Deathstroke, the Terminator Vol. 3: Nuclear Winter

Even though DC's solicitations are only released to April, I came across the following on Amazon.ca this weekend.

Deathstroke, the break-out villain from the 1980s sensation The New Teen Titans and current star of the hit TV series Arrow stars in his own graphic novel series!

In these stories, hunted by the CIA and the Teen Titans, Deathstroke is in trouble--he may be dying. But his chances for survival lie with a figure from his past, half a world away in Cambodia. 

While his pursuers believe him to be dead, Deathstroke takes refuge on Titans island--and when he regains his strength, he's shocked to learn that the island has been taken over by the forces of the evil Lord Chaos. How will he escape with his life?  

Collects Deathstroke, The Terminator #14-20.

Christ, I own these books and that still seems confusing as hell.

I initially doubted that the cover displayed with the solicitation would be the one that will actually appear on this compilation. But options may be limited. Half of the issues included in the book have covers on which 'stroke is wearing a short-lived "new" uniform. Check out that ode to "generic" over at right.

Terrible. Thankfully he was back in his real suit by issue #21.

While the cover to 18 might be more appropriate for a compilation of issues originally sold 24 years ago, it seems unlikely that they would use a "look" that barely resembles the character that they're trying to promote on TV, video games, perhaps movies, etc.

So if DC continues their tendency of using a slightly-updated version of one of the issues contained in the compilation, their best option may be #15, displayed at the bottom of this post. And the issue in which Rose first appears, no less.

Amazon lists a release date of June 28th.