Dark Nights: Metal #5

Dark Nights: Metal (Reading Order) #5

by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo (Penciller), FCO Plascencia (Colorist)

The Justice League faces the final extinguishing of our world, invaded on all sides by unimaginable nightmares, fueled on to the edge of oblivion only by the belief that there must be a light in the endless darkness—somewhere. But…what if there’s not?

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Batman, Comics Manga, Comic Book, Graphic Novels, Horror

32 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 31, 2018

About the author

Scott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.

Reviews

[Tawfek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such sadistic plot, everything is getting from worse to horrible, they are getting no breaks at all.
The bad guys are winning and I have zero idea how they will turn this around in 2 issues only.

[Nicolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as part of the Dark Nights: Metal graphic novel.

Horror is an inspired choice for a DC-event. The heroes fighting nightmare version of themselves make for such a compelling impetus to have Dream of the Endless appear.

The collective review for the entire Dark Nights: Metal storyline can be found on my review of Dark Nights: Metal.

[Jedi JC Daquis · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a mega crossover event like Dark Nights, it is almost impossible not to get lost with what the hell is happening in the story. You have to invest more than the typical amount of time to get many of the bases covered. But once you got over these prerequisite research and additional reading, Dark Nights: Metal is a totally satisfying read. The story is relentless and unforgiving, giving the readers a genuine feeling of hopelessness that maybe, just maybe, our heroes are defeated.

Like what I said in my previous reviews, I love how Dark Nights is self-aware of its own loud personality. The way Snyder and Capullo have written and drawn it stays true to its dark rock Metal theme. The series is overconfident and malicious, almost reeks of evil and despair. I love it. I love it all.

We are yet to see Batman riding that f*cking Joker Dragon, hopefully the creative team didn't tease that as a publicity stunt, but actually present in the pages of the sixth and final issue.

[Siona Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hrmmm.... I don't know. This one just didn't have the same..... power to it that the other issues had. I really have no idea how this event is going to be wrapped up in one more issue (I'm not counting the Wild Hunt because all of the other tie-ins have not really progressed the plot). I did like the ending with Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl (woman?), but that was really the best part.

Don't get me wrong, none of this was bad, just not as good as the other issues... I did also like Mr. Terrific and Plastic Man kinda setting up for the Terrifics series.

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

We'll see. I like it but it's all over the place, and there's a lot to keep track of after a month and a half goes by between each issue. I feel like I'll need to read it in its entirety to fully appreciate it.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I quite liked this issue actually despite not a huge amount happening or developing. It feels like the calm before the storm where everyone gets their asses handed to them and then make a miraculous comeback... I’m guessing that’ll be the next and final issue? 😂

[David Dalton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Getting even more weird. This is taking so long and so many books that I have forgotten what started it all. Please end this soon!

[Julio Bonilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never, for all roads lead to darkness.

Together or separate, each member of the Justice League has a job to do!

[Monsour · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well shits not getting harder than this.
Hope is lost or is it?

We still don't know how the hell batman could save the multiverse. To be honest the reason why I read this event is because of Daniel Hall's cameo but along the way the event is keeps getting interesting. The story start's on the Batman Mythos, then to Carter Hall and the full cosmic storyline of DC. They also manage to put some of the know alternate versions of superheroes who actually exist on comicbook like the "Man of Energy"(Superman) and connecting the New 52/Rebirth to the Monitor/Anti-monitor Mythos.

But my biggest disappointment on this event or the [less favorite thing that happen in this series] is the use of Sandman. Maybe because I'm a Sandman fan and I keep forgetting that this is a Batman book not a Sandman. Yeah I make sense that his hear because 1) His the Dream of Endless-his connected to what shits happening to all mortals of the multiverse 2) His a Hall-Carter may not know him but still his a member of the family.

Will we ever see Sandman again-is he gonna start pulling his fingers and start trowing a hand full of sand- If your ever gonna do a cosmic Sandman cameo, the siblings should have a part on this. What's Death's reaction to the end of universe? Whats destiny's reading on his book right now? The Despair of the mortals and Gods or even the Desire of other to survive in this apocalypse. Destruction is just chilling in the edge of forever and Delirium is causing the UP's and Down's of the heroes.

I hope the last Issue would be bigger maybe add some few pages to flesh out everything.

[Primo S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

90/100

I'm just so glad that [Redacted] is back, I thought everyone in DC has forgotten about him.

Reading this, I could tell that Scott Snyder writing Justice League (which frankly has been terrible in the Rebirth era) is a going to be a great decision. He gets each character and he put them in such a desperate and bleak situations that when you finally see them regain hope, it's satisfying and it makes total sense.

There were a lot of funny stuff in this issue, some of them really dark (which fits the Nightmare Batmen/Barbatos).

I feel like every issue ends with things getting even worse than before, and it's the same thing here, props for consistency I guess. But one thing is for sure, it'll be interesting to see how this gets resolved.

I've said it before but I'll say it again, this series is the most comicbook-y thing I have ever read, it doesn't shy away from it, but it totally embraces it. And I like that.

I still have major problems with the art. I liked Capullo's work on new 52 Batman, but this is nothing close to that, for something that got delayed for a while, I expected something much better. But it's not so bad that it makes me unable to enjoy this.

Next issue (Wild Hunt) involves Grant Morrison so I'm even more excited

[Logan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I'm the only one who will say this event isn't that interesting... The Dialogue for me is just way too much, too long and a bit boring to read.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess we're finally getting to the point of all of this. The event has honestly dragged out past it's freshness date, if you ask me.

I think there are only two issues left. I hope they don't drag any more than this one felt it did.

I like it well enough as an issue (some GL humor I appreciated, for instance) but the I'm ready for the event to end.

[Kezia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm enjoying Metal so MUCH. It really is one of those comics that you read with a smile on your face, and I think with this issue I enjoyed it all the more because I stopped trying to take it too seriously. On a side note, it also helped that this issue was little more contained.
In short, still badass and metal af.
3.75/5 stars

[Sans · Rating 2 out of 5]

This seemed to take a step or three away from Freytag's pyramid. We still have Wild Hunt and the final Metal issue to go, we should still be in the rising action phase, but this...felt a lot more like exposition. A poorly paced 'calm before the storm'. I understand not all dramatic structures need to follow Freytag's general rules perfectly, that most fall back and forth between stages. It just didn't work well in this issue, especially when combined with the previous one shot, Hawkman: Found. In all honesty, I have to wonder if the main event would have been better served with four or five issues. But who am I to judge, it's not even over yet. I just know this issue didn't hold my attention.

[Matthew Manchester · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is easily becoming one of my favorite series. It’s so crazy and far reaching. However, you need a LARGE knowledge of the DC universe to grasp *everything* that’s happening.

One day I would LOVE to own the full omnibus edition, with all the tie-ins.

My two questions are this:
This is no where close to resolving so if the next issue is the end, what is going to happen to all the DCU next month? Are we looking at the end of the 52/Rebirth era?

How does/will this affect The Doomsday Clock series, because I haven’t seen any tie-ins yet, but as far as I know it’s not happening in an alternate DC universe.

We’ll find out next month. Maybe I’ll get some answer when I read Doomsday Clock #3 tonight.

[Max's Comic Reviews and Lists · Rating 3 out of 5]

Last issue I said there was no way the heroes could get out of this darkness. Well it only gets worse from here. This is the first issue that hasn’t amazed or affected me with a feeling of greatness. I would say this is the most rushed feeling issue. There are way too many times where plot points are just skipped over, lacking, and just lazy. Wonder
Woman’s scenes are the most bad-ass and entertaining. The coolest moment also comes from those scenes. Snyder writes Wonder Women without flaw in this book. Everyone else is on their merry way defeating evil and such, but Batman and Superman’s scenes
seem the most useless. The story didn’t improve with their scenes like last issue. Barbatos is still doing Jack-shit making him an underwhelming villain. There really isn’t any personal struggle between the heroes and Barbatos. That is where the 7 dark Batmen come into play.
And once again the only Dark Batman that actually provides an interesting
threat to the heroes personally and effectively is the Batman Who Laughs. All the other ones just show up where the heroes are and start wreaking shit. (If we could see this it would also be great) The Dark Batmen's plan was pretty in-genius to be honest. I guess asking to see what is happening on earth is too much at this point since there is so much going on, and this has proven to not make the smoothest of rides. I still enjoyed the issue and recommend it with exceptions. Letter Grade: (C+)

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

The good guys gonna win rite?

[Stacy · Rating 2 out of 5]

There's too much going on in this story that its convoluted nature is swallowing any emotion I'd dedicate to the characters and their dilemmas. Things are bad here. Things are bad there. Things are bad everywhere, but they've been bad since issue one so I'm kind of exhausted with this back-and-forth of "hope, hope-quashed, wait...hope survived, hope-quashed" that's ever ongoing. I did like Wonder Woman being awesome, but that's not enough to carry my interest further. They'll win in the end. I don't really care how anymore.

(I'm experimenting with a personal checklist in order to understand what I look for in the genre. This got 22/50)

[Rubin Carpenter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dark Nights starts with an interesting enough premise a dark multiverse
Giving us a evil Batman / Joker hybrid
but in the end I found this typical of many of the huge crossover mega events
it took a great idea from the classic "Crisis on infinite earths" and just reformatted it tweaked it here and there then over hyped it
An ok read nothing really that new to see here just more of the same with a little shock value some interesting hybrids of heroes and villains but that's about all Kingdom Come it's not

[Matthew henry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't lose hope

This issue's only goal seems to be to convince the reader that all hope is lost for our heroes and their world, showing the dark knights always one step ahead.
But of course almost literally there is shown to be a light at the end of the tunnel. With great character interactions and badass moments all around (as with every issue). My only complaint is the short length, a lot of things feel like they happen off-page.

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Look, if you don’t dissect the mechanics of it too hard, this is a really enjoyable issue. SO. MUCH. DARKNESS. And the payoff lies in that the entire universe, all the one shots and issues and build up, are coming together to culminate in a seriously dark episode. But I do still find myself wondering HOW IS IT ALL GOING TO END?! Like, seriously, dude. How exactly are you going to wrap this up in 1 more issue?

[Jason Waltz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome issue, great escalation of mystery, distress, horror, failure, fear! super well-presented, GREAT surprise appearance and just enough small squeaks of potential success to keep faith and hope alive. story was so engrossing I did not have any pieces of the art disrupting flow. Super issue, so excited anticipation the finale!

[Vanessa Yeazel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a 4.5, but still really good! I love how epic it was. It was not as epic as some other issues, at least for me, but it was still epic. It reached so many parts of the universe, which I loved. Again, I like how it is never easy for the heroes, though it is getting a little tiring at this point. I am excited to read the last couple issues and see how it wraps up!

[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’ve read all the tie ins. Still this thing just didn’t make sense to me. Then I heard the original title was Dark Crisis and it all clicked into place. It’s more Crisis gibberish and very little else.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

The quality of the series never wavers.I have been interested throughout.

[Dylan Hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

This issue was brilliant— the fight scenes were great and the scenes with Clark and Bruce were fantastic!

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting closer to the end now.

[Ripley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Year of the Villain tie in

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the war cry ending.

[Anastasia Bell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I believe the story, up to this moment, is meant to give readers hope, hope that stays even as they approach an ending that feels helpless.