Monday, May 16, 2016

Deathstroke August 2016 Solicitations

Originally said to be scheduled for the fall, Deathstroke's Rebirth actually takes place in August. See solicitations, including release dates, below.
DEATHSTROKE: REBIRTH #1
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST • Art by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ • Cover by ACO • Variant cover by STEPHEN PLATT
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details. 
A thousand enemies, a thousand kills—Deathstroke is the world’s greatest assassin. Stalked by an unseen foe, Slade Wilson is confronted by his own troubled past and challenged to reinvent himself before he loses everything and everyone in his life. Can Deathstroke be redeemed? Or will his addiction to violence destroy him? 
On sale AUGUST 10 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ 
DEATHSTROKE #1
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST • Art and cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ • Variant cover by SHANE DAVIS
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details. 
“The Professional” part one! Deathstroke’s latest contract takes him to a war-torn African country, where he finds himself caught in the middle of a disintegrating alliance between a ruthless dictator and a deadly super-villain. With an entire nation at stake, Slade Wilson must choose between fulfilling his contract and saving an old friend. 
On sale AUGUST 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

Both mention shipping with two covers. The ones used above were revealed several weeks ago, so I'm going to try to seek out the variants.