Deathstroke #3 Review

Writer: Christopher Priest / Art: Joe Bennet, Belardino Brabo, and Mark Morales / DC Comics *DMX voice* “Now this is the shit I be talking about. Half writing ass writers, you think it’s a game? You think it’s a fucking gaaaaaaame? COME ON.” Off the strength, Christopher Priest put his foot in the ass of this issue right here. Last month, we saw Rose introduced into the series as a child Wilson had overseas during his time in Cambodia. This month we see how Rose is living her life in New York. There was a lot more action this issue and we see how Slade’s parenting skills are still pretty shit across the board. Rose is somewhat in the same type of hired mercenary game as Slade. We see her stopping a hit from taking place but, thanks to her precognitive abilities, she discovers this was actually an ambush on her. Slade appears and is not making things easier for his daughter as he wants to see how far her abilities stem at the moment. Now that we are three issues deep into the story, things have come together a lot better with the series. I was a really big fan of the interaction between Slade and Rose. The aloof father and the kid that just wants the approval without saying that they want the approval. Slade was calling Rose out on a lot of her stances from her work, her relationship, to even how she handles her merc work. Slade scoffing at Rose mentioning being trained by Nightwing is the best shit in this issue, I was dying. It also begs the question of how deep Rose is in w…