After seeing all of the trailers promoting this movie, I
went in search of the comic that started it all, or at least the next best
thing. The only Suicide Squad comics I found are not from the originals, but the
rebooted New 52 DC universe. (Comic readers know what I mean). In Suicide Squad
a shadowy government organization, through the use of force and threats are
using supervillains to fight worse evils. The cast varies from the well-known
Harley Quinn and Deadshot to somewhat lesser villains like Yo-yo and Captain
Boomerang.
Personally I had never read the original series, but I did
enjoy reading the reboot. I think the characters were accurate and, despite
some flaws, acted as expected when you force a bunch of villains to work
together. There was constant bickering, fights and plots to kill each other and
their employer. I am not a fan of rebooting an entire comic universe, like DC
does here, but for the most part it seems to be working, though the Joker gets
a hard rap. 
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