First up is Boomerang (I guess by the time line of the movie he hasn't been promoted to Captain yet). I've got to say that as much as Boomerang has been a staple of comics and animation for decades he was one of the characters I wasn't confident would translate well to a movie. The character is fantastic but his comic book costume has always made me think of a 70s era flight attendant. I really feel like the movie team did a great job updating the character's look and feel without falling into other even worse tropes or stereotypes (although the Fosters was a nice touch). I also feel like after at least 10 years of Hollywood trying to make Jai Courtney happen this might finally be the breakthrough.
Next on our list is Killer Croc. This is going to sound really minor but one of the things I like about the inclusion of a character like Killer Croc in the Suicide Squad from a cinematic-world-building point of view is that he feels like he subconsciously forms a bridge between Batman and Superman. The question/challenge most non-comic fans have had with the idea of Superman and Batman existing in the same universe is their power disparity. The idea that it's hard to believe both these guys can be considered 'superheroes' in the same shared universe. Killer Croc is effectively the first non-Kryptonian meta-human we've seen so far in the DC Cinematic Universe, this gives the audience a practical frame of reference to understand that there are beings in this world that are significantly more powerful than Batman who aren't nearly on par with Superman. To me that starts to fill in some of the grey space and start to make the cinematic world feel more like the comic world.
I'm happy with how both figures turned out but of the two I'm definitely happier with Boomerang.
If everything stays on track I should get Katana and Deadshot done tomorrow night!
-Jay
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