Some thoughts about Legends of Tomorrow #4

The legend continues.

Firestorm is still trying to survive from the people who are hunting him. Metamorpho will have to accept his fate. Sugar and Spike need to rescue a forgotten sidekick. The Metal Men have found their match.

I'm surprised about how consistent this miniseries is.

The first story belongs to Firestorm written by Gerry Conway and once again, Conway is able to depict all of the members of the cast nicely including Major Force who shows some interesting moments but the plot doesn't progress that much unfortunately. The story still has a pretty classic feel. Eduardo Pansica handles the artwork and is pretty good looking with a vibrant style although I find weird that he depicts General Eiling as pretty different from how he appeared in Captain Atom, particularly because he was short and black but the latter is most likely because of the colorist.

The second segment is handled by Aaron Lopresti focusing on Metamorpho and to be honest, is a bit more interesting than previous issues due that Lopresti is exploring more about the mythology around the character, the writing itself is still not that distinctive but the intentions are solid enough. Lopresti's artwork is still good looking with expressive characters and clear details.

Once again, the best aspect of the book are the Sugar and Spike section written by Keith Giffen. How can you not love a story based on Itty, Green Lantern's forgotten sidekick from the Bronze Age? The plot gets as crazy as you imagine with the inclusion of other old characters like the Lamplighter who is handling a museum of Silver Age supervillains, all is in good fun with the two protagonists still being as entertaining as ever. Bilquis Evely's artwork remains brilliant with expressive and beautiful characters and a distinctive style.

Finally, the tale about the Metal Men written by Len Wein progresses satisfactorily with the writer actually delivering some interesting character moments as well as solid worldbuilding by demonstrating how skilled Robotman is and incorporating a new team of Metal Men and reintroducing the often forgotten Copper to this continuity. Yildiray Cinar's artwork is equally as good with a pretty energetic style that delivers the action scenes perfectly.

I would say that I enjoyed Sugar and Spike the best followed by Metal Men, Metamorpho and Firestorm in that order. Quite solid installment.