‘Dark Nights: Death Metal #1’ Reunites Snyder and Capullo: A Review

Writer: Scott Snyder / Artist: Greg Capullo / DC Comics Dark Nights: Death Metal is finally here after a brief delay due to COVID-19. And let me tell you, it is insane.  It’s kind of odd to think about, but rarely would I say that a cover is emblematic of the contents inside of a comic book. But that’s just not the case with this book. The cover sets you up for everything you’re about to go through. Death Metal is both a follow up of everything Scott Snyder has touched over the past few years, while also being DC’s next big event. In addition to that, it’s yet another combination of DC’s favorite tandem of Snyder and Capullo. The story takes place in the aftermath of the Justice League’s fight with Perpetua back on Scott Snyder’s run on the Justice League series. It hasn’t been that long since we’ve seen those characters but when you pick up this book, you’ll wonder what the hell happened in the time since the Justice League fought Perpetua and the opening pages of this book. Because it is a stark difference. In short, even though the Justice League survived their fight with Perpetua, they didn’t defeat her. And she still remains a threat. At the beginning of this series, Perpetua continues to devour worlds and The Batman Who Laughs has turned the main Earth into something that more resembles his image. There are more twisted versions of Batman from across the Dark Multiverse, Wonder Woman’s invisible armor forged from the metal of her invisible jet, and believe it or not, so…