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Hurricane Harvey, which is currently causing unprecedented and catastrophic damage along the Texas coastline, could easily end up being the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. However, longtime Batman writer Scott Snyder is proving that not all heroes wear capes by revealing that he’ll be donating his pay for the upcoming second issue of Dark Nights: Metal to the American Red Cross to help those affected by the devastating storm. RELATED: DC’s Nth Metal Revelations Open a Multiverse of Possibilities Snyder took to Twitter this afternoon to reveal how he plans to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey while encouraging others to do what they can support the relief efforts. Also, w #DCMetal issue 2, I'll be donating what I was paid to script to @RedCross for #harveyrelief. If ur picking it up pls give what u can — Scott Snyder (@Ssnyder1835) August 30, 2017 RELATED: Meet the Horrific Robins of The Batman Who Laughs Those wh

Below you’ll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks sold in the direct market for August, 2017. The sales numbers below are estimates based on the information provided by Diamond Comics Distributors earlier this month. Sales estimates for July, 2017 can be found here. RELATED: Scott Snyder Donates Dark Nights: Metal #2 Pay to Harvey Relief There are a couple of things to keep in mind when reading this data. These numbers are just estimates for the sales through Diamond to direct market retailers. It does not include any sales outside of the Diamond channel such as newstands, book stores or overseas markets. Since the majority of habitual comic book readers are served through this sales channel, these numbers are a good indicator of the core sales trends at the retail level. While not all copies will sell to readers, each retailer is buying what they think they can sell so the trends at the retail level should be a close enough reflection of the sales trends at

August 2017 had 6,593,275 units in the top 300 comics list, an increase of 321,945 units from last month. Marvel Comics accounted for 45.33% of the total units with 2,988,705 units in the top 300 comics and was up 247,114 units in the top 300 compared to last month. DC Comics placed 2,367,694 units in the top 300 comics which accounted for 35.91% of the total units and was up 188,247 units compared to last month. DC had the three items over 100,000 units with Dark Nights: Metal #1 and Batman #28 and #29. Marvel rounded out the rest of the top ten with issues of Secret Empire, Generations: Wolverine and All-New Wolverine, Generations: Unworthy Thor and Mighty Thor and Star Wars. The premiere publishers accounted for 93.27% of the units in the top 300 comics this month while all of the other publishers with items in the top 300 accounted for 6.73% of the units. Most of the lift this month came from Marvel and DC offsetting the minimal losses from the other publishers. From this vantag

In the second issue of Dark Nights: Metal (the fourth overall, counting the two Dark Days specials), the Justice League goes up against Batman (again), with the Leaguers getting more than they expected when he’s finally caught. There’s fewer groundwork-laying and more actual story, but still lots to discuss. If you need to catch up, we’ve annotated Dark Days: The Forge and Dark Days: The Casting, plus issue #1. As always, we’ll spoil pretty much all of issue #2, so grab your copy and follow along! Dark Nights: Metal #2 was written by Scott Snyder, pencilled by Greg Capullo, inked by Jonathan Glapion, and colored by FCO Plascencia. We’re guessing that Steve Wands lettered it, but he’s not credited in our copy. Dave Wielgosz is the assistant editor, and Rebecca Taylor and Eddie Berganza are the editors. [Note: We’re not counting the two-page credits spread in our page number references.] Click Here to Read Article On One Page L

WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Dark Nights: Metal #2, by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, on sale now from DC Comics. DC Comics’ Dark Nights: Metal #2 is crammed full with big moments, but the biggest by far is reserved in the issue’s final pages, with the arrival of evil Batmen from the Dark Multiverse. RELATED: Dark Nights: Metal #1 Annotated, From Gotham’s Volcano to Sandman First teased in June, these Dark Knights are corrupted versions of Batman from that shadow dimension. In Dark Nights: Metal #2, by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, these evil Batmen are summoned into the DC Universe by the Court of Owls and the Strigydae through a ritual known as the “mantling,” first referenced last year in Batman #51. The Caped Crusader disappears, and in his place opens a portal to the Dark Multiverse, through which appears first a trio of cannibalistic green-haired Robins, and then the seven evil Batmen, backed by the bat-god Barbatos, whose DC Comic

MINOR SPOILER WARNING for current DC comic storylines below. Mister Miracle may have just released its second issue this week, but the critical and audience response has already been overwhelmingly positive for the new series. Of course, the title’s innovative, off-kilter storytelling technique has also led some to wonder about its place in the overall DC Universe. Earlier today, writer Tom King (Batman, The Vision) took to Twitter to clarify Scott Free’s timeline, and in answering one question, generated others. RELATED: Can Mister Miracle Escape The Ultimate Trap – Superhero Storytelling? “Yup. Mr. Miracle is part of Rebirth…and Metal…and Doomsday Clock. It’s all one story,” he responded when asked if his and artist Mitch Gerads’ new series is set in the current continuity. So, while fans now know that the events in Mister Miracle take place in the same universe as DC’s past, current,

Game launches in N. America for PS4, Switch, PC on October 24, in Europe on October 27 KOEI Tecmo America began streaming a story trailer with English subtitles on Wednesday for the upcoming game Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon (Yoru no Nai Kuni 2 ~Shingetsu no Hanayome~) game. KOEI Tecmo previously streamed a trailer that introduced the game's main characters. KOEI Tecmo Games and Gust released the game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo Switch in Japan on August 31 after several delays. KOEI Tecmo America is releasing the game in North America under the title Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon on October 24 for the PS4, Switch, and PC. KOEI Tecmo Europe will release the game in Europe on October 27. The game will mark KOEI Tecmo's first Western release for the Nintendo Switch. KOEI Tecmo America describes the sequel: Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon takes place in a fictional, demon-ridden Western European city towards the

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for Dark Nights: Metal #2 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, on sale now. In the first issue of Dark Nights: Metal, we learned that Kendra Saunders, the former Hawkgirl, is now known as Lady Blackhawk and that she has been investigating the mystery of Nth Metal for quite a while now. In Issue #2, though, we see Kendra visit a secret base (that happens to be the same base that the Legion of Doom used on the Challenge of the Super Friends, which was prominently used during Forever Evil) and meet up with a select group of DC characters who are all, in their own way, immortal. And while the mix involves those who are clearly heroes as well as those with more villainous tendencies, they all appear to be working in concert as a sort of Illuminati, formed to protect the DC Universe. RELATED:  DC’s Nth Metal Revelations Open a Multiverse of Possibilities We figured that it would be helpful to fill everyone in on who t

Dark Nights: Metal #2 hit shelves this week and, in doing so, successfully book ended one of the deepest running plot threads from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s New 52 Batman run. In an issue absolutely loaded with big reveals, one of the biggest was that the Court of Owls is directly at the heart of the DC Universe-spanning Batman epic. RELATED: The Batman Who Laughs’ Origin Story is Absolutely Bonkers Now that we know how closely Snyder and Capullo’s epic run ties into their current opus, it’s time to take a closer look at just who the Court of Owls are and what their plans might mean for the future of the DC Universe as Metal unfolds. The Court and the Parliament In the simplest terms, the Court of Owls is a secret society operating in Gotham City, while the Parliament of Owls is what they’re called when they work on an international level. The Court’s been operating just beneath the surface (sometimes literally) of Gotham for hundreds of yea

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights: Metal #2, on sale now. From the start, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights: Metal has embraced its title’s obvious rock and roll shout-out. “Brother Scott and I are renewing our comic wedding vows,” Capullo said when DC Comics unveiled the event. “I’m looking forward to rock’n’ and roll’n’ together again.” This connection was made even more explicit by the promotional material for the event, including a t-shirt designed to look like one you’d buy at a concert for your favorite band. RELATED: Who, Exactly, Are the Evil Batmen of DC’s Dark Nights: Metal? It’s also no secret that Capullo has been sneaking devil horns into the series, an Easter egg hunt that began right at the very start — the first issue’s cover featured the entire League forming a giant devil horn symbol.