A review by thebooksanctum
X-Men Legacy, Volume 1: Prodigal by Tan Eng Huat, Simon Spurrier
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!