Opinions on Marv Wolfman's Deathstroke Ongoing?

[Timothy Hunter]

I have just read the opening arc.

[HandofPrometheus]

I'm interested in knowing some thoughts as well because I hear no one speak about this run.

[LifeIsILL]

I thought it gets better and better, or at least it stays at the same quality as the first 2 stories. Wolfman gave him a love interest in this series and they make the best couple in the entire DC universe in my opinion.

[Timothy Hunter]

I thought it gets better and better, or at least it stays at the same quality as the first 2 stories. Wolfman gave him a love interest in this series and they make the best couple in the entire DC universe in my opinion.

My problem with it so far is that Wolfman, who is oddly enough the creator of Deathstroke, tries to make the character as likeable as possible to the degree that it changes the character entirely. Of course Wilson having a a code of honor has intrinsically always been rooted in his character, but it seems in this series, Wolfman stripped away all villainous aspects of Slade in order for him to fit the mold of a protagonist.

Is this assessment fair? Also, does he do anything we villainous in the series?

[Vordan]

My problem with it so far is that Wolfman, who is oddly enough the creator of Deathstroke, tries to make the character as likeable as possible to the degree that it changes the character entirely. Of course Wilson having a a code of honor has intrinsically always been rooted in his character, but it seems in this series, Wolfman stripped away all villainous aspects of Slade in order for him to fit the mold of a protagonist.

Is this assessment fair? Also, does he do anything we villainous in the series?

Wolfman sees him as an “anti-hero” who was driven over the edge by Terra and Grant’s death, which is not an opinion I agree with, but as his creator Wolfman is entitled to it. But if you’re not a fan of that characterization you might as well drop it because it’s how Slade is portrayed for the whole run.

[king81992]

My problem with it so far is that Wolfman, who is oddly enough the creator of Deathstroke, tries to make the character as likeable as possible to the degree that it changes the character entirely. Of course Wilson having a a code of honor has intrinsically always been rooted in his character, but it seems in this series, Wolfman stripped away all villainous aspects of Slade in order for him to fit the mold of a protagonist.

Is this assessment fair? Also, does he do anything we villainous in the series?

In Wolfman's opinion, Slade is an 'antihero' who was misunderstood and screwed over by circumstance.This run is basically pretending that Slade is a good guy. Reality is that Slade is a terrible human being who makes everyone around him worse and causes his own suffering.

[icctrombone]

In Wolfman's opinion, Slade is an 'antihero' who was misunderstood and screwed over by circumstance.This run is basically pretending that Slade is a good guy. Reality is that Slade is a terrible human being who makes everyone around him worse and causes his own suffering.

The series doesn't concentrate on the murder for hire side of the character. Of course he's a terrible person, but on the other hand, he led the Earths heroes against alien invaders in the Panic in the Sky storyline that ran through the Superman books in the 90's.

[icctrombone]

I used to have the entire series but sold them years back. I'm currently buying them up. I loved the series, it gives him a backstory to go with a great character.