Justice League Knight Vision Special #1 Review

 

Justice League Knight Vision Special #1 Review

Writers: Mark Waid & Joshua Williamson

Artist: Miguel Mendonça

Colorist: Romulo Fajardo Jr

Letterer: Steve Wands

Editors: Ben Mears & Rob Levin

Cover Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico

Variant Cover Artists: Juan Ferreyra; Mark Spears; Javi Fernández with Marcelo Maiolo

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $5.99 US

Release Date: July 29, 2026

 

Batman may believe in preserving life. He may admire genius. But that doesn't mean Batman wants Lex Luthor in the Justice League. And after Lex Luthor inflamed the Brainiac Queen crisis, Batman doesn't want Lex anywhere near the Watchtower control room.

 

But when Batman tried to throw Lex out, both men shared a vision. Will Batman and Lex Luthor establish an interstellar empire like Aquaman? Or will they awaken a dragon as they tinker with potentially planet-destroying forces like Cyborg in Mount Titans? Let’s leap into Justice League Knight Vision Special #1 and see!

 

Story

When gunrunners want to meet with their buyer in Gotham, they opt for Slaughter Swamp to avoid Batman's scrutiny. Thanks to their shared vision, Batman and Lex Luthor find the miscreants regardless. But before the Justice League teammates can arrest the weapons dealers, a house appears in Slaughter Swamp. And although Batman tries to warn them, the gunrunners flee inside the house.

 

In Justice League Knight Vision Special #1, Lex Luthor claims this mission is an unwelcome task. Batman argues that the visions are designed to prepare them for Darkseid’s return. Still, Lex can't wait to get inside the house. And Lex seems more interested in learning how much Batman knows about its occupant than sharing information with his partner.

 

Mark Waid and Joshua Williamson’s story contrasts Bruce Wayne’s approach to life with Lex Luthor, his socioeconomic equal. It also compares Batman's origins with those of Prometheus. As the fast-paced story follows Lex and Bruce, the men test each other. And even when they confront the house's owner, both men expect the other to let them down in Justice League Knight Vision Special #1.

 

Art

As the gunrunners arrive in their airboat, Batman and Lex Luthor descend from the Batwing. While Batman spreads his arms wide to support his cape, Lex Luthor crosses his arms over his armored chest and frowns. When Batman lands atop the propeller cage, his cape emulates wings as he crouches. But when the arms dealers raise their weapons, Lex fires an energy burst from his hand. Then a twisted tower erupts from the water, hurling the combatants and the boats into the air.

 

As Miguel Mendonça depicts Batman and Lex obeying whatever force gifted them their shared vision, Romulo Fajardo Jr. adorns Justice League Knight Vision Special #1 with a bright palette. While the weapons dealers dress to melt into the green and blue Slaughter Swamp, Lex's green armor and Batman's blue suit, cowl, and cape shine brightly. The brown door, outlined with white, adopts a 2D cartoony appearance when the gunrunners enter. As Batman realizes the twisting nature of the interior, white lines and a turquoise background fill a panel. Yet when the weapons dealers reappear, they bring the yellow, orange, and red of Gotham to Slaughter Swamp.

 

While large white letters identify locations, black uppercase letters fill white dialogue balloons. Steve Wands shrinks and grays dialogue for lowered voices, and warps words when navigating Prometheus' inner sanctum. Lex Luthor and Batman's offscreen dialogue appears as white letters in green versus black boxes. Sound effects accompany fighting, weapon fire, and the strange house doing what a strange house does. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

While Batman and Prometheus endured similar trauma, Bruce has more in common with Lex Luthor than he would care to admit. After the Omega Tournament and Lex's recent actions aboard the Watchtower, Bruce knows he can never trust his partner. But while Bruce must find a way to combine their differences to fulfill their shared vision, he and Lex confront a villain with a different type of vision in Justice League Knight Vision Special #1.

 

Rating: 10/10

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Justice League Unlimited #21. 

For how this story arc started, see my preview of Justice League Unlimited #17. 

Justice League: Knight Vision Special #1 Preview

 

Batman may believe in preserving life. He may admire genius. But that doesn't mean Batman wants Lex Luthor in the Justice League. And after Lex Luthor inflamed the Brainiac Queen crisis, Batman doesn't want Lex anywhere near the Watchtower control room. 

But when Batman tried to throw Lex out, both men shared a vision. Will it prompt Batman and Lex Luthor to found an interstellar empire like Emperor Aquaman? Or will they awaken a dragon as they tinker with potentially planet-destroying forces like Cyborg in Mount Titans?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Justice League: Knight Vision Special #1 Preview

Writers: Mark Waid & Joshua Williamson

Artist: Miguel Mendonça

Cover Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico

Variant Cover Artists: Juan Ferreyra, Mark Spears, And Javi Fernandez

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 48 Pages

Price: $5.99 US

Release Date: July 29, 2026

 

 

A New Danger to the DCU Forces

A Batman & Lex Luthor Team-Up!

 

 

The Justice League has offered numerous villains amnesty, allowing them to prove they’re on the side of the angels. But what they didn’t see coming was the void that would leave in the world of super-villains!

 

Batman and Lex Luthor must work together to investigate a Justice League villain who wants to fill that void, capitalizing on shifting priorities and the visions of the future that the DC Universe’s champions saw at the end of DC K.O. to create a dangerous new weapon! Can Batman and Lex set aside their differences to stop them?

 

This crucial issue in the All In Saga sets up new threats for the Justice League’s heroes and villains!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Justice League Unlimited #21. 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Justice League Unlimited #20. 

For what happened even before that, see my review of Justice League Unlimited #19. 

For what what set that issue up, see my preview of Justice League Unlimited #18.

 

For how this story arc started, see my preview of Justice League Unlimited #17. 

 

Deathstroke: The Terminator #5 Preview

 

Slade Wilson lost the love of his wife and children. Then someone murdered his best friend, and stole all the money Slade accumulated in his life of pain and death. As the killing community target the man who once brought them together, his daughter appears. Rose Wilson hopes that there is a soft inner core beneath the hardened shell of Slade's inhumanity. But if there is a shred of the father Rose yearns for buried deep inside him, Slade doesn't have the time to revive it. Where will his next job take him? And will he find a clue to who killed Wintergreen?

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Deathstroke: The Terminator #5 Preview

Writer: Tony Fleecs

Artist & Cover Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico

Variant Cover Artists: Jeff Spokes, Dike Ruan & Carlo Pagulayan

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

 

Deathstroke V Deathstroke!

 

 

As the timer runs out on his latest job, Slade Wilson comes face-to-face with his greatest nightmare…himself! Another Deathstroke is on the loose in the DCU, and everyone’s a target. Will Slade get his kill, or will he be terminated?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Deathstroke: The Terminator #4. 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Deathstroke: The Terminator #3.

For what happened even before that, see my preview of Deathstroke: The Terminator #2.

For how the series started, see my preview of Deathstroke: The Terminator #1. 

 

Deathstroke: The Terminator #4 Preview

 

Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke, may be a world-class mercenary. Still, his life has left his family in ruins. After death and injury sidelined his sons, his wife refused to forgive him. And they're not the only family members affected by Slade's choices. Still, Slade laid down a code that he expects all the world's death dealers to follow. 

Yet after Slade Wilson finds Wintergreen's body, Deadshot and Deathblow come after him, accusing Slade of breaking his own rules. He doesn't believe their accusation. But then, Slade seems to be hearing Wintergreen talking to him as he battles Deadshot and Deathblow. 

So, if Wintergreen is really dead, who killed him? And who will the murderer send to attack Slade Wilson next?

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Deathstroke: The Terminator #4

Writer: Tony Fleecs

Artist & Cover Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico

Variant Cover Artists: Dan Panosian, David Aja & Cully Hamner

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: June 17, 2026

 

 

The family that kills together stays together!

 

 

Slade’s got a job to do, and he can’t afford any distractions. Enter: Ravager, his deadly daughter. But is she here to save Deathstroke or kill him? It’s Take Your Kid to Work Day in this very special, kill-crazy family reunion issue.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

   

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Deathstroke: The Terminator #3.

For what happened before that, see my preview of Deathstroke: The Terminator #2.

For how the series started, see my preview of Deathstroke: The Terminator #1. 

Deathstroke: The Terminator #3 Preview

 

Someone set Slade Wilson up. His anonymous client hired him to take out a mystery target. But when he arrived, Slade found Wintergreen's body. 

Wintergreen was there for him when his son died and his marriage hit the rocks. So Slade wants answers. Who framed him for Wintergreen's murder? And can Slade live long enough to discover who double-crossed him?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Deathstroke: The Terminator #3 Preview

Writer: Tony Fleecs

Artist & Cover Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico

Variant Cover Artists: Dan Panosian, Brad Walker Howard Porter

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/4.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: May 20, 2026

 

The Bounty is out on Slade Wilson! 

 

It’s said there is no honor among thieves. But there is a code among killers. Slade Wilson wrote the code. And now he’s in Deadshot’s and Deathblow’s crosshairs for breaking its first rule!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside this DC Next Level series:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Deathstroke: The Terminator #2.

For how this series began, see my preview of Deathstroke: The Terminator #1. 

Deathstroke: The Terminator #2 Preview

 

 

Slade Wilson argued that his clients didn't respected him. He complained that they weren't paying him what he was worth. He took out his aggression on others while admitting that his enhanced abilities had made him set in his ways. But now he's angry. 

Slade Wilson may not be the World's Greatest Detective. But can he learn to think outside the box to find Wintergreen's killer? And will he learn how to do it quietly?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Deathstroke: The Terminator #2 Preview

Writer: Tony Fleecs

Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico

Cover Artists: Carmine Di Giandomenico, Dan Panosian, Tyler Kirkham & Guillem March

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: April 15, 2026

 

Tony Fleecs and Carmine Di Giandomenico take Death’s Fury to the Next Level!

 

Someone’s taken everything from Deathstroke, and hell hath no fury like an assassin scorned! He’s on the road to find a mysterious client, but it won’t be easy. He’s lost his money, his resources, his family, and his best friend and moral compass. What happens when the world’s most terrifying assassin has nothing left to lose?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Deathstroke: The Terminator #1 Preview

 

Slade Wilson knows how to look out for number one. Even if he takes the time to train people, Slade uses them and then discards them. Recently, after Cyborg revived Vanadia, Slade even tried to turn her against the Titans. But what is the supersoldier's life like when he's not turning heroes into villains and preying on their fears? And how good is Slade Wilson at following his employers' orders?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Deathstroke: The Terminator #1 Preview

Writer: Tony Fleecs

Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico

Cover Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico, Dan Panosian & Kyuyong Eom

1:25 Variant Cover Artist: Tony Fleecs

Next Level Variant Cover Artist: Jorge Corona

Foil Variant Cover Artist: Dan Panosian

Also Available: Blank Sketch Cover

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: March 18, 2026

 

The world’s deadliest assassin hits the next level with Tony Fleecs and Carmine Di Giandomenico!

 

Soldier-turned-superhuman assassin for hire Slade Wilson has made hundreds of enemies in his day, and now one of them is taking his world apart piece by piece. The hit is out on Deathstroke as he evolves into his purest form…a terminator out for revenge and ready to kill anyone who stands in his way.

 

Prepare for brutal violence with over-the-top action and intrigue from the twisted mind of Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs, Uncanny Valley) with pulse-pounding art by Carvine Di Giandomenico (Flash). DC’s contract killing bogeyman is back and bloodier than ever!

 

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

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Green Lantern #30 Preview

 

 

Read any good books lately? Hal Jordon has, and it's made him think. He's not certain what finding his name in an ancient book means. Nor does he remember funding a timey-wimey Kickstarter project to make it happen. Green Arrow suggests someone who may be able to help Hal learn the truth. But can Batman take off time from protecting Gotham to help Hal? And how will this paradoxical mystery affect Hal's future?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Green Lantern #30

Writer: Jeremy Adams

Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico

Cover Artists: Annie Wu; Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson; Don Aguillo; Ariel Colón

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: December 24, 2025

 

Hal and Batman team up—but at what cost?!

 

Hal looks for help from Batman, the World’s Greatest Detective and Green Lantern’s greatest frenemy, as the information from the Book of Oa begins to reveal itself in his mind.

 

Now, let's take a look inside: 

 

 

 

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Green Lantern #29 Preview

 

Hal Jordan may be the luckiest schlub in the universe. But when one of the oldest books in existence lashes out and knocks him unconscious, the Guardians get worried. His boss orders Hal to take it easy. "Fiiinnnnneee!" 

Still, when trouble erupts in Star City, Hal can't resist investigating. Is Hal's determination to stay active totally "zargnods?" Or can Oliver Queen help him figure out why Hal's name is written in the ancient tome?

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Green Lantern #29

Writer: Jeremy Adams

Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico

Cover Artists: Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira; Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson; Vasco Georgiev; Rod Reis

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: November 26, 2025

 

Hal Jordan and Green Arrow up against a Cosmic Mystery!

 

Hal Jordon is off to Star City to check on his good friend Oliver Queen when things go sideways and the boys find themselves with a bit of a problem that can only lead to some serious hard travellin’ solutions!

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

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