Suicide Squad DC Universe Rebirth

Rob Williams · Simon Spurrier · John Ostrander · Richard Williams

Latest release: August 20, 2019

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Assembled by the tough-as-nails intelligence expert Amanda Waller and overseen by disgraced military genius Captain Rick Flag, the men, women and monsters of the Suicide Squad-a.k.a. Task Force X-do the jobs that are too dirty for any superheroes to soil their capes with. Their latest mission should be easy enough: recover a powerful cosmic weapon called the Black Vault from enemy hands. The Suicide Squad always gets the job done (mostly) but this time, when the weapon's dark influence spreads and the team is driven to madness and mayhem (more than usual), there's only one person sane enough to save the Squad from destructionÉthe Clown Princess of Crazy herself, Harley Quinn! Legendary artist Jim Lee teams up with writer Rob Williams and artists Philip Tan, Jason Fabok, Ivan Reis and Gary Frank for a new deadly Task Force X mission in SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: THE BLACK VAULT! Exploding from the pages of DCÕs blockbuster Rebirth event and starring the characters you love and hate from the smash-hit movie, this graphic novel is a great jumping-on point for new readers! Collects issues #1-4 and the SUICIDE SQUAD: REBIRTH one-shot.

Suicide Squad DC Universe Rebirth: The Black Vault

Vol 1 · Mar 2017 ·

4.5

Suicide Squad DC Universe Rebirth: Going Sane (Rebirth)

Vol 2 · Jun 2017 ·

4.2

Exploding from DCÕs blockbuster Rebirth event, SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 2: GOING SANE by writer Rob Williams and legendary artist Jim Lee delivers the thrilling conclusion to one of Task Force XÕs greatest missions. As the go-to team tasked with handling the worldÕs most top secret threats, the Suicide Squad has faced down terrors across the globe. But theyÕve never brought their work home with them-until now. Under the command of Task Force XÕs iron-fisted director Amanda Waller, the Squad has ÒliberatedÓ a strange extradimensional orb known as the Black Vault from the planetÕs most secure incarceration facility-at the cost of one disintegrated team member. WhatÕs inside the eerie black sphere? None other than Kryptonian dictator General Zod, in all his megalomaniacal, world-destroying glory. Now Waller has to figure out what to do with one of the most dangerous entities in the known universe. In theory, whoever controls Zod controls the world. In practice, the Black VaultÕs corrupting energies are already eroding the sanity of everyone in the SquadÕs HQ-with the sole exception of the Clown Princess of Crazy herself, Harley Quinn! But can one newly sane psychologist single-handedly stop the madness of the Black Vault, defeat Zod and keep the Suicide Squad from ultimately living up to its name? From writer Rob Williams and superstar artist Jim Lee, SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 2: GOING SANE includes stories illustrated by Stephen Bryne, Carlos DÕAnda, Christian Ward, Giuseppe Camuncoli and more! Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #5-8 and the HARLEY QUINN AND THE SUICIDE SQUAD APRIL FOOLSÕ SPECIAL one-shot.

Suicide Squad DC Universe Rebirth: Burning Down the House

Vol 3 · Sep 2017 ·

4.6

Bursting from DCÕs blockbuster Rebirth event, the saga of the worldÕs most dangerous super-team continues in SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 3: BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE! Uniting acclaimed writer Rob Williams with superstar artists John Romita Jr. and Eddy Barrows, this volume also includes a bonus tale of international intrigue from legendary SUICIDE SQUAD writer John Ostrander and artist Gus Vazquez! Deep within the world is a hidden flameÑan inferno of hatred and vengeance that consumes everything it touches. In the aftermath of the war between the Suicide Squad and the Justice League, one of Amanda WallerÕs greatest foes has seized that flame, and now heÕs going to use it to burn down everything she holds dearÑstarting with her home base, the Belle Reve Penitentiary. The result is one of the SquadÕs greatest challenges yet: holding together as a unit while fighting to keep their fellow super-villains behind bars. When faced with the chance to escape WallerÕs control, however, one member of the team will seize the opportunityÑand launch a bloody betrayal in the process. Can an enraged Harley Quinn track down the traitorÑand take down the mastermind behind the mutinyÑbefore Task Force X is terminally disbanded? Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #11-15 and the SUICIDE SQUAD SPECIAL: WAR CRIMES #1.

Suicide Squad DC Universe Rebirth: Earthlings on Fire

Vol 4 · Dec 2017 ·

3.5

Amanda Waller, director of Task Force X, has hand-picked the members of her Suicide Squad to handle any dirty job she throws their way. This time, however, what she wants belongs to one of Superman’s deadliest antagonists—and getting it is more important than ever. With a sprawling international conspiracy threatening to destroy everything she has built, the Wall must go toe-to-toe with none other than Lex Luthor to secure the key to controlling the living weapon of mass destruction known as General Zod. But no matter what power Waller may hold over him, Zod kneels to no one, and it’s not long before he and the rest of Task Force X are at each other’s throats. Will Waller’s plan to make this Kryptonian war criminal a full-fledged member of the Suicide Squad live up to its enormous potential? Or will it actually doom the entire planet to devastation and alien enslavement? The answer may surprise you! Superstar artist Tony S. Daniel (BATMAN: R.I.P.) joins acclaimed writer Rob Williams and guest artists Neil Edwards and Stjepan Sejic for SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 4: EARTHLINGS ON FIRE—an all-out action spectacular featuring an entire platoon of Superman’s greatest enemies! Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #16-20.

Suicide Squad DC Universe Rebirth: Kill Your Darlings

Vol 5 · Apr 2018 ·

4.6

Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Killer CrocÑtheyÕre all villains, but as members of the Suicide Squad theyÕre useful villains, taking on AmericaÕs dirtiest and most dangerous covert missions for the good of the countryÑusually against their will. (Remotely triggered brain bombs do wonders for motivation!) But now something has changed. A mysterious organization called the People has enlisted Task Force X leader Amanda Waller into a conspiracy to create dozens of new Suicide Squads around the world. Its goal: to eliminate the threat posed by all metahumansÑheroes and villains alike. When the original SquadÕs members discover the nature of the PeopleÕs plan, will they seize this once-in-a-lifetime chance to take down the worldÕs superheroes? Or will these incorrigible criminals prove to be the unlikeliest of saviors?

Suicide Squad DC Universe Rebirth: The Secret History of Task Force X

Vol 6 · Jul 2018 ·

4.5

Today, Task Force X is better known as the Suicide SquadÑbut what happened to the Suicide Squad of the 1950s? Led by Rick Flag Sr., the original Task Force X defended the world from aliens, robots and even dinosaurs before vanishing into myth. Now it will fall to Harley Quinn to complete her predecessorsÕ final mission and uncover where it all went wrong! The Red Wave, the deadliest alien threat mankind has ever known, is no longer locked safely away on the moon. All that stands between it and Earth is the Suicide Squad. Before Deadshot can warn the clown princess of the danger sheÕs in, his team is set upon by an army. Someone is desperate to protect the secret of Task Force X, even if it means destroying it and Amanda Waller! Secrets, love, sacrifice and lies reveal themselves in the classified history of Argent and the Suicide Squad, twin branches of the original Task Force X. By the time the mission is complete, the Squad may never be the same again! Rob Williams (Unfollow) reveals untold chapters of the Rebirth DCUÕs history in this stunning saga, joined by artists Barnaby Bagenda (The Omega Men), Eleonora Carlini (Doctor Who), Philippe Briones (Aquaman), Scot Eaton (Swamp Thing) and Wilfredo Torres (Black Panther). Collects Suicide Squad #27-32.

Suicide Squad DC Universe Rebirth: Drain the Swamp

Vol 7 · Oct 2018 ·

5.0

ÒItÕs always fun seeing familiar super-teams explored from an altered, outside perspective.Ó ÑIGN America is under attack. And AmericaÕs gonna fight back. The only question is which is worse for AmericaÕs dirtiest line of defense: Task Force X, a.k.a. the Suicide Squad! First, a hive of brain-draining alien insectoids has infested one of the countryÕs most beloved theme parks. Faced with an all-out incursion, Amanda Waller sends in Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc and a team of the toughest criminals in Belle Reve PenitentiaryÉplus some poor sap named Juan. WhatÕs this sad sackÕs secret? And why is he the only thing standing between the Squad and destruction? Then, the government unveils its latest plan to make America safe again: the Wall, a super-soldier commanded by Task Force X veteran Rick Flag and armed with enough power to take down every member of the Squad. And at the worst possible time, too: the super-cyberterrorist named Hack is back, and sheÕs out to unleash every single secret Amanda Waller has ever tried to bury. Now Harley Quinn and company must fight to protect the secrets of the SquadÑand save Washington from its own red, white and blue metahuman of mass destruction! From writers Rob Williams (Trinity) and Si Spurrier (X-Force) and a squad of talented artists comes Suicide Squad Vol. 7: Drain the Swamp, a saga of action and adventure that trumps all the others! Collects issues #33-40 of the outrageous series.

Suicide Squad DC Universe Rebirth: Constriction

Vol 8 · Aug 2019 ·

4.5

Deadshot’s daughter has been kidnapped by Kobra, a group of mutant snake assassins! Amanda Waller uses all her resources to stop his escape, but he won’t allow anything to stand in the way of saving his daughter-not even his Task Force X teammates! Collects issues #41-44, #47-50 and ANNUAL #1.