DC Comics Review: KNIGHT TERRORS: SUPERMAN #1

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Joshua Williamson is back to write another Knight Terrors event, after helming the main miniseries & Batman’s individual tie-in. His writing on KNIGHT TERRORS: SUPERMAN #1 is an improvement from the story he crafted for Batman and introduces twi interesting twists to the Knight Terror mythos.

While we saw two characters enter a nightmare together in the Robin tie-in, for the first time during the event we witness a character break through their own nightmare and enter the nightmare of another character. In this instance, we see Supergirl literally punch her way into her cousin’s nightmare. They’ve both become fully aware of their situation and now must work together to fight off Insomnia’s creations before they’re defeated.

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In another twist, the story concludes with the Aqua-family coming ashore in the real world to find multiple sleeping bodies, including Superman’s. They’re terrified at their discovery but Aquaman is ready to join the defense and figure out how to save everyone on Earth under Insomnia’s nightmare spell.

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Tom Reilly and Nathan Fairbairn take readers on a visual journey through multiple eras throughout Superman’s comic history as the story progresses. It’s a fascinating use of techniques that change as Superman becomes more aware of what’s happening and also provide a nod to the evolution of the character that also took place during those respective eras.

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The first half of this story felt a tad slow and by the numbers but I’m intrigued to see where this story goes now given the two new wrinkles that will hopefully have a larger impact on the main event. It’s also exciting to see Supergirl play a role here as DC could have easily gone with another A-lister to share the stage with Clark Kent.

Rating: 6.5/10