Secret Six #31

Part 1 of "The Darkest House" brings everything full circle as Scandal Savage's nightmares become too much to bear and she decides to use the "Get Out of Hell Free Card" she's been hording since this comic's first story arc to retrieve Knockout from Hell.

The B-story involves Scandal's current girlfriend who is kidnapped from the strip club by an over-zealous (and completely crazy) regular. You get the feeling no matter how things end in each story, for Scandal, they will end in tears.

Gail Simone gives us the disturbing dark humor we've come to expect which includes the team's attempt to make a commercial and a look inside Ragdoll's room with his harem of monkeys (all dressed like his teammates) when Scandal attempts to retrieve the card from the thief (with bloody results). We also learn the entrance to Hell is inside a mall in Iowa (where else?), and why you never ask Catman for a pound of flesh.

A strong opening to a new arc that sends the team literally to Hell. Worth a look.

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