Some thoughts about Dark Knights of Steel #1

Who rules the Middle Ages?

The House of El tried to do everything on their power to survive the destruction of their planet which lead them to another world where their abilities puts them at the top of the civilization but consequences will ultimately be paid.

Another story from yet another hit and miss writer is here. I don't have the best luck with Tom Taylor's work and even in some of his stories that I actually like, there are always a few of his typical tics that prevent me from fully loving them and this doesn't exclude his work on his favorite character, Superman. This time though, he was given the chance to completely reinvent the mythos in a radifucally different setting and I must say that so far I'm pleasently surprised.

The premise of the classic Superman story taking place in the Middle Ages is interesting enough but the fact that Taylor twists the classic mythos to make both Jor-El and Lara survive too creates a lot of potential to make this series even more compelling. Mind you, a bit of that become kinda pointless towards the end but there's still a justification for their inclusion.

The setting allows for an interesting portrayal, not only for Clark, but also for Bruce who plays an important role in this story as well. The dynamic between the two is one of the highlights of the chapter as expected, if there's something that I can appreciate about Taylor's work is that at the very least his dialogue can be entertaining.

The reinterpretation of other characters is also creative in their own way with Alfred becoming an old knight in charge of guiding the young Clark and Bruce, Harley Quinn becoming the jester of the castle and Black Canary being recreated as a banshee. Is also pretty appropriate and compelling.

The plot progresses at an adequate pace and fortunately, is not as decompressed as other Taylor books. Plus, the cliffhanger makes things even more exciting. Although I must say that I still dislike Taylor's Green Arrow even though he only appeared in a few panels.

Yasmine Putri's artwork is clean and appealing, depicting expressive characters and following the story as clearly as possible.

Solid beginning overall, hope the rest of the books follows the same path.