Warning: Spoilers forDark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #4!The world of DC’sDark Knights of Steelhas officially allowedBatmantolet his Kryptonian power loose, with creatures he’s technically allowed to kill on the road to saving the world. This Elseworld’s Prince Bruce from the Kingdom of El joins Slade Wilson and a young Alec Holland on their journey to stop the Allwinter. As Superman’s brother, this version of Batman gets to use his new heat vision.
In a preview forDark Knights of Steel: Allwinter#4 by Jay Kristoff and Tirso, the trio enters Slen Rastløs inDeathstroke’sGame of Thrones-style adventure. Going up against a horde of ice zombies,Batman slices and heat vision blasts the frozen walking deadalongside Slade and Alec.
The land Batman, Deathstroke, and a child version of Swamp Thing enter is filled with what Slade calls “draugr,” an Old Norse term for ghosts or the reanimated dead. ThoughBatman maintains strict rules against killing in this world where he has Superman’s powers, he can be fully unleashed upon the zombies.
Batman’s Kryptonian Power Can Be Fully Realized Against Ice Zombies
His “No Killing” Rule Doesn’t Count When They’re Already Dead
As the son of Jor-El and Martha Wayne,Dark Knights of Steel’s Bruce Wayneis also powered by the sun like his Kryptonian family and half-brother Kal-El. The classic Superman powers of flight, superhuman strength, invulnerability, heat vision, and more mean that he has to work harder to maintain his “no killing” rule with his hereditary alien abilities. He previously used the heat vision as a scare tactic inDark Knights of Steel: Allwinter#3, hitting Deathstroke’s Viking shield. Finally,Bruce’s heat vision can be fully turned up and used against the already dead frozen creatures.
Allwinteradds Batman back to the mix of theDark Knights of Steeluniverse to further explore a version of Bruce Wayne with amazing Kryptonian abilities.
The preview forDark Knights of Steel: Allwinter#4showsBatman and Deathstroke brutally eliminating the zombies, with both the powerful knight and the tactical killer coldly taking down the icy undead.Thoughtheir first meeting inAllwinterbegan with a violent battlethat the young Alec had to break up with his power connected to the Green, the bickering Bruce and Slade make a great team as they slice, punch, and blast through the zombie horde. However, since Deathstroke doesn’t follow the same “no killing” rule, their partnership could get more complicated as they face living threats.
Batman and Viking Deathstroke Team Up for a Harrowing Journey
Batman Has Never Been More Powerful
On a grand quest to deliver the powerful young Alec to Gyllenhjem and stop the titular Allwinter,the truly dynamic duo of Batman and Deathstrokemust work together through treacherous lands. The frozen wasteland with the undead beings in the preview was once a lush and colorful land led by King Maxwell I of the Clan Lord, withmore details about his rule seemingly to be revealed in the issue.There is also something called an “Everstorm” they will have to travel through, with dark and rough storms everywhere across the land, as its name implies.
Batman is Officially A Dragon-Rider in DC’s Dark Knights of Steel
After being betrayed in the most shocking way imaginable, Batman responds in the only way he can: bringing in a big dragon as his backup.
TheAllwinterseries and its “Heir to the Sea” backup story by Tom Taylor and Riccardo Federici continue to flesh out the medieval fantasy DC Elseworld, and both feature iconic DC characters with Superman twists to their origins. Along withan Aquaman raised by the Kents,Allwinteradds Batman back to the mix of theDark Knights of Steeluniverse to further explore a version of Bruce Wayne with amazing Kryptonian abilities. With more extreme power than most incarnations of the classic character and unbridled by his rule to never kill,Allwinter’s zombiesallowBatmanto be more brutal than ever.
Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter#4is available October 16th, 2024 from DC Comics.
Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter
The snow falls thick, blood runs black, and color itself is only a distant memory. The legendary assassin Deathstroke stalks a frozen wasteland, killing for coin among a nation of ever-warring jarls. But when our murderer for hire finds himself cast in the role of reluctant guardian, will he fight to end the icy curse destroying his land or be consumed by the sins of his own dark past? The red-hot Dark Knights of Steel epic expands into bone-chilling new territories with new surprises in store!
