Deathstroke #17

The cover of this New 52 entry says it all: Deathstroke stands alone in a dramatic spotlight, swords drawn and gleaming, as a horde of armed warriors — archers, blade-wielders, and shadowy figures — closes in from every direction. The tagline "10,000 to 1… Just the Way Slade Likes It" perfectly captures the fearless, against-all-odds energy that cover artist Aaron Kuder renders with striking intensity. Part of DC's 2013 wave of New 52 storytelling from the team of Justin Jordan, Edgar Salazar, Scott Hanna, and Derek Fridolfs, this issue promises the kind of brutal, high-stakes action that makes Deathstroke such a compelling anti-hero.