The first 4 issues are the book playing catch up to fill in the cracks on the return of Flagg and the state of the squad pre and post Waller in Checkmate. Ostrander struggles to handle this pacing-wise. The workings of the squad continue to present an entertaining metaphorical indictment of both the prison and military-industrial complexes. On the positive, I think it’s really cool how smoothly the story of the original Suicide Squad flows so easily into this, while simultaneously Ostrander utilizes ongoing DC continuity and what other authors have done with his characters to move his narrative forward, as opposed to ignoring or sidestepping any developments. Not my favorite, but then again John Ostrander’s never really been my guy. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write.
His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986). He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. He is best known for his work on Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy, series he helped create. John Ostrander is an American writer of comic books.
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