I received an ARC copy of this book. What follows is an honest review.

Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance. is like most graphic novels a collection of comics that were published then put into a book. It ties with with the Dark Night Series of graphic novels. In Dark Nights: Metal: Deluxe Edition we get the story of Batman bringing over Multiverse versions of himself. They represent various members of his companions (Justice League) and his enemies but each are a dark side of the Batman. With this collection we see the events that took place during the events of Dark Nights: Metal: Deluxe..

The graphics can be a bit jarring. There are many different styles. That because the original artists/authors stayed with their own style with their comics. While a bit noticeable, once you expect it then you can look past it. It is interesting seeing hero's and villains work together not because of some noble cause but because their interests align with each other.

My only complaint, and this might be because I got an uncorrected proof, is that the stories appeared to be out of order. One chapter we see two groups that have been split and a chapter or two later, they are together and getting ready to split. Another quirk for my copy was that there were a couple of full page ads, One actually kind of fit in with the story.

Recommend for comic book fans. Not as much death as the other one, but still a lot. Would think twice about a preteen and younger crowd reading it.

Dark Days: The Road to Metal, Dark Days: The Road to Metal by Scott Snyder, and Dark Nights: Metal: Dark Knights Rising are the first three events. This is the fourth and last.

We start out with Bruce Wayne talking to his granddaughter. She is interested in all of his stories, which he has written down over the years…not to be forgotten.

Superman went into the Dark Multiverse in order to save Batman. While he is there, the Justice League is doing their part back on Earth. However, “The One Who Laughs” aka “Joker Batman” separates them, brings them into the Dark Multiverse, and creates their own worst nightmares.

I really loved that each section of the book represented a different member of DC comics and the battle they had with Batman’s nightmares (some Batman versions of themselves). My brain is completely random, so the different trains of thoughts keep me entertained.

One member of the Justice League defies all odds and helps to rescue the Justice League, all of them banding together against the Batman Nightmares. On the other side of the Earth, the Teen Titans and the Suicide Squad join forces to defeat Nightmare Robin.

Gotham has turned into a giant mountain surrounded by multiple rings. Each ring represents Batman’s greatest rogues. Robin is on a mission to get to the center and defeat all of his father’s rogues. Will he make it?

I really enjoyed this event and how it intertwined previous comics into it. However, as a standalone, it doesn’t leave the reader fulfilled because it doesn’t end with this event, but in another comic. I wish the resolution was present in this addition. Also, I feel it should have ended with old Bruce Wayne and his grandchild finishing the story.

Just what the world wanted – the whole hot mess of Metal to be over, with this second companion piece. Well, shall I be charitable and say that if the single issues were in the netgalley file in the right order it might actually have made some sense? Or shall I just be blunt and say that it wouldn't, and that it's all dross – below the already below-par status of the other books?

I got an ARC of this book.

I really should have stopped reading this series. The more I read of the spin off and tie ins, the less I like the series. The series itself had a ton of plot holes, very little cohesive story, and no character development. This book makes all of those issues glaringly obvious and then some.

The book opens with an old Bruce Wayne talking to his granddaughter, no mention of who her dad is. Is she his biological grandchild? No clue. Maybe it is mentioned somewhere, but I missed it. It is possible. I was just so annoyed with this book and caught myself falling asleep repeatedly through it. It is very possible I missed something, but I honestly don't mind that I missed anything. I do not feel deprived or like I am disrespecting the story. I would say this is my least favorite Batman, but that wouldn't be strong enough for how I feel and would put favorite in the same sentence. I would take any Batman story I have ever read over this one. I don't see the appeal. I don't see how this works with the characters that are used. It is just not for me. I hope others can enjoy it, but I will be avoiding this author's series for a while, until I can manage to forget that this series is what it is.

This volume contains the stories that appeared in The Flash, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, Justice League, Teen Titans, Nightwing, as well as Hawkman: Found and Batman: Lost. So you can tell right away that a lot of authors and artists were involved in this one. Whether that’s good or bad is up to you to decide.
It’s nice to see all of these issues all in one collection. I love it when collections like this have been organized so we can see the order and intended pattern of the plot. It’s much easier for me to read in this format, though I may be an exception to the rule there. Not sure.
I was behind on reading the Dark Metal plot, so at the time of release for some of these (the series I’ve been keeping up with) I was really confused about what was going on. I was able to infer some information from the context, but not enough to understand everything that was happening. It’s fantastic to finally have all of this explained, and I feel like I have a better understand of the Resistance now.
There are two main plots for this collection. There’s the Bats Out of Hell story, which is in four parts, and the Gotham Resistance arc, which is also in four parts. Obviously then there’s the two single plots, Hawkman: Found and Batman: Lost. The irony of the titles here was not lost on me.
Obviously some of these I liked more than others, but that has a lot to do with my preferred and favorite series. Likely everyone will have the issues they liked and the ones they felt fell flat. For example I’m not up to date on the Justice League, so while that one was interesting for me, I’m sure I missed a lot of obvious details.
I will say that ultimately I found this interesting but probably skippable, if you weren’t feeling inclined to track all of these stories down. I know I keep talking about how I’m looking forward to seeing the ramifications of the Dark Metal plot on the DC Universe, but this isn’t what I meant. I’m not looking for a short story here and there. I’m looking for major impacts (like what is happening in the Wonder Woman series right now). So this was a little bit of a letdown for me.
Still, I’m holding out hope for some bigger collections showing some crazier effects of the plots. I’ve seen it happen (as stated above), so I know it’s possible. It should be interesting to see what happens.

Publication date: Jul 3 2018

This is another in the Metal family of dark rock and roll. I like this one the best because it is a large family reunion of sorts for the DC genealogy. This one is like Harry Potter looking for the hoarcruxs across space and time. The Justice League sets out to find artifacts to protect the earth. In the meantime, the other characters like the Suicide Squad are stuck in a losing battle to save a very warped Gotham. Lots of destruction. Lots of evil in the multiverse. Lots of action.

Description:
The Nightmare Batmen have descended to Earth from the events of DARK NIGHTS: METAL. Against an army of Dark Knights, can members of the Justice League, Teen Titans and Suicide Squad come together to form a resistance to stop them?

The Justice League has scattered around the world to find the only artifacts that can fight back against the invasion of the Dark Multiverse. The League thinks they know how to take back their world, but they are not prepared for who is standing in their way: the Seven Dark Knights of the Dark Multiverse. All the brilliance of Batman, but combinedwith the powers of the Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg and more... and none of the morals.

The shocking events of METAL have transformed Gotham City into a mosaic of fantastical realms full of monsters, magic and doom An SOS from Dick Grayson sends Robin back to Gotham to find a number of hometown heroes (and anti-heroes) including Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Black Canary and Green Arrow all trapped in a labyrinth of madness and death! Meanwhile, the Justice League are trapped in pocket worlds with their evil Batmen counterparts! Will the heroes be able to escape in time to fight against the villainous mastermind Barbatos?

Filling in the gaps between issues of DARK NIGHTS: METAL, this tie-in graphic novel is a crucial companion story to Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's masterpiece! Written and illustrated by some of the top talents in the industry, including Jeff Lemire, Joshua Williamson, Bryan Hitch, Liam Sharp, Howard Porter, Robert Venditti and more, this book collects THE FLASH #33, HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32, JUSTICE LEAGUE #32-33, HAWKMAN: FOUND #1, TEEN TITANS #12, NIGHTWING #29, SUICIDE SQUAD #26, GREEN ARROW #32, BATMAN: LOST #1 and HAWKMAN FOUND #1.

An advanced copy provided by Net Galley and the publisher for an honest review.

This storyline was so good. Probably the greatest DC event since Crisis. Great story telling and artwork. Gives the main story greater significance. Highly recommended read.

This side story to Dark nights metal fills out moments mentioned in the main story . A new villain appears . This is food companion to main story

Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance. A long: title: but... a lot happens. Hope is rekindled, though it remains a weak ember. This fourth volume in the Dark Nights: Metal crisis crossover brings together a variety of hero team-ups to face down the threats from beyond reality! There is a lot of failure, a little bit of success, and a lot of mayhem--just what you want from a crisis team-up!

I would definitely recommend this graphic novel to any dc fan! The story was interesting and different from most dc comics I've read before. Also, the art was very beautiful - I wish every comic/gn was illustrated like this.

ARC from Netgalley.
The majority of my review will be under the main Metal title, but there are basically 3 plots I should cover here.
1) Gotham Resistance - This story deals with the lesser heroes (Teen Titans, Nightwing, Suicide Squad and Green Arrow) and their time at the beginning of the Metal storyline. Part of the story has them fighting against various villains (Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, etc) who have been given a dark metal playing card that bestows power from Barbatos via The Batman Who Laughs. As they stop the villains and collect the cards, they stumble upon a weakness to combat the Dark Knights: Nth Metal.

2) Bats Out of Hell - This is the story of the major members of the Justice League (Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Cyborg) and their fight against the Dark Knights on Earth (while Superman has gone to the Dark Multiverse to rescue Batman) Systematically, each of them are defeated and added to the Tuning Folk to increase the strength of connection so Barbatos can come through. Cyborg, who has been being hacked this whole time, finally breaks through and upgrades himself with "Element X" (or the Tenth Metal) that has been inside his Mother Box the whole time. He frees the Justice League and sends them all on the hunt for Nth Metal.

3) Batman: Lost / Hawkman: Found - These 2 stories are simple but vital. The Batman story covers Bruce's psychological decline as he is subjected the torment of the Dark Multiverse trying to break his spirit. The Hawkman tale sets up the story of Carter Hall (even more so than how he was expressed in the "Dark Days" storyline) and how he became the blacksmith at the Forge of Worlds.

I'm glad that I divided these stories up and read them in chronological order with the rest of the Metal story. The side stories (for me) ALWAYS add to the overall tale and make it more enjoyable. This is no exception and most of what was here is excellent. Recommend.

Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance is a large volume of collected crossover stories in Batman's the Dark Night story arc. With stories from Flash, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, The Justice League, and the Teen Titans, the combined might of the Justice League and the Teen Titans try to stop the dark Multiverse's evil Batmen as city after city falls. The fight for Gotham drags on through multiple issues as the Laughing Batman uses some of Gotham's darkest villains to create evil worlds. Only the combined might of the Suicide Squad, the Titans, and the Justice League have a prayer of ending the dark with Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman all MIA. Each story in the volume grows in excitement and action for an ending that leaves you hanging as the world still sits in the balance. Enjoyably dark and twisted action from the new villains that add that element of horror to the mix. With Batman gone, the race is on to see who can step up to lead the team to a badly needed win. The art differs from comic to comic but is consistently a visual pleasure and colors set the mood and draw the reader in. From dark and grim to funny and snarky, the stories run the gamut with the main theme being non-stop action for an enjoyably good read. My voluntary, unbiased review is based upon a review copy from Netgalley.

I'm pretty impressed with the Dark Metal storyline. I'll be recommending all of the volumes for my library as well as purchasing copies for my personal collection.

This really didn't work as a collection. There is no real narrative arc, just a bunch of stories set during the Metal event without context. I felt like some of the issues included should have been in the main Metal collection to provide a lot of critical information.

This shows you what other heroes are doing during the time that the others are looking for superman. I do like knowing what Nightwing has been through and the others, it shows why Nightwing is the way he is when we see him in the other books and why he is so down about it. The stories are also well written within each other, the connection making sense for the most part, and it flows well through each comic.

The artwork is pretty, I think my favorite would be the suicide squad and Nightwing. Ivy's plants are drawn beautifully along with with the poisoned starfire and how they all look deadly rather than not as terrifying. The art in Nightwing is wonderful when your looking at Freeze's monster and those around it that are helping him. The Dark Robin is just as gruesome as the batman who laughed. It's an interesting take on what Robin would be if he followed into maddnes.

I think it needs to be switched around where Teentitans 12 is before Nightwing 29? Because the two stories clash with back tracking as to explain what happened to the titans and how harley and them got with the others. It could be how they wanted it (or it was released?) But it's a little hard to follow in this instance since the others have been all together. To keep it all flowing Green Arrow should be after the suicide squad one, and you have the information together following Nightwing, Robin, and Green arrow in sync rather than disjointed not sure where it goes. The ones involving the Justice league being in front looks good and it's easier to see what's going on, with the members there rather than not seeing what took them all so long and what they went through.

Over all I did enjoy it just not a much as I had enjoyed the others and it could have been due to the disjointed of them? I'm not sure but it's nice to see how it affected the others that we didn't get to see in the others.