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Dark Nights: Metal by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo
3.0

So Metal is over. The big Batman event that shook the foundation of the DC Universe. It's amazing right? Well...

Batman is once again a big cause of most of the problems in his life. He decides he needs to face Barbados alone, or whatever is coming from him, and he tricks all the Justice League so they don't stop him. Then, when it all comes down to it, he can't do that obviously. So out comes the Dark Knights. The evil versions of Batman, and they begin to wreck havoc everywhere! Batman and Superman out of commission, the world in trouble, how can they stop the evil dark knights from taking over?

Good: Loved moments in here. I mean there's a great moment of Batman and Supes being bros. Watching Damien never giving up hope on his father is nice. Batman and a unlikely ally teaming up to face joker-batman, and a few more great moments throughout. There's also some fun dialog bouncing from each character. Plastic man gets a .5 for him being him alone.

Bad: Ugh some of the fighting goes on too long. The story is big, and in it, there's a ton of characters. Sadly some of them are dull as fuck. I also think the ending sets up a lot but it feels entirly to rushed. The final battle is a huge let down IMO where it feels only half done.

Overall it's decent. It's over-bloated, big, and confusing at times. It also has some great moments sprinkled throughout and setting up the future for new directions. It's all half and half, so with that I'll give it a 2.5. I'll bump it up to 3 for the art alone was really good.