Deathstroke Inc. #3
Deathstroke on a unicorn. What more needs to be said about Deathstroke Inc. #3?
DC Comics
Written by: Joshua Williamson
Art by: Howard Porter
Colors: Hi-Fi
Letters: Steve Wands
As great as Joshua Williamson’s writing has been throughout the first few issues of this series, Howard Porter’s style is what makes the craziness in this issue work so well. It genuinely feels like this pair can do whatever it wants with Deathstroke.
Because, Porter art is the right combination of heroic and zany. He’s able to capture Slade Wilson’s badass essence while having fun. Hi-Fi’s use of bright colors also plays a big role in the wild nature of Deathstroke Inc., as well.
What’s so amazing about it all, though, is how Williamson utilizes that at the start of the story, then goes dark at the end of Deathstroke Inc. #3. Things are about to get very messy in the pages of Deathstroke Inc. And there seem to be quite a few layers Williamson can peel back, which could carry the matters these characters are dealing with well beyond this first arc.
For those who were apprehensive about Deathstroke Inc. since the title is Slade Wilson’s first since Christopher Priest’s amazon run, this is very different. Williamson and Porter are dealing with some of the same struggles Priest did, but it is not at the forefront of everything. The tone is much different. Based on how the first three issues of Deathstroke Inc. have gone, there’s absolutely room for both in the hearts of Deathstroke fans.
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