“Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #6”
Writers: Jay Kristoff
Artists: Tirso
Color Artists: Arif Prianto
Letterers: Wes Abbott
Review by Adam Ray
The stirring end of the fantasy story in Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #6 grips all readers. This conclusion to the tale of a Viking Deathstroke had this reader reeling from the varying degrees of emotional stakes, creative artistry, and just high quality storytelling that I wish was seen in all comics going at the present.
The Deathstroke: Chapter Six
We get the dramatic conclusion of a true struggle of an unlikely hero. Slade takes the fight to this well imagined new look of a familiar DC villain. We never lose a moment of action and tension, with the same levels of “gasp, they’re alive” levels of drama.
The story rounds itself out surprisingly well and succinctly. We get the dramatic clash of our unlikely hero against an antagonist only seeking to do the right thing. The story is perfectly balanced with the tense revelation of how the past spelled out disaster and how it has wracked the psyche’s of the people living in that frozen fantasy wilderness. The artistic license that the creators get to bring to this title is immense. The themes get to be dark with the story exploring anything in the realm of possibility for high fantasy and for DC characters.
I will continue to be blown away by Tirso’s colours in this story. They get to show the cycle of colour leaving and returning to this world, which is a delight for a reader to behold. The story continues to be the right stripes of grim dark, with hope for those who are able to find it.
The story wrapped up with a strong and hopeful end for an otherwise intense journeying story. We can imagine the tale taking all kinds of directions from here.
Conclusion
Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #6 is an amazingly well rounded high fantasy experience. As a strong appreciator of high fantasy storytelling, taking this spin on DC Comics is absolutely refreshing and something I am endlessly hungry for more.
Images Courtesy of DC Entertainment