Some thoughts about Justice League of America #7.1: Deadshot

What motivates Floyd Lawton?


Is it the dead of his family due to a random event? Or is it something more? He has been trying to justify why he survived for years without finding any answer and even when he's able to kill the persons guilty for his tragedy he still feels empty, his life is already set.

The first thing you must know is that this is a completely different origin than the one Deadshot had in his previous incarnation. On his past incarnation he was a child who hated both his parents and tries to murder one of them but instead he kills his brother, the only person who truly supported him. On the other hand, here we have the a child surviving from a shooting and tries to find a reason for it. I would say that this origin is not exactly better than the previous one since the latter was the more complex of the two and also was one of John Ostrander's best stories.

However, this new origin actually goes accord to the New 52 Deadshot who is not the classic psychopath but a character who shows more emotions and Matt Kindt does a solid job a trying to emplain the reasons behind his actions. The writing itself is okay but not really impressive, at some points was pretty complex but at others it was kinda lacking in emotion.

The art is handled but both Sami Basri and Keith Champagne who replaces Pascual Ferry. Unfortunately their work is not their best, it looks a bit unpolished at times although it still does the job. It's a shame that Ferry couldn't actually draw this issue.

Anyway, this story was solid enough but I would say it lacked something.