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Dark Nights: Death Metal

Dark Nights: Death Metal was a comic series published by DC Comics in 2020-2021. The seven-issue series is a follow-up to Year of the Villain and takes place after Perpetua took over the Multiverse with The Batman Who Laughs. The comic books were written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo.

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Writer
Scott Snyder
Penciler
Greg Capullo
Inker
Jonathan Glapion
Colorist
FCO Plascencia
Letterer
Tom Napolitano
Publisher(s)
DC

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