Suicide Squad Vol. 3: Death is for Suckers (The New 52)

Suicide Squad is one of my favorite comics of the New 52 and it continues to impress. This picks up right after the debacle with Regulus and Basilisk and immediately ties in with Joker and the 'Death of the Family' arc. There is some substantial character development displayed from both Quinn and Mr. J. Without spoiling, there are two great parts to this. First, we get to see Quinn really start to to come into her own as a separate and distinct character and not just playing backup to the Joker or acting as fanservice. Second, we get to see just how demented and destructive their relationship is. And yet, they still love each other. Sort of. Really, Quinn is the standout character of this series, with Amanda Waller coming in a close second.Basilisk continues to play a central role to the series while introducing new characters and villains. Yo-Yo has his history expanded on and several mysterious and shadowy elements are hinted at in the background, specifically, why Task Force X members have trouble staying dead.The artwork remains consistently high quality. Jonsson and Dagnino's pencils are detailed and clean while still providing a definite edge of grittiness and roughness.While the plot of Suicide Squad has never been particularly deep or complex, the writing really shines through. The idea of having a bunch of villains forced to work for the 'good' guys is just as fresh today and provides for loads of snark and sarcasm, especially from, you guessed it, Harley Quinn. Even in the heat of battle she is tossing around around one liners that would do Deadpool proud.Overall, the best story thus far in the series. If you liked everything before, you are going to love this.

Woo – and I thought the last volume was twisted! In Volume 2, Deadshot killed himself while taking out the bad guy, or so it seemed. Volume 3 opens with his funeral and the surprising return of the Joker. He’s here for Harley and he’s none too pleased she got naughty with Deadshot. The first third of the book is their reunion and it pretty much sums up how sick this series is. It also shows that there is much more to Harley than anyone thinks, including Joker. I love that she truly gets the chance to kiss some a@@ in this volume.The rest of the book confirms that death is never a guarantee in the comic book world, for heroes or villains. The Basilisk storyarc continues here as we learn about a character that has the ability to turn off metahumans’ (“super” people) powers and everyone wants him! The Squad find themselves in the unusual position of being given the choice to continue the mission or not.Overall, this is an excellent continuation of the series. The characters are being developed beyond just “bad guys” and Harley’s new quirk has the potential for a lot of humor. And despite the cliffhanger ending, I like how the series isn't just limited to missions of the week – it’s getting some depth. Highly recommended.

The New 52 run of Suicide Squad has been something of a patchy affair up until now, but Adam Glass and his team seem to have hit their stride with Volume 3. Beginning with a dead Deadshot, things shift into high gear with the arrival of the Joker, who is definitely less than thrilled to discover that his girlfriend Harley Quinn has been less than entirely faithful. This block of six issues runs along at great speed, a real page-turner, particularly when compared to the less-than-stellar first issues of the series. Without spoiling things, things end on a cliffhanger that will have you wanting to pick up Volume 4 in a hurry.

This volume deals with the aftermath of Deadshot killing himself and saving the Squad. Squad gets away and Harley is kidnapped by Joker and terrorized by him. She escapes though. Deadshot is not dead. 2 other members we thought were dead have come back to life. Really? Waller goes on a mission with them to get Regulas who is not dead as well. It is personal for her. Another member is killed. Wonder if he will stay dead. Deadshot tries to leave and is killed by the new member and leader of the Squad. The Unknown Solider. Book has a lot of twists and secrets. Also always ends with a cliffhanger. It is a fun and cool read

I liked the story and it went into King Sharks Origins a bit more and that was good.

Great read if....you enjoyed the others in the series, like graphic novels, enjoy dark humor, like super villians and surprise twists.Side note: Amazing story, amazing art, love every time there'd a surprise and esp. Love Harley Quinn!

love suicide squad!! For me... never a dull read! Especially Harley and her crazy self! ;-)

Granddaughter loved it.

This trade ties into the 'Death of the Family' arc. And as such is a very Harley-centric book. That's not a bad thing. The story redefines the relationship between Harley and the Joker fairly dramatically and it's a good read. The latest incarnation of the joker is terrifying and genuinely disturbing at times and we get some character progression for Ms Quinn.The main suicide squad part of the book gos a long as usual, random villain of the week, random squad member dies etc etc. Perfectly fine though not as compelling as the tie in section. The end of the book looks to be build future plotlines with weird stuff happening to some of the remaining squad members under Wallers eye.Read the earlier editions 1st for this to make any sense. The tie in to Death of the Family does make this a bit of a disjointed read but good enough for me to have hopes of the next trade. Still one of the better series in the new52.

Good quality comic.

The worst of the Suicide Squad Volumes.It DOES thankfully get MUCH better next Volume.

Great price and fast delivery

As before - quality of comic great. Artwork great. Will buy again.