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The Suicide Squad is the embodiment of the phrase, "every dog has its day." Although never unpopular, calling the Suicide Squad comic a runaway success would be disingenuous. The title always boasted a loyal fanbase and periods of peak interest, but the Suicide Squad could never consistently topple the titans of the comic book industry. — Read the rest
A strong character in her own right, Harley Quinn is defined by strong relationships. When Paul Dini and Bruce Timm first conjured the character for Batman: The Animated Series in the 90s, Harley Quinn was designed to be a fun subversion of the hulking henchman trope. — Read the rest
Around this time last year, I wrote about my love for The Department of Truth by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds, a sort of meta-level X-Files riff about conspiracy theories that literally bend reality. I deeply enjoyed Tynion's work on Detective Comics and tend to get a kick out his newsletter, but I hadn't read that much of his other work*, which until recently was largely DC Comics-based. — Read the rest
Unless he's tangling with aliens or interdimensional imps that wear a costume identical to his own, Batman works with almost any type of villain. Usually, the Dark Knight functions best against foes that are human and psychotic, but that doesn't mean that he can't battle superpowered villains too. — Read the rest
The most recent issue of The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing features a Silver Age-parody backup story in which the Joker, cursed by magic-wielding superhero Zatana, grows a clone of himself in his own stomach. After the Joker literally vomits up his own mini-Joker, the glowing-skull-faced Doctor Phosphorous declares "Guess you weren't pregnant after all!" — Read the rest
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