tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post1236292156128923571..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Suicide Squad Vol. 1: The Black Vault (Rebirth) trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-22191671188246086102017-09-09T12:27:44.036-05:002017-09-09T12:27:44.036-05:00Wow, that's wild. I totally thought those were...Wow, that's wild. I totally thought those were just Suicide Squad analogues that Seeley made up. Good for him.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-55116306242507794252017-09-09T05:26:32.545-05:002017-09-09T05:26:32.545-05:00There were some obscure Wildstorm characters like ...There were some obscure Wildstorm characters like Deathtrap that fought with the team. Also Rose Tattoo.HelloTherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602812462354227620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-31711158536576579542017-09-08T18:22:57.678-05:002017-09-08T18:22:57.678-05:00Right, four issues. I did read Tim Seeley's Ne...Right, four issues. I did read Tim Seeley's New Suicide Squad and liked it immensely; I leapfrogged that review to get to some of the Rebirth material, but it'll be along eventually. But I didn't catch the Wildstorm references -- fill me in?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-26516605800384794792017-09-02T13:51:44.192-05:002017-09-02T13:51:44.192-05:00This is just the first four issues, right? I read ...This is just the first four issues, right? I read a bit of this, and couldn't remember much other than every character getting a few lines and then disappearing back into the background. It suffered from having too many characters and not nearly enough pages.<br /><br />Did you ever read the tail end of New Suicide Squad? Tim Seeley had a strong arc with a slimmed down roster, with a good bit of Wildstorm mixed in.HelloTherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602812462354227620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-30963736139352590412017-08-31T08:29:12.259-05:002017-08-31T08:29:12.259-05:00Glad to hear it gets better. I'll be picking u...Glad to hear it gets better. I'll be picking up Vol. 3 pretty soon. I wonder if DC will put the backups all at the end again or intersperse them if they're more related. <br /><br />To your other point, I found this volume's "shocking death" particularly transparent; I hope that character's resurrection has consequences besides just the character coming back. collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-72657616439460359302017-08-31T08:23:22.513-05:002017-08-31T08:23:22.513-05:00I thought the 12-page lead story/8-page backup str...I thought the 12-page lead story/8-page backup structure worked much better in the arc that will be collected in Vol. 3, because the backups were actually connected to the lead story instead of being just flashbacks spotlighting a single character. In the first two volumes, however, this structure didn't work at all for me. DC really should have just collected the entirety of "The Black Vault" in a single TPB.<br /><br />I think Williams is a great writer and the series has been improving with each arc, but what bothers me about this incarnation of the Suicide Squad is the fact that it uses the same lineup as the movie, which means only the characters who weren't in the movie are truly expendable, and every time it seems something terrible happened to one of the non-expendables, it turns out to be a fake-out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-40639028199379011842017-08-30T21:19:59.883-05:002017-08-30T21:19:59.883-05:00I was wondering if perhaps the backups went away a...I was wondering if perhaps the backups went away after Justice League vs. Suicide Squad. I'd like to see this title more up-and-running, too.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-460411004250033872017-08-30T20:23:51.851-05:002017-08-30T20:23:51.851-05:00I too have enjoyed Williams work, and in a sense h...I too have enjoyed Williams work, and in a sense his Suicide Squad has potential to be great, yet the story telling method of sharing the main plot with the backups makes for a frustrating and short read. Half an issue for the story and the other half is an origin of each Squad member. <br /><br />While the Rebirth special focuses on getting readers up to speed on the team, the actual Black Vault story with Jim Lee as penciler is only 2 issue worth. That's what's so aggravating on the current formatting. <br /><br />After volume 2, Lee steps away from the series and Jon Romita Jr. takes over and the issues are more focused on the story and not the backups. Here's hoping for that improvement.AngryLionheart1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08551845755863689101noreply@blogger.com