написанная Робби Томпсон с искусством Эдуардо Pansica.
Членство: Suicide Squad (том 7)
Известные члены команды отряда самоубийц (том 7) включают:
- Аманда Уоллер
- Миротворец
- Ноктурна
- Соответствие
- Talon
- Кулебра
- Кровавый спорт
Собрание изданий
Серебряный век
| Заголовок | Собранный материал | Год | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Отряд самоубийц: Омнибус Серебряного века, том 1 |
Храбрый и смелый № 25–27, 37–39, Звездные истории войны № 110–111, 116–121, 125, 127–128 |
2016 г. | 978-1-4012-6343-0 |
Пост-кризис
Том 1
| Заголовок | Собранный материал | Год | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Том 1: Испытание огнем | Отряд самоубийц № 1–8, Secret Origins № 14 | 2015 г. | 978-1401258313 |
| Том 2: Одиссея пасленовых | Отряд самоубийц № 9–16, Международная Лига Справедливости № 13, Роковой патруль / Специальный отряд самоубийц № 1 | 2015 г. | 978-1401258337 |
| Том 3: Разбойники | Отряд самоубийц № 17–25, Годовой № 1 | 2016 г. | 978-1401260910 |
| Том 4: Директива Януса |
Отряд самоубийц № 26–30, мат! # 15–18, Охотник на людей # 14, Огненная буря # 86, Капитан Атом # 30 |
2016 г. | 978-1401262617 |
| Том 5: Апоколипсы сейчас | Отряд самоубийц № 31–39 | 2016 г. | 978-1401265427 |
| Том 6: Гамбит Феникса | Отряд самоубийц № 40–49 | 2017 г. | 978-1401269043 |
| Том 7: Клад дракона | Отряд самоубийц № 50–58 | 2017 г. | 978-1401274573 |
| Том 8: Последняя миссия | Отряд самоубийц № 59–66 | 2019 г. | 978-1401289539 |
Спин-офф Тома 1
| Заголовок | Собранный материал | Год | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadshot: Начало | Deadshot # 1–4, Детективные комиксы # 474, 518 | 2013 | 978-1401242985 |
| Deadshot: Пуленепробиваемый | Deadshot # 1–5, Legends of the Dark Knight # 214 | 2015 г. | 978-1401255190 |
Том 3
| Заголовок | Собранный материал | Год | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Отряд самоубийц — From The Ashes | Отряд самоубийц: поднять флаг # 1–8 | 2008 г. | 978-1401218669 |
Новый 52
Том 4
| Заголовок | Собранный материал | Год | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Удар по зубам | Отряд самоубийц №1–7 | 2012 г. | 1-4012-3544-1 |
| Василиск восходит | Отряд самоубийц № 0, 8–13, Воскрешающий № 9 | 2013 | 1-4012-3844-0 |
| Смерть для лохов | Отряд самоубийц № 14–19 | 2013 | 1-4012-4316-9 |
| Дисциплина и наказание |
Отряд самоубийц № 20–23, Детективные комиксы № 23.2, Лига Справедливости Америки 7.1 |
2014 г. | 1-4012-4701-6 |
| Обнесенный стеной | Отряд самоубийц № 24–30, Отряд самоубийц: Аманда Уоллер № 1 | 2014 г. | 1-4012-5012-2 |
Новый отряд самоубийц
| Заголовок | Собранный материал | Год | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Чистое безумие | Новый отряд самоубийц №1–8 | 2015 г. | 978-1401252380 |
| Монстры | Новый отряд самоубийц № 9–12, годовой № 1 | 2016 г. | 978-1401261528 |
| Свобода | Новый отряд самоубийц № 13–16 | 2016 г. | 978-1401262648 |
| Убить что угодно | Новый отряд самоубийц № 17–22 | 2016 г. | 978-1401270001 |
Самый разыскиваемый отряд самоубийц
В мини-сериале «Самые разыскиваемые» рассказывается об отдельных членах отряда самоубийц.
| Заголовок | Собранный материал | Год | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Самый разыскиваемый отряд самоубийц: Дэдшот | Отрывки из серии «Дедшот» из » Самых разыскиваемых отрядов самоубийц: Дэдшот» и «Катана» №1–6 | 2016 г. | 978-1401263805 |
| Самый разыскиваемый отряд самоубийц: Катана | Фрагменты катаны из » Самых разыскиваемых отрядов самоубийц: Дэдшот» и «Катана # 1–6″ | 2016 г. | 978-1401264642 |
| Самый разыскиваемый отряд самоубийц: Эль Диабло | Отрывки из El Diablo из отряда Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo и Boomerang # 1–6 | 2017 г. | 978-1401268657 |
DC Возрождение
Том 5
| Заголовок | Собранный материал | Дата публикации | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Черное Убежище | Отряд самоубийц: Возрождение №1, Отряд самоубийц №1–4 | 2017 г. | 978-1401269814 |
| Going Sane | Отряд самоубийц № 5–8, Харли Куинн и отряд самоубийц. Особый апрельский выпуск № 1 | 2017 г. | 978-1401270971 |
| Лига справедливости против отряда самоубийц | Лига справедливости против отряда самоубийц № 1-6, Лига справедливости № 12–13, отряд самоубийц № 8-10 | 2017 г. | 978-1401274788 |
| Поджог дома | Отряд самоубийц № 11–15, Отряд самоубийц: специальные военные преступления № 1 | 2017 г. | 978-1401274221 |
| Земляне в огне | Отряд самоубийц № 16–20 | 2017 г. | 978-1401275396 |
| Убей своих любимых | Отряд самоубийц № 21–25 | 2018 г. | 978-1401278809 |
| Тайная история оперативной группы X | Отряд самоубийц № 27–32 | 2018 г. | 978-1401280987 |
| Осушить болото | Отряд самоубийц № 33–40 | 2018 г. | 978-1401284749 |
| Сужение | Отряд самоубийц № 41-44, № 47-50 и годовой 1 | 2019 г. | 978-1401288877 |
| Раковина Атлантида | Отряд самоубийц № 45-46, Аквамен № 39-40 | 2019 г. | 978-1401290726 |
| Издание Deluxe, книга 1 | Отряд самоубийц № 1–8, Харли Куинн и отряд самоубийц. Спецпредложение № 1 первого апреля, Отряд самоубийц: Возрождение № 1 | 2017 г. | 978-1401274214 |
| Издание Deluxe, книга 2 | Suicide Squad # 9–20, Suicide Squad: War Crimes Special # 1 | 2018 г. | 978-1401278915 |
| Издание Deluxe, Книга 3 | Отряд самоубийц № 21–32 | 2018 г. | 978-1401285166 |
| Отряд самоубийц Джима Ли. | «Отряд самоубийц», специальный выпуск № 1 для дураков, «Отряд самоубийц: возрождение № 1», « Отряд самоубийц № 1–8» (только рисунки, нарисованные карандашом) | 2018 г. | 978-1401284534 |
Том 6
| Заголовок | Собранный материал | Дата публикации | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Отряд самоубийц Тома Тейлора — Том 1 | Отряд самоубийц №1–11 | 2021 г. | 978-1779503954 |
В других СМИ
Телевидение
Анимация
- Оперативная группа X появляется в одноименном эпизоде Неограниченной лиги справедливости , состоящей из Рика Флага младшего , Капитана Бумеранга , Дэдшота , Пластик и Короля часов . Им дается задание присваивать Annihilator автомат из Лиги Справедливости «s Сторожевая от имени проекта Кадма . Команда атакует Сторожевую башню во время ее самого слабого места, сумев победить Атома Крушителя , Виджиланте и Сияющего рыцаря . Несмотря на вмешательство Марсианского Охотника и Капитана Атома , а Пластик был тяжело ранен, команде это удается. По словам продюсеров сериала, этот эпизод стал результатом осознания того, что Проекту Кадмус нужна твердая победа, чтобы закрепить себя как реальную угрозу.
- Целевая группа X появляется в эпизоде Молодого правосудия «Плечо». В то время как Аманда Уоллер руководит группой, которая действует из тюрьмы Бель-Рив , в ее состав входят Рик Флаг, Черная Манта , Капитан Бумеранг и Месье Малла . В аудиоспектакле «Приз» к команде присоединились Брик и Таппенс Террор из Террор-близнецов .
Живое действие
- Отряд самоубийц появляется в десятом сезоне « Смоллвилля» , состоящий из Рика Флага, Дэдшота, Пластик и Варпа . Хотя эта версия группы изначально работала на Аманду Уоллер и Шахмат , позже они начали работать на Хлою Салливан .
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Самоубийца отряд появляется в Arrowverse серии Arrow . Представленная в одноименном эпизоде второго сезона , эта версия команды работает на директора ARGUS Аманды Уоллер и первоначально состоит из Флойда Лоутона / Дэдшота , Марка Шеффера / Шрапнель и Бена Тернера / Бронзового тигра . Кроме того, Джон Диггл и Лайла Майклс также работают в команде, но им не имплантируют взрывчатку, а Харли Куинн появляется в эпизодической роли, но не призвана на службу. Шеффер, по-видимому, убит Уоллером в результате того, что он бросил миссию, в то время как Диггл освобождает оставшихся участников из-под стражи ARGUS в финале второго сезона «Немыслимое», чтобы помочь ему остановить Уоллера от бомбардировки Старлинг-Сити в попытке победить армию Слейда Уилсона . В эпизоде третьего сезона «Нарисуй лук» Оливер Куин сжалился над Кэрри Каттер / Купидоном и передал ее Уоллеру для использования в команде. В эпизоде «Храбрый и смелый» выясняется, что Диггер Харкнесс когда-то был членом отряда, но его последняя миссия провалилась, и Майклс приказал завершить миссию и его самого, что оказалось безуспешным. Харкнесс стремился отомстить, но был остановлен Королевой и Флэшем . В эпизоде «Suicidal Tendencies» Диггл, Майклс, Лоутон и Каттер спасают сенатора Джозефа Крея из ситуации с заложником, во время которого Лоутон жертвует собой, чтобы спасти других после того, как обнаруживает, что Крей организовал атаку, чтобы организовать собственное спасение и, в конечном итоге, сесть на лошадь. президентская кампания. После того, как Shadowspire убивает Уоллера, Майклс становится новым директором ARGUS и распускает отряд в рамках своих усилий по реформированию организации. В эпизоде седьмого сезона «Меня зовут Эмико Куин» Майклс преобразовывает отряд в « Призрачную инициативу » и нанимает Каттера, Чиен На Вей , Кейна Вулфмана и Рикардо Диаса, чтобы найти и захватить финансиста террористов по имени Данте без надзора со стороны ARGUS. Однако операция терпит неудачу после того, как Диас отключает свой взрывной имплант и предупреждает Данте, которому удается сбежать. Когда Объединенный комитет начальников штабов узнает, что отряд был восстановлен, Диггл уходит из ARGUS, чтобы защитить Майклза.
- В Сан — Диего Comic-Con 2014, после эпизода дебюта отряда, актер Диггл в Дэвид Рэмси показал , что были разговоры о спин-офф , который будет сосредоточиться на стрелки « версии с самоубийцы отряд. Тем не менее, сопродюсер « Стрела» и автор комиксов Кето Симидзу заявил в январе 2015 года, что в то время, когда в разработке находился фильм Дэвида Айера « Отряд самоубийц» , «это не похоже на возможность». В сентябре 2016 года продюсер сериала Грег Берланти подтвердил, что включение команды в « Стрелу» было использовано для проверки приема и интереса публики перед запуском фильма Айера в производство.
Фильм
Живое действие
Две версии «Отряда самоубийц» появляются в игровых фильмах, действие которых происходит в « Расширенной вселенной DC» , дебютируя в одноименном фильме, написанном и снятом Дэвидом Эйером .
Отряд самоубийц в расширенной вселенной DC . Слева направо: Slipknot, Captain Boomerang, Enchantress, Katana, Rick Flag, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Killer Croc и El Diablo.
- В 2016 фильм отряд смертников , Аманда Уоллер формы Task Force X , чтобы спасти мир от Чародейка .
Отряд самоубийц в расширенной вселенной DC. Слева направо: Рик Флаг, Мыслитель, Джавелин, Ласка, Крысолов 2, Черный страж, Савант, Харли Куинн, Король Акула, Человек в горошек, Миротворец, режиссер Джеймс Ганн, Капитан Бумеранг, TDK, Bloodsport и Mongal.
- Автономное продолжение первого фильма, известного как «Отряд самоубийц» , рассказывает о столкновении оперативной группы X со Старро .
Анимация
- В то время как Дарвин Кук «s DC: The New Frontier серия комиксов была адаптирована в фильм прямо к видео Лиге справедливости: The New Frontier , самоубийца отряд был вырезан для краткости, только с Rick Флаг и Hal Jordan остальными.
- Самоубийца отряд появляется в Batman: Arkham фильм Бэтмен: Нападение на Arkham , состоящий из Deadshot, Harley Quinn, король Акула, Киллер Фрост , Капитан Бумеранг, черный паук , и KGBeast в то время как Аманда Уоллер контролирует их деятельность и контролирует каждое движение с бомбами хирургически имплантирована им в позвоночник, который она может взорвать, если они выйдут из строя. Уоллер убивает KGBeast в качестве примера. Отряд должен убить Загадочника , который, как они позже обнаруживают, был бывшим участником, который обнаружил, как обезвредить бомбы Уоллера. На протяжении всего фильма Черный Паук и Король Акула были убиты бомбами, прежде чем их можно было обезвредить, Куинн помещен в убежище Аркхэма , капитан Бумеранг снова захвачен GCPD и Дэдшот убегает и пытается убить Уоллера, в то время как Убийца Фроста судьба остается неизвестной.
Члены отряда самоубийц в Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay . Слева направо: Бронзовый тигр, Медноголовый, Дэдшот, Харли Куинн, капитан Бумеранг и Киллер Фрост.
- Отряд самоубийц появляется в фильмах, действие которых происходит во вселенной DC Animated Movie :
- Группа впервые появляется в Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay , в состав которой входят Дэдшот, Харли Куинн, Капитан Бумеранг, Бронзовый тигр , Убийца Фрост и Медноголовый . Кроме того, Блэк Манта , Граф Головокружение , Панч и Джуэли появились как предыдущие члены группы за три года до событий фильма. Нынешняя команда должна получить карту «Get Out of Hell Free». К концу фильма Уоллер взрывает бомбу Копперхеда, чтобы убить предателя Мороза-убийцу, а Бронзовый Тигр убит профессором Зумом , хотя Дэдшот дает первому карту, чтобы отправить его на небеса .
- Отряд самоубийц появляется в Justice League Dark: Apokolips War . После смерти Уоллера группа теперь возглавляется Харли и состоит из Капитана Бумеранга, Королевской Акулы, Черной Манты, Бэйна и Гепарда . После того, как Дарксайд и его силы успешно завоевывают Землю, члены отряда укрываются на острове Страйкера . Два года спустя их наняла Лоис Лейн, чтобы помочь ей и Кларку Кенту в последней попытке победить Дарксайда и уничтожить Апоколипса . Группа штурмует LexCorp, чтобы команда Кента могла добраться до Апоколипса через Бум- трубу Лекса Лютора, прежде чем отряд останется позади с Лейном и Лютором, чтобы защитить Бум-трубу от пара- гибели Дарксайда . После того, как Гепард, Лютор, Бэйн и Манта были убиты, оставшиеся члены и Лоис взорвали здание, чтобы не дать Paradooms добраться до Апоколипса.
Видеоигры
Лего Бэтмен
- Новый 52 Самоубийство команды появляются в «Состав» DLC пакет для Lego Batman 3: Beyond Готэма , состоящей из Аманда Уоллер , Deadshot , Харли Квинн , Капитан Бумеранг , Эль Диабло , Кинг Акулы , Deathstroke и катана . Уоллер поручает отряду найти человека, который проник в Белль Рив . К концу миссии команда обнаруживает, что Убийца Мотылек пытается раскрыть их существование и победить его.
- Отряд самоубийц появляется в Lego DC Super-Villains . По сюжету игры Женщина-кошка отправляет Киллера Фроста и Новичка в Белл Рив, чтобы узнать, знают ли знакомые Харли Куинн из оперативной группы X ее местонахождение. С Дэдшотом и капитаном Бумерангом на буксире вновь сформированная группа направляется в ботанический сад Готэма, чтобы забрать Харли. По прибытии Бумеранг срезает несколько лоз, вызывая ярость Ядовитого Плюща . А бой вытекает до Catwoman вмешивается и группы раскрывают свои намерения Харли, который уносится Deathstorm и сетки . Группа спешит спасти ее, и она убегает с Айви, Дэдшотом и Новичком, в то время как Киллер Фрост и Женщина-кошка сдерживают преступный синдикат .
Бэтмен: Аркхэм
- В сцене после титров в Batman: Arkham Origins Аманда Уоллер посещает Детстроука в тюрьме Блэкгейт и просит его присоединиться к отряду самоубийц в обмен на его свободу.
- В сцене после титров Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate , Уоллер и Рик Флаг-младший нанимают Бронзового Тигра и Дэдшота в отряд.
- В 2020 году Rocksteady Studios , разработчики серии Batman: Arkham , объявили, что они разрабатывают новую игру, ориентированную на команду, под названием Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League . Анонс сопровождался тизерным изображением логотипа игры в виде перекрестия, нацеленного на Супермена . Игра была полностью представлена на онлайн-мероприятии DC FanDome 22 августа 2020 года с датой выхода 2022 года.
Другие игры
- Привязка к видеоиграм фильма « Отряд самоубийц» 2016 года была выпущена на устройствах iOS и Android в августе 2016 года.
- Отряд самоубийц, хотя и не назван по имени, появляется в Batman: The Enemy Within . Если Джокер становится линчевателем, выясняется, что у Аманды Уоллер есть бывшие члены Пакта Харли Куинн, Бэйн и Женщина-кошка, которые работают на нее, используя ошейники-бомбы в качестве средства контроля. Группа используется против Бэтмена и Джокера, хотя первый может вести переговоры об их освобождении после того, как спасет Уоллера от последнего.
Смотрите также
- Список правительственных агентств в DC Comics
- Мат (комикс)
- Директива Януса
- Секрет Шесть (комиксы)
- Thunderbolts (комиксы) — эквивалент комиксов Marvel отряду самоубийц
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Warner Bros. Entertainment, which owns DC Comics, is prepping a dozen or so movies based on DC characters, with Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad in 2016, Wonder Woman, and eventually the two-part team-up Justice League.
Владеющая DC Comics компания Warner Bros. Entertainment готовит с дюжину картин, основанных на ее героях. В 2016 году выйдет «Бэтмен против Супермена: На заре справедливости» и «Отряд самоубийц», потом «Чудо-женщина», а затем «Лига справедливости» из двух частей, где команда супергероев будет представлена полностью.
A search party involving local police and rescue squad was sent out and the pair were found about 11pm near Bridal Veil Falls.
Была отправлена поисковая группа, в которую входили местные полицейские и спасательный отряд, и пару нашли около 11 вечера около водопада Брайдал Вейл.
Tom committed suicide by jumping off a bridge.
Том совершил самоубийство, спрыгнув с моста.
«He should be put in front of the firing squad,» Ms Corteen told AAP.
Он должен предстать перед расстрельной командой, — сказала г-жа Кортин AAP.
Suicide is an act of desperation.
Суицид — это акт отчаяния.
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