The Secret Six’s Latest Run Proves This Is the Best Lineup Yet

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This version of the team has the potential to become the definitive lineup for a new generation of readers.

Some Super Changes

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Joining the ranks of the Six for this round, we have Dreamer, Jon Kent, and his boyfriend Jay, aka Gossamer. Rounding out the team are returning members Deadshot, Catman, and Black Alice. With Dreamer being the leader of this new lineup, the game was set and started with a bang. Catman’s return here marked a new direction for his character, putting him at odds with Deadshot and the team as a whole, which added a layer of distrust to this team. With half the team being heroic versus not as such makes for great drama. Add in that Black Alice stirs the pot any chance she gets, just for her own enjoyment, adds some humor to the book. Most importantly Maines takes Jay and made him a character with a lot of distrust in Dreamer and that lead him at odd with her and even Jon Kent.

It’s safe to say the past few years Amanda Waller’s character arc has been insane. She went full on villains and there’s no going back. That’s why its great to see the Six back but to also defy Waller completely. The ramifications of her actions since Absolute Power flipped a lot of her relationships against her. It’s led to great character work and shows that the characters know on a meta level that they were screwed over. Deadshot was once her top dog and now he wants her guts after the event. It’s great to see Deadshot think for himself for once and go along with the rest of the team as a member instead of a pawn.

Why This Secret Six Works So Well

This team standouts from the other lineups for a few clear reasons. The first is their morality is all over the place. While the original versions were evil and doing crimes for the betterment of the world; this version wants to fix things. All of them have been screwed over by Amanda Waller to some degree and they want her to pay for her various crimes she skated away from. By taking her from her secluded prison and taking her to trial to get more prosecution. The heroes skirt around their morality and the villains want to help them do it their way.

This series did what none of the readers were expecting. Maines took everything we know about the team since Gail Simone wrote them and flipped it on its axis. Making the team more noble despite walking the line of criminal activity. What arrives is a great reinvention for a team that was lost in limbo for far too long. While the book may be closing on this chapter as of now, that won’t stop us from hoping to see this lineup again.

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