Deathstroke #10

Part of DC's New 52 initiative, Deathstroke #10 (2012) promises a serious clash of deadly personalities as Slade Wilson charges forward in his blue-and-gold armored suit, sword raised and pistol leveled, while the grinning, red-eyed face of Lobo looms large behind him. The cover's bold tagline — "The Deadliest Predator of Them All… Lobo!" — sets up a collision between two of DC's most formidable and ruthless characters. Rob Liefeld handles both pencils and inks here, delivering an energetic composition that makes it hard not to wonder who — if anyone — walks away from "Return to Starpoint.