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Rob reviews Suicide Squad: Blaze #2... Suicide Squad: Blaze has gotten off to a fantastic start. Si Spurrier has given us a version of Task Force X who well and truly live up to their super villain credentials. Not only this, but we've got a great pov subject in Van Zandt, and a supervillain whose powers seem even greater than that of the Man of Steel himself!  And that's exactly where Suicide Squad: Blaze #2 begins... After the squad's defeat in the last issue, Amanda Waller has called for help from the big man himself; Superman. While distrustful of Waller's methods, the Man of Steel heads off to confront the super-powered serial killer. However, what he finds is something that makes mincemeat out of him. So, if this threat can take out the world's strongest superhero, what chance do a group of suped-up prisoners, Harley Quinn, King Shark, Peacemaker, and Captain Boomerang have?  The answer? Well, you'll have to read Suicide Squad: Blaze to fin...

Rob reviews Suicide Squad: Blaze #1... Long-time readers of Geek Culture Reviews will know, I normally shy away from comics when it comes to DC . Aside from having a slight interest in Batman, reading a DC comic hasn't interested me - and I've not got a valid reason as to why. Thankfully this all changed as I discovered DC 's " Black Label ". What the Black Label does is that it takes the normally vibrant DC worlds and adds a more adult twist to them. And when it comes to the Suicide Squad , the format works incredibly well.  Considering that Task Force X is made up of "supervillains" and other anarchists, the more adult form of storytelling works incredibly well. What we get with Blaze #1  is a comic that doesn't pull its punches (it doesn't need to), and one that also manages to be a thoroughly entertaining read from cover to cover.  Written by Si Spurrier , Suicide Squad: Blaze sees Amanda Waller assemble Task Force ...

Rob reviews Suicide Squad: Get Joker #1... I'm not going to lie, I'm not a huge fan of DC. Sure I've got the odd Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern graphic novel. But aside from these, I've never been interested. DC though are currently in full "let's milk The Suicide Squad" mode and as such have brought out  Suicide Squad: Get Joker. The same week as the movie..coincidence? I think not.  Suicide Squad: Get Joker is the latest release from DC's Black Label. This time around writer Brian Azzarello and artist Alex Maleev bring the Squad into a direct conflict with Joker. Why? Well, Jason Todd aka The Red Hood is leading the team, and plastering Joker in anything is guaranteed to sell.  Of course, add Brian Azzarello to the mix and DC may have just another Killing Joke on their hands.  Now before I get into the story. Before the books launch it garnered a bit of controversy with the revelation that one of the characters claims to have been p...