DC Comics' Dark Nights: Metal Discussion Thread

“I’ve been planning METAL for as long as I’ve been writing Batman, but I want METAL to be built upon the stories happening now in Rebirth. Most of all we want to create new material that feels really modern and different. And above all, it’s going to be fun. Even with terror and nightmares, it won’t be grim. DARK NIGHTS: METAL will be celebratory, huge and crazy.” — SCOTT SNYDER

“I’m looking forward to rock’n and roll’n together again. Fans have been loud and clear; they want more from us. We’re primed and ready to blow it up.” — GREG CAPULLO

The superstar BATMAN team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo reunite for a massive, universe-spanning event!

DARK DAYS: THE FORGE and THE CASTING hinted at dark corners of reality that have never been seen till now! Now, as DARK NIGHTS: METAL begins, the Dark Multiverse is revealed in all its devastating danger—and the threats it contains are coming for the DC Universe! DARK NIGHTS: METAL is a DC event unlike any other—one that will push Batman, Superman and heroes of the Justice League beyond their limits to take on threats unlike any our world has ever seen! It will take the combined might of the World’s Greatest Heroes as you’ve never seen them before to face what’s coming their way!

Since Metal will be in our local comic book shops this week. I made a discussion thread where we can talk everything about DC Comics summer event this 2017.

Looks like this Event will use Vertigo Characters as well.

Spoiler about the last page of Metal No.1^

Awh the books that allows dc to get out of the rebirth pricing model.

If this comic is super Batman wank I'm gonna punch someone

I'm excited for this. Hopefully we will get the JSA book after this event.

Well Scott Snyder is the writer sooo...

hope its good.

So far so good interested is peaked :)

I guess tomorrow I'm running up on a random like

Psyched for tomorrow's issue. Capullo art alone is worth the price of admission, even if $4.99 is a little much for a single issue.

Avoid comic book twitter, cause people are spoiling pages like crazy. Had something spoiled for me that I would have rather seen on my own ?

The issue is packed with goods. I'm now waiting for the second issue. I really enjoyed the setup that Snyder wrote in here. The second issue might suprise us more.

Although I'm not the biggest fan of Snyder, I have to admit I enjoyed this first issue. Though the thing about Snyder is he can start off stories well but has real troubles ending them appropriately.

Great issue. VERY A little Batman centric but still a fun story

And this is the second time Great Evil Beast has been teased ugh that's so mean.

Its Barbatos though I dont think Snyder really understood FC. Barbatos is Batman himself, the evil creature is Darkseid's Hyperadapter mistaken as Barbatos by Dr Hurt.

SNyder needs to get past his whole mech thing. I like his Batman run but I hate his version of Batman personality wise and how he feeds into the Wejun CHew.

Bruce better not have a god buster by the end of this arc.

Interesting read...

Interesting. I should read FC. I mistook it for GEB when they keep using those specific words to describe it

Red Tornado went ham

It might be that Barbatos actually exists in a form similar to one seen by Hurt in the Dark Multiverse.

Dark Knights Metal actually proves DC is out of ideas. Alan Moore most be really laughing at Dc's cash grab.

DC needs to stop with centering the universe on Batman and stop forcing him out of his wheelhouse.

Wheelhouse yes, but the Watchmen stuff seems to be focusing on Superman. So you win some you lose some.... in my case, I lose only when it comes to this.

Eh i dunno you can say there is some focus with Batman when it comes to Watchmen with that whole joker and smiley face things. Still I guess with how far DC has sunk into the Batman rabbit hole that is something.

Truth be told as much as I love that they're focusing something on Superman I'm not sure either character has something that has an automatic connection to that story. Not sure who would be a better character but maybe those characters the Watchmen are inspired from.....

I'm sure the story is going to be fine, while the ending will be anti-climatic (the Snyder way), but the premise is kinda what irritates me:

• First of all, it's unoriginal, because it is Snyder ripping off an Morrison idea... as in a greater being using an unwitting Batman to unleash hell on earth. Only instead of Darkseid its now (likely) the Empty Hand from Multiversity.
• Secondly, it made a sort of twisted sense back in Final Crisis because Darkseid had time to get a good look at Bruce. Right now it just looks like Batman has been 'randomly' selected to be the harbinger of doom.
• Lastly... I am not a fan of the idea of everything being connected somehow, it just waters down the diversity and input of others if you can just get up and say everything came from the same place.
• And ofc: the bat-wankery, I fear we have seen nothing yet as this event is shaping up to prove Batman is the driving force in the Multiverse.

Being a bitter old man, Moore is probably fuming with rage while chewing on his own beard.

Asides that, he likely doesn't give a hoot about Metal since none of his stuff is currently involved in it.

I love the idea of Barbatos but everything else just makes me roll my eyes. The Bathybrids are just so lazily constructed.

The Joker hybrid ok underdtandable

I can even see the GL one but Doomsday? Cyborg? Diana? Lol wut?

So Metal #2 is out, what did people think of it?

What I think is that Snyder has completely given up on the Court of Owls, I mean

@entropy_aegis:

Not as Good as the first issue, also why are the court of owls suddenly Barbatos worshipers?

That was silly on an almost Silver Age level. Still great, though.

Reading through the comments here I feel like I'm missing some things. Makes me feel like a noob. Just finished the second issue, though. It was amazing imo. I loved the villian designs. I also loved Baby Darkseid. I know he's super evil, but they actually made him cute. It sucks that this only comes out once a month.

This event is a lot of fun

hot trash

Kinda confused in the introduction of Final Crisis materials.

Its been released.

Your profile pic makes it look likey you're planning something sinister

Issue 3 was awesome yet again. I love how deeply rooted in DC lore this event is.

Fantastic issue. Can't wait to read the rest.

I love this. I also like how the event isn't solely focused on Batman, that this issue was focused on the other heroes

Ive been loving every single minute of it.

DC has momentarily become my new favorite of the big two..

Dark Nights Metal is grimdark for the sake of being grimdark.

Pass.

DN: M is just too grimdark for the sake of being grimdark.

This series reads like a celebration of the (awesome) insaneness of comic book lore. Issue four was no exception. Hope Snyder and Capullo keep it up!