Metamorpho #4 - DC

I like this Year One concept . . . the idea of revamping the origins of specific characters and bringing their stories in to the modern times. After all, I'm sure there's some people out there who haven't really seen the actual origins of some of the characters. And considering that some of them have been around since the 60's, or even the 40's or 50's, their stories are beginning to look a bit dated. So I like that they're making them current. I also like that, basically, they're sticking to the true origin. Other than sticking in a few modern references here and there, essentially the stories are pretty much the same. But, on the same token, for someone who has read the stories . . . unfortunately, that makes them kind of boring. There's really no new information in this issue . . . other than this Doc Dread character . . . so you pretty much know what's going to happen. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but . . . I'd like to see a few new things put in there. For instance, in this particular story-line, I think that maybe they could've gone a little farther to explain Rex's powers, or even how he could become so adept at them so quickly. They could also go into the story of the Orb of Ra a little bit more, and maybe explain if Ra had these chemical guardians throughout history. Maybe Rex is just the latest in the line. Also they could've given us some more background in to Simon Stagg. He's been such a great evil nemesis throughout the years, but we don't really know much about his history, other than that he's always been an arrogant ass, and rich as hell. Anyways, it seems to me that these minis would be the perfect opportunity, while sticking to the established origin, to still be able to expound on it a bit more. So of the earlier origins were just a little to simple, or convenient. We're in the 21st century now. People want to know the details. They want to know what makes things tick. And they like to see how everything is connected. I really do like the book, but I also feel that Dan Jurgens missed out on a great opportunity here. That's all I'm saying.