YES.

[v_various]

I was waiting for secret six to get better again, and my god, the wait is over.

SPOILERS of course, Secret Six issue 25


I have enjoyed this issue more than any other I can recall, maybe the exception being when the gang hired a stripper to dress up like Scandals dead girlfriend to cheer her up.






Blake gets naked and punches a lion, hilarity ensues.


SO MANY GOOD THINGS.
The last page made me laugh too, but I didn't want to post all the good things.

Also Black Alice is back, but she wasn't that annoying in this issue. The fact Giganta is in totally makes up for it.

I was thinking the other day about lesbian characters, and I totally forgot Scandal. I remember I got tired of all the cheesy "because he's GAY" punchlines when Trickster and Piper were broin' around, but can't there be a happy medium? I am glad she's treated like a character and not That Gay Character, so that's actually a huge plus. But it would be nice if it came up once in a while, you know?


Characters: king shark, catman, banshee, giganta, dwarfstar, black alice, ragdoll, scandal savage, bane, writer: Gail Simone.

Comments

[benicio127]

Naked Catman makes everything more awesome.

Wasn't Scandal involved with Liana in the last ish? The old West one? I thought that was made clear? I can't remember now, though.

[v_various]

Naked Catman should be the next mega crossover event.

I somehow misplaced issue 24, part of me doesn't want a filler issue to count, part of me remembers it as being vague.

[benicio127]

Hmm. I thought it also came up in a fairly recent ish with Black Alice, too, when Black Alice went cuckoo and accused Scandal of liking Ragdoll and Scandal was like OK, honey? No. I'm gay. (And probably also like seriously, even if I was into guys, Ragdoll? Ragdoll?!)

[janegray]

One of the Slavers issues also had Liana make a phone call to tell Scandal that she loves her. It definitely does come up once in awhile.

[blackruzsa]

NAKED.
F****ING.
CATMAN.

It's a rare and gorgeous sight.

[ninjapeps]

rare? in this book?

[neuhallidae]

Naked Catman is always welcome.

[retro_nouveau]

Naked Catman makes everything more awesome.

I've never seen a statement more worthy of motto. I apologize if you've seen this before... Tom of the Savannah scoffs at Tarzan of the Jungle for this thing called "loincloth". XD

[q99]

-The fact Giganta is in totally makes up for it.-

Oh, Giganta. Stuff is going to boil over there.

[twomasks]

Could King Shark be anymore awesome?

[blake_reitz]

I'm liking him more and more.

[silverzeo]

I thought King Shark only talked in the Water.... now I just want him and Superboy bounces off their cheesy lines.

[icon_uk]

Maybe he gargles a lot

I'm confused.

[nefrekeptah]

You were waiting for it to get good? When on Earth did it stop being good?

Re: I'm confused.

[v_various]

IMO the black alice loves ragdoll story arc, the son of Catman thing, and I wasn't a fan of the filler issues either.

But this issue was pure awesome, like, every dam page.

Re: I'm confused.

[nefrekeptah]

You... you didn't like the Son of Catman arc? But it was, like, pure Catman awesomeness! How could you not like it?!

Re: I'm confused.

[thatnickguy]

Maybe it didn't have enough naked Catman for them.

[cypherfdp]

Oh God, I'm seriously in love with King Shark.

[proteus_lives]

Anyway who uses bad sci-fi channel movies in their quips is aces in my book!

[sinisterlink]

Catman seems to get naked A LOT. Not that I'm complaining, mind you.

[bariman]

King Shark is here? The old Superboy villain? Huh.

Maybe I should repost that time King Shark tried to kill Jimmy Olsen while he was dressed up as Black Canary. King Shark, that is, not Jimmy. Not that I would put it past* Jimmy to dress up in fishnets and tights.

*(By the by, should that be "put it past" or "put it passed"?)

[legba]

Please do. I want to see more of his awesomeness.

[philippos42]

"put it past"

[pyrotwilight]

Personally my favorite part was the reference to Ryan Choi.

Dwarfstar: Hmm, been to a place like this once when I fought the Atom.
Giganta: Really? You've fought him? We're dating.
Dwarfstar: Really now? What a small world.

I'm waiting to see things collapse on Dwarftar amazingly quickly if she finds out. It give me hope.

[auggie18]

Motto. I want her to kill Dwarfstar. Kill him dead.


Miss Ryan...

[lieut_kettch]

It'd be a great upgrade for Doris if she steals his shrinking-belt too. It'd be a nice touch, too-- shrinking due to science, then growing due to magic.

[joasakura]

I will cackle like a mad squeeing thing when Giganta destroys him.

[tacobob]

Buckbeak noooo! :`(

[darklorelei]

A+

[shadowpsykie]

awwwe.... Catman iz brokenz? :(

well is Brokenz/Crazy Catman = nekkie Catman, im all for it... now time for Nekkie Deadshot :)

[turtlefu]

"But it would be nice if it came up once in a while, you know?"

I don't really know what you're referring to, because Scandal's entire character arc is her getting over Knockout's death and her budding relationship with Liana.

I think Scandal is portrayed exactly how any character, gay or straight, should be portrayed in comics.

[thebigapricot]

ITA

[darkknightjrk]

"JAWS 7: EVEN MORE REVENGE!!"

I nominate that as best line from a comic book of the week.