Secret Six #29

Ragdoll tells the story of how the team "died." Tie-in with Action Comics as Lex Luthor and Vandal Savage square off.
 

The Good

Secret Six, since the start of the volume, has been a solid team book. Nothing has changed. Six great characters, and each one of them is a strong character, so you never truly feel like someone hangs out in the background every issue. This issue revolves around Scandal Savage moreso than any other member of the team, which is pretty cool since I'm not too familiar with her, other than she's Vandal Savage's daughter. We get a great bit about Scandal and Vandal's history together. It's great to see some of these B-Listers at DC not only get a spotlight book that is well done, but a book where the writer (Gail Simone) adds to the mythos. Simone has been great on this book since day one.
 

The Bad

It's only bad if you're not reading Action Comics... So, if you're not reading the book, you may be a bit confused why Lex Luthor hired the Secret 6, and why Vandal Savage has been waiting centuries for Lex Luthor as well. The first half of this book was a back and forth argument between Lex and Vandal essentially consisting of "You better help us!" "No" "Please" "No" "Please??" "Fine." It felt a tad redundant, and I was more excited for the second half than anything else.
 

The Verdict - 4/5 - Recommended

Bad Jumping-On Point
If you're reading Secret Six already, as well as Action Comics, you'll really enjoy this issue. If you've never read Secret Six before, now is not the time to jump on; however, don't let that discourage you, since this is a highly under-rated book, and you can get this series in trade. Too enjoy this issue, however, it is best to also be reading Paul Cornell's current run on Action Comics, which is also awesome.