History ComicBook / DarkNightsDeathMetal

* FullyAbsorbedFinale: The ''Speed Metal'' one-shot ends up being one for Joshua Williamson's ''Flash'' run (or at the very least, a coda for the character arcs and plot threads that weren't resolved by his ''Finish Line'' finale, which was deliberately released the same week as ''Speed Metal'').
** The ''Secret Origin'' one-shot is one for Geoff Johns' Superboy-Prime arc had begun 15 years earlier during ''Infinite Crisis''.

** Captain Carrot is the only surviving member of the Zoo Crew, and while he keeps a stiff upper lip as long as he can, [[HurtingHero he finds himself breaking down in tears]] and wishing he could have done more to save his friends and his universe.

* OffModel: The Wonder Woman of Earth-6 (the ''Just Imagine'' universe) is very...white in ''Multiverse's End''. She's meant to be a dark-skinned Peruvian woman.

The event also received an official MotionComic on DC's Website/YouTube channel called "[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYq7H1T5SzMfkV0kEkTXMfn-4FjfsOvef Sonic Metalverse]]", with their own (DeathMetal) soundtrack and the voices of Creator/DavidHasselhoff as Superman, Creator/AndyBiersack as Batman and Music/ChelseaWolfe as Wonder Woman. The production is directed by Tyler Bates (composer of ''Film/ThreeHundred'', ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', ''Film/{{Slither}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Primal}}'') himself.

* StrikeMeDown: Diana's decision to [[spoiler: bisect the Batman Who Laughs with a laser chainsaw]] seems to make sense at the time, as there seems to be no hope for a victory that doesn't end in his death. This is immediately lampshaded as a Very Bad Idea by the other heroes, particularly Batman, who is so used to the One Who Laughs and his ridiculously CrazyPrepared [[XanatosGambit Xanatos Gambits]] (he is a twisted version of Bruce Wayne, after all) that he all but assumes that the One Who Laughs used his death as part of a grander scheme and will almost immediately return in an even more powerful and dangerous form to taunt and then slaughter everyone. He is proven right almost immediately, as [[spoiler:the Batman Who Laughs has his minions place his brain into a body with [[FromBadToWorse the omnipotent and omniscient powers of Dr. Manhattan]].]]

** ''The Last Stories of the Multiverse'' features a veritable army of Titans members gathered, including ones who haven't reappeared since Flashpoint.

** ''The Last Stories of the Multiverse'' features several Titans members gathered, including ones who haven't reappeared since Flashpoint.

** The first issue has Bruce create a bunch of zombies using a Black Lantern ring, who then have personalities. The Black Lantern rings don't work that way -- the rings reanimate the body ''wearing'' them and they approximate a personality but don't legitimately bring back the dead person or give the wearer resurrection abilities. [[spoiler:To be fair, it is later revealed that the only reason Batman is able to use a Black Lantern ring is because he's dead.]]
** Wally asks Jay if he remembers him, and Jay says he'll "never forget [Wally] again". While it's possible he was just bantering -- even though it would be a weird thing to joke about given Wally's rough last couple of years -- it doesn't seem that way. The thing is...Jay never forgot Wally. Post-Rebirth, when Jay showed up in "The Button", he brought Wally up to Barry almost immediately.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: One of the alternate Batmen is the robotic T-Rex from the Batcave that's had Bruce's consciousness transferred into it.

** The first issue has Bruce create a bunch of zombies using a Black Lantern ring, who then have personalities. The Black Lantern rings don't work that way -- the rings reanimate the body ''wearing'' them and they approximate a personality but don't legitimately bring back the dead person or give the wearer resurrection abilities.

* BitingTheHandHumor: Creator/GarthEnnis's Bat-Baby short story, which is basically Ennis taking the piss out of the event's entire idea and conceit to deliver his signature irreverent humor based on his hatred of superheroes.

* StrikeMeDown: Diana's decision to [[spoiler: bisect the Batman Who Laughs with a laser chainsaw]] seems to make sense at the time, as there seems to be no hope for a victory that doesn't end in his death. This is immediately lampshaded as a Very Bad Idea by the other heroes, particularly Batman, who is so used to the One Who Laughs and his ridiculously CrazyPrepared [[XanatosGambit Xanatos Gambits]] (he is a twisted version of Bruce Wayne, after all) that he all but assumes that the One Who Laughs used his death as part of a grander scheme and will almost immediately return in an even more powerful and dangerous form to taunt and then slaughter everyone. [[GenreSavvy He is proven right almost immediately]], as [[spoiler:the Batman Who Laughs has his minions place his brain into a body with [[FromBadToWorse the omnipotent and omniscient powers of Dr. Manhattan]].]]

The event also received an official MotionComic on DC's Website/YouTube channel called "[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYq7H1T5SzMfkV0kEkTXMfn-4FjfsOvef Sonic Metalverse]]", with their own (DeathMetal) soundtrack and the voices of Creator/DavidHasselhoff as Superman, Creator/AndyBiersack as Batman and Music/ChelseaWolfe as Wonder Woman. The production is directed by Tyler Bates (composer of ''Film/ThreeHundred'', ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy, ''Film/{{Slither}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Primal}}'') himself.

The event also received an official MotionComic on DC's Website/YouTube channel called "[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYq7H1T5SzMfkV0kEkTXMfn-4FjfsOvef Sonic Metalverse]]", with their own (DeathMetal) soundtrack and the voices of Creator/DavidHasselhoff as Superman, Creator/AndyBiersack as Batman and Music/ChelseaWolfe as Wonder Woman. The production is directed by Tyler Bates (composer of ''Film{{300}}, ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy, ''Film/{{Slither}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Primal}}'') himself.

The event also received an official MotionComic on DC's Website/YouTube channel called "[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYq7H1T5SzMfkV0kEkTXMfn-4FjfsOvef Sonic Metalverse]]", with their own (DeathMetal) soundtrack and the voices of Creator/DavidHasselhoff as Superman, Creator/AndyBiersack as Batman and Music/ChelseaWolfe as Wonder Woman.

** A lot of characters from the Dark Multiverse and [[spoiler:the Last 52 Multiverse created by the Darkest Knight]] appear to be jabs at concepts or events reviled by fans; for example, a version of Wally West that became a bloodthirsty killer is introduced as a jab to the prime Wally West's [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] [[ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis accidental murder of Roy Harper and many other heroes]].

* {{Allegory}}: Whilst LeaningOnTheFourthWall heavily with regards to its own narrative is pretty much a feature of DC Crisis-like storylines, this story goes overboard with the literal manifestations of metanarrative concepts.

* MulticoloredHair: Wonder Woman's normally black hair now goes from black to blue at the tips.

''Dark Nights: Death Metal'' is a summer 2020 crossover event for Franchise/DCComics written by Creator/ScottSnyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo. Perpetua and The Batman Who Laughs have taken over the multiverse, ruling over everything with an iron fist. Now, the Trinity must reunite and overthrow her and her army of corrupted horrors.

The event also received an official MotionComic on DC's Website/YouTube channel called as "[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYq7H1T5SzMfkV0kEkTXMfn-4FjfsOvef Sonic Metalverse]]", with their own (DeathMetal) soundtrack and the voices of Creator/DavidHasselhoff as Superman, Creator/AndyBiersack as Batman and Music/ChelseaWolfe as Wonder Woman.

** Wally West’s info dump in the opening issue not only expands on Perpetua’s malign and subtle influence during ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'', but also more explicitly ties the events of that story to the events of ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', and ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis''.

* AuthorAppeal: As the DC Rebirth-era ''Flash'' writer, Joshua Williamson unsurprisingly has custodianship of the Flash-centric ''Speed Metal'' one-shot. Ironically, James Tynion was actually originally intended to write it before Williamson (who realized he could use it as a coda for his ''Flash'' run).

* BackForTheFinale: As ''Death Metal'' is the sequel of ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'' (and the climx of the overrarching Myth Arc it kicked off), Greg Capullo, inker Jonathan Glapion, and colorist FCO Plascencia all return on creative duties.

* DancePartyEnding: [[spoiler: Like ''Metal'', the story ends with the heroes having a party.

* DancePartyEnding: [[spoiler: Like ''Metal'', the story ends with the heroes having a party, but instead of just the heroes, they invited ''everyone''.]]

* GoKartingWithBowser: ''Last Stories of the Multiverse'' shows that, with the high possibility of death for everyone, heroes and villains are okay with hanging out with each other in the meantime, like Tim Drake playing cards with Magpie, Killer Croc and Despero. Mammoth, Gizmo and Shimmer are also seen hanging out with their usual foes the Titans.

* ArcWelding: [[spoiler: Wally West’s]] info dump in the opening issue not only expands on Perpetua’s malign and subtle influence during ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'', but also more explicitly ties the events of that story to the events of ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', ''ComicBook/ZeroHour'', ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', and ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis''.

* GrandFinale: For the Perpetua/Dark Multiverse Myth Arc that Snyder began with ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'' and continued into his ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018 Justice League]]'' run.
** On a Metal level, it's also the end of Snyder and Capullo's decade-long tenure at DC Comics. While Snyder would later co-write ''Infinite Frontier'' #0 (which serves as a coda for ''Death Metal''), the old New 52 Batman creative team left DC after the event for creator-owned projects at Substack.