Thanks to the release of Batman Lost #1, it hardly matters that we aren't getting a new chapter of Dark Nights: Metal in November. This tie-in issue scratches most of the same itches (minus the artwork of Greg Capullo) and offers a meaningful look at Batman's role in this conflict and his relationship with the demonic Barbatos. In the process, Batman Lost achieves that almost impossible balance for an event tie-in - it tells a great story that enhances the larger crossover without being required reading for budget-minded fans.
When last we saw Bruce Wayne in Metal, he was an aged, helpless prisoner of Barbatos, being swallowed up by the Dark Multiverse alongside Superman. Batman Lost offers a glimpse of what it's like to be trapped in a nightmarish realm where reality itself is shaped by your personal fears. The script (a joint effort from Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV and Joshua Williamson) takes a psychedelic, purposefully jumbled approach as it conveys the madness and uncertainty of Bruce's imprisonment. On one hand, the constantly shifting narrative serves as a fun examination of the legacy and history of Batman. One of the core plot threads pays direct homage to "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate," the very first Batman adventure. And on the other, this issue answers some burning questions and forges even closer ties between Snyder's Batman saga and the work of Grant Morrison.
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