Slade Wilson, who rose to new heights as main villain of Arrow season 2, will get a new DC Comics ongoing series.
Slade Wilson is back. For Arrow fans, he never really went away. But for comic book fans, it's been awhile. His most recent series, launched with the 2011 DC Comics New 52 reboot never really took off. But he's getting another chance in October, with Deathstroke#1, this time with writer and artist Tony Daniel.
Here's the official solicitation blurb for the new Deathstroke #1:
The DCU’s deadliest assassin stars in his own ongoing series by writer/artist Tony S. Daniel! See him as never before in this explosive new series, with one surprise after another as we see Slade Wilson in the fight of his life!
"I tell people he’s sort of like a tricked out Batman, but he’ll kill you," Mr. Daniel said in an interview with MTV. "Of course he’s not anything like Bruce Wayne, but he is a man with money and the means to pay for the gadgets and weaponry he’ll need to accomplish any goal."
As for what influence, if any, the portrayal of Slade on Arrow had on the character, Mr. Daniel had this to say:
"Deathstroke will certainly forge his own path here. What the Arrowseries does though, is make me want to put Green Arrow and Deathstroke together at some point. I’m sure that’s in the cards down the road, and it doesn’t hurt that I’ve also been a long time Green Arrow fan. Will they work together or be enemies, that’s the question I’ll have the answer to if and when we get to that point."
We're pretty fond of Deathstroke, ourselves. Check out why we think he's the most versatile bad guy in DC's roster right here.
You can read more from Tony Daniel about Deathstroke over at MTV.
DEATHSTROKE #1
Written by TONY S. DANIEL
Art by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
1:25 Variant cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
On sale OCTOBER 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
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