CORPSE KNIGHT #1

by Michael Chaves, Matthew Roberts (Cover Art), Rico Renzi (Cover Art)

MINISERIES PREMIERE As war ravages France, a young girl named Foy lives in relative peace with her father... until tragedy strikes. As Foy struggles to fend for herself, she’s granted a miracle—her father returns from the dead to protect her. Now, they embark on a sacred quest, confronting murderers, wild animals, wandering armies, and black magic plaguing the countryside. As Foy comes face to face with the dark side of miracles and the secrets of the Corpse Knight, she must question if the man by her side has always been a monster... Acclaimed storytellers MICHAEL CHAVES (The Conjuring franchise) and MATTHEW ROBERTS (Universal Creature from The Black Lagoon Lives!) present a haunting new horror series where family is family, whether they’re alive or undead…

Genres: Comics

32 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 22, 2026

Reviews

[Naroa Elorza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aiama, peak

[DonHeimscheißer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Corpse Knight was fun, but it felt short. It left me wanting more, I feel like they killed off the dad way too quick but maybe they’ll show more of him in the next issue as flashbacks or something. I do like how this takes place in France during the Hundred Year’s War, and how Joan of Arc is teased at. So I’m definitely interested in seeing where this is going to go.

And I’d give this issue a 4.5 out of 5.

[Neil Pearson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a new miniseries and I like knights and medieval Europe as a setting so I gave it a try. I'm not familiar with the director's films but it's clear they are a visual storyteller as they allow the artist plenty of room and establishing shots. This does mean it's a fairly quick read but I think establishing the protagonist's origin is adequate for a first issue.

In terms of tone and visuals it reminds me a lot of "plague tale" in the sense there is bleakness and beauty in ample supply. If it can dig into that vibe, I'm sure I'll enjoy the story a lot.

Credit has to go to the art team for achieving this. It looks like an authentic part of France in terms of buildings and people. I also liked how scenes about Joan of Arc evoked the look of medieval religious art mixed with stained glass colours.

I'm not entirely sure where the story will go but I'm guessing it's possibly "Frankenstein's Knight with a last of us Father/daughter dynamic". If that sounds appealing give this book a try.


Overall impression = 4/5
Writing = 4/5
Art = 4/5

Will I read the next issue? Probably.

Wait for the trade collection? I suspect this is a miniseries so it will probably work well in that format. This issue really just covers the origin and is a quick read.

Did I need to read previous issues/series? N.A. although the author hints that some historical knowledge of Joan of arc and the Knight may give clues as to where the series is going

Will I read previous issues N.A.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Es interesante saber que este debut comiquero surge del rodaje de La Monja 2 y el interés particular de Michael Chaves por indagar a su manera en la historia de Juana de Arco. Aunque de momento, este primer número de Corpse Knight sí que me falla en la otra apuesta conceptual de este cineasta que viene a probar suerte en el comic book. Y ya es con algo más emocional de los personajes protagonistas de ese padre e hija pequeña en la despiadada Francia de la Guerra de los 100 años. Chaves apunta a que sus guiones ya están influenciados por los desafíos y temores de su propia paternidad. Y desde luego se puede vislumbrar el leitmotiv del peculiar drama del progenitor putrefacto, pero es una pena que haya desaprovechado el construír de verdad esa relación entre los personajes por adelantar lo crudo y gráfico del asalto que provoca la muerte (y resurreción) del personaje que da título al cómic. Queda también ver hasta dónde llega el entrecruzar a Juana de Arco en la trama. Pero sí que este primer número de Corpse Knight deja ese gran temor de que este cómic lo salve el dibujante y colorista.

[Wm · Rating 5 out of 5]

This might seem strange, but content-wise, this is maybe only a 3.5- or 4-star tale. But it feels magnificent.

Then I was genuinely surprised to read in the writer's backmatter essay that Chaves was a screenwriter-director, and had never written for comics before.

As a multi-disciplinary creator myself, I already hold editor-curators in high esteem (my longtime credo is, "If Stephen King needs an editor, then so do I."). The "awesome," "patient" Alex Antone is worthy of our fandom for pulling Chaves out of mOviE mOdE, helping to coax a work this good out of Chaves and into reality.

Artist Roberts (Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1) and colourist Renzi (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl webseries) bring their A-game.

[Powerman61 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to a brand new series.
The storyline includes the origin of the main character.
The artwork aided in the story telling.
The writer did an excellent job of setting the stage to what's to come.

[Andrew Svec · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great art and interesting premise. Have to see how it develops.

[Paransis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will always love stylized art 🥹

The story was nice, but I really love the art!!

[Mat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Art was great. Story had some brutal moments but fell a little short. However, not enough to not warrant buying #2.

[Nenad Dimovski]

Short little read. The story is nothing really to get all that hyped about for me, but the art was nice and I enjoy the setting of 15th century France

[alejandro galvez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good.

I like the series so far. Very cool. I have a feeling its going to amp up in violence soon. I am here for it!

[Alex Fyffe · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5