Review: Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance

Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance by Joshua Williamson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received an ARC copy of this book. What follows is an honest review.

Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance. is like most graphic novels a collection of comics that were published then put into a book. It ties with with the Dark Night Series of graphic novels. In Dark Nights: Metal: Deluxe Edition we get the story of Batman bringing over Multiverse versions of himself. They represent various members of his companions (Justice League) and his enemies but each are a dark side of the Batman. With this collection we see the events that took place during the events of Dark Nights: Metal: Deluxe..

The graphics can be a bit jarring. There are many different styles. That because the original artists/authors stayed with their own style with their comics. While a bit noticeable, once you expect it then you can look past it. It is interesting seeing hero's and villains work together not because of some noble cause but because their interests align with each other.

My only complaint, and this might be because I got an uncorrected proof, is that the stories appeared to be out of order. One chapter we see two groups that have been split and a chapter or two later, they are together and getting ready to split. Another quirk for my copy was that there were a couple of full page ads, One actually kind of fit in with the story.

Recommend for comic book fans. Not as much death as the other one, but still a lot. Would think twice about a preteen and younger crowd reading it.

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