Stephen Amell "hints" at Deathstroke's Return to Arrow

The image below appeared on Stephen Amell's Twitter account earlier today (and perhaps elsewhere but that's where I happened to first see it).

The Arrow television show is nearing its 100th episode and it is believed that Deathstroke, previously played by Manu Bennett, will appear in that and perhaps in the crossover episodes of Flash, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow.

I never got into Arrow all that much but I'll bite and check that out. For those who might be interested in that Deathstroke's background, issue 19 of the digital-first series provides some detail.

You can buy it from Comixology for a buck or seek out a print version which collects issues 19, 20 and 21 of the digital-first series.

Deathstroke December 2016 Solicitations

Once again, only one cover is revealed and it is for #8, as the solicitation text will make obvious. 

DEATHSTROKE #8
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ
Cover by ACO
Variant cover by SHANE DAVIS 

“THE PROFESSIONAL” part eight! It’s the Man of Steel vs. the world’s deadliest assassin in the no-holds-barred finale to the “The Professional”! 

On sale DECEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ 

DEATHSTROKE #9
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art and cover by CARY NORD
Variant cover by SHANE DAVIS 

“FOUR DAYS” part one! After Deathstroke’s family is shattered, Slade recalls the first time he and Wintergreen worked together—on a mission that changed both of their lives forever. Special guest artist Cary Nord illustrates this game-changing two-part adventure. 

On sale DECEMBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

No guest appearances that I could see.

I did notice, however, that the third reprinting of the first series now displays a release date of April 2017 on Amazon, and a different cover.  It was originally said to be available this past June.

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.

Deathstroke #4 Cover Reveals

As the solicitations for the various issues of volume four were released, several cover images were not made immediately available.

Newsarama today shared two for issue #4. The first is the standard cover for the book, done by Aco...

...and a variant, again by Shane Davis.

Loving this book so far, having read only the Rebirth issue and #1. Writer Christopher Priest has packed a lot of double-crossing and surprises in relatively few pages. Solicitations for issues 8 and 9 should be revealed early next week.