indeedithappens's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
vcrog's review
4.0
Inspired to read this from watching Legion (so so excellent, everyone go watch it!) and hearing Si Spurrier on various comics-related podcasts.
Not sure where in continuity this comes, which was slightly confusing, but then, that's the whole point of Legion (to an extent)! The representation of David's messed up mind (I'm sure he wouldn't mind me saying that) and the interplay between his mind and the 'real world' is expertly done and makes for a crazy fun read.
Also the X-Men come off a huge jerks in this which is excellent fun.
This is a great, super trippy, fantastically written and drawn book.
Am now just mourning the fact that Legion (the TV show) didn't find a way to replicate that hair. It's truly glorious.
Not sure where in continuity this comes, which was slightly confusing, but then, that's the whole point of Legion (to an extent)! The representation of David's messed up mind (I'm sure he wouldn't mind me saying that) and the interplay between his mind and the 'real world' is expertly done and makes for a crazy fun read.
Also the X-Men come off a huge jerks in this which is excellent fun.
This is a great, super trippy, fantastically written and drawn book.
Am now just mourning the fact that Legion (the TV show) didn't find a way to replicate that hair. It's truly glorious.
quillshott's review
5.0
This might be the first of Spurrier's work I've ever read that I can remember but I was greatly surprised by how wonderful this book was. I stopped reading Legacy (somewhat snobbishly) after Carey left the title, since I thought his work couldn't hardly be matched.
Spurrier takes the infinitely interesting and sorely ill-used character of David Haller, Xavier's son and gives him a mission and a purpose. The plot weaves through past, present and planes (astral and reality), but it ends up being cohesive and a great bit of groundwork for David's story to come.
This book deserves three stars for the Qortex, alone: the mind prison where Haller's 200+ omega-level mutant personalities are supposed to be kept in check. It's exciting, funny and there's no shortage of neat powers to bring out.
Loved it, can't wait to read more.
Spurrier takes the infinitely interesting and sorely ill-used character of David Haller, Xavier's son and gives him a mission and a purpose. The plot weaves through past, present and planes (astral and reality), but it ends up being cohesive and a great bit of groundwork for David's story to come.
This book deserves three stars for the Qortex, alone: the mind prison where Haller's 200+ omega-level mutant personalities are supposed to be kept in check. It's exciting, funny and there's no shortage of neat powers to bring out.
Loved it, can't wait to read more.
esperata's review
4.0
David Haller is a complicated character to deal with but this story does it well. He has multiple personas in his head, deep-rooted father issues and enough power to destroy reality. I'm glad they haven't simply labelled him 'insane' and metaphorically dropped him in a box. They've given him a closer look and shown us what makes him tick.
annfernandez's review
4.0
This is definitely very different—and much more controversial for the die-hard X-Men fans—than what I expected it to be. It questions the entire meaning of upholding a legacy and when you have to come to the realization that the person you have worshipped and kept in good light might not have been as saintly as you might have thought. It's also an extremely strange comic, which I can dig, but I felt somewhat confused by all the jumps that were made from. One scene to the next.
thebooksanctum's review
4.0
So... this was a weird one, though what I was expecting from a Legion comic, I don't know.
I decided to read this because Legion is returning to English TV tonight (at damn last), so thought that this would be a nice thing to read beforehand, as an exploration into who David really is.
To say the least, TV Legion is VERY different from comic David.
For starters, he's Scottish in this, knows exactly who his father is, has contact with the X-Men to some degree, and has a mental prison inside of his head, full of other Omega-level mutant personalities, complete with powers.
So yeah, very different.
But very enjoyable all the same.
I loved seeming comic counterpart David, seeing who he really is in the comics (or at least, a part of who he is in comic form. One comic cannot entirely explain David Haller). It was great to see just how powerful he is, what he really thinks of his lineage, how the X-Men treat him, and just generally how he deals with things. I loved watching him learn to control the people inside his head, how he tried to do the right thing to save the kids, and the trips into his mind were amazing!
I'm definitely going to be picking up the next one in this series!
I decided to read this because Legion is returning to English TV tonight (at damn last), so thought that this would be a nice thing to read beforehand, as an exploration into who David really is.
To say the least, TV Legion is VERY different from comic David.
For starters, he's Scottish in this, knows exactly who his father is, has contact with the X-Men to some degree, and has a mental prison inside of his head, full of other Omega-level mutant personalities, complete with powers.
So yeah, very different.
But very enjoyable all the same.
I loved seeming comic counterpart David, seeing who he really is in the comics (or at least, a part of who he is in comic form. One comic cannot entirely explain David Haller). It was great to see just how powerful he is, what he really thinks of his lineage, how the X-Men treat him, and just generally how he deals with things. I loved watching him learn to control the people inside his head, how he tried to do the right thing to save the kids, and the trips into his mind were amazing!
I'm definitely going to be picking up the next one in this series!
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