Death Metal is Building Off DC's Doomsday Clock, Not Erasing It

In an interview withCBR , Snyder answer the question about how the two series concern to one another and howDark night : Death Metalbuilds offDoomsday Clockby fellow DC scribe Geoff Johns . Specifically , Snyder , when ask howDoomsday Clockimpacted his story , said : " Yeah , it did ! It was always flexible in damage of being able to play off whatDoomsday Clockwould do if it came out in a way that would have a greater impact on the mainline and be responsive to that in a completing style , where we would ’ve had different pieces , or – ifDoomsday Clockcame out the elbow room it twine up coming out – where it was this masterpiece , but a distich clicks removed from the mainline . "

Snyder also mentions conversation he had with Johns about the best way to pull story constituent fromDoomsday Clockand incorporate them in theDark Night : Death Metalwithout exchange the outcome of Johns ' tale . Their goal , he said , was to make the two series primed as to build to one giant , unifying event . Synder again stressed thatDark Nights , from its inception , was always about connecting the DCU ’s past , present and future , as well as have a affirmation about where the volume should be headed in 2021 and beyond .

The Dark Nights : Death Metalstory now has two characters that own the powers of Doctor Manhattan , first beingWally West , who bonded with the Mobius Chairwith the godlike powers of Dr. Manhattan and The Bat Manhattan Who Laughs , whose full powers and capableness are still a mystery . The fate of the real Dr. Manhattan , mentioned in passing by Batman , not only remains a mystery , but the questions of if he will make an appearance as the story progresses are also unknown .

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