Look out, Batman - the Dark Knights are coming!The Justice League is inching ever closer to its first encounter with the evil Batmen of the Dark Multiverse, but before they clash, DC Comics has released artist Jason Fabok's covers for two of the Dark Nights: Metal one-shots. First, Fabok and colorist Dean White bring the Flash-inspired Dark Knight to furious life with the cover to Batman: The Red Death #1, which will be written by Joshua Williamson with art by Carmine Di Giandomenico.RELATED: DC Reveals Dark Nights: Metalâs Evil BatmenNext, we have Fabok and colorist Brad Anderson's cover for Batman: The Murder Machine #1, which will be written by Frank Tieri and illustrated by Ricardo Federici. The cover is an obvious homage to the first appearance of classic Justice League villain Starro, though the heroes are being mowed down by a Computu-esque robot-tank rather than a giant starfish.Fabok has also released his uncolored versions of the covers, offering a peak behind the curtain of his creative process.
While readers first learned about The Murder Machine, The Red Death, The Devastator, The Merciless, The Drowned, The Batman Who Laughs and The Dawnbreaker in mid-June, Batman and the rest of the Justice League have yet to discover their existence. But that wonât last long, as DCâs heroes are scheduled to do battles with the denizens of the Dark Multiverse in a series of one-shots arriving in September and November. Each of the Dark Nights: Metal tie-ins will feature âa different, corrupted version of Batman spawned from the Dark Multiverse to wreak havoc on Earth.â
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Priced at $3.99, each of the Batman one-shots will also ship with a foil-stamped cover by by Jason Fabok, featuring a protective UV coating. Dark Nights: Metal #1, by Snyder and Capullo, goes on sale Aug. 16.
BATMAN: THE RED DEATH #1
- Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
- Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
- Cover by JASON FABOK
- As the events of DARK NIGHTS: METAL rock the DC Universe, the creatures of the Dark Multiverse stand ready to invade our world! How can even the Worldâs Greatest Heroes stop a horde of deadly beings that appear to be powerful, nightmare versions of familiar figures? Find out in these special tie-in issues!
- ONE-SHOT ⢠On sale SEPTEMBER 20 ⢠32 pg, FC, $3.99 US ⢠FOIL-STAMPED COVER ⢠RATED T+
BATMAN: THE MURDER MACHINE #1
- Written by FRANK TIERI
- Art by RICARDO FEDERICI
- Cover by JASON FABOK
- As the events of DARK NIGHTS: METAL rock the DC Universe, the creatures of the Dark Multiverse stand ready to invade our world! How can even the Worldâs Greatest Heroes stop a horde of deadly beings that appear to be powerful, nightmare versions of familiar figures? Find out in these special tie-in issues!
- ONE-SHOT ⢠On sale SEPTEMBER 27 ⢠32 pg, FC, $3.99 US ⢠FOIL-STAMPED COVER ⢠RATED T+