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| Deathstroke Rebirth #1 cover art by ACO |
Recently DC Comics. com conducted an interview with new Deathstroke scribe, Christopher Priest, called, "Blood Bonded: Christopher Priest Sets His Sights on Deathstroke," in order to give fans a sneak peek at what to expect from the world's greatest assassin going forward. If you wish to read the interview for yourself, you may do so by clicking/tapping here. Here are my takeaways from the interview broken down for blog consumption.
- Priest is writing Deathstroke as a villain, not as an anti-hero. So think Golgo 13, not Wolverine.
- Priest is giving Deathstroke a supporting cast again. Wintergreen returns in Deathstroke #1 after the Rebirth issue with others cast members to follow.
- Priest looks to bring Deathstroke's character more in line with the "evil version of Batman" approach used in the Marv Wolfman and George Pérez days. Less mysticism and more real world action and intrigue.
- Priest is embracing Slade's sociopathic nature and the difficulty it brings to his personal relationships with his children. As the series progresses both Rose (issue #3) and Joseph (later in the series) are mentioned specifically as appearing. Even Slade's long-time right-hand-man, Wintergreen, starts to question Slade's actions at some point.
- Priest will explore the ideas of heroism vs. villainy as well as super-heroism vs. vigilante justice.
- Priest also looks at Slade's relationship with all of the blood-money he has earned over the years as the world's greatest assassin.
I can't wait for Priest's take on Deathstroke to unfold beginning with Deathstroke: Rebirth #1, scheduled to go on sale on August 10, 2016.
