Writer: Tom Taylor
Artist: Daniele Di Nicuolo
Colorist: Rain Beredo
Letterer: Wes Abbott
Cover Artists: Daniele Di Nicuolo & Rain Beredo; Tony Valente
Editor: Kristy Quinn
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 14, 2026
Merlin helped Arthur Pendragon form the Knights of the Round Table. They protected Britain from their castle in Camelot. Then Arthur made his son a knight, and Mordred shattered the fellowship. Amid the fighting, Arthur and his knights bonded with weapons.
Mordred’s Agents have locked away Connor’s grandmother. The President of the United States controls the ancient scabbard that Mordred’s spirit calls home. Will Mordred counsel the President to hurt Marnie? And can Connor and his friends rescue her? Let's leap into C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #5 and see!
Story
Connor wields Lancelot’s sword. The knight assures Connor that Marmyadose can cut through anything. But even if his sword is sharper than a Ginsu knife, Connor knows he cannot protect his friends. They may have defeated the Agents of Mordred on their school soccer field. But the President of the United States has formidable weapons and soldiers at his command. Connor has lost his parents. He won’t allow his friends to risk their lives to rescue Marnie.
In C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #5, Connor must reconcile his friends' desire to help with Merlin's belief that a great destiny awaits them. As the sorcerer told Captain Gwen, sometimes destiny needs a little work. Thankfully, they are in Camelot. Unlike in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, time passes slowly in the outside world while the children train and their parents enjoy an enchanted holiday. Still, the idea of Connor's imperiled grandmother drives the children to learn how to become more proficient warriors.
As Connor and his friends look to famous stories for inspiration, they must trust each other to become an effective fighting force. They may clash on the training field, but Captain Gwen assures them that hard work and discipline are essential to success. Still, family lies at the heart of Tom Taylor’s story. While Arthur’s son shattered the knights’ fellowship, both Connor and Fel have struggled while growing up in broken homes.
Art
The children wear dour expressions as the enormity of the task ahead sinks in. Connor departs the castle in C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #5. Then, from atop the drawbridge over the moat, he confronts his friends. Merlin and Gwen's demeanor does not soft-soap the difficulty of becoming great warriors. The children's faces reveal their frustration while learning and their hesitancy to overcome their inhibitions. But their features change as they gain determination and confidence while mastering their abilities.
Rain Beredo lavishes a loaded palette of bright and appealing colors on Daniele Di Nicuolo’s art in C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #5. Fel’s shirt, and Connor and Merlin’s yellow hair, link the three leaders of the young heroes. Gold links Merlin’s cloak with Excalibur and Ash’s spear, evoking Arthur and Uther, and the sorcerer’s relationship with the kings who once wielded their weapons. While Hanan shares pink with a sympathetic soul, green symbolizes the rivalry that can exist even among the most valiant heroes.
Wes Abbott fills white dialogue balloons and colored narrative boxes with lowercase black letters that grow bold for intonation and swell for raised voices. The weapons' dialogue inhabits white shapes with colored borders. Beige boxes with a stylized first letter locate us in time and space, while colored boxes show off camera dialogue. Sound effects accompany attempts to defend friends without hurting foes, while green letters elicit giant dialogue and herald a disturbing discovery. Thanks to DC Comics for providing a review copy.
Final Thoughts
Merlin may believe that a great future awaits the children who gained their weapons from the flying boulder. But as they train, Merlin reminds them that nothing is assured. And Fel realizes that she can rely on found family more than blood relations in C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #5.
Rating 9/10
To look inside see my preview of C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table#5.
To catch up with the series, see my:
C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table#1 Review
C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #2 Review
C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #3 Review
C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #4 Review
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