A review by gadhar
Deathstroke, Volume 1: Legacy by Kyle Higgins, Vicente Cifuentes, Eduardo Pansica, Art Thibert, Joe Bennett, Simon Bisley

4.0

So first, I give this four stars because I think as part of New 52 it does a good job making it easy for any new readers to come in and enjoy the story. That being said, Slade's character has been rebooted in a way that maybe goes a little too far from the original. I've read some of Marv Wolfman's run back when he first created the character and did Deathstroke's solo series and I've read the first two volumes of Tony Daniel's Deathstroke and I have to say this Deathstroke is not that one. This Slade is kind an ass and majorly egotistical. And this personality makes it really hard to like him. You almost kinda hope Grant does kick his ass. And hard. Hell, you even side with the kid. The story's got an easy to follow plot and it's all about the consequences of one's actions but it's still not the Slade from before. This Slade has no standards and kills everyone even if he's not paid too, even kids. The old Slade only ever killed those he was paid too and they DID deserve it. He also cared about his kids, a lot. Loved them so much he regretted all the things he brought down on them. If you're looking for a more modern but closer to pre-52 Slade, check out Tony Daniels run. If you're okay with this kind of dickish, cold Slade stick with Higgins. I for one will continue to read in hopes that Slade goes through some character development and drops all the narcissism.