Suicide Squad: Bad Blood

Suicide Squad (2019) #1-11

by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo (Illustrator), Daniel Sampere (Illustrator)

The Suicide Squad are back, and deadlier than ever! The fan-favorite Injustice team of writer Tom Taylor and artist Bruno Redondo reunite for an explosive new series, starring Harley Quinn and Deadshot!

Task Force X returns for its bloodiest mission yet, with a new team of unlikely villains from across the DC Universe! The Suicide Squad are assigned to neutralize a group of international super-terrorists known as the Revolutionaries--and the survivors are forced into joining the Squad! Who can Harley Quinn and Deadshot trust when their new teammates are the very people their crew was assigned to kill? This Squad might survive their next mission, but they may not survive each other--with a "team" like this, the body count starts high, and only gets higher!

Tom Taylor, the acclaimed writer of DCeased, delivers his flair for high-octane mayhem to the Suicide Squad in this new series where quite literally no one is safe. Joining Taylor is artist Bruno Redondo, his collaborator on Injustice, for a deadly new take on DC's dysfunctional villain team.

Collects Suicide Squad #1-11.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Fantasy, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics

288 pages, Hardcover

First published April 27, 2021

About the author

Once a professional juggler and fire eater, Tom Taylor is a #1 New York Times Bestselling, multi-award-winning comic book writer, playwright and screenwriter.

Well known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel, Taylor is the co-creator of NEVERLANDERS from Penguin Random House, SEVEN SECRETS from Boom Studios and the Aurealis-Award-winning graphic novel series THE DEEP. Taylor is also the Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Deep animated series, four seasons of which is broadcast in over 140 countries.

He is perhaps best known for the DC Comics series, DCEASED (Shadow Awards Winner), NIGHTWING (nominated for 5 Eisner Awards), SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL (GLAAD Award Nominee), INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, SUICIDE SQUAD, EARTH 2 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN as well as Marvel's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, X-MEN: RED, DARK AGES and SUPERIOR IRON MAN. Taylor is also the writer of many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES (Stan Lee Excelsior Award winner). Taylor has written for Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom Studios, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.

He can be followed on twitter @TomTaylorMade.

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, this has a pretty coherent story for Suicide Squad.
And I think fans of these comics will absolutely love Tom Taylor's take on this group.



And while Task Force X is always bouncing their roster around with a different cast of characters, this basically introduces a whole new set of heroes in the form of a revolutionary group of anti-heroes with hearts of gold.



Out of everyone here, my favorite character was Deadshot. So...it sucks that they killed him at the end. But how long will he be dead? I don't know.
What I do know is that I'd read a comic about Deadshot if Tom Taylor wrote it.



Would I read more with this new group? Not really.
They're an interesting cast and there's great representation when it comes to diversity, but I just didn't click with any of them except the speedster, Jog. I'd love to read about his adventures. He's got a great origin, and I can see him being someone that I keep an eye on in the future.



I wasn't as in love with it as my friends but there's really nothing to complain about, either.

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like most things Tom Taylor touches, this was golden. Taylor smartly jettisons most of the typical Suicide Squads bringing in a new cast of characters along with Deadshot and Harley Quinn. Even Amanda Waller has been replaced. This brings back a sense of danger I haven't seen since the original John Ostrander series. The problem with previous runs is they always use established villains that DC would never kill off in the name of intellectual property. This cast can and does kick the bucket semi-regularly. Taylor brings in an air of mystery as well. There's more going on than just criminals sent on impossible missions. Taylor's dialog is snappy and full of wit. The book has a house DC look to it. Bruno Redondo's art is good, just not distinctive.

FYI - This was originally solicited by DC as the first 6 issues, but it does collect the entire 11 issue maxiseries.

[Sam Quixote · Rating 2 out of 5]

A more righteously-minded Suicide Squad calling themselves the Revolutionaries quickly become conscripted into the Suicide Squad. Together, this bunch of unimaginative nobodies will do things for the duration of a book before shuffling off into oblivion. Get ready for some shuteye, this is Suicide Squad: Bad Blood!

Tom Taylor writes more bad comics than good and his Suicide Squad definitely falls into the bad category. Given how malleable the Squad lineup is, besides always featuring Deadshot and Harley Quinn, I don’t know why he needed to create the Revolutionaries as a separate group to be integrated into the Suicide Squad in the first place - why not just have them be another group of prisoners and have them be there to begin with?

That’s the least of it though. The new characters are a dull bunch. One of them has wings and is called Aerie, another looks like the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and that’s about all I can remember - hardly impressive. Didn’t care about their backstories or nuffink! And the story? Just your usual Suicide Squad floundering. Go here and shoot this “important” person, then shoot goons, then fight Batman, then, er, um, er, something contrived for the predictable big finale! Snore…

A couple of, let’s say “famous” for the sake of argument, Squad members “die” but given how another main character “dies” in the middle of the book and is resurrected for no reason right at the end, I’d say this book continues to affirm that “death” remains a joke in superhero comics. Not that anyone cares about either of these characters enough to feel anything over their “passing”!

Waller is pointlessly replaced by another dreary suit (meet the new boss… etc.), Deadshot’s whining about his daughter again, and said daughter gets a cutesy animal sidekick a la Taylor’s All-New Wolverine run over at Marvel (‘member Jonathan?). Really boring, unoriginal and forgettable stuff.

I loved the art team on this book. Bruno Redondo and Daniel Sampere produce nothing but quality pages (and there’s a lot of - too many - pages in this one) so Taylor’s uninteresting story looks amazing as a result. I’d love to see these guys on other comics. I also loved Jeremy Roberts’ variant covers - the Deadshot one in particular is exceptional.

Snoozy Squad: Bad Book is pretty to look at but more than pretty dull to read!

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unapologetically "woke", wittily written and gorgeously illustrated this entire run was a box of surprises that didn't really run out until the last issue. I hope DC has some plans for some of the new characters introduced here, it'd be sad to see some of them die on the vine (Suicide Squad or not).


Is it even a spoiler to say that she's telling the truth here?

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Man, now I see why people were pissed Taylor was pulled off SS so soon.

In just a few issues Taylor decides to flip Suicide Squad idea on its head. Instead of being the same "stuck with working for pieces of shit" they break free of the bullshit chips and this suicide squad is SO mixed with characters you really don't know who is bad and who is good. What I probably liked the most was the start as people died...fast. Some big major characters died as well or least last shown dying.

The art is fantastic. Showing vibrant fights and excellect facial expresions for almost all the characters. I also loved how we go to various location and now stuck in a dirty jail cell the whole time. Helps the dialogue works well with Taylor and plenty of Loltastic moments.

Overall, a upbeat and super fun Suicide Squad book. I personally would have loved a 20-25 issue run but glad we atleast got 9 solid issues.

A 4 out of 5.

[TJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tom Taylor is just... the best there is at what he does. He’s done stellar runs on Wolverine, X-Men, Spider-Man, and now Suicide Squad! I can’t recommend his work enough. This book is interesting, funny, emotional, and the art is fantastic. Also, it’s extremely queer! There’s a few queer characters, including a non-binary one! This book is pretty standalone, as many of the characters are new; as long as you have a basic idea of what the squad is and who Harley Quinn is— I think you’ll be fine. Maybe give that mediocre Suicide Squad movie a watch before jumping into this. 5/5 stars and a new favorite graphic novel!

[Diz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. As with all good Suicide Squad stories, there are stakes, and the story is not afraid to make bold choices. There are several twists in the story, so by the time you get to the end of it, it hasn't ended up where you predicted it would. The new characters introduced here are interesting as well.

[Sem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Join the church of Tom Taylor, hear the gospel of good comics

[Subham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This felt like a movie tbh and omg its so good!

So we have a new team of heroes called the revolutionaries and yeah they are a bit extreme and we see what happens when they are drafted on the SS and led by a man named "Lok" and well his brutality is on full display here and then the big stuff starts when they are sent to this country named Badhnisia to install their puppet leader but the Revolutionaries have their own plans and will Deadshot and Harley join in or not? And then going against Boomerang which was fun and going rogue sort of and taking the fight to the authorities and uncovering whose behind it all aka Kord or someone else? And the reveal was so cool! And the big fight and the backstories in-between and then the emotional tether to the story with Osita and one of the best Deadshot moments ever!

Its an epic book with loads of action and yep its an action movie downright and delivers on so many great plots and you get the characters and sympathize with them and their motives and the emotional tethers are really good here but its also brutal, so many characters die and the big ones are just epic-ly done. Sort of good cameos by Batman and Superman and later JL but the confrontation with them was something else entirely.

So in short a great book which introduces a new team and lots of heroes and is brutal and lives up to its name really well! One of the best reads I have had this year!

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

The extraordinary Injustice team of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo reunite for an 11 issue tour-de-force on the Suicide Squad, as not one but two Squads team up to save an entire country - and one longtime Squaddy isn't making it out alive.

Tom Taylor's going from strength to strength at DC; with his first mainstream work (that isn't just a fill-in) in a while, Suicide Squad cements him once again as a writer to watch. He handles the frankly enormous cast of characters here with the delicate nature of someone spinning plates, and he knows when to let them all fall down and smash as well. To introduce an entirely new team of characters plus the usual Squad suspects AND a twisted conclusion that draws on some Year Of The Villain continuity that most people have already forgotten, Taylor sets the bar high for himself and leapfrogs over it easily.

The artwork is phenomenal as well - I've liked Bruno Redondo for a while, but I think the addition of colourist Adriano Lucas has really elevated his craft. The panels here are all so clear and crisp; it's obvious that this is a superhero book, but it's also a very real book as well - people may be throwing energy beams and such, but the impacts are most definitely felt. Also chipping in as a fill-in is Daniel Sampere, whose style is so similar to Redondo's here that you'd be hard pressed to tell them apart.

This run of Suicide Squad is short, but it's exactly as long as it needs to be. With excellent character work for new and familiar faces, a plot that will keep you guessing all the way to the end, and gorgeous artwork on every page, this is a Suicide Squad run that you should most definitely check out.

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

It says Suicide Squad on the cover, but this actually seems to be a backdoor pilot for a new group of terrorists/militant activists called the Revolutionaries.

There's a cute gay couple, but the story is lukewarm at best, with one-dimensional characters bickering and doing nothing much surprising despite several failed attempts to pull off some very predictable and/or unearned twists. Harley Quinn bounces around in a strictly comic relief role while Deadshot mopes and wallows.

I was hoping for better after reading Taylor's DCeased books.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. This was a full fledged blast of a read. Task Force X has been bought out. Lok has taken over and Waller is out. First mission, take down this group called the revolutionaries. From there, we get some nice plot twists and turns. The plot moves at a face pace and the book is full of action. The artwork was top notch as well. There was one main penciler and two people on the side. All the art looked like it was done by the same person but like I said l, it all looked great. The team hit some remote places in Australia that seemed interesting so I googled it and wow. Also this wouldn’t be a Suicide Squad book if some characters didn’t die right? While they were all tragic, there was one that I didn’t think they would kill off. Caught me off guard. Sucks that Taylor wasn’t allowed to continue this series because this was awesome. Or maybe he could come back and call The Revolutionaries. I’d be down for that.

[Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid series overall! Tom Taylor really is doing something interesting with the Suicide Squad and it's a shame he's off the book now.

[Rory Wilding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although I have always praised the concept of the Suicide Squad, which has been adapted into multiple media – including David Ayer’s 2016 not-so-great film adaptation – I have actually never read a comic about Task Force X. Originally conceived in the fifties, the Suicide Squad was reinvented by writer John Ostrander in the eighties, in which the US government employed a group of supervillains to perform missions that were suicide runs and if they succeed, the villains will get some years knocked off their sentences.

I guess the problem of doing a comic book featuring a team, in which any of its members can bite the dust at any moment, is that the numerous creators that tackle the title can pick any fan-favourite villain and thus not really expendable. Harley Quinn has been part of the Suicide Squad in the past decade and DC is not going to kill her any time soon. In the case of this eleven-issue maxiseries, writer Tom Taylor rethinks the concept by changing the purpose of Task Force X and including new characters that might die, but will we care about them?

Having been under the directorship of Amanda Waller for so long, Task Force X is now run by a mysterious bureaucrat called Lok directing a team composed of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, the Magpie, the Cavalier, the Shark and the Zebra-Man to press gang a group of anarchist superhumans called the Revolutionaries. When the two teams clash, resulting in some deaths, the Revolutionaries are shot with the bombs used to keep the Suicide Squad in check, making them forced members of the new Suicide Squad.

Although you get classic characters from the title such as Deadshot, Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang, the new additions provide an element of unpredictability, from a variety of superpowers to the compelling dynamics between all the members, some are which are hostile to humorous effect, and others are surprisingly moving. Because he is not tackling a flagship team like the Justice League, Taylor takes advantage of the roster, as well as aspects of the DC universe, including a whole issue where the team interacts with (or better yet, fight) Batman.

If you’ve read Taylor’s creator-owned title Seven Secrets, which is a great mixture of action, humour and heart, there is a lot of that book’s inventive and high-octane sensibility in here. Considering the variety of characters with their own set of skills, some of which involving superpowers, the work by the two artists Bruno Redondo and Daniel Sampere is incredible. What could’ve been jarring by jumping from one artist to the next, but along with Adriano Lucas’ vibrant colouring, Redondo and Sampere’s art are so layered from how it does violent action sequences and the tender moments of characterisation.

I have been trying hard not to give away much about this comic, not even why Zebra-Man is all about the zebra motif. Whilst we await for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad this summer and the Rocksteady video game coming out next year, this version of the Suicide Squad is so much fun, whilst having so much heart.

[A.J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo team up for an 11 Issue Suicide Squad maxiseries which is honestly pretty hit or miss for me. This sadly reminded me of Son of Kal El, as I thought Taylor writing Suicide Squad with Redondo on art would be a match made in heaven, but this was only just okay. Starting off with 6 or 7 fantastic issues, before limping to a mediocre conclusion, Bad Blood kicks into gear after the Squad is sent to eliminate a group called “The Revolutionaries.” Members of both teams are eliminated before the battle ends and remaining members are horrified to learn the survivors are joining Task Force X, as Amanda Waller leaves leadership of the team to someone else, who is somehow even worse than her. Who can Squad veterans Deadshot and Harley trust when their teammates are those they were just sent to kill?

This was a fantastic run right up until issue 7 or so. Me and my friends always said “When the Squad jumps out the window at the end of issue 6, the book goes with them”. The book at first is about the squad coexisting with the new teammates from the Revolutionaries, while also getting used to their new boss and going back on shady black ops missions. Classic SS hijinks and missions ensue, up until halfway through. The book then makes a weird swerve, deciding to follow up on a Year Of The Villain one shot Taylor did to close out the second arc. This second half sadly falls very flat, with the final issue being an especially tough read after how great mostly everything up until that point was. Story lulls aside, the characters and their characterization are the heart of the book, with the Revolutionaries being likeable with each having distinct personalities and motives. The art is also fantastic with Redondo proving he can elevate a mediocre Taylor script with how fantastic his art is, with issue 2 and 9 especially proving this to be the case.

Overall this was only just okay. I didn’t love or hate it, which I think is what disappoints me the most. I thought Tom Taylor on Suicide Squad would be a match made in heaven, but it was just a detour before better things for the team. The death at the end of the book is also dumb as fuck frankly.

[Shaun Stanley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suicide Squad: Bad Blood collects issues 1-11 of the series written by Tom Taylor with art by Bruno Redondo and Daniel Sampere.

Task Force X has been taken over by a new leader, Lok, who makes it his mission to secure a new team. He sets his eyes on The Revolutionaries, a group of super-powered global freedom fighters who have their own mission - destroying the Suicide Squad.

This book was a lot of fun but still brought the emotion. Tom Taylor is so amazing at making you care for characters who you normally wouldn't. I also really like how he writes Harley, she is very well balanced and doesn't sway too insane or too heroic. She is a great example of chaotic nuetral. Taylor also does such a great job of writing team books and juggling a lot of characters, many of whom are new original characters. The art in the book is great and does a wonderful job of capturing all the action. I highly recommend this book to Suicide Squad fans.

[Rylan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very different take on the Suicide Squad that I think was needed for the team, Taylor does away with a lot of the typical tropes we see in Suicide Squad books and does his own thing. Art was fantastic the book has a very cinematic feel to it, it’s as if you’re reading a movie. I just wish the villains motives were fleshed out more but allegedly the book ended earlier than intended because of future state.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tom Taylor takes a few classic characters from the Suicide Squad, teams them up with an entirely new cast ... and shockingly it works. That's primarily because Taylor really understands what makes the squad ticks. It's political undercurrents, shocking death, and black humor. (His Squad could pretty much be a sequel to Ostrander's original Squad in this way.) He also really makes us care about the new characters, pretty much from the start. And, he offers up several shocking twists and turns along the way that tie nicely into DC continuity and create a good story. The pacing is a little off in some of the final issues, and it feels like the story wasn't quite allowed to reach it's natural end, but we got 95% of the way there, and this is a great comic.

[Kyle Berk · Rating 5 out of 5]

At the current moment this is listed as only the first six issues despite there being a collection coming out with all 11 issues.

So at the moment this is only a review for the first six issues.

And they are incredible.

Hilarious and touching. Just a great title all around.

It smartly only has a few returning characters with a mostly new cast so anyone can go (mostly). Taylor and Redondo are great together.

5 stars.

[RG · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing Suicide squad story. Great artwork as well

[Chris W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easily the best Suicide Squad comic I've ever read. Great humor, great pacing, good character interactions, multiple twists and turns. It's tons of fun to read. What a blast!

[Anja von "books and phobia" · Rating 5 out of 5]

Auch wenn der erste Film zu „Suicide Squad“ etwas irritierend war, schaffte es die Story mit der Taskforce X mich eindeutig zu begeistern. Nun gab es mit „Blutspuren“ den ersten von zwei Bänden rund um die Taskforce X, welchen ich mir einfach nicht entgehen lassen konnte.


Wer auf das Team wie im Film hofft, dem nehme ich diese Hoffnung jetzt erstmal. Der Band erzählt die weiterführende Geschichte der Taskforce, in welcher leider schon ein paar Schurken den Tod fanden. So bekommt das Team neue Mitglieder und genau die lernen wir genau hier kennen. Besonders toll dürfte dies für Erstleser von DC-Comics sein, welche hier teils völlig unbekannte Charaktere entdecken dürfen. Natürlich sind auch Stammfiguren wie Harley Quinn oder Deadshot dabei, aber gerade die unbekannteren Personen sorgten zumindest bei mir, für ordentlich Spaß an der Handlung.


Wenn wir schon beim Thema Handlung sind, kann ich nur sagen, dass das Suicide Squad eben das macht, was es macht. Es räumt auf, bekämpft sich selbst und wird so ganz nebenbei immer wieder mit dem Tod bedroht. Was hier allerdings sehr ernst klingt, war purer Lesespaß. Es war so toll die Fähigkeiten der einzelnen Charaktere zu erkunden, ihren spannenden oder auch mega witzigen Unterhaltungen zu lauschen oder sie in Action zu erleben. Hier bot wirklich jede Seite etwas das mich mitreißen konnte.


Aber was wäre dies ohne die herrlichen Illustrationen von Bruno Redondo und Daniel Sampere, welche wirklich allem und jedem genau das richtige Styling verpassten. Oder anders gesagt, es war so herrlich bunt! Der ganze Band war eine wahre Farbexplosion, bei der man gerne nochmal hinschaute, oder nochmal, oder nochmal. Ich freue mich auf jeden Fall riesig auf den 2. Band der kleinen aber feinen Reihe und hoffe dort genau so viel Spaß zu haben wie mit diesem.


Ich ging mit wenigen Erwartungen an den Band heran, da ich echt glaubte, das ja kaum was neues kommen könnte. Aber was habe ich mich geirrt, denn ich hat mit meinem ersten Suicide Squad-Comic unglaublich viel Spaß. Egal ob die vielen Charaktere, das Abenteuer an sich oder die fesselnde Optik, dies wird garantiert ein Comic, den ich öfters in die Hand nehmen werde.

[Christian Zamora-Dahmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tom Taylor is by far one of the best action-writers these days. He has this amazing talent of bringing in deep characterization into a format that usually only covers explosions and death. And he does it in such an amazing way that it’s impossible not to fall head over heals for his characters.
I know Harley Quinn is a fan favorite, but so far, Taylor is the only one who has really brought an appeal to that character for me.
Sadly enough, a few days ago I read that the Suicide Squad was cancelled... Well, DC is going through an implosion and it was inevitable to have some casualties. Too bad it was this book. I’ll stay down to the end of the run, that’s for sure.

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series sees the introduction of several new characters, I guess sort of "All New, All Different" Suicide Squad similar to the new X-Men introduction in the 70s. Overall its a good read, but I prefer the original DC Villain Suicide Squad better. Harley Quinn and Deadshot are still here at least.

This is a different take on the Squad as we see them operating on their own rather than under Amanda Waller. Not sure what the long term plan is for this team, especially considering the series has already ended by the time I'm writing this.

It's a good continuation to the Suicide Squad saga, but I do miss the old squad. I have feeling they'll be back sooner rather than later.

[Roman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ну просто вау! Через брак часу читання розтягнулось надовго, я навіть почав думати, що це буде один з тих коміксів Тейлора, які можуть не сподобатись (таке було поки із Зоряними Війнами). Мав побоювання через купу нових персонажів, до яких я не міг звикнути, але поступово Тому Тейлору вдалось розкрити деяких з них, а Бруно Редондо грамотно все проілюстрував. Не дивлячись на те, що останнім часом мене DC зовсім не тішить, то Загін мені неймовірно сподобався. Я встиг полюбити нових персонажів, історія сама захоплювала, Тейлор робить те, за що його полюбили в Injustice. Про малюнки я вже говорив. Місцями кадрування теж круте, а сама історія викликала емоції від сміху до суму.

Я радий, що наосліп придбаний комікс Тейлора виявився саме тим, чого я сподівався

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is excellent. From start to finish it's top notch. Taylor and Redondo know exactly how to craft superhero stuff. It's a little serious but also a huge goof and it all looks stunningly beautiful. Even when Redondo isn't on some of it, everyone who steps in knocks it out.

Suicide Squad is all about being ridiculous and Taylor understands that. Epic and fun.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit of an unrealistic story even for a comic book. I did like Deadshot's redemption arc.

[Adam Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tons and tons of people all over this title!
The Suicide Squad (Harley Quinn, Deadshot, King Shark, Magpie, Zebra Man, Cavalier) are sent out to take out a group called The Revolutionaries: Wink (teleporter), The Aerie (winged), TNTeen (explosive), Thylacine (heightened senses, hunter), Jog (short boost speedster), Osita (strong), Chaos Kitten (martial artist), Deadly Six (can use 6 of the Deadly Sins to use for emotional manipulation), Scale and Fin (Atlantean). Turns out, Ted Kord has basically bought the Squad (installing a real asshole named Lok as their controller instead of Waller) and has the two groups fight each other to see who will make the final team. Magpie, TNTeen, Cavalier, and Scale are the casualties.
Captain Boomerang, Black Mask, Batman, Superman... all guest stars.
The basic story revolves around the team using the ideals of The Revolutionaries to finish the Squad. Deadshot, having finished his final mission on the Squad till Lok re-ups their contract, wants out and to go back home to his family, especially his daughter. By the end, that goal is met, and Harley s out too.
Overall, this story was very action packed and driven. Seems like it is setting up a new comic called The Revolutionaries instead of continuing Suicide Squad, but I guess we'll see. Love the powers of some of the new people (especially Jog, would love to see him interact with the Flash stuff). It looks like the future of the Squad is in question...
Recommend.

[Alek Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just phenomenal.

I've never truly been a fan of Suicide Squad but I am a sucker for Tom Taylor! This feels like a refreshing and new take on Task Force X. It makes a statement while also being very entertaining.

I for the life of me cant figure out of this miniseries is cannon, but the new characters and the character deaths here are just the best.

If anything, you have to read this series for its ending.

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a real bummer that Tom Taylor’s Suicide Squad run only lasted for a mere 11 issues. This was such a fresh take on the Suicide Squad, a team that for a long time was overstaying their welcome and getting pretty repetitive. But Tom Taylor, one of the best writers working today, completely shook things up and made them cool again! Gone is Amanda Waller and most of the usual Squad members. And he replaces them with brand new, original characters, with a new morality, and objectives that, although not as villainous as I would have liked, are a breath of fresh air. The “Revolutionaries” are all fun to read, with interesting powers and character backstories.

I’m sure that there’s a mandate to include Harley Quinn so of course she’s in this, but Taylor thankfully keeps her mostly on the sidelines, focusing mostly on his new stars. Another great effect of using a brand new cast is the fact that you never know he will live or die, so the whole book is pretty exciting for that.