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.

Shane Davis' January Offerings

The cover to the 10th issue of Deathstroke's was only recently revealed and in no time, the variant is made public as well, courtesy of Newsarama.

Anything that features Ravager pretty much gets instant love from me. Newsarama also included the variant for #11 in its list, so both January issues.

As usual, these are the quality work of Shane Davis. May he be given that gig on a permanent basis.

While I'm following up on yesterday's post, I mentioned that book four of volume three was not particularly to my liking but that was prior to reading the annual (#2) it includes. Phil Hester put together a prototypical Deathstroke story in which our "hero" gets involved (through employment, of course) in the politics of a war-ravaged country.

You don't need to have read the rest of the recent material to enjoy this one, so if you've avoided the annual because you thought recent Deathstroke offerings were on the weak side, you might want to give that one a look. And speaking of looks, here's some sample art in case you avoided it when it was solicited and released.

Deathstroke 10 Cover Reveal

I'm more or less enjoying the conclusion of the third volume of Deathstroke's adventures. The trade paperback version collects issues 17 to 20 of the series as well as the second annual.

Somewhat surprisingly, the Rebirth issue is included as well. I suppose it's thrown in as incentive to continue to read Deathstroke beyond then end of the third series.

While there were a lot of cool elements to that book (Ra's Al Ghul and Red Hood, for example) too much of it seemed thrown together. I didn't care for most Rose's portrayal either, even understanding that she was being mentally manipulated. There was one good moment of Rose rising to her dad's defense, mind you. But aside fro that she come off as quite weak.

I've never been a fan of Joey and am still unsure as to when that name began to apply to him full-time as opposed to serving as his superhero identity. In any event, in this book, he seemed to develop new abilities whenever it suited the story (such as a force field at one point). He still had some ability to control mind, and even prevent mind control, but no body-merging as such. It was very inconsistent with past material (nothing new to the New 52) and not an improvement, in my opinion.

The current series has been phenomenal, however, and we now get to see what the cover to #10 looks like.

Number 9 comes out tomorrow, and 10 in two weeks (January 11th).

Deathstroke November 2016 Solicitations

At first glance, it doesn't appear as though 'stroke guest-stars in any other books again this month, and once again, only one of the two books to be released sees its cover revealed.

DEATHSTROKE #6
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ
Cover by ACO

“The Professional” part six! Deathstroke’s honor is put to the test when he must help a tyrannical despot—Ja Zaki, a.k.a. The Red Lion—stop a civil war that he inadvertently caused. Plus: Enter Jericho! 

On sale NOVEMBER 9 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ 

DEATHSTROKE #7
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
Art by CARLO PAGULAYAN and JASON PAZ
Cover by ACO 

“The Professional” part seven! After Deathstroke confronts the enemy behind Wintergreen’s abduction and the attempted murder of his daughter, he soon finds himself abandoned on a suicide mission where he confronts an unbeatable foe—the Man of Steel! 

On sale NOVEMBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

We also get confirmation of the release date for the fourth trade paperback compilation of volume three (it's in December, mind you. Merry Christmas to me).

DEATHSTROKE VOL. 4: FAMILY BUSINESS

Written by JAMES BONNY and PHIL HESTER
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM, PAOLO PANTALENA, MIRKO KOLAK and ROBERTO VIACLAVA
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM 

After a bitter betrayal by a trusted comrade, Slade Wilson finds reluctant allies in his estranged children, Rose and Jericho. But as an all-out battle looms, he must also join forces with the one and only Ra’s al Ghul...who may have his own hidden agenda. Could this uneasy family reunion spell doom for Deathstroke?

Collects DEATHSTROKE #17-20 and DEATHSTROKE ANNUAL #2. 

On sale DECEMBER 14 • 136 pg, FC, $16.99 US

So by the end of the year, Deathstroke's book will have hosted Batman, Robin and Superman. Not too shabby.

Deathstroke July 2016 Solicitations

As we wait for Deathstroke's own rebirth, here what's coming from volume as it wraps up its run.

DEATHSTROKE #20
Written by JAMES BONNY
Art by PAOLO PANTALENA
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM 

It’s all-out war! Slade Wilson attacks the island stronghold controlled by the mercenary army called “the Dead Bastards,” while his one-time comrade Victor Ruiz leads a lethal strike group from the League of Assassins. But in order to protect his children, Rose and Jericho, Slade may be forced to battle Ra’s al Ghul…to the last killer standing. Will this be the end of Deathstroke? 

On sale JULY 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

It's not identified as the final issue so probably there will be a couple more before Deathstroke's turn at Rebirth.

Also, for those of us collecting trades, we also get volume three of volume three.

DEATHSTROKE VOL. 3: SUICIDE RUN TP
Written by TONY S. DANIEL and JAMES BONNY
Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM 

Deathstroke has battled gods, slain his enemies, and even sacrificed parts of himself he never thought he could live without! But his biggest challenge still lays ahead, and if he wants to succeed he’ll need to defeat the assembled might of the Suicide Squad! 

Will this be his chance to get back at Harley Quinn after their previous battle? Find out in these tales from DEATHSTROKE #11-16. 

On sale AUGUST 10 • 144 pg, FC, $16.99 US

The book had appeared on Amazon with a release date of September 20th so seeing it scheduled for August 10th now is a nice treat.

Deathstroke June 2016 Solicitations

A little later than usual this month.  They did send out a list of the titles that were coming out but no solicitation text or covers were included. The full version went out today and, as mentioned earlier, in addition to the 19th issue, we get an annual as well.

DEATHSTROKE #19 

Written by JAMES BONNY
Art by PAOLO PANTALENA
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM 

With the life of his daughter Rose hanging in the balance, Slade Wilson is forced into a tense alliance with Ra’s al Ghul and the League of Assassins. And before he can carry out his vendetta against Victor Ruiz and his mercenary army, Slade must first engage in a violent rematch with his latest deadly foes, Lawman and Snakebite. Can Deathstroke survive this all-out “Blood Feud”? 

On sale JUNE 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

DEATHSTROKE ANNUAL #2 

Written by PHIL HESTER
Art by MIRKO COLAK
Cover by JORGE JIMENEZ 

When the son of a powerful drug warlord is assassinated by a mysterious costumed hitman known only as The Balkan, Deathstroke is hired by his family to take revenge!
But who is The Balkan? And what is his endgame? Find out in a stunning annual you won’t want to miss! 

On sale JUNE 29 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T+

Also, it isn't listed because it doesn't come out until September but the third trade paperback for volume three is scheduled for September 20th, according to Amazon. It collects issues 11 to 16 of the current volume.

Triple 'Stroke This Fall!

DC has been teasing a "Rebirth" even for what seems like weeks and weeks.  Naturally, that raised some question as how another relaunch, reboot, or whatever other "re" word you want to use, would affect our favourite badass. It was revealed today.

First things first though. Let's  check out the May solicitations.

DEATHSTROKE #18
Written by JAMES BONNY
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
On sale MAY 25 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ 

After a bitter betrayal by a trusted comrade, Slade Wilson finds reluctant allies in his estranged children, Rose and Jericho. But as an all out battle looms, he must also join forces with the one and only Ra’s al Ghul…who may have his own hidden agenda. Could this uneasy family reunion spell doom for Deathstroke?

Love seeing Rose on the cover, even if it's in that odd Captain Harlock style outfit.

I'm as tired of "fresh starts" as anyone but may find myself welcoming this one. Deathstroke's origin and family life was already inconsistent within the New 52 books themselves, never mind all the material that took place beforehand. And Rose was unrecognizable.

Now Rebirth begins the following month, in June, with the following books:

AQUAMAN REBIRTH #1
BATMAN REBIRTH #1
THE FLASH REBIRTH #1
GREEN ARROW REBIRTH #1
GREEN LANTERNS REBIRTH #1
SUPERMAN REBIRTH #1
TITANS REBIRTH #1
WONDER WOMAN REBIRTH #1 

New #1 Issues (Shipping twice monthly):
AQUAMAN #1
BATMAN #1
THE FLASH #1
GREEN ARROW #1
GREEN LANTERNS #1
SUPERMAN #1
WONDER WOMAN #1 

New Issues (Shipping twice monthly):
ACTION COMICS #957
DETECTIVE COMICS #934

So...No 'stroke, unless volume three continues while these books are published. You wouldn't think so, but that only would account for 26 issues that month. Seems low.

Deathstroke does not reappear until the fall (month unspecified).

BATMAN BEYOND REBIRTH #1
BLUE BEETLE REBIRTH #1
CYBORG REBIRTH #1
DEATHSTROKE REBIRTH #1
EARTH 2 REBIRTH #1
SUICIDE SQUAD REBIRTH #1
SUPERGIRL REBIRTH #1
TEEN TITANS REBIRTH #1
TRINITY REBIRTH #1 

New #1 Issues (Shipping twice monthly):
CYBORG #1
DEATHSTROKE #1
HARLEY QUINN #1
JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #1
SUICIDE SQUAD #1 

New #1 Issues (Shipping monthly):
BATMAN BEYOND #1
BLUE BEETLE #1
EARTH 2 #1
GOTHAM ACADEMY: NEXT SEMESTER #1
SUPERGIRL #1
SUPERWOMAN #1
SUPER SONS #1
TEEN TITANS #1
TRINITY #1

So not only does Slade warrant a rebirth special, his ongoing book will be published twice a month. That's pretty good news for fans of the world's best mercenary.

Also can't help but notice that there's a Titans book and a Teen Titans book. Slade once led a Titans team and he certainly has plenty of history with the various versions of that group over the years. Could he be involved there as well?

For that matter, he's spent some time on The Suicide Squad as well so perhaps he'll have a presence with that bunch.

Tired as hell of reboots, relaunches, etc, but this one may prove to be worthwhile.

Deathstroke April 2016 Solicitations

The regular series, and Deathstroke's chase after Rose, continues but Slade also appears in Green Arrow this month. Let's have a look:

DEATHSTROKE #17
Written by JAMES BONNY
Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
Variant cover by JOHN ROMITA, JR. and SCOTT HANNA 

On sale APRIL 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

Deathstroke has reached the end of the gauntlet on the road to save his daughter, but after battling everyone from the Suicide Squad to Red Hood, will he be able to save himself? 

As Ra’s al Ghul and Lawman enter the fray, Slade Wilson’s life will never be the same…

Deathstroke is include in the "theme" variant covers this month. The image below is by John Romita JR.

This "Lawman" character is new to me and seems like a strange fit for The League of Assassins but maybe the story explains things. We'll see.

Meanwhile, in a setting very familiar to one Slade Wilson....

GREEN ARROW #51
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER 

On sale APRIL 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

In war-torn Africa, Green Arrow and Deathstroke are both hunting for the same man—Doctor Miracle—whose blood cures any disease. They’re battling not only each other, but also a militant group known as The Whites. There is no deadlier foe than the world’s greatest assassin, and against his blade Green Arrow may have met his end.

Hopefully that team-up (or battle) continues for a few more issues.

March 2016 Deathstroke Solicitations

First things first: The regular series.

DEATHSTROKE #16
Written by JAMES BONNY
Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
Variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM  

On sale MARCH 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ 

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details. 

Aww yeah—it’s Deathstroke versus Red Hood! If Slade Wilson wants to find his missing daughter, he’ll need to escape the sights of the deadliest Bat-family member of them all. Who’s behind all the firepower being thrown at Deathstroke? Stay tuned for the answer!

Didn't see that coming, though it may not have been so hard to anticipate. A past issue of Red Hood and the Outlaws seemed to hint that Rose and Jason Todd had a relationship. It might be a whole lot of fun to see how dad deals with his little girl's boyfriends.

It also appears that we have a pretty intense guest-appearance to look forward to.

GREEN ARROW #50
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Cover by SHANE DAVIS and MICHELLE DELECKI DAVIS
Variant cover by AARON KUDER 

On sale MARCH 16 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T 

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information. 

In our anniversary 50th issue, Green Arrow and Deathstroke race across the globe to find the Miracle Man, whose blood can cure any disease! And the Tarantula returns—but even with her assistance, she and Green Arrow are no match for the perfect assassin!

I'm going to try to find the variant covers mentioned above. I know that there is a Dawn of Justice theme to some of the books in March in preparation for the movie's release, but I didn't think Deathstroke was among them this time. We'll see what we find.

Deathstroke #15 Solicitation

Written by JAMES BONNY
Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM 

On sale FEBRUARY 24
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
RATED T+ 

Deathstroke versus an army of Bizarros! As the battle within Lexcorp intensifies, the hunt for Slade’s missing daughter takes a surprising turn! Is a betrayal looming…or will it be something far, far worse?

Deathstroke 15 Neal Adams Variant Cover

This is a cool thing for me. Neal Adams was one of the artists that I became a fan of when I began reading comics, longer ago than I'd like to admit.

In February, 25 DC Comics will feature variant covers by the man himself (inked by a variety of people), with a twist; they are all reproductions of his past work but with a different character on display.

Deathstroke is among those honoured. See below.

It was vaguely familiar but I couldn't quite recall the original version so I had to track it down. Deathstroke replaces Deadman from the cover of Strange Adventures #207 (December 1967).

Adams did the interior art for that book as well. Nothing against the current team, but I'd kill for him to do an issue of Deathstroke.

SA 207 is hardly Adams' most iconic work, granted, but a neat deal nonetheless. I just like to see 'stroke included in these if only because he's among the heavy-hitters.

Deathstroke #14 solicitation

Fresh off his scrap against the Suicide Squad, let's see what's in store for our favourite merc.

Written by JAMES BONNY
Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
Adult Coloring Book Variant cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
On sale JANUARY 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ 

Slade Wilson would move heaven and Earth to get his daughter back—and not even LexCorp will stand in his way! But after barely surviving a tussle with the Suicide Squad, how can a battle-ravaged Deathstroke take on Lex Luthor’s forces?

Bonny had been named as co-writer for a few months but now gets sole billing. For DC, he's also worked on The Savage Hawkman before Rob Liefeld took over that book. Tony Daniels is no longer involved with Deathstroke, at least for this issue.

Interesting, seems Rose will continue to appear in the book, even if she sounds like something of a victim.

Strange variant theme this month; colouring book style. That's it below.

Deathstroke #13 solicitation, and a look at sales figures.

Revealed earlier today:

DEATHSTROKE #13
Written by TONY S. DANIEL and JAMES BONNY
Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
On sale DECEMBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ 

The showdown between Slade Wilson, the Suicide Squad and Amanda Waller looms in what’s left of Belle Reve Penitentiary...but first he’ll have to face off against a deadly new super-villain who could bring an end to Deathstroke’s “Suicide Mission”!

Some of the solicitations for books being released in December make mention of a variant cover, but Deathstroke's does not, unfortunately. I didn't see any guest appearances by 'stroke in other books, either.

And yesterday, DC Comics announced the cancellation of a handful of their books. The last volume of Deathstroke did not last very long, so I was pleased to see that this one is continuing. Still, I wanted to take a look at sales figures to see if my confidence was warranted and, for the moment at least, it appears to be.

65 Batman Beyond 2..............35,000
66 Inhumans Attilan Rising 3....34,919
67 Grayson 10...................33,990
68 Starfire 2...................33,659
69 Deathstroke 8................33,648
70 Red Skull 1..................33,246
71 Batgirl 42...................33,168

The info above is lifted from comichron.com. I don't know if digital sales are included (I don't believe so) and are considered estimates regardless, so they shouldn't be considered pinpoint accurate no matter how specific the number.

Still, it gives a good idea of how well a book may be performing (or not). Grayson and Starfire are pretty good company, I think, and absolutely appropriate considering the history those characters have. We should continue to have a Deathstroke book for the forseeable then, it would appear.

Deathstroke #12 solicitation

Written by TONY S. DANIEL and JAMES BONNY
Art and cover by TYLER KIRKHAM 

On sale NOVEMBER 25 

32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+ 

Slade continues his “Suicide Mission”! To get at Amanda Waller, he’ll go through any super-villain that gets in his way—including Catwoman! Good thing he’s getting a little help from Harley Quinn!

A meeting with Catwoman is interesting. I don't recall too many meetings between those two in the past which is mildly odd since Slade has had dealings with many members of Batman's entourage, good and bad.

And in a brief update to a prior (August 10th) post, DC is indeed releasing a second trade paperback from the volume one material in December. It will include issues 10-13 and the first annual, as expected, but also issue #68 of the Superman series of the time.

The above book has been added to the guest-appearances page. 

“Say yer prayers varmint!”

DC Comics is preparing to reveal its November solicitations but have teased us with 25 variant covers with a Looney Tunes theme including, of course, Deathstroke.

Fun stuff! The work is by Ryan Benjamin and, of course, Warner Bros. Animation.

Though it's not at all difficult to find, I shall post the solicitation for Deathstroke's own book and/or any guest-appearances he might make in November.

Deathstroke 11 solicitation

Written by TONY S. DANIEL and JAMES BONNY
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
Monsters Variant cover by E.M. GIST 

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

It’s the Suicide Squad vs. Deathstroke! He’s battled gods, slain his enemies, and even sacrificed parts of himself he never thought he could live without! But Deathstroke’s biggest challenge still lays ahead, and if he wants to succeed he’ll need to defeat the assembled might of the Suicide Squad! Will this be his chance to get back at Harley Quinn after their previous battle?

Right on. I don't want to crap on a story I have yet to read, but the notion of Deathstroke assassinating gods was not particularly appealing. Another meet up against the Suicide Squad though? All over that.

This "Getting Young" Thing Is Getting Old.

I finally received the first volume of the current Deathstroke series in the mail last week. Entitled "Gods of War", it collects the first six issues, including some sketches and the variant covers.

Now it's difficult to maintain a blog about a character yet avoid spoilers because you're "waiting for the trade". If you're still waiting to pick up this book yourself, stop now and come back (please) when you haven't because there will be some spoilering going on.

Those who are still here are likely aware that Slade Wilson's youth was restored in this book. I had heard something to that effect, but misunderstood it.  I believed that he was going through a "Batman Begins" type of flashback in which his past was being back-filled. I didn't think he was literally going to be young again. But he is.

I don't care for this decision. It takes away a number of things that made Slade stand out among the pack.

In the character's first volume, Wintergreen refers to Slade as being in his 40's. If so, based on hair colour, it's late 40's. And characters that age are in a small minority.

His missing right eye has been "restored", too. Relatively unique features are being done away with. Furthermore, you'd be hard-pressed to read a random page and to differentiate him from Bruce Wayne.

It's not even particularly original. The reason Wintergreen referred to Slade's age in volume one was that Slade had become young again in the last few issues of that series.

Issues 53 and 54 of the first volume featured a two-part story called "The Borgia Plague" and, as you might have guessed from the title, it revolved around a biological weapon.

The story concluded with Deathstroke being caught in an explosion. And when he was later found in the rubble (in #55), he was about half his age.

There are a number of differences between the current "de-aging" and the one from volume one. From issue 55 until the conclusion of the series in #60 (June 1996), Slade was still missing his right eye and his hair was blond. His hair colour was consistent with prior flashback material from the Teen Titans series. I don't know why Tony Daniels saw a need to change it for volume three.

As you can see from the cover of #55, the newfound youth also led to a uniform change.

Deathstroke also lost his memory as a result of the de-aging in volume one, but it was restored by the time the series concluded. None of the other changes that were made to the character lasted very long, either.

His next appearance was in Detective Comics 708 (April 1997), written by Chuck Dixon.

This is the first chapter of a three-part story called "The Death Lottery". In this book, Slade's hair is still blond, but he seems to be back to his normal age, as evidenced by a supporting character at his African retreat asking him if he feels old after hunting a lion (to which Slade replies that he's not old, he's bored). No explanation is given so one assumes that the effect just wore off with inactivity. Sure, why not?

Slade would then show up in a few issues of Nightwing, as well as Green Arrow, Azrael and Robin. But the next story to be centered around him would be a three-part tale in The Titans called "The Immortal Coil". Running from issue 10-12 (December 1999 to February 2000), it was written by Devin Grayson and involved several characters that had a history with Slade, including Cheshire but most prominently his ex-wife, Adeline. It also marked the return of the traditional Deathstroke outfit.

So within a couple of years, all the changes that had taken place at the end of volume one were essentially erased gradually and seldom referred to, that I know of. Since I'm a bit behind, perhaps this "younging" is also already on the way out. Hope so because it takes away from the character instead of making him more interesting.

Deathstroke 9 Bombshell variant

For the second year in a row, DC Comics has "bombshell"-themed variant covers planned for August. While some of the male characters, such as Aquaman and Green Lantern, are displayed in 40's propaganda poster style in their respective variants, several of them give way to female supporting characters in order to fit the theme. And Deathstroke is among those stepping aside.

The art is by Emanuella Luppachino and Tomeu Morey.

That's pretty neat. I haven't found the current version of Rose Wilson particularly appealing but if this Rose was to appear in the Bombshells series that is planned for that month as well, I'd certainly give that a look.