Amanda Waller pulls in her newest recruit to Task Force X: the unstoppable and outstanding Ambush Bug! With a mission that literally takes the Squad to hell and back, the sometimes fourth-wall-breaking hero may be the team’s only chance at survival. Embarking on a quest to gain access to the Rock of Eternity, the Squad must also face the threat of Rick Flag, who’s on the hunt for Waller’s head.
The attention to detail, including character expression and form, also gives this issue a strong emotional connectivity. Read Full Review
Humorous and cinematically illustrated, Suicide Squad #7 is a great set-up for Task Force X's conflict in Hell. Read Full Review
Suicide Squad is rolling along nicely with the teams changeover and the escalating war against Waller, who probably needs to sleep with one eye open around this version of the Squad. Read Full Review
Suicide Squad is moving in the right direction and shaking things up at the perfect time, and I'm all in. Read Full Review
This title never fails to leave me delightedly surprised at how simple and complex it will always be. Read Full Review
After getting all that awesomeness from the Annual I guess there's only so much you can do as a follow up to that and while I liked some of the direction that we got from this issue, it took too long to get there while just simply making jokes and forcing us to tie-in to another comic..... which could ultimately be cool, but this issue felt like it was lacking a bit and I found myself wanting more all around. Read Full Review
Ambush Bug is a fun addition to the team, but it feels like the deeper stories around Match and the rest of the Squad have taken a bit of a back seat to him. As Task Force X travels deeper into Hell, however, it is hoped that the team will be able to come together enough to find the better side of their situation and to formulate a plan to escape the one Waller has planned in her long con. Read Full Review
This issue could prove to be a turning point for the series in a more lightly toned direction. I'd be okay either way, honestly, but some consistency would be nice in this series. Looking (cautiously) forward to the next one. Read Full Review
Overall, this issue is a throwaway, and it could have been better. Ah, well. Read Full Review
I liked being introduced to the Hell Squad in this issue but I'm still hesitant on Ambush Bug. He's a really iffy character for me. However, I do like Black Siren's and Culpebra's jokes, I thought they were pretty funny!
I really liked this issue but I'm getting tired of this dragged out crossover with Swamp Thing. I'd like to see Peacemaker interacting with the team again. Aside from that: Ambush Bug is a delightfully unexpected member of the team!
Ambush Bug told me he'd kill me if I didn't give this at least a 9
In this issue we see Amanda Waller go full blown crazy by sending the team literally to Hell. I've mentioned it before, but I did not expect this series to become one of my favorites at the outset. It's just straightforward entertainment though so how can I NOT enjoy it?
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"I'm a war criminal... kidding! I'm a con man, I'm a RET-con man."
Ambush Bug is pure cape-kino. Also love the fact that Thompson brought back all the dead squad members from the past incarnations (Cavalier!!!).
Looks like after shaking off the forced cash grabs, Suicide Squad is going full in on the referential humor and just running with it. Because when you go into literal Hell full of ex-Suicide Squad members like Weasel, you're gonna need Ambush Bug around.
I like this book overall. But I just get so tired of them constantly having waller blow someone up 5 times per comic. I mean they are in arm's length of her all the time. Anyone of them could knock her fat ass out before she could react. Superboy(Match) could just eye laser her. I understand it's a comic and you have to take things with a grain of salt,but over reminding us readers 5 times per issue is unnecessary and makes the story hard to believe and a chore to read.
Not as good as the annual but still very good and that last page reveal was actually pretty great. I could've done without Ambush Bug's humor, I don't feel like this is the book for this type of humor but it didn't bother me that much.
It wasnt bad but, it was just ok. There are some corny parts, some great parts and some ok stuff all in one.
Oh, Ambush Bug is kind of annoying, and this isn't a very interesting story.
Bought mostly for the Ambush Bug cover, but didn't like the voice they gave him here. To be honest, if it's not Keith Giffen writing the Bug, forget about it. The Giffen/DeMatteis team on Justice League in the 80s were able to deliver a team book that also featured comedy with a relative ease. Robbie Thompson has not demonstrated a similar command over the comedic voice of his characters. Bad enough to have a cringe worthy quipster in Culebra, but now a Harley-ified Ambush Bug also making quips, referencing Bo Burnham songs? Don't remind us of someone much funnier than you, Thompson. It's not a good look.
The art is where the issue shines, which is how one can describe many DC books these days (looking at you, Detective Comics). more
"You're all in a comic book"
Though I am not convinced about the whole Waller saving the world angle, this was a pleasant read.
I'm looking forward to the next issue.