At his request this became a team title set in Medieval times as this was of more interest to him, and a more fitting period for Etrigan to operate.

[7][8] Jason Blood and Madame Xanadu arrive in the town of Little Spring and encounter Vandal Savage, Sir Ystin, Al Jabr, and Exoristos.

[14] After a battle with pirates while crossing the English Channel, the heroes arrive in Britain which has been recently plagued by ravenous animals.

The heroes are then attacked by an undead incarnation of King Arthur as the light turns the Demon Knights into monsters.

Exoristos is chained to the shores of Themyscira before being freed by Lucifer in exchange for bringing a black diamond to Earth.

This leaves Jason Blood behind in the ruins of Camelot, and he prepares to enter Hell to save Xanadu until he is interrupted by the Questing Queen, who makes a deal with him to help rescue her.

[18] Meanwhile, Ystin escapes and rescues the Demon Knights while the Questing Queen and Lucifer plan to invade Avalon.

[19] A massive battle between the forces of Earth, Heaven, and Hell erupts as Arthur appears with his knights from across the ages.

The series opened to positive reviews, with scores around 8 or 9 from IGN's comics section for the first few issues, with writer Erik Norris' entreating readers to read this title: "People, Demon Knights is awesome.

[24] Popmatters compared Paul Cornell's retro-modern style to a DJ, mixing RZA and Miles Davis.