DC Comics and Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs #1 Spoilers and Review follows.
Robin King Hosts Batman Who Laughs Take On…
…Superman: Red Son and More!
The most interesting tale in this anthology…
…is the opening Robin King story where…
…he introduces readers to the idea of a multiverse…
…as well as the broader Dark Nights: Death Metal narrative that…
…has enabled forbidden stories to told…
…presumably continued in another Death Metal one-shot or the main mini-series.
The first story focuses on Batman villain Victor Zsasz…
…becoming metal literally.
The next story is a cool tale involving the Super Pets that…
…has them battling Superman Red Son’s pet bear Red Medvo…
…who has been infected with something…
…that appears quite…
…contagious!
Then we have a Green Arrow / Green Lantern tale that…
…pits them against each other.
Then a story involving…
…Batman villain Scarecrow, um no, it’s…
…Azrael Batman and Stele Superman!
The main story continues in Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 (of 7) on shelves on December 15 / 16, 2020.
The Pulse:
An anthology book with some interesting stories, but none that truly feel relevant to main Dark Nights: Death Metal story. Mix of artists and top writers on the stories. 6 out of 10.