To catch a monster, you have to become one—but some folks have a head start. The critically acclaimed John Constantine: Hellblazer team deploy Task Force X on their most brutal and bizarre mission yet!
The
attacks begin without warning. Brutal, sudden…cannibalistic. A
metahuman with all the power of Superman but none of his humanity. An
unstoppable being ruled only by hunger and instinct, striking at random
across the world. To stop this threat, Harley Quinn, Peacemaker, Captain
Boomerang, and King Shark have been assigned to corral, nursemaid—and
if necessary, execute—five deadly new recruits: the expendable products
of a secret government procedure called BLAZE.
They’re ordinary
prisoners, endowed with incredible power…and the certain knowledge that
it’ll burn through them like wildfire. They have six months to live,
maximum. If you’re staring down life in prison, maybe that’s a good
deal—especially if you’re Michael Van Zandt, desperate to reunite with
the mad lover who forsook you after your Bonnie-and-Clyde crime spree.
But
that power? It’s surprisingly transferable. As each member of the Squad
dies…the others get stronger. What would a hardened criminal do with
that knowledge? Worse yet: What would a desperate, lovesick idiot do
with it? One thing’s certain: this time the Suicide Squad’s bitten off
more than it can chew. Win or lose-they all burn.
Simon Spurrier and Aaron Campbell, the creative team behind the critically acclaimed John Constantine: Hellblazer, are turned loose on the one DC title even more horrific and blackhearted than that one. Brace yourselves!
Collects Suicide Squad Blaze #1-3.