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Dark Nights: Metal - Dark Knights Rising #[nn]
In "Ride the Lightning," a 2018 installment of *Dark Nights: Metal - Dark Knights Rising*, young Bruce Wayne on Earth -32, stripped of all emotion after his parents' death, is chosen by the Green Lantern Corps—only to reject their restraint and wield the ring with lethal will. Written by Sam Humphries and illustrated by Ethan Van Sciver, with colors by Jason Wright and letters by Tom Napolitano, the story follows Bruce as he becomes Batman the Dawnbreaker, drawn into a larger war when the Batman Who Laughs recruits him to invade Earth 0. The cover, by Jason Fabok, captures the grim intensity of a world forged in darkness.
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On Earth -32, young Bruce Wayne feels no emotions after witnessing the death of his parents, including having no fear, and he is selected to join the Green Lantern Corps. Using his tremendous willpower, he is able to over come the ring's settings to use it to kill criminals, and when Gordon, The Green Lantern Corps, and the Guardians try to stop him, Bruce kills them also. As Batman the Dawnbreaker, he learns that his world is about to be destroyed, and is recruited by the Batman Who Laughs to travel to Earth 0 to help take over that world, where he battles Green Lantern Hal Jordan.
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