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The Legion of Superheroes has been a DC staple since
April 1958 when they first appeared in Adventure
Comics. Over the years they have grown and changed.
They have been teenagers, adults, and been rebooted
back to teenagers again over the years. Once again
they have found themselves in the hands of a new
creative team being rebooted yet again-- only this
time it's all new. There are no stated founding members.
There is no RJ Brande to be seen yet. There is not
forty six years of back story you need to be intimately
familiar with to understand this comic.
The utopian society of the 31st century, itself, is
even different. For generations the galaxy has known
nothing but peace and stability. Human interaction is
now primarily through a computer screen. And in this
world full of peace and prosperity, something is
stirring in the nations' youth. A new movement called
the Legion of Superheroes. The are trying to uphold
the superhero ideals as they understand them from the
great heroes of the past. They have a hearty disdain
for the adults of society, who seem too detached to
understand what they are doing.
Outside and inside the United Planets trouble is
beginning to rear its ugly head. And unlike most of
their prior incarnations, the Legion is not the lap
dogs of the United Planets. Instead the Legion is
more of the thorn in the side of the United Planets.
Additionally unlike the prior incarnations of the
Legion, it is clear that these teenagers are going to
be more realistic. They are not all going to love one
another, they are not all going to sing the same song,
and agree that the same course of action is correct.
They will falter and they will fight. It will be a
different world with completely new and exciting
plotlines.
It is sharp and accessible to people who have never
read the Legion before. Mark Waid and Barry Kitson
have created a new vision of the Legion that from the
first issue promises to be an engagingly fun ride.
Waid writes with humor and feeling on this book and
Kitson's art compliments it beautifully. I am
extremely jazzed about this reboot of Legion and I
think, even if you never read Legion before, you
should pick this up and give it a shot because it
looks to be one doozy of a ride.
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