![]() ![]() On the other hand, his action scenes are quite strong. You’ve heard the phrase, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” but that’s only if the picture adequately captures a moment. One of the best ways to do this is through facial expressions. An artist typically finds a way to enhance the story, or tell their own story, with their art. I find every other aspect of his art incredibly enjoyable, but his faces really bother me. Overall, this is one of the better books I’m covering this week, and the set-up that takes place in this issue has me greatly looking forward to what’s awaiting us over the next five months!Īrt: I’m going to be honest, I wasn’t excited to see Bogdanovic as the artist when DC officially announced this … and it’s because of one thing: how he draws faces. With that criticism noted, I’d hardly consider this book bad. The climax of the book is fun and entertaining, but again suffers from predictability. As you know, character development is the best way to win me over, so I’ll take these moments and details any day. Typically team books tend to feature their characters evenly at the expense of solid character development. This is where having a book focus on a specific character from the Squad succeeds. The situation weighs on him as he heads into the mission, a detail that provides an added realism to Deadshot’s mission. It’s unclear at first exactly what’s going on, or who it pertains to, but the general idea is easy to put together. Within all of this, a sub-plot emerges as a Deadshot deals with a personal issue. There is an occasional laugh to be found in the confrontation, but overall, I wish it would have been toned down by a notch or two… or four. I tend to hate arrogance in general, and my opinion is consistent, even with fictional characters (however, Damian and Midnighter get a pass). The back and forth macho fest about who was better or more capable was pretty annoying. This is honestly my least favorite portion of the book. A fellow sniper, Rookie is basically introduced to set up conflict between the two, or “competition” as Waller called it. Will apparently doesn’t have a code name, so I’m going to refer to him as Deadshot endearingly does: Rookie. Except this time he’ll have back-up, and the plan is a little different.īuccellato introduces a new character, Will Evans. Three months later, and Deadshot is back to collect the same man. It was strictly a round-up mission as far as LaPaz was concerned – the other men were fair game to be on the receiving end of bullets – but Waller was never able to capture LaPaz. ![]() Deadshot was sent to South America to stop the head of the local cartel, Guillermo “Che” LaPaz. The catalyst for Deadshot’s narrative stems from a solo mission he executed for Waller in the past. Disregarding the predictability, I can’t fault Buccellato, because it’s honestly the best way to introduce the Lawton as a character, while also setting the tone for the book. If you’re going to write a book about Deadshot, there’s bound to be an internal monologue about his views on killing. The opening scene is solid, albeit a little expected. That gives Buccellato the opportunity to provide a nice texture to the character, and it’s something he jumps on immediately. Deadshot is an edgier character, he kills people for a living, but doesn’t allow himself to get consumed by the darkness of what he does. He’s a great character, and deserves every bit of attention that DC throws his way.īuccellato ( Detective Comics, Injustice Gods Among Us) is covering writing duties for this story, so I have an adequately high expectation. Because of that, I’m glad that Deadshot receives a spotlight every couple of years. Yes, Harley is now part of the team and is easily a bigger brand than Deadshot, but I can imagine a Squad without Harely, while it’s difficult for me to imagine one without Lawton. I’ll score each issue individually, but finish up with a total score averaging the scores from both stories.ĭeadshot has basically been the foundation of the Suicide Squad for years. There’s a part of me that really wanted to write a separate review for each story (as in two separate posts), but if you plan on buying the monthly issues, then you’re stuck with both stories… So you’re getting two reviews in on post. ![]()
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