Suicide Squad
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The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, created by John Ostrander, debuted in Legends #3 (January 1987). Various incarnations of the Suicide Squad have existed throughout the years as depicted in several self-titled comic book series, from its origins in the Silver Age to its modern-day post-Crisis re-imagining, to the New 52 version and the current version that was introduced during DC Rebirth in 2016. Though the roster has changed considerably over the years, some of its best-known members include Rick Flag, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, King Shark, and Harley Quinn.
Adaptations (2)
Suicide Squad has been adapted into 2 films, from 2018 to 2021. The most recent is The Suicide Squad (2021).
The Suicide Squad2021 · film · 132 min · dir. James Gunn · IMDb ↗IMDb7.272MetacriticIn exchange for lighter sentences, just like the anti-hero team in Suicide Squad (2016), a fresh batch of Belle Reve's meta-humans strike a deal with the cold head of Task Force X, Amanda Waller. This time, her ragtag band of super-powered convicts--Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker, King Shark, Polka-Dot Man, and Ratcatcher 2--ventures into the dangerous South American island nation of Corto Maltese to find the Thinker, the evil scientist in charge of the mysterious Project Starfish. However, as the band joins forces with an old leader of the notorious team, humankind is on the verge of extinction. Can the new expendables stop a menace that could mean the end of the world as we know it?
