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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN num: 9781401204822
ISBN number: 1401204821
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 200
Printing Date: December 01, 2005
Publishing house: DC Comics
Age index: Young Adult
Release Date: December 01, 2005
Sale Popularity Level: 481814
Studio: DC Comics
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This latest reboot of the Legion of Super-Heroes, by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson, is an interesting and amusing one.It doesn't worry about the many decades of Legion history, freely using characters that were killed off long ago, and while the characters generally have the same powers and names (Princess Projectra is one of the notable exceptions), it offers some intriguing explanations of just how those powers work.The title of the volume refers to the Legion's status as cult heroes to a generation of young people, to the dismay of their parents, including those of the Legionnaires themselves.And it seems that internal strife is as much of a threat to the organization as are the earth-moving Elysion and Terror Firma.The 2004-2005 run (encompassing Teen Titans/Legion Special 1 and Legion of Super-Heroes 1-6) is funny and sexy, but the art isn't the most attractive that's ever graced the LSH.--David Horiuchi
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This latest reboot of the Legion of Super-Heroes, by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson, is an interesting and amusing one. It doesn't worry about the many decades of Legion history, freely using characters that were killed off long ago, and while the characters generally have the same powers and names (Princess Projectra is one of the notable exceptions), it offers some intriguing explanations of just how those powers work. The title of the volume refers to the Legion's status as cult heroes to a generation of young people, to the dismay of their parents, including those of the Legionnaires themselves. And it seems that internal strife is as much of a threat to the organization as are the earth-moving Elysion and Terror Firma. The 2004-2005 run (encompassing Teen Titans/Legion Special 1 and Legion of Super-Heroes 1-6) is funny and sexy, but the art isn't the most attractive that's ever graced the LSH. --David Horiuchi
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The Legion of Super-Heroes is a simple concept. Teen heroes in the far future, think of it as Star Trek meets Justice League Unlimited. And it has proven pretty durable, in one version or another the Legion has lasted over 50 years.
But the problem with teens is sooner or later they grow up. The problem with science fiction is as the story goes on you add more and more concepts to keep track of. Plus you have to keep current, the future as seen in the 50s is not the future of the 1970s and is not the future we see today. So the Legion has been 'rebooted' several times, with new writers starting from scratch in 1989, 1994 and now in 2004 (and yet again in 2007).
In this version the Legion of Super-Heroes are a bizarre combination of superheroes, comic book fans, SCA re-enactors and cos-players trying to bring some youthful rebellion to a stogy and peaceful future.
But the result is they come off as arrogant, obnoxious and geeky, all the worst qualities of comic book and science fiction fans. Certainly not people the readers want to spend time with. The conflict is a fairly generic plot to plunge the galaxy into war so the villain can sell more weapons. Not only is it not resolved in this volume, the mysterious villain's superpower is that he is forgettable. No one can remember him. Ironically this sums up the whole book.
The art by Barry Kitson is as good as ever, but by issue 4 we have fill-in artists.
Overall it has some interesting ideas but does not hold together as a book and it not an appealing relaunch of the team.
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Mark Waid is one of the most consistently solid writers around; his Legion gets the job done in quick strokes, with meaty characterizations, densely plotted arcs, and some wonderful dialogue to keep the story going. Nobody likes seeing their favorite characters redone, of course, and this incarnation of the Legion (the "threeboot," some fans have christened it) is pretty unpopular with the older set. But then, nobody likes running on a treadmill, either.
As far as Waid's work is concerned, this book is among the best things he's done, up there with "Tower of Babel" from JLA or his final Fantastic Four story arc.
Barry Kitson's art is pretty standard super-hero fare with a tendency toward neat-looking technical gadgets. The characters are mostly distinct from one another by hairstyle, gender, and costume, rather than facial construction, but Kitson isn't lazy and the battle scenes in the book are appropriately huge-looking.
The multi-character stories keep things moving at all times, and Waid seeds the action with some truly clever cliffhangers. Added to that, he has a grand old time coming up with unbeatable villains, some of whom have a Dickensian mean streak. It's never in doubt whether good will triumph over evil, but Waid and Kitson do a good and slightly subversive job of finding evil in places where it should never have been, and good in people who seem terminally unwilling to change.
Please, read it - it's great for teens who aren't that keen on reading, and it's pure brain candy for comics fans or sci-fi geeks.
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When I heard about this I thought, 'Oh no, not Again'. Reboot number 73. Mark Waid, however is a bastich, this is actually good. Let us hope they never have to try it again (wishful thinking, I guess). Or, if it fails, then just Showcase all the old Legion stories, so we can read those ones instead, rather than having to put up with another retcon.
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Waid continues to make us interested, showcasing the tensions in the Legion between selling out to the man, the power struggle between Cos and Brainy, a dead member, and a nasty alien invasion, spearheaded by superhumans, that the older generation fails to believe in.
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For some of us The Legion was the very first really interesting comic book We read. It was the very first group that have discussions, arguments between them and some times even serious fights. It was the very first comic book that killed some of the heroes (and They did several times trough the years) Although some of the names were really childish, I thought that the legion books were among the most interesting around. When They rebooted the very first time in 1994 some of us felt lost and didnt really trusted the change (although need to admit it was seriously in need of change, cause the stories began to be somehow difficult to follow) But the new stories were really good and found their way around, so when DC announced this new reboot, I personally thought maybe it was going to be really for the best, even thinking that the stories in the running series were good and meaningful. I'm sorry to say that this was a step back. As another reviewer wrote this feels lik a flower power thing gotten in the future without a really good script. Yeah, right a galaxy needs to be ruled by hormonal, teenagers with superpowers. Now I'm terminating my 30 years allegiance to the book, I'm sad to say.
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