The following article contains spoilers from DC vs. Vampires: All Out War #1, on sale now.

In the aftermath of the vampires' conquest of the world, the surviving heroes have managed to establish a few safe havens. DC vs. Vampires: All Out War #1 (by Alex Paknadel, Matthew Rosenberg, Pasquale Qualano, Nicola Righi, and Troy Peteri), however, shows that this is the most they have managed to organize in the wake of their defeat. Since then, the survivors' leadership has been unable to agree on a single course of action to fight back or have otherwise become complacent in their safe haven.

This has had several consequences. Aside from giving the vampires more time to solidify their power, it has also thoroughly divided the survivors. While they are not at each other's throats yet, they are not exactly friendly with one another. Even worse, the malaise in activity motivates some survivors to openly rebel and risk all their lives just to do something.

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The Rebellion's Inertia

DC vs. Vampires #7 (by James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt, and Tom Napolitano) showcased the remaining leaders arguing over which course of action they should take. All ideas put forward seemed to be an urgent issue, be it the human blood farms, the need to get Supergirl access to the sun, or just staging an assassination attempt on Nightwing. Every suggestion put forward was a productive course of action, or at the very least an attempt to be, but no one could agree which one should take precedent.

Based on Deathstroke's decision to take matters into his own hands, this kind of deadlock has been going on for some time now. To the point where survivors are getting tired of the seeming ineptitude of their leadership. This isn't simply a matter of bad leaders, though. Though not always the first people turned to in a crisis, everyone in power has leadership experience. So, what's different about this situation?

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Batgirl and Green Arrow Disagree

The fact is, Nightwing's betrayal decimated the heroes. He knew them all too well. Their strengths, their weaknesses. He knew precisely which heroes to turn or kill before making his move. So by the time he knew he could stay in the shadows no longer, he had already tipped the board significantly in his favor.

Nightwing has left the survivors without their go-to options for leadership, leaving the survival of humanity in the hands of individuals who, while gifted, are not used to having so many lives depend on their decisions alone. Adding to this, they have limited resources. There isn't a system to work with anymore. Nightwing saw to that. It means that when they decide on a course of action, they can only commit to one to have a chance at success. Then, if they survive, they'll need to go to ground to regain the strength to make another attack.

Their personal feelings may also be clouding their judgment. Batgirl wants to kill Nightwing, but Green Arrow's conscience won't allow him to leave innocent humans to suffer in the blood farms. They're exhausted, scared, and honestly running out of any hope that they can win this. The best options for a counterattack seem to grow increasingly impossible with every passing moment. It's no wonder that they can't make up their minds.