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"The DCU's deadliest assassin stars in his own ongoing series by writer/artist Tony S. Daniel! See him as never before in this explosive new series, with one surprise after another as we see Slade Wilson in the fight of his life! Collects issues #1-6 of DEATHSTROKE." --

"Deathstroke is the world's deadliest assassin and its most cutthroat mercenary. But is that legendary reputation enough to satisfy his next contract: to kill a God? Armed by Hephaestus with a dangerous new weapon capable of taking down one of the Olympian Gods, Deathstroke takes on his toughest assignment to date. However, with heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman in the way, killing a God somehow becomes more challenging, even for one of the deadliest...

"Johan is a cold and calculating killer with a mysterious past, and brilliant Dr. Kenzo Tenma is the only one who can stop him! Conspiracy and serial murder open the door to a compelling, intricately woven plot in this masterwork of suspense. Could Johan have a dual personality, like Jekyll and Hyde? Tenma calls on Dr. Gillen, an authority on criminal psychology, to psychoanalyze Johan. But Dr. Gillen secretly concludes that it is not Johan but Tenma...

With Rat critically injured protecting him, Shion finally returns to No. 6. But what he finds there is not the tranquil utopia he left behind, but a city in the grip of panic and chaos. As the 'holy city' collapses in on itself, Shion and Rat put the future of humanity-- and their future together-- on the line in the shocking final volume!"--P. [4] of cover.

On the run from No. 6, Shion moves in with Rat in West Block. Though life outside the comfort of the city is a trial, Shion learns to survive. Meanwhile, back in Chronos, the elite core of No. 6, Safu begins to look into Shion's disappearance only to find herself under arrest! What can Shion possibly do from exile to help his lifelong friend?

The year is 1966. S.H.I.E.L.D. sends agent Ran Shen to collect two Nazi scientists with the key to winning the Cold War. But the Soviets want the scientists as well, and they've unleashed their most dangerous operative: the Winter Soldier, aka Captain America's brainwashed and presumed-dead partner Bucky Barnes! His mission: acquire the scientists by any means necessary - or kill them. The only obstacles in the Winter Soldier's way are an elite Hydra...

"George Gerfaut, aimless young executive and desultory family man, witnesses a murder and finds himself sucked into a spiral of violence involving an exiled war criminal and two hired assassins. Adapting to the exigencies of his new life on the run with shocking ease, Gerfaut abandons his comfortable middle-class life for several months (including a sojourn in the countryside after an attempt to ride the rails turns spectacularly bad) until, joined...

"OUR CHANCES OF SURVIVAL ARE ROUGHLY ZERO PERCENT." Shion accidentally learning that his childhood friend Safu is under arrest -- and all because of him! Not wanting to get Rat involved, Shion sets out alone to save her. But how can he possibly infiltrate No. 6's secure correctional facility and escape with a high-priority prisoner all on his own?

Johan is a cold and calculating killer with a mysterious past, and brilliant Dr. Kenzo Tenma is the only one who can stop him! Conspiracy and serial murder open the door to a compelling, intricately woven plot in this masterwork of suspense. Everyone faces uncertainty at some point in their lives. Even a brilliant surgeon like Kenzo Tenma is no exception. But there's no way he could have known that his decision to stop chasing professional success...

"Three women lived in Giverny, the village in Normandy where Monet painted his legendary Water Lilies. The first was wicked, the second a liar, the third selfish. All three thought the village was a prison: a grand and beautiful garden, like a painting that could never escape its frame. But for thirteen days, the gates to the cage opened for them... Those thirteen days flew by, beginning with a murder on the first day and ending with another on the...