Deathstroke #29 - "Chinatown, Conclusion"

[laughing_tree]

Deathstroke is not the Penguin. I urge other writers to stop treating him like The Penguin. I’m happy to work with anybody to assist in a Deathstroke guest shot to prevent what I’ve seen repeatedly: Slade Wilson appearing as a 1-dimensional brute who gets beat up or bought off. That’s really wrong. Once Deathstroke takes a contract, there is no buying him off. And beating him is incredibly difficult to do, not because he’s so tough but because he really is just that smart. -- Christopher J. Priest

Comments

[thanekos]

I don't know if I'm supposed to be laughing or not at the lettering job on the sign in the last page.

[caivu]

Yeah, that's really tacky.

[caivu]

"Once Deathstroke takes a contract, there is no buying him off."

Hnuh? I didn't realize Slade had principals about his work besides "highest bidder wins".

[locuatico]

I believe something of an unspoken rule among Mercenaries is PRECISELY that you don't do that because... well... it makes harder to get work...

[jmacq1]

Yeah, that's not at all how the character was originally portrayed. From his first appearance through most of his original solo series, Slade was a "mercenary with a code." Mostly under the pen of his creator, Marv Wolfman. Then the 90's and early 00's happened, and Slade went through a period where much like Priest describes above, Slade was basically portrayed as a thug-for-hire, out of step with his original portrayal.

That's the short version, coupled with "The Mercenary that immediately jumps ship because he's "bought off" is the mercenary that never gets hired again due to being unreliable and unprofessional."

[remial]

Terra was 17? I don't think so...

also who is the Hulk Slade supposed to be?

Hulk Slade is Dr Ikon

[7dialsmystery]

His real name is Dave Isherwood and he's Jericho's boyfriend.

[shadowpsykie]

i don't get what is happening at all