The snow falls heavier and ice zombie hoards grow thicker as Slade and Alec battle their way through the frozen badlands in search of the dark wizard who commands the Allwinter. But even once they manage to secure some semblance of shelter, will the truths of their pasts that emerge bring them together...or tear them apart for good? And in the backup tale by Dark Knights of Steel mastermind Tom Taylor and superstar artist Riccardo Federici, the king of Atlantis will stop at nothing to ensure his legacy, even if it means tearing the surface world apart to find the rightful heir he long thought was dead!
As Deathstroke, the child Alec Holland, and Prince Bruce descend deeper into the frozen lands, they come under assault by an army of zombies, providing some brutal fantasy action. But this issue's real strength is in its flashbacks revealing the origin of the Allwinter. Read Full Review
Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #4 dazzles and gives us so much to think about over and over again. The stories could go in a number of directions and with the creative freedom of no canon to follow, they can do truly anything with these characters. That's a level of creative freedom that encourages writers and artists to do anything and gives us readers a great deal of joy to experience with them! Read Full Review
Overall, Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #4 is a thrilling and engaging installment in the series. It expands the scope of the story while also delving deeper into the characters' motivations and relationships. Fans of dark fantasy and Elseworlds tales will appreciate this issue's blend of action, character development, and world-building. This is a must-read for fans of the series, offering a thrilling blend of action, character development, and world-building. Read Full Review
Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter is a robust monotone adventure as excitingly written as any campaign of DND with friends. Typically, that includes its DND like antagonists, characters, and scenarios. Even Batman's brief role in the story even felt like a temporary DND companion written out of the story with a convivence. In that sense, this issue's trek across the snow made for a fun and swashbuckling edition. Nevertheless, Tom Taylor's Aquaman story seems to be taking a turn for the better as well, finally getting into Arthur's actual participation in his life. I await to read the next admittedly cool but kooky chapter of Allwinter. Read Full Review