The story involves Batman discovering a dark multiverse that exists beneath the core DC multiverse. It is positioned as a sequel to Batman Lost. Kendra, entrusted with the mission given by the Council of Immortals, tries to fire the Anti-Monitor's astral brain in the center of the Multiverse as an attempt to stop the Dark Multiverse but is interrupted by Barbatos, who transforms her into a dark-hawk version of herself named Lady Blackhawk. Nightwing explains how major cities around the world have fallen to the dark versions of Batman: The Red Death attacks Central City, The Drowned attacks Amnesty Bay, The Dawnbreaker attacks Coast City, the Murder Machine attacks Detroit, the Merciless attacks Langley, the Devastator attacks Metropolis, and the Batman Who Laughs takes Gotham City. Cons - Horrible art. Too much happened in the tie-ins, but there were also tie-ins that were unimportant to the main story. Meanwhile, Hal Jordan and Mr. Refusing to give up, Diana and Kendra proceed to use the Rock of Eternity's core to reach Barbatos and are confronted by the Dark Army of Barbatos. Dark Nights: Metal was one of the best selling comic book titles in 2017 and 2018. Green Lantern and Mister Terrific head to the remains of Thanagar. Mr. Prime 1 Studio is back with a new statue, and this time it’s the Grim Knight from the Dark Knights: Metal storyline. Evil Batmen” premise. They have known of the Dark Multiverse's existence for eons and have prepared to “raze the Earth” with a doomsday device called The Phoenix Cannon. [20][full citation needed]. The legendary team behind Dark Nights: Metal and Batman: Last Knight on Earth take center stage and reunite for one last tour. Terrific convinces Plastic Man to awaken, turning the tide of battle. Earth is turned upside down, shrouded in a realm of darkness after the Justice League’s defeat by the cosmic goddess Perpetua. "[28] Jesse Schedeen from IGN gave the issue an 8.4 out of 10 writing, "Apart from a surprisingly sluggish middle act, Dark Nights: Metal #1 is a terrifically enjoyable read.

This issue crams in all the adventure and bombast that was promised, but also makes it clear that Batman is confronting one of the most dire and all-encompassing threats of his career. Dark Knights: Death Metal #1 spoilers - 'Anti-Crisis' on 8 Earths. With the end of Dark Nights: Metal, new titles were spun out due to the aftermath: "In Metal, Snyder Creating 'Dark Multiverse' Beyond Morrison's Multiversity", "Snyder Had to Cut Several Evil Batmen for Dark Nights: Metal", "Batman: Metal #1 confirms a classic character is still very much a part of the DC Universe", "DC Comics' 'Dark Nights: Metal' kicks off with an unexpected Vertigo Comics surprise", "DC Hints at Evil Versions of Batman for Dark Nights: Metal One-Shots", "Coipel, Bengal Join Snyder for Dark Nights: Metal One-Shot, Batman Lost", "Hawkman Dark Nights: Metal Tie-In Coming From Lemire, Hitch & Nowlan", "Hawkman Found and Demon: Hell on Earth #1 Delayed A Week Each", "Dark Nights" Metal #5 Delayed Three Weeks", "SCOOP: Art, Details For Dark Nights Sequel, Death Metal, by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo", "Review: Dark Nights: Metal #1 is a Reminder of Why We Love Superheroes", "Best Shots Review - Dark Nights: Metal #1 'Asks You To Hold On Tight & Ride The Lightning, "Review: Dark Nights: Metal #2 Shows Batman's Importance to the DCU", "Dark Nights: Metal - Superman's Crucial Role, Revealed", "DC And Warner Bros. 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When the Earth is enveloped by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League is at the mercy of the Batman Who Laughs. [10], DC announced another delay without reason in October 2017 and issue #5 was released three weeks later than the originally scheduled date. [24] Jim Johnson of CBR applauds the issue for providing Superman as a bright contrast from Batman, he says "The presence of Superman dilutes the darkness, if only a little, and is exemplified here in his optimistic, albeit false for now, hopes of finding and rescuing his crimefighting partner. When Superman finds him, he interrogates him. FOURTH: DARK NIGHTS METAL: DARK KNIGHTS RISING – The TIE-IN you gotta get — featuring the origins of all the NIGHTMARE BATMEN! However, she has been given a weapon forged for Apollo called the Sunblade, that she has been instructed to give to Batman. Knowing only destruction, Barbartos killed his creator and the Forge began to darken (as twisted worlds survived). Kendra decides to operate under her original alias, Hawkgirl, and arms herself with Carter's mace. Finally, when he used the machine that allowed him to peer into the Dark Multiverse (during the events of the lead-up), he exposed himself to the Nth metal. Overwhelmed by dark Supermen, the World's Finest are saved by Daniel Hall. [19][full citation needed]. Despite this, Batman steals Kendra's sample of Nth metal, which is one of the divine metals. DC has pulled a planned Warren Ellis/Jim Cheung story from the August 4 Dark Nights: Death Metal - Legends of the Dark Knights #1 anthology. Warning: contains spoilers for Dark Nights: Death Metal. This leads him to an encounter with Talia al Ghul, where he is able to trade the Sunblade for a dagger forged by the wizard Shazam. [11], The sequel, Dark Nights: Death Metal, by Snyder and Capullo, was announced for May 2020. All Site Content TM and © 2020 DC Entertainment, unless otherwise noted here. Meanwhile, in the Dark Multiverse, Superman wakes Bruce from an unending nightmare. It started when he faced the Court of Owls and was exposed to electrum. In Dark Nights: Metal #2, by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, these evil Batmen are summoned into the DC Universe by the Court of Owls and the Strigydae through a ritual known as the "mantling," first referenced last year in Batman #51. During this exchange, Batman reveals that he has already been exposed to the foretold divine metals in a process called mantling. Batman returns and explains that he needed the machine to peer into the source of visions he had been seeing from the Dark Multiverse. This causes him to exchange places with Barbatos and seven dark versions of himself from the Dark Multiverse. After the Over-Monitor explains that all living things have trace amounts of Tenth Metal, the League proceed to use this power to pull Earth out of the Dark Multiverse (it also results in the Source Wall shattering). "[31] Schedeen gave it an 8.5 saying "While Metal still has a few kinks to iron out before it can rival the best of Snyder and Capullo's work, the series is delivering plenty of drama and spectacle as it explores the collision between the DCU and the Dark Multiverse. The publisher has announced a new miniseries, Dark Knights: Death Metal, which is set to arrive this spring. When the Earth is enveloped by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League is at the mercy of the Batman Who Laughs. Most importantly, they address cracking the Source Wall, which means their Multiverse just got much bigger. [13], Batman continues his investigation by seeking Hephaestus, the Greek god of blacksmiths, in Athens, but learns from Wonder Woman that the Greek Gods have abandoned Earth. After conferring with him, he realizes that he needs to use the Anti-Monitor tower at Superman's Fortress of Solitude to further his investigations. "[34], DC and Warner Bros. collaborated on a soundtrack featuring songs inspired by Dark Nights: Metal. Aquaman and Deathstroke go to Atlantis. [2] The series, which debuted in June 2017, is the culmination of their Batman story arcs, which includes The Court of Owls, Death of the Family, Zero Year, and Endgame. The second cover is from Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1. Included are the two lead in issues and a key one shot. DC Comics first announced the details of Dark Nights: Metal at Fan Expo Dallas in April 2017. In 2020 alone, Marvel had two big events with King in Black and their space opera Empyre, while DC has had three between Joker War, Endless Winter, and Dark Nights: Death Metal. This free demo allows you to play Metal Knights both on the net and local play for an unlimited period of time! When he realized Dream would be a good fit, he reached out to Gaiman for permission to use him. “I was so excited... [Gaiman] couldn’t have been more generous", he said. However, there is a problem. "It’s literally one of the best moments of my career, to be able to get to write a character that meant so much to me growing up and still does". Dark Nights: Metal is a 2017-2018 event, written by Scott Snyder with art by Greg Capullo. The Dark Knights' membership includes the speedster fusion of Flash and Batman called The Red Death, a female amphibious Batman (Bryce Wayne) called The Drowned, a corrupted, teenaged Green Lantern Batman named The Dawnbreaker, a cyborg Batman named The Murder Machine, a Batman known as The Merciless who wears the helmet of Ares, and the Doomsday-infected Batman called The Devastator. Dark Nights: Death Metal is the sequel to 2017's Dark Nights: Metal and concludes Scott … Each of the dark knights represents the justice members but with a little twist of evil Batman inside. Dark Nights: Metal is a summer 2017 crossover event for DC Comics, continuing the narrative of the DC Rebirth saga. The Justice League, with the inclusion of Martian Manhunter and Hawkgirl, are invited to a gala dinner at Wayne Manor. He aims to use Darkseid's Omega Beams to go back in time again and prevent Barbatos from meeting him. While searching for the Nth Metal at the Rock of Eternity, Wonder Woman, Doctor Fate and Kendra Saunders face the personification of the Seven Sins. Was blown away on the art espanol from "Red Death" origin. She explains the concept of a Dark Multiverse, a multiverse that exists beneath the DC Multiverse, that contains a dark beast named Barbatos. A Dark Knights Time Capsule is a legendary box item dropped randomly by any enemy defeated by the player once they reach level 10. RELATED: DC Collectibles Bat-Family Multi-Part Statue DC Comics Deck-Building Game: Dark Nights: Metal, which is based on the Dark Nights: Metal comic book series, lets 2-5 players take on The Batman Who Laughs and other evil versions of the Caped Crusader from the Dark Multiverse. The final cover features Batman with members of Justice League International. "[29] Pierce Lydon from Newsarama gave it an 8 out of 10 saying, "Dark Nights: Metal is a great event book because it is true to its characters and it’s deeper than just its surface “Justice League vs. In bringing it to the Batcave to study it, the metal leads him to the journal of Carter Hall, discovered to have been in Wayne Manor the whole time. [22] Kieran Shiach of Comic Book Resources (CBR) wrote "Ultimately, Dark Nights: Metal is just outright fun. He enlists the help of Mister Terrific to collect more data from Earth-Two. 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