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Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter Vol 1 1

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"Chapter One: The Deathstroke": The isles of Jarnlünd were once united under a single ruler, but twenty-one years ago the great king died and the Old Kingdom fell, replaced by a patchwork of perpetually warring territories ruled by warlords known as Jarls. The endless Allwinter fell upon the lan

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Quote1 You hired me to win this war for you. Quote2
— The Deathstroke

Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #1 is an issue of the series Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 2024. It was published on July 17, 2024.

Synopsis for "Chapter One: The Deathstroke"

The isles of Jarnlünd were once united under a single ruler, but twenty-one years ago the great king died and the Old Kingdom fell, replaced by a patchwork of perpetually warring territories ruled by warlords known as Jarls. The endless Allwinter fell upon the land and even colour itself vanished; leaving all men, beasts and objects as naught but grey. In this forsaken land the legendary warrior Slade, he who is called The Deathstroke, sells his blade. No longer interested in honour or glory, he fights for whoever can pay him the most.

Six months after the War of the Three Kingdoms in the south Slade is hired by an old associate called Jarl Vandar, better known as Vandal Savage; to help him win a war against rival warlord Black Mask. Rather than join the battle, Slade assassinates Black Mask from a distance with a crossbow, and his disheartened men retreat. Slade leaves the battlefield, saying he was hired to win the war and it is as good as won. He advises Vandar to show mercy to Black Mask's fleeing men, but Savage has his ice witch Killer Frost kill them all.

After the battle, Savage holds a feast to celebrate their victory, but although Slade attends he takes no part in the merriment and only drinks from his own flask. Slade asks Savage to pay him so he can leave, and Savage says that the Slade he knew was always eager for the next battle; but Slade simply replies that that man is dead. Savage asks Slade to walk with him and they, along with Frost, go onto the battlements of Savage's fortress. They look out on the small city which has grown up around Savage's seat of power. Savage tells Slade that he plans to continue to defeat each of the other Jarls in battle and take their territory to build an empire in Jarnlünd out of the ashes of the Old Kingdom. Slade is uninterested in Savage's ambitions and asks again for his gold, but Savage offers to pay him far more if he would capture a monster which threatens everything he is trying to build.

Slade agrees and sets sail for the Isle of Skyhjem with three longboats of men and Killer Frost. Along the way they are attacked by a kraken, which sinks two of the ships. Frost's magic is powerless against the creature, so Slade leaps into its maw dual-wielding axes. The kraken dives below the waves, and the survivors on the last ship are shocked, believing that the living legend is dead. However, the kraken floats back up to the surface, dead, and Slade hacks his way out of it.

Six days later, the remaining warriors make landfall on Skyhjem. They sneak into an old temple, where a group of people in robes are conducting rites before a statue. Slade and the others swiftly kill all but two of the cultists: a woman and a boy. When he hears the woman's voice, Slade realises she is his former wife Adeline. Killer Frost shoots Adeline with a spear of ice and goes to grab the boy, who is the one Savage wants. However, Slade throws his axe at the witch, grievously injuring her. Frost retreats, but warns Slade that Savage will make him pay for his betrayal.

Slade approaches the boy, whose name is Alec, and rips off his robe; wanting to see why Savage wanted him. To his shock, Slade sees that Alec has colour.

Appearing in "Chapter One: The Deathstroke"

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  • Devils (Mentioned only)
  • Draugr (Mentioned only)
  • Gods of Jarnlünd (Mentioned only)
    • Hel the Goddess of Death (Mentioned only)
  • "The Great King" (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
  • Jøtnar (Mentioned only)

Locations:

  • Earth 118
    • Jarnlünd (First appearance)
      • Adghjem (First appearance)
      • Isle of Skyhjem (First appearance)
        • City of Dødsrev (First appearance)
      • Svartfjell (First appearance)
  • Sphere of the Gods

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  • Longships

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Synopsis for "Heir to the Sea, Chapter One"

Years before the Els arrive on Earth, Jonathan and Martha Kent are captains in the Wayne army. They are war heroes, revered by their fellow soldiers, but have grown jaded by years of fighting and cannot imagine anything for their future other than to die in battle alongside each other.

After the Kents and a squad of soldiers clear out a band of bandits from the forest, their commander General Grant tells them that they are being reassigned to the port city of Leguin. Recently there have been body parts, pieces of armour and weapons washing up on shore, indicating that a war is being found beneath the waves. The army is being sent to guard the shore in case whoever wins proves hostile.

That night at the camp Jim Gordon, a soldier they have a long history with, brings new recruit Amanda Waller to meet them. Waller is awestruck by the Kents, who are known as the "Cleavers of Rothfus" for their actions during that battle. However the Kents tell her not to admire them for what they have done, as they deeply regret the people they killed at Rothfus. Jonathan says that they are not heroes, as true heroes would not fight in wars that amount to petty squabbles between monarchs.

Meanwhile in the undersea kingdom of Lemuria; Atlanna, the deposed true queen of Lemuria, escapes from prison and flees towards the surface with a small band of loyalists. The usurper, Emperor Manta, dispatches his right-hand man Orvax to hunt and recapture her.

Appearing in "Heir to the Sea, Chapter One"

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  • Emperor Manta (First appearance)
  • Kingdom of Waynes bandits (Single appearance) (All die)

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Notes

  • The first story takes place six months after the events of Dark Knights of Steel (Volume 1).
  • The second story is set twenty-five years before the events of Dark Knights of Steel (Volume 1), which would put it approximately six years before the arrival of the House of El on Earth.
  • The original variant cover of this issue removed due to controversy of accusations on being AI Generated Art [1]

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  1. ↑ https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-junks-all-covers-by-francesco-mattina-over-a-i-accusations/
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