DC Universe Rebirth Deathstroke Vol. 1 The Professional
Rebirth, 1-5
By: Christopher Priest
Art Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Joe Bennet, Mark Morales,
Jeromy Cox
Variant Cover Art: Shane Davis, Michelle Delecki, Alex
Sinclair
Story: This is a good starting point for new readers of
Deathstroke. The first half of the volume; Prologue,
Among Thieves, Band of Brothers, flip flops between the past and the
present giving the reader a nice idea of the origin not an in depth one but it
gives all the right information. The first three parts also tells of Deathstroke
dealing with an African Warlord, the Red Lion, to save his friend Wintergreen.
He also has to deal with the Clock King. The second half of the volume By Any Other Name, American Gothic, Mirrors
deals with Deathstroke deals with a death threat on his daughter Rose, aka. Ravager,
following the money and it leads them to Gotham. Deathstroke set up Rose with
Batman and Robin while he goes off and does his own thing.
Art: I loved this, it was like reading a cartoon. The art is
well drawn, colored fantastically. Pagulayan and Bennet do wonderful drawings
very detailed; and Morales, Barbo, and Paz can’t forget the inkers. Cox
completes the picture bringing it to life with amazing colors and shading. I
always enjoy the variant cover art.
Characters:
Deathstroke/Slade Wilson: I have had a fascination
with Slade since Teen Titans animated series first aired in ’03 voiced by Ron
Perlman. He piqued my curiosity in the cartoon he was so mysterious and as I found
out more about his past the more I liked him. A genetically enhanced super villain
who switches side as easily as flipping a switch to suit his needs and has no
problem being the bad guy just to make sure his kids become better than him. 
Rose Wilson/Ravager: I like this Rose she wants so bad her
Father’s attention and for him to be proud of her but is constantly getting
hurt from his actions. She was initially trained by Nightwing and thinks that
she is ready and wants to prove to her father that she’s ready. Wintergreen:
Probably the only truly loyal friend Deathstroke has, he has acted like a
friend and confidant for Rose as well. He’s kind of the voice of reason, the
mediator between father and daughter. Wintergreen staged his own death so he
could retire but was forced out of it when kidnapped and now he and Slade are
tracking down who snitched on the truth on him being alive. Batman and Robin: Of course it’s Batman and Robin. Robin
being Damien, Bruce’s son, and antagonistic and snarky as ever. Batman tries to
convince Rose that she needs to not follow in her father’s footsteps and that
Slade has his own reasons for leaving Rose in Gotham with Batman.
Review: Have I mentioned I hate cliffhangers. That is why I
usually wait until the graphic novels are out so that I don’t have to wait for
the next issue to come out. Damns youse! I love this one it is a great story it
was engaging and dark, violent with the right amount of humor that has a great
balance. I look forward to the upcoming issues. 
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