But last week, we also saw the name Demon Knights in another context. Jason Blood’s assumption is that they mean the group of heroes that have gathered to protect Little Spring. At the end of this book, when waking up from her flashback, Shining Knights says that soon she would come to know the Demon Knights: So, why do I think this comic is so important to DC Relaunch Before the heroes can celebrate, she then turns around and puts several arrows into Exoristos, which is how the comic ends. The issue ends with Horsewoman firing a barrage of arrows into the horde. The only way that Camelot can ever be restored is for the Grail to be returned to Merlin, so Shining Knight agrees to carry out this quest, no matter what the difficulties that lay ahead.īack in the present, we find out that the Dark Queen is also trying to track down the Holy Grail. Merlin shows Shining Knight that she’s the best chance for returning the Holy Grail to him, but the quest will lead to difficult choices, her being possessed by an evil spirit, and losing everyone she loves. Her journey through the years would often require her to sleep for centuries at a time, and she would endow her horse with this same blessing of eternal life.īack in the real world, Jason Blood hears her mutter the name Merlin, and he starts to demand that Merlin free him from the curse that turned him into the Demon: Shining Knight had been questing for the beasts that destroyed Camelot ever since. We find out that Merlin gave Shining Knight a drink from the Holy Grail in order to keep her alive after the Fall of Camelot, which was 9000 years ago. We find out that Shining Knight was a knight during King Arthur days (which is where Demon Knights #1 started). Shining Knight is enraged, ready to kill them all, but she suddenly collapses, having visions of her past. Summary (contains spoilers): Last issue ended with the Dark Queen’s evil hordes arriving showing that they had brutally killed the young girl who has been trying to spy on them. Okay, with all that out of the way, what is this comic all about? Instead, Cornell ends up producing an entertaining comic that seems to be very important to the shape and direction of the DC Relaunch Universe.īefore I really start on this review, I want to give special thanks to my co-conspirators Grey and Babos, both of whom have written extensively on how the Relaunch universe seems to constantly be tying together in new and surprising ways.Īlso, I will warn that this review will likely have a lot of potential spoilers from events around DC Relaunch, though I will admit that a lot of it is speculation. The main story has been moving a little slowly at times anyway, so I figured an extensive flashback sequence about Shining Knight would just slow the pace down more. When I heard that Demon Knights #4 was going to be all about Shining Knight’s origin, I will admit I was a little disappointed. Note : This review is for the digital version of the comic available from DC Comics on Comixology Written by: Paul Cornell Pencilled by: Michael Choi and Diogenes Neves Inked by: Michael Choi and Oclair Albert Colored by: Marcelo Maiolo Lettering by: Jared K.
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