Deathstroke #10
By Hervé St-Louis
January 24, 2017 - 23:23
DC Comics
Writer(s): Christopher Priest
Penciller(s): Cary Nord
Inker(s): Cary Nord
Colourist(s): Jeromy Cox
Letterer(s): Willie Schubert
Cover Artist(s): ary Nord, Shane Davis; Michelle Delecki, Alex Sinclair
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The first thing I have to say is that Christopher Priest must be enjoying himself dragging out the ten percent of the brain myth to piss off reviewers like me. He probably knows it’s bogus but it’s straight from Deathstroke’s history from Pre New 52 and it sounds cool even though we know better. Neuroscience be damned.
The rest of the issue was readable. I did not care for the flashback about the deathstroke sword which gave Slade Wilson his villain’s name, although it is used to explain Jericho’s mutant powers. Priest continues to draw from the old Deathstroke lore, modernizing everything for 2017. Priest seems to enjoy pocking fun at his readers telling them that all that he’s writing is from the good old comics of long ago but with a twist. At least, this issue was enjoyable, which with Priest is really a hit or miss usually.
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Cary Nord is just not right for this book. I usually like his work but this is not the kind of series where he shines. The Slade in prison scenes were painful to watch. His storytelling of the Bosnian attack in the flashback made no sense and due to equally bad lettering and dialogues, it was unclear who was speaking. The characters in this book tend to share the same voice.
Rating: 7/10
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