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One of the main reasons I dod not give a 10 was the whole song hidden meaning. Kind of corny is you ask me.
Superman is pulled into the mystery of the Dark Multiverse while the Justice League follows the trail to a weapon that could keep the forces of the Dark Multiverse at bay!
It's been made abundantly clear these past few years that Snyder and frequent collaborator Greg Capullo are the team to beat when it comes to the Dark Knight. If anything, Metal has finally given them the space to flex all their creative muscles into this brilliant, Bat-tastic bonanza that fundamentally rewrites the genetic makeup of the DC Multiverse. Read Full Review
This series is only getting better ladies and gentlemen. I know it's hard to believe, but Dark Nights: Metal #3 is the best book of the event so far and showcases some of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's greatest work. An absolute must-read for DC fans! Read Full Review
As his been the case with every issue so far theres this sense of disappointment in the last few pages. Not with the story, but the sense that its going to be another extremely long 60 days before the next jolt of Metal-infused excitement. Especially with this latest gut-wrenching cliffhanger. Theres not a trace of rust on this series as Metal continues to shine brightly. Read Full Review
Dark Nights Metal #3 was my favourite comic of the week and although it's a two month wait until Metal #4, Batman: Lost! will provide a very adequate filler until the next instalment of this crazy adventure into the Dark Multiverse. Read Full Review
The descent into darkness truly seems to begin in this issue and the writing and art reflect the fact that things are getting worse for the heroes involved, while at the same time conveying some possible hope. Read Full Review
It's an emotional roller coaster full of plot that makes you wonder how this issue doesn't have twice as many pages as it does. Read Full Review
After a lot of stellar tie ins, Dark Nights Metal comes back for another twist induced issue that satisfies on just about every level and takes it in some unexpected places. The story gets crazier an crazier in direct proportion to its quality. Read Full Review
Scott Snyder's writing shines once again in DARK NIGHTS: METAL #3, the latest installment in the Dark Multiverse event. With the phenomenal, creepy, yet powerful artwork by Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, and FCO Plascencia, this issue is another fabulous entry in this series despite some plot struggles. Read Full Review
Metal continues to blow me away with its complexity. Like the music its inspired from, it can be mindless, loud, and in your face, but its layered and has emotional depth to it that can be peeled back and examined. Also, much like the music, its not for everyone. Its all comic book, and that can be off putting to some. Read Full Review
Well, we have hit the mid-point of the main story of DC's major event, Dark Nights Metal, and Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion and FCO Plascencia really hit their stride with the series and the stakes for the DC Universe. Read Full Review
Overall, thanks to some stunning art from Greg Capullo and some fantastic world building and setting up of the story by Scott Snyder (not to mention the rest of the brilliant team behind the event) Dark Nights Metal #3 is the strongest issue of the series yet, and with us being only 3 issues in, you could tell that we are in for a wild ride. It will certainly be interesting to see how the rest of the event turns out, especially with the shocking ending of issue 3, which I strongly recommend reading this issue if you want to find out. – Read Full Review
With Metal #3, DC does what it does best once again. Sure, anybody whos read comics long enough know that things will work out in the end. And especially with DC, its unlikely that any major characters will die. But Snyder still manages to convince the reader that all hope is lost. You forget that this isnt some horrible alternate reality and believe that the heroes you know and love are in serious danger. Its like watching a horror movie. Its scary. And you believe that anybody can and will die. Read Full Review
Dark Nights: #3 is another compelling chapter in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's big DC Universe event. Snyder does not hold back in how he has pushed the Justice League and other DCU heroes into a corner. Through all the chaos that the Dark Knights of the Dark Multiverse have created Snyder is able to maintain a sense that our heroes have not given up on saving the DCU. That makes what happens next with what the Dark Knights were able to accomplish by the end of this issue even more highly anticipated. Read Full Review
With three issues in,Dark Nights: Metalhas shaped up to be one of DC's most memorable events in years. Snyder's work with the characters is great as he branches out beyond the normal Bat-family and Capullo takes full advantage of playing with other characters. The exploration of light vs dark, both in subtle and not-so-subtle ways, is also one of the intriguing aspects about this story. It may be dark and creepy, butDark Nights: Metalis a whole lot of ‘fun'. Read Full Review
This issue is something of a return to form, after the debacle that is Batmanium. It seems that all of us, not just Superman, needs to have faith. This issue may well be that start of having that faith repaid. Read Full Review
I am really enjoying Metal and this issue is no exception. Scott Snyder gives us more rules of the Dark Multiverse and the horrors that have emerged from it while also making the tie-ins feel important. Overall, however, his story and Greg Capullo's art just have me excited to see where it all goes next. Read Full Review
Fighting the mind of Bruce Wayne is tough enough, but to fight seven of them is like playing chess against someone a hundred moves ahead of you. Read Full Review
Snyder is writing a Batman/Justice League/ DCuniverse event which makes s a pretty heady task. So far he is up to the challenge, this series draws from a lot of sources. In this issue there are some nice nods to The Dark Knight Returns, the Crisis and other recognizable watershed moments in DC history. Also where I found the first couple of issues overly complex and complicated it seems as the title progresses Snyder is providing the readers some clarity. Read Full Review
Things do not end well. It seems they never will again. Read Full Review
Multiversal Batmen at war with one another may seem like a story in the mind a child smashing action figures together, but Snyder, per usual, has found a way to strike the perfect balance between satisfying the rule of cool and respecting the readers intelligence. Read Full Review
The issue isn't quite as strong as the first two but it ends the first arc in a way and sets our heroes and villains off in interesting directions. What it especially does is sucks out the hope that has expanded through Rebirth and made the situation seem more desperate. The comic event lives up to its name, it exudes “metal” and rock and roll in many ways. Most importantly, it has me excited to see what comes next. Read Full Review
This was still a solid issue. It didnt have me as perpetually excited as Metal #2, but it is still really good. I recommend it and look forward to the next issuewhich is two months for some reason. Hopefully the admittedly excellent one-shots will hold me off until then. Read Full Review
Another great issue in the Dark Nights: Metal event. This issue advances the story nicely and leaves you asking more questions that you don't dare miss the answers to. It's unfortunate that we have to wait 2 months to see where this goes, but, again, we at least have the tie-ins to keep us busy until then. Read Full Review
Dark Nights: Metal #3, in the overarching story, is another fine addition. The heavy exposition, while needed for readers who may not be reading all the one-shots and tie-ins, slows down the pacing of the story. I'm hoping that issue four takes a cue from the extended stories in the event"they have found a great way to solve their pacing issues the last few weeks. And while we have to wait over two months for the next issue, there will be plenty of other one-shots and tie-ins to keep us busy; including Batman Lost #1"the story of Batman in the Dark Multiverse! Read Full Review
While Snyder is a unique voice in comics, its tough to bring your all as a scribe to an event this far-reaching. Instead, DARK NIGHTS METAL #3 continues a narrative that is compelling if you already dig the formula. Capullos signature visual style, which bridges the gap between retro and contemporary vibes, is the real draw here. The story doesnt break any barriers or cross any lines that werent already crossed 20-some-odd years ago, but it definitely isnt one you should sleep on either. Read Full Review
Scott Snyder knows how to keep the reader reading. His pages mix DC history with modern sensibilities. This event may have more players than his usual works, but he places them well. The story he's crafted is a little complicated, a little slow. However, Snyder's operatic approach to storytelling can have imaginative roads and paths. Making minor bumps easily forgivable. Read Full Review
You can't fault Dark Nights: Metal for its scope and ambition. This is every bit as epic a story as fans were promised, and the stakes only continue to grow more dire in this issue as the Dark Knights run amok in the DCU. Unfortunately, this issue seems prone to biting off more than it can chew, resorting in a number of exposition-driven sequences that slow down an otherwise exciting storyline. Read Full Review
If this issue was a song, it would be an enjoyable but slightly dragging heavy metal number performed by a classic but still innovative band. Read Full Review
I dont know if Dark Knights: Metal is good. Id wager it isnt, but when I think of all my favorite bad anime, I really never want to call them bad. There is always something there, something fun and wonderful and wholesome that keeps my attention despite the nonsense. That is this comic. It is pure, pure nonsense and spectacle, and I guess thats pretty cool. Read Full Review
While we all know things will ultimately revert back to "normal" - this is one of the Big Two after all - the journey makes reading this event worthwhile. Read Full Review
In conclusion Dark Knights Metal #3 is not a bad issue, but a necessary one. The book although slowed down in pace does have cool cameos by Detective Chimp and Nightmaster, and is still a really solid event. Read Full Review
While the pace slows to a crawl, this comic is still a kick to read and it promises even more intense things to come in the future. Read Full Review
Metal is still a fun read, but it feels like it needs to start kicking out the jams soon. It feels like we might finally be getting past all the setup we need to let the fun concept at the center of Snyder and Capullo’s story loose. Capullo, in particular, doesn’t work as well when his already thin linework is overwhelmed by text. Hopefully, Snyder can ease back a little and let him do his thing. All the pieces are in place - the Dark Knights all look really cool, the idea of a Dark Multiverse is the kind of “pop” premise that we’ve come to expect from Snyder and the stakes seem to be very high. Now we just need to get to the chorus. Read Full Review
Metal still feels too stop-and-start to really feel like a rush, but the baseline tempo is underlying and keeping it humming along. Read Full Review
The art and story are skillful and disturbing, and if you like this sort of thing more than I do, here it is. Read Full Review
This is a seriously ambitious undertaking that Snyder has decided to embark upon, and I honestly want to see it succeed, but that doesn't mean I'm going to hold back when it starts to collapse under the weight of it all. Throughout the course of this story I found myself bored, unconcerned, vaguely offended, underwhelmed, uninterested, and left with far too many questions. And not the good kind that keep you coming back for more, but the bad kind that stem from far too much time spent by the author trying to be clever and not enough spent to make sure things track. Here's keeping my fingers crossed that the next installment of Metal has more going for it. Read Full Review
It's been an interesting start, and I always love the idea of introducing new levels to the DC Multiverse. But I'm jumping off this train now, and hitching my wagon to the upcoming DOOMSDAY CLOCK series starting next month, with higher hopes. Read Full Review
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I gave a 10 to Metal #1 and #2, so I guess this deserves an 11...
I am not going to go into WHY I love this series...I would just be repeating what I said in my review of issue #2. Suffice it to say, DARK NIGHTS METAL #3 maintains the quality of previous issues...it is beautiful to look at and an, absolute, pleasure to read. If you are not reading DARK NIGHTS METAL you are missing out.
SCORE: 9.3
Can't remember the last time an event was so much fun. Snyder writes whatever the hell he wants, and it is so good. Things like Detective Chimp sitting in a bar, or the whole C.D./D.C. thing left me speechless for how good it was. And from the events of the few last pages, it seems that it's only going to get better.
Poor Supes, you are now responsible to charge all the phones in the Dark Multiverse. They have Clark's @ss strapped tight... All he wanted was to save his abusive best friend with deep psychological issues and enjoys dressing up as a bat while proceeding to beat the $#@& out of unsuspecting baddies... Also if issues #1 & 2 was the snorting cocaine phase, issue #3 now begins the dropping acid phase. Stay tuned kids, this is similar to having sex on a roller coaster with no seat belts. Rock on Snyder.
Easily the easiest to understand and best issue yet. There was a corny part or two, but other than that, it was an overall excellent book. The art continues to impress and I am bummed I have to wait 2 months for #4.
I love this event.
This series really is good, mindless fun. Don't stick of the absurdities and problems with the story, just roll with it and have fun. Isn't that what comic books are about anyway? The threat in the DC universe really feels like the biggest ever and at this point we don't know what kind of impact this will have on the continuity, but who cares! THe oblivion bar scenes was a bit long, but still necessary to move the story forward and the C.D/D.C. references were kinda farfetched, but not to stop readers from enjoying it. I'm eager to see more of Batman though.
Still entertaining. But Clark... oh Clark.
See, Tom King? It's the REAL BATMAN! Thank You Snyder!
I feel like this story is what it is like to be in Scott Snyder's head. The Stakes are only getting raised and the scope is huge. This is a big Superman issue and the art is remarkably creepy. The comic reads like a nightmare. My only knocks are that Snyder writes like everyone reading is a huge DC fan and when he needs to explain things the exposition gets really heavy and bogged down and that influences the techno and fantasy speak that still bothers me in this series.
Pretty much perfect, if it wasn't for that ridiculous hidden message in the notes. Really sets up for a nice adventure, and a very good twist means very bad things for the good guys.
Entertaining and memorable moments, but it feels like a slight step back from the first two books, maybe just because the novelty of how bonkers-fun it is has barely worn off.
Strong issue with all the heroes acting like heroes, with only the slight flaw that (as usual) a hereo has to do something really stupid and ends up helping the bad guys.
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First off Capullo & Glapion art are very good. They do their best to make this story clear, and Snyder didn't give them a easy work.
So thanks to them.
For the story that was dark, but with some good moment (The Bar & love to see dick in the big league once more).
I don't like the evil batman, but I find funny their time in the bar too. And I'm little surprise to see deathtroke in.
I rather seen him with another teammate through. Aquaman have already some problems with the mission, so been with deathstroke make things harder for him.
The end let me disappointed, after a issue I liked more than the 2 previous one.
For now I will stop with issue 4.
I'll be honest, the D-C message idea is pretty silly. Capullo is killing it on the art as always though.
After two one-shot lead-ins and three issues, it still feels like the story hasn't started. The bar scene robs all momentum from the issue. I've come this far so I'm gonna finish it but after 100-plus pages of set-up, I want them to stop explaining how the plot works and tell a story.
ugly art and a story that desperately wants to be epic while really just throwing around a bunch of silly "what if" scenarios.
Like most "crisis" stories this series seems to be most interested in including and referencing as many characters as possible. If continuity is your favorite part of comic book narratives, there's quite a bit Metal can give you. But if you're just looking for a singular and focused story Metal is a book that continues to devolve into comic-booky nonsense.
With every new issue, my eyes glaze over again. Pretty soon, my eyes will just be white. I'll have gone blind with boredom. It's all just semantics and dreams. Never a good call because nothing ends up happening in reality, something that has become the status quo in comic books. Black Mirror, then Court/City of Owls were such fresh, engaging storylines, and Snyder has mostly gone downhill since then. Though I did enjoy issues 6-8 of All-Star Batman (the finale, 9, was underwhelming). Metal, sadly, is mostly tepid crap, and I don't know why I keep reading. (And seriously, are all of those tie-ins necessary?). You tell a story when a story has to be told. This is all just wallet-milking.
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