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Dark Knights of Steel II 3

dark knights of steel ii 3

Things definitely heat up this issue as Amanda Waller takes aggressive steps to solidify her control over the region.
Walker is keeping the Els poisoned with a special Kryptonite brew and sending all of the non-native citizens out of Metropolis.

That’s an aggressive enough move for her husband, Gordon, and daughter, Barbara, to meet with the queen’s advisor, Harley Quinn, and Dick Grayson to find Bruce Wayne. The bastard son might be the last hope for the realm to avoid being caught in Waller’s power grab.

Writer Tom Taylor absolutely nails the tone of Game of Thrones by way of the DC Universe this issue with all the kinds of twists, turns and shocks of a GOT season finale.

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This issue marks the debut of DKOS Bane, who too easily fits into the role of The Mountain in a perfect “casting choice.” Taylor always shows an impressive comprehension of the essence of the larger DC Universe allowing for these alternate reality stories to resonate so strongly.

Artist Otto Schmidt has nicely settled into a tremendous flow with the series. Schmidt also nails the personalities of the characters from Dick’s playfulness, Waller’s cunning and Wonder Woman’s vulnerability in her strength throughout the issue.

Colorist Arif Prianto mixes some beautiful blends of colors and continues to carefully consider the lighting for the various scenes. Letterer Wes Abbott always does nuanced fonts for this period series making it stand out from the regular title.

Dark Knights of Steel II continues all the excitement from the first installment with some really intriguing new developments in this third issue to suggest this series could play out for several seasons and remain just as thrilling and throughly entertaining.

Rating: 10 out of 10

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