Dark Nights: Metal #1

The New York Times bestselling BATMAN writer and artist team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo re-unite in the epic event graphic novel DARK NIGHTS: METAL! The Dark Knight has uncovered one of the lost mysteries of the universe...one that could destroy the very fabric of the DC Universe! The dark corners of reality that have never been seen till now! The Dark Multiverse is revealed in all its devastating danger--a team of twisted, evil versions of Batman hellbent on destroying the DC Universe! With appearances from heroes, villains and faces long forgotten, DARK NIGHTS: METAL will examine every choice a hero doesn't take and every path they don't walk, and open up worlds that are forged by nightmares. Together on a single title for an outstanding fifty issues, Snyder and Capullo's award-winning stories BATMAN VOL. 1: THE COURT OF OWLS, BATMAN VOL. 3: DEATH OF THE FAMILY and BATMAN VOL. 7: ENDGAME turned generations of Batman fans into a global horde of Batman superfans. With DARK NIGHTS: METAL, Scott and Greg will build on this strong foundation and broaden the scope of their storytelling to encompass the full expanse of the DC Universe. Collects DARK NIGHTS: METAL #1-6.

Characters: Abel (DC), Ace Morgan, Alfred Pennyworth, Anti-Monitor, Aquaman, Ascendant, Bane, Barbara Gordon, Barbatos, Batman, Batman Who Laughs, Batwing, Batwoman, Beast Boy, Black Adam, Black Canary, Black Manta, Blackhawk, Blue Beetle (Reyes), Brainiac, Cain (DC), Cheetah (Minerva), Circe (DC), Clayface (Karlo), Cyborg, Damian Wayne, Daniel Hall, Darkseid, Dawnbreaker, Deathstroke, Detective Chimp, Devastator, Dick Grayson, Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson), Donna Troy, Firebrand (Fals), Flash (Barry Allen), Garth, Gaslight Batman, Giganta, Gold, Gorilla Grodd, Green Arrow, Hal Jordan, Harley Quinn, Hawkgirl (Saunders), Hawkman, Immortal Man, Iron, Jason, Jason Todd, Jimmy Olsen, John Constantine, Joker, Jon Kent, June Robbins, Killer Croc, Lady Blackhawk (Zinda Blake), Lead, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Lucien, Martian Manhunter, Mercury, Mister Miracle, Mister Terrific (Holt), Mongul the Elder, Monitor, Morgan le Fay (DC), Mr. Freeze, Murder Machine, Neon, Nightmaster, Onimar Synn, Orion, Penguin, Phantom Stranger, Plastic Man, Platinum, Prof Haley, Ra's al Ghul, Raven, Red Death, Red Rain Batman, Red Ryan, Red Tornado, Riddler, Rocky Davis, Roy Harper, Shazam, Sideways, Starfire, Starro, Steel (John Henry Irons), Superman, Swamp Thing, T.O. Morrow, The Drowned, The Merciless, The Ray, Timber, Tin, Toymaster, Two-Face, Uncle Sam, Vandal Savage, Viking Judge, Wally West, Will Magnus, William Payton, Wonder Woman, World Forger, Zatanna