Deathstroke #2
This volume collects Deathstroke (Rebirth) #9-13, continuing the saga of Slade Wilson as he confronts the fallout of his past sins. The story delves into his complex family dynamics, particularly with his sons Grant and Joseph, while introducing a new threat tied to a mysterious cult known as the Gospel of Slade. Batman and Superman make appearances as the line between Slade's mercenary code and his humanity is tested.
In "The Professional Part 6: Love and War," Christopher Priest and Denys Cowan deliver a tense, character-driven chapter where a grieving community turns to Deathstroke for justice after a young life is lost. When Jack Ryder uncovers a dangerous deception, he must confront a false Deathstroke—revealed to be the Reverend Ed Thompson—while the real mercenary arrives to settle the score. The cover by Shane Davis and Michelle Delecki captures the story’s grim intensity.
In "The Professional Part 6: Love and War," Deathstroke is pulled between a desperate plea from the Red Lion and the growing tension with Richard, the one who took the hit meant for Ravager. As Jericho prepares to marry Etienne, the threat of exposure looms when Doctor Ikon threatens to reveal their past affair—leading Jericho to make a desperate, life-threatening choice.
In "The Professional Conclusion - Part 1," Deathstroke takes a dangerous mission aboard an aircraft carrier to eliminate a high-profile drug lord, but his focus is fractured when he's cut off from Hosun and suddenly confronted by Superman—sent by Adeline. Meanwhile, Jericho tests Ikon’s suit in a moment of quiet tension, and Hosun receives a cryptic message from Etienne, hinting at a deeper web of betrayal.
In "The Professional Conclusion - Part 2," Deathstroke is pushed to his limits as Superman closes in, forcing him to rely on every trick in his arsenal just to survive. With Jericho stepping in to ensure the outcome and Rose heading to Vietnam to uncover the truth behind her father’s past, the stakes rise as Deathstroke is handed over to the Coast Guard for incarceration.
In "Four Rooms Part One," Slade is brought to a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, where he’s processed by Dex—someone from his past. Flashbacks reveal Slade’s time as a soldier in Srebrenica, where he claimed the sword that would give him his name, met Wintergreen for the first time, and donned the original mask in a mission to kill a genocidal officer.
In a flash to his past, Slade Wilson earns the name Deathstroke during a mission in Serbia, where he's confronted by the Red Lion and the fallout of his actions. Back in the present, Rose tracks down distant family in Minneapolis while her father, imprisoned and facing his past, is met with a chilling confrontation from the man who once called himself his enemy.
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