“The Professional” was an interesting arc to say the least. It provided a deeper look into the human side of Slade, but was at times hard to follow and a little confusing. That being said, this final issue delivered on the promise that Priest has been teasing since issue one and I am very excited to see what the future holds for Slade, Rose and Jericho as this series continues. Read Full Review

In the visual department, Larry Hama, an old pro at wordless comic book storytelling, continues to guide the beautiful pencils by Carlo Pagulayan. Hama is the perfect foil for Priest. They are both old timers in comics who are willing to let visuals do the heavy storytelling lifting. Pagulayan is a fine artist who while he many not handle storytelling as naturally as Hama, can render beautiful scenes. Read Full Review

Hands down this book is insane! I went into it think a fight against Superman would be extremely one sided, however Slade shows off his skills in stealth and being a tactician. The story was great, the action flawless and I can only hope their will be another Deathstroke vs Superman encounter in the future. Read Full Review

Pagulayan did an incredible job displaying how effective Slade's suit is against Superman and the technology that works behind it. I enjoyed the colors of the suit taking blow's and the effect of that suit coming back on Superman. Priest does a good job putting the functions of the gravitational sheath that Slade is wearing down into layman's terms.The confusing part came during the later portion of the issue when it seemed that Superman was overhearing and interacting with Slade's comm link. It proved hard to follow and was a bit of a slow down in such a well placed issue. Read Full Review

I don't know if it's series fatigue or just a bump in the road, but I didn't enjoy this issue that much.  Not a whole lot happens story wise and what we did get just felt odd.  The art was great, but I can't recommend this issue. Read Full Review

Comic Book Review (8/10) "Great"
Deathstroke #8 "The Professional Conclusion Part 2"
Writer: Christopher Priest
Penciller: Carlo Pagulayan
Plot: It's Superman versus Deathstroke and Slade Wilson must use his wits to escape Superman's clutches as well as assassinate a dangerously elusive cartel boss by the name of Alisante. Can Deathstroke come out on top? Also Rose discovers that Richard was really not Richard her boyfriend and actually working for Slade...
If Slade is a bad Batman, then one can sort of guess how Slade would defeat Superman if one has read the "Dark Knight Returns" - by using Superman's greatest weakness of his unwavering sense of justice. Truly Slade plans out everything including using the ikon suit his old partner designed to absorb Superman's body blows. This suit works even better than Batman's armor in the Dark Knight Returns! It essentially absorbs Superman's attacks and reflects them back against Superman - the harder Superman hits, the harder he gets hit back. Watching Slade accomplish two things at once was so fun to read that this comic became a page turner for me. I knew that Slade was a badass, but this book will make you think he's a resourceful badass.
Pagulayan's artwork also makes this duel a joy to watch as he illustrates Slade to be the elusive assassin, while Superman is the more direct shield of justice. The fight between Slade and Supes makes this issue worth the cover price and will make Slade fans giddy as he fools Superman at every turn.
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Deathstroke comes across a bit marysue-ish in the fight against superman, but other than that, it's a solid issue.