The most unintentionally funny thing about the new 52 suicide squad run was that the writers would change like every two issues or so after about the first volume, the death of the family tie ins at the latest. that had the effect of characters and entire subplots getting lost or forgotten. This gave me the theory that Harley is narrating the entire book, and the lost characters and stories are just her getting bored and leaving stuff out. This happens with El Diablo for awhile, he embraces satan at one point, only to not appear again until the latest arc of new suicide squad several years later. King Shark is also my favorite member. Turns out he is literally the King of sharks, since his dad is a literal shark god from like Polynesia or somewhere in Oceania. I think his mum was like a virgin sacrifice from the locals who gave birth to an entire school of little shark babies, most of whom ate each other. Its a shame he was lost to a black hole or something with his dad and an OMAC during forever evil. Well he was in the Bunn Aquaman run, but i think he would have preferred death to that.
I think I have an obsession. I literally watch or listen to an episode of Back Issues every day. And every single time I learn something new and in many cases I'll buy the book you're discussing. Fantastic job as always.
This is definitely my favorite episode of Back Issues in recent memory not because of the story or suicide squad. I love this one because SAL, ETHAN, AND TIFFANY are superbly entertaining and hilarious in their observations and conversation about the source material. Every week the hour i spend watching your content is what I look forward to the other 6 days and 23hrs Please don't ever stop doing what you're doing and I just wanna say.... _THANK YOU EVERYONE AT COMIC POP FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART_
"Do they swim in the same schools?" -Tiffany Hahaha....omg, that was hilarious! Gotta keep an ear out for Tiff's witty comments, she always has me in stitches! ;D
An X Files/DC crossover would be hysterical cause I could see Scully being all skeptical while Mulder is gesturing to the sky where Superman is flying XD
Chuck King Fat Waller was a rare, unique-looking person for a cape comic. Making her thin and young just makes her interchangeable with all the other gorgeous people.
I don't mind the way Waller is drawn in this mainly because they set up she's younger and has just left the field so it makes sense she would be more physically fit. But yeah her original look is the best look. Btw I hope you guys do Volume 2!
I love how into King Shark they are, in light of King Shark (and Ratcatcher II) being the breakout stars of The Suicide Squad. It almost like characters this ridiculous is something people want in their superhero (or villain) movies lol
I'm pretty sure, though I could be wrong, but isn't King Shark the son of a Hawaiian shark deity/creature and was originally a Superboy villain. But like I said I could be wrong.
I wasn't sold on this until the Harley talking to Joker's face part. That got me interested. But this video might have just made me a big king Shark fan. I want a Killer Croc and king shark miniseries.
IIRC, El Diablo wasn't a villain either. He was an anti-hero introduced just a few years before this series. Also, Captain Boomerang: Greatest Comic Book Villain of all-time!
A great idea for writers of King Shark would be to have the character get sick, throw up, and in the disgusting mass are various easter eggs of the things KS has eaten over the years. Don't know if it's already been done, but I want to see it.
That Hobgoblin Lives tease though. I have a friend who's a huge Hobgoblin fan. I know she'd want to see that book done on Back Issues someday (crossing fingers).
It's really funny hearing all the lamentations of King Shark not being in the movie when the second movie has now come out and he was in it. And they were right, he's great.
That's an awesome shirt idea:There's A Shark in the Chicken Coop! (The image would of course be an image of a cartoony version of King Shark sitting with a bunch of chickens around and feathers sticking out of the shark's mouth.)
I still say the Suicide Squad (2016) should have used The Joker as the main villain which is why Waller would recruit Harley. With the death of superman and the whole dceu in chaos at this time. JOKER is up to something (not world ending just a simple silly plot) so the squad is assembled to take down joker. The ending would be Harley deciding between betraying the joker or the squad and stopping him
omg i love that comc, the movie should be more like that , the onyl characters in the movie that were like in the comic were deadshot,harley and elf diablo
Superboy underrated 😥 which is sad coz its cool how unlike every teen superhero ever he aint afraid of girls ,and ppl call him a jerk coz of it...HIS A TEEN LET HIM LIVE !!!!!
Theory for 49:50 is The Joker was trying to mix the proper concoction of chemicals to match his process and failed numerous times. He nailed the mixture with Harley
I now want to go into some public space and as I walk by someone, I grab their attention, maintain eye contact, and tell them earnestly "There's a shark-man in the chicken coop". And then just keep walking.
19:30 Is it me or is that a really crappy design? Waller: Oh took too long? Dead. Deadshot: YOU were late getting the plane!!! Waller: Too bad. Deadshot: We NEEDED him!
Me & Sal feel the same way about flash backs. Stories should start where they START not where the director or writer thinks the story is the most interesting.
Forever Evil does it SO much better! Lex Luthor as a superhero was so cool! I don't understand why the Joker wasn't there, though, and I would like to know where he was!
I'm sad about not getting to see much of him in the Suicide Squad movie, but I really liked El Diablo. I hope they find a way to bring him back in the sequel.
Pick it up here: amzn.to/2ahGASA
The revelation that Yoyo is still alive in King Shark is the funniest thing I've herd in a while Ethan and Tiffany's reactions priceless
51:00
"There's a shark in the chicken coop"
thats it. thats our next shirt
Sharkman: The hero I never knew I wanted to watch so bad in a show or read about in a comic.
The most unintentionally funny thing about the new 52 suicide squad run was that the writers would change like every two issues or so after about the first volume, the death of the family tie ins at the latest. that had the effect of characters and entire subplots getting lost or forgotten. This gave me the theory that Harley is narrating the entire book, and the lost characters and stories are just her getting bored and leaving stuff out. This happens with El Diablo for awhile, he embraces satan at one point, only to not appear again until the latest arc of new suicide squad several years later.
King Shark is also my favorite member. Turns out he is literally the King of sharks, since his dad is a literal shark god from like Polynesia or somewhere in Oceania. I think his mum was like a virgin sacrifice from the locals who gave birth to an entire school of little shark babies, most of whom ate each other. Its a shame he was lost to a black hole or something with his dad and an OMAC during forever evil. Well he was in the Bunn Aquaman run, but i think he would have preferred death to that.
I think I have an obsession. I literally watch or listen to an episode of Back Issues every day. And every single time I learn something new and in many cases I'll buy the book you're discussing. Fantastic job as always.
me too lol
As a fan of D-List Villains & their teams I can tell you that opening scene with the torture is wholesale ripped off from Gail Simone's Secret Six.
Should I read Secret Six; if so, what book/run?
Read the whole series cause its great. Starts in Villains united, the 6 Degrees Mini Series & finally the main book.
+Caped-Joel hello I'm subscribed to you
+Caped-Joel Thanks a lot. You're super cool. Love your work
...are you sure that's from your fandom of D-List Villains and not your fandom of Gail Simone? ;)
This is definitely my favorite episode of Back Issues in recent memory not because of the story or suicide squad. I love this one because SAL, ETHAN, AND TIFFANY are superbly entertaining and hilarious in their observations and conversation about the source material. Every week the hour i spend watching your content is what I look forward to the other 6 days and 23hrs Please don't ever stop doing what you're doing and I just wanna say....
_THANK YOU EVERYONE AT COMIC POP FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART_
At first i thought Tiff's shirt was a reference to Adventure Time
Same
Ditto.
x3
I still think it's a reference to Adventure Time.
i thought it was lockjaw
"Do they swim in the same schools?" -Tiffany
Hahaha....omg, that was hilarious! Gotta keep an ear out for Tiff's witty comments, she always has me in stitches! ;D
I can't tell whose reaction to Yo-Yo's surviving is better.
Suicide Squad: Zack Snyder, Michael Bay, Josh Trank, Marc Webb, Joel Schumacher and now David Ayer.
51:00-51:25 This might be my favorite moment in all of back Back Issues.
This show makes you feel like your sitting around with your buddies talking comics
An X Files/DC crossover would be hysterical cause I could see Scully being all skeptical while Mulder is gesturing to the sky where Superman is flying XD
12:09 "Bees, my god."
Holy crap that comment was hilarious rofl
THEY'RE IN MY EYES!!!
"I Am A Man!!!" (Punch!)
Ethan and Tiffany? I'm never used to this Mashup but i love it
I applaud your rant about skinny hot Amanda Waller.
Chuck King Fat Waller was a rare, unique-looking person for a cape comic. Making her thin and young just makes her interchangeable with all the other gorgeous people.
I don't mind the way Waller is drawn in this mainly because they set up she's younger and has just left the field so it makes sense she would be more physically fit. But yeah her original look is the best look. Btw I hope you guys do Volume 2!
I love how into King Shark they are, in light of King Shark (and Ratcatcher II) being the breakout stars of The Suicide Squad.
It almost like characters this ridiculous is something people want in their superhero (or villain) movies lol
Ethan bringing back the 90's haircut
I'm pretty sure, though I could be wrong, but isn't King Shark the son of a Hawaiian shark deity/creature and was originally a Superboy villain. But like I said I could be wrong.
yeah, that's right.
"Fuck this I'm not getting eaten by a snake woman today!"
I love this show.
I didnt think much of this story when it was coming out but damn Sal makes it sound awesome
I wasn't sold on this until the Harley talking to Joker's face part. That got me interested. But this video might have just made me a big king Shark fan. I want a Killer Croc and king shark miniseries.
New episode of, comic pop just appear thank you for making my day a little bit better Sal Ethan and Tiffany also Ben but only when he has a beard
Weird how right you guys were about king shark. You were just off by a couple years
loved this book, it got me super excited for the movie and hope its similar
IIRC, El Diablo wasn't a villain either. He was an anti-hero introduced just a few years before this series.
Also, Captain Boomerang: Greatest Comic Book Villain of all-time!
I love Back Issues. I actually look forward to watching it more than any other video on youtube. Keep up the good work, guys.
A great idea for writers of King Shark would be to have the character get sick, throw up, and in the disgusting mass are various easter eggs of the things KS has eaten over the years. Don't know if it's already been done, but I want to see it.
That Hobgoblin Lives tease though. I have a friend who's a huge Hobgoblin fan. I know she'd want to see that book done on Back Issues someday (crossing fingers).
I actually really like Harley Quinn's New 52 backstory
37:09
"Hail Basilisk!" (*kills self*)
Well, they did train them to be a crack suicide squad.
Pfft Sal taking the mick out of Waller's New 52 design was great! XD
I haven't laughed this much at an episode of back issues in a long time. You guys were great!
My favorite part was finding out, YoYo was still alive.. and the reaction on everyone's face.lol
😄👊✊👍👍
#Team ComicPop!
It's really funny hearing all the lamentations of King Shark not being in the movie when the second movie has now come out and he was in it.
And they were right, he's great.
That's an awesome shirt idea:There's A Shark in the Chicken Coop! (The image would of course be an image of a cartoony version of King Shark sitting with a bunch of chickens around and feathers sticking out of the shark's mouth.)
I love the jokes they make about Ben when he's not around.
First Space Camp, now bring back Encyclopedia Nerdtanica.
I love the look on her face upon finding out that YOYO was still alive
King Shark is still criminally underrated. Even Killer Croc is too.
I still say the Suicide Squad (2016) should have used The Joker as the main villain which is why Waller would recruit Harley. With the death of superman and the whole dceu in chaos at this time. JOKER is up to something (not world ending just a simple silly plot) so the squad is assembled to take down joker. The ending would be Harley deciding between betraying the joker or the squad and stopping him
"Today we're gonna do Hobgoblin lives". That was funny as fuck. 😂
the first half of 52 SS had me hooked probably my favorite title during the 52 Era
50:55 I'm just watching this while I finish a research paper and goddamm it if I couldn't stop laughing 😂😂😂
Will you guys do the John Ostrander run (or at least the first arc)
Tiffany! Please make a 'shark in the chicken coop' T-shirt
Lol everybody had the same reaction to King Shark on the Flash
Sal help, I can't stop binging Back Issues, my family have declared me legally dead
@16:15 lmfao!!! you know your in some shit when sals neck gets to whippin.
omg i love that comc, the movie should be more like that , the onyl characters in the movie that were like in the comic were deadshot,harley and elf diablo
I love it just because the Amanda Waller rant
one major credit I'll give to DC is that they put out a lot more individual stories in trade then marvel.
Hearing King Shark being described as a Flash villain hurts so much to my superboy fellings
Superboy underrated 😥 which is sad coz its cool how unlike every teen superhero ever he aint afraid of girls ,and ppl call him a jerk coz of it...HIS A TEEN LET HIM LIVE !!!!!
Theory for 49:50 is The Joker was trying to mix the proper concoction of chemicals to match his process and failed numerous times. He nailed the mixture with Harley
You know when it comes to Suicide Squad I can't stress it enough. MY BODY IS READY!
love how king shark is the favorite member in comicpop. we need a shirt with kingshark eating chicken.
After watching and being a subscriber for a long time I automatically hit the like button on every video lol
Love ya guys keep being bad ass💪💪👍
I now want to go into some public space and as I walk by someone, I grab their attention, maintain eye contact, and tell them earnestly "There's a shark-man in the chicken coop". And then just keep walking.
19:30
Is it me or is that a really crappy design?
Waller: Oh took too long? Dead.
Deadshot: YOU were late getting the plane!!!
Waller: Too bad.
Deadshot: We NEEDED him!
I prefer Harley's costume in Assault on Arkham over the one in this and the one in the live action movie.
Tiff looks great in that hat.
WOAH, deadshot sounds like a freaking badass in this story.
There's a shark in the chicken coop needs to be a t-shirt
Aw yeah! Another Back Issues
This volume is actually damn great
I remember reading this series two years ago. I felt bad for lime and light in this.
I did miss Ben, but this might be my favorite episode of back issues.
Me & Sal feel the same way about flash backs. Stories should start where they START not where the director or writer thinks the story is the most interesting.
Don't worry, King Shark will be in the better Suicide Squad film!
This is the book that made me a fan of King Shark. He just gives no fucks.
if any of you wonder yoyo lived
I just subbed to the channel and have to say the editing is great and the Content itself is too.
Very fun guys! also you guys worried about "jokes missing" in the movie, really shows why you're not into the DCEU
Forever Evil does it SO much better! Lex Luthor as a superhero was so cool! I don't understand why the Joker wasn't there, though, and I would like to know where he was!
El Diablo and King Shark are the real MVPs of this run aren't they?
"He needs to be moist to be effective" Can I get a "that's what she said"?!?!
That's what she said (do I get a no prize)
Could you do Batman the Black Mirror next episode? that would REALLY make my day.
I tried looking for your shirts, but all I could find was soup.
What do you mean there "was soup"?
NotBruce Wayne I mean there was only soup.
Well then, get out of the soup page!
NotBruce Wayne Okay. You don't have to shout at me.
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There's more soup!
+Just Some Guy with a Mustache what do you mean there's more soup?!
Not to complain, or yell at you but King Shark is a Demigod
Oh son of a bitch. Now I know where the movie is pulling from. Thanks Sal.
Wasn't King Shark a Superboy villain? Or was that a different shark man??
I went to the channel the video wasn't up, then I reloaded my subscriptions and there it was... Happy Wednessday everyone
I think this episode has the record for most times Ethan has said what
Nice to get a Suicide Squad recap on Variant Comics then this on here
No Ben? Well this is a new combination!
They've done this before.
+lewaproductions many many times
I wouldn't call twice many many times
nobody will get my shark in the chicken coop reference but I'll say it's been a thing
During the torture scene conversation I thought they said "beads" and not "bees". And then, my mind went somewhere different.
Did Alan Moore make Basilisk or something?
Lil' Ally Moore!
Warhammer basilisk turn you to stone just by looking at you.
So that virus in the first mission was a…techno-organic virus?
I actually really like New-52 Killer Croc, he has a really sweet relationship with Roy Harper/ Arsenal.
Me too.
I'm sad about not getting to see much of him in the Suicide Squad movie, but I really liked El Diablo. I hope they find a way to bring him back in the sequel.
King Shark is the best
Highlight of my week, aside from Mr. Robot.
Basilisk sounds like the real suicide squad!!!
Basilisks turn people to stone by looking at them btw :D
I loved this story.
Next week on back issues get Ethan ,Ben or Tiffany to do batman volume 7 endgame I think that would be funny for them to read love the channel
Sal rant level over 9000!!