Overall, another knockout issue ofJustice League vs. Suicide Squad. We get a timeout from action for another serving of story, and it works. The characters are spot-on, and they look good too. While we've seen the two teams battle, it's about to turn into a triple threat match. I can't wait. Read Full Review

The moment that struck me the most, though, was Supermans reaction, when Amanda Waller reveals that Maxwell Lord is the one they need to be dealing with. There can be no doubt, from the intensity of his expression, that in this reality Max took control of Superman, the way he did back in Sacrifice storyline. Read Full Review

The most intriguing part of the two teams actually lies with newcomer Killer Frost and her take down of Superman back in the previous issue. That exploration of her actions and the realisation that she has undiscovered powers shows a depth to the character that develops her story in a great direction. But since we're currently halfway through the series,Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad #3 takes the back half of the issue to outline the larger looming threat that's on the horizon. The revelation towards the end of the book is at first a bit of a surprise – but it's also not a huge shock reveal either. Overall, this issue has it's genuinely unique points, and promises to deliver on bigger things further down the line. We're still impressed with how well executed this series is.. Read Full Review

Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #3 is a great continuation of the larger event, progressing the story, and giving some great character moments while introducing some new twists. Read Full Review

Overall this issue was well written, beautifully drawn. Not only was it well crafted but, it works well as a stand-alone issue. I felt it had just the right amount of suspense to warrant checking out the next issue while being a solid read. Read Full Review

Justice League Vs Suicide Squad remains a fun event by keeping the scale small and a focus on the characters more than the battles. It does suffer a bit from uneven art at times. Read Full Review

While the transition to the real enemy could have been handled smoother, the team-up against Lord's team should deliver big time on the action front. This issue started to show some cracks in the crossover, but hopefully Williamson can rebound for issue #4. Read Full Review

Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #3 allows us a breather from the nonstop action. Filled with humour and quirks, it's an enjoyable read, even if it is exposition heavy at times. What it does really well is solidify Amanda Waller as a no-holds-barred manipulator who'll do anything to get and protect what she wants. In a world where we have the Joker, Lex Luthor and Maxwell Lord, Waller shows she's at the top of the food chain. I think it'll be particularly interesting to see the interaction between the first Suicide Squad and the current one"maybe the Justice League was roped in purely to protect her from her own assembled groups teaming up on her. Read Full Review

Justice League vs. Suicide Squadcontinues to satisfactorily unfold with revelations that are informative and exciting as the story progresses. The artwork is very well done as it continues almost the same style as the last two issues which allows the reader to concentrate on the story. Read Full Review

Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad #3 gives readers a lot to look forward to when as usual Waller is getting a reality check as to what happens when she loses control. Control is everything to her, and not everyone is welcoming to this. Overall, Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad is shaping up to be worthy as a stepping stone for what Rebirth has to offer from the DC Universe at large. Read Full Review

Although not as action packed as the first two issues, Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #3 more than makes up for it by giving background on Max Lord’s team but also finally explains why they all want Amanda Waller dead. Josh Williamson seems to be at home with these characters, and even though it can be difficult with so many to give everyone their time in the spotlight, he achieves this splendidly by making sure no time is wasted on any character and each does something to advance the story. The artwork by Jesus Merino and Alex Sinclair continues to be strong, directing the flow of the story as much as any bit of dialogue. With a bombshell reveal at the end and a major battle on the horizon, Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #3 is an issue you will not want to put down and leave you clamoring for the next issue until its release. Read Full Review

Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #3 keeps the momentum of the series going strong in another enjoyable issue. Read Full Review

This issue is really just set up for the real fight, which is Superman vs Lobo (the REAL Lobo, not that new 52 crap version). The entire book is really promo material for new readers to jump in. You don't need an extensive knowledge of these characters, or even how Superman knows Maxwell Lord. Don't expect some deep introspective story that will change your perspective on life, just read it and enjoy it. Read Full Review

An okay issue of the two teams meeting, though one is better written than the other. The visuals are also just fine. Given the hype of these two groups, one would expect the story and visuals to be a bit stronger. Worth checking out if you're a fan of any character in this book. Read Full Review

Overall, JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD #3 does not have much to offer in terms of action. Rather than seeing the two teams head to head, it seems that the Justice League and the Suicide Squad are going to team up and fight for a common cause. Nonetheless, I am hoping to see more action unfold in the upcoming installments. Read Full Review

The issue was decent but its purpose here was more for exposition than action. Read Full Review

Still, now that the actual action of the story is set in motion (and the thin pretext needed to get the two super teams to work together has already been established) things are progressing in a decent enough direction. Hopefully things will pick up after the slow start. Read Full Review

This chapter of our first Rebirth event came off the weakest so far and that's because there really wasn't anything for our characters to do except get caught up on the current situation that we the readers already know about and for our villains of the book to go to one place only to find out they have to go to another.  Just not a lot of anything going on here and while I did enjoy Jesus Merino's art in this issue, it just seemed to be a step down from what we've been getting previously. Read Full Review

When it all comes down to it, this fight has proven nothing, except that the Squad COULD win. Not that they would always win, but at least once. And those are better odds than people had previously given them. Read Full Review

Maybe the second half of this event will drastically change the game and there'll be surprises abound, but right now it feels a lot like Night of the Monster Men did when we kept hoping there was more to it, only to find out this is all it is. Read Full Review

What is the point of this crossover? I know it will have implications for future series, and perhaps for the larger DC Universe going forward, but I can't help but feel like those goals would have been better served in the normal flow of other books (look at how they're going to handle Batwoman'sRebirth, for example).Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #3 can't hide behind high-end artwork like its predecessors, and with the mask off, there isn't anything left to get me excited about this event. I hope we see a massive uptick in quality for the second half, but I'm not holding my breath. Read Full Review

After such a strong start, it's disappointing to see Justice League vs. Suicide Squad hit such a rough patch. Part of that is due to the decline in visual quality, but it's mainly the fact that the plot momentum reaches a screeching halt in this chapter. Issue #3 may introduce a few necessary plot twists and character moments, but it doesn't do nearly enough to stand out. Read Full Review

It's perhaps not surprising that a third issue of a six-issue miniseries might show signs of bloat, but here's hoping that with this exposition out of the way, Justice League vs. Suicide Squad can pick up a bigger head of steam moving forward. Read Full Review

Among the clunky dialogue and lackluster artwork, with not one, not two, but three superteams to keep track of, the whole thing is an utter mess to behold. Read Full Review

I continue to enjoy this DC event, with this issue setting up what will be an explosive battle. This issue focused more on humanizing a few characters, as well as introducing the problem that exists with Maxwell Lord. The ending had a very odd twist to it, which I will enjoy further exploring.

Nothing too surprising this issue, you knew the JL vs SS would eventually turn into a team-up. This is DC after all. Before reading this issue, I read this week's Justice League simply because I'm curious about Max Lord's background. Post-crisis Superman seems to remember him so I'm guessing this Max Lord is also from that continuity but also existed in the New 52 because of the flashback to when Darkseid invaded Earth during Johns' run of JL for New 52. So it's a little ambiguous what we're dealing with here and how all of a sudden the real Lobo that was fake Lobo in New 52 is now the real Lobo again. There's a lot of loose ends from the New 52/DCYou debacle that needs to be tied up for this truly to gel. Right now for this event to truly take off, they need to make the conflict between Lord's team against the JL/SS team interesting. I get there's a bigger event to follow this summer but it'd be a shame if they didn't stick the landing with this one. more

Way better than last issue.

Nice art. Acceptable developments after the questionable start. If this is pairing off an SS and a JL member against each Max Squadder it could/should be interesting. "Crazy" last sentence.

Comic Book Review (7/10) “Good”
Justice League VS. Suicide Squad #3 of 6
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Penciller: Jesus Merino
Plot: The Justice League are captured by one last desperate attempt on part of the Suicide Squad and now Waller is forced to team up with the Justice League in or order to save her own skin. Can the Justice League and Suicide Squad work together to take on Maxwell Lord and his mind controlled super powered villains?
I hate to say this for a third comic in this mini-series, but this comic feels completely like set-up. All comics technically sets up for the following issues or next story arc, but this comic blatantly does this as it drips new story elements in driblets. If it wasn’t for Batman’s kick ass scene of breaking out of his shackles and straitjacket, I probably would’ve scored this a 6/10 as the story is “okay” at best. It won’t knock your socks off, but it has a few laughs and action scenes that will entertain you. If you haven’t cared for the past two issues, you probably won’t be convinced as it is more of the same and the story still hasn’t really gone anywhere.
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With no fight taking place in this issue we finally get to see a story start to develop.

With the JL captive in Belle Reve, Batman gets to escape just as Waller wanted and the two get to the cheese of why she wanted the JL (yeah, like it was part of your plan that the JL showed up in the last mission, saved Deadshot and got captured by a stroke of luck). Meanwhile the bad guys seem to have stopped talking long enough to finally be ready to attack.

The best part of the issue was a conversation between Killer Frost and Superman that really dig deeps into her character and advances really well her story. The SS also have some good moments when we see them mocking the captured heroes and having some laughs between them, that's until Batman shows up and tells them to shut up and get to work (not really but I would love had that happened).

I've not been a fan of the story so far (I've found it rushed but still feeling like we have learned nothing or progressed anything) however this issue really seems to be a step in the right direction, and with next issue promising to rise the heat, Im starting to get excited more

The rhythm of the issue is too disjointed: there are fights which can be read fast and just after that, there are long and quite pointless presentations and explanations. Otherwise, the characterization of every character is superb. The cliff-hanger of last issue is revealed to be false and the one of this issue really didn't affect me. Even if I want to see both teams interact with Maxwell Lord's one, I'm afraid about the plot of next issues because they aren't just going to fight for 3 issues. At least Katana appeared, but just in three pages. Overall, I'm a great fan of the third team, with its strong and original members, and I hope that they'll come back one day after this event. Even if the series is still rather enjoyable, I would like things to finally begin. Concerning the artist of the issue, Jesus Merino, he delivers a classic and solid work, but I prefer the last artists. more