Dark Nights Death Metal Reading Order

Dark Nights: Metal was a huge success so it’s no surprise that a sequel was going to be made which included the breakout star the Batman who laughs. Death Metal, is however, a slightly different story and tone to Metal and as such as such reading all of the original metal isn’t really needed to get into it.

Scott Snyder is once again at the helm – find out how to read his work here.

Death Metal is a Wonder Woman event, but does heavily include the Batman Who Laughs and Perpetua – so for the full experience please visit those respective reading orders. Death Metal leads into the Future State.

Dark Knights Death Metal Trade Reading Order

1. Dark Nights: Metal

This is not where Dark Nights started but for the sake of getting into Death Metal the main series of issues is all you need to understand the context of the dark multiverse. Collects Dark Nights Metal #1 to #7.

2. Dark Nights: Death Metal

The main series of issues and the only essential part of the reading order. Collecting Dark Nights: Death Metal 1-7.

The below are intended to be read before and at the same time as the main series. Read the issue by issue reading order to find out in what order.

3. Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Darkest Knight

Includes the tie ins, some of which do add quite a bit of supplementary information. Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal: Legends of the Dark Knights #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal: Guidebook #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal: Trinity Crisis #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal: Speed Metal #1, and Dark Nights: Death Metal: Multiverse’s End #1.

4. Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs

More supplementary tie ins to this great series. Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1, Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1, and Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1

5. Justice League Volume 4: The Sixth Dimension

Justice League tie ins for the Death Metal event which focuses on Perpetual more than anything. Collects Justice League #53 to #57.

6. Dark Nights: Death Metal: War of the Multiverses

More tie ins to expand your enjoyment of this great series. Collects Dark Nights: Death Metal: Last Stories of the DC Universe #1, and Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1

Dark Nights: Death Metal Issue by Issue Reading Order

1. Dark Nights: Death Metal #1
2. Dark Nights: Death Metal #2
3. Dark Nights: Death Metal: Legends of the Dark Knights #1
4. Dark Nights: Death Metal #3
5. Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook #1
6. Dark Nights: Death Metal Trinity Crisis #1
7. Dark Nights: Death Metal Speed Metal #1
8. Dark Nights: Death Metal Multiverse’s End #1
9. Dark Nights: Death Metal #4
10. Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1
11. Dark Nights: Death Metal Infinite Hour Exxxtreme! #1
12. Justice League #53
13. Justice League #54
14. Justice League #55
15. Justice League #56
16. Justice League #57
17. Dark Nights: Death Metal #5
18. Dark Nights: Death Metal Rise of the New God #1
19. Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1
20. Dark Nights: Death Metal The Secret Origin #1
21. Dark Nights: Death Metal #6
22. Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1
23. The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1
24. Dark Nights: Death Metal #7

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