scans_daily: Deathstroke #1

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@ 2011-09-15 11:37 am UTC

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char: deathstroke/slade wilson, creator: joe bennett, creator: kyle higgins

Deathstroke #1

Four pages from the issue...

The mission is to assassinate an arms dealer and recover his briefcase. And for political and bureaucratic reasons, the client wants it done over international waters.

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oneirosdreams
2011-09-15 11:13 pm UTC (link)

You know, it suddenly occurs to me how odd this is. If the whole idea behind this comic is "the world thinks Deathstroke is washed up", why on Earth, in Batwoman #1, would Kate say Deathstroke was having an "off day" if Bette fought him and won? Shouldn't the comment have been more "Yeah well, he's getting old" to bring it in line with the idea behind this comic?

Sorry, I just put down Batwoman #1 as I was perusing the latest entries.

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coldfiredragon
2011-09-15 11:53 pm UTC (link)

I can kinda answer this question... I've been following Kyle Higgins' twitter and the interviews he's done since this title was announced as it was one of the books I was most excited about.... after this... yeah not quite as excited anymore.

Kyle's kinda looking at what Slade has done over the last few years and seen that the last time Slade has really SUCCEEDED at being 'great' was when he fought the Justice League in 'Identity Crisis'. It really was the last time we saw him plan for a fight and use his abilities to their fullest extent. Since then its been one failure or partial success after failure and partial success. This in MY opinion is because DC has shoved him into EVERYTHING when he has no chance of winning.

Kyle seems to be trying to get back to that point. I kinda agree with him. I did like the fight in Identity Crisis. I did like that Slade had a plan, that he knew the Atom would try to go small, that he had a way to possibly disable Black Canary's cry, that he took off the tails of Ollie's arrows so they would be useless. The fight really showed Slade's range as a mental strategist as well as a physical combatant. Its a part of his character that DC hasn't really showcased since.

Higgins is trying to prove that Slade can be THAT character again. He doesn't want him to fail again and again like he has over the last few years.

I read Batwoman as well and I kinda grinned a little. The author for that book seemed to have a hell of a better handle on Slade than Higgins does. Slade is dangerous but he's thrown himself into so much the last few years and failed so many times because he's not doing what he's best at that people have forgotten what he is really good at. I was really pleased that Kate seemed to remember that he is dangerous. He doesn't have to have a grand scheme in mind like he's been trying to do. He needs small manageable targets.

I hope that kinda cleared some things up and that I didn't end up confusing you more.

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oneirosdreams
2011-09-15 11:55 pm UTC (link)

I... really hated that fight. ;) I didn't (and don't) quite understand how any planning Slade could do would allow him to out-maneuver any Flash (which he did). It just seemed... well, like someone says above, puts him in "Bat-God" territory.

HOWEVER, that said, thanks, that explanation gives some sense to things. :)

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	no subject darkblade 2011-09-16 04:44 am UTC (link)
	Well that Flash was Wally who Slade has been fighting since he was on the Titans. He probably has a good grasp on how he moves and fights by now. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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