"Penance Over Purgatory."
Synopsis
All-out riot at Belle Reeve super prison! How will Deadshot and the Suicide Squad quell the carnage?
The Good
There is more character development in this issue; we see the more humane side of Deadshot as well as El Diablo swapping out whining about redemption all the time in exchange for incinerating the multitudes of prisoners who won't step down (warning, some of those panels are pretty gruesome!).
Amanda Waller also shows she is capable of compromising with the team, and in particular going out of her way to set something good up for Deadshot. It's nice to see that at the end of the day, the harsh Task Force X "controller" isn't just do this and order that all the time!
There is again another casualty, and I'll admit I didn't see that one coming! Shame though, I was starting to warm towards that particular character.
That last page I really liked, it quickly and efficiently explained where the story is going next (for those who haven't read #6 and #7's solicitations) and I am really forward to it!
The Bad
You can clearly guess who was responsible for the riot in the first place, if you've read then previous issue (or next month's synopsis). Once we find out "whodunnit", we don't find out how it was done merely that is has and we swiftly move on to the next story arc. I would of much preferred it if we say how said villain "got away with it"!
The reader also by now gets that something is certainly wrong with King Shark (as demonstrated well in this issue), but I think dragging this sub-plot through further without any sort of development on why he is acting so strangely needs to be addressed soon.
Conclusion
Aside from sweeping over some information important for the reader to know, a solid issue which continues to develop this oddball series as one of my favourites of the New 52! :)
All-out riot at Belle Reeve super prison! How will Deadshot and the Suicide Squad quell the carnage?
The Good
There is more character development in this issue; we see the more humane side of Deadshot as well as El Diablo swapping out whining about redemption all the time in exchange for incinerating the multitudes of prisoners who won't step down (warning, some of those panels are pretty gruesome!).
Amanda Waller also shows she is capable of compromising with the team, and in particular going out of her way to set something good up for Deadshot. It's nice to see that at the end of the day, the harsh Task Force X "controller" isn't just do this and order that all the time!
There is again another casualty, and I'll admit I didn't see that one coming! Shame though, I was starting to warm towards that particular character.
That last page I really liked, it quickly and efficiently explained where the story is going next (for those who haven't read #6 and #7's solicitations) and I am really forward to it!
The Bad
You can clearly guess who was responsible for the riot in the first place, if you've read then previous issue (or next month's synopsis). Once we find out "whodunnit", we don't find out how it was done merely that is has and we swiftly move on to the next story arc. I would of much preferred it if we say how said villain "got away with it"!
The reader also by now gets that something is certainly wrong with King Shark (as demonstrated well in this issue), but I think dragging this sub-plot through further without any sort of development on why he is acting so strangely needs to be addressed soon.
Conclusion
Aside from sweeping over some information important for the reader to know, a solid issue which continues to develop this oddball series as one of my favourites of the New 52! :)
