Batman and the Outsiders #6: Pages 8-10

So finally some action as two Outsiders square off against the Cryonic Man, or actually, I should just say ONE Outsider. I don't know what Geo-Force is doing, but he's nowhere near the villain in these pages. No, it's all up to Metamorpho to intercept the stolen kidney tube and befuddle the freezing villain with his awesome sodium tricks.Metamorpho has never slipped and fallen on his doorstep in his life. Another thing he hasn't done, is realize his witty quips are lost on non-telepaths. Metamorpho's Science Tip #1: Salt will make ice blow up!
Character development: Now we know that if Rex had his leg broken, "AGGGGH!" would be his preferred cry of alarm. He's a four Gs kinda guy. The Cryonic Man is so stunned, he doesn't pick up the kidney tube again as he swiftly flies away.
So he's been here before, sometime before the hospital started using meta-humans as security. Cue Anna, the cute little girl with the failing kidneys, wandering down the battle-torn corridors on her own.
She's not one of those nervous children, is she? "Uh oh" is not the reaction I would have expected as an entire office and random hospital equipment falls on her.
Hey Geo-Force, GET OVER YOURSELF. Is there nothing he can't do? I can think of SO many, but as a raving egomaniac, I guess he can't. If he's such a powerhouse, why was he relegated (self-relegated unless Batman's "don't do anything" conditioning has set in) to clearing out bystanders? And why does he place the blame on Anna when really, it was his job to "clear" her? I'd also be interested in seeing the plans for that hospital. Usually, floors are pretty similar to each other, with corridors above and below other corridors. Not this one. There's an office/lab over this hallway.

Metamorpho returns with the kidney tube and some bad news:
Rex, there is no "we" in "Geo-Force was off somewhere keeping out of harm's way." This leaves GF to lay on the cheese. Awwwwww. Now put down the sick child so we can prep her for surgery.

Diagnosis on that Cryonic Man gas:
It makes you retarded. Or something. Get ready for your mid-page cliffhanger...
Oooh, I bet he saw them go into that closet on the closed-circuit cameras! They're in trouble now!

Tomorrow: A double-helping of Outsiders fever! Black Lightning teaches a class! Rex and GF get a talking to! Halo returns from school! Batman gives a briefing! Can you stand it?!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Metamorpho's Science Tip #1: Salt will make ice blow up!
Not salt (e.g. sodium chloride), just sodium, which is indeed highly reactive with water.
Siskoid said…
Yes, but where's the joke in that? ;)
Austin Gorton said…
So apparently the Cyronic Man's scheme involves stealing a kidney using retard gas, presumably for someone he loves. Not exactly a world beater, then. Even the Outsiders' villains' schemes are D-List.