Preview of the first five pages of this one-shot is out.
>John Ostrander and the Suicide Squad are old, familiar friends. And although it's been 10 years since the writer has worked with the team, he calls the experience of writing next week's Suicide Squad Special: War Crimes #1 like putting on some "comfortable clothes," but still wanting to spruce them up for a modern audience.
>The veteran writer and creator of the modern version of the Squad, Ostrander had a five-year run on the title from 1987 to 1992 - a run that is venerated by current, younger writers who've taken on the Squad (including "Rebirth"'s current Suicide Squad scribe Rob Williams, who's been quoted as saying he hopes his current run honors Ostrander's work).
>In the Suicide Squad Special: War Crimes #1 with artists Gus Vasquez and Carlos Rodriguez, Ostrander is working with some of his favorite characters, including the one Suicide Squad stalwart he created, Amanda Waller, but is also getting his hands on some characters for the first time. Newsarama talked with Ostrander to find out more about the Special, how he felt about being recognized in the Suicide Squad film, and whether fans can anticipate seeing more Squad stories from the writer.
>Newsarama: John, I'm sure you have a special place in your heart for these characters. Good to get back to them?
>John Ostrander: Oh yeah. In some ways, too, it's like pulling on some comfortable clothes, stuff that you know so well.
>But of course, at the same time, you want to spruce them up so they look good.
>Nrama: Well, let's talk about how you're sprucing them up. What would you say is different this time around?
>Ostrander: Once we get going on the mission, it's almost non-stop action, and I don't usually do that, but it just seemed to suggest itself that this happens, then that happens, oh and then that happens. And it builds and gets more exciting, I hope.