ark Nights: Death Metal started off with a bang, as Perpetua and The Batman Who Laughs conquered the DC Universe and reshaped it in their fiendish image. However, after an initial skirmish with Wonder Woman, the Dark Multiverse villain has undergone his own upgrade to become the Darkest Knight.
Now, the newly omnipotent Batman Who Laughs is the focus of a tie-in one-shot special, Dark Knights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1, as revealed with DC's October solicitations.
DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL RISE OF THE NEW GOD #1
- written by JAMES TYNION IV and BRYAN HILL
- art by JESUS MERINO and NIK VIRELLA
- cover by IAN BERTRAM
- 1:25 card stock variant cover by BOSSLOGIC
- ONE-SHOT | ON SALE 10/27/20
- $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC
- CARD STOCK COVERS
- Batman. Always. Wins. This irrevocable truth resonates to the very heart of Perpetua’s battle with the Batman Who Laughs…and when her ally reveals his absolute nature, she will upend this mantra and destroy the last planet. His planet. But that’s not enough…and the mother of all creation must wonder, if power lies in destruction, why would she ever stop? But that’s the thing about truth…when it turns to fact, there’s no disputing its godlike reverence…and so enters the Darkest Knight. Featuring a backup story that spins out of the cliffhanger from Dark Nights: Death Metal Multiverse’s End #1.
Now boasting the powers of Doctor Manhattan, The Batman Who Laughs is more fearsome than ever. However, with Wally West having recently received a similar upgrade, writer Scott Snyder has hinted the two powerful figures are barreling towards an omnipotent collision course.
Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1, by James Tynion IV, Bryan Hill, Jesus Merino and Nik Virella goes on sale Oct. 27 from DC.