TDR 413: Metal Tie-ins Breakdown pt.1

The Breakdown of DC’s Dark Nights: Metal event changes focus to the first batch of tie-ins! Taking place between Metal issues 2 and 3, this episode covers the 4-part “Gotham Resistance” story, as well as the first three Dark Knights oneshots! (1:07:18) TIMESTAMPS: (00:17) Intro (02:50) “Gotham Resistance” (34:02) Batman: Red Death (47:00) Batman: Murder Machine (55:09) Batman: Dawnbreaker TIE-IN COVERS: covers to “Gotham Resistance”   covers to the first three Dark Knights oneshots RECOMMENDED READING: Red Death homages are pulled from several Crisis… issues; Dawnbreaker’s origin could be inspired by the Batman: In Darkest Night Elseworlds oneshot from 1994 BATMAN: RED DEATH HOMAGES: “Worlds will live, worlds will die…”; first pages of both Crisis #1 & Batman: Red Death #1. Love how the Earths are drawn in opposite directions.   Another homage, featuring Barry Allen, from Crisis #3. There’s that word “hope” again.   All of the possible Dark Knight Returns/Frank Miller homages in Batman: Red Death.   Batman takes Barry Allen into the Speed Force, in homage to Flash’s sacrifice in Crisis #8.   [email protected] post TDR 413: Metal Tie-ins Breakdown pt.1 first appeared on The Daily Rios.