georgezakka's review against another edition
3.0
I was kinda disappointed reading this because I thought it would be cool but it’s pretty boring.
Plot(s) - there are four stories. The first is the Gotham resistance (reference to the French resistance) which was a team composed of nightwing, robin, Harley, croc and prob some more guys I don’t remember. They basically ran around Gotham fighting baddies and stuff. Then was Batman lost the worst one in the book. The third story was bats out of hell which was the best one where the league and friends split in teams to find Nth metal. The last story was hawkman found which was cool but didn’t feel like a complete story.
My thoughts - Gotham resistance was pretty boring to me since most of the character on the team were uninteresting and B listers, also I didn’t like the riddler being the villain. The good parts of the story were the art and how they made croc and Harley goodies. Then Batman lost was the worst because of how boring it was and how all over the place the plot was, it felt like a teenager finding out its identity. Then the best part of the book, bats out of hell. I loved the art and the team dynamic and how the heroes were forced to be around being they don’t know, also cyborg saves himself in this one. Finally hawkman found is pretty cool, nothing special but nothing really bad.
Plot(s) - there are four stories. The first is the Gotham resistance (reference to the French resistance) which was a team composed of nightwing, robin, Harley, croc and prob some more guys I don’t remember. They basically ran around Gotham fighting baddies and stuff. Then was Batman lost the worst one in the book. The third story was bats out of hell which was the best one where the league and friends split in teams to find Nth metal. The last story was hawkman found which was cool but didn’t feel like a complete story.
My thoughts - Gotham resistance was pretty boring to me since most of the character on the team were uninteresting and B listers, also I didn’t like the riddler being the villain. The good parts of the story were the art and how they made croc and Harley goodies. Then Batman lost was the worst because of how boring it was and how all over the place the plot was, it felt like a teenager finding out its identity. Then the best part of the book, bats out of hell. I loved the art and the team dynamic and how the heroes were forced to be around being they don’t know, also cyborg saves himself in this one. Finally hawkman found is pretty cool, nothing special but nothing really bad.
nmnf_06's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
samsolariusleo's review against another edition
4.0
Honestly a little messy to have to read the whole story across multiple books, but it does pay off by the end of it. Snyder has really done a great job with this ambitious story worthy of a big event. The art was generally good, but with a few standout artists who elevated the art of the books. Till now, I'm still not quite sure what happened in the whole Metal event, even after having read everything (it was too convoluted after all), but it was still a good run with high stakes and action involved.
spennett's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jhstack's review against another edition
3.0
The Resistance collection of the Dark Nights: Metal event is a little spotty, perhaps because it's collected separately from the actual trade collection. (e-galley from NetGalley)
karleatsbooksforbreakfast's review against another edition
4.0
Do I understand this series? No, it’s chaotic and vague. Do I like it anyway? Yes, yes I do.
quirkycatsfatstacks's review against another edition
4.0
3 1/2 Stars.
I received a copy of Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance collects all of the tie-ins leftover from the Dark Metal plotline. Because they’re bouncing from series to series, the art style changes and things feel a bit less organized than if it was an enclosed event.
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.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
I received a copy of Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Dark Nights: Metal: The Resistance collects all of the tie-ins leftover from the Dark Metal plotline. Because they’re bouncing from series to series, the art style changes and things feel a bit less organized than if it was an enclosed event.
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.
Spoiler
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.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
thekarpuk's review against another edition
3.0
These secondary books tying into a mega-event can be such a mixed bag. At times it amazes me that some of this stuff was actually sold as single issues that they expected people to pay $4 for.
If there's one really good selling point for The Resistance, it's the first few chapters, which involve Robin and a motley crew of heroes and villains storming the mountain that grew out of Gotham in the main Dark Knight: Metal series. Each ring is controlled by a different Batman villain who received a magical metal card from The Batman Who Laughs.
This honestly could have been the whole book. Each circle could have made up a few issues, since there's rich possibilities with giving these villains complete power over a domain. But most of the pages are given over to inter-party squabbling between Robin and everyone else. In general I find super heroes working against a common enemy more compelling than when they fight amongst themselves, but the latter seems popular with many writers.
And that story ends on a pretty unsatisfying note, leaving the back half justifying its existence as a full-priced graphic novel by stuff in odds and ends from around the DC universe. I don't find many writers at DC to be deft hands at the one-shot, many of them seem constrained by 6 issues, so several of these stories I skipped after reading about half, since they failed to engage.
If you loved the main Dark Knight: Metal series, this one might be worth it on sale, but don't expect to be blown away by anything within.
If there's one really good selling point for The Resistance, it's the first few chapters, which involve Robin and a motley crew of heroes and villains storming the mountain that grew out of Gotham in the main Dark Knight: Metal series. Each ring is controlled by a different Batman villain who received a magical metal card from The Batman Who Laughs.
This honestly could have been the whole book. Each circle could have made up a few issues, since there's rich possibilities with giving these villains complete power over a domain. But most of the pages are given over to inter-party squabbling between Robin and everyone else. In general I find super heroes working against a common enemy more compelling than when they fight amongst themselves, but the latter seems popular with many writers.
And that story ends on a pretty unsatisfying note, leaving the back half justifying its existence as a full-priced graphic novel by stuff in odds and ends from around the DC universe. I don't find many writers at DC to be deft hands at the one-shot, many of them seem constrained by 6 issues, so several of these stories I skipped after reading about half, since they failed to engage.
If you loved the main Dark Knight: Metal series, this one might be worth it on sale, but don't expect to be blown away by anything within.