Comics Plug: Suicide Squad Trade

I usually stick to miniatures topics, since this is a hobby blog along those lines, but I had to take today to heartily recommend Suicide Squad: Trial By Fire, a TPB collecting their Secret Origins appearance and issues #1 - #8 of the classic 1980's DC Comic of the same name.



Although steeped in the politics and events of the Reagan-era that birthed it, Suicide Squad offers a lot to new readers. DC's current "villain-centric" comics like Secret Six, and the previous limited series Villains Unlimited owe almost everything to the Suicide Squad.

Writer and creator John Ostrander took some of the least popular, castoff villains of the DC Universe and made them compelling characters by exploring what made them tick, and the gritty Luke McDonnell artwork complements these largely dark and brooding stories of low-powered supers engaging in acts of espionage and counter-terrorism.

You can get this TPB on Amazon, or better yet, find a copy at your local comic shop here. That's where I bought mine!

Either way, you won't be disappointed!

--Scott