Knights vs Samurai #2

Writer: David Dastmalchian Artist: Federico Mele Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: October 30, 2024 Cover Price: $2.99 Critic Reviews: 5 User Reviews: 3
8.4Critic Rating
7.5User Rating

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Sir Charles Ward and his ships have arrived in Japan. He has been tasked with destroying the monsters plaguing his homeland. Instead, he comes face to face with an army of warriors whose skill with a blade may even rival his own. Duty and honor are concepts that he has held dear his whole life, but what can he do when his enemy is not what he was led to believe?

  • 9.2
    The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally Oct 30, 2024

    Mele delivers beautifully detailed art throughout the story. I love the visual brutality of the battles and how wonderfully visually engaging the characters and their world continue to be. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Nerd Initiative - Mickey Smith Oct 30, 2024

    What a great story! I missed the first issue but that was quickly remedied after reviewing this one. Dastmalchian has a masters touch to writing a well balanced and nuanced script. The characters shine while the machinations that drive their actions hides out in the open. The artwork is beautiful in its brutality. Action packed battles highlight cool weapons, movements, and intense standoffs. I'm diving into the rest of this series and you should too! Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    AIPT - Collier Jennings Oct 30, 2024

    Knights vs. Samurai #2 doesn't just deliver a hell of a fight scene, it also sows the seeds for a deeper conflict. This year has had some great comics, and this is shaping up to be one of them. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles Oct 30, 2024

    Dastmalchian also adds another welcome angle to the story with the reveal of a secret agenda that mandated the need to pit these two armies in conflict with one another. This is proving to be a fun title and one worth following as it continues to play out. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    You Don't Read Comics - Russ Bickerstaff Nov 1, 2024

    Theres a little question about any given reader, would be able to choose a side here. The creative team does a pretty good job of illustrating, strengths and weaknesses on both sides in an issue that feels largely consumed by the chaos on the battlefield. Part of the enjoyment of it is just knowing the full story the way none of the characters on the page could. Readers can see the conflict developing be on the mists of ancient time in an area where the air filter had ever been fully exposed to the other. Its enjoyable to see a conflict like this with the benefit of hundreds of years of history. Read Full Review

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