8 Things We Learned From DC's June 2019 Solicitations
3. Is Deathstroke Actually Going To Die?!
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If there's a writer who's managed to embody all of Rebirth's strengths since its inception, then it would be Christopher Priest. He's presided over two pivotal books for DC since the reboot's inception with Justice League and Deathstroke, but it is the latter that is perhaps the most overlooked.
It's a tremendous book, jam-packed with political intrigue, interesting exchanges and some glorious action, and it looks as though things are being taken up a whole other notch in June. Although, if you've been reading the series, you'll probably be a tad perplexed to learn that Slade Wilson seemingly dies Deathstroke #44.
According to the most recent solits, issue 44 kicks off the first part of the Deathstroke: RIP arc, with Slade apparently killed by a member of a Teen Titan.
It remains to be seen if this is a case of the ol' comic book misdirection or if Slade actually is dead, but that doesn't make the synopsis any less intriguing. Priest's Deathstroke is still as gripping as ever, and it'll probably stay that way even without its lead at the helm.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
