Secret Six

by Nicole Maines, Stephen Segovia (Artist), Roger Cruz (Artist)

Six misfits. One impossible mission. Endless secrets that could change the DC Universe forever.

Amanda Waller has vanished without a trace, and with her goes a vault of classified secrets powerful enough to reshape the world. To track her down, Dreamer, Jon Kent, and Jay Nakamura must form an uneasy alliance with some of DC’s most ruthless antiheroes—Catman, Deadshot, and Black Alice. But trust is in short supply, and when hidden agendas collide, the real danger might come from within. As they race against Checkmate for control of Waller’s secrets, the fate of heroes, villains, and everything in between hangs in the balance. Nicole Maines and Stephen Segovia deliver a high-stakes, action-packed thriller where survival means keeping your enemies close—and your allies even closer.

Collects Secret Six #1-6.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Superheroes, LGBT

144 pages, Paperback

Published December 9, 2025

Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to say, I'm very surprised how good this is. Maybe cause Absolute Power kind of sucked by the end but this was great. The story picks up in the chaotic aftermath of that event, diving deep into the lasting trauma of its heroes, Dreamer, Jon Kent, and Jay Nakamura.

I loved seeing Dreamer try for a redemption arc, burdened by the terrible choice she was forced to make that resulted in the death of Jay's mother. Jay's anger is understandable (though he is still annoying), filled with rage and grief. And Jon just trying to be the peacemaker fits who he is so well, all while grappling with his own traumatic experience from the event. This unlikely trio is forced to assemble a new "Secret Six" team to hunt down the vanished Amanda Waller.

There are some fun moments with Catman and Deadshot, two original members of this fucked up team too, who provide a classic dynamic to the new crew. Overall it's a story about distrust, and pain, and loss, and grief, and it somehow works. The central conflict isn't just about finding Waller, but about how these characters navigate their shared trauma and clashing motivations. I feel like if Nicole Maines had time she could have wrote an even deeper look into it. A 3.5 out of 5.

[Fernanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I understand that the DC executives want to sell comics, above all, and that this entails ending runs with cliffhangers that force readers to buy the next releases in order to learn how the situation at hand will resolve. However, a run should, at the very least, be able to find a balance between teasing developments in new comics and providing a somewhat satisfying ending to the individual run. This one felt like it had no ending at all. At the climax of the third-act crisis, the comic is suddenly over, and you have to read two more ongoing series (and give DC more money, obviously) to have any form of closure regarding the character arcs you have just spent six issues following.
That being said, this is more of a systematic issue than the fault of Nicole Maines as a writer. This run had some really good moments, and she is clearly a talented storyteller, who, with a bit more practice, I can see writing some great fiction.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nicole Maines really loves these characters, I can tell from the get-go. She's so invested in Dreamer's story, for obvious reasons, as well as Jon Kent and Jay Nakamura, which is why it hurts so much to see her do these horrible things to them.

Also obvious? Her love for the original Secret Six series. Reappearances from previous characters ring true to form, and while most of this story is mopping up leftover problems from Absolute Power, Maines does manage to tell her own story somewhere in there too. It's a bit murky, and a little jumbled at times, leading to a bit of an unsatisfying conclusion, but it's not bad.

Not quite up to the history of the Secret Six name, but a hell of a try.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 3 out of 5]

En todas las nuevas miniseries post ALL IN se ha ido remitiendo al tema del evento de la desaparición de Darkseid y los retazos de Energía Omega, pero recordando que todo eso venía acompañado por el desenlace de ABSOLUTE POWER, pues resultaba muy frustrante que las consencuencias de eso se viesen más en las miniseries de Hielo y Fuego... Pero si algo caracteriza a la espontánea formación de los Seis Secretos, es que sus historias siempre llegan cuando menos se espera y enmarcadas en los panoramas DCitas más convulsos. Aunque... esta vez hay más "clickbait" que otra cosa aunque veamos a cierta parte de miembros conocidos de la formación... Pues claro que no habría problema en que personajes como Jonathan Kent, Jay Nakamura y Dreamer conformen una nueva iteración del supergrupo. Justamente el tratar de forzar una balanza de sentimiento más "heroíco" con los más habituales y disfuncionales anti héroes, propone un buen leitmotiv para esta propuesta... El caso es que no se tarda en constatar que el que se recurra al título de Seis Secretos, es para tratar de arañar (con Catman implicado es chiste fácil, lo siento) algo de atención que si se le añadiese una numeración o subtitulo a mayores a Suicide Squad: Dream Team. Porque realmente eso es lo que es esta miniserie. No por nada Nicole Maines escribía aquella historia adscrita al meollo Absolute Power y ahora también esta que puede actuar como epílogo anexo. Todo, claro, con el gimmick transmedia de que esta autora interpretó al personaje de Dreamer en la serie Supergirl, y parece tener una clausula de contrato en DC para poder agenciarse las oportunidades de poder guionizarla en nuevos cómics. Así que este "Seis Secretos" tendrá una importancia capital en seguir tanto a Dreamer como Jay Nakamura, quienes conforman una de las parejas de víctimas más trágicas de la truncada ambición de control total de Amanda Waller. Recordemos que Dreamer se convirtió en parte clave de los planes de "El Muro", aunque pudo redimirse a tiempo y ponerse en su contra. Algo que no llegó al momento de poner a salvo a la madre de Jay, quien moría entre las tantas tropelías en suelo Gamorrano. El crudo resentimiento de Jay trata de ser calmado por Jonathan Kent, quien busca mantener la amistad con Nia y no perder a su novio en todos los sentidos. Algo que se pone en duda cuando han hecho desaparecer a Amanda Waller, esto provoca que las circunstancias convergan en formar nuevamente a los Seis Secretos al tener a Deadshot, Catman y Black Alice en el asunto por sus respectivas historias con Waller.

Nicole Maines realmente tiene buen ojo y talento a la hora de ofrecer una historia dinámica y divertida del género. También imprime la emoción pura al aprovechar que Dreamer había "atentado" directamente contra Waller al haber usado sus poderes para privarla de sus secretos convirtiéndola en una "extraña" para ella misma. Esto es una constante Espada de Damocles argumental para la miniserie, pero también un gran ariete emocional que se suma a la actitud super resentida de Jay (tampoco se le puede desmerecer del todo, pero claro, es pareja del hijo de Superman) y la desconcertada de Jon Kent quien aquí verbaliza que sigue estando acomplejado por la figura de Clark incluso ante personajes como Catman. Sí que si mencionamos a este trasunto más villanesco de Batman, me parece que su trama particular para estar en la acción queda como un intento más que sonrojante de proponer una relación más allá de la amistad con Deadshot, lo cual no creo que entre en consideración.

Hay mucho humor, pero se echa en falta esa sensación más particular de la amenaza y violencia anti heroíca. De cara el final se toca este ámbito, pero no es algo constante y hace pesar más el hecho de que esta miniserie sea algo muy desvirtuado de lo que pretende con el título escogido. Los dibujantes asignados cumplen de forma más casual y convencional y veremos qué se recogerá de estos números para el futuro inmediato de DC (vuelve a agitarse el submundo de super espionaje con esta Checkmate y lo que aparenta una Amanda Waller menos implicada en su actitud más "guerrillera" con los "supertipos". Luego está el tema de Gossamer Evil y Jon Kent destrozado emocionalmente ).

[Raul Reyes · Rating 4 out of 5]

This definitely needed to be longer than 6 issues because it really didn’t have the time to properly end any of its storylines. I’d say that the one that fares off best is the Dreamer and Jay one because of their last exchange. I though it was pretty well written, and in specific, I liked Dreamer’s line “I am not your villain”. Even with all of that, the book still managed to tell a compelling story. I really liked the bromance of Catman and Deadshot (even if I thought that their last conversation should’ve been longer, and would’ve liked if their relationship was actually romantic), and Jon is finally interesting again. The book didn’t have time to unpack basically his worldview shattering, but making him reconsider his moral code is something that they should’ve made him do ages ago to properly differentiate him from Superman. Unfortunately, I don’t think that Superman Unlimited will actually follow through with that arc, but one can hope. Jay’s arc was also just the natural progression of his character and I found him really interesting. I hope he shows up again soon. My only other complaint is that I don’t it was fully conveyed how desperate and hopeless Dreamer is, as a result of losing everything because of Absolute Power, something that Nicole Mains had mentioned was her intention.

[Sesana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kind of a disappointment. This is probably at least partly because I absolutely loved Gail Simone's version of Secret Six, and this was unlikely to ever measure up. It's also basically a sequel to Absolute Power, an event I really didn't like. Only half of the characters are actual Six characters: Catman, Deadshot, and Black Alice. Catman and Deadshot's interactions are a real highlight here. Unfortunately, much of the book is taken up with whatever is going on with Jon Kent, his boyfriend Jay, and Dreamer. These characters don't really belong in a Secret Six book in any event, and the central conflict here just doesn't go anywhere. It felt more like treading water for the other comics this story will apparently be continued in than an actual story in and of itself.

[Darik · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gotta admit, it's a little disappointing that this turned out to be little more than an epilogue to Absolute Power-- a big, dumb crossover storyline that sucked, and threw the character of Amanda Waller completely under the bus. This mini also takes a couple of issues to really get going, because writer Nicole Maines is CLEARLY banking on readers bringing in pre-existing knowledge of these characters and their drama-- so if you haven't been closely following the adventures of Dreamer, Jon Kent, and Gossamer through a bunch of scattered storylines in various minis and one-shots, you aren't going to have much of an idea of why everyone is yelling at each other. There is ZERO table-setting here.

Still... once it gets going, it's not too bad. I just wish the artwork was a little less sloppy; it's REALLY hard to follow the action in some of these sequences.

[AJ Easterday · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've never liked Jay, but man does he become totally unhinged in this! He's so much worse than I was expecting! I truly hope he and Jon are through for good because Jon deserves so much better and they are clearly incompatible. Honestly, I only read this because I have been desperately hoping they'd break up, LOL! Glad to see my wish is finally coming true!

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh, this was OK. A new Secret Six comes together to go after Amanda Waller when she disappears from her cell. Not a fan of Stephen Segovia's new manga-ish style. His art used to be distinctive. Now it just looks like manga house style.

[cc · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75

[Belfry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual rating: 3.75 stars

[Velhala · Rating 5 out of 5]

give us more DC!

[Vitor Aurungo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Adam Carver · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was so disappointed by this. It felt disjointed and characters were bickering so much it stunted story progression.

[Meli Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

my favorite

[Hayley · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars