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Killer Reboot: In James Gunn’s Hands, ‘The Suicide Squad’ Soars to Excellence

by Bob Grimm August 9th, 2021August 9th, 2021

James Gunn takes the fun elements of comics and melds them with the dark, disturbing spirit of an adult graphic novel to create The Suicide Squad, which is funny, hilariously violent—and somehow emotionally vibrant.

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