The biggest shame is that there's only three issues left of one of DC's best books. Read Full Review

Its another issue of Suicide Squad and another highlight of the week. Hard to ask for much more from this series beyond a stay of execution. Read Full Review

Overall, another standout issues of Suicide Squad as the final stretch of their mission is underway. They know their target, and they know what he wants. Though the best takeaway was without a doubt finally getting an origin story for Wink and The Aerie. Read Full Review

Suicide Squad #8 continues to be one of my favorite ongoings on the shelf today. It makes us believe in and love brand new characters, which is not easy to do in comics, while also telling a story that moves forward and seems to matter every panel along the way. Read Full Review

Taylor does a great job of giving us all a fresh spin on these characters. He really nails the characters and their emotions, and he even gives them some new qualities. The art is good in this issue and has been solid throughout. Read Full Review

Suicide Squad focuses time on developing some of the newer characters with a really cute backstory. For fans of these characters, it's hard not to find it sweet. Read Full Review

Overall, this issue will be a hit for anyone interested in The Aerie or unfamiliar characters. If you're not, you can technically skip the issue and catch up next time and likely not miss much. But this is the kind of character development that is likely to come back up later on. Read Full Review

In this issue, as with all of them to date, the pacing is spot on, and proves that no other title provides such a heady mix of violence, humour and tragedy as the stories of Task Force X. Read Full Review

"Suicide Squad #8" is just about everything that one could want out of an interlude Read Full Review

Like a carefully folded piece of origami, another fascinating character piece showcases a powerful new love story while revealing the plot behind the narrative. Read Full Review

This is actually the best issue to date of this new, and already cancelled series. Suicide Squad #8 has a lot to love. Taylor really has done some excellent character development here. This is what the series needed all along. It is too bad that now that it has turned a corner, it will be over in three more issues. Read Full Review

It's often fun and tragic in the same moment, but the latter element is creeping in more and more now that readers know the best volume of Suicide Squad to be published since the original ended in 1992 doesn't have much further to fly. Read Full Review

SUICIDE SQUAD #8 falters in this issue, maybe because it has been such a strong series so far. The creative team still manage to tell a compelling story, but they are mired in commentating as they storytell. Read Full Review

Suicide Squad #8 is a set-up, cool down issue that gives readers a more in-depth look at Aerie and Wink's relationship while setting up this series's stretch run.  Big things are about to go down, and Tom Taylor is putting the pieces together to make it a memorable finale.  This is not a great jumping-on point (really, the series is almost over), but fans who have been reading it from the start should enjoy it. Read Full Review

Overall, Suicide Squad #8 is a solid read. There's good character work with Wink and Aerie, and Taylor reveals the direction we will be heading to close out the book. Aside from feeling the effects of ending the book early, my only criticism here are some clunky lines drawing attention to political situations. I don't mind when writers do this, but the instances of it in this issue could have been executed with a little more grace. Read Full Review

Tom Taylor knows how to spin an excellent tale from ordinary events. The amazing artwork also works.

" We grew close over the next few weeks, but we were eventually pulled appart by a monster by a monster. "
- The Aerie

The backstory was a bit of a drag but for the most part I liked it!

I get why DC has to cancel some of its series, but boy am I sad that this got put on the chopping block. I hope that Taylor can finish out the series in the next 3 issues with a satisfying conclusion.

So, that's why we didn't get to know The Aerie closer up until now. Their story connects to Ted Kord's masterplan as well as Task Force X's history itself. And while I still think the character is far less interesting than Wink, who has to be one of my favourite additions to DC's universe, they've proven themselves to be good and kind. Still, I think this entire secret facility and human experiments served as somewhat generic background to explain the main mystery that Suicide Squad characters will have to face now.

Overall it's a good issue, another very solid entry in the series. Makes me wanna cry knowing it's been canceled already, and there's only 3 more issues. Darn you, DC, to get rid of such a hidden gem that quickly...

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They have TN Teen's sister. This issue was pretty much set up for the finale of this run. It's fine

This is a good issue. Not exactly at the same caliber as I'm used to, but the art was great. I just wish the backstory we were given was more engaging.

和上一期一样属于过渡章节，专注于刻画角色。中规中矩。
It's a transitional chapter like the last one, focusing on the characters. In the right place.

Decent issue, definitely ok with a more slower pace one after the last two or three. The backstory did not really draw me in too much

"do you like pizza?"

"of course i like pizza. i'm a bird-person not a monster"

lol

I could not find myself connecting with the characters winx, aerie, and especially with this portrayal of Amanda Waller. I just don’t think Tom was the right fit for The Suicide Squad at this point