Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Get Your Comic On
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    • Hot Topics
      • BOOM! Studios
      • Dark Horse
      • DC Comics
      • IDW Publishing
      • Image Comics
      • Marvel
      • Power Rangers
      • Star Trek Universe
      • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
      • Titan Comics
      • Transformers
      • Universal Pictures
    • Features

      Six Crime Films to Watch After ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE

      September 29, 2025

      Five Dark Knight Animated Projects to Watch This BATMAN DAY

      September 16, 2025

      Who Could Superman and Lex Team-up to Defeat in 2027’s MAN OF TOMORROW

      September 15, 2025

      The 10 Most Memorable Deaths In The ALIEN Series, Ranked

      August 15, 2025

      Are the FINAL DESTINATION Films All Linked to the Events of 1968?

      May 17, 2025
    • Comics

      Stan Lee and John Romita’s THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Newspaper Comics Returning to Print

      September 30, 2025

      Invader Comics Pulls Out the Big Guns With Extended Preview of Jimmie Robinson’s ARTILLERY

      September 29, 2025

      Kai Must Choose a Side in New Look at ARCBOUND #6 From Dark Horse

      September 29, 2025

      Bloomsbury and Marvel Team-up to Explore 85 Years of Comic Book History in MARVEL AGE OF COMICS

      September 29, 2025

      DC Celebrates One Year of the Absolute Universe With First Look at New One-Shot Special ABSOLUTE EVIL #1

      September 29, 2025
    • Film

      Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings Celebrate 50 years of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST

      September 30, 2025

      TIM BURTON’S CORPSE BRIDE 4K Collector’s Edition Review

      September 30, 2025

      Here’s Everything Coming to TUBI in October 2025

      September 29, 2025

      Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen Flees the War in First Look Trailer for Emblem Pictures’ DESPERATE JOURNEY

      September 29, 2025

      Six Crime Films to Watch After ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE

      September 29, 2025
    • TV

      Shudder Releases Spectacular – and Fractious – Trailer for THE BOULET BROTHERS’ DRAGULA: TITANS Season 2

      September 30, 2025

      Apple TV+ Releases New Clips From THE SISTERS GRIMM Animated Series

      September 30, 2025

      BBC Announces New Cast Joining Procedural Drama VIGIL for Series Three

      September 29, 2025

      Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson Team-up in Official Trailer for Apple TV+ Drama DOWN CEMETERY ROAD

      September 29, 2025

      Apple TV+ Unveils First Look at French-Language Thriller THE HUNT

      September 27, 2025
    • Culture
      • Anime
      • Collectibles
      • Conventions
      • Gaming
    • Podcast
    • Interviews

      Anson Mount Breaks Down the STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season 3 Finale (EXCLUSIVE)

      September 12, 2025

      Richa Moorjani Breaks Down ALIEN: EARTH Episode 5 (EXCLUSIVE)

      September 3, 2025

      PEACEMAKER Stars Jennifer Holland & Frank Grillo Discuss Working Together on Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)

      August 25, 2025

      Sol Rodriguez & Steve Agee Talk Dance Routines and Sharing Scenes in PEACEMAKER Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)

      August 25, 2025

      Danielle Brooks & Freddie Stroma Talk Shooting Emotional PEACEMAKER Season 2 Scenes (EXCLUSIVE)

      August 25, 2025
    • Directory
    Get Your Comic On
    Home»Comics»Comic Book Reviews»‘Justice League vs Suicide Squad’ #1 review
    Comic Book Reviews

    ‘Justice League vs Suicide Squad’ #1 review

    Neil VaggBy Neil VaggJanuary 9, 2017Updated:June 6, 2020No Comments3 Mins Read
    'Justice Legue vs Suicide Squad' #1 art by Jason Fabok
    'Justice Legue vs Suicide Squad' #1 art by Jason Fabok
    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit WhatsApp Email
    'Justice League vs Suicide Squad' #1 cover by Jason Fabok
    ‘Justice League vs Suicide Squad’ #1 cover by Jason Fabok
    • Written by Joshua Williamson
    • Art by Jason Fabok

    The first major event storyline of DC’s Rebirth era begins with a day Amanda Waller always knew would come: the Justice League discovers the existence of the Suicide Squad! This government-sponsored black-ops team of super-villains with bombs implanted in their brains is obviously a deal-breaker for Earth’s paragons of truth and justice! But you can bet that the Wall and her Task Force X won’t go down without the fight to end all fights as this weekly series gets underway!

    Pickup your copy of ‘Justice League vs Suicide Squad’ #1 at Comixology now!

    As the synopsis suggests now is the time for the first big event of DC Comic’s Rebirth. Although pardon me for thinking that Rebirth itself was a fairly large event.

    I’m quite surprised there isn’t a long history of these two groups facing off against each other.

    What I found most intriguing about this issue was it’s slow burn. I had honestly expected the action to kick off right from page one given that both the ‘Justice League’ and ‘Suicide Squad’ series forgo much of their character development to make way for action.

    I have to claim ignorance to the fact that most of the League members were unaware of the Squad. More fool me for thinking that because they exist in the same universe they all know about each other.

    Joshua Williamson has a lot on his shoulders right now. Coming out of the New 52 era fans are looking at DC Comics to make Rebirth a success. If this issue is any indication of how the rest of the event will go then we are off to a good start.

    There’s a fair amount of tension as Batman explains the existence of the Squad to the rest of his League comrades. Equally the Suicide Squad mission that’s taking place through much of the story is one of their more tense. You can sense the chess pieces being manipulated towards conflict.

    The third team of even worse villains being led by Maxwell Lord are the anomaly at this stage. What is abundantly clear is that this story is well planned out. My only hope is that there are genuine consequences across the DC Universe as a result of ‘Justice League vs Suicide Squad’.

    The artwork, by Jason Fabok, is great. I’ve spoken in the past about how team up books like ‘Justice League’ and ‘Suicide Squad’ don’t necessarily need mind blowing artwork when they are trying to convey large action sequences.

    Fabok handles this kind of larger scale story really well. Ensemble casts and their accompanying fight sequences seem to play to his strengths. With that this issue looks good. There’s a lot going on from start to finish with a cast of over twenty characters!

    Verdict

    ‘Justice League vs Suicide Squad’ #1 is An engaging, solid start to the event story. It’s got a huge cast of characters but its creative team can more than handle the challenge ahead of them.

    4 stars

    comic books comics DC Comics jason fabok Joshua Williamson Justice League Suicide Squad
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Neil Vagg
    • Website
    • X (Twitter)

    Neil is the Editor-in-Chief at GYCO. He has a BA in Film & TV and an MA in Scriptwriting; he currently works 9-5 in an office and 5-9 as a reviewer. He has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and is never far away from any book which has the word Bat in the title.

    Related Posts

    DC Celebrates One Year of the Absolute Universe With First Look at New One-Shot Special ABSOLUTE EVIL #1

    September 29, 2025

    HARLEY QUINN (2021-) #54 Review

    September 24, 2025

    DC Celebrates Batman Day 2025 With New Behind-the-Scenes Video for LEGO BATMAN: LEGACY OF THE DARK KNIGHT

    September 22, 2025

    THE BAT-MAN: SECOND KNIGHT (2025) #1 Review

    September 22, 2025

    Join us to Visit the Warner Bros. Prop Archive for BATMAN DAY 2025 Celebrations

    September 20, 2025

    DC’s New BATMAN #1 Soars to Over 500K Copies Sold Ahead of Batman Day 2025

    September 19, 2025
    Latest

    Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings Celebrate 50 years of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST

    September 30, 2025

    Shudder Releases Spectacular – and Fractious – Trailer for THE BOULET BROTHERS’ DRAGULA: TITANS Season 2

    September 30, 2025

    CRUNCHYROLL Announces Updated UK Home Entertainment Release Schedule for Oct/Nov 2025

    September 30, 2025

    Apple TV+ Releases New Clips From THE SISTERS GRIMM Animated Series

    September 30, 2025

    PUBG Mobile Teams Up With SONIC THE HEDGEHOG for a Dashing Collaboration

    September 30, 2025
    Latest Podcasts
    News

    Join us to Visit the Warner Bros. Prop Archive for BATMAN DAY 2025 Celebrations

    By Neil VaggSeptember 20, 2025
    News

    ALIEN: EARTH and the Return of PEACEMAKER

    By Neil VaggAugust 20, 2025
    News

    Superman ’25 & the Future of the DCU

    By Neil VaggAugust 6, 2025
    News

    The Best of 2025… So Far

    By Neil VaggJuly 23, 2025
    News

    Reviewing FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES and Apple TV+ Series MURDERBOT

    By Neil VaggMay 21, 2025
    X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook LinkedIn
    • About
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Community Guidelines
    • Directory
    • Pitch to Us
    • Advertise
    GetYourComicOn.co.uk is a property of Get Your Comic On Ltd. © 2025 All Rights Reserved. Images used on this website are registered trademarks of their respective companies/owners.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.