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As the issues move deeper into the 1960s the Legion of Super-Heroes begin acting on some of the seeds planted in earlier issues. The Time Trapper in particular is a villain that was foreshadowed years before he actually makes an appearance in an issue collected here.
Legion stories take up most of "Action Comics" space, but there begin to be more stories that couldn't be completed in a single book. Some events and characters became important only in hindsight (and known only to me because of the introduction). Legion comics of the 1990s and now still pull from these early issues for inspiration.
The problem with reading these so close together is that I run out of things to say. I could go into plots but, honestly, they're so slight it would be spoiling things.
That doesn't sound like a hearty recommendation, but I'm going to still pursue these when I can find them for close to their retail price.
Legion of Super-Heroes
Next: 'Volume 5'
Previous: 'Volume 3'
Collected here are "Action Comics" #306-317, plus a "Superman" annual and a "Jimmy Olsen"
This is 1963 and the silly roots of the 'Legion' are very much in evidence, but I think that sillyness and the emphasis on plot more than action (semi-often fights are not even depicted in one panel, the results are talked about instead) helped mold the comic into what it became. The diverse cast of the Legion of Super-heroes lent it a flexibility that other DC comics didn't have when readers began expecting more sophistication and emotional development from their heroes.
It was slow to come, to be sure, but it happened and the roots of that lie in the death of Lightning Lad and the introduction of Lightning Lass. This proved that the stakes could be high. The readers response is easy to discover as this volume begins with Legion stories taking up only part of that month's "Action Comics", but ends with the Legion being the main and only event in the book.
Members of the Legion, full and honorary, and Substitute Legionnaires, and allies, and villains are so numerous that they don't often have many characteristics. In these issues how much do we really know about founding members Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl anyway? Not much. But these are important seeds to the series and, more importantly, these stories are just plain fun.
Legion of Super-Heroes
Next: 'Volume 3'
Previous: 'Volume 1'
New Kid by Jerry Craft is a middle grade graphic novel that tells the story of a boy named Jordan who has (against his will) been enrolled in a prestigious private school in the upscale (and predominantly white) neighborhood of Riverdale. While he didn't necessarily feel like he fit in among his peers at his old school in Washington Heights he really feels like the outsider at this school being one of only 3 students of color. (There's a lot of mixing up of names by the teachers + bullying by peers.) In classic 'rebellious preteen' fashion he feels that the world (i.e. good ol' mom) is set on ruining his life because she won't let him go to art school instead of this place where it seems like everyone is either rich, white, or both. To help him sort through his frustrations and rage he takes to working on a sketchbook detailing his experiences. [A/N:These comics are interspersed throughout the book.] New Kid is a coming of age story about classism, racism, and finding out where you truly belong.
Honesty compels me to tell you that I didn't necessarily love this book because of its predictability and slow moving pace. However, this book wasn't written with me in mind as its audience and therefore I think for the young person who is feeling 'other' and beaten down by circumstances out of their control this could be quite an important book. I liked the illustrative style particularly how it worked so well with the sprinkling of Jordan's comics with their very different artistic approach so no complaints on that front. For me it's a 4/10 but in terms of readability for that audience I'd say 8/10.
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| An example of Craft's style. [Source: iTunes] |
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What I'm Currently Reading: ElfQuest Archives Volume 4 by Wendy & Richard Pini
One of the reasons why I decided to get myself and to read this long book is because I wanted to understand and comprehend all kinds of secrets and all kinds of methods behind the law of attraction some more. Make no mistake, I am definitely not the firmest believer into law of attraction, but even my skeptical self has to admit that positive thoughts do attract positive things and negative thoughts do attract negative things into our lives. So even though everything smells and definitely seems like the biggest scam created by spiritual self-help industry in the history of humanity, I've got to admit that there has got to be some truth to it. I am no self-help guru or one of those brain scientists who love to teach and preach us about how we should live our lives, so I've no idea what that secret is, or what kind of secret they use to attract massive crowds, but I do have a hunch that it has got to do with making people feel good about themselves. Anyway, if you are new to law of attraction, or you're just like me and you've learned of the law of attraction before, and wish to learn something more about it, how it all started and how to apply it to your life, then this book is pretty much perfect for your mind, for it's long enough and informative enough for you to learn pretty much everything there is to know about the law of attraction and who knows perhaps attract something immensely positive into your life.
