Sometimes you need to be bad to do good—and when it comes to being bad, the criminal members of the Suicide Squad are about as bad as they come.

As villains forced to take on missions in order to shave time off their incredibly long prison sentences, the Suicide Squad is a volatile group by its nature. Throw in members like the deranged Harley Quinn, the sadistic Unknown Soldier, the insanely deadly King Shark, and more, and you’re looking at a situation more explosive than a Michael Bay film.

Wednesday’s SUICIDE SQUAD #20 marked a perfect jumping on point for new readers, with the introduction of a brand new creative team and the addition of a great and twisted new team member—which is why this week we’re giving you the 5.2 Reasons to Join the Suicide Squad!

SPOILER ALERT! Spoilers for SUICIDE SQUAD #20 follow below! Proceed with caution!

1. The Squad’s Newest Recruit

The big twist from this week’s issue came with the revelation of James Gordon Jr.—you may know him as the so-very-completely-insane son of Commissioner James Gordon—and if you don’t please go read THE BLACK MIRROR right now—joining the team. The team’s already full of crazies, but this guy not only puts them to shame, but is also terrifyingly intelligent.

2. Team Dynamics

As mentioned, one of the interesting things about Suicide Squad is watching these groups of criminals interact. This often leads to confrontations both hilarious and violent (sometimes simultaneously if Harley is involved). Heck, issue #20 already saw the Unknown Soldier graphically beating the heck out of Voltaic, which also reminds us...

3. Pretty Much Anyone Can Die

There have already been a lot of causalities throughout course of the series, and with his first issue, writer Ales Kot is keeping that tradition up by having Voltaic literally explode while on the operating room table. At this point there’s a wicked combination of waiting to see who’s going to be next and exactly how they’re going to go.

4. Patrick Zircher on Art

While we can certainly talk about the effectiveness of the details and page layout in the above-mentioned death scene, it’s the little things that make Zircher’s art shine—namely, the fine changes in facial expressions that can convey so much. Just a simple crease in the forehead that wasn’t there before can express so much.

5. Jason Pearson Covers

Yup. Jason Pearson is doing the covers. Take a look:

5.1 Creative Sound Effects

5.2 Harley’s Bedwear is Adorable

What did you think of the new issue of Suicide Squad? What villains would you love to see on the team? Let us know in the comments!

THE GREEN TEAM #1

Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO

Art by IG GUARA

Cover by AMANDA CONNER

1:25 Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG

On sale MAY 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

INVENTORS! EXPLORERS! ADVENTURERS! Do you need money to finance an important project? Then you should set up a meeting with THE GREEN TEAM!

• Nature of world-changing idea: _____

• Amount requested: _____

• Does your project have the potential to:

Fracture space-time? __

Replace the combustion engine? __

Attract extraterrestrial attention? __

Prove/disprove existence of deities? __

Piss off The Justice League? __

Render the human body obsolete? __

If any of the above are checked, please fill out liability release form GT2013-05. Send any 82 drawings, plans, models, or photos with request.

THE MOVEMENT #1

Written by GAIL SIMONE

Art by FREDDIE WILLIAMS II

Cover by AMANDA CONNER

1:25 Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG

On sale MAY 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

We are faceless. We are limitless. We see all. And we do not forgive.

Who defends the powerless against the GREEDY and the CORRUPT? Who protects the homeless and poverty-stricken from those who would PREY upon them in the DARK OF NIGHT?

When those who are sworn to protect us abuse their power, when toxic government calls down super-human lackeys to force order upon the populace...finally, there is a force, a citizen’s army, to push order BACK.

Let those who abuse the system know this as well: We have our OWN super humans now. They are not afraid of your badges or Leagues. And they will not be SILENCED.

We are your neighbors. We are your co-workers. And we are your children.

TEAM 7 #8

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by PASCAL ALIXE and JESUS MERINO

Cover by GARY FRANK and CAM SMITH

On sale MAY 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE

Revealed: What broke Team 7 apart—and set Black Canary, Amanda Waller, Deathstroke and Majestic on the rocky road they travel today?

DEATHSTROKE #20

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by EDGAR SALAZAR and SCOTT HANNA

Cover by AARON KUDER

On sale MAY 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ • FINAL ISSUE

The most accomplished cape-killer in the world gets the chance to add to his legacy when Deathstroke comes face to face with his daughter Rose and The Ravagers!

THRESHOLD #5

Written by KEITH GIFFEN

Art by TOM RANEY

Backup story art by SCOTT KOLINS

Cover by HOWARD PORTER

On sale MAY 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

Beware the Hunted’s power as Jediah regains something very important to the team’s survival! And in the backup story, Larfleeze is still greedily pursuing his stuff through the depths of space!

STORMWATCH #20

Written by JIM STARLIN

Art by YVEL GUICHET and JONAS TRINDADE

Cover by JIM STARLIN and ROB HUNTER

On sale MAY 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

Don’t say we didn’t warn you! The new StormWatch is even more bloodthirsty than the previous team! On their first off-planet mission, the new StormWatch has to prove itself—while Lobo is seduced by aliens!

ALL-STAR WESTERN #20

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by MORITAT

Backup story art by STAZ JOHNSON

Cover by HOWARD PORTER

On sale MAY 22 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

The future collides with the past in this issue as [REDACTED] causes problems for Jonah Hex. And in the backup story, a never before seen Stormwatch team takes the spotlight!

SUICIDE SQUAD #20

Written by ALES KOT

Art by TIMOTHY GREEN II

Cover by JASON PEARSON

On sale MAY 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

New team members, new direction, new creative team! After the shocking events of issue #19, the team returns to Belle Reve to lick their wounds and bury their dead—but when they find out what’s waiting for them at the prison, they’ll wish they were back out in the field! Plus: Who are the two killers Amanda Waller has recruited to shake things up, and what are their true motives for joining the team?

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TEAM 7 #6

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by PASCAL ALIXE

Cover by GARY FRANK and CAM SMITH

On sale MARCH 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• In the tale from the recent past, Team 7 is on a mission to rescue Caitlin Fairchild when a team member dies!

• And in the present day, Deathstroke hunts down his former Team 7 partners! But why?

THRESHOLD #3

Written by KEITH GIFFEN

Art by TOM RANEY

Backup story art by SCOTT KOLINS

Cover by HOWARD PORTER

1:25 B&W Variant cover by HOWARD PORTER

On sale MARCH 13 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• Former Green Lantern Jediah Caul leads an assault on the powers behind the game...a very ill advised assault.

• Introducing CAPTAIN K’ROT!

• In the backup feature, the hunt for Larfleeze’s stuff turns up evidence that the theft was an inside job!

ALL-STAR WESTERN #18

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by MORITAT

Backup story art by STAZ JOHNSON

Cover by GLENN FABRY

On sale MARCH 27 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

• When Catherine Wayne is kidnapped in Gotham City, Alan Wayne turns to Jonah Hex for help!

• Faced with the machinations of Vandal Savage, can Hex and Mrs. Wayne make their escape?

• In the backup feature, John Leather travels to Mexico where he faces werewolves and…The Shade!

STORMWATCH #18

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art by WILL CONRAD

Cover by KEN LASHLEY

On sale MARCH 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• The team battles one of their own for their very survival!

• The relationship of Midnighter and Apollo hits a rough patch when the Amazon-like Zealot joins the team!

DEATHSTROKE #18

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by EDGAR SALAZAR and SCOTT HANNA

Cover by EDUARDO PANSICA and EBER FERREIRA

On sale MARCH 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• Finally! Deathstroke vs. The Teen Titans!

• You want more? You got more, as The Ravagers join the fight!

SUICIDE SQUAD #18

Written by ADAM GLASS

Art by HENRIK JONSSON and SANDU FLOREA

Cover by KEN LASHLEY

On sale MARCH 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• It’s rematch time as Basilisk faces off against the Suicide Squad!

• What—or who—is so important that Amanda Waller would risk stepping into the field herself?

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(The cover for SUICIDE SQUAD #18 by Ken Lashley)

TEAM 7 #4

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by JESUS MERINO

Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT

1:25 B&W Variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• At last, it’s the secret origin of Deathstroke!

• The team clashes with Eclipso – and Slade Wilson!

• Witness the beginnings of the Black Room from Justice League!

THRESHOLD #1

Written by KEITH GIFFEN

Art by TOM RANEY

Backup story art by SCOTT KOLINS

Cover by HOWARD PORTER and JOHN DELL

1:100 Variant cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT

On sale JANUARY 16 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

• Introducing THE HUNTED, spinning directly out of this month’s GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS ANNUAL #1!

• Featuring the New 52 gallery of space heroes: The Star Rovers, Star Hawkins, Space Cabbie, Tom Tomorrow, Captain K’Rot, and Star Ranger!

• Also introducing Jediah Caul, a disgraced Green Lantern stripped of his power ring, who is hunted for sport on a televised reality show!•

• LARFLEEZE steals the spotlight in his first ongoing series of backup stories! What happens when Larfleeze, the ultimate hoarder, is robbed...of everything!

DEATHSTROKE #16

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN

Art and cover by SCOTT CLARK

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• The sins of the father come back to haunt Slade — now, tremble before the might of Jericho!

ALL-STAR WESTERN #16

Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI

Art by MORITAT

Backup story art by PHIL WINSLADE

Cover by WALTER SIMONSON

On sale JANUARY 30 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

• Hex is being driven mad as he recuperates at Dr. Arkham’s house, where he meets more of the Arkham family than anyone would ever want to — until an uninvited guest drops by, and it’s an all-out brawl as Hex tries to take Hyde out and get the Black Diamond!

• And in the backup story, Tomahawk leads a gathering of Native American tribes in a final stand to protect their homeland.

GRIFTER #16

Written by FRANK TIERI

Art by MARAT MYCHAELS and DAVE BEATY

Cover by SCOTT CLARK

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE

• The conspiracy surrounding Cole Cash has unraveled — and you won’t believe who stands at the center of it all!

STORMWATCH #16

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art and cover by WILL CONRAD

On sale JANUARY 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• Midnighter must die!

• The unthinkable happens when StormWatch’s mission to capture the renegade Midnighter turns into an assassination plot!

• Don’t miss the stunning (and permanent) transformation of a StormWatch member!

SUICIDE SQUAD #16

Written by ADAM GLASS

Art by HENRIK JOHNSON and SANDU FLOREA

Cover by KEN LASHLEY

On sale JANUARY 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

• After a torturous few missions, the team resets under Amanda Waller’s watch.

• Something is terribly wrong under the surface: power plays, ulterior motives, malfunctioning powers and team members who won’t stay dead? What’s going on?

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