This is another of DC's special Year 1 origin mini-series. This one, obviously, is going to give us the origin of the ever lovable Metamorpho, Rex Mason. Unfortunately Kevil Nowlan doesn't do all the interior art. But, he does give us this stunning cover. So that's a good start. The story is written by Dan Jurgens, with the artwork by Jesse Delperdang. Actually, Jesse does the finishes over Dan's layouts. It's actually a very good melding of styles. The interior work is very visually appealing. All the normal characters are involved in this one. Simon Stagg, his daughter Sapphire and Java. No surprises there. We do get a little more of the backstory into who Rex Mason is with this story though. Right now he's working for Simon on his TV series Treasure Quest. Basically he goes around the world searching for all these lost treasures, and then he does this 2 hour special for the discovery. He's making a lot of money for Simon. Not only does he get the ad revenue, but he also gets the riches from the treasures. Which in this case, has made Simon the 2nd richest man in the world. Of course Simon show his slimy character here, when he cheats Rex out of the revenues that he's due. But Rex puts up with it because he's in love with Sapphire. On the current quest he's after the Orb of Ra. Which he does find, but Simon had no intentions of letting him leave the pyramid alive. Java knocks him out when an earthquake hits, and it buries the recently dug out pyramid. But Rex is moved through the pyramid towards the meteor that the Orb of Ra was cut from, and it changes him. Into Metamorpho . . obviously. So no real surprises this issue. The story is updated but it's essentially the same. So now I'm interested in what they're going to do for the next 5 issues. I hope it's something original.
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