>>8584990Current Death Metal.
>>8585044They're the versions of these characters currently appearing in Death Metal. Basically a transitional story that will lead into the future status quo.
For your specific questions, Darkfather (the Batman/Darkseid that is the BAF of this wave, for whatever reason) was trying to turn Superman via Anti-Life, basically making him the new Darkseid.
The guitar is just from a cover, it was basically where the DC trinity formed a band together. Too bad they couldn't at least include a different head, to differentiate it from the previous release a bit more than just its accessory.
