A new Titans: Beast World Tour - Metropolis preview sees Jimmy Olsen become the terrifying Turtle Boy
Dec. 1, 2023OK, so he’s perhaps not THAT terrifying…
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DC’s sprawlingTitans: Beast Worldcrossover launched this week with a cracking first issue that saw Beast Boy transformed into the monstrous “Garro”. You can check out our interview with writer Tom Taylorhere, who discusses both that opening instalment and the various spin-offs that we’ll be seeing over the coming months.
The first of those is published next week. In the 48-page Titans: Beast World Tour - Metropolis, various writers and artists come together to tell three stories of the city that Superman calls home, now threatened by the Garro spores that are spreading around the globe and mutating people into rampaging monsters.
We’ve got preview details and art for each of the three stories in the one-shot below, but first, check out the main cover and variants by (from left to right) Mikel Janin,Cully Hamner, and Clayton Henry.
‘Primal Pain’ featuring Dreamer and Jon Kent
The first story in the issue sees Dreamer andJon Kentbattle Livewire, who has been transformed into a super-powered electric eel! Co-written by Nicole Maines and Steve Orlando, with art by Fico Ossio, Luis Guerrero and Rob Leigh, the story is also set to bring Dreamer to the attention ofAmanda Waller, one of the major players in the crossover.
The story that we’re most looking forward to is ‘Turtle Boy’ by writer Dan Jurgens and artists Anthony Marques, Joe Prado and Wade Von Grawbadger. Jimmy Olsen is transformed into a giant turtle and goes on a rampage throughout Metropolis, forcingBibbo Bibbowskito try and stop him without the help of Superman. This looks like really good fun, and is a direct callback to the cover of Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #53 from 1961, which saw the plucky photographer transformed into “the giant Turtle Man.” We’re loving the art style on this one.
You can follow the full Titans: Beast World story in the following issues:
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