Fans are reeling from the shock and awe of DARK NIGHTS: METAL #1
DC Comics announced the massive event will unleash “Bats Out of Hell” will feature a second crossover and the return of Hawkman.
The winged warrior is resurrected for what looks like a centuries in the making showdown with Batman.
DARK NIGHTS: METAL by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo is just the beginning as the Batman creative team reunited for an event spanning the DC universe.
DC already announced the “Gotham Resistance” (TEEN TITANS #12, NIGHTWING #29, SUICIDE SQUAD #26, GREEN ARROW #32),
Now prepare for “Bats out of Hell” (THE FLASH #33, JUSTICE LEAGUE #32, HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32, JUSTICE LEAGUE #33) as The Flash, the Green Lantern Corps and the Justice League in a battle against the evil versions of Batman from the Dark Multiverse. These tie-in titles feature connected covers that, when joined show members of the Justice League in pitched battle against alternate dark knights.
The METAL impact continues with the return of Carter Hall in HAWKMAN FOUND #1, a journey into mystery that connecting the events in DARK NIGHTS: METAL.
Here are the official chapter descriptions.
THE FLASH #33
“Bats out of Hell” part one! After the harrowing events of DARK NIGHTS: METAL #3, the JUSTICE LEAGUE has scattered around the world to find the only artifacts that can fight back against the invasion of the Dark Multiverse. The League thinks they know how to take back their world, but they are not prepared for who is standing in their way: The Seven Dark Knights of the Dark Multiverse. With all the brilliance of Batman, but none of the morals. Barry Allen, The Fastest Man Alive, is the first to get a taste of their plan, as THE RED DEATH takes him on at the Fortress of Solitude. By Joshua Williamson and Howard Porter.
JUSTICE LEAGUE #32
A METAL tie-in! “BATS OUT OF HELL” part two! The Justice League have been separated by the dreaded Dark Knights and are forced into twisted Bat-Caves designed to kill them! The Batman Who Laughs and the Murder Machine experiment on Cyborg, seeing how he reacts to the horrors of the Dark Multiverse! Can the Justice League survive their worst nightmares made real?! By Bryan Hitch and Liam Sharp.
JUSTICE LEAGUE #33
A METAL tie-in! “BATS OUT OF HELL” finale! it’s the Justice League versus the Dark Knights! FIGHT! The Dark Knights have taken a fallen Justice League to the frightening castle of [REDACTED] inside the possessed Gotham City, where they will be prepared as a sacrifice! The Justice League’s only hope is Cyborg, whose return from the Dark Multiverse has changed him forever!
HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32
A METAL tie-in! “BATS OUT OF HELL” part three! The Dawnbreaker descends on Coast City, ready to suck its light away before moving on to the rest of our world. Backed up by the power of the Justice League, Hal Jordan stands ready to stop the perverted Lantern—until the Batman Who Laughs steps out of the shadows. Robert Venditti and Ethan Van Sciver.
HAWKMAN FOUND #1
A METAL tie-in! “BATS OUT OF HELL” finale! it’s the Justice League versus the Dark Knights! FIGHT! The Dark Knights have taken a fallen Justice League to the frightening castle of [REDACTED] inside the possessed Gotham City, where they will be prepared as a sacrifice! The Justice League’s only hope is Cyborg, whose return from the Dark Multiverse has changed him forever! Jeff Lemire and Bryan Hitch and Kevin Nowlan.
DARK NIGHTS : METAL #1 just hit comic book shops this week.
By Editor