Suicide Squad 2: 10 Comics James Gunn Should Adapt
Which DC stories should inspire the sequel?
The live-action Suicide Squad film exemplified the DCEU's most divisive elements when it released in 2016. Critically it was panned, but audiences were split on whether it was a dumb-fun action film or an edited-to-hell masterpiece of garbage.
Despite all of this, it still broke even at the box office, meaning a sequel was inevitable.
Cut over to 2018, James Gunn had two massive hits with the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise of films, even to the point that he was one of the key figures in the upcoming Phase of the MCU. Sadly, that would not be the case as Gunn was fired over offensive tweets from over a decade ago, which he had apologized for several times afterwards. Marvel's loss was Warner Bros.' gain, as Gunn is now signed on to write, and possibly direct, Suicide Squad 2.
With a massive backlog of stories surrounding the team, there's a treasure trove of stories that could be adapted or even influence this sequel. Spanning decades, crossovers, and multiple creative teams, here are 10 of the best Suicide Squad stories that should inspire James Gunn's sequel...
10. In Control/Out Of Control
There's no overstating the significance of John Ostrander's Suicide Squad run. Amanda Waller has become a powerhouse player and Deadshot has been tapped for some of the best comics.
Ostrander and his wife, Kim Yale, also introduced the world to Barbara Gordon post-Batgirl. The readers learned that it was Barbara that was the mysterious Oracle in earlier issues, but these two issues from Suicide Squad spotlight what made this new version of the character worth reading, as she developed into the badass most know her as when she decided to be the earpiece for the superhero community.
This tale focuses on Babs dealing with both the traumatic events of The Killing Joke as well as a computerized Thinker who's not playing nice either.
The DCEU has set up the bleak nature of the Bat-Family so introducing Barbara Gordon reeling from the events of The Killing Joke would blow the doors off the DCEU. This doesn't necessarily need to be the focal point of the movie but it should definitely be brought in to provide a more heroic onscreen presence.