Suicide Squad: Blaze

In 2022, DC launched Suicide Squad: Blaze, a standalone one-shot from writer Simon Spurrier and artist Aaron Campbell that reimagines the Task Force X premise through a tight, psychological horror lens. Rather than a sprawling team epic, this single issue focuses on a small, doomed squad on a black-ops mission, emphasizing creeping dread and moral compromise over explosive action. Campbell’s moody, shadow-drenched art grounds the story in a gritty realism, while Spurrier’s script peels back the familiar suicide-mission formula to examine the quiet horror of expendable lives. It’s a concise, atmospheric entry that stands apart from the main Suicide Squad franchise, offering a chillingly intimate take on DC’s most desperate operatives.