Dark Nights: Death Metal – Robin King #1 (2020)

Story Snapshot

You thought the Batman Who Laughs was the darkest version of Bruce Wayne? Meet The Robin King—a twisted, sadistic version of young Bruce from a Dark Multiverse Earth where he didn’t just witness his parents’ murder… he enjoyed it. Instead of becoming the Bat, this Bruce leans into the chaos, turning his genius toward building anti-hero weapons and murdering his world’s entire Justice League before puberty.

This one-shot unpacks the Robin King’s brutal rise, his murderous glee, and his warped philosophy of anti-hope. As the Batman Who Laughs sends him out to hunt remaining heroes, the Robin King gleefully demolishes sidekicks and symbols of good—saving a particularly cruel fate for Donna Troy, Animal Man, and The Atom.

He’s not here to join the fight. He’s here to enjoy it.