Saturday, February 24, 2018

May 2018 Deathstroke Solicitations

The amount of anticipation I felt for The Lazarus Contract is dwarfed by how much I look forward to the Deathstroke vs Batman story within the Deathstroke book.

DEATHSTROKE #31
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST • Art by CARLO PAGULAYAN • Cover by ROBSON ROCHA and DANIEL HENRIQUES
Variant cover by JEROME OPENA 
“DEATHSTROKE VS. BATMAN” part two! 
The war between Deathstroke and Batman escalates when the Dark Knight foils one of Deathstroke’s assassination attempts! Meanwhile, a mysterious package brings Commissioner Gordon to Bruce Wayne’s doorstep, and Adeline Kane—Slade Wilson’s ex—sets her sights on Batman! 
On sale MAY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

We already knew about Deathstroke being involved in Justice League: No Justice as a member of Team Entropy. Here's a look at the wraparound cover for that book.


And the surprise revelation this month is a hardcover omnibus of volume three.

DEATHSTROKE BY TONY S. DANIEL OMNIBUS HC
Written by TONY S. DANIEL and JAMES BONNY
Art by TONY S. DANIEL, SANDU FLOREA, TYLER KIRKHAM, PAULO PANTALENA and others
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA 
Tony S. Daniel’s entire run of DEATHSTROKE is collected in one hardcover! 
Slade Wilson’s life is turned upside down after he learns that his involvement in a top-secret mission was wiped from his memory. Now a mysterious enemy known as Odysseus has targeted Deathstroke and everyone involved in the decade-old mission. But Slade’s journey leads him to Gotham City—and into conflict with both Batman and Harley Quinn! 
Includes DEATHSTROKE #1-20, DEATHSTROKE ANNUAL #1-2 and a story from DC SNEAK PEEK: DEATHSTROKE #1. 
On sale OCTOBER 24 • 560 pg, FC, $75.00 US • ISBN: 978-1-4012-8475-6
Interesting. There's no doubt that Mr. Daniels has his fair share of fans but I didn't think this run warranted a hardcover omnibus. It has its moments and the art is often spectacular but much of the material, which was mostly inconsistent with the character's history, appears to have been cast aside with DC's Rebirth. I get that they want to give Deathstroke the proverbial "push" over the next few months/years but doing it partially through this series seems peculiar.