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RATE THE METAMORPHO YEAR ONE SCIENCE REVIEW

5/25/2014

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DC’s Year One METAMORPHO PART 3 OF 3

5/17/2014

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DC’s Year One METAMORPHO
2007-2008 by Jurgens, Norton and Delperdang. 

SCIENCE REVIEW PART 3 OF 3

PART 2: Powers... continued


Let us jump back into the pages and look at how Rex uses his powers....

Uses 11-20 of Metamorpho’s powers thoughout the comic:
Click the pictures below to see the scientific use of each event. 
Most of Metamorpho’s powers were used simply to alter elemental form to accomplish his goals. Changing into helium gas to fly away, this is expected, or titanium to bludgen objects. This is good science. 12 of the 20 things listed I would consider GOOD SCIENCE! However, that means 8 that either tip-toed the line or where way off. Not bad for a comic book that pushes the limits of reality.   

There were a couple other amazing scientific events that happened in this Metamorphic journey, which were not addressed in this review. One, the humans oddly had a device that could translate the alien language, assuming they have never encountered these aliens before would be quite a profound device to be able to instantaneously translate a previously unheard of language. Two, the Atom shows up and shows off his amazing atomic powers of changing size. Lastly, the scientific query of the Flash’s remarkable speed! These events will be left for another time, I like to focus mainly on the main characters actions or what is being done to the main character. 

In conclusion, Metamorpho Year One is a beginning tale of the character with scientific inaccuracies, a decent enough story and art the services the character well. If you are not familiar with the character it can be a good short run to gain some knowledge and let your imagination go wild with the limitless possibilities of Metamorpho. Most of the science is good with about 40% C.B.S. Read and enjoy!

Come back next weekend for more SCIENCE REVIEW!, stay all week for SCIENCE SNAPSHOT!.  

References:
1- http://www.mineralszone.com/stones/marble.html

#metamorpho #comicscience #superheroscience
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DC’s Year One METAMORPHO PART 2 OF 3

5/10/2014

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DC’s Year One METAMORPHO
2007-2008 by Jurgens, Norton and Delperdang. 
SCIENCE REVIEW PART 2 OF 3

PART 2: Powers

Rex’s first use of his new powers was to sublimate from this seemingly organized glob of elements into a light gas, likely helium or hydrogen (since they are very small and lighter than air). We take the leap of faith that it’s possible to turn into this amalgom, however, once Rex has turned what does it say about his powers? If Rex is indeed all these elements arranged in a human shape, then how can he become a gas likely of a single element? This would suggest that he can transmutate matter, which would give him powers on a nuclear scale (rearranging subatomic particals within the nucleus of the atom to make whatever element is desired). This is not suggested throughout the book, so this notion will be pushed aside. So, this must mean that he can personally select which element(s) he wants to be and by ‘magic’ it turns? The only way this ability makes sense in a conventional science context is for him to have nuclear ability. The book does not hint at nuclear ability (and DC already has the nuclear man, Firestorm, so I doubt that have the same power) so there must be some type of comic book science (C.B.S.), faux science or magic thing going on. His powers are from a mysterious meteor so we’ll have to wait to see what kind of alien science explains the root of his power. 

Now, lets tear open the pages and look at how Rex uses his powers....
10 of the first 20 uses of Metamorpho’s powers thoughout the comic:


Come back next week for the exhilarating conclusion of Metamorpho's Year One SCIENCE REVIEW! with 10 more uses of his awesome power. 
References:
1. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/chlorine/basics/facts.asp
2. http://jp.physoc.org/content/105/3/197.full.pdf


#metamorpho #comicscience #superheroscience
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DC’s Year One METAMORPHO PART 1 OF 3

5/3/2014

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DC’s Year One METAMORPHO 

2007-2008 by Jurgens, Norton and Delperdang. 

SCIENCE REVIEW PART 1 OF 3

PART 1: ORIGIN

Metamorpho known as: The Element Man. This series was an attempt to reintroduce the character to the world and explain his powers. This is his origin...

Becoming Metamorpho: Rex Mason, a treasure hunter, is inside a recently excavated pyramid in Egypt that had been buried by sand. Inside was a meteor, which was used to make the orb of Ra. Rex’s employer wants the orb, gets it and leaves Rex for dead in the pyramid However, Rex finds himself sealed in a secret room that contains the original meteor. The meteor gives off a lot of heat and light as Rex gets closer and closer due to the earthquake. When Rex wakes he discovers that he has changed by looking into a mirror! (Ancient Egyptians did have mirrors, which were made of a flattened metal surface.(3)) He escapes the pyramid by unconciously transforming into a gas and rising through the cracks in the pyramid stone. 

Now that you’re familiar with Rex and his origin, the story moves along at a nice pace. Granted, science in comic books will always be flawed, otherwise we couldn’t get these awesomely powered characters. However, once they have their powers we want some good science happening or a least something that can be logical. Lets take a look at Rex's superhuman physique... 

Metamorphic Anatomy! Rex now has 5 different colors of “skin” basically each body region has a different color. Why would this be? I have no idea, this will have to be chalked up to be comic book science (CBS) However, this leaves me the interesting task of figuring out what element is being expressed on each body part! What fun... haha! 
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Please, feel free to add, comment or share obscure facts. 
I want to thank S.P. for being so helpful!

References:
(1)-http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/015.htm
(2)-http://books.google.com/books?id=Ty5Ymlg_Mh0C&pg=PA84&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
(3)-http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/b/bronze_mirror_with_two_falcons.aspx


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