DC has chosen to reveal (via The Washington Post) the big cliffhanger moment from Dark Nights: Metal #1 ahead of the issue's release this Wednesday. Scroll down if you want to find out what happens.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Dark Nights: Metal #1!
Dark Nights: Metal involves the debut of a twisted realm known as the Dark Multiverse and a mystery involving Thanagarian Nth Metal that dates back to the earliest days of humanity. Apparently that mystery is so important that one of the oldest and most powerful beings in DC lore is getting involved. Metal #1 ends on a big cliffhanger moment as Batman is confronted by none other than Dream, of Sandman fame.
While this isn't the first time DC's heroes have crossed paths with characters from Sandman, it's not something that happens often. Dream and his Endless siblings simply operate on a different cosmic scale than the Justice League. The fact that Dream would take time out of his busy schedule to confer with a mortal (even someone like Batman) is the clearest sign yet that Metal is going to be a story with huge ramifications for the DC Universe.
Nor does it sound like this will be a quick cameo for the Lord of Dreams. “[Dream] has some very key moments that spin the story in its essential directions,” Snyder told The Post. “At the same time, really is a Justice League story focused on their discovery of the Dark Multiverse and the invasion with these evil Batmen [now] here and the desperate attempt to stop that using Nth metal.”
Gaiman is famously protective of his Sandman characters, going so far as to write much of Death's dialogue when she appeared in 2010's Action Comics #894. Snyder revealed that he conferred with Gaiman while developing the story for Metal and received his blessing to use Dream. “I was so excited. It was one of the greatest days of my professional life,” Snyder said. “[Gaiman] couldn’t have been more generous. I just want to say thank you to him for sharing such an incredibly special character with us. It’s literally one of the best moments of my career, to be able to get to write a character that meant so much to me growing up and still does.”
Will Metal open the door for more interplay between the Justice League and the Vertigo universe? Let us know what you think of this unexpected twist in the comments below.
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