Action Comics #1049 p.01 - Metallo & Lex! SplashAs Metallo paces around his cell, a holographic image of Lex Luthor suddenly appears and reveals that when he previously offered him a new and better body and told him he needed his help, he wasn't actually ASKING! Perkins pulls off some incredibly beautiful imagery here and on the other two pages that make up this 3 page opening scene, with fabulous use of ink, wash and smudged charcoal!
Perkins has an uncanny ability to spot blacks perfectly in order to create a beautiful balance between the black and white areas
Renee Montoya and Jessica Midnight discuss things as Sister Clarice quietly stands by
Setting the stage for this issue
she was a Swampling that Swamp Thing himself had created in order to keep him company as he searched the earth for sign of any humans
hoping to get to meet Superman in person
But like typical earth kids
as he and Tanner enter the building
while a mysterious stranger is seen snapping pictures of the two friends
This magnificent work of art was the second version of the page Perkins illustrated
with Woodrue echoing some of the things that the Wanderer was attempting to teach Levi
inks and colours were all done by Mike Perkins
talking trees is worth the price of admission alone
