Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S.

Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #1-6

by Sterling Gates (Writer), Neil Edwards (Illustrator), Philip Tan (Illustrator)

The villains have killed the Justice League and decimated A.R.G.U.S.'s headquarters. Only Steve Trevor and the surviving A.R.G.U.S. agents can pick up the pieces and save the civilian populace from unthinkable evil!

Tying into the epic crossover event FOREVER EVIL by comics superstars Geoff Johns and David Finch, FOREVER EVIL: A.R.G.U.S. explores the DC Universe surrounding the superhuman war!

Collects: FOREVER EVIL: A.R.G.U.S. #1-6

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2014

About the author

Sterling Gates has written stories featuring some of the biggest superheroes in the world, including Superman, Supergirl, Spider-Man, Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash. He is the cowriter of the New York Times best-selling "Superman: New Krypton Saga" graphic novel series, including SUPERMAN: NEW KRYPTON, SUPERMAN: THE LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON, and SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE SUPERMEN.

Gates was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and studied filmmaking and art at the University of Oklahoma. He moved to Los Angeles in 2006, where he worked first as a writer's room production assistant and later as personal assistant to comic book legend Geoff Johns.

Gates' critically acclaimed run on SUPERGIRL with artist Jamal Igle redefined the character for a new generation and was named one of the "100 Greatest Superhero Comics of All Time" by The Hollywood Reporter in 2016. ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL Vol. 1 was selected by YALSA as one of 2017's "Great Graphic Novels for Teens." Gates and artist Matthew Clark contributed a Supergirl story to the Eisner and Ringo award-winning anthology, LOVE IS LOVE.

Gates has written for various other media, including the independent superhero film THE POSTHUMAN PROJECT, Marvel Animation Studios' SPIDER-MAN, and The CW's SUPERGIRL and THE FLASH.

A proud Eagle Scout, Gates currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 3 out of 5]

(B) 73% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Failing at feeling important, it follows jilted Steve Trevor who, ho-hum as ever, sits sidecar throughout his own story.

[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

DC’s Forever Evil has been a middling crossover event. In it, the Justice League have been “killed”, the sun has been blotted out and the criminal element is running the show. Forever Evil: Arkham War and Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion have been stupid and inconsequential fun. So how was A.R.G.U.S.?

Info dump time: In the wake of the formation of the Justice League and their battle with Darkseid, the government created ARGUS (just say no to adding periods in acronyms) to work with (read: keep an eye on) the superheroes. They put Wonder Woman’s then boyfriend, Steve Trevor in charge. ARGUS stands for Advanced Research Group something something. They’re sort of DC’s equivalent to SHIELD (look ma, no periods).

So the world’s going down the toilet, ARGUS agents are being killed off (bonus: now it doesn’t matter who you have for the Secret Santa.) and Trevor has to locate Wonder Womanthe JLA because he’s desperate needy and lonely; however, it won’t be easy.



Trevor is also short on allies, so he teams up with the Firestorm Science Guy and because she has odd needs, Killer Frost comes along for the ride. Sure she’s as cold as ice but she’s willing to sacrifice your love. Trevor never takes advice, someday he’ll pay the price, I know. I’ve seen it before it happens all the time.



Bottom line: There are oodles of sub-plots to figure out, crappy wooden dialogue and let’s face it, Steve Trevor isn’t the most compelling or original character. The worst, so far, of the Forever Evil series.



The Lasso of Truth has some uses as a bondage accessory. Just sayin’.

[Eli · Rating 2 out of 5]

So I heard this wasn't good. And it kind of wasn't. For the most part it wasn't. But it didn't kill me, so that's nice.

There were some plot points that were opened here, and I'm not sure that they will even be fulfilled in other volumes. But at least they weren't interesting plot points.

At least now I know what Colonel Steve Trevor and the gang were up to during the Forever Evil event. However, I'm still waiting on Forever Evil: The Kardashians. I'm rather intrigued to see what they were up to in all this.

[Lost Planet Airman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good stand-alone issues, but overall the collection alternately was average and then a huge stretch of believability, that mortal Steve Trevor was capable of so mush against powerful foes. Filled in a few blanks about how things were going outside Good Guy Hell-Prison.

[It's just Deano · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the second book to spin out of the DC Forever Evil event which begins in the main Justice League title from the New 52 era. (See my recent reviews for Justice League: Trinity War and Forever Evil for more details).

So, I've not really had a good time so far with the build up and the main event, but did A.R.G.U.S bring anything to the table?

Answer: NO.

I'll be honest, this was a really forgettable story throughout - it wasn't terrible, but it certainly wasn't great either - it was as beige as you can get.

The story focuses on the aftermath of the destruction of the A.R.G.U.S HQ with the narrative being led by Steve Trevor who not only has somehow turned himself into Bruce Willis with a severe caffeine addiction, but also, in light of his ongoing lover's tiff with Wonder Woman now wants the world to know he's no simp.

Are you cringing yet?

Thankfully there were a few saving graces here. The art was suitable for the New 52 era with some great full page illustrations and the snark of Killer Frost will single handedly get you through this book.

Overall, A.R.G.U.S is a quick read, but doesn't really add anything fresh to the event. It always feels like we're just aimlessly following Steve Trevor around, which frankly is a bit dull. I'd say you could go right ahead and skip this.
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My Score: 4/10
My Goodreads: ⭐⭐
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[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another tie-in to Forever Evil, this one focusing on A.R.G.U.S, a top secret government group dedicated to being the last stand against super-humans, or something like that. Agent Steve Trevor is the star of the book, with Killer Frost and Dr Martin Stein (Firestorm) helping out.

Although some of the set up is portrayed in one of the Justice League books, it's recapped at the beginning and the rest of the book stands on its own without needing to know too much of what is going on over in the main Forever Evil book. That makes it nice, as switching back and forth from book to book has gotten old.

Overall, the story is decent, and the New 52 Steve Trevor is actually my favorite version of the guy. He's strong and cool-headed and smart, and, yes, still in love with Wonder Woman. Just like Lois Lane and other super-hero girlfriends were often portrayed as being in the shadow of their boyfriends, Trevor was always something of a mousy guy in the WW comic. Nice to see he's all manly and not dependent on the Amazon as a crutch.

(Towards the end of the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Wonder Woman series, however, Trevor was almost the star of the book. Those issues are available digitally if you'd like to check them out.)

Two main criticism: we get yet another secret organization in the DCU, and ARGUS itself gets a Stormwatchy/Demon Knightsy origin that struck me as silly and unnecessary. Additionally, after reading all these tie in volumes to Forever Evil and Forever Evil: Blight, I'm a bit sick of DC's house style when it comes to art. So many of these books look like they're drawn by the same artist, with little originality. The artistic highlight in this book are the covers by Mikel Janin, previously of Justice League Dark, now tearing it up on Grayson.

So, not a bad read at all. I'd like to talk about what the new secret organization is up to, but that would just be a spoiler. Kinda.

[Cujo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another in the series that was a lot better then I expected. I've never been a big fan of A.R.G.U.S or the Suicide Squad, but teaming A.R.G.U.S. up with Killer Frost made this really fuckin good. Plus it showed a side of Killer Frost that I never expected to see

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series is a companion piece to the Forever Evil series. To me, however, this one didn't quite live up to the main series, or to the Arkham War companion series either. It's not terrible, just seemed to drag a bit and seemed a bit forced rather than something than naturally fit into the storyline.The main character of the story is Steve Trevor, and it does have its moments, just didn't quite meet expectations.

[Walt Walkowski · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like the style of writing/narrating of this book—very similar to Forever Evil (Justice League). What I don’t like—and I don’t know if this is a spoiler or not—is the kind of cliffhanger this book represents. I understand that comic books are a serial read, and that you may not have a story arc completed in one (set of) books, but when almost none of the questions in the series are answered, that is really frustrating as a reader.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just hate the way things ended for Trevor and Wonder Woman so this was a interesting story for me. Great use of CHEETAH also.

[Krzysztof Grabowski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wielkie komiksowe wydarzenia aż się proszą, aby wokół nich wydać jakieś pomniejsze tytuły, uzupełniające wypadki, które dzieją się w trakcie głównych wydarzeń. Forever Evil nie jest wyjątkiem i ma kilka pozycji „towarzyszących” głównej osi fabularnej, o różnym poziomie artystycznym.

A.R.G.U.S. to rządowa (przynajmniej tak się wydawało, że amerykańska) agencja, która pilnuje porządku i chroni ludzi przez zagrożeniami typu planetarnego. Gdy Liga pada, to większość agentów organizacji zostaje zdemaskowanych i wyrżniętych w pień, ale przy życiu pozostaje przywódca organizacji, col. Steven Trevor. Jego głównym zadaniem będzie znalezienie sposobu jak uratować Dianę i przy okazji, całą resztę Ligi. Zanim do tego dojdzie Trevorowi przyjdzie ruszyć na ratunek prezydentowi USA. Biały Dom przeżywa atak złoczyńców, z Deathstroke’iem na czele.

Trevor jest przy tym daleko bardziej sprawnym i inteligentnym agentem niż można było sobie wcześniej pomyśleć, bowiem do tej pory miał więcej miejsca dla siebie tylko przy okazji drugiego tomu Ligi Sprawiedliwych i Teamu 7 (to w New 52). Tutaj mamy więcej z jego dawnych relacji w związku z Dianą, które odstawały nieco od normalnych randek (ubić minotauro-podobnego stwora? Proszę bardzo). Jego spotkanie z greckimi Moirami uważam za najlepszy aspekt opowiadanej historii. „Wieszczki” pokazują mu (niestety dość mgliście), drogę jaką ma podążyć, aby uratować Wonder Woman. Niby ma też zapłacić tam kiedyś jakąś cenę, ale nie przejmujcie się. Pewnie gucio z tego wyjdzie. Na swojej ścieżce spotka też Killer Frost oraz dr. Steina.

Ta pierwsza przybędzie do wspomnianego naukowca, aby ten pomógł jej odtworzyć Firestorma, z którym kontakt pozwala jej zaspokoić „głód na ciepło” bez śmierci żywiciela. Gdy okaże się jak unikatową postacią jest ten bohater, to jedynym wyjściem będzie połączenie sił z Trevorem. Dr. Stein natomiast robi tu za mózg i tłumaczy naukowe niuanse albumu. Gdy nikt nic nie zrobi, to Ziemię, a nawet i cały wszechświat czeka anihilacja. Stawka zatem rośnie niebotycznie jak na tak małe story. Choć maga finem całej historii jest całkowicie co innego (co tłumaczy jedyną, chwilową obecność Trevora w głównym albumie Forever Evil).

Jednocześnie gdzieś obok toczy się historia tajemniczego pomieszczenia, gdzie przebywa prezydent z jedną agentek A.R.G.U.S., dzięki czemu dowiadujemy się nieco więcej o przeszłości samej organizacji, czy o tajemniczej postaci, tam przebywającej. Mr. Green to osoba. która brała udział w akcjach organizacji już za czasów amerykańskiej wojny domowej, a teraz jest nawet fundatorem A.R.G.U.S. (to i cały ten wątek z magicznym kluczem był trochę głupi…). Dodatkowo mamy zajawkę na nową, wrogą ekipę. Niejacy Crimson Men, złoczyńcy z którymi powiązano tu postać Dr. Lighta, nie wydają się być jakimś szczególnie wielkim zagrożeniem (może tylko dla Agencji, kolejny wątek wyciągnięty z nie wiadomo skąd…).

Odnoga Forever Evil jest typową zapchaj dziurą, lekko rozwijającą główną postać i nie ukrywającą tego czym jest. Dodatkiem. Fabuła jest prosta. Podążamy od celu do celu, czasami przystając na moment w celu jakiejś ekspozycji. Są momenty, które podobały mi się bardziej jak heca z próbą uprowadzenia prezydenta i takie nieco słabsze, jak „spotkanie” duetu Trevor-Frost ze „zwierzęcą” ekipą Cheetah. Gates mógł to bardziej spartolić ( jak przy Hawk&Dove), więc doceniam "wartką" akcję. W końcówce cała heca już mnie bardziej nużyła niż bawiła. No i ten twist zapowiadający nieciekawe czasy dla A.RG.U.S. Po co?

Jak na małą, nieznaczącą historyjkę, omawiany album ma w miarę przyjemną kreskę. Nie jest to szczyt świata, co widać po szczątkowych zarysowaniach twarzy bohaterów i średnio zarysowanym drugim planie, ale nie spodziewałem się po tym tylu zbyt wiele, przez co też się rozczarowałem. Edwards, Tan i spółka dają radę. Bardziej 2.5/5, ale w sumie lektura zaskoczyła mnie w kilku miejscach, więc...

[Ben Truong · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Advanced Research Group Uniting Super-Humans or A.R.G.U.S. for short was created to be the support and liaison team to the Justice League, supplying them with resources and cleaning up afterwards. However, there are two covert mission points, the first is to spy and collect data on the Justice League and the second to be Earth's last line of defense should the Justice League fail – and failed they did. With the apparent death of the Justice League, it is up to A.R.G.U.S. to stand up, but they too were decimated by the Crime Syndicate. Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. trade paperback collects all six issues of the miniseries.

Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. starts out with Steve Trevor waking up at a decimated headquarters. After collecting his senses, his first mission is to rescue the President of the United States from the clutches of Deathstroke and his team. After rescuing the President and making sure that he is safe, Trevor consults the Delphi Mirror to find out what happened to the Justice League – in particular to Wonder Woman, the woman he still love. Trevor finds out that the Justice League isn't dead, but trapped in Firestorm's Matrix, which leads him to Martin Stein – the creator of the Firestorm Matrix.

Caitlin Snow as Killer Frost is hungry – she could no longer eat to sustain herself, but needs the heat of living creatures. Smaller creatures like cats and dogs could sustain her from hours, a pyro-based meta-human could sustain her for a day, but her nemesis Firestorm if she battles him and absorb his heat could sustain her for days or weeks depending on how much she absorbs. However, Firestorm is apparently dead along with the rest of the Justice League. So she tracks down Martin Stein – the creator of the Firestorm Matrix to see if he could make another Firestorm.

Steve Trevor and Killer Frost meet outside of Martin Stein's cabin and they get into a physical altercation, which was promptly stopped by Stein. Killer Frost learned that Firestorm is alive, but trapped in the Firestorm Matrix and reluctantly teams up with Steve Trevor to rescue the Justice League, which the miniseries leave off. There is a minor subplot with The Crimson Men using Arthur Light as Dr. Light to change the nature of A.R.G.U.S., but that seems like a plot for the on-going series, instead of the Forever Evil crossover event.

Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. is written by Sterling Gates and penciled by Neil Edwards with help from Philip Tan and Javier Pina for the first issue. Gates' writing was somewhat well done. I really liked the flashback sequences that show the creation of A.R.G.U.S. and Steve Trevor's relationship with Wonder Woman from how they met when his aircraft he was flying crashed on Paradise Island to their eventually working situation before the Crime Syndicate took over the Earth.

These flashbacks were done rather nicely, because Trevor would think back to happier times after hearing about the apparent death of Wonder Woman – the person he still loves. However the miniseries is heavy with exposition and inner monologue that bogs down the flow of the story and some of the dialogue is wooden and forced – I just didn't feel the chemistry between Steve Trevor and Killer Frost. For the most part I enjoyed the penciling by Neil Edwards, but it seemed to get slightly sloppy towards the end of the miniseries.

All in all, Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. is a somewhat nice tie-in for the Forever Evil cross-over event, despite its heavy exposition and inconsistent art – it was a somewhat well written story. The story remains unfinished as the story continues into the Forever Evil main story.

[Eric Cone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book part of the Forever Evil event, well, I guess that is a bit obvious since the words are in the title. And you can guess who it focuses on from the other pat of the name. It is as advertised. :)
There are two main figures in A.R.G.U.S., the director Amanda Waller and the former director, who is now second in command, Col. Steve Trevor. Since Waller is the focus of the Suicide Squad tie-ins for the event, this title focuses on Trevor.
Trevor, like Waller, is former military and also like Waller a former of Team 7. (I haven't read DC's take on Team 7 yet, but I am aware of the Top Cow/Wildstorm version.) But, unlike Waller, Trevor is not a spook but is an agent - if you will, Trevor is the FBI to Waller's CIA. As you can imagine, this makes for a very different kind of story than the one chronicled in the pages of Suicide Squad.
Half way through, Trevor is joined by Killer Frost and the two end up making quite a team. It is one of those "odd couple" pairings, but it works. The conversations between them get pretty meta at times towards the end of the book. She was a good choice as a foil for him.
Did I mention that one of the characters throughout the whole book is a certain ex-President who gave us more "hope" than the current one? They never mention him by name, but the artist did a good job of portraying him even if the ears were a little smaller than in real life.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really solid, action-packed read. "Forever Evil" is one of my favorite comic events, so it was definitely interesting to see another side of what was going on during the larger story. The best part about this book, however, was the fact that it took an introspective look at Steve Trevor--who he is as a person and what motivates him beyond just "Wonder Woman's boyfriend." As such, this was an engaging story about a character than can sometimes be overlooked. Add into that some really great action and appearances by many, many villains--including a nice reflective look at Killer Frost--and you have a book that was just a downright good read. (On another note, the fact that President Obama was actually a character was very interesting. Honestly, I'm really curious if they had to have an agreement with him/presidential publicity/etc. I would have loved to see that meeting.)

[Sean · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Forever Evil spin-off is a story that probably needed to be told but I don't know if a six issues series was the best vehicle for this. Seeing the fallout from the Crime Syndicate's actions by Steve Trevor & A.R.G.U.S. was good but some things get a little wonky. There is some extra intrigue and historical nonsense that didn't mesh well. The story focusing on Trevor's desire to save Diana and the rest of the team was the good part. The extra spy stuff was not. The art mostly by Neil Edwards was solid. Overall, a decent story that might have been better served as a B-story in a JLA book.

[Zachary King · Rating 3 out of 5]

Engaging but mostly forgettable story about Steve Trevor and his efforts to free the Justice Leagues from the Crime Syndicate. The story concludes elsewhere - at least, the plot elements that weren’t dropped by the New 52 (like the mysterious Crimson Men, who appear never to have been seen again). It’s fun seeing Steve get to do something out of Diana’s shadow, and he makes for an interesting partnership with Killer Frost, but this is not the finest story to come out of the Forever Evil event.

[Socialite · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was okay. Where is suffers, it suffers from typical, add-on to a larger blockbuster comic event challenges. It uses Steve Trevor reasonably well in exploring his relationship with Wonder Woman (although which Steve Trevor story doesn't do this, let me know because I swear I see this a lot). The plot is fun and the team up with Killer Frost leads to some interesting clashes. I remember Forever Evil being an okay D.C. event and This doesn't diminish it but doesn't really seem to strengthen it either.

[Brooks · Rating 2 out of 5]

Taking place during the Forever Evil storyline the Justice League is missing and villains are taking over. With the world in danger its time for Wonder Woman's ex Steve Trevor to shine or not. With his Argus agents being killed off he spends most of his time daydreaming about the good old days with Wonder Woman. Steve Trevor is an unfortunate character to lead Argus and this comic because of his dull personality dragging the story down.

[Zac · Rating 3 out of 5]

5.5/10
A non-essential addition to the Forever Evil storyline. The collection fails to be important from a story or character perspective. But non-importance doesn’t mean it lacks any entertainment value. A decent gallery of d-list villains to fight and a ho-hum Steve Trevor provides mild entertainment.

[Shane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Things I learned about the DC universe from reading this series. The lasso of truth, when touching two people, is under control of the person who is the most pure/honest. I love when heroes without superpowers still kick ass and get things done and Steve Trevor definitely fits the bill. Also really liked the Killer Frost a lot in the last couple issues.

[Dean · Rating 1 out of 5]

follows Steve Trevor fighting some villains. there are flashbacks to when he and Diana first worked together which were onky a pagebor two each issue but my favourite parts of the story.

art was okay.

[Lillian Francis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another spin-off from the Forever Evil storyline, this one focuses on Steve Trevor and ARGUS. I particularly liked the team up with Killer Frost.

[superhero fan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best in the forever evil series but the Batman tie ins are a close second

[Etain · Rating 3 out of 5]

Steve Trevor and Killer Frost team up to do some generic fights in a park and shit. Skip it!

[Manel Martins · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was really okay but please someone give Steve some coffee

[Pranit · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good story. I felt that it ended abruptly. Let's see where it leads to in the next volumes!

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Collects Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. issues #1-6

Often tie-in series to a big comic event can be boring, and while this did have its slower parts, I thought it was a pretty good tie-in. Instead of being titled Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S., it should be called Forever Evil: Steve Trevor. The whole book is about him and his mission to save the heroes of the three different Justice Leagues. It dives into his past relationship with Wonder Woman, and I enjoyed learning more about their history. Killer Frost acts as Trevor's sidekick, and I'd like to see her move to a hero role instead of a villain because of this book.

This collection felt like a good continuation from the Trinity War story, and added a good element to the Forever Evil story. Also, this story reveals that there has been a secret organization working within the United States government, and I'd like to see more of this aspect explored in future New 52 stories.

In conclusion, Barack Obama appears as a character in this book.

[Jim · Rating 2 out of 5]

Again, not a huge DC fan and am completely unfamiliar with this title or many of these characters. However, it was a pretty entertaining storyline. It provides lots of good backstory on what happened to the Justice League during the takeover of the Crime Syndicate and how they got out of Firestorm. It was a bit odd getting used to the DC universe reset with the New 52 where now the superheroes have only been around for abut 5 years.

A few things I didn't like was the clear lack of research regarding some of the military stuff. First, Trevor starts as a Captain in the Air Force and 6 years later is a Colonel. That does not happen, even for pilots. Second, at the White House when he is appointed chair of ARGUS, he is in uniform wearing Master Sergeant (a completely different enlisted rank) stripes on his sleeve. I would think the artist would take the two minutes to google the correct rank insignia for an Air Force Captain (who would never be put in charge of a program of this scope, no matter how awesome he is).

[Chantay · Rating 2 out of 5]

A.R.G.U.S Evil is part of the Forever Evil series. A.R.G.U.S is a secret organization that is thought up by the president, but isn't because A.R.G.U.S. isn't what you think it is. There are too many players in this comic which leads to a confusing read and the evil is outside and within. Too many opposing characters guys leads to poor story.

I don't know much about Trevor and the little I have read now doesn't endear me to him. He's pretty much an asshole with trust issues that are supposed to make him seem deep and complicated, but only make him come off as obnoxious and rude. There has to be about a few passages of him continually making ice jokes at the expense of Killer Frost helping him; I'm shocked he didn't continually just sing Let It Go at the top of his lungs at her. It's only slightly creepy that he only has an artifacts room for Wonder Woman. I understand they worked together, he was her liaison. I just keep imagining him sitting in that room crying, sniffing some Wonder draws. Nope I'm good. Steve Trevor can mope in the background.

[Victor Orozco · Rating 3 out of 5]

My third foray in the four part miniseries of the Forever Evil story-line. Basically the events of Justice League Trinity have come and started the destruction of the Justice League, Justice League America and Justice League Dark. The forces responsible are from a destroyed dimension where supposedly evil spread into ours known as Earth-3. From there a wicked version of the Justice League known as the Crime Syndicate of America has captured the Justice Leagues and declared dominion of Earth-1.

From here in the four part series lies the Suicide Squad as they are split from their command structure as its tactical commander Colonel Steven Trevor attempts to find a way to bring back the Justice Leagues. He eventually deals with personal drama with his past with Wonder Woman, though I have to admit that he's been emasculated enough. He does a good job with finding out about Firestorm in the end. But I can't abide the whole deal with A.R.G.U.S.'s history which I found a bit dorky. An alright story. C-