Both silly and serious, cosmic in scope but individual in emotion, the series overflows with the joy of embracing the Rule of Cool. On one side we had the terrifying and sadistic Batman Who Laughs, but on the other we had the Justice League teaming up to restart the universe with the power of their hope and love. The book sees seven evil alternate-universe Batmen arrive on Earth to destroy the Justice League, motivated by hatred and envy that our universe will live on while their twisted alternative worlds are destined to decay in the depths of the Dark Multiverse - the place where broken worlds go to die.Īnd why is the whole thing metal themed? Because like the best heavy metal music, Dark Nights Metal exists on the razor’s edge between self-awareness and earnest enthusiasm. The issue is an excuse for North and Henderson to show off the best of their partnership, with Henderson’s nose for fashion and character expression, and North’s story about weird science principles, framing the touching, life-long partnership between Doreen and Nancy.īuy it on Comixology | Marvel Comics | Your local comic shopĭark Nights Metal was a fireworks show in which each new explosion seems like it must be the beginning of the finale - then next one is even bigger.įor writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, Metal took the wild, sci-fi principles and emotional core of their legendary run on the Batman series and blew it out wide, into a Justice League crossover that spanned the length of time and space. Naturally, they decide to fight crime and mount their own rescue. They’ll live an entire lifetime in a single New York City weekend.
Following a series of events, Doreen “Squirrel Girl” Green and her best friend and roommate Nancy find themselves cursed to move so fast that everyone around them appears to be standing still. But Henderson’s send-off issue, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #31, is the best of every aspect the title, squished into one single-issue story. Her replacement, Derek Charm, does not disappoint the series is still a ball of delight. And for four years, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl was defined by a single creative team - writer Ryan North and artist Erica Henderson - until Henderson took leave of the title to pursue her creator owned work this year. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl drove one of Marvel’s most notorious goof characters to bestselling fame, a solo graphic novella and star billing in two upcoming television shows. Erica Henderson/Marvel Comics THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #31