How Deathstroke became King of the DC super villains
DC has been teasing that Deathstroke will become a king this spring, with an army of his own. And that, as an extension of his reign, he will be the main suspect in the impending murder of Ra's al Ghul to set up the upcoming 'Shadow War' event.
Well, thanks to January 25's Deathstroke Inc. #5 we now know the missing piece of the puzzle - what it is that Deathstroke is actually king of.
Spoilers ahead for Deathstroke Inc. #5 by Joshua Williamson, Paolo Pantalena, Hi-Fi, and Steve Wands.
Deathstroke is now king of the super villains at DC.
It's a bit of a self-appointed title, but it's now a real thing after the events of Deathstroke Inc. #5.
Let us back up a bit.
For the past four issues, Deathstroke and Black Canary have been working for a shadowy group called TRUST to take down various DCU supervillains. Sounds like a chivalrous goal, but both Slade and Dinah smell something off about their employers and have been trying to figure out who is behind it.
After a sidetrip through fellow TRUST operative Prometheus' fractured mind and a quick pair of dream scenarios with Deathstroke as a upstanding Justice League member and Black Canary as a straight-up villain, the truth behind TRUST begins to be revealed.
The first major domino is the reveal of a new Libra. Previously teased in prior issues of Deathstroke Inc., it's revealed that its a new, second Libra - the previously-unknown sister of the original Libra, Justin Ballantine. The original was murdered by Lex Luthor in 2009's Final Crisis, after being revealed as the living embodiment of Darkseid's Anti-Life Equation.
"Justin, the original Libra... was my twin brother," the new Libra says. "There was always a balance. From day one. "
Libra says she is continuing his
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