Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 Video Review - Everything Matters

 

Writer: Scott Snyder

Artist: Greg Capullo, Bryan Hitch, Yanick Paquette, Jonathan Glapion, FCO Plascencia, Nathan Fairbairn, Alex Sinclair, and Tom Napolitano

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: January 5, 2021

The song remains anything but the same as the house lights start to come up on DC’s biggest, baddest battle for control of the Multiverse! The Darkest Knight is on the verge of ending this concert once and for all, but Wonder Woman has more than just a greatest hit planned. The Amazonian warrior stands ready to shred the Darkest Knight, solo! Plus, this extra-sized finale issue includes not one but two mind-blowing epilogues that lead directly into the next phase of the DC Universe-and no fan will want to miss that!

Future State: Wonder Woman #1 Review

 

Xena: Wonder Woman Warrior Princess

Written By: Jöelle Jones

Art By: Jordie Bellaire

Colors By: Clayton Cowles

Letters By: Jones & Bellaire

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: January 5, 2021

Future State: Wonder Woman #1 takes a look at the near future where Yara Flor, a Brazilian Amazon and titular character, fights mythical beasts and makes deals with mythical creatures to bring her deceased Sister Warrior back from the dead. After defeating a hydra to "borrow" its horn, Flor is confronted by the protector of the jungle, Caipora, for poaching protected creatures. Rather than argue, Flor agrees to leave the horn in exchange for passage to the Underworld via Caipora's magical powers. What follows is a surreal trip into the Underworld that looks more like a magical version of NY's Penn Station than an ancient limbo. It's unfamiliar but reminds you of something else. It's weird. It's Future State.

Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 Review

 

It Does Matter

Writer: Scott Snyder

Artist: Greg Capullo, Bryan Hitch, Yanick Paquette, Jonathan Glapion, FCO Plascencia, Nathan Fairbairn, Alex Sinclair, and Tom Napolitano

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: January 5, 2021

Here we are at the end of Death Metal, and while I have been hot and cold with the main book and the many tie-ins, I did find myself excited to read this.  I mean, it's the big thing, right?!?  While I wish that DC Comics didn't play so coy with what is coming around the bend, this finale will surely do the heavy lifting and steering, so how can you not be a bit interested in how it is all wrapping up?  Don't answer that since I will jump into my review right now and tell if you should give this a gander..

Future State: The Flash #1 Review

Running Towards The Darkness

Written By: Brandon Vietti

Art By: Dale Eaglesham, Mike Atiyeh, Steve Wands

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: January 5, 2020

It's the future and some weird things have been going on with our heroes since their Multiverse was recreated and we were thrust into what their lives will become. Let's see how weird things get for Barry Allen and the Flash family in a world where the only speedster left is deranged and looking to fuel his hunger with anyone who gets in his way. Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Future State: Swamp Thing #1 Review

A Little Swampy

Written By: Ram V
Art By: Mike Perkins
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 5, 2021

If you haven't read the final issue of Death Metal, as I haven't yet, then you really don't have to for this particular book. It sums it up quite nicely about why we're seeing different futures in different times and timelines in Future State without spoiling what actually happened. The future for this timeline with Swamp Thing? Mankind just seemingly vanished after the heroes did what they did, cities are desolate and crumbling, and Swamp Thing is roaming the Earth looking for any survivors. But he's not alone.

Future State: Harley Quinn #1 Review

 

The Doctor is Quinn

Writer: Stephanie Phillips

Artist: Simone Di Meo

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: January 5, 2021

Harley Quinn is one of the books with its main character intact for Future State, and I am glad.  I don't need a new version for two months since we will be going back to Harleen in March when the main books return.  That said, I was wondering what Stephanie Phillips was going to do with the Cupid of Crime in a darker Gotham where masked vigilantes are a no-no.  It looks like she will let Harley use her smarts to track down villains with a twist.  Let me explain...

Future State: Superman of Metropolis #1 Review

Losing Brain Cells

Written By: Sean Lewis, Brandon Easton

Art By: John Timms, Gabe Eltaeb, Dave Sharpe, Valentine De Landro, Marissa Louise, Cully Hamner, Michael Avon Oeming, Laura Martin, Andworld Design

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: January 5, 2021

"The triumphant victory of our heroes saves all of reality from the brink of destruction and shakes loose the very fabric of space and time. From the ashes of Death Metal rises new life for the infinite Multiverse and glimpses into possible unwritten worlds of tomorrow." This is the setup for Future State as we look at what the future possibly holds for our heroes and this series, Jon Kent, Superboy..... or more accurately for this timeline, Superman. Let's jump into this issue and see what the next generation of "Super" protecting Metropolis means for its people. Let's check it out.

Generations Shattered #1 Review

"Master" of Time And Reality

Written By: Dan Jurgens, Andy Schmidt, Robert Venditti

Art By: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Scott Hanna, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, Emanuela Lupacchino, Wade Von Grawbadger, Bernard Chang, Yanick Paquette, Kevin Nowlan, Dan Jurgens, Klaus Janson, Paul Pelletier, Sandra Hope, John Romita Jr., Danny Miki, Doug Braithwaite, Rags Morales, Mike Perkins, Hi-Fi, Tom Napolitano

Cover Price: $9.99

Release Date: January 5, 2021

The hands of creation warned of a lurking threat that needed people to stand against it in this fresh new reality at the end of Dark Nights: Death Metal and while we've jumped into the future for the next two months, it seems that Generations Shattered will be our big connection to what the new Multiverse looks like and to show us how it's different than any Multiverse or timeline continuity that has come before it. Let's jump into this issue and see if our heroes can combat this "lurking threat" and stop our heroes and everything in existence from being wiped out before they ever really got a chance to live. Let's check it out.

Future State: The Next Batman #1 Review

 

Give Us What We Want

Writer: Paul Jenkins, Ken Kristensen, John Ridley, Brandon Thomas

Artist: Nick Derington, Jack Herbert, Sumit Kumar

Cover Price: $7.99

Release Date: January 5, 2021

Future State is here, and that means the Next Batman has finally arrived.  After months of speculation and hype, one of the biggest Future State books is going to hit the shelf.  So, was it worth the wait and the $7.99 price tag?  Let's find out...

PREVIEW: Generations Shattered #1

Written By: Dan Jurgens, Andy Schmidt, Robert Venditti
Art By: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Scott Hanna, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, Emanuela Lupacchino, Wade Von Grawbadger, Bernard Chang, Yanick Paquette, Kevin Nowlan, Dan Jurgens, Klaus Janson, Paul Pelletier, Sandra Hope, John Romita Jr., Danny Miki, Doug Braithwaite, Rags Morales, Mike Perkins, Hi-Fi, Tom Napolitano

Cover Price: $9.99

Release Date: January 5, 2021

A threat of cosmic proportion to DC’s newest (and oldest) universe compels one of the most unusual groups of heroes ever assembled to take on the most mysterious foe they have ever encountered. What started in Detective Comics #1027 explodes out of Dark Nights: Death Metal to tell the story of the generations-spanning history of the DC Universe! Join the original Batman, Kamandi, Starfire, Sinestro, Booster Gold, Dr. Light, Steel, and Sinestro in their quest to save the universe before time runs out…

PREVIEW: Future State: Superman of Metropolis #1

Written By: Sean Lewis, Brandon Easton
Art By: John Timms, Gabe Eltaeb, Dave Sharpe, Valentine De Landro, Marissa Louise, Cully Hamner, Michael Avon Oeming, Laura Martin, Andworld Design

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: January 5, 2021

Before leaving for parts unknown, Clark Kent entrusted Earth’s safety to his son. Now, Jonathan Kent is Superman! Top priority for this new Superman: to protect Metropolis. When a new version of Brainiac attacks, Jon takes drastic measures-which result in the Bottle City of Metropolis! But watch out, Jon, because Supergirl is on her way, and she is not happy with your decision. Meanwhile, in the new bottle city, a new hero has risen. Jake Jordan, the former Manhattan Guardian, came to the City of Tomorrow to start over. But he’s not the only one who wants a new beginning. An anarchist calling herself Honest Mary sees this time of trouble as an opportunity for rebirth-and she’ll tear down the entire city to prove her point. Does Jake have what it takes to save his new home from disasters both inside and out of the bottle? Superman’s former pal Jimmy Olsen is going to make sure he does! Finally, the current Mister Miracle, Shilo Norman, is also in the bottle, and he’s looking for a way out! He’d better be careful, though, or he may end up someplace unexpected. It’s a story that continues in Superman: Worlds of War #1!

PREVIEW: Future State: The Flash #1

Written By: Brandon Vietti
Art By: Dale Eaglesham, Mike Atiyeh, Steve Wands

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: January 5, 2020

With no powers, no backup and no other choice, Barry Allen and the other former Flashes face the deadliest threat they’ve ever encountered—Wally West. Possessed by an evil force trapped for thousands of years inside the Speed Force, Barry turns to his greatest foes’ weapons to save the young man he loves like a son. In the end, how much will Barry sacrifice to save the former Kid Flash?

PREVIEW: Future State Swamp Thing #1

 

Writer: Ram V

Artist: Mike Perkins

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: January 5, 2021

From the ashes of a terrible war, life blooms anew in Swamp Thing’s image. The remnants of humanity lie in hiding, forever in the shadow of the green god who now rules the planet. When the new avatar of the Green uncovers a stray human, a rebellion is revealed! But this Swamp Thing is no stranger to violent ends, and neither are his creations. If it’s war humanity wants, it will be at their doorstep-and Swamp Thing will never be the same!

PREVIEW: Future State: Harley Quinn #1

 

Writer: Stephanie Phillips

Artist: Simone Di Meo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 6, 2021

In a bold move that rocks Gotham City, the Magistrate has imprisoned Harley Quinn! The villain once known as the Scarecrow, now a pawn of the Magistrate, taps into Harley’s knowledge of Gotham’s villains and the Black Mask Gang for his own dark purposes. Crane and his bosses think they have Harley Quinn defeated and her spirit broken, but they are sorely mistaken-and Harley will have her revenge. Written by rising star writer Stephanie Phillips and drawn by fan-favorite artist Simone Di Meo, the next era of Harley Quinn begins here!

Justice League: Endless Winter #2 Video Review

 

Written By: Andy Lanning, Ron Marz
Art By: Carmine Di Giandomenico, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi, Andworld Design
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: December 29, 2020

Check out our Justice League: Endless Winter #2 Video Review and see if this was the big winter event we were looking for and if it stuck the ending...

Batman Annual #5 Video Review - Clownhunter Origin Revealed

 

Written By: James Tynion IV
Art By: James Stokoe
Letters By: Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: December 29, 2020

Check out our Video Review of  Batman Annual #5 where we get more of Clownhunter's Backstory...but was it necessary?