Now that alternate worlds seem to be all the rage at DC, it’s time to bring one back for a second round. Dark Knights Of Steel is the DCU cross-pollinated with Game of Thrones: a fantasy epic where the heroes are cast as monarchs keeping watch over a dangerous, magical world.
That world consists of four houses: the House of El, led by Queen Lara and her children, Prince Kal−El and Princess Zala; the House of Wayne, with Bruce Wayne serving as sworn protector to the Els; the Kingdom of Storms, ruled by Queen Anissa with counsel from John Constantine; and the warriors of Amazonia, led by Queen Hippolyta and Princess Diana (this one needed the lease amount of changes, since it was already there).
The basic plot summary of the original Dark Knights Of Steel is that the four houses were in a conflict masterminded by shapeshifting enemies none of them suspected. The heroes learned to trust each other, defeated their true enemy and established peace — and at the end a league, perhaps devoted to justice.
Now that league will face its first true test in Dark Knights Of Steel II, where a new threat emerges from the sea. There’s a fifth house they didn’t know existed and a war underwater that grows violent enough to affect those on land. Adding to their problems: there’s a traitor among the houses and nobody seems to know who it is. Who can be trusted, especially after how things went down last time? Soon the kingdoms find their peace unraveling…
Dark Knights Of Steel II will be written by Tom Taylor and drawn by Otto Schmidt with colors by Arif Prianto and letters by Wes Abbott. “I was raised on comic books and fantasy novels,” says Taylor. “From as early as I can remember, my mind has been filled with universes of great heroes standing against corrupting evil and injustice. So I am beyond excited to return to our fusion of fantasy and superheroes with Otto Schmidt, Arif Prianto, Wes Abbott, Matthew Levine, and Andrea Shea. Dark Knights of Steel II is a twisted tale of power and betrayal, of war and love, of heroes fighting would-be tyrants, and of good people coming together to stand against evil, expansionist empires.”
Dark Knights of Steel II will begin its epic story with a 40-page first issue on July 15, 2026. Twelve issues are planned altogether.
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