Suicide Squad
Warning : contains spoilers for bothTask Force Z # 2andSuicide Squad : King Shark # 3 !
Recently , Red Hoodlearned of the being of theSuicide Squad’sbest - kept secret : Task Force Z , a spinoff squad using zombies instead of criminals . As comic lover know , the Suicide Squad ’s official name is “ Task Force X , ” which lead to the enquiry : is there a Task Force Y ? And if so , what is its mission?Task Force izzard # 2 , on sale now in print and digital , offers few clues to this elusive squad ’s identity , other Book may harbour clue .
While the name “ Task Force X”and “ Suicide Squad”have been a part of the DC Universe since the 1950 ’s , the modern loop first appeared in the belated 80 ’s , revamped by author John Ostrander . This Modern embodiment was headed up by Amanda Waller and consisted of villains , sent on high - risk missions for the United States governing in interchange for metre off their prison house sentences . The concept proved popular with buff , drawn to theSuicide Squad’sexploration of the moral grey areas of the DC Universe . Recently , Red Hood learned of the existence of a newfangled team , called Task Force Z , and while it may have lacked apunchy name like Suicide Squad , it made up for it in concept : alternatively of malefactor , the squad consisted of dead villains , doctor to some semblance of animation thanks to Lazarus Resin , derive from Ras ‘ al Ghul ’s Lazarus pits . This Resin is controlled by Amanda Waller — making this a twirl - off team . Task Force Zis written by Matthew Rosenberg , with nontextual matter by Eddy Barrows , inks by Eber Ferreira , gloss by Adriano Lucas and alphabetic character by Rob Leigh .
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A fascinating implication of the existence of Task Force X and Task Force Z is the existence of a Task Force Y. WhileTask Force Z # 2does not touch on the matter , there are clues elsewhere in the DC Universe as to the squad ’s nature . Suicide Squad : King Shark # 3introducedAmanda Waller ’s “ Limbo Legion,”a team of supernatural character , such as Etrigan and the Gentleman Ghost . While the team is not referred to in the book as “ Task Force Y , ” supernatural lineament could be what separates this squad from the others .
AsRed Hoodcontinues to head Task Force Z , no doubt new Revelation will come to light , one of which might be the being of a Task Force Y , aSuicide Squadspinoff consisting of DC ’s supernatural characters .
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