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Suicide Squad (Volume 7) #11 is an issue of the series Suicide Squad (Volume 7) with a cover date of March, 2022. It was published on January 4, 2022.
Synopsis for "One Last Job"
Appearing in "One Last Job"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Amanda Waller
- Doctor Rodriguez
- Agent Parker (Cameo)
- Yorick
Antagonists:
- Lightning Strikes (Earth 8) (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Blood Pouch (First appearance)
- Dead Red (First appearance)
- Oedipus (First appearance)
- Thing-Man (First appearance)
- Thrill Kill (First appearance)
- Retaliators (Earth 8)
- American Crusader/Silver Eagle (First appearance as American Crusader)
- Behemoth (Revealed to be alive)
- Ladybug (Revealed to be alive)
- Machinehead II (First appearance) (Apparent death)
- Purple Rain (First appearance) (Apparent death)
- Red Dragon
- Wundajin
Other Characters:
- Major Max (Earth 8) (Cover only)
- Rick Flag's Suicide Squad
- Bloodsport (Joins team)
- Cheetah
- Fisherman
- Lor-Zod (Unknown Earth)
- Mirror Master (Sam Scudder)
- Peacemaker
- Col. Rick Flag
- Parademon (Ghkeyy't)
- Mickey DuBois' Multiversal counterparts (Mentioned only)
- Mickey DuBois (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Pacemaker (Earth 9872) (Mentioned only)
- Ultraman (Earth 3) (Mentioned only)
- Vampires (Mentioned only)
- Zombies (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Multiverse (Mentioned only)
- Earth 0
- Task Force X Island
- Earth 8
- Earth 3 (Mentioned only)
- Earth 9872 (Mentioned only)
- Earth 0
Items:
- Bloodsport's Helmet
- Machinehead II's Armor (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
- Mirror Gun (Cameo)
- Wundajin's Axe
Concepts:
- Amalgam Comics (Mentioned only)
- Fourth Wall
- Magic
- Metahumans
Notes
- From the perspective of Earth 8, this story takes place after Justice League Incarnate #1, where the Retaliators were almost slaughtered by Tartarus during his Eternity Conquest.
- The deceased American Crusader is replaced by another man. This is probably his former sidekick Silver Eagle, who took the Crusader's shield in the epilogue of Justice League Incarnate #1.
- This mirrors Sam Wilson replacing Steve Rogers as Captain America.
- Behemoth has come back to life, which is a reference to the Hulk's One Below All-granted resurrection abilities;
- Machinenhead, who died back in Infinite Frontier #6, is also replaced by another armored man.
- The deceased American Crusader is replaced by another man. This is probably his former sidekick Silver Eagle, who took the Crusader's shield in the epilogue of Justice League Incarnate #1.
- Peacemaker provides information to Bloodsport that convinces him to work against Amanda Waller despite her holding his brothers as leverage. This information has never been revealed and Waller will eventually compel Bloodsport back into her service by threatening the Multiversal doppelgangers of his late brother.[1]
- Wundajin is mispelled as Wunda Jin.
Trivia
- There are many references to Marvel Comics in this issue:
- The Lightning Strikes team is obviously a pastiche of the Marvel's Thunderbolts:
- Thrill Kill is a pastiche of Punisher;
- Dead Red is a pastiche of the Red Hulk;
- Oedipus is a pastiche of Elektra;
- Being a pastiche of Elektra, Oedipus's name is clearly a reference to two psychoanalytic complexes: the Electra complex and the Oedipus complex.
- Thing-Man is an obvious parody of Man-Thing;
- Blood Pouch is clearly a pastiche of Deadpool.
- All Ambush Bug's comments about the Retaliators are nods to their Avengers counterparts:
- Red Dragon is referred to as "a spy with a black past", which is a nod to Black Widow;
- Purple Rain is a "witch with a vision", which is a nod to Scarlet Witch as well as her husband, Vision;
- Wundajin is referred to as being "ready to hammer", which is clearly a nod to Thor and his hammer, Mjolnir;
- After seeing the new American Crusader, Bug comments "Yikes", which is an interjection commonly used to express concern about Captain America.[citation needed]
- During the clash between the Suicide Squad and the Retaliators, Ambush Bug disguises himself as Stan Lee and references Amalgam Comics.
- The Lightning Strikes team is obviously a pastiche of the Marvel's Thunderbolts:
- Ambush Bug jokes about reading Bloodsport's words with a British accent. This is a reference to the DCEU Bloodsport being portrayed by the British actor, Idris Elba.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
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