Secret Six #1 Review
This review Submitted by The Dude
Writer: Gail Simone
Art: Brad Walker & Jimmy Palmiotti
Well, it's your bad ass Secret Six again, tearing it up. Gail Simone comes back to write this sequel of sorts to the popular Villians United series. Pretty much the meat of this issue centers around the possibility of Dr. Psycho striking back at the S6 and Chesire being alive. Yes that's right she apparently isn't dead (then again who is in comics). The writing throughout the whole issue flows at a good steady pace. Gail Simone's writing I have always been a fan of. Her run on Birds of Prey has been great, and it just seems like the most logical choice to have the writer of Villians United, write for it's subsequent spin-off. The Deadshot/Catman dialogue alone, in this issue, cracks me up. Walker & Palmiotti's art on Secret Six seemed to be a good match to the feel of the story. The only complaint I have about this spin-off so far, is the lack of a backstory. This seems to be a running thread with IC spin-offs lately, as I noticed it as well in The Shadowpact #1. The lack of backstory however is forgiveable when you consider most that are buying these spin-offs have already read Day of Vegeance, Villians United, etc. The best way I can sum it up is, if you liked Villians United your gonna like Secret Six, so go out and buy it B+
I really like the covers, missed the book, try and pick it up at a second attempt though, I think its selling hot so I may be fucked. But like I said covers are cool.