"The start of a new era!" Yep, sure does feel like it.

Deathstroke has been one of the bigger surprises out of Rebirth. It got Christopher Priest writing style mixed with a character I gave two shits about, and formed into one hell of a book about family and betrayal. The "new era" the book claims at the start feels like something new while keep the past of what worked intact.

So Deathstroke has gone religious. Yes, you heard that right, but now he's ready to stop killing and turn to God. I mean he'll still fuck you up but he doesn't want to kill. In doing so he decides to form this "Academy" which is just taking a bunch of kids/young adults and forming a team called the Defiance. However, half the team is his family...and we all know how well that works out in the end.

Good: The team dynamic is messy as shit but in a good way. You have good people on here like Power Girl and Kid Flash mixed up with people like Rose and Slade you know it can't end well, and it doesn't, but it'll sure make you laugh. The art stays with style and everything looks really well done. Also the idea of focusing on each character and giving them growth is great.

Bad: It, like most of Deathstroke so far, can get confusing. Priest doesn't write in a normal way that's easy to understand, but that kind of makes you want to re-read it. Still, it can be confusing and also this one is really short compared to the others. And it feels like a set up, I have a feeling what we get next will show what it's all about.

Overall this is another very solid volume in a already solid series. While volume 3 remains the best there still hasn't been anything horrible. A 3.5 out of 5.