Dark Nights: Death Metal
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Reviews
Khurram
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A big epic story。 I liked the artwork and the story but dispite being over 200 pages the book still felt a bit rushed。 Maybe I missed something but I did not see the point of Sargent Rocks sermons， I think if these were taken out and the space given to the main characters it would have been a better use of the space。The book took me a bit by surprise as I did think this might have been a bit of a gag book rather than the conclusion to the Metal storyline。 The Batman Who Laughs unleashes his most A big epic story。 I liked the artwork and the story but dispite being over 200 pages the book still felt a bit rushed。 Maybe I missed something but I did not see the point of Sargent Rocks sermons， I think if these were taken out and the space given to the main characters it would have been a better use of the space。The book took me a bit by surprise as I did think this might have been a bit of a gag book rather than the conclusion to the Metal storyline。 The Batman Who Laughs unleashes his most ambitious end game。 I really like the continuity by including the Doomsday book storyline here as well。 Even though the heroes or even the world is no longer at it's best this world is not going down without a fight。 However how many losses can even the greatest warriors that before they start to lose heart。I did really like this book the bit that did a note about it us that in between certain chapters it seen there was another mini story or book。 If these are small thing on fine you can get the book to fill in the details but some of these things were big。 All I'm all quite a satisfying conclusion or a new beginning， depending on the point of view。 。。。more
Cristiano
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3 stars for the art。 The story makes little sense。
Joshua Lawson
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On the one hand， it’s definitely an event comic， riddled with holes left open on purpose filled by ancillary material that is， of course， not included in this collection。 But on the other more important hand， it’s Snyder and Capullo and I’m in the bag baby。Glad I reread Metal prior to checking this out as it helped put me in the right kind of swashbuckling mindset to really enjoy the ride。 I read this bad boy in one sitting， which is strange as it’s the first Snyder/Capullo story I’ve not read i On the one hand， it’s definitely an event comic， riddled with holes left open on purpose filled by ancillary material that is， of course， not included in this collection。 But on the other more important hand， it’s Snyder and Capullo and I’m in the bag baby。Glad I reread Metal prior to checking this out as it helped put me in the right kind of swashbuckling mindset to really enjoy the ride。 I read this bad boy in one sitting， which is strange as it’s the first Snyder/Capullo story I’ve not read issue by issue after deciding not to continue amassing comic books and instead wait for collections。 Previously I’d have lived with this story for over a year while it came out month to month， rereading every chapter as I went， probably checking out some of those god forsaken tie-ins that explain away some less-than-discrete question marks that popped up along the way。 But reading the story all at once， taking it in from beginning to end， was pretty exciting and the whole proceeding maintained momentum in a way it might not have over an entire year。Will read again， obviously。\m/ 。。。more
Princess Gomez
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Great job author， I really like your writing style。 I suggest you join Novel Star’s writing competition on April。
Lashaan Balasingam （Bookidote）
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You can find my review on my blog by clicking here。It all started when Batman was driven by an insurmountable determination to solve one of the greatest mysteries of the DC Universe。 Culminating into the multiverse cracking open and unleashing an enemy that no one was prepared for， it is now time for the stories to wrap up in a spectacular fashion as the fate of the universe is once again in the hands of these heroes who will have to think outside the box if they are to survive their final revol You can find my review on my blog by clicking here。It all started when Batman was driven by an insurmountable determination to solve one of the greatest mysteries of the DC Universe。 Culminating into the multiverse cracking open and unleashing an enemy that no one was prepared for， it is now time for the stories to wrap up in a spectacular fashion as the fate of the universe is once again in the hands of these heroes who will have to think outside the box if they are to survive their final revolution。 The massively epic crossover event introduced by writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo now comes to an end with their last rodeo presenting a cataclysmic and reality-bending finale where the last survivors of a familiar world go up against an ever-growing powerful foe to save the universe from extinction。What is Dark Nights: Death Metal about？ With the Batman Who Laughs unleashing the Dark Multiverse onto Earth’s heroes， their reality is now twisted to his mercy and nothing can prepare these heroes of the past for the hellish landscape that is brought upon them。 Although the legendary trinity （Batman， Wonder Woman， and Superman） are all separated and have their own fair share of chaos to handle on their own， Diana Prince， however， does not plan to give up just yet as she hurdles her way across the defeated and powerless universe to rally these heroes once more to defeat the Batman Who Laughs before he bends and forges a brand-new multiverse to his liking。 Not without dependable allies by her side， she will have to face the truth at the heart of this universe if she’s to overcome this calamity。If you were starting to think that writer Scott Snyder was going overboard with his theological and mythological constructs， allow this latest story to prove you right as he doesn’t hold back in his desire to expand the DC Universe in unprecedented and bizarre ways。 Bombastic， ludicrous， and unapologetic。 The events that unfold in this seven-issue story arc are ones that set its roots in uncharted cosmic and divine territory， leaving no room for the unversed reader as the narrative draws upon the extremely rich and vast DC lore to ruthlessly portray a chaotic， eccentric， and borderline insane universe。 This time around， there is no room for logic。 Everything is founded on emotion and instinct。 Where wars were once won through strategy， this time around， the answer lies in passion， counter-intuition， and affection。While there was an underlying interest in Wonder Woman’s character that slowly took more emphasis in the narrative as the Dark Nights saga evolved， this latest story now puts her front and center in what initially seemed like a universe built solely around Batman’s character。 Nonetheless， the entire DC Universe is involved in this grand finale and they all bring with them an indisputable amount of history and resilience in an effort to take down the most powerful villain that the DC Universe has ever seen yet。 Despite the gravity of the crossover event， they also bring to the table an uncanny sense of humour that does make you wonder if their desperation has pushed them to madness or if writer Scott Snyder just wanted this epic destruction to go out with some silliness。There’s， however， little that can be reproached in the art department。 Artist Greg Capullo brings his A-game in an effort to illustrate the epic， vivid， bloody， and action-packed adventure。 His character designs are flawless in that they embrace the berserk state of the universe。 From the Swamp Thing to Superman， they all possess a style and demeanour that represents the troubling and anarchic times in which they are。 The underlying theme of “heavy metal” is also fully resounding both in style and substance as a sense of massive， distorted， and aggressive storytelling is privileged through words and art。 Add in the phenomenal inking by Jonathan Glapion and colouring by FCO Plascencia， and you’ve got yourself a stylish， vivid， and explosive artistic vision to go hand-in-hand with the brutal and imaginative story by writer Scott Snyder。While this story-arc should put an end to this legendary creative team’s Dark Nights project， it now leads up to the next chapter in the DC Universe， starting with the Infinite Frontier story and followed by the grand slate of Future State titles。 If anything， this series has paved the way to an ever-expanding universe where just about anything is now possible。Dark Nights: Death Metal is a high fantasy finale serving as a love letter to the DC Universe by fully embracing its quirky， cosmic， and expansive scope to crack open worlds of possibilities for heroes and villains。Yours truly，Lashaan | Blogger and Book ReviewerOfficial blog: https://bookidote。com/ 。。。more
Tim
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This was incredibly stupid。
Sarah
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Stuck with it till the end but so much went over my head。 It may have made more sense if I’d read Dark Night: Metal， but I still doubt it would have been brilliant。
Chris Lemmerman
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Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo turned the dial up to 100 for Dark Nights: Metal， but Death Metal smashes the dial in half， destroys the machine with an axe-that-is-also-a-guitar， and laughs maniacally as it does so。The Batman Who Laughs wages war against Perpetua， the goddess that created the DC Universe， and all of DC's heroes and villains are trapped in the middle。 It's high concept at times， completely bonkers always， and a rollicking good time。 Event comics are often so melodramatic in their Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo turned the dial up to 100 for Dark Nights: Metal， but Death Metal smashes the dial in half， destroys the machine with an axe-that-is-also-a-guitar， and laughs maniacally as it does so。The Batman Who Laughs wages war against Perpetua， the goddess that created the DC Universe， and all of DC's heroes and villains are trapped in the middle。 It's high concept at times， completely bonkers always， and a rollicking good time。 Event comics are often so melodramatic in their stakes， but Death Metal manages to revel in its insanity， with Snyder throwing out insane idea after insane idea across seven issues。 I do think some of the tie-in one-shots should have been collected here - some of them were kind of essential to the overall story， and I'm not sure how Death Metal itself will read alone without them， but the same was true of standard Metal， so I'm not entirely surprised。And Greg Capullo is of course on top form。 He and Snyder work superbly well together， and his crisp visuals manage to depict everything Snyder throws at him with relative ease。 The book may be off the wall nutso， but the visuals keep it grounded without detracting from the crazy。If you're a fan of Scott Snyder's particular brand of insane， then Death Metal's going to be right up your alley。 This is a culmination of his Justice League story， taken to its ultimate conclusion with a heartfelt ending that shows that everything matters， and that Snyder understands the DC Universe in a way that only scribes like Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison can attest to。 。。。more
Daniel Adams
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"and let truth be the METAL that cuts our path。 Always。" 9/10 "and let truth be the METAL that cuts our path。 Always。" 9/10 。。。more
Brendan
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5DC has been in a slump for a few years and I'm mainly taking aim at the events they have been pushing out。 The initial Dark Nights which introduced the Batman Who Laughs didn't do it for me but it did give birth to one of my favourite series The Terrifics。 Getting back on track I decided to pick up the floppies for Dark Nights Death Metal and treat it more like an event series instead of reading it in one go。 The issue I have found is the one shot issues and Justice League tie-ins are essential 5DC has been in a slump for a few years and I'm mainly taking aim at the events they have been pushing out。 The initial Dark Nights which introduced the Batman Who Laughs didn't do it for me but it did give birth to one of my favourite series The Terrifics。 Getting back on track I decided to pick up the floppies for Dark Nights Death Metal and treat it more like an event series instead of reading it in one go。 The issue I have found is the one shot issues and Justice League tie-ins are essential to the overall experience in my opinion。 You don't need to read them of course but I honestly feel like you'll miss some of the action and depth that is explored in those issues。 Why the 5？Dark Nights Death Metal sets the scene for a new DC going forward。 The boundaries are taken down and it will be interesting how they take Infinite Frontier into the future。 There's been so many Crisis arcs and it's nice to have DC back in a spot where it feels new again。 Rebirth had good intentions but it never fully delivered with books like long delayed Doomsday Clock， which I should get around to reviewing。 Death Metal is ambitious and flat out weird。 It's a book that keeps everything withheld and reviews only at specific times。 The issues were delayed with COVID so I had some lags while I was reading these on arrival。 I'm happy to say the finale delivers a new horizon for DC and with Future State being somewhat successful， there's finally a great time to jump into DC。 Solid writing and art by the guys who had success with Batman N52。 I can't recommend this highly enough。 。。。more
Jason Carpenter
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Ordinarily， if you told me you wanted me to read a book， even a comic book， that contained some of the elements and characters this one does， I would pile that recommendation right alongside one to watch Sharknado。 For some reason， however， maybe great writing， or maybe my deep-seated love for DC Comics， I found this story fantastically amazing。 The entire Dark Nights series has just been thrilling for me。 I was always waiting for something more fantastical and crazy to happen。 It is a slight st Ordinarily， if you told me you wanted me to read a book， even a comic book， that contained some of the elements and characters this one does， I would pile that recommendation right alongside one to watch Sharknado。 For some reason， however， maybe great writing， or maybe my deep-seated love for DC Comics， I found this story fantastically amazing。 The entire Dark Nights series has just been thrilling for me。 I was always waiting for something more fantastical and crazy to happen。 It is a slight struggle to make sense of each and every little thing that is happening without having input from the other events happening in other comics， but I know I'll get to those eventually， and it is wonderful and entertaining if you can let go of those elements for the time being。 。。。more
Joshua Thomas
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Wow， there is a lot to chew on while reading this book。 It definitely can be challenging for new readers as this event relies heavily on the DC Comics knowledge， but that also doesn’t make this impenetrable。 It’s a lot of crazy fun that keeps growing in its wild nature， and the end， sets up the new status quo for the DC Multiverse （or Omniverse now？）。 It’s fun and silly， with great Wonder Woman emphasis and leads you into the future for the publishing line。
Rupesh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 For the task of being the final chapter before Future State starts， it actually does a pretty job。 But for the amount of characters it has， it falters by keeping a lot of storylines unresolved。 #6 was probably the best at setting up the climactic battle between WW and Batman Who Laughs， but #7 did feel a bit dud after the battle didn't become grand enough for the end of a continuity。 Capullo did have a great artwork but no one would confuse it as his best。 As much as the humour was good， it did For the task of being the final chapter before Future State starts， it actually does a pretty job。 But for the amount of characters it has， it falters by keeping a lot of storylines unresolved。 #6 was probably the best at setting up the climactic battle between WW and Batman Who Laughs， but #7 did feel a bit dud after the battle didn't become grand enough for the end of a continuity。 Capullo did have a great artwork but no one would confuse it as his best。 As much as the humour was good， it did feel a bit forced and wrong timing for making it feel flat。 Snyder， I would definitely has had better series and the scale too large to culminate in 7 issues。 But one thing that it does well， is setting up Infinite Frontier and Future State perfectly， which I am very excited about。 But this project definitely like a chance lost at creating an iconic series。 。。。more
Anthony
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I liked this enough to stick with it until the end， but at times a lot of it went over my head。 And it seems quite dense。 I found the original Metal series to be similar， but with this being the sequel it has to go even bigger than that。 So at times it’s a little 🤯
Christopher Louderback
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Beautiful artwork， stuffed with just about any DCU character you could hope to see， but dense with empty plot all in the name of priming the DCU for another “reset” — a story that could’ve been effectively and better told in one slightly over-sized special versus the drag of what turned out to be 6+ issues with money-grab tie-ins （some I fell for just to spend time with my favorite characters: Donna Troy， Kyle Rayner， Nightwing， Wally West）。 In short， not worth the time when， all said and done， Beautiful artwork， stuffed with just about any DCU character you could hope to see， but dense with empty plot all in the name of priming the DCU for another “reset” — a story that could’ve been effectively and better told in one slightly over-sized special versus the drag of what turned out to be 6+ issues with money-grab tie-ins （some I fell for just to spend time with my favorite characters: Donna Troy， Kyle Rayner， Nightwing， Wally West）。 In short， not worth the time when， all said and done， it’s all just obvious filler for a conclusion that’s easy to see coming from the first few pages。 。。。more
Aaron Stokes
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While it looks really really good， this just makes no sense what so ever。 The Batman Who Laughs is played out and his plan is just another CrisisAll while Snyder said this was not a crisisBut it isDN: Metal was a nice contained story but this was just not needed
Joshua Casais
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Dark Nights Death Metal was a interesting crisis。 I had some lovable and hateable moments in this book as well as the tie ins。 However， I enjoyed it more than Metal and this sequel is definitely a highlight of the year。
Alan
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Well， all right from looking for the book's ISBN （yep another one read as digital floppies） for some reason it says the final issue is not included in this volume。 I have zero idea if they are planning to add it to this book， combine it with something else for another trade， or wait until some very large omnibus。 Regardless， this review covers all of the issues and tie-ins for the series。 And， I really wanted to like this series。 What this， and the prior "event" Dark Nights has left me feeling i Well， all right from looking for the book's ISBN （yep another one read as digital floppies） for some reason it says the final issue is not included in this volume。 I have zero idea if they are planning to add it to this book， combine it with something else for another trade， or wait until some very large omnibus。 Regardless， this review covers all of the issues and tie-ins for the series。 And， I really wanted to like this series。 What this， and the prior "event" Dark Nights has left me feeling is that Snyder just should 1） not write other people's IP and 2） he just doesn't appear cut out for the super hero genre。Which is fine。 Go read， please， his American Vampire work for DC Comics。 That is a damn fine book， and one I do recommend （and I'm so done with vampires）。Avoiding spoilers， I think I like the final endgame Snyder reaches， and presuming he collaborated with the others on the side stories and issues， there are even some fun tales to be had。 The execution just feels so off， and that is kind of a shame。 In some ways this could have been like Crisis on Infinite Earths， a celebration of super heroes and the hope they are supposed to represent。Nope， they didn't make it there。 As one of the few people who wasn't wowed by the last two Avengers movies， this was enjoyable in the moment but the afterwards is， "What's with the hype？，" feeling。 。。。more
Billy Jepma
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Do you like dense and incomprehensible plots？ Do you like a story that can't stand alone without the help of an unknown number of tie-ins？ Do you crave stakes that are ill-defined at best？ Oh boy， then have I got a comic for you！ 。。。The problem with Dark Knights: Death Metal isn't that it's nonstop nonsense， but that it's directionless soulless nonsense。 I've read and enjoyed plenty of comics full of nonsense （hell， Snyder's run on Justice League is a prime example， and I enjoyed that a lot！）， b Do you like dense and incomprehensible plots？ Do you like a story that can't stand alone without the help of an unknown number of tie-ins？ Do you crave stakes that are ill-defined at best？ Oh boy， then have I got a comic for you！ 。。。The problem with Dark Knights: Death Metal isn't that it's nonstop nonsense， but that it's directionless soulless nonsense。 I've read and enjoyed plenty of comics full of nonsense （hell， Snyder's run on Justice League is a prime example， and I enjoyed that a lot！）， but this event is just。。。so empty。 The first Metal event was mindless fun backed up by great art from Capullo， who can draw an action scene unlike anyone else。 Both that event and this one took themselves far too seriously， of course， but Death Metal lacks the shreds of fun and creativity of its predecessor， leaving just the densely plotted， heartless nonsense that we have here。 I wasn't expecting much from this， and it still disappointed me。Taken on their own， the seven issues in this event rely on stitched together exposition dumps that follow the following format: 1） This is unlike any threat we've faced before！2） Here's a plan to fix it that involves 17 different steps！3） Oh no， the plan didn't work！4） Here's a new plan with even MORE steps！5） Repeat， repeat， repeat。 If the plans and plots Snyder came up with were exciting， this event could've been fun！ If he had let the series embrace the inherent silliness promised in its title， it could've been a goofy， bombastic read！ But none of these things happen。 This comic tells you over and over again how important it is， but if you've ever read a comic before， you know events like this are usually undone in some way before the end， so the stakes have to come from elsewhere。 Yet， there are no other stakes to be found。 Characters die or say they're dying， but the moments have no space to breathe whatsoever before the next nonsense event occurs。 It's suffocating， honestly， and the only saving grace the event has are the tie-ins， which are better positioned to tap into some of the potential Snyder introduces and then does nothing with。Trinity Crisis， Multiverse's End， Secret Origin， The Last Stories of the DCU， and War of the Multiverse are the only tie-ins I read （and there were plenty that I skipped） that have any heart to them， which automatically makes them more enjoyable reads than the main event itself。 The art varies on them （except for Francis Manapaul's contributions， because everything he does is awesome）， but any shred of meaningful plot development or characterization exists in those pages。 The main event is solely for the Plot™️， which means it's often a slog to get through。Death Metal does end on a high note， though， which is a gift， honestly。 The final issue resolves everything in a way that's far too clean （which is expected）， but it's at least enjoyable and exceedingly pretty to look at， as it gives Capullo to do what he does best。 This is gratifying because a lot of the series seems to stifle his creative layouts and visceral action， which is too bad because his style is so distinct that I wish Snyder's script didn't confine the art the way it does。 I knew I wasn't going to love Death Metal， but I was holding out hope for some shred of excitement from it。 But other than a few cool moments， some strong bits of art （especially in the final issue）， and a couple of fun jokes （I'm so glad Jarro is in this， it's a mostly soulless， breakneck mess of huge ideas that crumble under themselves。 。。。more
Dan
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I’m not sure how this story can be read with just the core 1-7 issues。 There’s too many essential pieces in one shot tie ins。 I’m grading this， however， not on its publishing campaign， but as a whole。I did read everything tied in。That said， as a whole， it’s kind of incredible when these huge events happen。 Inevitably they won’t be for everyone。 They often require a lot of comics foreknowledge， a huge scope， and can come across pretentious。 But as I’ve pointed out on other crisis events I’ve revi I’m not sure how this story can be read with just the core 1-7 issues。 There’s too many essential pieces in one shot tie ins。 I’m grading this， however， not on its publishing campaign， but as a whole。I did read everything tied in。That said， as a whole， it’s kind of incredible when these huge events happen。 Inevitably they won’t be for everyone。 They often require a lot of comics foreknowledge， a huge scope， and can come across pretentious。 But as I’ve pointed out on other crisis events I’ve reviewed， I’m just not sure where I get a story on this scale anywhere else。I fell in love with comics because of Darkest Night and Crisis on Infinite Earths。 The scope of these types of events have yet to be matched in other mediums I’ve experienced so far。Loved this， but I recommend looking up the event on “How to Love Comics” website。 。。。more
Roman Zarichnyi
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Жив собі у Темному мультивсевіті Король Робін。 Злий він був і допомагав Бетсу Хохотону у його зловісних планах。 А ще у нього було багато злих Робінів。 І відбувся бій， де полягли його побратими в бою із Бетменом。 І попрохав Король Робін сказати: «Я є Бетмен»。 І відповів Бетмен， що «Ми є Бетмен»。 Хочете далі？ А чорт його знає， що сталося із Королем Робіном， бо цього не показали。 Тільки в голові Скотта Снайдера є відповідь на це。 Десь в такому руслі проходила уся ця подія。Направду вона була ніяка， Жив собі у Темному мультивсевіті Король Робін。 Злий він був і допомагав Бетсу Хохотону у його зловісних планах。 А ще у нього було багато злих Робінів。 І відбувся бій， де полягли його побратими в бою із Бетменом。 І попрохав Король Робін сказати: «Я є Бетмен»。 І відповів Бетмен， що «Ми є Бетмен»。 Хочете далі？ А чорт його знає， що сталося із Королем Робіном， бо цього не показали。 Тільки в голові Скотта Снайдера є відповідь на це。 Десь в такому руслі проходила уся ця подія。Направду вона була ніяка， затягнута， нудна і ще мала 100500 тайінів таких самих。 У мене враження， що Снайдер захотів погратися у крутого хлопаку， який знається на вищих матеріях， але просто не стягнув。Та все ж ми маємо: нову лігу злочинців із онґоїнґом， два центри основного мультивсевіту （основна Земля тепер не основна） і омніверс， що， як я розумію， знищує поняття безперервності усіх подій у всевіті DC。Але головне， не давайте писати Снайдеру події і командні онґоїнґи。 Кінець！ Єдине класне в лімітці — малюнок Ґреґа Капулло。 。。。more
Matt
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Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal issues #1-7This first issue jumps right into the action， and we are trying to figure out what's happening。 I really like the Snyder/Capullo combination， and Snyder has been one of my comic book writers for years。 I loved the original "Dark Nights: Metal" event， and I had high hopes for this one。I read this event issue-by-issue every month， and there is so much going on that aspects of this story were extremely confusing for me and hard to follow。 With that being Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal issues #1-7This first issue jumps right into the action， and we are trying to figure out what's happening。 I really like the Snyder/Capullo combination， and Snyder has been one of my comic book writers for years。 I loved the original "Dark Nights: Metal" event， and I had high hopes for this one。I read this event issue-by-issue every month， and there is so much going on that aspects of this story were extremely confusing for me and hard to follow。 With that being said， for some reason， the plot spoke to my sensibilities。 I was a fan of all of the wackiness。 Plus， there is so much Multiversal action that my love of that content allowed me to give grace to the parts that weren't quite as good。 SPOILERS:While I was reading Issue #5 of seven， I started to get the feeling that DC was heading toward another reboot after "Death Metal。" I couldn't really see where else the story could go after all the mayhem that was experienced。 The last issue of this story felt like it could be the last issue of DC Comics in general。 There was a satisfying sense of finality。 That is until the epilogue happened， and we got a glimpse at what's coming up next in the DC comic books - The Infinite Frontier era！ I'm really excited by the team of heroes and villains that has been put together to combat unforeseen problems in this new DC Omniverse。 。。。more
John Funderburg
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I like Snyder a lot， but these sorts of concepts are way too much for me。 Over the top， scattered， and （honestly） boring。 Capullo's art is excellent as always， but the book overall is a waste of time。 I like Snyder a lot， but these sorts of concepts are way too much for me。 Over the top， scattered， and （honestly） boring。 Capullo's art is excellent as always， but the book overall is a waste of time。 。。。more
saidah
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