Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1

Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of The Multiverses #1 is a fantastic idea with superb execution. The story has so many interpretations of the same battle, allow so much more to be covered than what may be seen in the main event. The different creative teams result in contrasting tones for the stories. Some have comedic elements, others more grotesque. A few focus on hope while there are some much darker. Brimming with content and detail, this is a must-read book. Read Full Review

Swamp Thing takes on his destructive double the Swamp King. ON his world, Swamp King destroyed or consumed everything in his bid to spread life, but the monsters of the DC universe will fight to stop him. Swamp Thing and his forces fight to the creatures home and at the turn of the battle, Swamp Thing uses the one thing his double lacks to find a unique way to stop him. A great story from start to finish with some beautiful art from Mike Henderson. Read Full Review

All in all, this is a decent book with some good stories in it. Read Full Review

Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses (2020-) #1 is a fine precursor to Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 and will leave readers eager to see how this war for the multiverse ends. Read Full Review

Overall, another strong anthology with some real standout stories. Read Full Review

There's a short story in here for everyone. You won't regret picking this up if you've enjoyed most of what Dark Nights: Death Metal has had to offer so far. Read Full Review

As it stands Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses--and really the entire event--is a celebration of everything DC Comics has done and will do. It's a celebration of infinite characters all coming together and the infinite possibilities within. This issue also serves as a reminder of the epic battle that is taking place involves every character from a vast multiverse and while this is only a taste it's a robust one. Read Full Review

Generally, good art and good writing make for a huge prelude to the end (or beginning) of the DC Multiverse. Some vignettes were better than others, but all of them had some part to play in establishing the outcome of the big battle. If you're invested in the Death Metal event up to this point, this book feels more essential than a tangential tie-in. Read Full Review

Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Last 52 - War of the Multiverses #1 is a comic about hope, timed perfectly to coincide with the end of the longest, darkest year most have seen in a lifetime. It isn't perfect, but if it doesn't make you smile as heroes rage in defiance of certain doom, I don't know what will. Read Full Review

'Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last 52: War of the Multiverses' #1 portrays the elongated prequel to the grand finale from the point of view of several very prominent superheroes and their evil counterparts. Some of the interludes work, will others don't. After so many tie-ins and showdowns this may well have been one tie-in too far for this jaded reader. Read Full Review

Presented as a look into the minds of the heroes that are making a stand against the Batman Who Laughs and his army of warriors from the Dark Multiverse, this stand-alone is a solid one if not a tad redundant. Read Full Review

While the stories in this book are well told, and very well drawn, colored, and lettered, it really all feels like filler. The main plot isn't advanced any more from where Metal #6 ended. The Last 52 begins with Wonder Woman, all gold and gusto, facing down The Darkest Knight. After some nice, short, but sweet mini tales, the book ends with Wonder Woman facing down The Darkest Knight. Like I said at the opening to this review, what we have is clearly just an appetiser for the main course" but enough with all these canapes, gimme the steak, already! Read Full Review

While the tie-in one-shots of this event have been some of the better material of Dark Nights thus far, Dark Nights: Death Metal - The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1 can't be fully counted among them. Though armed with fun moments and occasionally impressive artwork, The Last 52 doesn't do much but clutter the stage as Death Metal prepares to take its final bow. Read Full Review

Most of the stories don't add a lot to the overall Death Metal landscape, but the Atom story by Kyle Higgins and Scott Kolins and Constantine story from Matthew Rosenberg and Rob Guillory are entertaining side tales. Read Full Review

The only story I felt was worth the read was Armageddon Blues. This was Constantine vs. Dark(er?) Constantine in a way only they could: getting to know each other over a drink in the only pub in the wasteland of Themyscira. I can't help but chuckle as I think about how much it felt like The Nan In Black going in against a Sicilian when death is on the line. If you feel like eight pages of entertainment is worth $8.99, then I'd say grab this book. Hopefully you'll enjoy it more than I did. Read Full Review

I recommend skipping this one. I had to struggle to get through this and was not entertained at any point, except while reading "Armageddon Blues." This is just a boring collection of heroes fighting villains, without stakes, without fleshed-out character work, and without an actual plot. Read Full Review

DDJamesB

Jan 12, 2021

The swamp thing story was probably the worst one but I enjoyed most of the stories more than I thought I would. Not really needed but a good read.

bestlucas

Feb 03, 2021

I'm surprised by how much I actually enjoyed this one. With other Death Metal one shots, the anthology stories felt unconnected and sometimes just not interesting. But here, the setting was clear and the spotlights made sense/were internally consistent. Definitely corny moments but I really liked it, the brief snippets into characters I normally don't follow. Compared to almost every other Death Metal issue, I think it's the best - though the bookends of the story, with wonder woman, didn't do a thing for me.

Swift Planet

Feb 05, 2021

The penguin story was very... surreal. I loved the story with John and Dark John.

tonpas1989

Dec 29, 2020

Yeah, not to be a broken record but only the Constantine story was worth reading.

Onomatopoeia

Dec 30, 2020

Something something something HOPE! Blah blah blah HOPE!

Spacey Medicine

May 02, 2021

I mostly skimmed this and it still felt like a waste of my time.

Antenovial

Dec 29, 2020

Painfully average. We have been here before. The plus sides: - The Constantine story is a fun one. - The Penguin story is so bad that it's also kinda good.

Psycamorean

Dec 29, 2020

Wooo, I'm so done with this event. This is pointless unless you're just... So into Death Metal. These stories, aside from the framing story, follow the same pattern. Hero meets their evil Dark Multiverse counterpart, and defeats them. It's usually through hope, but there are a few exceptions. The standout stories are James Tynion IV's The Batmen Who Laugh and Matthew Rosenberg's Armageddon Blues. The Batmen Who Laugh is so ridiculous. It's a parody. I have to believe it's Tynion taking the piss out of this event. It's just so dumb, and makes hardly any sense. If it's not that, then it's probably one of the worst stories in this anthology. Armageddon Blues is my favorite story in the anthology. It's not even particularly great. Some of the d ialogue for Constantine is iffy, but it's just the most entertaining story and Constantine is close enough that the dialogue isn't much of a problem for me. It's the high bar of this anthology, and it gets a 7.5/10, so what does that tell you about the rest? more

Watchtower022

Jan 02, 2021

Easily my least favorite entry in the Metal saga. This felt so pointless.

Afre

Dec 29, 2020

This comic showcases everything wrong with Death Metal.

REYNARD

Dec 29, 2020

I liked the Constantine story. That's pretty much it though...