The point where this series lost me completely was issue 15 with Waid's giant middle finger to anyone who was not a silver age fanboy. It was like Waid went out of his way to say "oh you like those characters created in the 70's? Well #@*& YOU! I aint bringing any of them back!!!" That bait and switch cover was when I just said screw Waid. Waid seemed to have an active hate for any character created after the Adventure era even though they were some of the most popular members of the team of all time.
Barry Kitson was born to draw Legion of Super Heroes. Loved his artwork in this series. Too bad the writing wasn't on that same level.
Last edited by caj; 10-01-2018 at 12:20 PM.
It's interesting, the Waid/Threeboot run was my first Legion reading experience, despite having read about all the characters and their histories and relationships in wikis, etc. I found the Legion daunting, so it was easy for me to get onboard with it restarting.
I remember enjoying it and the concept put forth regarding this version of the Legion, but didn't think it was the most exceptional thing that I'd ever read. It's easier when you don't have firsthand reading experience of the other classic runs.
I have a few thoughts about what they need to try with the Legion next, to make it work, but I look forward to jumping back in whenever they return when Doomsday Clock resolves itself.
Putting Allred on the Legion is giving it a death sentence right out of the gate. Allred is the definition of a niche artist and is no where near popular enough to launch a new book. No book he has ever done has been a big seller because his style is so polarizing with people either really loving it or really hating it.
Waid seemed so pleased with himself for coming up with new takes on the characters, we.g., Colossal Boy being a giant who shrank. But his story lines, and especially the villains he created, were dull and uninspired. The characters added in the Bronze Age were some of the best/most interesting. To avoid their use was idiotic.