Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad Vol. 2: The Nightshade Odyssey

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Dec 15, 2015

Discover John Ostrander'Aos classic series and the origins of the criminal cadre starring in the feature film, Suicide Squad! Friends or foes? That is the question that must be answered when Batman and the Justice League learn of the team'Aos existence. The Dark Knight confronts Amanda Waller, which leads to a standoff that could end the Suicide Squad forever. While the team is sent to take down the island headquarters of a Colombian drug cartel, Rick Flagg takes an all-new Suicide Squad on a deadly mission that sees them go head-to-head with the Doom Patrol! Finally, the Squad faces the Justice League in hostile territory-and it may not be possible for either side to survive. All of this leads to an extra-dimensional journey to discover who, or what, their teammate Nightshade actually is. This collection continues, in chronological order, the stories by series writer John Ostrander, who is joined by guest writers Keith Giffen, J.M. Dematteis and Paul Kupperberg, and acclaimed artists Luke McDonnell, Bob Lewis and Erik Larsen! SUICIDE SQUAD: THE NIGHTSHADE ODYSSEY collects SUICIDE SQUAD #9-16, JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #13, and DOOM PATROL/SUICIDE SQUAD #1.

Suicide Squad Vol. 3: Rogues

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Apr 12, 2016

Creators John Ostrander, Luke McDonnell, Bob Lewis, and Karl Kesel continue their legendary run in SUICIDE SQUAD: ROGUES, collecting issues #17-25 and ANNUAL #1 of the celebrated 1980s series. The Squad will go on'A Or will it? Forget the terrorists occupying American soil, the guerrilla factions killing each other off, or the aliens invading Earth. It'Aos the war at home that may spell the end of Director Amanda Waller and Task Force X. Waller'Aos 'AuSuicide Squad'Au of incarcerated super-villains and troubled agents has worked effectively under the radar-until now. No one, not even her staff in the Belle Reve metahuman prison facility, trusts 'AuThe Wall.'Au Plus, rising tensions among ever-changing Squad members mean that they'Aove become a bigger threat to each other than to their opponents. And when government officials with presidential aspirations discover the existence of Task Force X, Waller is forced to do whatever it takes to keep her team from being exposed to the world-even if it means crossing the thin moral line that separates her from the disposable villains recruited for her impossible assignments.

Suicide Squad Vol. 4: The Janus Directive

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May 22, 2018

Amanda 'The Wall' Waller has fought tooth and nail to keep her Suicide Squad of metahuman black ops agents in operation. Together with Checkmate, a covert government spy agency, these two teams make up Waller's Task Force X, taking on the missions that the United States government deems too dangerous for anyone else. But the members of Task Force X aren't the only ones doing the government's dirty work. When Waller uncovers a conspiracy code named the 'Janus Directive, it becomes clear that another government agency intends to wipe out Task Force X, and body count is not a consideration. Is this the beginning of an all-out secret war between the country's most dangerous operatives, or is someone else pulling the strings to further their own endgame? And if that's the case, has someone finally done the impossible and outsmarted the Wall? From an array of classic comics creators including John Ostrander, Paul Kupperberg, Kim Yale, John K. Snyder III, Steve Erwin, and many more, SUICIDE SQUAD: THE JANUS DIRECTIVE presents the classic crossover event in its entirety for the first time! Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #26-30, CHECKMATE #15-18, MANHUNTER #14, FIRESTORM #86 and CAPTAIN ATOM #30.

Suicide Squad Vol. 5: Apokolips Now

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May 22, 2018

THE WALL HAS FALLEN Amanda Waller has lost her iron grip on the Suicide Squad, pushed aside in favor of a new commander. While she lays plans to take back Task Force X, a supernatural secret society is quietly moving in for the kill. But an even more powerful enemy awaits-and it's an enemy within. A traitor in the ranks is scheming to use the Squad as cannon fodder in a bloody power struggle. And the battle won't take place in the war-torn Middle East, the shadowy streets of Gotham City or anywhere else on Earth. It's happening someplace even deadlier, even darker. APOKOLIPS. Now the home of Darkseid, the embodiment of all evil, will be the scene of the greatest fight the Squad has ever faced. The full fury of his most merciless minions will be unleashed against Waller and her team-including Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, Poison Ivy and more. And by the time it's all over, the Suicide Squad will live up to its name. Collecting the classic storyline by writers John Ostrander and Kim Yale and a squad of talented artists including John K. Snyder III, Luke McDonnell, Ge of Isherwood and Grant Miehm, SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 5: APOKOLIPS NOW takes the DC Universe's favorite twisted team to the most dangerous destination yet! Includes SUICIDE SQUAD #31-39.

Suicide Squad Vol. 6: The Phoenix Gambit

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May 22, 2018

Amanda Waller has been imprisoned for a year, and her Task Force X disbanded after they fled her custody while taking down LOA. But the U.S. government isn'Aot finished with the Suicide Squad. Political unrest in the Eastern European country of Vlatava causes Sarge Steel to turn to the dirtiest black ops team in the business, but this time Waller has a price: full autonomy. The Suicide Squad are now free agents. With the help of Batman, Waller reassembles her team of former-prisoners-turned-reluctant-government agents, and from Vlatava to Israel, Task Force X is free to follow where the mission -- and the money -- takes them. But when a deadly enemy they thought they'Aod defeated rises from the grave, can the Suicide Squad survive long enough to enjoy their newfound freedom? It'Aos a new era for the Suicide Squad in this collection by acclaimed creators John Ostrander, Kim Yale, Geof Isherwood and Luke McDonnell. SUICIDE SQUAD: THE PHOENIX GAMBIT collects issues #40-49 of the classic series.

Suicide Squad Vol. 7: The Dragon's Hoard

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Dec 12, 2017

Amanda Waller contracts out the Suicide Squad to the Japanese government for what should be a simple mission'Aitrack down a hoard of stolen Soviet weapons and destroy them before they'Aore sold to the Yakuza. But nothing is simple for the Squad. Racing to find the weapons before the Soviets and Yakuza, 'AuThe Wall'Au brings on two high-liability, yet essential, members to get the job done: the invulnerable Steelwolf and unhinged new Thinker. With the Soviets and Japanese closing in and the new additions'Ao interference, the Squad find themselves in more trouble than ever before! The Suicide Squad reaches new heart-pounding peril in this collection by acclaimed creators John Ostrander, Kim Yale and Geof Isherwood. SUICIDE SQUAD: THE DRAGON'AoS HOARD collects issues #50-58 of the classic series.

Suicide Squad: Trial By Fire

Volume

Jul 27, 2021

The classic story that inspired the feature film! Offered again with a new cover! Faced with a rising tide of meta-human crime and terror, Amanda Waller, the hard-headed director of a secret government program designed to neutralize super-powered threats called Task Force X sold the President on her vision: a covert action team composed of incarcerated super-villains who earned time off their sentences for every mission they completed. Deniable, disposable, and deployable to any spot on Earth, this Suicide Squad would be the perfect weapon of last resort-as long as they could be kept under control. Crafted by acclaimed creators John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell, this volume collects the first eight issues of the team'Aos legendary 1980s title as well as their updated history from Secret Origins #14.