Warner Bros. has officially dropped the trailer for their next DC Comics film, The Suicide Squad (2021). Written and directed by James Gunn and co-written by the original Suicide Squad comicbook writer John Ostrander, The Suicide Squad looks exactly as I expected it to from the man who directed Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and 2010’s Super starring Rainn Wilson. So without further ado, let’s dive in.
The Janus Directive crossover from the previous volume is easily my least favorite part of Suicide Squad so far. Thankfully, Suicide Squad #31-#39 is a return to form for the series, refocusing itself on what matters most: The members that make up the Squad.
This is the first time the Squad has gone public, so I was pretty excited to see where this crossover would go. Unfortunately, The Janus Directive ends up being largely inconsequential. It’s not all bad though as we got our first look at Peacemaker, who looks primed for typical James Gunn shenanigans (Have you watched Super (2010) yet?) and witnessed some fun superhero action. But I am ready for a return to regular Squad books and next issue promises another personal files story. This one should be good.
Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman (2017) was a breathe of fresh air for Warner Brothers’s struggling DC Comics film universe. The film took the hype from the character’s introduction in Batman v. Superman (2016), really the best part of that movie, and flawlessly built on it in the standalone film.
2016’s Suicide Squad was one of the worst modern superhero films I’ve ever seen. So why am I excited for 2021’s The Suicide Squad? Because it’s directed by James Gunn, the man responsible for one of my favorite Marvel movies: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)!
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