DC’s Dark Knights of Steel follows the publisher’s long tradition of placing well-known DC heroes in new situations, new settings, and new worlds (once upon a time, we called them Elseworlds, but that’s a story for another time), with a medieval fantasy setting centered on – who else? -Batman and Superman. And in Black Knights of Steel #7 (opens in a new tab)Prince Wayne (the DKoS version of Batman) has a violent vision of a world overrun by Kryptonians, who the narration calls “demons” who “come from the stars”.

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The idea of ​​Batman having visions of Superman going awry – or even living that storyline – has become a recurring theme in alternate reality DC stories such as the New 52-era comic book title Earth-2, and as glimpsed in the films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Zack Snyder’s Justice League.

And of course, the idea of ​​Batman taking on an all-powerful, world-conquering Superman was a long-running plot in Dark Knights of Steel writer Tom Taylor’s long-running Injustice comic series based on the video game. of the same name (one of the best video game comics of all time).

DC has released a set of inside preview pages for Dark Knights of Steel #7 from writer Tom Taylor, artist Nathan Gooden, colorist Arif Prianto, and letterer Wes Abbot showing the title’s take on the concept of the Batman’s dark vision of a world overrun by Superman and his fellow Kryptonians.

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There’s another interesting alternate reality component to Dark Knights of Steel #7, seen in the last page of the preview: the DKoS version of the Teen Titans, the young team usually associated in DC continuity with Batman’s sidekick. Robin, in this case. specifically Raven and Beast Boy.

Dark Knights of Steel #7 goes on sale June 7.

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