Demon Knights has consistently been my favorite New 52 title since I first picked it up last September. Now, a full year of issues have passed and the pieces of this grander story are falling into place. Last month’s title was less enchanting, but did this issue reinvigorate the title to its previously perfect levels?
I’ve talked a big game about Demon Knights in the past, and so I’ve decided it’s finally time to regularly review the issues of this DC hit which sadly flies under the radar most of the time. I’ve loved this series since day one, and every month look forward to it more than any other title. With things heating up even more as the team travels to Avalon, did this issue continue the run of quality seen in previous issues?
As some of my regular readers may recall, a few weeks ago I had a poll to decide on a comic series from DC’s New 52 to follow. Among them was a title called Demon Knights which, while it sounded awesome to me with its promises of medieval battles of swords and sorcery, failed to land even a single vote! Last week, however, while I was browsing my local comic book shop on a Wednesday (aka New Comic Book Day) I saw that only two copies of Demon Knights remained on the shelf; if it had sold out so fast on its release day, surely it held as much promise as I first thought when I learned of it this summer! With hands faster than the Flash I grabbed the issue and took it home to read, and I must say that it is the best title in the New 52 I’ve read so far, and maybe even the best comic I’ve read in recent memory!