Dark Days: the Road to Metal

Scott Snyder — 2018

Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC's pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding a dark secret that could threaten the very existence of the multiverse! It's an epic that will span generations--but how does it connect to the origins of one of DC's most legendary heroes? The prologue to the next great DC epic is here, courtesy of superstar writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV and illustrated by a master class of comics artists- Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr.! You cannot miss this graphic novel collection! Collects DARK DAYS- THE FORGE #1, DARK DAYS- THE CASTING #1, NIGHTWING #17 and stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #950.

Reviews

Ryan LaFerney@ryantlaferney

Dec 15, 2022

This is a collection of preludes of things to come in Dark Knights: Metal, which I'm total stoked to read. This however was a real mixed bag. I did enjoy the Road to Metal stories the Forge and the Casting, but the other back issues in this collection were a bit confusing out of context. These stories include FINAL CRISIS #6-7, THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #1, plus (from the New 52 era) BATMAN #38-39, NIGHTWING #17 (current series). In short, most of this volume feels unnecessary and collects superfluous material. You could probably dive right into Dark Knights Metal and be fine.

Zoe Smolen@booksatlunch

Oct 20, 2021

This was ok. There's not actually a lot of metal content - it's actually only like the first 70 or so pages. This part is good and interesting. The rest is ok - but doesn't really give any insight into the metal timeline. Thanks to Netgalley and DC for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Dennis Jacob Rosenfeld@rosenfeld

Aug 18, 2023

Sans@sans

Sep 11, 2021