The latest DC crossover event, Dark Nights: Death Metal, is off to a strong start, with its debut issue on sale at comic shops everywhere.
DC has unveiled the retailer-exclusive variant covers, gorgeously depicting the villainous Batman Who Laughs and the heavy metal incarnations of Wonder Woman and Batman, available to order through participating locations while supplies last.
The Bulletproof Comics variant is illustrated by Puppeteer Lee.
The Comic Mint variant is illustrated by Ian McDonald.
The Comics Elite variant is illustrated by Ryan Brown.
The Frankie's Comics variant is illustrated by Jeehyung Lee.
The Gotham Newsstand variant is illustrated by Joseph Michael Linsner.
The KRS Comics/Black Flag Comics variant is illustrated by Natali Sanders.
The Unknown Comics/Street Level Heroes variant is illustrated by Kael Ngu.
Launching this past week, Death Metal has Perpetua and the Batman Who Laughs begin their fiery conquest of the DC Multiverse. As the Dark Multiverse villain rewrites the main DC Universe in his image, the surviving heroes mount a desperate defense to overthrow their evil overlords and restore reality.
Dark Nights: Death Metal #1, by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion and FCO Plascencia, is on sale now from DC.