Writer
Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo bring their Batman run to a peak building
upon their previous run on the series. Mysterious metals were hinted throughout
the series and now the source seems to have come from the Dark Multiverse.
Snyder has told us that Metal is the opposite of Rebirth, which was built on
the Legacy of characters. Metal is the introduction of something new and
mysterious that has always been lurking throughout the DC Universe. Metal begins when Challengers Mountain pops up in Gotham City and the Justice League investigate and discover there is a full scale invasion from the Dark Multiverse. Batman decides to use baby Darkseid to stop the invasion however he was lured into a trap to open a portal to the Dark Multiverse by the Court of Owls. Now the Dark Knights lead by Barbatos are unleashed on Earth and Batman is lost in the Dark Multiverse.
Superman is taken to the Oblivion Bar where he meets the Justice League members, Detective Chimp, Mr. Terrific, and Deathstroke. They divide themselves into four teams to stop the Batmen and Barbatos using Nth Metal. Wonder Woman, Doctor Fate and Kendra travel to the Rock of Eternity to search for Hawkman's mace. Aquaman and Deathstroke travel to Atlantis to find hidden Nth Metal while Green Lantern, Mr. Terrific, and Plastic Man seek Nth Metal on Thanagar Prime. Superman uses the Anti-Monitor antenna to travel through the Phantom Zone to get to the Dark Multiverse. However Superman discovers it was a trapped and Barbatos needed his body to replace Batman so he can power the battery to complete the circuit so more nightmares can enter Earth.
At the Rock of Eternity the Wonder Woman team faces the avatars of the seven deadly sins. On Thanagar Prime, Green Lantern team deals with the new ruler of Thanagar, Onimar Synn and Starro the Conqueror. Superman and Batman is rescued by Daniel who explains Barbatos wants the Multiverse to sink into darkness. They travel to the Forge of Worlds where they meet the Dragon of Barbatos, Hawkman. Back at the Rock of Eternity, Kendra becomes Lady Blackhawk as Black Adam arrives and reveals he and Vandal Savage made a deal with Barbatos. The finale of Metal leads to more stories including the upcoming NO JUSTICE mini-series leading to the new Justice League series. Overall the story had a great start but falls flat as the excitement is carried over with other upcoming issues.
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