As part of the Knight Terrors comic book event, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman discover the body of one of their earliest enemies in the Hall of Justice. In investigating the matter, the heroes and villains of the DC Universe will find themselves in the Nightmare Realm. Here, they’ll be forced to face their worst nightmares, with whatever happens to them reflected in the Waking World.
Reading comic book events can be a nightmare to keep track of when dozens of comics are involved. I have created this Knight Terrors reading order to make reading easy. It lists all the issues in their recommended order, plus extra details such as release dates, creator credits, and heaps more.
Table of contents
- How to read Night Terrors
- Background reading
- A short pause for some comics
- Knight Terrors reading order
- After Knight Terrors
How to read Knight Terrors
Knight Terrors consists of more than 45 comic issues. That’s a lot of comics in the space of two months! Luckily, it’s up to you on how you approach this comic book event.
While DC Comics would love it if you bought every comic involved, they certainly don’t expect you to. As a result, they’ve set up Knight Terrors so you can optimise your reading experience your way. The core series consists of the First Blood one-shot and the four-part Knight Terrors miniseries. Additionally, there are several character-centric two-part miniseries.
My recommendation is to start with the Knight Terrors: First Blood one-shot. This is the official first chapter for the event and sets everything up. The main story will then continue in the four-part Knight Terrors miniseries.
After that, check out any of the tie-ins that appeal you. These comics are a great way to expand your reading experience and tell Knight Terrors side-stories from other character’s perspectives. For instance, Knight Terrors: Wonder Woman shows what Wonder Woman is up to in the Nightmare Realm.
You don’t have to read all of the tie-ins. It’s totally up to you which ones you read. You could pick them based on the characters featured, the premise of the tie-in, or the creators telling the story.
Background reading
In this section, I usually point to a few comics to read that lead up to an event. However, Knight Terrors, the first comic book event of the Dawn of DC era, doesn’t have any particular stories that are required reading before jumping into it. If you want to read something to read, I suggest checking out Dawn of DC: Knight Terrors Free Comic Book Day Special #1. This is a special teaser issue that DC Comics is giving away for free to promote the event.
A short pause for some comics
It’s worth noting that many of DC Comics’ ongoing series will be paused during the Knight Terrors event. This will be for two months and will affect the series featuring characters with tie-ins. Instead, these characters will have a two-part Knight Terrors miniseries. The comics will return in September.
For example, the ongoing Batman series will not be published during Knight Terrors. Instead of Batman #137 in July and Batman #138 in August, Knight Terrors: Batman #1-2 will be published. Batman #137 will be published in September after the conclusion of Knight Terrors.
This is not unlike the Future State event, which put DC Comics’ entire line on hold. However, this time it will only put participating series – such as Action Comics, Detective Comics, Superman, Green Lantern, and others – on a two-month pause. Other comics will continue to run as usual.
Knight Terrors reading order
Check out the recommended Knight Terrors reading order below. Additionally, I have added other helpful details such as annotations, creator credits, and release dates.
Dawn of DC: Knight Terrors Free Comic Book Day Special #1
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Howard Porter and Chris Bachelo.
Available 6th May
Note: Dawn of DC: Knight Terrors Free Comic Book Day Special #1 is a free comic that DC Comics gave away as part of Free Comic Book Day 2023. It acts as a teaser to the event to get readers excited about it. You can read it for free online if you missed Free Comic Book Day.
Knight Terrors: First Blood #1
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Howard Porter.
On sale 4th July
Note: Knight Terrors: First Blood #1 is the first chapter of Knight Terrors and sets up the core Knight Terrors miniseries and the tie-ins.
Knight Terrors: Batman #1 (of 2)
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Guillem March and David Lafuente.
On sale 4th July
Knight Terrors: Ravager #1 (of 2)
Written by Ed Brisson. Art by Dexter Soy.
On sale 4th July
Knight Terrors: The Joker #1 (of 2)
Written by Matthew Rosenberg. Art by Stefano Raffaele.
On sale 4th July
Knight Terrors: Poison Ivy #1 (of 2)
Written by G. Willow Wilson. Art by Atagun Ilhan.
On sale 4th July
Knight Terrors: Black Adam #1 (of 2)
Written and art by Jeremy Haun.
On sale 4th July
Knight Terrors #1 (of 4)
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, and Caspar Wijngaard.
On sale 11th July
Knight Terrors: Robin #1 (of 2)
Written by Kenny Porter. Art by Miguel Mendonça.
On sale 11th July
Knight Terrors: The Flash #1 (of 2)
Written by Alex Paknadel. Art by Daniel Bayliss.
On sale 11th July
Knight Terrors: Zatanna #1 (of 2)
Written by Dennis Culver. Art by David Baldeon.
On sale 11th July
Knight Terrors: Shazam #1 (of 2)
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Roger Cruz.
On sale 11th July
Knight Terrors: Shazam #1 (of 2)
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Roger Cruz.
On sale 11th July
Knight Terrors: Green Lantern #1 (of 2)
Written by Jeremy Adams and Alex Segura. Art by Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, and Mario ‘Fox’ Foccillo.
On sale 11th July
Knight Terrors: Wonder Woman #1 (of 2)
Written by Josie Campbell and Stephanie Williams. Art by Juan Ferreyra and Meghan Hetrick.
On sale 18th July
Knight Terrors: Superman #1 (of 2)
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Tom Reilly.
On sale 18th July
Knight Terrors: Nightwing #1 (of 2)
Written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad. Art by Daniele Di Nicuolo.
On sale 18th July
Knight Terrors: Catwoman #1 (of 2)
Written by Tini Howard. Art by Leila Leiz.
On sale 18th July
Knight Terrors: Punchline #1 (of 2)
Written by Danny Lore. Art by Lucas Meyer.
On sale 18th July
Knight Terrors #2 (of 4)
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, and Caspar Wijngaard.
On sale 25th July
Knight Terrors: Teen Titans #1 (of 2)
Written by Andrew Constant. Art by Scott Godlewski.
On sale 25th July
Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1 (of 2)
Written by Leah Williams and Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Vasco Georgiev.
On sale 25th July
Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #1 (of 2)
Written by Dan Watters. Art by Riccardo Federici.
On sale 25th July
Knight Terrors: Harley Quinn #1 (of 2)
Written by Tini Howard and Leah Williams. Art by Hayden Sherman and Ben Templesmith.
On sale 25th July
Knight Terrors: Angel Breaker #1 (of 2)
Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Acky Bright.
On sale 25th July
DC Comics have not solicited the below comics, but we know they exist as they’re part of a multi-part story. Their order will be rearranged when there are more details available.
Knight Terrors: Batman #1 (of 2)
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Guillem March.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Ravager #1 (of 2)
Written by Ed Brisson. Art by Dexter Soy.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: The Joker #1 (of 2)
Written by Matthew Rosenberg. Art by Stefano Raffaele.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Poison Ivy #1 (of 2)
Written by G. Willow Wilson. Art by Atagun Ilhan.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Black Adam #1 (of 2)
Written and art by Jeremy Haun.
On sale August
Knight Terrors #3 (of 4)
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, and Caspar Wijngaard.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Robin #1 (of 2)
Written by Kenny Porter. Art by Miguel Mendonça.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: The Flash #1 (of 2)
Written by Alex Paknadel. Art by Daniel Bayliss.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Zatanna #1 (of 2)
Written by Dennis Culver. Art by David Baldeon.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Shazam #1 (of 2)
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Roger Cruz.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Shazam #1 (of 2)
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Roger Cruz.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Green Lantern #1 (of 2)
Written by Jeremy Adams and Alex Segura. Art by Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, and Mario ‘Fox’ Foccillo.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Wonder Woman #1 (of 2)
Written by Josie Campbell and Stephanie Williams. Art by Juan Ferreyra and Meghan Hetrick.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Superman #1 (of 2)
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Tom Reilly.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Nightwing #1 (of 2)
Written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad. Art by Daniele Di Nicuolo.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Catwoman #1 (of 2)
Written by Tini Howard. Art by Leila Leiz.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Punchline #1 (of 2)
Written by Danny Lore. Art by Lucas Meyer.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Teen Titans #1 (of 2)
Written by Andrew Constant. Art by Scott Godlewski.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1 (of 2)
Written by Leah Williams and Phillip Kennedy Johnson. Art by Vasco Georgiev.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #1 (of 2)
Written by Dan Watters. Art by Riccardo Federici.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Harley Quinn #1 (of 2)
Written by Tini Howard. Art by Hayden Sherman.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Angel Breaker #1 (of 2)
Written by Tim Seeley. Art by Acky Bright.
On sale August
Knight Terrors #4 (of 4)
Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, and Caspar Wijngaard.
On sale August
Knight Terrors: Night’s End #1
Written by TBC. Art by TBC.
On sale TBC
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After Knight Terrors
DC Comics hasn’t revealed what will happen in the aftermath yet. However, as often the traditions with comic book events, expect to see a handful of new series to spin out of Knight Terrors. We’ll update this section when we know more.
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