DC K.O. Knightfight #2 - DC Comics

DC K.O. KNIGHTFIGHT No. 2, May 2026

Having made it clear half-way through this particular twenty-page periodical that both the spin-off title’s opening instalment, as well as this one, was arguably a redundant read - courtesy of the Dark Knight realising that the world around him isn't real, many within this comic’s audience probably felt a little despondent. In fact, seeing as Joshua Williamson subsequently pens Bruce Wayne nonsensically transforming into the shape-shifting criminal Clayface at this publication’s end, it’s probably a safe bet that more than the odd bibliophile was probably thinking the American author's latest plot twist for this book wasn't the best of ideas either; “You need to accept it, Basil. You’re not Batman. I am.”

Of course, that doesn’t mean for a second that Issue Two of “DC K.O. Knightfight” doesn’t have its merits, as the notion of Gotham being encased in a giant glass ‘Red Hood’ for twenty years so as to prevent the Joker’s deadly toxic gas from escaping the city’s limits could easily be the basis of an intriguing “Elseworlds” title in its own right. However, even this enthralling notion of a deserted metropolis ruled over by Jason Todd’s deeply disturbed incarnation of the Caped Crusader is soon ruined by the real cowled crime-fighter’s discovery that this twisted reality is also just a figment of the Heart of Apokolips’ imagination.

Furthermore, it is genuinely difficult to understand just what in the world the point of this entire mini-series’ overarching narrative actually is..? On the one hand the writer makes it crystal clear that Wayne was killed by the Clown Prince of Crime early on in the King Omega Tournament, and yet on the other the “sentient, infernal machine that runs on Omega Energy” apparently wants to punish the supposedly deceased Batman for wearing a suit of “Apokoliptian armour outfitted with special Boom Tube” during the event..?

By far this book’s biggest asset therefore lies not in its writing, but in it’s artwork, thanks to some genuinely thrill-a-second panels pencilled by Dan Mora. Whether an onlooker is a fan of this comic’s implausible storyline or not, there should be little doubt that the constant punch-ups between Bruce and Nightwing, as well as the Dark Knight’s brutal confrontation with a sadly deranged Red Hood, are absolutely packed full of pulse-pounding action.

Writer: Joshua Williamson, Artist: Dan Mora, and Colors: Triona Farrell