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DC's "Dark Days"/"Dark Knights: Metal"event SPOILER thread
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BoogieWoogie
Banned
I've been really digging this event so far. DC has been firing on all engines with Rebirth.
One question though, how does the Batman Who Laughs....see?
One question though, how does the Batman Who Laughs....see?
Elaugaufein
Member
He seems to have an array of outright magic powers (
bestowable reality warping and demonic possession of others
This is a really cool idea.
I would actually be sort of disappointed if this is not the intent.
Elaugaufein
Member
It's a reference to that yeah but it doesn't seem to be directly related to the Anti-Monitor , the Dark Multiverse is just in a permanent state of flux with worlds constantly being created and destroyed as someone experiences a fear and then it passes (so it's in a permanent state of Crisis pretty much).
Judging by Red Death and Gotham Resistance it seems like these Batsmen are taking over the city associated with their non-Batman part and turning it into their Gotham to recapture what they lost when their worlds were destroyed.
That's The Bleed. It shows up every time the multiverse is changed. Basically you know you're dealing with some serious shit every time the skies goes red.
Also I found it confusing that Barry didn't have his Negative Speed Force powers as he does in his current book.
Also those bats drain the life energy of anyone they touch.
Comixology is having a one day sale for Metal related issues - https://www.comixology.com/Metal-Ea...ef=c2l0ZS9pbmRleC90YWJsZXQvbGFyZ2VDYXJvdXNlbA
Elaugaufein
Member
I think they steal time (and age you) rather than steal life. It's a twisted Speedforce power channeled through Batman's darker aesthetic.
Hmm interesting.
Yeah. Have loved pretty much everything Snyder has written....except this. The Dark Batmen designs are cool though (shrugs).
It is Snyder doing his best Morrison impression.
I quite like it.
The world could use more Morrison-like madness.
Elaugaufein
Member
Well Batman Murder Machine is out. Interestingly this Batman / Cyborg analogue actually seems more like a Batman / OMAC analogue in many ways, the only real Cyborg link is that his worlds Cyborg helped in his creation and thus they share some technology.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Murder Machine was dope. Great art and story. Have to track down Red Death, spot by me was sold out.
LordOfLore
Banned
The whole "Gotham Resistance" storyline across Nightwing->Teen Titans->Suicide Squad->Green Arrow was pretty nice. Along with the Dark Knights issues, I dig how the tie-ins are handled with Metal. So much that I hope they have a second wave of them planned for the back half of the event.
. Interesting...
In that preview, it looks like
Barbatos is using some sort of Omega Sanction on WW and Supes
Elaugaufein
Member
There is a JL tie in set over the next month Flash / JLA / Hal Jordan / JLA.
And they have announced 1 more book in February, which seems to be a look at the larger superheroic community during the event.
Its really phenomenal and theyve succeeded in making this entire scenario seem hopeless for our heroes. Hopefully Hal and Mr. Teriffic can figure something out.
Elaugaufein
Member
What was up with that code though ?
Seriously Bruce, two notes at the beginning of a song
conveying letters in reverse order ? That's your idea of a message ? Like outside of the Bat Family,
there's maybe 5 people in the entire DCU that it would make sense to expect to get that. And Clark and Diana aren't on that list.
conveying letters in reverse order ? That's your idea of a message ? Like outside of the Bat Family,
there's maybe 5 people in the entire DCU that it would make sense to expect to get that. And Clark and Diana aren't on that list.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Yep, think Bruce just assumes everyone has a plan for everything like he does
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
The whole thing reminds me of when Kulan Gath took over NYC in X-Men. Just general craziness, a sense of hopelessness, and heroes in real danger. Good stuff.
"May I help you?"
I thought I wouldn't like the event at first, but now I'm hooked. Bring on the darkness.
I have to admit that part was really non-sensical.
Elaugaufein
Member
Nothing textually explicit I did see one fan theory that sort of makes sense:
In Dawnbreaker's universe Nekron was imprisoned in the Central Power Battery instead of Parallax and Bruce become it's vessel when he forced the ring to kill. It explains the Darkness Powers / Reanimation of his parents / skeletal bat and the zombie pallor.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
RIP Nightmaster
Elaugaufein
Member
Okay re:The Drowned, I think someone has lost track of the Dark Knights being reflections of fears or hopes because
. These parallels seem to make less and less sense as hopes/fears of Batman as the series goes along.
"What if I was born female?" doesn't seem like something Batman is going to be particularly worried or hopeful about* (also why did she say I'm write here in Metal 2, she's Bryce not Bruce).
It's even weirder since a thing Bruce/Bryce would fear is also presented: A loved one dying at the hand of metas and going completely whackjob. Though A++ on somehow managing to bring about magical effects through science. (I think the implication here is that Bryce find Dead Water and used that to soup herself up and create her army but it's not exactly clear to me as someone who doesn't read Aquaman).
It's even weirder since a thing Bruce/Bryce would fear is also presented: A loved one dying at the hand of metas and going completely whackjob. Though A++ on somehow managing to bring about magical effects through science. (I think the implication here is that Bryce find Dead Water and used that to soup herself up and create her army but it's not exactly clear to me as someone who doesn't read Aquaman).
[ *Not because it's not a valid concern in our society but because at best for someone who wasn't it's at best a fairly non-concerning hypothetical.
FWIW:
Earth 11 is a gender swapped world.
Elaugaufein
Member
Yeah I know and
-52* doesn't seem to have a parallel, Earth -44 is parallel to 44 which has a robot Justice League, Earth -32 is a parallel to 32 which is based on the In Darkest Knight elseworld but extended to be amalgams of pairs of various heroes/villains rather than Lanterns specifically, and -11 is as you said a parallel to 11 which is genderswap.
*It seems to parallel the pre-N52 Earth 31 which was Dark Knight Returns
*It seems to parallel the pre-N52 Earth 31 which was Dark Knight Returns