Arkham Asylum tries to break Slade Wilson in this Deathstroke #38 exclusive
Christopher Priest’s Deathstroke has been phenomenal for two and a half years, and the series has only gotten better as it brings Slade Wilson deeper into Batman’s world. The “Deathstroke Vs. Batman” storyline was a brilliant examination of the characters’ individual trauma and dysfunctional approaches to fatherhood. The current “Arkham” arc throws Slade in Gotham’s notorious asylum, putting him at the center of a mystery that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy as Slade convinces himself that he’s been teleported off the Earth to fight in an alien war. Like the rest of Priest’s run, it’s a densely plotted story full of twists, and Priest’s complex characterizations make the Wilsons one of the most compelling families in superhero comics.
