Excellent Graphic Novel! DC Comics: Suicide Squad vol 5., 2018

The new Suicide Squad film is out now at theatres, and the premise is that a secret
organization related to the government uses supervillains to combat worldwide menaces.  There are several volumes in trade paperback that collect the individual comic books. Volume 5 from 2018 was fantastic in several ways. Read on! 

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 January 1987. 

WHAT IS THE CURRENT VERSION ABOUT? The modern incarnation of the Suicide Squad is Task Force X, an special operations team composed mostly of incarcerated supervillains who undertake high-risk black ops secret missions in exchange for either parole, work release, and/or reduced prison sentences. Regardless of abilities and talent, every member of the squad is expendable and it is expected that not many will return. As expendable assets all, members are fitted with an explosive device in their neck to assure obedience. The Suicide Squad's name alludes to the dangerous nature of their missions. The team is based out of Belle Reve Penitentiary under the directorship of Amanda Waller and is generally commanded by Colonel Rick Flag Jr. in the field.

THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL IS EXCELLENT - Suicide squad Vol 5  was published in  2018. The storyline is fantastic and so is the artwork! 

THIS ISSUE:  Amanda Waller , manager of the squad is mentally controlled by a Russian energy entity  and the Russian leader has his own suicide squad to eliminate the world's heroes.  The Suicide squad figures it out and the villains become heroes.