The DC Comics title you may not be reading but SHOULD be...

If you are a fan of comic books and prefer stories that generally end in high body counts and feature morally gray characters, then you are or SHOULD BE reading Gail Simone's incarnation of Secret Six which is published monthly from DC comics.

I will admit that I only recently added this title to my pull-list with the most current arc but have been hooked ever since. Secret Six's main cast of characters is made up mainly of villains and antiheroes who have plagued some of DC'smore prominent do-gooders for years. One could, more or less, consider them freelance-for-hire. They tend to get their hands dirty (and bloddy) while undertaking missions of dubious moral quality. After reading the Salvation Run miniseries and enjoying it quite a bit, I was glad to see a handful of these characters pop up in this title.

Secret Six is currently in the very capable hands of Gail Simone, who also pens Wonder Woman. Judging from the short time I have been reading Secret Six and with a bit of prior knowledge that I have of the characters, is is clear to me that she has a fantastic grasp on what makes these alleged lowlifes tick.

The current roster is made up of some fairly well-known characters as well as some newer ones. Catman and Deadshot have been stirring up trouble in the DC Universe for quite some time as members of The Secret Society of Super-Villains and The Suicide Squad, respectively. The lady-loving Scandal Savage (daughter of Vandal Savage) and the sexually ambiguous Ragdoll add some queer flavor to the lineup. Beefcake musclebear, Bane (most famous for breaking Batman's back in Knightfall during the 90s) provides a physical powerhouse for the team. Jeannette is a brand new character created by Gail Simone and artist, Nicola Scott. Up until recently, very little was known about her other than the fact that she had a penchant for Victorian-era garb. In issue #12, after assisting in the jailbreak of the Amazon, Artemis, Jeannette revealed that she was the victim of a botched execution/shoddy beheading that resulted in her death and subsequent resurrection as a banshee (yes, of Celtic myth).

As stated earlier, Gail Simone is the current writer for Wonder Woman whose title character has had a cameo in the current storyline in Secret Six. I want to thank Gail for that fact because without Wonder Woman's presence, we wouldn't have been treated to the following panels featuring Ragdoll taking an active interest in the iconic hero's wardrobe.