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Dreamer has gone AWOL, and the reorganized Task Force X has a new objective: capture her alive by any means necessary and bring her back to Waller. Waller obviously has ulterior motives that could threaten the future of the whole planet. But in her mind, she is doing the right thing. This penultimate issue of the series lays some of the groundwork for the upcoming “Absolute Power” event that is coming this summer, and the previous issues were surprisingly solid. Does issue #3 of Suicide Squad: Dream Team continue to deliver? Here are my thoughts.
While it might be my least favorite out of the three issues so far, I believe it is still pretty good. Nicole Maines’ writing continues to prove that she excels in character interactions in between big, action set pieces as the dialogue amongst the Squad is both suiting to their characteristics and provides context so that the reader understands what is going on. I would not mind checking out what Maines would do if she wrote other stories involving other DC characters or if she wrote for familiar characters like Harley Quinn. And I’m not sure if Maines had this intention when developing the story, but I felt that there was definitely an allegory of our current political/sociological landscape weaved into this issue specifically.
The illustrations and artwork continue to be hauntingly beautiful. Eddy Barrows’ drawings with the assistance from José Luis, contributions from Adriano Di Benedetto, and colors by Adriano Lucas easily are the standouts of this issue to me. I particularly loved the visual of Dreamer transporting into the Dream Realm during a skirmish with her former Squad mates. The pouring rain depiction also brought more tension in the each panel it was utilized in. And the shading on the characters’ faces in certain panels seamlessly translated their emotions. Becca Carey’s lettering was also much appreciated as the depiction of certain sounds were brought to life on the page.
The critiques that I had is I felt that some of the characters were underutilized, and some of the transitions between certain panels were off and abrupt. Clock King and Black Alice continued to be sidelined. I know that since it is only four issues, there is a limited amount of time that every character has. But I just want to know why those characters specifically had to be on this team. The transitioning moment when Dreamer quickly rushes to save a school that’s being set on fire by some anti-alien radicals also just didn’t land for me.
Recommended if…
– You are still intrigued by all things leading up to the “Absolute Power” event this summer.
– You want to look at top-notch artwork.
– You want to see some really cool visualizations of Dreamer’s powers.
Overall
Again, not my favorite out of all of the issues so far, but I’m still interested to see how Suicide Squad: Dream Team concludes. The creative team continues to produce a solid story, and I kind of wish the series was longer. I want to know why Dreamer is so important to Waller’s plans. How does Dreamer want to handle Waller and her schemes? It leaves me wanting more, and I have been pleasantly surprised throughout the run. Don’t sleep on this people!
Score: 8/10
DISCLAIMER: DC Comics provided Batman News with a copy of this comic for the purpose of this review.
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