There are two things you need to know before I begin this review proper. First of all, it’s not normal for editors in WFG to review a work that’s just started. Knightfall’s only at Issue One, though that issue is fairly substantive. But I stumbled onto it by chance on the editor’s unreviewed listings board, and I found myself scrolling, and scrolling, and scrolling . . . I couldn’t stop. Secondly, the 3.5 stars I’m giving Knightfall isn’t a reflection of the true quality of the story – there’s too little to rate, after all. It is, however, an indication of my feelings about the work. I do think that Knightfall is something worth watching, and if the first issue is anything to go by, then we’ll all be in for a treat.

Knightfall is about a series of extremely weird events that happen, very suddenly, on a global scale. The synopsis provided in the listing description should give you a pretty good idea of the scenario (go read it, I won’t waste space reproducing it in its entirety here): knights on horseback and shining armour are appearing out of nowhere, killing and doing justice as they see fit. We know they’re following a Law, but what Law it is we can’t yet tell. These events, and others, all point to some kind of biblical Rapture-based conspiracy.

Knightfall is written in script format. It’s a very visual, viscerally entertaining form, and it is weird for the first few paragraphs. But once you get into gear, and you begin to skip and hop along the paragraphs, you’ll find that it plays right into the strengths of the writer – Knightfall’s dialogue is witty, incisive and full of bite. Watch out for the verbal wrestling, by the way – I personally believe that it’s worth rereading the first issue just to re-experience some particularly good comebacks.

I’ll be keeping this review short, as there’s so little of the plot that we know at the moment. But the simple fact that I do care about what happens next should give you some idea of what I expect from this story. I will be revising my score as the writer updates – Knightfall is, by any measure of this medium, off to a brilliant start.

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