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thanekosIn issue #2, Slade the Deathstroke'd seen his ex-wife Adeline killed by his daughter Rose - and seen Alec, the strange boy in " Addie "'s charge, send Rose flying with his strange " Green " power.
Afterwards, he and Alec buried Addie - and continued on her way, taking Alec to Gyllenhjem, what'd been the capital of Jarnlund before grey Allwinter'd fallen upon it.
They talked on the way - Alec's mission " to save the world " through his connection to the Green came up.
( Slade was incredulous. )
Afterwards, he and Alec buried Addie - and continued on her way, taking Alec to Gyllenhjem, what'd been the capital of Jarnlund before grey Allwinter'd fallen upon it.
They talked on the way - Alec's mission " to save the world " through his connection to the Green came up.
( Slade was incredulous. )
thanekosIssue #1'd ended on that mercenary, Slade, meeting whom the warlord Vandar Adg'd sent him after - the boy Alec, somehow brighter than gray in Jarnlund.
Alec was in the custody of Slade's ex-wife Adeline - Slade and Adeline were opposed, a second antagonism atop the one already between them.
That didn't stop Slade from helping Adeline, wounded by associates of Vandar's (whom Slade had helped before breaking away from), and Alec back to the inn they'd been staying at.
Adeline awoke to find her wounds dressed and Slade opposite her.
" What the Hel have you gotten yourself into, Adeline? "
( She answered. )
Alec was in the custody of Slade's ex-wife Adeline - Slade and Adeline were opposed, a second antagonism atop the one already between them.
That didn't stop Slade from helping Adeline, wounded by associates of Vandar's (whom Slade had helped before breaking away from), and Alec back to the inn they'd been staying at.
Adeline awoke to find her wounds dressed and Slade opposite her.
" What the Hel have you gotten yourself into, Adeline? "
( She answered. )
thanekosIt's a story that'd stand on its own without the use of familiar characters and also one where that use isn't perfunctory or gratuitious.
It's a spinoff of the supertitular Elseworlds, one that acknowledges the connection in only a caption. It's set in Jarnlund, islands blighted by the subtitular condition for twenty-one years.
Issue #1 opens on Vandar Adg of the Vandal clan (sometimes called " Savage ") taking Svartfjell with the help of the mercenary Slade.
After that, Slade wanted his pay and to go.
" So swift to depart? " asked Vandar. " After so many years away? "
( He remembered Slade of the past. )
It's a spinoff of the supertitular Elseworlds, one that acknowledges the connection in only a caption. It's set in Jarnlund, islands blighted by the subtitular condition for twenty-one years.
Issue #1 opens on Vandar Adg of the Vandal clan (sometimes called " Savage ") taking Svartfjell with the help of the mercenary Slade.
After that, Slade wanted his pay and to go.
" So swift to depart? " asked Vandar. " After so many years away? "
( He remembered Slade of the past. )
Deathstroke #58
May. 18th, 2021 10:30 amcyberghostface
You saw what happened when Harley encountered a young girl in trouble. Does the Joker fare any better?
( Scans under the cut... )
laughing_tree
The whole alternate Deathstroke business in the run-up to the finale was fun; a tried-and-perhaps-tired trope that nevertheless felt fresh to me at least. With Alt-Deathstroke, I was allowed to write Deathstroke the way the character should be written if we actually took him seriously -a ruthless, heartless, despicable killer. Now, I don’t know if that Deathstroke could sustain his own book, but it was my plan for our Slade to lose his life (again) in their climactic battle, and for Alt to become the official Deathstroke of the DCU. But, nnoooo, the House of Nice... -- Christopher J. Priest
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laughing_tree
We had to constantly prove to other editors that Deathstroke was an actual threat, that he wasn’t just a bowling pin for their guy to knock down. So, for example, when the Superman people were having a fit about Deathstroke beating him, we - by which, of course, I mean Alex [Antone, editor] - had to educate them on who Deathstroke is. He’s not a stooge who brains you with a baseball bat.
And, speaking of bats, don’t get me started on the whole “Deathstroke can’t know Batman’s secret identity in spite of the fact he has traditionally always known Batman’s secret identify” thumb wrestle. Sheesh.
If Deathstroke is, more or less, a twisted dark mirror image of Batman to whatever extent, that would and should make him one of the most dangerous people in the DCU. I (by which of course I mean Alex) really shouldn’t have had to constantly explain that to other editors. It’s the core principle of the character: 'Cap Will Find A Way.' 'Deathstroke Can Kill Anybody In The G*d*mned DCU.'
-- Christopher J. Priest
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laughing_tree
I was, and am now, wholly unconcerned about his likeability. Supervillains are asses. Fans need to be reminded of that fact. I don’t think they deserve to be liked. More important, I am using Marv [Wolfman] and George [Perez] as my reference: this is who the man is.
DC is run by extremely nice people. That’s not blowing smoke — seriously, it’s like they all went through some kind of training in How To Be Polite And Get Along. What I remember from Old School Marvel was intense fiefdoms and cliques, and you had to remember whose territory you were intruding on and how to play by those rules.
DC feels more like Gene Roddenberry’s utopian view of the future, where kindness, forethought, and patience are the rules of the day. How does Deathstroke function in that kind of environment? I mean, I had Slade kill Power Girl’s dog in issue #17, and that was a major push. So far as I am concerned Slade, not Bruce, is Damian Wayne’s father. I mean, I get why DC made the call they did, and Damian is not *my* multi-million-dollar I.P. to gamble with, but I lobbied hard for another, in my opinion, more daring choice that would have shaken things up, enraged fans, and launched dozens of exciting stories.
-- Christopher J. Priest
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