Knight City #1
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| Writer | Matt Kindt |
| Artist | David Lapham |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
A brand-new action-adventure series by BRZRKR's Matt Kindt and Stray Bullets' David Lapham that's Fight Club meets Superman.
A legendary hero is caught between two worlds. By day, he soars as a symbol of hope, but the moment he falls asleep, he enters a universe devoid of heroes and he leads a mundane life. As the pressure of his dual universes mount, his heroic self begins to crack, pushing him toward a mental breakdown.
In a world that measures the loss of human life that occurs when he takes one night off, the weight of his responsibilities becomes too much. Ultimately, he's left with a choice: embrace his extraor
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9.5
Fanlight Zone - Richard Coryell
Feb 04, 2026Just then Carl wakes up in his modest apartment and is late for work. His boss at the financial firm Laney chastises him for being late. As he goes along with his mundane day, he can't shake the dream he had of being a superhero. At one point he cut his finger on a broken coffee pot, which makes him bandage it. Alone finally again in his apartment he passes out on his couch. At that point the Knight wakes up in his therapist's office, but the cut is still on his finger. Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Feb 03, 2026Knight City is the kind of superhero comic that reminds you why the genre still matters when creators are willing to interrogate it instead of repeating it. Matt Kindt and David Lapham use familiar archetypes, a Superman-like hero, a Lex-style villain, not as comfort food, but as entry points into a meditation on identity, dependency, and what happens when realism itself becomes questionable. Paired with striking, inventive visuals and a premise that feels both intimate and cosmic, Knight City launches as an ambitious, thoughtful series that earns your curiosity rather than demanding it. Read Full Review
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7.7
Comic Watch - Theron Couch
Feb 02, 2026Knight City #1 begins in fairly straightforward fashion before morphing into an entirely different comic roughly halfway through. That change makes the issue considerably more compelling and adds a lot of uncertainty (especially in the final pages). Knight City #1 is a fun entry for readers who want a mind bending, unconventional superhero comic. Read Full Review
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9.0
Another great comic from kindt and Lapham
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