Metamorpho Year One
Comic Summary: Written by Dan Jurgens Art by Jurgens & Jesse Delperdang Covers by Kevin Nowlan DC's new series of Year One miniseries continues with the origin of the Outsiders' resident shape-shifter, Metamorpho, featuring story and art by Dan Jurgens (Death of Superman, Booster Gold) and Jesse Delperdang (Batman, Batgirl) with covers by renowned artist Kevin Nowlan (Superman vs. Aliens, Tomorrow Stories)! Adventurer Rex Mason is a star - as the host of the reality series Treasure Quest, he travels the world on the hunt for the world's hidden riches, and it's all to help line the pockets of one of the world's richest men: Simon Stagg. When Mason's latest quest leads him to Egypt to recover the mysterious Orb of Ra, his life will be forever changed. What other surprises are in store? Find out in Metamorpho Year One!
Codes: 76194125929100111 AUG070213
- Price:
$2.99$2.39- Artist:
- Dan Jurgens
- Artist:
- Jesse Delperdangs
- Author:
- Dan Jurgens
- Cover Artist:
- Kevin Nowlan
- Release Date:
- October 3, 2007
- In Stock?
- Yes!
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Colouring:
- FC
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Customer Reviews
It sets the tone perfectly for what waits inside--middle-of-the-road superhero adventure comics, rendered with a measure of intelligence and occasional wit. This is a well-known tale, the origin of Metamorpho--at least, it's "well-known" when you define the term as "common knowledge to the tiny obsessive sect of comics fans who are versed in the intricacies of the DC Universe."
Rex Mason is an adventurer, he loves Sapphire Stagg; Sapphire's dad is a nasty billionaire who tries to kill Rex so his daughter won't end up with the lug. Only the lug gets wild superpowers in an Egyptian pyramid.
What's slightly intriguing is that all of the above happens by the end of the first issue--in essence, this "origin" miniseries has delivered its origin by the end of issue one, with five more to go. I'm curious to see where things go from here.
Dan Jurgens' layouts are finished by Jesse Delperdang, and the combination makes for some nice work--Jurgens is a master craftsman at what makes a comics page work, and Delperdang has a stronger grasp of expressions than Jurgens ever has, so they really play off one another well. Inks are supple and moody; Simon Stagg looks like one creepy mother with those shadows over his eyelids.
Not sure if this is worth your hard-earned $3--it's a bit too slight--but it's definitely worth a dollar bin pickup, or a look at the eventual trade collection.
1 pts.