Batman and Harley seem desperately helpless and useless in this fight—they may well have just stood back and watched it all go down from a distance and it would not have made any difference. This one-shot offers the curious-and the brave-a glimpse into the nightmare realities that the Batman Who Laughs has created in tales by creators who know what it means to have a truly twisted sense of misfit humor. Dark Nights: Death Metal is the newest event story at DC Comics. Fear toxin is washing over Jean Paul Valley. Your email address will not be published. #28 brought him back. There have been three Bloodsports, with the first created by John Byrne for April 1987's Superman #4. Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 Issue Navigation: Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 released! However, the version more familiar to Silver Age readers (and the one which immediately preceded Ted Kord) was Dan Garrett-with-two-Ts, created by Joe Gill and Bill Fraccio for June 1965's Blue Beetle #1. Less comforting is the unwelcome presence of the Darkest Knight, who at this point has devolved into a large, black silhouette of an amalgamated Plastic Man with a Carnage mouth and some bat-ears. In that respect, Death Metal feels more and more like the last hurrah for an exclusionary superhero universe. To clarify, I’m not totally convinced yet, as it still remains to be seen if the team can indeed stick to the landing, what with the many missteps that DC, in my opinion, has taken so far with regards to Death Metal. We see fear in the images of Bane and Batman (adorned in Valley’s costume as he assumed the Mantel of the Bat after Bane broke Batman). Starting with Crisis On Infinite Earths, DC has been subtracting from its old material to make room for new stuff. The artwork throughout has been outstanding: I love all the character designs and the overall death metal-inspired aesthetic. Readers are also treated to solid, if by-the-numbers interaction between four generations of Flashes: Jay Garrick, Barry, Wally, and Wallace West. Nuklon took the name Atom-Smasher in August 1999's JSA Secret Files #1, written by James Robinson and David Goyer and pencilled by Scott Benefiel. Let’s take a villain like Zsasz and give him something to worry about. Picking up immediately after the cliffhanger from Dark Nights: Death Metal #4, the Darkest Knight stands on the precipice of absolute victory!But before he can unleash the horrifying Last 52 - he turns the Robin King loose upon our weakened heroes! So they run. This later version got his powers from an Egyptian scarab, whereas the original's powers came from a chemical formula. The pictures – especially the double-page spreads – are jaw-droppingly gorgeous, but the Flashes themselves lack a certain fluidity necessary to really bring them to life on-page. Here’s hoping Death Metal is this overwrought, underdeveloped character’s last hurrah for awhile. It remains to be seen if they will be able to pull this off, but for now I’m being cautiously optimistic. What’s more, it’s made clear early on in the fight that the heroes are no match for Castle Bat, as they cannot damage him in any way, and so this is a fight that they aren’t able to win on their own. RELATED: Death Metal Gives Hawkman a CRUCIAL Role in Saving the DCU. in Psychology from the University of Kentucky and a J.D. Doc B is a college physical education instructor that has coached numerous sports on the rec, club, and collegiate level. His colleagues appear to be Bloodsport, or maybe Metallo; and Eclipso. Disclaimer: DC Comics provided Batman News with an advance copy of this comic for the purpose of this review. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. This week’s Detective Comics is yet another example of Tomasi’s ability to write strong characters. Read Dark Nights: Death Metal Comic Online. Carter "Hawkman" Hall's journal was a big part of the original Metal miniseries, so we're not surprised to see it on Page 15. DC has tried variations on the same theme repeatedly. The revelation that Superman is doomed to die of anti-life (also Page 12) is kind of sad, even though, again, we're sure it's not permanent. This isn’t entertaining, either—it’s a chore to get through. Flash fans, you dare not miss this comic! – and they suggest that DC throwing all its weight behind a particular character is hardly sustainable. The reaction on Page 18 to its potential destruction suggests that if it's destroyed, that's probably pretty bad. An Arkham Asylum even more terrifying than what we know? Don’t merely tell us. Perhaps they are trying to tackle Castle Bat, but obviously it’s not working because Castle Bat doesn’t seem bothered by it at all. From 2006 to 2015 he wrote the weekly “Grumpy Old Fan” column covering DC Comics, and has annotated DC's weekly series Trinity and Futures End. (Created by Karl Kesel and Barry Kitson, he first appeared in December 1993's AOS #507 and died in the aforementioned Issue #526.) Enjoy Special Deals! Created by John Broome and Gil Kane, she became Star Sapphire in October 1962's Green Lantern #16. Most of the characters on Page 20 are dead, and presumably revived by Batman as Black Lanterns. Freeze in March 1968's Detective Comics #373. Back in 2017, the creators Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo crafted the hugely successful Dark Nights: Metal.Massive in scale and bombastic in attitude, it has gone onto be one of the most well-received comic book events in a very long time. The first Bizarro (Page 16) appeared in November 1958's Superboy #68. Department Of Truth #3: When The Lie Is all You Have…, DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES #2 God Killers, God Makers, Suicide Squad #11: No Thread Left Dangling, Usagi Yojimbo: Wanderer’s Road #1: Easy Friend, I’m Here to Help, Dark Nights: Death Metal – The Multiverse Who Laughs #1: Blessed Are the Sick. The Robin King is a perfect narrator for your immersion into this anthology of stories. The Human Bomb was created by Paul Gustavson for August 1941's Police Comics #1. But for me son…it’s just Tuesday.“. That one is either “comic” relief or way out of place. Review: Dark Nights: Death Metal – The Multiverse Who Laughs #1, [Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers]. Back in Part 1 of issue 3's annotations, we predicted Dead Batman (Page 12), but we're sure he won't stay dead for long.