Deathstroke: The Terminator Vol. 2: The Dying Season

The Deathstroke legacy fractures as Slade Wilson and Adeline Kane battle for control of a deadly empire.

The Next Level reinvention of Deathstroke continues as the world's deadliest assassin faces a threat he never expected: his own legacy.

Slade Wilson is done taking orders. No longer willing to work as a contract killer, Deathstroke is searching for purpose on his own terms—even if that still leaves a trail of bodies in his wake. But while Slade struggles to define who he is without the profession that made him infamous, his ex-wife Adeline Kane makes a bold move of her own. Determined to seize control of the Deathstroke mantle and the empire built around it, Adeline steps into a dangerous new role that threatens to reshape everything.

As old loyalties crumble, rival killers circle, and the Deathstroke name becomes a prize worth killing for, Slade finds himself caught in a war that is as personal as it is deadly.

From writer Tony Fleecs and artist Carmine Di Giandomenico, Deathstroke: The Terminator Vol. 2: The Dying Season continues the acclaimed Next Level series with explosive action, dark humor, and a character-driven exploration of Slade Wilson and the deadly legacy he created.

Collects Deathstroke: The Terminator #7-12.

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