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Deathstroke 1: The Professional Paperback – March 14, 2017

by Christopher Priest (Author), Carlo Pagulayan (Illustrator), Jason Paz (Illustrator),
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 373 ratings
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The World’s Deadliest Assassin blasts into a new era in DEATHSTROKE VOL. 1: THE PROFESSIONAL, as part of DC Rebirth!
 
With a thousand enemies and a thousand kills, Slade Wilson, a.k.a. Deathstroke, is the world’s greatest assassin. His genetically enhanced strength, reflexes, healing and intellect—plus his ruthless dedication to his work—have made him one of the most feared people on the planet.
 
But even Deathstroke has vulnerabilities—and someone in his inner circle is beginning to exploit them.
 
When an assignment in a war-torn African country leads him to an old teammate, Deathstroke discovers that his own daughter, Rose—a.k.a. the Ravager—has a price on her head. In order to save her life, he’ll have to break his professional code, betray his most trusted allies, cross his most powerful enemy and defeat his own unshakeable addiction to violence.
 
Can Deathstroke run this gauntlet and survive with his family, his honor and his life intact?
 
Find out in DEATHSTROKE VOL. 1: THE PROFESSIONAL, exploding from DC’s blockbuster Rebirth event! This historic volume and great new jumping-on point opens a thrilling new chapter in the life of one of comics’ greatest villains—crafted by the legendary writer Christopher Priest and a killer team of artists, including Carlo Pagulayan, Larry Hama, Joe Bennett and more! Collects issues #1-5 of the acclaimed new series with the DEATHSTROKE: REBIRTH one-shot.
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    Deathstroke (2016-)
  2. Print length
    144 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Dc Comics
  5. Publication date
    March 14, 2017
  6. Dimensions
    6.63 x 0.24 x 10.16 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1401268234
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1401268237
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“DEATHSTROKE will welcome you with open, blood-stained arms.”—IGN

About the Author

Christopher Priest is a critically acclaimed novelist and comic book writer. Priest created Static Shock for Milestone Media, Inc. The property became the first nationally syndicated African American animated TV show, and Static continues to appear in DC Comics. Priest is also the writer of one of the most renowned runs on Marvel's BLACK PANTHER. He currently writes DEATHSTROKE for DC Comics.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dc Comics; Illustrated edition (March 14, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401268234
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401268237
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.63 x 0.24 x 10.16 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 373 ratings

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Charlie Griffin
5.0 out of 5 stars Slade is back on course
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2017
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The New 52 did not initially handle Deathstroke well, and even as time went on, his stories never got quite to where they should have been with the character. Rebirth has finally turned things around for old Slade. Previously, Slade's personality was just sort of... off. He was shown as amoral, when the character should have an admittedly-warped code he works by. This is the first big improvement the Rebirth series shows; Slade is still most definitely a villain, as one character even admits, but you can now pinpoint where his thought process is coming from. Additionally, Slade was hardly a tactician in his New 52 books; I never got the feeling he was the smartest guy in the room. Again, this book course-corrects him back to where he was prior; Deathstroke is now planning on so many levels the reader will probably miss them at first.

Of course, improvements aside, the book is very written. Between a well-paced plot, smart character dialogue, and enough humor to balance out the drama, it was hard to put down. Last, the violence in the book is done well; unlike the New 52 books he had, which were gratuitous to the point it lost all impact, this book uses it far more strikingly. By making the bloodshed more focused, it feels more significant when it happens.

If you are a fan of Slade, you owe it to yourself to give this one a read.
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clairetoldmetochangemyscreenname
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Restart that Gets back to Slade's Villainy, Though there are Major Discrepancies with the Previous New 52 Title
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017
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Deathstroke's Rebirth title is an engaging first chapter though it is wildly different in tone from the previous late New 52 series that just ended. While that book wrapped up with Deathstroke mending his relationship with his daughter and son as best he could before sending them on their way to keep them safe from his world, this book wants to remind us that Slade Wilson is first and foremost a villain. The shades of grey that seeped into the other series is wiped clean and we see just how brutal and at times unlikable Slade can be. It is a dramatic 180 from the sympathetic tone of Tony S. Daniel's series. Christopher Priest shows the ugliness of Slade's world and his life (his abusive tendencies towards his children, his willingness to murder anyone for a profit, his inability to express his feelings) and it certainly may turn off many readers. The biggest problem here is that if feels as though there is a major disconnect between Priest's book and the final volume of Daniel's series (Family Business which was actually written by James Bonny after Daniels left the title). In the Daniels series, Slade's first son Grant was dead but his son Jericho was alive and often on the run with the third Wilson child Rose. Priest retconns the series by asserting that only Rose is currently alive, though without explaining in this first volume when Jericho died. The summary of the upcoming Deathstroke/Titans/Teen Titans event Lazarus Contract suggests Deathstroke is seeking to resurrect his dead son. Is this meant to be Grant or Jericho? It is a sloppy disconnect that makes Daniel's series feel completely tossed aside (something few other Rebirth titles have done to their New 52 predecessors). Still, this is a violent and entertaining read. Bringing Deathstroke's old ally Billy Wintergreen back into the fold was a great move and the interplay between Slade, Batman, Rose, and Robin in the final issues was brilliant. A solid restart for the character, but I would like to see some of the discrepancies addressed.
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Batman89
5.0 out of 5 stars Deathstroke Rebirth
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2023
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This was one of the best of the DC Rebirth series. Priest creates an interesting and well written backstory for Slade, while staying true to the character. I love the flashbacks; they add to the story without being confusing or unnecessary. The art is very good as well.
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James Anthony Chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2021
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The Novel is a great read and keeps you interested throughout the story. Art was great in tell the story
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Chaos Theory
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020
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Haven't read much Deathstroke since the 90's but was clearly engaged in this book. I know the New 52 changed a lot of things in the DC universe, but it seems by this volume, things are back to normal. I'm going to buy book 2 now. Great series
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Sacha V
4.0 out of 5 stars Good starting point and a likable villain
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2018
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When I first started reading this I had to get on the interwebs and do some checking because of the similarities between Deathstroke and Deadpool. And what did I find?... That flat out stealing a character seems to be perfectly legal in the world of comics because Deadpool is a straight up thievery of Deathstroke.

Anyway.

This is the Rebirth issue and that's where I'm coming in to the DC Universe and even though the beginning is pretty confusing because of some time travel. That said I did like this quite a bit.

Slade is a villain, yet seems to be a fully developed, three dimensional character. He appears to be emotionless (he's very distant to his wife and treats his boys like crap) and I'm not sure if that's because of the experiment that made him what he is, but you can see that he cares about them, and even his daughter. He's also very loyal to his friends.

I like this character and I've ordered Vol. 2.
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moof2boys
5.0 out of 5 stars Woop woop
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019
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As someone who is getting more and more obsessed with Deathstroke’s lore, I must say, that I am enthralled by this. I now see why Christopher Priest has been hailed as producing one of Slade’s best runs.
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Rhett Thomson
3.0 out of 5 stars Political, scattered, and hard to follow
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
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So political. Continued references to political parties and demonizing one side was such a distraction to the plot. And the plot was already hard to follow. Every other page was somewhere different in the timeline. And the “double cross” got used so many times I couldn’t keep it all straight. Might’ve been better without the politics though. Feels like the author cared more about politics than staying focused on the actual story.

Good art. Dialogue was good.

Ultimately threw it away. My collection doesn’t need this.
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jorge arias
4.0 out of 5 stars Llegó un poco maltratado de las esquinas
Reviewed in Mexico on April 3, 2022
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El libro llegó un poco doblado de las esquinas lo demás bien
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Jeremy Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2018
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Deathstroke is one of my favorite anti-heroes, and this loved up to expectations
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SM
2.0 out of 5 stars check his other older titles like Judas Contract
Reviewed in India on October 25, 2018
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Over rated. I don't get the praise this series has gotten. It has no bearing on the DC Universe as a whole, the characters are vapid and the plot goes nowhere. Read it if you want to know more about Deathstroke's pointless family drama and how he likes to screw with his kids lives in increasingly disturbing ways.
If you want to learn how he got his rep as an enhanced, resourceful world class assasin, check his other older titles like Judas Contract. There are too many pointless subplots here and the back and forth style of storytelling tries to be clever but quickly becomes annoying.
Read Thor - God Butcher, to see how a better writer illustrates this same concept in a less confusing way. This review applies to the whole Rebirth series for Deathstroke.
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Mrs C
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2018
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Isaiah Waard
4.0 out of 5 stars Not a great introduction
Reviewed in Canada on August 15, 2021
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I haven't had too much experience with Deathstroke outside of the DC animated films/shows. I thought the art was pretty good but there was a lot of things I had to google in order to fully understand who some of these characters were.

I don't feel comfortable rating the quality of this book outside of the art (which is solid) because it wasn't very Deathstroke beginner-friendly. If you're trying to get introduced to the character of Deathstroke I'd read something else then come bsck to this series later.
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