Deadly Class
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Marcus Lopez Arguello has problems.
Both of his parents were killed in a horrific freak accident.
That hes meant for something greater.
ButDeadly Classtakes that common fantasy and gives it a nasty twist.
According to Master Lin, Marcus is special because he has the tendencies and temperament of a ruthless killer.
By graduation day, hell be able to change the world by slaughtering anyone he wants.
Oh, the places hell go.
As Marcus says: It doesnt matter where youre from.
Kids are all the same: assholes.
In this place, the dagger in your back is real.
Theres the hard-assed teacher doing his best to intimidate the class.
The preps are the trust-fund children of top agents from the CIA and the FBI.
The Kuroki Syndicate are kids of Yakuza gang members.
The Dixie Mob are swastika-drawing shitkickers whose parents insist the South will rise again.
Well see how many times each of them gets broken over the course of the season.
If youre really feeling it,Deadly Classcreator Rick Remender put togethera whole Spotify playlist of Marcusapproved 80s tracks.
In a particularly pointed bit of meta-commentary, Marcus and Willie debate the 80s comics scene.
Marcus may be green, but he certainly has the ambition to be a world-famous assassin.
