Batman Metal #3

The third volume of Urban Comics' French edition of Batman Metal arrives with a cover that demands attention: a massive, battle-worn figure clad in jagged dark metal armor — bat-cowl crowned with fur, a brutal axe gripped in one gauntleted hand and a snarling bat-shaped helmet clutched in the other — looming against a cold, pale blue backdrop. It's a striking image of raw, almost medieval menace that perfectly captures the dark, multiversal chaos at the heart of Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Grant Morrison, Jeff Lemire, Greg Capullo, and Bryan Hitch's sprawling 2018 saga. Matière Hurlante promises the kind of heavy, unyielding storytelling that earns the "Metal" in its title.