While DC has launched a new Creature Commandos comic book, featuring revamped versions of the original team, it has little to do with James Gunn's new animated series on Max, which recently launched.
The only link between the two is Amanda Waller (Viola Davis, "The Suicide Squad", ex-How to Get Away With Murder), who is assigning Rick Flag, Sr. (Frank Grillo) the task of leading this new version of the Commandos in the present day.
Max & DC made the series opener available for free screening on YouTube, but we know better than to use it, so we'll sub in a trailer. Mind the language.
The opening credits in the 1st episode gives the cast some star billing, aside from Davis, who isn't credited until the end titles. I found it amusing to find the Bride reading an issue of an old DC book, Young Love, only to tear it up. Dr. Phosphorus (Alan Tudyk, Resident Alien, Harley Quinn, etc.) was once a prominent Batman foe back in the 70's who's now getting a new lease on life, and, per this series, a new origin having to do with another Bat-foe, Rupert Thorne. Gunn inserted an image of himself in the opening credits, probably because his head's still swollen from being a character on Harley Quinn.
Rating: B-.
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