Knight Terrors: First Blood # 1 2023 NM-

Knight Terrors: First Blood #1 is a critical, oversized one-shot comic book published by DC Comics on July 4, 2023. It served as the official kickoff and opening chapter for DC's massive line-wide summer crossover event, Knight Terrors.

The Creative Team

• Writer: Joshua Williamson (serving as the main architect of the event).
• Artist: Howard Porter.
• Colorist: Brad Anderson.
• Letterer: Troy Peteri.

Plot Summary: "A New Nightmare"

The issue sets the stage for a horror-fueled invasion of the DC Universe:

• The Discovery: Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman (the DC Trinity) enter the Hall of Justice and discover the gruesome dead body of one of their oldest enemies, John Dee (Dr. Destiny), pinned to their meeting table.
• The New Threat: Their investigation reveals that Dr. Destiny was murdered inside a dream by a terrifying new supernatural villain named Insomnia.
• The Nightmare Wave: Insomnia is searching for the mysterious Nightmare Stone. In his quest, he triggers a massive, world-spanning spell that plunges almost every hero and villain on Earth into a deep, inescapable slumber, trapping them inside their own worst nightmares.
• The Unlikely Alliance: Batman manages to resist the sleep just long enough for the ghost superhero Deadman (Boston Brand) to possess his body. Deadman becomes the central guide and the world's last line of defense against the nightmare wave.