WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, FCO Plascencia and Tom Napolitano, on sale now.
A new variant cover for Dark Nights: Death Metal #2 more than lives up to the "death metal" part of its name. Doug Manhke illustrates Wonder Woman on a stage, her Lasso of Truth powered chainsaw in one hand and a massive guitar in the other. On the end of the guitar lies the skull of the Batman Who Laughs; Diana used her chainsaw to rend the villain into pieces toward the end of the first issue.
Mahnke had previously illustrated a variant cover for the first issue of Death Metal. That issue featured Batman shredding on on a scythe-shaped guitar, flanked by a pile of skulls.
Per the full official synopsis for the issue,
Get ready to scream…with excitement! More mysteries of the Dark Multiverse will be revealed in July’s Dark Nights: Death Metal #2! Along with a hallmark Jay Garrick and Wally West reunion, Wonder Woman and Swamp Thing will roar across the horrifying Dark Multiverse landscape alongside Batman, Jonah Hex and Harley Quinn! Can the remaining survivors of Perpetua’s grand design stand each other long enough to form a plan and take back the planet? Plus, what’s Lobo doing in space, who is the Robin King, and when will the Darkest Knight appear?
Don’t miss the second chapter of the wildest ride in the DC universe, hitting shelves on July 14 from the epic team of Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion and FCO Plascencia!
1:25 variant cover by Doug Mahnke
Dark Nights: Death Metal #2 goes on sale July 14 from DC Comics.