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mistercrow's review against another edition
4.0
Again, I bought this collection because I was a little lazy to go through my comic book pile for Legion Quest, so I've read it a long time ago. Maybe in the future I'll reread it. Always love Legion.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
3.0
An essential story in the X-Men universe, this explanded version of [b:X-Men Legion Quest|35959928|X-Men Legion Quest|Scott Lobdell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1524091498s/35959928.jpg|57517969] sets up the most ambitious, complicated era of the X-Men, an alternate reality that engulfed all of the X-Men and spinoff books for over a year. While [b:X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Omnibus|12614733|X-Men Age of Apocalypse Omnibus|Scott Lobdell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344269726s/12614733.jpg|17633866] is generally regarded as a cool, reimagining of the X-Men, it's also a mess of convoluted character relationships and plot points that get completely undone by the final issue, with very few ramifications to the restored timelines, sooooo...I'm skipping it.
This volume is one of the better Lobdell X-Men books. It has a clear purpose, and a large but managable cast. Cable, X-Factor, and both teams of X-Men are all trying to prevent Professor X's son, David, newly awakened from (sigh....what a trope) a coma, and more powerful than ever, from...well...they're not sure what he's trying to do. But he eventually travels into the past, followed by some of the X-Men. It's there that his plan to rewrite the Marvel Universe is revealed. But it, uhhh, doesn't end up the way he hoped.
This volume is one of the better Lobdell X-Men books. It has a clear purpose, and a large but managable cast. Cable, X-Factor, and both teams of X-Men are all trying to prevent Professor X's son, David, newly awakened from (sigh....what a trope) a coma, and more powerful than ever, from...well...they're not sure what he's trying to do. But he eventually travels into the past, followed by some of the X-Men. It's there that his plan to rewrite the Marvel Universe is revealed. But it, uhhh, doesn't end up the way he hoped.
foxwrapped's review
4.0
Thanks to the library and marvel unlimited, I have now read every single comic with Legion in it. My trade paperback recommendations for any Legion (FX) fan then will be (mostly in publication order, except for X-Men: Legacy - Legion):
[b:X-Men Legacy: Legion Omnibus|31423347|X-Men Legacy Legion Omnibus|Simon Spurrier|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1491578978s/31423347.jpg|52115053]
This actually as Legion as a main character, and that part in Legion (FX) where he actually looks like Legion (Marvel Comics)? That what he looks like in this one. No knowledge of X-men required. David Haller struggles to become one with himself. Instead he becomes Legion.
[b:X-Men: Legion - Shadow King Rising|35099451|X-Men Legion - Shadow King Rising|Chris Claremont|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1518482998s/35099451.jpg|56404841]
Particularly the New Mutants storyline where Legion makes his first appearance. Then the Shadow King Rising one, just because, you know... Shadow King. But that storyline kinda sucks, in my opinion. And the art is... very much this time period. Very much... the fantasy of a 13 year-old boy. And compared to the fantastic art of Bill Sienkiewicz, it's like... huh? You will need to know basic X-men stuff. Legion has problems... so many problems. Poor David (DANIEL?!! wut) Haller buttmonkey. They don't even get his name right. So sad.
[b:X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Prelude|9839249|X-Men Age of Apocalypse Prelude|Scott Lobdell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1359391662s/9839249.jpg|14729977]
Much better than the Shadow King storyline! But this is like, the height of 90s X-men-ness. But if you remember the 90s cartoon show you are good. Legion destroys the universe. Good going, Legion.
[b:New Mutants, Volume 1: Return of Legion|7079985|New Mutants, Volume 1 Return of Legion|Zeb Wells|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1486034073s/7079985.jpg|7334735]
Legion Returns! After more than 10 years absence, Legion comes back as your standard crazy antagonist. Do you know the New Mutants? You're gonna have to know who the New Mutants are (but if you have read Shadow King Rising TP then you will).
[b:X-Men: Age of X|10361100|X-Men Age of X|Mike Carey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1486033800s/10361100.jpg|15264112]
Legion creates a Universe! It sucks. Good going, Legion. This is the hardest one to get into if you don't know anything about the X-men. It's like... meta x-men. Decent self-contained story though, otherwise.
[b:X-Men Legacy: Aftermath|10355499|X-Men Legacy Aftermath|Mike Carey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344270339s/10355499.jpg|15258442]
[b:X-Men Legacy: Lost Legions|12939492|X-Men Legacy Lost Legions|Mike Carey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1509202633s/12939492.jpg|18095807]
The aftermath of Age of X. Lost Legions focuses more on Legion than Aftermath (but he is still in a couple of issues in the Aftermath trade). Legion's lost some pieces of himself, then he finds and absorbs them. Pretty basic, but hey! Legion.
[b:Legion: Trauma|37488216|Legion Trauma|Peter Milligan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1531210948s/37488216.jpg|59099401]
Did you know they made a new Legion comic in 2018? And it's written by Peter Milligan? Exciting! But it sucks (so far, anyway). This trade focuses on getting rid of Legion's trauma... I am hoping so they can do more exciting stuff in the future, where Legion actually does things?
[b:X-Men Legacy: Legion Omnibus|31423347|X-Men Legacy Legion Omnibus|Simon Spurrier|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1491578978s/31423347.jpg|52115053]
This actually as Legion as a main character, and that part in Legion (FX) where he actually looks like Legion (Marvel Comics)? That what he looks like in this one. No knowledge of X-men required. David Haller struggles to become one with himself. Instead he becomes Legion.
[b:X-Men: Legion - Shadow King Rising|35099451|X-Men Legion - Shadow King Rising|Chris Claremont|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1518482998s/35099451.jpg|56404841]
Particularly the New Mutants storyline where Legion makes his first appearance. Then the Shadow King Rising one, just because, you know... Shadow King. But that storyline kinda sucks, in my opinion. And the art is... very much this time period. Very much... the fantasy of a 13 year-old boy. And compared to the fantastic art of Bill Sienkiewicz, it's like... huh? You will need to know basic X-men stuff. Legion has problems... so many problems. Poor David (DANIEL?!! wut) Haller buttmonkey. They don't even get his name right. So sad.
[b:X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Prelude|9839249|X-Men Age of Apocalypse Prelude|Scott Lobdell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1359391662s/9839249.jpg|14729977]
Much better than the Shadow King storyline! But this is like, the height of 90s X-men-ness. But if you remember the 90s cartoon show you are good. Legion destroys the universe. Good going, Legion.
[b:New Mutants, Volume 1: Return of Legion|7079985|New Mutants, Volume 1 Return of Legion|Zeb Wells|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1486034073s/7079985.jpg|7334735]
Legion Returns! After more than 10 years absence, Legion comes back as your standard crazy antagonist. Do you know the New Mutants? You're gonna have to know who the New Mutants are (but if you have read Shadow King Rising TP then you will).
[b:X-Men: Age of X|10361100|X-Men Age of X|Mike Carey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1486033800s/10361100.jpg|15264112]
Legion creates a Universe! It sucks. Good going, Legion. This is the hardest one to get into if you don't know anything about the X-men. It's like... meta x-men. Decent self-contained story though, otherwise.
[b:X-Men Legacy: Aftermath|10355499|X-Men Legacy Aftermath|Mike Carey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344270339s/10355499.jpg|15258442]
[b:X-Men Legacy: Lost Legions|12939492|X-Men Legacy Lost Legions|Mike Carey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1509202633s/12939492.jpg|18095807]
The aftermath of Age of X. Lost Legions focuses more on Legion than Aftermath (but he is still in a couple of issues in the Aftermath trade). Legion's lost some pieces of himself, then he finds and absorbs them. Pretty basic, but hey! Legion.
[b:Legion: Trauma|37488216|Legion Trauma|Peter Milligan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1531210948s/37488216.jpg|59099401]
Did you know they made a new Legion comic in 2018? And it's written by Peter Milligan? Exciting! But it sucks (so far, anyway). This trade focuses on getting rid of Legion's trauma... I am hoping so they can do more exciting stuff in the future, where Legion actually does things?
noysh's review
2.0
I picked this up because it's my plan to read through all of the Age of Apocalypse stuff. And, while this is all very nostalgic, it's nightmarishly convoluted and long-winded. Much of the story is told through wordy dialog rather than showing. Which is ironic because they don't seem to have quite enough story to fill up the pages and there's a lot of filler and convoluted call-backs events in other comics. This block of comics was a great reminder as to why I dropped out of the superhero comics scene in the early 90s.
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