

This is the kind of stuff that gets you excited about comic books - as a medium - all over again. It’s so freaking pretty, even when it’s showing you some of the ugliest scenes you have ever witnessed. Deadly Class looks and reads like nothing else on the stands, and that alone makes it worthy of your attention. The lettering is amazing, too, thanks to Russ Wooten. Lee Loughridge’s colors are superb, giving a bleak yet vibrant tone to the issue. Wes Craig’s art is top notch, perfectly structured and captivating. Deadly Class grabs you and does not let go. You’ll be eager to learn more about this cast and their world. The setting and story are cool, but it’s the characters that sell this comic, and Remender brings them to life beautifully. That’s where Remender starts us, and quickly ramps things thanks a group of tattooed, badass teens and a secret sect. His life is a mess and there seems to be no way out other than death. Join writer RICK REMENDER with rising star WESLEY CRAIG (Batman) and legendary colorist LEE LOUGHRIDGE (Fear Agent) to reminisce about the mid-1980s underground through the eyes of the most damaged and dangerous teenagers on Earth.Like many of Remender’s characters, Marcus is a guy consumed with regret and anger. At Kings Dominion High School for the Deadly Arts, the dagger in your back isn't always metaphorical, nor is your fellow classmates' poison.

Welcome to the most brutal high school on Earth, where the world's top crime families send the next generation of assassins to be trained. But the jocks are the children of Joseph Stalin's top assassin, the teachers are members of an ancient league of assassins, the class he's failing is "Dismemberment 101," and his crush, a member of the most notorious crime syndicate in Japan, has a double-digit body count.%3Cbr /%3E

He can't focus in class, thanks to his mind constantly drifting to the stunning girl in the front row and the Dag Nasty show he has tickets to.
