For other uses, see Deadly Class (disambiguation) |
Deadly Class is an action genre American comic book series written by Rick Remender, illustrated by Wesley Craig, colored by Lee Loughridge, and lettered by Rus Wooton. The series is published by Image Comics.
In January 2019, the comic book series was adapted into a live-action series by the same name, previewing its premiere episode on-demand on December 30, 2018, before airing on Syfy January 16, 2019.
Plot[]
The first issues of Deadly Class focus on the story of teenage orphan Marcus Lopez Arguello, as he transitions from living on the streets to being enrolled into a school of assassins. The academy, run by Master Lin, is composed of children of mob bosses and mass murderers, learning the same trade as their parents.[1]
Marcus's decision to attend the school is one of the only decisions he gets to make for himself throughout the arc and history. His entire life has been composed of unfortunate events, each leaving him further ostracized from humanity. Marcus's lack of residence is primarily due to both of his parents dying in a horrible accident when he was young. This resulted in Marcus being placed into an orphanage, in which the head of the house required his manual labor for him to retain residence. This continued degradation of his sanity through the abuse by the hands of his roommates and guardians eventually drives him to committing a massive act of violence.
Deadly Class then continues to follow the stories of the individuals enrolled in the academy and many of their eventual downfalls.[2]
Characters[]
- For a complete list of characters in the comics, see Deadly Class (Comic Book series) Characters.
- Marcus Lopez Arguello
- Saya Kuroki
- Willie Lewis
- Maria Esperanza Salazar
- Master Lin
- Viktor
- Petra Yolga
- Shabnam
- Brandy Lynn
- Billy Bennett
- Kelly "Grogda"
- Shawn Parcel
- Chico Salazar
- Kendall
- Stephen
- Tosawhi
- Quan
- Helmut
- Zenzele
Volumes[]
Image | Title | Issues | Publication | ISBN |
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"Reagan Youth" | Deadly Class #1-6 | July 16, 2014 | 978-1632150035 | |
It’s 1987. Marcus Lopez hates school. His grades suck. The jocks are hassling his friends. He can’t focus in class. 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 has a doubledigit body count. Welcome to the most brutal high school on earth. | ||||
"Kids of the Black Hole" | Deadly Class #7-11 | March 18, 2015 | 978-1632152220 | |
Marcus Lopez is settling into life at Kings Dominion for the Deadly Arts, a secret elite school, to train the next generation of assassins. He has a girl, a circle of friends, and he’s learning a trade: the craft of killing. But his murderous past is about to catch up with him, and there are a few things about Marcus that even his friends don’t know. | ||||
"Snake Pit" | Deadly Class #12-16 | October 7, 2015 | 978-1632154767 | |
Marcus and his girlfriend Maria are thrown to the wolves when a Mexican Cartel, the family of a classmate they were forced to kill, comes gunning for revenge. The true costs of the life he’s chosen to live are only just dawning on Marcus. The troubled teen has never been more troubled. | ||||
"Die for Me" | Deadly Class #17-21 | August 3, 2016 | 978-1632157188 | |
It’s 1988 and Marcus Lopez’s first year at Kings Dominion, the elite academy where damaged teenagers are forged into the world’s deadliest assassins, is coming to a close, and the final exam. Pass or Fail, no one survives the Freshman Finals without getting blood on their hands. | ||||
"Carousel" | Deadly Class #22-26 | March 15, 2017 | 978-1534300552 | |
It’s morning in America, and those who lived through last arc’s brutal finale barely have had time to consider what they’ve done before a new class of kids enroll in the school, eager to pick up the bloody mantle. Sophomore survivor Saya Kuroki is given a chance to ascend in the ranks of the school’s deadliest and most ruthless students, and all it will cost her is what’s left of her humanity. | ||||
"This Is Not the End" | Deadly Class #27-31 | December 26, 2017 | 978-1534302471 | |
The freshman class has gotten a bloody welcome to Kings Dominion, as the newly empowered student council holds brutal sway over the hallways and dorms. If you’re not part of the group, you’re part of the body count. Meanwhile, Saya’s own mysterious past comes back to haunt her. Betrayal and subterfuge are around every corner. And far from the bloodshed are Marcus and Maria, rare survivors of the deadliest school on earth, harboring dark desires for revenge. | ||||
"Love Like Blood" | Deadly Class #32-35 | August 28, 2018 | 978-1534306967 | |
Marcus and Maria have resurfaced, and with them a whole ocean of bad blood crashes on the shores. Shabnam and the Student Council are out to put Marcus and Maria in the grave for good this time, Saya’s maniacal brother Kenji stokes the flames of hatred, and in the shadows of those flames looms Headmaster Lin, waiting to reward whoever is left standing with a place by his side—or a sharp knife in the back. It’s 1989 and the era is drawing to a close, but it’s going to take as many poor bastards with it into oblivion as it can. | ||||
"Never Go Back" | Deadly Class #36-40 | April 16, 2019 | 978-1534310636 | |
The crew returns to Kings Dominion to discover things have changed in their absence. The program has changed. Master Lin's schemes revealed. Betrayal. Mystery. The secret of the catacombs beneath the school. A reckoning for the corrupt. Our friends try to hold everything together as Freshman finals loom ever closer... |
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References[]
- ↑ Danoff, Mara (April 20, 2017). "DEADLY CLASS: The Making of a Murderer". Comicverse. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ↑ Richards, Dave (June 6, 2016). "Remender Breaks Down the Aftermath of 'Deadly Class' Freshmen Finals". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 9, 2019.