Reviews

Secret Six, Vol. 2: Depths by Gail Simone, Carlos Rodríguez, Nicola Scott

unladylike's review

3.0

This is my favourite volume, so far, of Gail Simone's run of Secret Six.

batlim's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

3.75

ladydewinter's review

5.0

Secret Six is one of my favorite series. The Secret Six aren't heroes, that much is certain, but you can't quite call them villains, either. That position is part of what makes this book so interesting - that, and the fact that the stories are always interesting and engaging and explore the lines that we draw to distinguish between good and evil. Add to that a group of really well-written characters (some of which are hot and some of which are not, but all of which are lovable, in their way) and great character interaction, plus Gail Simone's particularly awesome sense of humor and you have the reason why I like the Secret Six so much.

unwise_samwise's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual harassment

noysh's review

4.0

This volume got me thinking how similar the dynamic of the Secret Six is to the crew of the Serenity in Firefly. The crew of the Serenity with a much lower average sanity and a much lower regard for human life. Not only is this book a fun wild ride, it's a fascinating examination of human relationships and right and wrong by degrees.

marc_lucke's review

4.0

As much as I enjoyed Unhinged, I have to agree wholeheartedy with other reviewers who've pointed out the improved writing in Depths. From the opening scene with Scandal, Liana and Insignificus, Simone displays her trademark ability to blend the banal with the extraordinary: the encounter in the supermarket is layered, funny and revealing.

(as an aside, I love Insignificus: Simone's skewering a very particular kind of misogyny here and I think it's brilliant. Even while he's superficially obsequious to the point of masochism, Insignificus regularly objectifies and demeans Scandal. He conceals his hatred of her under a veneer of self-loathing, but as in any master/slave dynamic, he exerts a lot of [male] power from below.)

The rest of "Date Night" contains some of my favourite moments of the entire book, even if it is a little manipulative (Nazis? Really? We get it, S6 are the protagonists of the book). The team's moral struggles are better explored in the later stories, with each issue delving into an ever more complex series of ethical decisions, culminating in the clusterfuck on that island.

Between Simone's wonderful scripts and Scott's gorgeous art, Secret Six remains at the top of my must-read list.