Suicide Squad
Warning ! coddler ahead forSuicide Squad # 9 !
Does theSuicide Squadsnub theGuardians of the Galaxyby passing up the opportunity to riff on one of their most famous cinematic bit ? The Squad has recently got an raise in clowning thanks to the Deadpool - in - honey oil himself , Ambush Bug . But for all the meta - awareness he may have , he misses the chance to make the complete fourth - wall - breaking antic in the latest issue ofSuicide Squad .
Comics taking potshot and lampooning their competitors is a fib as former as the books themselves . Whether it ’s a jest or throwaway line referencing a popular meme or trope , like the infamous"Martha " pipeline ofBatman vs Superman , it ’s usually in good sport . writer run to be aware of vogue going on in their force field , and sometimes use more comedic characters to deliver whatever comment they ca n’t transmit through their more stoical heroes and villain . So when a perfect hazard at meta - humor is leave unacknowledged with type like these , it ’s heavy not to mark .
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pillowcase in gunpoint , Suicide Squad # 9features the a la mode panoply of DC ’s improper squad of " heroes " embarking on a very high-pitched - concept mission . Squad commander Amanda Waller is preparing her squad for one of its biggest challenges yet;invading and appropriate Earth-3 . Before they can begin their invasion , however , they ask to make a abbreviated arrest at Oa to pick up one last point on Waller ’s checklist . So the Suicide Squad is going to outer space , and get a big , dramatic splash page to show off their too - cool - to - care attitude .
lawful to his wisecracking nature , Ambush Bug gets a caper in reminding his squad to be certain they effectively communicate they are walking in dense - move . But is a gag towardsThe Right Stuffreally the best he can do ? After all , the walkiskind of similar to the Guardians gravid , dramatic shot before their final fight inGuardiansof the Galaxy , especially with the team ’s blasé attitude undercutting the tension . Black Siren even yawn much like Gamora did in the aforementioned shot . And with the movie connectionsbetween the Suicide Squad and the Guardians , it seems prime for a joke by Ambush Bug , the resident self - aware character , but he contain back despite the potential .
But mayhap it was just a concurrence . After all , the Guardians of the Galaxy do n’t have a monopoly on slow - motion walking gag , and they most certainly were not the first to do that kind of joke . But given the history of the two property and how industry - cognizant character like Ambush Bug have the opportunity to make jokes and recognize the real - life connections between the two , it feels like a miss chance . A playful joke would make it finger less like theSuicide Squadwas ripping off theGuardians of the Galaxy , and more like another fun jab between Marvel and DC .
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