ICYMI: Meet "The Robin King" - the newest Dark Multiverse monstrosity debuting in "Dark Nights Death Metal #2"

One of the most sadistic alternate versions of Batman to come out of 2018's "Dark Nights Metal" event was "The Batman Who Laughs" - the result of a "fusion" of The Joker's final laughing gas gift that infects a Batman from an alternate world after he kills his most feared adversary and transforming him into the thing he fears the most - becoming his own worst enemy and with the skills of the Dark Knight to boot. This evil Bruce Wayne along with other alternate versions of the Caped Crusader hailed from the Dark Multiverse and tried to conquer the regular DCU - only to be thwarted and all except the Batman Who Laughs being defeated.

Fast forward to the new event by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo in the sequel series "Dark Nights Death Metal", and we meet the newest creature to come out of TBWL's legacy - The Robin King.

As tweeted by Scott Snyder himself, this barbaric noble and twisted version of the Boy Wonder looks to be The Batman Who Laugh's "insurance policy". He'll be debuting on "Dark Nights Death Metal #2" this month - but the variant cover above by

ICYMI: Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo tease their "DC Encore" for DC Comics

Teased at the official DC Nation Twitter page a few days ago, "Batman" and "Dark Nights: Metal" collaborators Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo are ready to reteam for the encore... A "DC Encore" that is shrouded in mystery yet is rumored to set up the new DC Timeline for DC Comics. This project is given its very first teaser image of Wonder Woman wearing a new kind of armor, wielding a chainsaw, and having the severed withered head of the "Batman Who Laughs" tied to her belt.

Read more on what this all could be possibly alluding to via The Hollywood Reporter.

McFarlane Toys unveils their first line of DC Multiverse action figures!

In what certainly will be a forthcoming new thing for DC fans and collectors to look forward to this 2020, McFarlane Toys and DC have unveiled via their official website the first preview photos of their upcoming "DC Multiverse" line... And by far they are quite impressive to look at! Since acquiring the license, Todd McFarlane and his toy making company have been keeping mum about how these figures look like... UNTIL NOW.

Featuring variations of popular mainstays like Batman and Superman as well as new figures like the Justice League Unlimited version of Green Lantern John Stewart and The Batman Who Laughs, these awesome looking 7" figures are slated to come within the year and beyond, and one of the waves includes a Build Your Own Batmobile!

Be sure to check McFarlane Toys for updates on these DC Multiverse toys!