Dark Knights of Steel Vol. 1
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- Author：Tom Taylor
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Summary
Swords！ Sorcery！ Superheroes！ A brand-new DC Universe is born from writer Tom Taylor （DCeased， Nightwing） and artist Yasmine Putri。
An entire medieval world will be forever changed when a spaceship crash-lands from a doomed planet。 Years later the El Kingdom reins and Jefferson Pierce， the head of the Kingdom of Storms sees their family as a threat and gathers allies to challenge them。 Monarchs will die， kingdoms will rise， and what seemed like the end of the world for many…was only the beginning！ An epic high-fantasy story set in a DC Universe where nothing is what it seems…
An entire medieval world will be forever changed when a spaceship crash-lands from a doomed planet。 Years later the El Kingdom reins and Jefferson Pierce， the head of the Kingdom of Storms sees their family as a threat and gathers allies to challenge them。 Monarchs will die， kingdoms will rise， and what seemed like the end of the world for many…was only the beginning！ An epic high-fantasy story set in a DC Universe where nothing is what it seems…
Reviews
Jon Lauer
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Sometimes， scrolling through instagram， one might come across an album of pictures with "French Revolution Batman" and "Viking Batman" and "Future Batman" and "Medieval Batman"I'm fairly certain the concept for this comic was born from that kind of concept art and the story comes at a distant second。 Sure it's cool to see the DCU in medieval times， but this story is just not good。 Polluted by ideology， makes no sense， makes me regret buying it knowing that more volumes will come and I'll have an Sometimes， scrolling through instagram， one might come across an album of pictures with "French Revolution Batman" and "Viking Batman" and "Future Batman" and "Medieval Batman"I'm fairly certain the concept for this comic was born from that kind of concept art and the story comes at a distant second。 Sure it's cool to see the DCU in medieval times， but this story is just not good。 Polluted by ideology， makes no sense， makes me regret buying it knowing that more volumes will come and I'll have an awkward book in my collection without the rest of it's series， but I'm not going to waste my dollars on more of this。Seriously。 I like Tom Taylors work on Injustice， Nightwing， and DCeased but man， this was a let down。 。。。more
Danielle
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It doesn't help that I'm already not a fan of fantasy， but this was pretty disjointed and it really felt like the run is going off of the concept， rather than the story。 I might pick up later issues if this doesn't run for too long， but outside of fun character swaps （like Harley Quinn being a literal jester） this is very passable。 It doesn't help that I'm already not a fan of fantasy， but this was pretty disjointed and it really felt like the run is going off of the concept， rather than the story。 I might pick up later issues if this doesn't run for too long， but outside of fun character swaps （like Harley Quinn being a literal jester） this is very passable。 。。。more
RINCO
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This was very entertaining。 Looking forward to the next volume！
Joy ;）
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Listen， I’m gonna be honest here。 I was disappointed。 Y’all know that I’m a sucker for fantasy， superheroes， knights， and AUs。 I love that kind of thing。 So when I found out， months before this came out， that a Fantasy AU of my favorite Batman， Supes， and Wonder Woman was going to grace the comic scene， I was enthralled。 I know what you’re going to say。 “Joy， it’s an AU， you can’t expect for the characters to all be the same。 These are characters with different childhoods， backstories， and motiv Listen， I’m gonna be honest here。 I was disappointed。 Y’all know that I’m a sucker for fantasy， superheroes， knights， and AUs。 I love that kind of thing。 So when I found out， months before this came out， that a Fantasy AU of my favorite Batman， Supes， and Wonder Woman was going to grace the comic scene， I was enthralled。 I know what you’re going to say。 “Joy， it’s an AU， you can’t expect for the characters to all be the same。 These are characters with different childhoods， backstories， and motives。 Of course they’re different。 It’s a different universe。” And you are so right。 But I was astonished to find that Kal El was a jerk。 He was a jerk and I was honestly delighted when he got stabbed。 （He didn’t die; I’m no psychopath） I would love it if he got a redemption arc。 I was so confused with how and why the characters made the decisions they did。 Literally why would Zala think it was okay to commit mass murder。 （Side note: I hate her。 She’s a self-righteous little kid with no heart， no soul， and no humanity。 She thinks the world is hers to command and I wouldn’t be surprised if she has been manipulating Diana so she can have the Amazons wrapped around her little finger。 I just cannot get over how she lied to everyone’s faces and plays innocent like she’s above morality。 I loathe her。）The only characters in this that were tolerable were Bruce Wayne， Alfred and the Robins， Jor and Laura El， Quinn， Lois， and John Constantine。 Everyone else was really detestable。 They were so shallow in their moral convictions， inhuman in their actions， and generally unlikable。 To say I was disappointed is an understatement。 I had such high hopes for this。 The one enjoyable factor was the art。 The art was stunning and made the story come alive。 At the end of the day， the only reason that this gets as many stars as it does is because of the Art and Bruce Wayne。 He was a gem and a treasure。 His heart was true and noble and he genuinely adapted to his new reality so quickly。 I love him and his compassion。 He was a 10/10 character。 3/10 Will I read the next volume？ Probably， because I’m invested in the stinkin’ plot line。 And I want to see Bruce come into his own。 。。。more
Marley
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Pretty cool concept but the plot is meh
Kalynne
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3。75
André Habet
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Easily my least favorite among Tom Taylor’s Elseworlds stories。 Nothing here thats as fun or interesting as injustice or dceased and frankly the dude has come to rely on a few conventions that make it difficult to find anything fresh herein。 He loves Harley and Ivy （we all do）， he likes legacy heroes， and he loves The Bat Family。 Can’t see how the end is gonna lead to an improvement in the next volume。
Kara
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Its a pretty good else worlds with some fun twists， but I personally prefer the else worlds with a more historic angle， such as Batman Ninja or Red Son。
Rickey
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Love the twist and change of a medieval DC universe。 Very fun！
Mols
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loved loved loved this！！ it’s such a fun twist on classic dc characters。 as someone who loves fantasy and d&d i think taylor melded all of these elements perfectly into an engaging and gorgeous story
Alex
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I'm a bit of a sucker for stuff set in fantasy world's like this， even it's literally a fantasy skin plastered over the DC universe。 While the story is decently well written by Taylor standards， he can't help including some Taylorisms that always seem to stick out to me now， almost because I see them coming every time。 The art by Putri is very very easy on the eyes， and there are just enough twists and turns to keep me reading the next issue， however some of the story falls apart when you apply I'm a bit of a sucker for stuff set in fantasy world's like this， even it's literally a fantasy skin plastered over the DC universe。 While the story is decently well written by Taylor standards， he can't help including some Taylorisms that always seem to stick out to me now， almost because I see them coming every time。 The art by Putri is very very easy on the eyes， and there are just enough twists and turns to keep me reading the next issue， however some of the story falls apart when you apply logic too it， like the El's military might when compared to the other two kingdoms。 The twist about Batman is a bit obvious， but some character amalgams are clever。 A personal grip of this first vol however is it's a lot of talking about going to war， almost at nauseum， with little payoff。 。。。more
Samantha
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I loved this。 Characters I already love in a high fantasy setting？ Amazing。 Political intrigue across kingdoms？ Sign me up。 （Also all the Robins are so baby in their cute little tunics。）
Rylie
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medieval au lmfao
Staramuletart （Comic Book Account）
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Is this what being a game of thrones fan is like？
Micah
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Superb blend of medieval Europe and the origins of DC heroes and villains。 You get the chance to see the development of each character from Batman to Lois Lane。 The texture of the pages really adds a special pop while reading。 Recommend for anyone。
Kadi P
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Fantastic in every aspect with gorgeous art and an enthralling storyline。 Naturally， Tom Taylor does it again！This was an Elseworlds story that took the main canonic characters and added a twist to them so that they were still recognisable whilst making the concept very fresh。 And all against a semi-olden times/fantasy type backdrop。 The politics and morality were woven into every aspect of the story and the outcomes were never what you’d expect。This was a delight to read and I’m on the edge of Fantastic in every aspect with gorgeous art and an enthralling storyline。 Naturally， Tom Taylor does it again！This was an Elseworlds story that took the main canonic characters and added a twist to them so that they were still recognisable whilst making the concept very fresh。 And all against a semi-olden times/fantasy type backdrop。 The politics and morality were woven into every aspect of the story and the outcomes were never what you’d expect。This was a delight to read and I’m on the edge of my seat waiting for more！ 。。。more
Nick
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This was really cool！I loved seeing the new iterations of characters， seeing them blend in different ways a play different roles。 I liked it every time a new character popped up and we got to see how this world would use the character。It was a lot of fun， I liked where the stories were going， and found myself really caught up in the world。I didn't care for the lesbians。 A lot of these characters were changed in this new version， I can live with that， but this seemed unnecessary and made the char This was really cool！I loved seeing the new iterations of characters， seeing them blend in different ways a play different roles。 I liked it every time a new character popped up and we got to see how this world would use the character。It was a lot of fun， I liked where the stories were going， and found myself really caught up in the world。I didn't care for the lesbians。 A lot of these characters were changed in this new version， I can live with that， but this seemed unnecessary and made the characters something they simply are not。 Poison Ivy is a Fem-Fatal， Harley is "addicted" to an abusive relationship， one of the Amazonians greatest strengths is their power over men。 By taking these traits away from them 。 。 。 you take away fundamental pieces of their identity。 I'm not familiar enough with Constantine or Super Girl to know the characters， but it simply seemed like pandering in the year 2022。It was forgivable， it just wasn't necessary and didn't really make the world any more enjoyable。 。。。more
Suvanna
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I enjoyed it a lot。 It's new and different， and gosh is Yasmine Putri's art gorgeous。 A lot of the changes they made in this AU were really interesting。 The only bad thing is that it's a bit slow。 But I've found that that's a fairly common thing for Tom Taylor。 Waiting for the next volume！ I enjoyed it a lot。 It's new and different， and gosh is Yasmine Putri's art gorgeous。 A lot of the changes they made in this AU were really interesting。 The only bad thing is that it's a bit slow。 But I've found that that's a fairly common thing for Tom Taylor。 Waiting for the next volume！ 。。。more
Trike
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Just let Tom Taylor write all of the DC Elseworlds books。 He is the GOAT of this， with the hits vastly outnumbering the misses。
Carolina
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This was amazing。 It ticked all of my boxes， I’m completely thrilled。 The art and coloring is fantastic， and I love the designs。 Kal and Bruce are probably the best ones， Constantine the worst （he literally looks same as ever， and I don’t think it was intended。 The characterizations were fine and the plot twists were soft but not boringly predictable。 The main antagonists’ motivations are believable and comprehensible， but my guess is everyone will team up next volume。
Aloysius
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DC Comics meets Game of Thrones in an epic tale of revenge and bloodshed！ I like it！
Corey Allen
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This is a elseworlds comic。 For those of you who don't know what a elseworld comic is， it takes place in a different universe。 So everything you know about these characters， throw it out the window。 At least for this one。 As you can tell by the title the biggest change is that everyone is on this medieval type earth。 But also， when Krypton is blown to pieces， not only does Kal-el go to earth。 But so does his parents。 Jor-El and Lara then decide to rule this Kingdom on earth。 But with that they a This is a elseworlds comic。 For those of you who don't know what a elseworld comic is， it takes place in a different universe。 So everything you know about these characters， throw it out the window。 At least for this one。 As you can tell by the title the biggest change is that everyone is on this medieval type earth。 But also， when Krypton is blown to pieces， not only does Kal-el go to earth。 But so does his parents。 Jor-El and Lara then decide to rule this Kingdom on earth。 But with that they also decide to forbid magic。 Most of this is led by this Earth's Batman。 Who's parents died because of magic。 So with the permission of the King and Queen， Bruce goes around with his Robins hunting down as many magic wielders as possible。 This of course divides this universe。 This volume felt like it was setting up a huge war that will go down in the next volume。 So it makes me very exited to see where this might go。 I didn't really like the costume Batman has in this。 Maybe it's the way it's drawn but it looks lame。 I would've preferred something like this from this variant cover: There are TONS of unexpected twists in this。 I feel like I was dodging spoiler bullets when I was reviewing this。 So in other words， get your jaw ready to drop。I recommend！ 。。。more
Jemma
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I quite like the idea of a medieval interpretation of the DC characters， and this one is fairly well executed。The art is beautiful， and I'm loving the knightly versions of people's usual attire。 The writing is also quite good （knew it would be from reading Nightwing anyway）， and I'm intruiged as to where the story will go from here I quite like the idea of a medieval interpretation of the DC characters， and this one is fairly well executed。The art is beautiful， and I'm loving the knightly versions of people's usual attire。 The writing is also quite good （knew it would be from reading Nightwing anyway）， and I'm intruiged as to where the story will go from here 。。。more
Thomas
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DC are surprisingly incredibly good at writing elseworld stories involving their iconic heroes and villains。 Their current canon continuity pales in comparison。
Sam Quixote
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In Injustice we saw a world dominated by an evil Superman。 In DCeased we saw zombies overrun the DC Universe。 Now， in Dark Knights of Steel， we see Tom Taylor’s latest Elseworlds-style series， where familiar DC characters are placed in a generic fantasy setting。 And， like Injustice and DCeased， Dark Knights of Steel is pretty underwhelming。 There are three kingdoms: one ruled by Jor-El， one by Black Lightning， and one by Wonder Woman’s muvver。 One of them does something provocative for stupid re In Injustice we saw a world dominated by an evil Superman。 In DCeased we saw zombies overrun the DC Universe。 Now， in Dark Knights of Steel， we see Tom Taylor’s latest Elseworlds-style series， where familiar DC characters are placed in a generic fantasy setting。 And， like Injustice and DCeased， Dark Knights of Steel is pretty underwhelming。 There are three kingdoms: one ruled by Jor-El， one by Black Lightning， and one by Wonder Woman’s muvver。 One of them does something provocative for stupid reasons setting off a domino effect so all three kingdoms are now headed to snore， I mean， war。 Broadly speaking， it’s not a terrible comic - it’s readable with the occasional interesting scene and Yasmine Putri’s art is excellent throughout。 There’s also the novelty of seeing famous names in new （if generic） roles。 I like the twist Taylor gave to Batman’s origins so that his character is slightly different to the usual， and Superman and Supergirl are surprisingly （or not， given how Taylor’s written the Super-characters in his Elseworlds-esque comics to date） unpredictable。 But there’s not much going on that’s all that compelling。 I don’t really care about this war storyline。 We know who did the first assassination。 We can guess at Batman’s new origins， although we’re given an entire chapter to tell us something most readers could have easily imagined。 And that’s about it。 Lots of characters talking about war and going to war and the consequences of war， and blah blah blah。 Whatevs。 We see Kal and Zala both do some crazy things with their powers， which I’d like to see explained， but probably not enough to want to keep reading the rest of this series to find out。 But the Els’ absurd superpowers really highlights the central problem with the war storyline: consider what Zala or Kal did by themselves。 They don’t need an army and no-one in this world could stand up to them， so where’s the tension？ The usual answer， probably: Kryptonite and magic， both of which are in this story， so I guess that。 But that’s partly why again I don’t care - it’s the same old solutions to the same old problems dressed up in a slightly different costume/setting。 And that’s ultimately all Dark Knights of Steel is: a lot of the same old DC pap only they’re all at the renaissance fair this time around。 This first volume is unimpressive stuff and， far from hooking me into the series， has only turned me off from wanting to see what happens next。 。。。more
Thomas Maluck
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Just like Injustice before it， Tom Taylor has taken a premise that initially turns me off and hit a homer that's completely won me over。 Putri's artwork doesn't falter at all。 Give me the next volume and all the spinoffs， stat！ Just like Injustice before it， Tom Taylor has taken a premise that initially turns me off and hit a homer that's completely won me over。 Putri's artwork doesn't falter at all。 Give me the next volume and all the spinoffs， stat！ 。。。more
Alex Baker
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Tom Taylor is one of the best writers working for the big two comics companies， and this series just reminds me of that。 It's a fascinating take on the characters that brings to mind Neil Gaiman's Marvel 1602， and the art is stunning。 Can't wait for volume 2。 Tom Taylor is one of the best writers working for the big two comics companies， and this series just reminds me of that。 It's a fascinating take on the characters that brings to mind Neil Gaiman's Marvel 1602， and the art is stunning。 Can't wait for volume 2。 。。。more
Shannon Appelcline
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An intriguing fantasy take on the DC universe。 Six issues in， and I'm intrigued by many of the characters， shocked by some of the twists， and Is till don't know entirely what's going on！ I'm looking forward to V2。 An intriguing fantasy take on the DC universe。 Six issues in， and I'm intrigued by many of the characters， shocked by some of the twists， and Is till don't know entirely what's going on！ I'm looking forward to V2。 。。。more
Jess
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this series is fantastic。 i need more
Angela
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