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They already had one. The first arc.

Did she die? After I finish rereading SHADOWPACT I really need to reread Villains United and S6.

Then this was a total non-sequitor one-off.

Still enjoyed it, in that gloomy "everybody dies" What-Iffy kinda way.

not ruining anything.

I think there is more to this story than it seems. But that is just me.

I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure what to make of it.

If we get more like it (the Six in other Elseworldy settings), I'll definitely think there's something going on.

I think it's just an old fashioned "imaginary tale", myself. I hope they get back to the Six vs. Six plot soon.

The November solicits hint something weird might be going on, time-wise.

They also confirm the cancellation of Madame Xanadu with #29.

I think they're talking about Warlord's realm, not actual time travel.

I think Al is right, they are going to Skartaris.

I read the Ostrander issue tonight and thought it was a solid done in one. A little rushed, but like Lash said, it was nice to get a solid story in issue. It was definitely a Suicide Squad-esque story.

I would love to see Boomer run into Deadshot again in this book.

I read that one last week and was a little disappointed. The moral of the story is the Secret Six are bad-ass and you don't want to fuck with them! No twists or anything, just pure-out S6 domination of the badguys after initially being caught unawares.

If Johnny O. does more one-offs in the future, I hope he'll stick with Deadshot-centric stories like he did last time. I'm sure given more room he could spin a yarn as good as Gail, but as a fill-in, I'd like a more character-focused story. Maybe something with Amanda Waller or Father Cramer guest starring, perhaps?

Father Cramer would be awesome to see. When was his last appearance? The Spectre in the 90's?

Seems like Geoff Johns may have used him at some point in JSA, but I can't swear on that. Definitely one of Johnny O.'s signature characters who I'd like to see turn up again.

WTF is going on in this book???

I've got confusion issues. What are they doing in Skartaris?

The fault is all mine I am sure... I need to do some re-reading.

No, I also zoned out for a second and have no idea what's going on. I don't think that's good for a comic like this--it needs to be accessible!

(I still love the series, but c'mon, what new reader would pick up this storyline and stick around?)

Not really worried about new readers at this point in time. The book has a pretty stable fanbase. True, you need it to constantly grow to replace fans that leave, but its doing fine right now, so I can let a skip/break slide.

It actually reminds me of the old Wild Wild West tv show where you were always brought in in the middle with a minimum of exposition delivered in the middle of the storyline. I like it.

OK I'm really not into this Skartaris storyline.

Um, Father Creamer was in the Ostrander issue of Secret Six last year that dealt with Deadshot starting to lose it (just after the Battle for the Cowl stuff).

And, the two Six teams are in Skataris because Mockingbird/Waller sent her team (Deadshot, Scandal, etc) to stop Spy Smasher's team (Jeanette, Bane, etc) from annexing it as part of the US (for still somewhat murky reasons).

Ditto. This is probably the first Secret Six storyline I haven't loved.

Ditto that too.

I'm glad the Skartaris storyline is over.

Looking forward to moving things back into the S6 territory I know and love.

I do, however, enjoy Amanda Waller having a presence in the book now!

Yeah, I didn't hate the Skartaris storyline, but doing Skartaris without using Travis Morgan is kind of like pizza without cheese?

I also like Amanda Waller having a presence in the book, and I am intrigued to see how this new larger cast is going to work out...

I'll read any six i can get frankly. I don't know if I care for Amanda, though. I'd rather see her back in the Squad with Johnny O. writing a new series.

Finished the finale to the Skartartis storyline last night, and I was pleased to see it end much better than it began. I'm not sure why the first few parts lumped along, but I thought the writing and artwork were very tight for the finish.

Gail was able to bring the two teams together, bring the story-arc to a close but all the while letting chaos reign over the entire storyline, causing the leads to adapt and make a decision. I thought it was well done. Still, I'm really glad it's over.

Loved Deadshot blasting Lady Vic in the knee-caps. Deadshot is just someone that shouldn't be screwed with.

The Scandal / Bane relationship oddly keeps me intrigued issue-in and issue-out.

I'm interested in the continued presence of King Shark and others. I'm glad Dwarfstar was taken out (brutally). I kind of find Black Alice extremely annoying though and would prefer to see her go.

Amanda's presence is welcome by me--for a little while. But not too long.

I keep waiting for Jeanette or Bane to exit / get killed. Each story-arc where they don't actually surprises me.

Here's my comments from another board (gasp!), regarding the 2nd part of the Action crossover, but more to do with the series in general.

I found parts of the issue fun, but overall it was unsatisfying.

My problem with the Six right now is that it's become too stale. We're on issue 29 and things are stagnant, even with the promise of a line-up change courtesy of Waller. If you go back to the spiritual ancestor of this title, Suicide Squad, Ostrander had a group of characters he had carefully developed as well, but knew he had to blow it up every now and then.

By the same point in that series, Ostrander had killed Flag, moved Deadshot (arguably the most popular character) off-stage, exposed the Squad, and dramatically shaken up the roster.

The Six to date, despite the addition of Alice and continued threat of inter-team violence, haven't really progressed much. Even Cat Man's mostly recovered from his supposed freak-out. Gail needs to make changes with consequence soon and get the team moving again.