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Now that we know that the Batman event from Scott Snyder and
Greg Capullo is called Dark Nights: Metal there are hints on what the event is
about. Snyder says he has been dropping hints about the event ever since he and
Capullo teamed up. Hints have also been dropped in other DC titles. The biggest
clues were dropped in the Batman Superheavy arc. In Batman #45 in a meeting with
Jim Gordon and Geri Powers, current president of Powers International we learned
that the company was looking and had found new elements. One was dense enough
that a small chunk weighed two tons. The other three new elements were a secret
but suggested that they were capable of creating new realities. Batman #49
showed Bruce seeing different versions of himself as Batman. Snyder has hinted
that this will be an important part of the Dark Days one-shots. This means that
some Grant Morrison concepts will have a part in the event. One of those
concepts will be Batman, Inc. The event is also likely to mark the return of the
Jim Gordon suit but with others wearing versions of them. The new version of the
Blackhawk Squadron is rumored to be involved in Metal also. And finally the
event will involve the return of Hawkman since DC has revealed that the Nth
Metal that he uses is part of Dark Days. In the recent The Death of Hawkman
limited series Hawkman died but Adam Strange ended up thrown into something
undefined. Wonder Woman and Green Lantern will be seen in the event at least in
the initial issues. |
