Legion of Super-Heroes #9

We're going to try something here. From now on I (Dominic) will post in blue, and Bill will post in red, so you can tell at a glance who posted what. If we decide it looks like crap, we'll change it. So, here we go...

I just got Legion of Super-Heroes #9 in the mail. (I subscribe.) I haven't read it yet, but the cover informs me that it is the Wizard Book of the Month! Suck on that, Lil' Avengers! Seriously though... since I haven't read it yet, let me just give a general review of the series.

I like this new book, Now normally "soft reboots," "Retcons," etc. really piss me off. I hated Superman: Birthright for example. I'm also not one of those who thought the Crisis was necessary because the multiverse was "too confusing." But let's face it. The Legion's history is not only long but ever since the crisis, it's been convoluted, confusing, and downright incomprehensible. I still don't understand what the final deal was with the whole Superboy/Mon-El/Lar-Gand/Valor thing. I blame John Byrne. Bearing that in mind, I can't really complain that DC decided to scrap the Legion and start over. In fact I'd have to agree that it was needed. Hey, It got me back on board.

This new legion has most of the old favorites, but has a slightly different flavor. If you haven't tried the book yet, here's the title page blurb-

OURS IS AN AGE OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY. BY THE DAWN OF THE 31ST CENTURY, AN EARTH-BASED NETWORK OF WORLDS HAS CREATED A RIGIDLY MANNERED SERENITY THROUGHOUT THE COSMOS-- A NEAR UTOPIA. ALL WE, OUR PARENTS AND THEIR PARENTS HAVE EVER KNOWN IS SECURITY, STABILITY AND ORDER.

WE'RE SO SICK OF IT, WE COULD SCREAM.

This new Legion is not so much of a club as it is a movement, a youth movement. As in every age, the youth of the 30th century have little to no control over politics, society, or their own lives. The Legion mean to change that and they have the power to do so. Though there is the official membership with superpowers, any underager who calls themselves a Legionaire is one. Of course not everyone agrees on what the Legion stands for and what it means to be a Legionaire.

Legion of Super-Heroes is written by Mark Waid and normally drawn by Barry Kitson (#8 had a guest artist.) It's well written and well drawn. I give it 4 out of 5 Fanboy fans.