Dark Knights of Steel: The Deluxe Edition

 Dark Knights of Steel: The Deluxe Edition by Tom Taylor, illus. Yasmine Putri, 408 pages.

This collected addition includes the entire run of the Dark Knights of Steel comic line, along with some bonus short stories. The story takes a huge cast of beloved DC characters and puts them in a medieval fantasy setting, recasting them a kings, knights, and royal advisors. When Constantine delivers a prophecy that portends the end of the world tensions begin to climb, until an assassination upsets the delicate balance between the Kingdom of El, the Kingdom of Storms, and  Themyscira. But the prophecy can't explain everything, and things aren't adding up. Who is pulling the strings?

I don't read many comics from major publishers, because the continuity is frankly a lot overwhelming. Conversely, this whole story is contained to 400 pages, and also is fantastic. This is a very different take on beloved characters, and yet it makes total sense for all of them. It is also, aside from featuring known characters in a creative way, a very good story on it's own merits. It was expert at playing on readers' expectations for some very satisfying twists. I would definitely recommend this for anyone looking for an accessible bridge from DC movies or cartoons into comics. Or, of course, comic fans.