He had an incentive cover for some new book by Dynamite. I'll never forgive DC for letting him put the nails in the coffins for Hawkman, Grifter, and Deathstroke. The writers/artists who came after him weren't bad, and I quite enjoyed Grifter vs Deadshot that happened near the end of his series... if only the crossover between Superman/Grifter/Hawkman had happened I may still be buying one of the two titles...

As for killing heroes... I had to make this new Deathstroke a lethal threat. GA was already dead, and I needed to make a new era of this future League that included GA, Aquaman, and Wonder Woman since the three aren't in the current Justice League 2020. The enchanted sword is just so he can stand toe to toe with the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman without getting ripped in half in three seconds flat.

~KL~