Deathstroke no.5 - introducing The Red Lion

[doctornone]

“The Professional” part six! Deathstroke’s honor is put to the test when he must help a tyrannical despot—Ja Zaki, a.k.a. The Red Lion—stop a civil war that he inadvertently caused. Plus: Enter Jericho!









And link to the most recent interview with Priest:
www.bleedingcool.com/2016/11/09/christopher-priest-says-will-whiplash-deathstroke-6/

EDIT: Many is most likely to see The Red Lion as a kind of Black Panther duplicate. But I don't see him as a Tchalla copy in my eyes he is the DC version of Hunter a.k.a The White Wolf - if Hunter had been black and had inherited the throne.

BTW, hands up how many thought the first issue Deathstroke: Rebirth #1, should have been numbered Deathstroke #Zero instead?

Comments

[tigerkaya]

Deathstroke vs Kraven the hunter?

[cricharddavies]

Is this sarcasm? Because I'm pretty sure that, given the givens, this is an ersatz Black Panther.

[tigerkaya]

No trolling on my part the villain just looked like Kraven to me what with the mane collar.

[freezer]

Tell me SOMEONE makes the obvious Voltron joke?

[mastermahan]

Hmmm, so his name is [Color] [Type of Large Cat] and he rules an African nation. Hasn't Priest written something like that before? White Tiger? Purple Puma?

(I kid - I'm actually quite interested in this and can't wait for the trade.)

[agharta75]

Where's Everett C. Ross?

[blueprintstyles]

I agree with the interpretation that Red Lion is his DC version of White Wolf, given that he's so eager to commit genocide.