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Deathstroke (2016) #8
Deathstroke R.I.P.
Slade Wilson foi morto pela Arqueira Vermelha num confronto com os Jovens Titãs, mas há mesmo depois de seu funeral, com toda a casta de super-vilões presente para prestar suas homenagens, há um Exterminador à solta no Universo DC. Ou seria Exterminadores?
(Deathstroke 44-50)
(Deathstroke 44-50)
200 pages, Paperback
Published July 28, 2020
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About the author
Christopher J. Priest
1,058 books188 followersFormerly (before 1993) known as James or Jim Owsley.
Christopher James Priest is a critically acclaimed novelist and comic book writer. Priest is the first African-American writer and editor for Marvel and DC Comics. His groundbreaking Black Panther series was lauded by Entertainment Weekly and The Village Voice and will serve as the basis for the 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe adaption.
Besides Black Panther, Priest has written comics for Conan, Steel, Green Lantern, The Crew and edited The Amazing Spider-Man. He also co-created Quantum & Woody along with Mark Bright and co-founded Milestone Media.
After a decade long hiatus he is currently writing comic books again and recently concluded a stint writing the comic book Deathstroke (2016-2019).
In addition to being a writer, Christopher J. Priest is also a baptist minister.
Christopher James Priest is a critically acclaimed novelist and comic book writer. Priest is the first African-American writer and editor for Marvel and DC Comics. His groundbreaking Black Panther series was lauded by Entertainment Weekly and The Village Voice and will serve as the basis for the 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe adaption.
Besides Black Panther, Priest has written comics for Conan, Steel, Green Lantern, The Crew and edited The Amazing Spider-Man. He also co-created Quantum & Woody along with Mark Bright and co-founded Milestone Media.
After a decade long hiatus he is currently writing comic books again and recently concluded a stint writing the comic book Deathstroke (2016-2019).
In addition to being a writer, Christopher J. Priest is also a baptist minister.
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August 17, 2020
Priest finishes out his Deathstroke run with some craziness. Deathstroke died at the end of the crossover with the Teen Titans. Now time for the fallout. There's some Year of the Villain stuff with Jericho and then two different Deathstrokes return. It all gets revealed in the end but is confusing at times along the way. Still, this was a fun, action-packed 50 issue run.
July 24, 2020
Deathstroke tries to have his cake and eat it too in this final volume of the series - with Jericho succumbing to the machinations of Lex Luthor and the Legion of Doom, and Rose nowhere to be found, now is the worst time for Deathstroke to be dead. But wait, who's this guy, who looks peculiarly like Slade, but wants to just live a domestic life instead of one of an assassin?
Ack, a stumble at the last hurdle. Deathstroke's final arc is a bit more jumbled than I would have liked, due to the sheer amount of stuff involved. The Year Of The Villain stuff feels like it should have had its own story arc, and the fallout from the Terminus Agenda is therefore fighting for space. The ultimate conclusion of the book isn't bad, but feels rushed even with the extra-sized issue 50. Priest had a lot of balls in the air, and he manages to catch most of them, but there are definitely a few that hit the ground before the series ends.
On art, predominantly, is Fernando Pasarin, who goes nuts on all the big crowd scenes. He's also joined by series mainstay Carlo Pagulayan, which feels appropriate since he was around when the book launched as well. Deathstroke's always been a good looking book, and that definitely doesn't change.
Deathstroke has always been an ambitious, unapologetic book. You get onboard or you get out of the way, and it follows that through to its finale; it's not a flawless end, but it's not bad. It just really feels like there should have been a bit more real estate.
Ack, a stumble at the last hurdle. Deathstroke's final arc is a bit more jumbled than I would have liked, due to the sheer amount of stuff involved. The Year Of The Villain stuff feels like it should have had its own story arc, and the fallout from the Terminus Agenda is therefore fighting for space. The ultimate conclusion of the book isn't bad, but feels rushed even with the extra-sized issue 50. Priest had a lot of balls in the air, and he manages to catch most of them, but there are definitely a few that hit the ground before the series ends.
On art, predominantly, is Fernando Pasarin, who goes nuts on all the big crowd scenes. He's also joined by series mainstay Carlo Pagulayan, which feels appropriate since he was around when the book launched as well. Deathstroke's always been a good looking book, and that definitely doesn't change.
Deathstroke has always been an ambitious, unapologetic book. You get onboard or you get out of the way, and it follows that through to its finale; it's not a flawless end, but it's not bad. It just really feels like there should have been a bit more real estate.
August 6, 2020
The end to a crazy ass run, Priest mostly delivers even if uneven like the run itself.
So last we saw Slade was dead. The volume starts with basically his funeral. BUt then slade returns to life and goes after a innocent(ish) character we've all come to love (and semi-hate) right away. Then...another slade appears? And this volume mostly deals with the kids dealing with their dead father, who's a piece of shit anyway, and they work through their feelings.
It's crazy, wonky, some bullshit reasons why people come back, but all in all it's fun. Watching two slades is probably the best part about this book. While not always amazing Priest run was interesting to say the least. Sad to see him go! A 3.5 out of 5.
So last we saw Slade was dead. The volume starts with basically his funeral. BUt then slade returns to life and goes after a innocent(ish) character we've all come to love (and semi-hate) right away. Then...another slade appears? And this volume mostly deals with the kids dealing with their dead father, who's a piece of shit anyway, and they work through their feelings.
It's crazy, wonky, some bullshit reasons why people come back, but all in all it's fun. Watching two slades is probably the best part about this book. While not always amazing Priest run was interesting to say the least. Sad to see him go! A 3.5 out of 5.
May 25, 2020
As I've stated in other Deathstroke reviews, this series just never seems to live up to its potential. This volume was confusing until the end when it became at least a little less confusing. Still not the type of story that plays to Deathstroke's strengths, as this was more weird sci-fi than action/adventure. I felt like I was slogging through the story until the last issue, and even then it was a bit of a head scratcher. Not horrible, but disappointing.
November 29, 2020
And now we conclude the story of the worlds messiest assassin. I'd been following this story since 2016 and it is one of the few comic books I have read in recent times that a writer was allowed to tell their story from beginning to end without editorial high-jinks. I really enjoyed this series by Christopher J. Priest of this totally messed-up family that brings disaster to anyone who is involved with them. I really like the story-telling style of Priest and hope he keeps getting opportunities to tell crazy stories like he wants to—the man has put in enough work in this industry to be allowed any liberty he wants.
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January 8, 2024Priest is so good at making the DCU feel like a real cohesive lived in world, and nails the characterization of the B listers and below he’s foregrounding. I loved the pages we get of the Legion of Doom here, especially Sinestro. Some of my favorite of the series in the art here too from Fernando Pasarin.
September 16, 2020
O Exterminador está morto! Longa vida ao Exterminador! Para quem conhece os meus gostos de leitura, iria achar que eu detestaria uma série do Exterminador. Slade Wilson, um mercebário sangue-frio, sempre rangendo os dentes, mau-humorado e com um bazucão na mão. Mas, na mão do escritor certo não existe personagem ruim, o escritor certo sabe mexer até no mais extravagante dos personagens e transformá-lo em algo digno de acompanhamento. Foi o que aconteceu com o Exterminador nas mãos do maravilhoso Christopher Priest. Não por acaso a série ganhou diversos prêmios Eisner ao longo de sua jornada, que se encerra neste encadernado. Também é preciso destacar o belo trabalho de arte desenvolvido por todas as equipes que rotacionaram pelo título, manterndo um determinado padrão de narrativa. Mérito também das cores de Jeremy Cox, que deu a unidade em todos os encadernados do Exterminador. Não é mistério nenhum que neste encadernado o personagem principal morre e sua série é descontinuada. Mas nada mais certo no mundo dos quadrinhos que personagens revivam e que séries descontnuem e voltem a contnuar. Por isso, longa vida a um bem escrito Exterminador!
May 24, 2021
I was dreading making this review. On the one hand, I lowkey guilty pleasure this series. It had some great art and some of the stories and characters are pretty good. I also appreciate how they approached some aspects of Jericho's character.
Now, while I may defend some areas of this run, and enjoy it as a guilty pleasure, arcs like Batman vs Deathstroke and Deathstroke Arkham really brought down my views on this series.
Deathstroke R.I.P. though not perfect, I felt was a solid conclusion. Sure, I was not a fan of the not Deathstroke, Deathstroke and how they handled Jericho's guilt and what he did to protect his then boyfriend could have been handled better, but I felt it wrapped the story up as best it could. The art, as always, is something I'll enjoy, and Ikon's final sacrifice was a great way to wrap up his story and how much he cared for Jericho (Isherwood did care for Jericho, though I will admit some aspects to it did have some questionable aspects on a first or second reading).
As much as I'd love to give Rebirth Deathstroke a 4 out of 5, some of the previous arcs and some areas of this conclusion didn't do it for me.
Now, while I may defend some areas of this run, and enjoy it as a guilty pleasure, arcs like Batman vs Deathstroke and Deathstroke Arkham really brought down my views on this series.
Deathstroke R.I.P. though not perfect, I felt was a solid conclusion. Sure, I was not a fan of the not Deathstroke, Deathstroke and how they handled Jericho's guilt and what he did to protect his then boyfriend could have been handled better, but I felt it wrapped the story up as best it could. The art, as always, is something I'll enjoy, and Ikon's final sacrifice was a great way to wrap up his story and how much he cared for Jericho (Isherwood did care for Jericho, though I will admit some aspects to it did have some questionable aspects on a first or second reading).
As much as I'd love to give Rebirth Deathstroke a 4 out of 5, some of the previous arcs and some areas of this conclusion didn't do it for me.
November 21, 2022
Not going to lie, not the best Deathstroke story I have read.
Now I did read just this book and I didn't read up on the previous story to this, but with that it still lacked something.
I found alot of plotholes in the story and it jumping ahead of itself without even conculding anything previous. I did find the story itself....meh. For a Deathstroke story it really lacked...well Deathstroke.
Unfortunate because I was recommended this book and I really felt I had to read it instead of wanting too.
Onto the next one
The Marc Knight
Now I did read just this book and I didn't read up on the previous story to this, but with that it still lacked something.
I found alot of plotholes in the story and it jumping ahead of itself without even conculding anything previous. I did find the story itself....meh. For a Deathstroke story it really lacked...well Deathstroke.
Unfortunate because I was recommended this book and I really felt I had to read it instead of wanting too.
Onto the next one
The Marc Knight
October 13, 2021
I read this one out of order mostly because I saw it on a list of Hugo eligible graphic novels. I've loved the Deathstroke character since my childhood reading Teen Titans comics, so I'm pretty much up for anything he's in. Now I need to go back and finish reading the books leading up to this one.
December 21, 2023
It's Deathstroke vs ....Deathstroke?
Yep, you read that right. In Christopher J. Priest's finale to his long run, he has Slade face a much more villainous version of himself. And the regular Slade isn't exactly the nicest guy, so you can image how bad the more evil one is. In fact, Priest shows us just how bad he is by showing us the moments before he came over to our reality, and what he was doing - and it's pretty bad (to put it mildly).
Now how he got here and what lead up to all this.... is a bit confusing. I dropped off this series a while back because honestly, I just didn't "get" Priest's writing. I have read a lot of reviews that praise the book and his writing specifically, but it just didn't click with me. His time jumping, uneven pacing, and non hand holding style just doesn't gel well with me, and this book definitely has all that in it.
That being said, I was able to get the gist, and I would be lying if I said that seeing the Slade vs Slade fight wasn't awesome on some level. Also the art on this book is top notch so there definitely is that. I think it's just a matter of taste sometimes, and this run just doesn't do it for me.
However, if you like this series, this one is the grand finale and thus, one you cant miss!
Yep, you read that right. In Christopher J. Priest's finale to his long run, he has Slade face a much more villainous version of himself. And the regular Slade isn't exactly the nicest guy, so you can image how bad the more evil one is. In fact, Priest shows us just how bad he is by showing us the moments before he came over to our reality, and what he was doing - and it's pretty bad (to put it mildly).
Now how he got here and what lead up to all this.... is a bit confusing. I dropped off this series a while back because honestly, I just didn't "get" Priest's writing. I have read a lot of reviews that praise the book and his writing specifically, but it just didn't click with me. His time jumping, uneven pacing, and non hand holding style just doesn't gel well with me, and this book definitely has all that in it.
That being said, I was able to get the gist, and I would be lying if I said that seeing the Slade vs Slade fight wasn't awesome on some level. Also the art on this book is top notch so there definitely is that. I think it's just a matter of taste sometimes, and this run just doesn't do it for me.
However, if you like this series, this one is the grand finale and thus, one you cant miss!
November 23, 2020
Termina la historia con sacrificios y el mismo mecanismo que usó con Pantera Negra para que Slade aprenda a apreciar a quienes le rodea, un doble. Esta vez de una realidad alterna. En los dibujos estuvo excelente pero no hubo nada que me hiciera saltar de la emoción. Para el final de una serie, me parece un trabajo decepcionante. Los diálogos fueron muy bien trabajados pero la acción estuvo entre lenta o te ponen al final de ella.
El mejor arco de personaje lo tuvo Joseph, el hijo de Deathstroke, quien ha pasado por muchas pruebas y sacrificios. De hecho, su pelea final significó más para mi que la del personaje titular. Con todo dicho, no puedo pensar en alguna línea narrativa que no se haya resuelto en este tomo. Fue una buena serie, terminó igual que Black Panther del mismo escritor, con un canon bien desarrollado y mucho material para que otro autor trabaje con él. Solo espero que no le hagan un reboot y deshagan mucho de lo que Priest hizo como dio a denotar el Black Panther de Reginald Hudlin.
El mejor arco de personaje lo tuvo Joseph, el hijo de Deathstroke, quien ha pasado por muchas pruebas y sacrificios. De hecho, su pelea final significó más para mi que la del personaje titular. Con todo dicho, no puedo pensar en alguna línea narrativa que no se haya resuelto en este tomo. Fue una buena serie, terminó igual que Black Panther del mismo escritor, con un canon bien desarrollado y mucho material para que otro autor trabaje con él. Solo espero que no le hagan un reboot y deshagan mucho de lo que Priest hizo como dio a denotar el Black Panther de Reginald Hudlin.
March 4, 2022
An unfortunately convoluted end to an otherwise excellent series. Even apart from getting bogged down in crossovers, as many series do, the ending here is... extremely unsatisfying. Priest's whole run was an excellent look at what made Slade Wilson tick, deconstructing and reconstructing him, and giving him some compelling development that never underecut the core of Deathstroke as a character. Now, the title is ending, and it's like Priest was under mandate to wrap things up in such a way that future writers could ignore everything that happened in the last 50 issues. The supporting cast is shuffled off in one way or another, and Slade is left on his own, as he was before all this happened. It makes the whole 50+ issue story seem... irrelevant, in the end, and that's extremely sad, because up until now, it had things to say, and it had weight. Here... the slate is essentially wiped clean and this entire gorgeous, frustrating, intriguing, aggravating series can be consigned to the dustbin of history. It's a shame.
February 10, 2022
I cannot in good conscience rate this as highly as Judas Contract, which is saying something. So it's a 2 star, though I thought of giving it a 3 because it was pretty enjoyable in a popcorn sort of way.
I love Rose. I love Joey, though I prefer his previous characterizations over this one. I also prefer Adeline's previous characterizations over this one. I love Damian, that little jerk. I love a lot of the characters on that team that Deathstroke & Adeline make halfway through.
I liked the flashbacks. Again, ultimately I prefer previous Wilson family dynamics to this one, but I do like that it filled in some gaps about why Grant was the way he was, so to speak.
The pacing was really good, in that it was like a speeding train. Everything blurred and made little sense but that's fine, I wasn't really reading for the plot.
They WAY fumbled the ball when it came to addressing the grooming that happened with Tara and Slade, and Joey and Isherwood.
Overall, reading this felt like how watching reality TV feels like. I had fun for the ride.
Final thought: Rose-and-Joey centric series when?
I love Rose. I love Joey, though I prefer his previous characterizations over this one. I also prefer Adeline's previous characterizations over this one. I love Damian, that little jerk. I love a lot of the characters on that team that Deathstroke & Adeline make halfway through.
I liked the flashbacks. Again, ultimately I prefer previous Wilson family dynamics to this one, but I do like that it filled in some gaps about why Grant was the way he was, so to speak.
The pacing was really good, in that it was like a speeding train. Everything blurred and made little sense but that's fine, I wasn't really reading for the plot.
They WAY fumbled the ball when it came to addressing the grooming that happened with Tara and Slade, and Joey and Isherwood.
Overall, reading this felt like how watching reality TV feels like. I had fun for the ride.
Final thought: Rose-and-Joey centric series when?
January 6, 2022
2.5 out of 5
It’s not awful (trust me, I’ve read some awful books), it’s just cramped. Deathstroke RIP tries to simultaneously wrap up old plot threads and introduce new ones to cash in on line-wide events going on at the time. It’s VERY ambitious, and has some great ideas, but the lack of page space means not everything gets resolved in a satisfying way. I would have much preferred a finale that focused on just one of these stories instead of all them and turning into a jumbled mess. I struggle to recommend this one, even to those who’ve stuck with this series to the very end.
It’s not awful (trust me, I’ve read some awful books), it’s just cramped. Deathstroke RIP tries to simultaneously wrap up old plot threads and introduce new ones to cash in on line-wide events going on at the time. It’s VERY ambitious, and has some great ideas, but the lack of page space means not everything gets resolved in a satisfying way. I would have much preferred a finale that focused on just one of these stories instead of all them and turning into a jumbled mess. I struggle to recommend this one, even to those who’ve stuck with this series to the very end.
December 30, 2022
This high concept run full of far-fetched ideas started like a smart cerebral read and ended like a convoluted Michael Bay movie riddled with plot holes and half-baked execution. If you don’t dig too deep, it’s a great deal of fun, the book is always entertaining, there’s a ton of drama and action and the art is good throughout the whole thing. Also.. it’s Deathstroke, a pretty one-dimensional character so I believe Priest really squeezed all he could out of him and his supporting cast. Priest also smartly poked fun at Slade’s past action as he deconstructed him over the course of the 52 issues.
Not a run I see myself reading again but one I’m glad for the time I spent with, it was a good time.
Not a run I see myself reading again but one I’m glad for the time I spent with, it was a good time.
April 8, 2024
I spent the entirety of christopher priest's deathstroke run waiting for the story to rise above being "just fine", and it never did. Mark Waid one said that there is no such thing as a bad character, just bad writers, but based on what I'm seeing here the only conclusion I can come to is that Priest (who is a good writer( couldn't quite figure out much to do with Deathstroke, who is a mediocre character and very much a product of his time, especially his rise to popularity in the grimdark 90's.
December 31, 2020
Kinda happy this one ended. Writing is too choppy, there's too much going on in personal history, not enough of a thrust for Deathstroke as a central character in his own series. And its focus as a family dynamic book seems misplaced. It's time to shed a great deal of the Deathstroke mythology and bring him back to being a bare bones anti-hero.
February 4, 2021
3.5 Priest's run has been uneven but an interesting uneven. He sees Slade's strength and weakness as being his family, and no more true than this finale when he sacrifices it all after a twisted IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE version of himself shows him just what he's got. Loved all Joe's hero-ing and homo-ing. Even Rose fell in love. Will the next writer be all family feud? Let's hope not.
December 6, 2022
Welp, glad that's over with.
This was such a weird and un-cool series. The concepts of each arc always seemed like they would living the series up and it never happened that way. I didn't care for any of the supporting characters and all the Teen Titan crossovers annoyed me. It was always just a messy, wordy series with "who gives a crap" relationship melodrama.
This was such a weird and un-cool series. The concepts of each arc always seemed like they would living the series up and it never happened that way. I didn't care for any of the supporting characters and all the Teen Titan crossovers annoyed me. It was always just a messy, wordy series with "who gives a crap" relationship melodrama.
October 22, 2024
This run was great all the way through and the crossovers were good. That never happens! This run also reaffirmed my belief that Deathstroke is one of the best villains ever written. The first time I was introduced to him was in the awesome Teen Titans cartoon from the early 2000s and I’ve always loved him since. This for me is definitely a definitive run that everyone needs to read.
October 4, 2020
Really enjoyed this run overall, especially the focus on Rose and Jericho.
As with most Deathstroke titles a lot happened but not a lot changes. I think the revival was a little quickly brushed over but other than that, a fun read with pretty great art throughout.
As with most Deathstroke titles a lot happened but not a lot changes. I think the revival was a little quickly brushed over but other than that, a fun read with pretty great art throughout.
January 6, 2022
One of the best thing that happened with me in 2021 was I started reading deathstroke. I'm glad I've started 2022 by reading charlie huston's Moon Knight and then Christopher Priest's Rebirth Deathstrock. The last volum was as much fun as the first one.
March 1, 2021
3.5
It’s Priest so it’s always solid.
But maybe too much time on the journeys of others and not Slade.
It’s Priest so it’s always solid.
But maybe too much time on the journeys of others and not Slade.
May 12, 2021
Very good end for Slade Wilson!
May 7, 2022
Wrapped up all nice and fine. Jericho had a decent arc and double Slade was fun to see.
July 10, 2024
Idk what happened here. Stunning sometimes confusing art and an ending that doesn’t end with anything distinct happening for Deathstroke. What a mess.
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