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Dark Nights: Death Metal (comic)
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2 on From the Batman News Desk: Little Bird, Big Leagues Part 4: Dad’s Back, So Where Do I Go?Welcome to From the Batman News Desk, a new series of op-eds and articles covering various aspects of Batman history. Each week one of the Batman News writers will share their thoughts on Batman characters and concepts across comics, film, television, and more. Interestingly, as a result of the New52 reboot downplaying and later removing…
The cat is out of the bag! In the previous issue, Drummer reveals that she has been Jakita Wagner the entire time! Whether readers are familiar with the events of Planetary or not, Outsiders #7 takes time to illuminate the true fate of the team. Let's take a look. You've Been In My Story Since…
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Everybody has their personal preference when it comes to reading comics, especially in regards to what they like to listen to while reading. Some will put on a familiar album, others the mellower sounds of classical music or talk radio, and if you’re like me, you like as much silence as possible so you can…
After six core issues and a ton of tie-ins, we arrive at #7, the conclusion to the Death Metal event. Though I’ve praised and enjoyed parts of the story, I’ve also been critical of it. I think that many of the tie-ins were quite bad, slowing the core story down and sometimes outright contradicting it.…
I’d like to apologize for the tardiness of this review. I’ve sat on this comic for a few days now, just thinking about the book and it's implications... but even as I sit here typing the review up, I’m unsure of how I'm going to feel by the end. As a result, this may not…
It’s the penultimate issue of Death Metal, in which the creative team has to get everything and everyone in place for the grand finale. There can be no more detours. The key word is “focus!” Last time I said that I didn’t enjoy the issue until the final pages, when the heroes were rallying and…
…Argh. I’m going to try making this quick, because I don’t want to linger on this for too long. For the past several issues of Justice League, I’ve been having a great time reviewing the title. From The Garden of Mercy to Doom Metal, the comic has recently pivoted away from high-octane action, focusing more…
So far, Death Metal has been hit or miss for me. The artwork throughout has been outstanding: I love all the character designs and the overall death metal-inspired aesthetic. I also like that there is this looming threat against the multiverse and that Wonder Woman is leading the heroes in an effort to overcome this…
There’s a certain amount of silliness that’s inherent in various bits of popular culture. Comic books, for one, have a level of ridiculousness that we just accept so that we can proceed to enjoy the characters and stories. I mean, take a guy and dress him in a cape and tights and that’s goofy. Take…
This book is a weird one to review. Recently, I’ve been very pleasantly surprised at the consistent level of quality we’re seeing from Justice League – especially when it’s serving the role of a tie-in to a larger event that I don’t have many positive feelings for. Joshua Williamson, Xermanico and Robson Rocha are telling…
It’s 12am, October 21st, and a man with more hair than dignity sits at his desk, typing away at his Justice League review. He’s listening to a Spotify playlist, though he doesn’t recognize any of the songs. There’s a peace to his routine – a happiness and contentment to reviewing comic books he enjoys, nestled…
Who, in your opinion, are the best adversaries in all of fiction? The dynamic of the arch-enemy is one that has persisted for many a decade, and it’s created a sea of wonderful content. The creative potential of two individuals at diametrically opposed ends of morality… well, it’s a well that you can seemingly draw…
Before you pick up this issue, you should be aware that it helps to read Trinity Crisis #1, as it explains where our heroes are in this issue. Frankly, I think that Trinity Crisis should really have been a core issue of Death Metal rather than a tie-in, as it is an important chapter. However,…
In 1902, British author W. W. Jacobs published a collection of short stories entitled The Lady of the Barge: twelve different tales that predominantly focused on the horror genre. In this collection lay a tale called The Monkey’s Paw: an iconic supernatural story about a family who gain the mummified hand of a monkey, which…
You know, those of you who follow me on Twitter (so like, two people), know that I’m pretty unhappy with my day job. While living in a quiet corner of Australia has meant I avoided most of the COVID crisis, being an essential worker is plenty stressful and frustrating – even on a regular day.…
Alright, full disclosure: I hate Dark Nights: Death Metal. I hate Dark Nights: Death Metal. I’m not blaming anyone in particular for why I hate it – I’ve heard enough about the industry by now to know that even finishing a comic book on time is something of a thermodynamic miracle. But whether I attribute…
This series has been an entertaining ride, but not without its flaws. Perhaps its biggest shortcoming is that it seems to be having an identity crisis in the sense that it doesn’t know if it wants to be horror, comedy or even satire. That problem persists in #3, but does that prevent the issue from…
The first issue of Death Metal set quite a dark tone for the series. It promised a dark fantasy take on the DC Universe, and its aesthetic matched that tone well. This issue, however, breaks from the established tone and the story seems less focused because of it. Oh, and there is also that other…
I am a fan of the original Metal. I like how epic and cosmic it got, and it was incredibly entertaining. Even though I was rather critical of its conclusion, I did run to my LCS to grab the hardcover when it came out. I am also a fan of metal music. So, naturally, I’ve…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com