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When will they be a couple DC?

Very Bold move Tony Daniel. Perhaps too bold. Especially in regards to that cliffhanger ending. I didn't hate this first issue, not at all. But I'm left with mixed feelings. Perhaps I'm being over protective. I haven't been terribly happy with the way Deathstroke has been portrayed in comics of late. Which is why I'm going to wait a few more issues before I start judging the writing too harshly. There were definitely moments that made me smile, moments of dialogue that reminded me of classic, Marv Wolfman, Slade Wilson. But there were also a boat load of mysteries left to be unraveled, topped off with a huge, somewhat controversial change to the character. All of which was a little hard to swallow at once.  I'm still taking it all in.

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Today Slade killed a fly with a paperclip. It was rather entertaining to watch.

First off Cudos to Joe Bennett and Art Thibert. Everything from the violence, the facial expressions, the action and especially the last page, was beautiful. It really exceded expectations.

That said, lets get on with the actual content of the issue.

Love the opening scene, Slade being badass, Slade kicking ass, the whole shebang, all up until the bodyguard thing. Bodyguard… really? Bodyguard!?! Puh-lease! And who is he even a bodyguard for?!? A bunch of Russian gangsters!?! … Not acceptable. My D-Day is so much better than that (and yes I call him D-Day. So deal with it.) Waste of his time, He better be paid a hell of a lot to bodyguard some lowlife thugs like that. Puh-lease!

Okay, so moving on from that, in the next part, Slade meets with his handler, one of my favorite parts, you totally get a sense for Slade’s character. He doesn’t take crap from anyone. He doesn’t like people wasting his time, and he certainly doesn’t like people questioning his talents. Thus he makes a point of killing a fly (slicing it completely in half) with a paperclip only cm from his handler’s face… or who knows maybe he just did it for kicks. 

Then comes the most hilarious part, (or the most annoying part, depending on what kind of person you are).Deathstroke meet the “Alpha Dawgs”!!!  (Enter *Grimace*)Deathstroke isn’t amused. His facial expression to the whole thing is quite priceless. But it is also here that one can surmise that Deathstroke knows something is up. A bunch of newbie’s teamed up with him? And on a job that he could easily do alone? All when he’s trying to get back into the biz? Yup…  

Next comes the Mission. Deathstroke and “the Team” are given the details of their mission. Impossible? Good. Deathstroke has a plan? Great! …Weapons? Wrong!!! Strike number two for “the Alpha Dawgs”: never question Slade girlie or you’ll get the stare… the you-stupid-kid-i-don’t-need-a-weapon-cuz-i-am-a-weapon-and-im-stronger-more-intelligent-meta-human-badass-best-mercenary-the-world-has-ever-seen-freakin-deathstroke-the-terminator-and-I-was-born-before-you-so-shut-up- kind of stare.

So they go on their mission. Words like “sick playlist” “Queue” and “Let’s Rock and Roll this Sucka, Pops!” are used… Ugh! These kids.  And that girl just can’t seem to get a clue. So Slade spells it out for her, “Just get out of my way.” The rest follows as: Deathstroke being badass, Insert an inexperienced comment from an Alpha Dawg; Deathstroke kicking ass, Insert inexperienced and unhelpful question from Alpha Dawg; Deathstroke kicking more ass, and yet another useless question from an Alpha Dawg, until… Dun Dun Dun! …What’s in the freakin briefcase? (no really. What’s in the freakin briefcase!?! Tell me Kyle Higgins, Damn you!!!!) oh well, I guess we’ll just have to for the next issue to come out.

Anyways the mission is finished with a bang. An explosion actually, Deathstroke’s answer to whatever threatening message came in the suitcase, and the Alpha Dawgs begin to celebrate… that is until Slade decides to kill them all of course. Ya see Slade knew all along that these newbies were nothing more than a message in itself: Teach them all you know or get out. Not killing them would have shown his weakness, teaching/ teaming up with them would be the same as bowing out. Slade’s answer: kill the competition, making sure his clients know he can't just be pushed around and forced to retire.Deathstroke is here to stay and better than ever.

because I just can't say it any better myself, 

Kryptonman87

Deathstroke #1

I don't know how I feel about Slade's new costume.

I love how the first line is: "Deathtroke the Terminator--the scariest badass on the planet."

Because Slade is a badass.

Also, Slade speaks Russian. How awesome.  

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I think the fact that Addie shot out his eye has been retconned.

No...no...no...NO!

His right eye has a knife scar now.

Why...?

Slade's backstory makes him so much more fun.

I felt as though Deathstroke #1 was written far better than Batman and Robin #1.

The dialogue is snappier, informative and fun. B&R's issue felt clunky at times.

This issue is fun, though, for a Slade fan like me.

The thing is if I were writing Deathstroke I'd be writing "The Adventures of Slade and His Assassin Babies!!"

Whereas Slade angsts over his wife and his children and remembers adorable things about them.

All while beating the shit out of someone.