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** The Dawnbreaker adopting a bat-themed costume at the end of his story. Bats only appeared in the story once, flying near his lantern battery after he killed the Green Lantern Corps, which Bruce doesn't even seem to notice. Apparently that was enough to inspire him to change his whole look.
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*** [[FridgeBrilliance Well, he is just an angsty teenager.]]
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** The Dawnbreaker's oath, obviously a play on the iconic Green Lantern oath, is awful. It lacks rhythm and is just awkward.
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*** Given that the metal was first introduced in Snyder's run, there is justification for it, even if it's still pretty narm-y.
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** ''The Dawnbreaker'' is so {{Wangst}}-y with its narration and bratty title character that you can summarize it with "[[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie DARKNESS NO PARENTS]]" without exaggeration.
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** In his one-shot Batman who became the Red Death showed behavior quite similar to a [[ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder certain other Batman]], only played up to terrify readers with how mad he has become.
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** [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/STL053793.jpg This]] cover for the first issue is either this or full-on Narm. It looks absolutely ridiculous but also incrediblycool.cool.
** The entire series is meant to run on this, as Snyder described his approach as being a celebration of "bonkers storytelling."
* {{Squick}}: Some of the Robins cling onto the Batman Who Laughs's leg. Considering his [[HellBentForLeather fetish gear look]], that imagery is pretty unsettling.
** [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/STL053793.jpg This]] cover for the first issue is either this or full-on Narm. It looks absolutely ridiculous but also incredibly
** The entire series is meant to run on this, as Snyder described his approach as being a celebration of "bonkers storytelling."
* {{Squick}}: Some of the Robins cling onto the Batman Who Laughs's leg. Considering his [[HellBentForLeather fetish gear look]], that imagery is pretty unsettling.
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* EvilIsCool: Of the Dark Knights, many fans just ''love'' the designs for the Red Death, the Drowned and the Batman Who Laughs for being cool and different, while still taking enough inspiration to be identifiable as evil counterparts.
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** The Robins that accompany The Batman Who Laughs. It didn't take for artists on Tumblr to produce [[http://astraea-f-blueblack.tumblr.com/post/165295230167/dark-knights-metal-yaaaayyy-xd cutesy fan art]].
** Baby Darkseid, wearing the most adorable
** The Robins that accompany The Batman Who Laughs. It didn't take for artists on Tumblr to produce [[http://astraea-f-blueblack.tumblr.com/post/165295230167/dark-knights-metal-yaaaayyy-xd cutesy fan art]].
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* {{Narm}}: EnsembleDarkhorse: The Batman Who Laughs is currently the most popular of all the Dark Knights, attributed to how supremely twisted his character design and his Robins are, and also how utterly ridiculous they are.
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** In ''The Forge'', it's more than a bit jarring to shift from Jim Lee and Andy Kubert's art to John Romita Jr's, given their very differentstyles.styles.
** ''Metal'' #2 reveals the last of the metals Batman was investigating has been named after him, Batmanium. In an otherwise harrowing climax, it just kind of kills the moment by how seriously everyone takes the reveal.
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* UglyCute: Baby Darkseid, wearing the most adorable goggles.
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* CounterpartComparison: You will be forgiven if you take a look at the Dark Knights, especially Batman Who Laughs, and think of [[ComicBook/JudgeDredd Judge Death and the Dark Judges]].
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: Much like ComicBook/DCRebirth as a whole, this series brings back several characters that haven't been seen for some time and the clear goal with the characters is to act as a celebration of DC's long history. Examples include the Golden Age Hawks, the Outsiders and Mister Terrific.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler:Dream of the Endless from ''ComicBook/TheSandman'']] shows up at end of the first issue of ''Metal'', and to say it's not expected is an understatement. Not only does he have next to nothing to do with the idea of a mysterious metal connecting to the dark multiverse, but he's never been someone who interacts with the wider DC Universe that much. He's also from an old Vertigo comic that was canon with the main DCU, but very unlikely to be canon with the post-Flashpoint DCU. Definitely not one of your predictable appearances.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler:Dream of the Endless from ''ComicBook/TheSandman'']] shows up at end of the first issue of ''Metal'', and to say it's not expected is an understatement. Not only does he have next to nothing to do with the idea of a mysterious metal connecting to the dark multiverse, Dark Multiverse, but he's never been someone who interacts with the wider DC Universe that much. He's also from an old Vertigo comic that was canon with the main DCU, but very unlikely to be canon with the post-Flashpoint DCU. Definitely not one of your predictable appearances.
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Gaiman was never shy about stating yes, the Sandman series took place (at least partially) in the mainsteam DCU. The stuff with the J.L.I., Element Girl dying, Prez, Lyta Trevor/Fury, even Darkseid's cameo in ''The Wake" were all explicitly intended by him to show that the series is still connected, if not limited to the main DCU.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler:Dream of the Endless from ''ComicBook/TheSandman'']] shows up at end of the first issue of ''Metal'', and to say it's not expected is an understatement. Not only does he have next to nothing to do with the idea of a mysterious metal connecting to the dark multiverse, but he's never been someone who interacts with the wider DC Universe that much. He's also from an old Vertigo comic that was ''maybe'' canon with the main DCU, but very unlikely to be canon with the post-Flashpoint DCU. Definitely not one of your predictable appearances.
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* {{NarmCharm}}: [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/STL053793.jpg This]] cover for the event first issue is either this or full-on Narm. It looks absolutely ridiculous but also incredibly cool.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler: Death of the Endless]] shows up at end of the first issue of ''Metal'', and to say it's not expected is an understatement. Not only does he have next to nothing to do with the idea of a mysterious metal connecting to the dark multiverse, but he's never been someone who interacts with the wider DC Universe that much. He's also from an old Vertigo comic that was ''maybe'' canon with the main DCU, but very unlikely to be canon with the post-Flashpoint DCU. Definitely not one of your predictable appearances.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler: Death [[spoiler:Dream of the Endless]] Endless from ''ComicBook/TheSandman'']] shows up at end of the first issue of ''Metal'', and to say it's not expected is an understatement. Not only does he have next to nothing to do with the idea of a mysterious metal connecting to the dark multiverse, but he's never been someone who interacts with the wider DC Universe that much. He's also from an old Vertigo comic that was ''maybe'' canon with the main DCU, but very unlikely to be canon with the post-Flashpoint DCU. Definitely not one of your predictable appearances.
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** Duke being a metahuman. While he's by no means popular compared to the rest of the Bat-Family, Duke ''was'' liked as a more modern take on Robin, as a kid who was normal and was more akin to a partner than a student, one who was very down to the Earth. And now he glows.
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** Duke being a metahuman. While he's by no means popular compared to the rest of the Bat-Family, Duke ''was'' liked as a more modern take on Robin, as a kid who was normal and was more akin to a partner than a student, one who was very down to the Earth. And now he glows.glows.
* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler: Death of the Endless]] shows up at end of the first issue of ''Metal'', and to say it's not expected is an understatement. Not only does he have next to nothing to do with the idea of a mysterious metal connecting to the dark multiverse, but he's never been someone who interacts with the wider DC Universe that much. He's also from an old Vertigo comic that was ''maybe'' canon with the main DCU, but very unlikely to be canon with the post-Flashpoint DCU. Definitely not one of your predictable appearances.
* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler: Death of the Endless]] shows up at end of the first issue of ''Metal'', and to say it's not expected is an understatement. Not only does he have next to nothing to do with the idea of a mysterious metal connecting to the dark multiverse, but he's never been someone who interacts with the wider DC Universe that much. He's also from an old Vertigo comic that was ''maybe'' canon with the main DCU, but very unlikely to be canon with the post-Flashpoint DCU. Definitely not one of your predictable appearances.
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** Duke being a metahuman. While he's by no means popular, popular compared to the rest of the Bat-Family, Duke ''was'' liked as a more modern take on Robin, as a kid who was normal and was more akin to a partner than a student, one who was very down to the Earth. And now he glows.
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** Scott Snyder co-writing has divided fans. While some who liked his Batman run are looking forward to the story, others are disappointed that Snyder is doing another Batman story and want someone else doing this instead. And then there are others who just don't want the story at all and would've preferred it not hijack other series.
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** Scott Snyder co-writing has divided fans. While some who liked his Batman run are looking forward to the story, others are disappointed that Snyder is doing another Batman story and want someone else doing this instead. Others, who ''are'' Sndyer fans, would have preferred he instead write another ongoing and moved on from Batman. And then there are others who just don't want the story at all and would've preferred it not hijack other series.
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* BrokenBase: Scott Snyder co-writing has divided fans, with some who liked his Batman run are looking forward to reading this, while others are disappointed that Snyder is doing another Batman story and want someone else doing this instead.
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history. Examples include the Golden Age Hawks, the Outsiders and Mister Terrific.
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** Scott Snyder co-writing has dividedfans, with fans. While some who liked his Batman run are looking forward to reading this, while the story, others are disappointed that Snyder is doing another Batman story and want someone else doing this instead.instead. And then there are others who just don't want the story at all and would've preferred it not hijack other series.
** The Immortal Men stuff. Some like that it ties the various immortals of the DCU into each other. Others think it doesn't make sense given the characters' different histories and motivations, and that it's more than a little forced.
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** Scott Snyder co-writing has divided
** The Immortal Men stuff. Some like that it ties the various immortals of the DCU into each other. Others think it doesn't make sense given the characters' different histories and motivations, and that it's more than a little forced.
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
** The Hawks' new origin. Instead of the simple idea of a reincarnating Egyptian couple cursed to die forever by a jealous priest, they are now immortals who were killed by an amnesia dagger because of some vast conspiracy. It just feels forced to some as a way to tie every immortal together somehow.
** Duke being a metahuman. While he's by no means popular, Duke ''was'' liked as a more modern take on Robin, as a kid who was normal and was more akin to a partner than a student, one who was very down to the Earth. And now he glows.
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** The Hawks' new origin. Instead of the simple idea of a reincarnating Egyptian couple cursed to die forever by a jealous priest, they are now immortals who were killed by an amnesia dagger because of some vast conspiracy. It just feels forced to some as a way to tie every immortal together somehow.
** Duke being a metahuman. While he's by no means popular, Duke ''was'' liked as a more modern take on Robin, as a kid who was normal and was more akin to a partner than a student, one who was very down to the Earth. And now he glows.
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* {{NarmCharm}}: [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/STL053793.jpg This]] cover for the event is either this or full-on [[Narm]]. Narm. It looks absolutely ridiculous and but also incredibly cool.
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* {{NarmCharm}}: [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/STL053793.jpg This]] cover for the event is either this or full-on [[Narm]]. It looks absolutely ridiculous and incredibly cool.
* {{NarmCharm}}: [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/STL053793.jpg This]] cover for the event is either this or full-on [[Narm]]. It looks absolutely ridiculous and incredibly cool.
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