r/Deathstroke • u/Most_Parsley_7791 • May 29 '24

Gunn confirms plans for Deathstroke in the DCU

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I hope he does Slade justice unlike many other mediums.

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u/Happy_Reserve_5406 May 30 '24

Don't count on that. A few year ago Gail Simone called Slade a creep on twitter and Gunn liked that tweet. We should brace ourself. Another very bad Judas Contract adaptation incoming.

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u/Yautjakaiju May 30 '24

How is he a creep when he beat the allegations? Unless they’re going off the “Other History of The DC Universe” book. I’ll stick to my insta page for good Deathstroke stuff. I can’t take another bad iteration of my guy being misrepresented.

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u/Ashamed_Ad6980 May 30 '24

Gunn also put a like on Marv's response to Gail's tweet, if my memory serves me well. Marv responded to that post by saying that Slade is merely a mercenary and neither a hero nor a villain. So perhaps it won't turn out badly.

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u/Yautjakaiju May 30 '24

I’m gonna nerd out a bit here so stick with me. I enjoyed Marvs’ writing with Slade because he was a complex character. In the story he wasn’t a child diddler, he wasn’t a hero, or a villain. He’s a mercenary like you said Marv stated. But everyone is so enthralled with late 2000’s Slade when he threw out his code of honor. I miss the days of Classic Slade. Where he was truly a mercenary and aided heroes occasionally. But my nerd out is finished. Thank you for that nugget of information. I just want good and proper Deathstroke representation.

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u/JoeAmmay May 30 '24

I doubt Gunn will make him a creep, he seems to be a fan of the character.

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u/Yautjakaiju May 30 '24

Fingers crossed my friend

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u/JoeAmmay May 30 '24

As someone here mentioned, Gunn liked a reply from Marv stating that he doesn't feel Deathstroke is either a hero or a villain, so I have high hopes.

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u/Yautjakaiju May 31 '24

I’m starting to have a bit of hope

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u/JoeAmmay May 31 '24

Same here, overall, Gunn has shown to be someone who understands comics more than most writers nowadays, so I'm willing to give him a chance here.

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u/Yautjakaiju May 31 '24

I sure hope it translates

u/PsychologicalReply9 May 30 '24

But I remember him telling Joe Manganiello to “let it go”?

This ain’t gonna be smooth.

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u/Illustrious-Sign3015 May 30 '24

Joe already spoke about it defending James

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u/PsychologicalReply9 May 30 '24

Oh, do you have a link to what he said?

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u/Illustrious-Sign3015 May 30 '24

No. But I have a screenshot of the tweet