I spend a lot of time and money buying and reading comics. Most of the time I'm happy with my choices, sometimes not. I'm hoping,that with my reviews on what I've read, I might spare someone else dissapointment. I'll read anything, but I can't afford everything. If there's something you'd like for me to read, let me know. If you take the time to read this, please, take the time to let me know what you think. I may not agree with you, or you may not agree with me. But, so what. That's life.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Metamorpho Year One #6 - DC
I really am a fan of Rex Mason. I really like the Metamorpho character, even though I feel that he's been seriously underutilized over the years. So when this series came out . . . I was excited. I was excited to see one of my favorites in action. And I was excited to see him be the star of his own series. But . . . that was short lived. This, really, was just a rehashing of the same old story. No new ideas, concepts, or expanding on anything. Honestly, the very best part of this whole series were those amazing Kevin Nowlan covers. They were all beautiful. The rest of the series . . . . boring! I have to admit that Mike Norton's art looked pretty good. A drastic improvement over when he first start . . really, not that long ago. So the culprit really, was the story. Which, to me, is a big disappointment, especially since the motivating force was Dan Jurgens. The story was just boring. I don't mean to keep repeating myself, but, I cannot over state this. We had a great set-up here. They were bringing Rex's origin into the modern times. There's so much that could've been done with the actual origin itself, to Rex's understanding of his powers. Plus, they really could've expanded upon his capabilities. And all of this could've been done without putting his history or continuity in jeopardy. Just a little imagination and inspiration. But this series completely missed that boat. I'm really disappointed. We have another series coming up soon . . . . Teen Titans Year One . . . I hope they don't drop the ball as well.
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