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Legion of X
Legion of X, Vol. 1
Krakoa has laws — but does it have justice? The island nation must safeguard itself against those who would damage its peace or traumatize its people. The lost must be found, and the wicked must face redemption — or retribution. It’s up to the swashbuckling Nightcrawler to keep the spark alive on the ground…and Professor X’s son Legion to host his unique team in the psychedelic mindspace called the Altar! With Pixie on point, Juggernaut as a one-man riot squad and a host of X-favorites on the beat, the Legion of X will do anything to protect mutants’ right to pursue happiness and hope. But who is the Skinjacker possessing innocent mutants…and will Arakki badass Weaponless Zsen be friend or foe? The Destiny of X bares its heart and soul right here!
COLLECTING: Legion Of X (2022) 1-5
COLLECTING: Legion Of X (2022) 1-5
152 pages, Paperback
First published December 20, 2022
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December 5, 2024
Five years (yes it's been five years) into the Hickman created X-reality somebody realised that there is no police force or day-to-justice force on Krakoa; hence we finally get one in the form of the Nightcrawler led Legion of X hosted by Legion and with prominent roles for Blindfold(!), Pixie and Juggernaut. On paper a much more interesting line-up than the highly Arakkii leaning tale that is told. Nothing much to see here bar a bit more character development for Juggernaut. A 5 out of 12, Three Star jam.
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July 1, 2023
kurt needs to get off his bullshit. also david is a goku looking ass bitch i cannot stand that fucker. dumb hair, always shirtless, egotistic as fuck. hate him.
August 21, 2023
3.25
It a bit too whimsical. I don't even know what the heck is happening sometimes.
It a bit too whimsical. I don't even know what the heck is happening sometimes.
January 15, 2023
Like it’s precursor, ‘way of X’, the person scripting this has no idea about religion, let alone Catholic (which Nightcrawler is supposed to be, even studied the full 5 years to become a priest…) , theology or philosophy, and it sure shows!
The result can be classified as a very confusing sect, combining some sort of self-help, justice dispensation and redemption through mind drug addiction.
Apparently, there was something going on with Legion and some kind of trickster god, hidden behind the sexual tension between an arakki dominatrix forced into servitude and a submissive thrown into a leadership position.
Vapid concepts, confusing morals, empty rituals and a vague eschatology , not to mention a complete lack of consideration for personal beliefs.
The result can be classified as a very confusing sect, combining some sort of self-help, justice dispensation and redemption through mind drug addiction.
Apparently, there was something going on with Legion and some kind of trickster god, hidden behind the sexual tension between an arakki dominatrix forced into servitude and a submissive thrown into a leadership position.
Vapid concepts, confusing morals, empty rituals and a vague eschatology , not to mention a complete lack of consideration for personal beliefs.
June 8, 2023
i came into this book with an open mind because i was not a fan of way of x at all and this book is pretty much mar of that just with a lot more confusing high concept stuff. i didn’t really care for any of it and it didn’t really fit with the whole not so police concept that the book was going for. pixie is really cool tho.
May 26, 2024
Sigo sin entender la función del Altar pero la historia estuvo interesante
January 26, 2023
3.5 Stars.
Legion of X continues where Way of X left off: a book with Nightcrawler as the lead, dealing with the religious and spiritual sides of Krakoa and the mutants. It is a much more deep and thoughtful read, and thus is very heavy on dialogue. I honestly can't decide whether I am into it or not.
Highlights:
- A cool new character is Weaponless Zsen. Coming from Arrako, she is searching for a trickster God to take back for judgment, as Arrako hates religions. She ends up being romantic with Kurt and learns more about how Krakoans handle affairs of faith.
- Another new character is Ora Serrata, appearing as an infant with incredible stalks coming out of her head leading to a huge eyeball, which she rides as it hovers. Having a seat on the Arakko Council, she is supposed to be trustworthy. However, it is discovered that she is the one who summoned Tumult, the Chimera Trickster God. (Definitely a nice turn of the story, not expected.)
- Legion (David Haller, son of Xavier) also takes a huge role here, maintaining The Altar, a psychic dreamscape plane existing solely within his psyche. If he were to die, everyone contained within his mind would be utterly destroyed – a fate more final than death, with no hope for resurrection.
- Chief antagonist would be Switch, a body jumping mutant entity. Kurt makes the call to take judgment into his own hands with this one, causing strife with his relationship with the Quiet Council. This guy definitely needs to learn to control his powers before being let back amongst the general mutant population.
- Like other books, we also see Mother Righteous (who we definitely need to deal with soon!). She tried to offer a deal to Legion, but was rejected. Banshee however, took the offer of a power boost and was bonded with the Spirit of Variance to create a Ghost Rider-like new character. She also made the deal with Ora Serrata that allowed her to create the trickster god Chimera. Her motives are still unclear, but Mother Righteous is a powerful new player.
Legion of X will continue on to a second Volume, but I draw ever closer to being able to read A.X.E.
Recommend.
Legion of X continues where Way of X left off: a book with Nightcrawler as the lead, dealing with the religious and spiritual sides of Krakoa and the mutants. It is a much more deep and thoughtful read, and thus is very heavy on dialogue. I honestly can't decide whether I am into it or not.
Highlights:
- A cool new character is Weaponless Zsen. Coming from Arrako, she is searching for a trickster God to take back for judgment, as Arrako hates religions. She ends up being romantic with Kurt and learns more about how Krakoans handle affairs of faith.
- Another new character is Ora Serrata, appearing as an infant with incredible stalks coming out of her head leading to a huge eyeball, which she rides as it hovers. Having a seat on the Arakko Council, she is supposed to be trustworthy. However, it is discovered that she is the one who summoned Tumult, the Chimera Trickster God. (Definitely a nice turn of the story, not expected.)
- Legion (David Haller, son of Xavier) also takes a huge role here, maintaining The Altar, a psychic dreamscape plane existing solely within his psyche. If he were to die, everyone contained within his mind would be utterly destroyed – a fate more final than death, with no hope for resurrection.
- Chief antagonist would be Switch, a body jumping mutant entity. Kurt makes the call to take judgment into his own hands with this one, causing strife with his relationship with the Quiet Council. This guy definitely needs to learn to control his powers before being let back amongst the general mutant population.
- Like other books, we also see Mother Righteous (who we definitely need to deal with soon!). She tried to offer a deal to Legion, but was rejected. Banshee however, took the offer of a power boost and was bonded with the Spirit of Variance to create a Ghost Rider-like new character. She also made the deal with Ora Serrata that allowed her to create the trickster god Chimera. Her motives are still unclear, but Mother Righteous is a powerful new player.
Legion of X will continue on to a second Volume, but I draw ever closer to being able to read A.X.E.
Recommend.
June 29, 2023
Following on the excellent Way of X, Legion of X shows that Simon Spurrier truly is a perfect fit for Hickman's often heady, often obtuse X-verse. This volume is dense with plots and sub-plots and sub-sub-plots, but like any good procedural, it all ties together at the end.
And Legion of X very much is a procedural. Nightcrawler's legionnaires are acting as something like the law enforcement for Krakoa (though they're stationed in Legion's mind palace). Two separate issues are at hand: someone (nicknamed Skinjacker) is possessing mutants and doing naughty things with them, while at the same time a god has gone missing from Arrako (where gods are very much rejected). Nightcrawler and Co. are on the case(s)!
Because, of course, the threads match up in the end. Still, the twisty-turny affair does leave you wondering a bit who Skinjacker and the missing god are going to be. The payoff is perfectly fine - the journey is fascinating. Spurrier expertly gets at the soul of these various characters without resorting to lengthy conversations or painful infodumps. Unlike some of the other X-series, I actually care about these essentially D-list characters (Weaponless Zsen especially is a fascinating addition to the X-verse). I even enjoyed the further insight into Arrakan culture! Despite mostly taking place on the edge of the astral realm, Legion of X has a firm sense of place and purpose.
Unlike other series leading up to or enfolding Marvel Events, there are no big reveals in Legion of X (unless the mystery red woman granting wishes returns later). And that's just fine! The X-books could use a few more series like this where the details of the world are explored without blowing everything up.
And Legion of X very much is a procedural. Nightcrawler's legionnaires are acting as something like the law enforcement for Krakoa (though they're stationed in Legion's mind palace). Two separate issues are at hand: someone (nicknamed Skinjacker) is possessing mutants and doing naughty things with them, while at the same time a god has gone missing from Arrako (where gods are very much rejected). Nightcrawler and Co. are on the case(s)!
Because, of course, the threads match up in the end. Still, the twisty-turny affair does leave you wondering a bit who Skinjacker and the missing god are going to be. The payoff is perfectly fine - the journey is fascinating. Spurrier expertly gets at the soul of these various characters without resorting to lengthy conversations or painful infodumps. Unlike some of the other X-series, I actually care about these essentially D-list characters (Weaponless Zsen especially is a fascinating addition to the X-verse). I even enjoyed the further insight into Arrakan culture! Despite mostly taking place on the edge of the astral realm, Legion of X has a firm sense of place and purpose.
Unlike other series leading up to or enfolding Marvel Events, there are no big reveals in Legion of X (unless the mystery red woman granting wishes returns later). And that's just fine! The X-books could use a few more series like this where the details of the world are explored without blowing everything up.
February 19, 2023
Meh… this was some serious abstract philosophy nonsense based around a character I find pretty overrated. I’ve never really understood the hype for Nightcrawler and I still don’t. I don’t see the need for this team and it’s juggling way too many characters. Legion is cool and I like the mind palace he’s made for everyone to escape to but does Krakoa really need a morality police?
December 19, 2023
Were panels missing or something? Such erratic writing. Half the time, I felt like whole plot points had been dropped. Very poor understanding of Nightcrawler. Legion isn’t in this as much as the title suggests. I can’t stand the Arakii. They’re boring and one-dimensional. Why must there be so many of them in every book? Very disappointing read. Art is stunning, though.
November 18, 2023
I didn’t love this book as much as I thought I would. I’m still not too crazy on the Arakko story side of things, but I’m very open to it with a good enough story. My favorite moments in this one were Nightcrawler’s reflections on religion and philosophy and MAN, do I really want to see what was painted of him at the end of this book. That storyline mostly drove my attention through this one, without which this would have caught a lower rating from me. Always glad to see more Juggernaut though!
March 15, 2025
I love Spurrier and Way of X, but let's be honest: the story ended there.
December 16, 2022
Simon Spurrier? On an X-Book? About Legion? Yeah, it's gonna be a five star book.
Spurrier continues his story that began in X-Men Legacy and ran through Way Of X, bringing Nightcrawler and Legion to the fore as a new astral sanctuary springs up on Krakoa. We're dealing with the heavy stuff again, ideas that will likely take repeat readings to really appreciate, and of course the level of insanity that we're used to from Spurrier at this point.
He throws stuff at the reader thick and fast, but the overall story is still easy to grasp, even if the nuances might take a bit more effort. A mutant has been stealing other mutants' bodies and wrecking havoc. A god has escaped from Arakko. And the true villain of the piece isn't who you'd think.
On art we have Jan Bazaldua, who really gets to let loose on this title with some psychadelic locales and a huge cast of characters as the plot weaves across Krakoa and back again.
Spurrier's stories are always fun, and make you think - this is no exception, and I'm glad he's getting the opportunity to let his ideas breathe.
Spurrier continues his story that began in X-Men Legacy and ran through Way Of X, bringing Nightcrawler and Legion to the fore as a new astral sanctuary springs up on Krakoa. We're dealing with the heavy stuff again, ideas that will likely take repeat readings to really appreciate, and of course the level of insanity that we're used to from Spurrier at this point.
He throws stuff at the reader thick and fast, but the overall story is still easy to grasp, even if the nuances might take a bit more effort. A mutant has been stealing other mutants' bodies and wrecking havoc. A god has escaped from Arakko. And the true villain of the piece isn't who you'd think.
On art we have Jan Bazaldua, who really gets to let loose on this title with some psychadelic locales and a huge cast of characters as the plot weaves across Krakoa and back again.
Spurrier's stories are always fun, and make you think - this is no exception, and I'm glad he's getting the opportunity to let his ideas breathe.
December 31, 2022
policing paradise…..
December 27, 2022
This was fine. I like Nightcrawler and Legion, but this wasn't lighting the world on fire for me.
December 4, 2022
Gems include Ora Serrata the Witness has a job for Nightcrawler, Beast labels the legionaries emocops, Weaponless Zsen waxes lyrical on alien decadence to prelude failing, Nightcralwer denies habeus corpus, & Dr. Nemesis insults Neil Gaiman
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December 26, 2022Following on from Way Of X, which wasn't the Krakoan religion book it carefully misdirected us into expecting, a series focused on what Nightcrawler created instead, a sort of composite cult, self-help group and law-enforcement organisation with an emphasis on understanding and rehabilitation. I think this might be something like what the people who talk about defunding the police envisage instead, except that on Krakoa they have the crucial advantages of post-scarcity, post-mortality, and mutant powers. And even then, things don't go particularly smoothly, but of course that's no surprise when Spurrier's writing. The opening issue did seem fairly chill at first, considering; Nightcrawler buoyed by having found a purpose, Juggernaut likewise, and even Legion finding it easier to keep himself together now he has a pocket dimension in which to store his excess personalities. Obviously, that doesn't last; someone is hijacking bodies, and the Arakki's very...forceful approach to religion is about to come crashing in on the Krakoans (not to mention giving Doctor Nemesis ideas, which rarely bodes well). Plus, assorted other subplots and team members with subplots of their own, including the guy nobody ever remembers talking to. His ability is nicked from Doctor Who's Silence, as surely as Kurt's definition of evil comes straight from Terry Pratchett, but that's hardly a problem when the end result feels so much like a whole rather than a thing of shreds and patches. While some of the other X-books still feel a little too much like straight superheroics, this is very much a procedural, taking advantage of the way a crime series can show us a whole society – set in a society where anything can happen. Yes, Pixie feels a little underused, and the enigmatic new character with the iffy accent feels like Spurrier's a lot more into them than I was, but these are very much diamond shoes problems – this is a top-notch comic.
February 1, 2023
This was honestly a little bit of a let down for me. I think it takes some big swings as a book, and like most Si Spurrier stuff, it’s going for complex metaphysical ideas. However, I think some of it just doesn’t land right. The whole “spark” thing from Way of X was the one piece that didn’t work for me (I know, big piece to have not work). It just felt basic. There wasn’t much of a revelation there, though the joy of creation and life for a society that’s used to being hated and fears does have something going for it.
That said, the book just felt erratic almost. With the new characters introduced and the callbacks to old characters (Forgetmenot, really?), it was a lot to keep straight. No one except Kurt, Zsen (a new Arakki character), Legion, and Blindfold got much time in the spotlight. Don’t get me wrong, I love my fuzzy blue elf, but when you’re also teasing Juggernaut and Pixie and Chamber and Tom Cassaday and Banshee and others, it feels lopsided.
The “Legionnaires” also don’t seem to have a solid grasp of what their purpose should be. There are the 3 laws of Krakoa, but they’re going beyond that, and going against the quiet council. Which I’m definitely in favor of, but it does raise some questions about what’s going to happen next or how this fits into the broader scheme of things. Of course that, and the other plot threads raised at the end of the volume, will have to wait until after AXE: Judgment Day.
The art by Jan Bazaldua throughout was solid. My only issues were design based more than anything. I don’t like the Legionnaires uniforms or Juggernaut’s new costume (though there may have been some miniseries where I missed it’s debut). My biggest design complaint is that I want artists to stop trying to give Kurt facial hair. All that said, the art worked really well though.
There are enough breadcrumbs that I’m really curious to see what comes next, but it didn’t grab my attention quite like I had hoped.
That said, the book just felt erratic almost. With the new characters introduced and the callbacks to old characters (Forgetmenot, really?), it was a lot to keep straight. No one except Kurt, Zsen (a new Arakki character), Legion, and Blindfold got much time in the spotlight. Don’t get me wrong, I love my fuzzy blue elf, but when you’re also teasing Juggernaut and Pixie and Chamber and Tom Cassaday and Banshee and others, it feels lopsided.
The “Legionnaires” also don’t seem to have a solid grasp of what their purpose should be. There are the 3 laws of Krakoa, but they’re going beyond that, and going against the quiet council. Which I’m definitely in favor of, but it does raise some questions about what’s going to happen next or how this fits into the broader scheme of things. Of course that, and the other plot threads raised at the end of the volume, will have to wait until after AXE: Judgment Day.
The art by Jan Bazaldua throughout was solid. My only issues were design based more than anything. I don’t like the Legionnaires uniforms or Juggernaut’s new costume (though there may have been some miniseries where I missed it’s debut). My biggest design complaint is that I want artists to stop trying to give Kurt facial hair. All that said, the art worked really well though.
There are enough breadcrumbs that I’m really curious to see what comes next, but it didn’t grab my attention quite like I had hoped.
June 22, 2023
A book starring Nightcrawler, aka, Kurt Wagner (arguably one of the most beloved X-Men) and the man known as Legion, aka, David Haller, aka, the son of Professor X and one of the most powerful Mutants in all of existence - set in both the physical/real world and a kind of meta-physical dream-realm within Legions' mind.
For all intents and purposes, this is a book that as a concept is what I'd call brave and has a world of potential to be both a swishing success or a brick that clanks off the rim. Truth be told, it's a bit of both. This series is another stone in the foundation of the new Mutant-status-quo that has been building at Marvel since Jonathan Hickman took over a few years ago, where the Mutants and their new utopian, techno-Gaian society is carving its place in the world and defining its boundaries, such as they are.
In that spirit comes this series, spinning out after a previous mini-series (one that was boring enough that I don't recall nor want to look up the name) starring Nightcrawler that followed his crisis of faith and conscience in this new world where he finds death has no meaning now that Mutants can be reborn endlessly. Immortality is normal, religion is not just shaken but shattered as morality and ethics are more fluid + the shocks that he was in fact never a Priest and it was all a ruse to mess with him led to his meandering journey to create some vaguely spiritualistic new form of faith that he felt was needed to guide Mutants in this brave new world and to keep them from getting lost or going down darker paths.
This series explores the aftermath of Kurt finding what he calls "the Spark" and with the help of David who creates a kind of haven/base of operations for Kurts new squad in his mind-space called The Altar.
...a little church-y, but whatever... We have Juggernaut and Pixie as well as several new faces that you'll get to know - there's even a super interesting new Mutant whose power is that he makes everyone around him constantly forget who he is completely, which makes for some very odd little moments.
SO! We have this new Altar-squad acting as a kind of internal justice and guidance crew for the new Mutant nation, but interestingly, it's both like a police-squad but yet it is not because their goal is to actually help and not to just outright punish anyone. It's about redemption first. Their first challenge runs through this arc: a body-jumping sociopath who seems to love chaos + Kurt must contend with a diety-pummeling group on Arakko who have not found any diety worthy of the Arakki and beat down any wannabe God-ling who tries to gain them as worshippers (in the alternate dimension they were in before coming to Mars, they had no dieties at all), all except one who caused a lot of problems and then seems to have escaped to Krakoa - so Kurts new God Squad needs to chase a diety and a body-hopping mad-Mutant and do it fast and under the watchful eye of Weaponless Zsen who is sent from Arakko to monitor their progress.
Meanwhile! David has his own challenges to contend with as his father is the standard ass-hat that Xavier has become and is pretentious and pompous. Plus there is a new powerful woman who pops in and out and seems to like making deals - almost devil-like in her manner and David is one of the pawns/targets she is trying to make a deal with while random threats keep striking at the foundations of The Altar.
All in all, the story is quite content-dense and full of riotous colours and chaos and visually is absolutely a success. There is an inconsistency in parts I think, wherein I didn't care for some of the character designs in particular, but overall the layouts and the colouring really sell it and sell it well! There is a frenetic energy to the pace and look of the book that goes a long way.
The real challenge is that the first 2-3 issues were a bit of a meandering slog and while I love Legion as a character and have had an on-off enjoyment of Kurt over the years, I found myself in that same sphere here: Davids wanderings and challenges and all are engaging and fun and thought-provoking and really do a nice job of exploring his character and nature. Kurt on the other hand is a bit bland to start with, much like that preceding series mentioned earlier - it's in fact his team and their side-journeys as the story progresses and even Zsen's that are the more engaging. In addition, this new deal-making Mother Righteous was not of interest to me and I don't much care for these Faustian deal-making type characters in comics, they're inherently boring for me. BUT, she is a great mechanic for moving poor Banshee into a new direction so that characters next entry in the X-comics is actually of interest to me at the end of this first arc, as was the surprising turn for Cain, aka, Juggernaut who had a short presence but a memorable one.
However, I will admit that somewhere through the 3rd issue and as I moved into the 4th, this story got some serious and very sudden legs under it. Kurts own story and the whole Spark philosophy is still a bit "meh" for me, but it was given some believable relevance in the climax and the overall story became truly nail-bitingly intense and fast paced as a lot of things came to a head and the stakes felt huge and profound (without endangering any part of the real world to be honest, which was a nice change of pace!) and deeply personal for our main characters and it was Davids journey in particular that resonated and felt strongly represented.
In the end, I realised that as long as this is primarily Legions' story with the others just supporting cast in it, that is when it is at its strongest. If future issues focus on the same, I think they will be the better for it.
For all intents and purposes, this is a book that as a concept is what I'd call brave and has a world of potential to be both a swishing success or a brick that clanks off the rim. Truth be told, it's a bit of both. This series is another stone in the foundation of the new Mutant-status-quo that has been building at Marvel since Jonathan Hickman took over a few years ago, where the Mutants and their new utopian, techno-Gaian society is carving its place in the world and defining its boundaries, such as they are.
In that spirit comes this series, spinning out after a previous mini-series (one that was boring enough that I don't recall nor want to look up the name) starring Nightcrawler that followed his crisis of faith and conscience in this new world where he finds death has no meaning now that Mutants can be reborn endlessly. Immortality is normal, religion is not just shaken but shattered as morality and ethics are more fluid + the shocks that he was in fact never a Priest and it was all a ruse to mess with him led to his meandering journey to create some vaguely spiritualistic new form of faith that he felt was needed to guide Mutants in this brave new world and to keep them from getting lost or going down darker paths.
This series explores the aftermath of Kurt finding what he calls "the Spark" and with the help of David who creates a kind of haven/base of operations for Kurts new squad in his mind-space called The Altar.
...a little church-y, but whatever... We have Juggernaut and Pixie as well as several new faces that you'll get to know - there's even a super interesting new Mutant whose power is that he makes everyone around him constantly forget who he is completely, which makes for some very odd little moments.
SO! We have this new Altar-squad acting as a kind of internal justice and guidance crew for the new Mutant nation, but interestingly, it's both like a police-squad but yet it is not because their goal is to actually help and not to just outright punish anyone. It's about redemption first. Their first challenge runs through this arc: a body-jumping sociopath who seems to love chaos + Kurt must contend with a diety-pummeling group on Arakko who have not found any diety worthy of the Arakki and beat down any wannabe God-ling who tries to gain them as worshippers (in the alternate dimension they were in before coming to Mars, they had no dieties at all), all except one who caused a lot of problems and then seems to have escaped to Krakoa - so Kurts new God Squad needs to chase a diety and a body-hopping mad-Mutant and do it fast and under the watchful eye of Weaponless Zsen who is sent from Arakko to monitor their progress.
Meanwhile! David has his own challenges to contend with as his father is the standard ass-hat that Xavier has become and is pretentious and pompous. Plus there is a new powerful woman who pops in and out and seems to like making deals - almost devil-like in her manner and David is one of the pawns/targets she is trying to make a deal with while random threats keep striking at the foundations of The Altar.
All in all, the story is quite content-dense and full of riotous colours and chaos and visually is absolutely a success. There is an inconsistency in parts I think, wherein I didn't care for some of the character designs in particular, but overall the layouts and the colouring really sell it and sell it well! There is a frenetic energy to the pace and look of the book that goes a long way.
The real challenge is that the first 2-3 issues were a bit of a meandering slog and while I love Legion as a character and have had an on-off enjoyment of Kurt over the years, I found myself in that same sphere here: Davids wanderings and challenges and all are engaging and fun and thought-provoking and really do a nice job of exploring his character and nature. Kurt on the other hand is a bit bland to start with, much like that preceding series mentioned earlier - it's in fact his team and their side-journeys as the story progresses and even Zsen's that are the more engaging. In addition, this new deal-making Mother Righteous was not of interest to me and I don't much care for these Faustian deal-making type characters in comics, they're inherently boring for me. BUT, she is a great mechanic for moving poor Banshee into a new direction so that characters next entry in the X-comics is actually of interest to me at the end of this first arc, as was the surprising turn for Cain, aka, Juggernaut who had a short presence but a memorable one.
However, I will admit that somewhere through the 3rd issue and as I moved into the 4th, this story got some serious and very sudden legs under it. Kurts own story and the whole Spark philosophy is still a bit "meh" for me, but it was given some believable relevance in the climax and the overall story became truly nail-bitingly intense and fast paced as a lot of things came to a head and the stakes felt huge and profound (without endangering any part of the real world to be honest, which was a nice change of pace!) and deeply personal for our main characters and it was Davids journey in particular that resonated and felt strongly represented.
In the end, I realised that as long as this is primarily Legions' story with the others just supporting cast in it, that is when it is at its strongest. If future issues focus on the same, I think they will be the better for it.
December 28, 2022
Since his recruitment to the X-Men, Nightcrawler has been the heart and soul of the team.
His unwavering commitment to Xavier's dream and his unshaking faith in the Goodness of Humanity.
Now Nightcrawler has been tasked to be the Chief Constable of the mutant nation Krakoa's nascent Constabulary.
He is also one of my favourite characters (from his days in Excaliber) and it's great to see him showcased like this.
His unwavering commitment to Xavier's dream and his unshaking faith in the Goodness of Humanity.
Now Nightcrawler has been tasked to be the Chief Constable of the mutant nation Krakoa's nascent Constabulary.
He is also one of my favourite characters (from his days in Excaliber) and it's great to see him showcased like this.
February 3, 2023
3.5 stars. Rounded up to 4 because I think this series will have a lot of implications for future storylines.
There's a lot of interesting things going on in this book. There is an investigation into a mutant named "Skinjacker" who is possessing and mutilating mutants, Nightcrawler is tasked by Arakko council member: Ora Serrata with finding a missing god from Arakko who has made their way to Krakoa, and on top of this, a mysterious figure named Mother Righteous is going around offering strange deals.
I found the plot surrounding Mother Righteous to be especially intriguing. She deals in ideas, powers and gods, and in exchange she merely wants recognition. An example is that she gives Banshee a Spirit of Variance (similar to a Spirit of Vengeance, essentially making him like a Ghost Rider) in exchange for him merely being grateful to her and giving her credit. She's trying to make a deal with Legion too. I'm eager to see where this goes.
This book deals a lot in themes such as gods, belief systems, dreams, reality, truth etc. It can get a bit much, but it's all really interesting and worth reading. Spurrier has a big cast in this book and he does a lot of good character work with a lot of them. There's Nightcrawler leading this group while trying to refine and spread his philosophy. As seen in Way of X, Nightcrawler really feels a strong need to have a moral system that gives meaning in Krakoa. There's also Weaponless Zsen, an Arakki who loves battle, but starts to believe in Nightcrawlers philosophy more and more. There's Legion and Juggernaut, who are both struggling with their relationship to Charles Xavier (as a son and brother respectively). Blindfold is back and is helping Legion with maintaining the Altar, which is the astral headquarters of the Legionairres. There's also Banshee, Dr. Nemesis, Pixie, Lost and others.
I think this is a good book if you like the more mystical, astral, magical side of things. There's a lot of cool concepts here and I feel that this series will have a good payoff.
There's a lot of interesting things going on in this book. There is an investigation into a mutant named "Skinjacker" who is possessing and mutilating mutants, Nightcrawler is tasked by Arakko council member: Ora Serrata with finding a missing god from Arakko who has made their way to Krakoa, and on top of this, a mysterious figure named Mother Righteous is going around offering strange deals.
I found the plot surrounding Mother Righteous to be especially intriguing. She deals in ideas, powers and gods, and in exchange she merely wants recognition. An example is that she gives Banshee a Spirit of Variance (similar to a Spirit of Vengeance, essentially making him like a Ghost Rider) in exchange for him merely being grateful to her and giving her credit. She's trying to make a deal with Legion too. I'm eager to see where this goes.
This book deals a lot in themes such as gods, belief systems, dreams, reality, truth etc. It can get a bit much, but it's all really interesting and worth reading. Spurrier has a big cast in this book and he does a lot of good character work with a lot of them. There's Nightcrawler leading this group while trying to refine and spread his philosophy. As seen in Way of X, Nightcrawler really feels a strong need to have a moral system that gives meaning in Krakoa. There's also Weaponless Zsen, an Arakki who loves battle, but starts to believe in Nightcrawlers philosophy more and more. There's Legion and Juggernaut, who are both struggling with their relationship to Charles Xavier (as a son and brother respectively). Blindfold is back and is helping Legion with maintaining the Altar, which is the astral headquarters of the Legionairres. There's also Banshee, Dr. Nemesis, Pixie, Lost and others.
I think this is a good book if you like the more mystical, astral, magical side of things. There's a lot of cool concepts here and I feel that this series will have a good payoff.
June 19, 2025
No puedo creer lo malo que es esto. Echó a perder todo lo que se construyó en Way of X. LITERALMENTE TODO. Teníamos personajes muy entrañables y con propósito que aquí pasan totalmente desapercibidos o que directamente son arruinados.
La historia es aburrida y sin importancia. Es imposible que te preocupes por algo de lo que pasa aquí. Ni el villano, ni sus motivaciones, ni los personajes nuevos, ni los conflictos internos de los personajes principales. NADA. Todo es insípido en niveles absurdos.
La escritura es horrible. La mayor parte del tiempo se percibe que el escritor no tiene idea de cómo manejar las ideas y conceptos que intenta abordar, lo que desemboca en una obra en su totalidad confusa, superficial e incoherente. Por momentos, sentí que estaba leyendo una edición con páginas faltantes pero no, solo eran los efectos de una escritura pésima.
Sin embargo, lo peor del cómic no es, ni de lejos, lo anterior. Lo peor es EL DIBUJO. Es el estilo de dibujo más molesto que he visto en mucho tiempo. Fue insoportable leer esto gracias a ese dibujo. Todos los personajes se ven iguales y, sobre todo, se ven estúpidos. Les quitaron toda la personalidad para convertirlos en algo como versiones baratas y producidas en masa de figuras de acción. Espero JAMÁS toparme con este dibujante de nuevo.
Por último, solo me queda lamentar esta experiencia tan decepcionante. Arruinaron a todos los personajes: Fabian, Nightcrawler, Legión, Charles, Lost, Dr. Nemesis... todos destrozados y convertidos en protagonistas de una historia pésima, llena de pseudo-conflictos pretenciosos y nada originales. Ojalá encontrar una forma de borrar esto de la faz de la Tierra y de todas nuestras mentes.
La historia es aburrida y sin importancia. Es imposible que te preocupes por algo de lo que pasa aquí. Ni el villano, ni sus motivaciones, ni los personajes nuevos, ni los conflictos internos de los personajes principales. NADA. Todo es insípido en niveles absurdos.
La escritura es horrible. La mayor parte del tiempo se percibe que el escritor no tiene idea de cómo manejar las ideas y conceptos que intenta abordar, lo que desemboca en una obra en su totalidad confusa, superficial e incoherente. Por momentos, sentí que estaba leyendo una edición con páginas faltantes pero no, solo eran los efectos de una escritura pésima.
Sin embargo, lo peor del cómic no es, ni de lejos, lo anterior. Lo peor es EL DIBUJO. Es el estilo de dibujo más molesto que he visto en mucho tiempo. Fue insoportable leer esto gracias a ese dibujo. Todos los personajes se ven iguales y, sobre todo, se ven estúpidos. Les quitaron toda la personalidad para convertirlos en algo como versiones baratas y producidas en masa de figuras de acción. Espero JAMÁS toparme con este dibujante de nuevo.
Por último, solo me queda lamentar esta experiencia tan decepcionante. Arruinaron a todos los personajes: Fabian, Nightcrawler, Legión, Charles, Lost, Dr. Nemesis... todos destrozados y convertidos en protagonistas de una historia pésima, llena de pseudo-conflictos pretenciosos y nada originales. Ojalá encontrar una forma de borrar esto de la faz de la Tierra y de todas nuestras mentes.
September 25, 2023
I wasn't a fan of Spurrier's "Way of X" so I kept my expectations for Legion of X tempered, but still this found a way to fall short of that. You'd think a book featuring a team of Nightcrawler, Legion, Banshee and Juggernaut would be better than this, but Legion of X might be one of the weakest entries since Fallen Angels. There is a medley of whimsical ideas that went into this arc, but barely any of it makes sense. If it made sense to you, I beg of you to explain what this book actually was about.
From what little I gathered, this book establishes the "Altar", a bubble-reality contained within the mindscape of Legion, where Nightcrawler and his Legionnaires maintain a peaceful oasis for mutantkind. But what exactly does this entail? Well, it's unclear because we spend more time hunting after some missing Arakkii god and dealing with a Skinchanger who is possessing mutants. The various subplots are all messily handled and then we pivot to a lead into A.X.E.: Judgment Day. The actual Altar seems like an afterthought behind the various odds and ends that this book attempts to tackle (mostly clumsily). And boy is this unnecessarily verbose without actually explaining anything concrete. A dry read from start to finish, which is in sharp contrast to the rather eccentric concepts Spurrier aimed to explore. This is definitely not essential reading for the "Destiny of X" era, and I'd recommend skipping this one in general.
From what little I gathered, this book establishes the "Altar", a bubble-reality contained within the mindscape of Legion, where Nightcrawler and his Legionnaires maintain a peaceful oasis for mutantkind. But what exactly does this entail? Well, it's unclear because we spend more time hunting after some missing Arakkii god and dealing with a Skinchanger who is possessing mutants. The various subplots are all messily handled and then we pivot to a lead into A.X.E.: Judgment Day. The actual Altar seems like an afterthought behind the various odds and ends that this book attempts to tackle (mostly clumsily). And boy is this unnecessarily verbose without actually explaining anything concrete. A dry read from start to finish, which is in sharp contrast to the rather eccentric concepts Spurrier aimed to explore. This is definitely not essential reading for the "Destiny of X" era, and I'd recommend skipping this one in general.
June 28, 2024
This was an interesting book following my favorite fuzzy blue elf, Nightcrawler.
It's a mindbending adventure. I'll attempt to explain.
Following an interesting cast of characters in Krakoa. Kurt wants to establish religion, and then a mutant called Switch starts using mutants for his his whims.
Skinjacking from one to the next, causing all kinds of chaos.
There's a rogue god, Tumult, that is also causing meyhem. A chimera god of mischief from Arakko. A mutant from Arakko Ora Serrata sends Zsen to Korakoa to track Tumult.
Ora Serrata was the 1st worshipper of Tumult, and then Switch comes along and takes her place or something like that.
Nightcrawler and Legion end up cornering Switch/Tumult and Switch skinjacks Tumlult, and then Tumlult's consciousness goes into Switch's body.
Then they defeat Switch as Tumult in a series of crazy events revealing Ora Serrata to be the mastermind. Storm shows up things happen.
Zsen and Nightcrawler form a relationship somewhere in the pages, and they open each others eyes, each causing the other to be able to do what needs to be done.
Zsen leaves with Switch's head, taking him to be tried. Zsen left Kurt a letter explaining things, letting him know that he's opened her eyes in a way that allowed her to do what she needed to do.
That's it. Crazy mind bending at times hard to follow but very interesting.
There is this one messed up scene between Cain/Juggernaut and Xavier on the beach with David. Poor Cain.
Xavier really is messed up.
It's a mindbending adventure. I'll attempt to explain.
Following an interesting cast of characters in Krakoa. Kurt wants to establish religion, and then a mutant called Switch starts using mutants for his his whims.
Skinjacking from one to the next, causing all kinds of chaos.
There's a rogue god, Tumult, that is also causing meyhem. A chimera god of mischief from Arakko. A mutant from Arakko Ora Serrata sends Zsen to Korakoa to track Tumult.
Ora Serrata was the 1st worshipper of Tumult, and then Switch comes along and takes her place or something like that.
Nightcrawler and Legion end up cornering Switch/Tumult and Switch skinjacks Tumlult, and then Tumlult's consciousness goes into Switch's body.
Then they defeat Switch as Tumult in a series of crazy events revealing Ora Serrata to be the mastermind. Storm shows up things happen.
Zsen and Nightcrawler form a relationship somewhere in the pages, and they open each others eyes, each causing the other to be able to do what needs to be done.
Zsen leaves with Switch's head, taking him to be tried. Zsen left Kurt a letter explaining things, letting him know that he's opened her eyes in a way that allowed her to do what she needed to do.
That's it. Crazy mind bending at times hard to follow but very interesting.
There is this one messed up scene between Cain/Juggernaut and Xavier on the beach with David. Poor Cain.
Xavier really is messed up.
February 2, 2023
I'm having a hard time figuring out my thoughts on this book. I think I love the premise of the Spark and the Altar. And I definitely love Legion and (you know who) getting time together again, and also her decision and new place in the world.
Weaponless Zsen is a perfect foil for Nightcrawler and their arc is wonderful.
But I have mixed feelings about the Legionaries as a group. In some ways, this is kind of what police abolishment should look like? Crisis and outreach workers trained to de-escalate and then help with healing and rehabilitation. Rather than, you know, cops and prisons and state sanctioned murder. I think my issue with it is the religious tint to it. I know it's Kurt and he's coming from a world of churches and piousness and belief and all that junk. And I see him trying to believe in the people of Krakoa and encouraging that belief. But it's still a dogmatic approach to rehabilitation that seems to force allegiance to the Church of the Spark with the ever present threat (however remote, and however much Kurt would never) of being turned over to the Quiet Council and thrown in The Pit.
Which feels Off. But I guess that's good storytelling isn't it? 😅 And I think Kurt's time with Zsen changed both of them in ways we've yet to see for our fuzzy elf, and I'm excited to see what they are.
Ok, I've talked it out and realised I wouldn't care this much about the intricacies of character motivations if I wasn't super invested in a story well told.
Weaponless Zsen is a perfect foil for Nightcrawler and their arc is wonderful.
But I have mixed feelings about the Legionaries as a group. In some ways, this is kind of what police abolishment should look like? Crisis and outreach workers trained to de-escalate and then help with healing and rehabilitation. Rather than, you know, cops and prisons and state sanctioned murder. I think my issue with it is the religious tint to it. I know it's Kurt and he's coming from a world of churches and piousness and belief and all that junk. And I see him trying to believe in the people of Krakoa and encouraging that belief. But it's still a dogmatic approach to rehabilitation that seems to force allegiance to the Church of the Spark with the ever present threat (however remote, and however much Kurt would never) of being turned over to the Quiet Council and thrown in The Pit.
Which feels Off. But I guess that's good storytelling isn't it? 😅 And I think Kurt's time with Zsen changed both of them in ways we've yet to see for our fuzzy elf, and I'm excited to see what they are.
Ok, I've talked it out and realised I wouldn't care this much about the intricacies of character motivations if I wasn't super invested in a story well told.
May 3, 2023
This was a pretty fun but weird book!
So like it picks up after Way of X and we see Kurt start a new religion called the "Spark" and thus carry out mission and we got new members like Juggernaut and also their headquarter is "The altar" inside Legion's brain which is a weird concept but okay why not.
The big story here is them having to find a Trickster god named "Tumult" of Arakko for one of their leaders, Oro Serrata and the troubles they go through and joined by someone named Zsen, one of the warriors from there and Kurt and her develop a relationship which was fun to see and also dealing with some possession-y named being called "Switch" and how he is causing mayhem in Krakoa and we see how these two stories inter-connect and it makes for quite a weird yet strange read!
This book will feel very weird to some people and get psychedelic and maybe thats the point of it, showing faith in different lights and I also love the moment between Tumult and Kurt showcasing a god without followers or wanting one vs a man who is starting a new religion and trying to be a prophet and what that brings, it leads to some cool ideas but some were just plain weird.
So, in short, a book with many ideas and some really cool battle scenes, and also explores and expands on Arakkoan history and world building is epic there in that regards but also somewhat confusing and weird.
So like it picks up after Way of X and we see Kurt start a new religion called the "Spark" and thus carry out mission and we got new members like Juggernaut and also their headquarter is "The altar" inside Legion's brain which is a weird concept but okay why not.
The big story here is them having to find a Trickster god named "Tumult" of Arakko for one of their leaders, Oro Serrata and the troubles they go through and joined by someone named Zsen, one of the warriors from there and Kurt and her develop a relationship which was fun to see and also dealing with some possession-y named being called "Switch" and how he is causing mayhem in Krakoa and we see how these two stories inter-connect and it makes for quite a weird yet strange read!
This book will feel very weird to some people and get psychedelic and maybe thats the point of it, showing faith in different lights and I also love the moment between Tumult and Kurt showcasing a god without followers or wanting one vs a man who is starting a new religion and trying to be a prophet and what that brings, it leads to some cool ideas but some were just plain weird.
So, in short, a book with many ideas and some really cool battle scenes, and also explores and expands on Arakkoan history and world building is epic there in that regards but also somewhat confusing and weird.
October 14, 2022
Krakoa now has its own thought police? Only sort of kidding.
Nightcrawler and Legion have teamed up to try and ground a mutant population that was given everything and was quickly losing itself to the scope of what was possible. Legion has created a safe space (in his MIND) on the island where mutants can be forgiven and grow. The 'Legionairres' are appear to be the detectives that interview suspects before they're put on trial.
Spirituality and atonement are big themes in this series. As with any Nightcrawler series, his faith is the focus of most of the stories.
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On the fence with this series so far. These are some deep themes they're trying to tinker with and it's always odd to mess around with Legion's mental landscape. Add to that, the fact that we now have some kind of trickster God making deals with Krakoans...
This could get REALLY odd REALLY quick.
Bonus: Blindfold finally gets queued up in the resurrection list!
Bonus Bonus: When is a church not a church? There's all kinds of issues to unpack with Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler and Legion have teamed up to try and ground a mutant population that was given everything and was quickly losing itself to the scope of what was possible. Legion has created a safe space (in his MIND) on the island where mutants can be forgiven and grow. The 'Legionairres' are appear to be the detectives that interview suspects before they're put on trial.
Spirituality and atonement are big themes in this series. As with any Nightcrawler series, his faith is the focus of most of the stories.
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On the fence with this series so far. These are some deep themes they're trying to tinker with and it's always odd to mess around with Legion's mental landscape. Add to that, the fact that we now have some kind of trickster God making deals with Krakoans...
This could get REALLY odd REALLY quick.
Bonus: Blindfold finally gets queued up in the resurrection list!
Bonus Bonus: When is a church not a church? There's all kinds of issues to unpack with Nightcrawler
November 28, 2025
3.5 stars
Spurrier writing Legion tends to be some of his messiest big 2 comic writing, and there’s a bit of that here, but also a lot to like. Nightcrawler (“named after a worm” as the Arraki constantly remind him) runs a security force with a progressive ethos, hunting down problematic cases like a “skinjacker” jumping between mutant bodies and causing traumatic harm, or a deity escaped from facing Arrako’s gladiatorial justice system. There’s also a new Arrako-Krakoa romance following Doug and Bei, a promising redemption subplot for Juggernaut, and hints of a broader Legion temptation storyline that I’m warily interested in. Spurrier populates the margins of the team with some of his favorite oddballs like Doctor Nemesis and Lost, but they don’t get a ton to do.
“We come to glory by trying new things or not at all. There is no weapon mightier than an idea.”
Spurrier writing Legion tends to be some of his messiest big 2 comic writing, and there’s a bit of that here, but also a lot to like. Nightcrawler (“named after a worm” as the Arraki constantly remind him) runs a security force with a progressive ethos, hunting down problematic cases like a “skinjacker” jumping between mutant bodies and causing traumatic harm, or a deity escaped from facing Arrako’s gladiatorial justice system. There’s also a new Arrako-Krakoa romance following Doug and Bei, a promising redemption subplot for Juggernaut, and hints of a broader Legion temptation storyline that I’m warily interested in. Spurrier populates the margins of the team with some of his favorite oddballs like Doctor Nemesis and Lost, but they don’t get a ton to do.
“We come to glory by trying new things or not at all. There is no weapon mightier than an idea.”
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July 14, 2025I'd missed for a time that these books were part of the mutants on Krakoa series. When I saw that Nightcrawler was one of the characters, I got the two volumes of collected comics. Nightcrawler is a favorite X-Man character of mine. I'd read comics from years earlier that included Legion. From what I understand, there was a TV show with the character. I only know him from print, though. I'd read the Academy X runs, under various titles, that included Blindfold as a student. I remembered enough about Blindfold and Dust to understand what they were doing with their powers. Most of the comics had the setting of the astral plane, and I would have preferred for a few more events to have taken place on the physical plane.
February 25, 2023
It's been great to see the attention to Arakko in the latest batch of X-comics, and this one does a great job there, with its focus on one of the Ring members and their laws.
But Spurrier also does a great job of developing his characters, especially including Kurt, but also Cain, Legion (continuing on from Spurrier's Legion run of some years ago), Blindfold (at last! returned! after her fridging in the short run just before Krakoa), some guy I don't remember, and even Kurt's love interest in this volume (Szen?).
And this has all depth one expects from a typical Spurrier comic.
Maybe even a 4.5.
But Spurrier also does a great job of developing his characters, especially including Kurt, but also Cain, Legion (continuing on from Spurrier's Legion run of some years ago), Blindfold (at last! returned! after her fridging in the short run just before Krakoa), some guy I don't remember, and even Kurt's love interest in this volume (Szen?).
And this has all depth one expects from a typical Spurrier comic.
Maybe even a 4.5.
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