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[QUOTE] DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL #7
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by NATHAN GOODEN
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by EJIKURE
1:25 variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 7 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/7/22
With three kingdoms on the brink of war, Batman is in hiding, recovering from an attack and a shocking betrayal. But Batman finds he’s not the only unfortunate soul to be taken in by his surprise rescuers—strange, magical youngsters have been given sanctuary alongside the bastard prince, Bruce Wayne. Will these teen outcasts change everything Batman believes in? Or will they perish at the hands of a demon?[/QUOTE]
This is just another Batman book at this point.
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[QUOTE=Vordan;5975339][IMG]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Evk9Yu3Ty9ZTWX2bfupefh-970-80.jpg.webp[/IMG]
This is just another Batman book at this point.[/QUOTE]
Was there ever any doubt...
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I think Taylor said that it is called Dark Knights only for marketing purposes. i guess he said that for marketing purposes as well.
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[QUOTE=Frontier;5975392]Was there ever any doubt...[/QUOTE]
Well it could have been a Harley Quinn story :p
[QUOTE=HsssH;5976002]I think Taylor said that it is called Dark Knights only for marketing purposes. i guess he said that for marketing purposes as well.[/QUOTE]
He’s clearly trying to make this “DC meets Game of Thrones” but
1. Part of why people love Game of Thrones is that it’s not just one person’s story. Multiple characters have their own plots and agency. So far that hasn’t been the case, Batman is the main protagonist and the one who is driving the plot forward, with the only other characters doing likewise being the doppelgängers who are framing the Els. It’s like if GoT was just about Jon Snow and the Others.
2. People like GoT, and let’s face it Taylor as well, because of the “anyone can die” aspect. So far it’s only been the obvious red shirts who have died, with Black Lightning being the sole standout.
Really feels like a waste of a good set up. At the very least we should see the Trinity all doing their own thing with the Martian Invasion(?) being the plot thread that connects the stories together. Instead Kal and Diana haven’t done anything major yet while Bruce is receiving the lion’s share of the focus.
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[QUOTE=Vordan;5975339][IMG]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Evk9Yu3Ty9ZTWX2bfupefh-970-80.jpg.webp[/IMG]
This is just another Batman book at this point.[/QUOTE]
Taylor talks in platitudes about how much he loves Superman but his work almost always descends into Batwank. Every alternate universe. Every time.
But holy shit that cover.
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[QUOTE=Vordan;5975339]This is just another Batman book at this point.[/QUOTE]
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It's all fault of Covid and the layoffs, you know. :p
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[URL="https://aiptcomics.com/2022/04/22/dc-preview-dark-knights-of-steel-6/"]Preview for issue 6[/URL]
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[QUOTE=Vordan;6020978][URL="https://aiptcomics.com/2022/04/22/dc-preview-dark-knights-of-steel-6/"]Preview for issue 6[/URL][/QUOTE]
Can't say I care about Constantine's manpain and being a manchild.
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For a second I thought that child could had been called William. That could had been more steresting.
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Well it was nice to have an issue without Batman showing up at all :p. Constantine felt more in character here than he ever has elsewhere under Taylor given what he does to Tim. War finally begins at the end, although we still don’t have any answers about the doppelgängers, Lois at least believes Kal about there being more going on.
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[URL="https://aiptcomics.com/2022/05/11/dc-first-look-dark-knights-of-steel-7/"]Preview for issue 7[/URL]
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[URL="https://www.cbr.com/dark-knights-steel-expands-with-prequel-spinoff-dc/"]EXCLUSIVE: DC’s Dark Knights of Steel Expands With a Prequel Spinoff[/URL]
Guess Taylor has another megahit on his hands he can milk with DCeased wrapping up.
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[url]https://twitter.com/casparnova/status/1547603705867841541?s=21&t=iu7Jh1McW_2evz7bZZsjGw[/url]
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"Look, it's them as kids! Cue all the tumblr posts" :p.
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Has this not finished yet?