Apocalypse Weird: The Red King by Nick Cole was a fascinating introduction to this new shared universe of crazy stories. Multiple authors are contributing, and that is going to keep this series fresh and exciting, as we see the apocalypse from multiple perspectives, writers, and settings. Cole’s novel is labeled as WYRD 1.0 in the top left corner, and on February 23, 2015, Wonderment Media launched five additional books in the Apocalypse Weird universe.
Apocalypse Weird: The Dark Knight, is listed as WYRD 2.0, and after finishing it, I hope we see several more WYRD numbers in the future. If you read 1.0, then you are familiar with Holiday and his associates of people trying to survive in a world gone weird. And while we continue with that community of survivors, it isn’t long until we are introduced to The Dark Knight of the book, Cory, a nineteen-year-old special needs man-child who envisions himself as Batman, The Dark Knight, in these dark days of Apocalypse.
In my opinion, Cory is awesome, and Cole handles him with a deft touch of sensitivity. Part of the drama with Cory is also seeing how others think and react to a special needs person in this terrifying landscape. Are they willing to help out the man-child, or should they consider their own safety above his? And Cory does his best to stay brave in the face of imminent danger by repeating his Batman mantra, “I am Vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman.”
This story is worth every penny. Don’t miss it.
Note: This book is now published as The Dark Knight: Wyrd Book 2.0.
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