Metal Men: Full Metal Jacket

The Metal Men, to anyone unfamiliar, is a long-running team of Element-themed robots lead by their creator, Will Magnus. They have always leaned more towards the comical than the dramatic, as does this book, collected from the Legends of Tomorrow ensemble title.This book is not so much a reinvention of the concept, but a return to form from the last reinvention of the team. It reestablishes most everything the classic titles had, with the only big change being Doctor Magnus's younger age. Fret not; his personality and wit are still intact. The entire book reads like a much lighter, occasionally-Silver-Age story, and this works wonders to its benefit. It's often funny, well-paced, and keeps the stakes just high enough for investment without feeling to weighty. There are several characters from the wider DCU who show up throughout, and without spoiling them, I was delighted to see each and every one of them, even in limited roles. Every character used is very thematically appropriate, both in theme as well as in history with the Metal Men. Art is great; always clean, bright, and fun.I do have a few nitpicks, although none too big to merit lowering the score any. Like many trade paperback collections that DC releases, each chapter is separated by the cover the original issue was released with. However, due to the multiple-character issues of Legends of Tomorrow's comic run, the covers in question tend to highlight Firestorm and Metamorpho as well, neither of whom are present in this. This will certainly prove confusing to somebody not in-the-know. Additionally, the series goes to a decent length to establish a "bigger bad" behind the machinations of the events, but the villain in question is dispatched almost immediately at the end, without a fight, and without a proper explanation as to what happened. It's not huge, but it was strange enough to merit a mention.All in all, though, this is the best Metal Men story I have seen in years. Long-time fans will have plenty to appreciate, and newcomers will get the perfect story to introduce these weird, wacky, and wonderful heroes.

Loved the Metal Men since I first read about them. I was excited to read them in the New 52 run of DC Comics also during the Forever Evil storyline. I found this volume in a comic book store previously and unfortunately had no means to buy it then. When I eventually saved a little I figured Amazon's easier then catching a bus and going to another district. This was amazing in per of Len Wein's writing and the combined pencils of Yıldıray Çınar with John Trevor Scott was incredible. The cameo of Red Tornado really got me hyped tbh. Overall, great read!

I am big fan of the Metal Men. Unfortunately, in recent years everyone has wanted to re-create the characters. This collection continues down that trend. Here's some feedback:1. This collection contains stories from Legends of Tomorrow2. I believe this is part of the whole DC rebirth initiative coming out of the New 52.3. As part of the rebirth the characters are re-invented again. Doc Magnus is a young millenial type character instead of the classic Disney Dad, Abesent-Minded Professor with his pipe. I am not fan of the younger spin.4. The art by Yildiray Cinar is clean and the characters look great. SPOILERS - the last page reinventing of the characters is less than satisfying. I preferred the characters look throughout the book.5. The story, as already mentioned, is a bit of a rebirth story. Very classic (Len Wein), but a reinventing and re-creating of the characters.All in all, it's a solid story and worth a read.

MM were my favorite childhood comic team. This new story brings back great memories.

I have always been a fan of the Metal Men and this reinvention seems to have the right stuff.

What a tragic disappointment. There is so little of the original Metal Men in this book that one would think Doc Magnus must have forgotten to include their responsometers.The fault is split between the writer and the artist - it appears both flunked out of High School Chemistry class. Part of the appeal of the original is the originality of the metallic heroes and the ties that bound them to their metals. Since when did "noble" mean "vain?" Mercury's personality was based on his feeling of superiority (only metal at room temperature) not on anger or hate. And where is Tina's flirtatious love for Doc (who now has to be some millennial)? Also, each metal had properties that were continuously referenced in the story here there are only tossed out halfheartedly and not to further their character or story. And for the ultimate stretch - Lithium is revealed as the lightest metal so that means he can fly and control the wind (WHAT?!). Then there is the art of Cinar. He does a fine job with rendering but he has no imagination on how to use the metals in any unique ways. Constantly there are images of them just stretching to attack or winding around enemies. No coils, no blobs, no hammers and springs - since when would Mercury (again, the only metal at room temperature) make a functioning truck tire? And, as mentioned in another review, the final page just made me cringe.Yet another attempt by DC to bring back one of my favorite teams only to fumble the ball. Someday I hope we see them in their former glory. This is not even close.

Although the story is ok, the design of the appearence of the characters is not that good.I know it's supposed to be a reinvention, but the last design was awful, creative team can do better. Seeing Chemo and Red Tornado was good

It’s ok. Nothing to write home about unfortunately.

arrived as promised, used but excellent condition. Kudoos the seller, you can trust.

attention , ce n' est pas le metal men d' origine ; c' est 1 graphisme actuel , plus sombre , + agressif : 1 peu déçu mais pour les inconditionnel du groupe !!!

Metal men rocks

Great Product