Les deux numéros spéciaux Dark Days : The Forge (sortie le 14 juin) et Dark Days : The Casting (sortie le 12 juillet) vont explorer un mystère qui « révélera la sombre face cachée de l’univers DC » tout en posant les bases de la prochaine saga événement qui touchera l’ensemble des titres de l’éditeur.
Au scénario, on retrouve Scott Snyder (Batman) et James Tynion IV (Detective Comics). La partie graphique de ces deux numéros a été confiée à Jim Lee, Andy Kubert et John Romita Jr.
La couverture de Dark Days : The Forge par Jim Lee :
Written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV • Art by JIM LEE, ANDY KUBERT, JOHN ROMITA JR. and others
Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS • Variant cover by ANDY KUBERT • Variant cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
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DARKNESS COMES TO THE DC UNIVERSE WITH THE MYSTERY OF THE FORGE! Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC’s pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding a dark secret that could threaten the very existence of the multiverse! It’s an epic that will span generations—but how does it connect to the origins of one of DC’s most legendary heroes?
The great comics event of summer 2017 is about to begin courtesy of superstar writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV and illustrated by a master class of comics artists: Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr.! You do not want to miss this one!
ONE-SHOT • On sale JUNE 14 • 40 pg, FC, card-stock covers, $4.99 US • RATED T[/quote]
[quote]“The Forge” begins with a discovery, and a secret. Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC’s pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding a dark secret that could threaten the very existence of the Multiverse! What has he discovered? And how does this connect to the origins of one of DC’s most legendary heroes?”
“Spearheaded by Snyder, METAL and it’s preludes will expand the DCU as we know it— revealing that the world of our favorite DC characters still has many areas left uncharted. Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman and the rest of the Justice League think they’ve been to every corner of the Multiverse—but a looming threat is coming from a place they never knew existed. Welcome to a crazy, melt-your-face, hard-rock space adventure like you’ve never seen before.”[/quote]
Un premier aperçu de Dark Days : The Forge par John Romita Jr, Andy Kubert et Jim Lee :
[quote]DARKNESS COMES TO THE DC UNIVERSE WITH THE MYSTERY OF THE FORGE! Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC’s pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding a dark secret that could threaten the very existence of the multiverse! It’s an epic that will span generations—but how does it connect to the origins of one of DC’s most legendary heroes?
The great comics event of summer 2017 is about to begin courtesy of superstar writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion III and illustrated by a master class of comics artists: Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr.! You do not want to miss this one!
Dark Days: The Forge #1
Written by: James T Tynion IV, Scott Snyder
Art by: Jim Lee, Various, John Romita, Jr., Andy Kubert
Cover by: Jim Lee, Scott Snyder, Scott Williams
Variant cover by: John Romita, Jr., Andy Kubert
Release Date: June 14, 2017[/quote]
[quote]In terms of the story — and I can’t get too much into specifics — there’s a mystery that goes back years in Batman’s life. It actually goes back to the dawn of human civilization, but Batman discovered it a few years ago. Fans are going to start realizing that there are a few key threats from Greg [Capullo] and Scott’s entire Batman run that have been pointing to this, going all the way back to the Court of Owls.
In building this epic mystery, Batman has realized that the metals of the world are reverberating, picking up a signal from… somewhere. And he doesn’t know where. And he doesn’t know what it means. But all these metals have these strange qualities that he is slowly discovering.[/quote]
Après Rebirth, après le pitoyable JLvsSS (le qualificatif est faible), après un prometteur « The Button », voilà que DC attaque son futur « Dark Multiverse » avec ce one-shot, The Forge.
Késako?
The Forge est un énorme one-shot extrêmement plaisant à lire. Il existerait un Métal (d’où le titre du futur event) liant un peu les composantes du DCU de la Cour des Hiboux aux différents artefacts de mon Univers préféré. Ce prétexte est bien utilisé car l’équipe créative poursuit la lancée Rebirth de la gamme.
Je vais spoiler mais en soi, rien de grave. Première chose, la continuité normale continue de revenir. Quel plaisir de revoir le « Fair Play » de Mister Terrific de retour du Earth-0. Quelle surprise de revoir la boule de gomme de DC!!! (je l’avais complètement oublié celui-ci) ou encore lire un bon Hawkman, pourtant sans son gourdin piquant. Je ne parle même pas de Mister Miracle (le bon teasing avant la publication de sa série) même si Jim Lee se chie dessus en le dessinant.
Mais le grand Héros reste Batman, tellement silencieux depuis la fin du New 52 et la découverte sur les Jokers. Alors il se passe des choses, des secrets enfouis dans la batcave sont révélés. Astucieusement, Quelques vérités sont rétablies comme les Outsiders. Même si c’est facile, le fan que je suis sourit.
Je ne dévoilerais pas tout, rassurez-vous.
Mais ça risque d’être une grosse aventure à découvrir.
