UPDATED: DC Comics brought the creators behind DC’s big event and new banner of comics hit the stage at San Diego Comic Con with new art and details.
DARK NIGHTS: METAL team Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo were joined by DARK MATTER contributors Jim Lee, Phillip Tan, James Tynion IV and Robert Venditti. Fans saw preview including Batmen from the Dark Multiverse:
Batman may be in love with Catwoman but this Fall he will be alone and lost in the Dark Multiverse. DARK NIGHTS METAL one-shots and tie-in books dominate the DC Comics books coming this October. But there’s a legendary creator uniting with a classic hero and the Gotham City Garage is open.
Bats vs Birds. A Batman sidekick’s true destiny revealed. The Joker – the hero?
DARK DAYS THE CASTING is the second of the one, two punch before DARK NIGHTS: METAL – the six part epic unleashing an army of evil Batmen from the Dark Multiverse. That’s no spoiler. It’s been out there. But how these really Dark Knights got unleashed is the revealed in this week’s massive issue.
BATMAN’s big secrets that will rock the DC Multiverse. SPIDER-MEN united to solve the mystery of the “other” Miles Morales. Death of a Valiant hero. It’s all in this week’s new comic book picks of the week:
Invasion of evil Batmen! A Dark Multiverse was introduced in Dark Days: The Forge – the prelude to DARK NIGHTS: METAL.
DC Comics shared what coming for DC’s heroes in a series of one-shots with the major event:
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Looking at the teasers, Batmen are coming to fight Justice League icons?
Evil versions of the Dark Knight will terrorize Earth this September, as DC teased early details on a series of seven one-shot comics connecting to DARK NIGHTS: METAL. Each one-shot story centers on a different, corrupted version of Batman spawned from the Dark Multiverse to wreak havoc on Earth. Continue reading EVIL BATMEN & GOTHAM RESISTANCE in DC METAL
DARK NIGHTS: METAL is just the beginning. The reunion of Batman team Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo is just the kickoff of new banner of books with superstar creative teams.
DC Comics Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee announced (at Chicago’s C2E2) six new DC Universe titles under the banner Dark Matter.
The projects will partner acclaimed artists with award-winning writers. Beginning this August, under the guidance of artists Greg Capullo, Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr., DC will launch new titles THE SILENCER, SIDEWAYS, IMMORTAL MEN, DAMAGE, NEW CHALLENGERS, with characters from each of these series first appearing in the previously announced DARK NIGHTS: METAL.
The co-publishers say The Dark Matter comics will focus on epic graphic storytelling. Joining Capullo, Kubert, Lee and Romita Jr. to round out the all-star cast of creators are Dan Abnett, Tony S. Daniel, Dan DiDio, Justin Jordan, Kenneth Rocafort, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV and Robert Venditti.
Here’s the breakdown of new books, creative teams and the vision for the new line:
