http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/new-52-legion-of-super-heroes/
Description: This is the Legion of Super-Heroes, a team that exists a thousand years in the future, the 31st century. They're a big group of teenagers, who rebel against the confining ways of their galactic community. It's actually pretty interesting once you get into it, which is kind of difficult at first. They're all completely new characters, they really don't have any connections with the class of superheroes we all know and love. They've interacted with the present before, mainly Superman, and they often look up to him. Other than that, they mostly stand on their own, although they do still honor the past and the way superheroes used to be, which is why they always give themselves name that end in "boy", "girl", "lass", etc. Examples include Ultra Boy, Dream Girl, Lightning Lass, and Brainiac 5. The latter is a guy who likes being an exception to the norm, because he's so freakin' smart that narcissism is basically in the genes.
There's also Karate Kid, who's awesome and considered to be one of, if not THE, most efficient hand-to-hand combatants in the DC Universe.
This new ongoing seems to concern the Legion Academy more at first, which is of course a school type of program that teaches and trains new recruits for the Legion, preparing them for success among the team. Apparently the series starts off with the Legion of Super-Heroes getting "decimated" and the Academy has to stand up and save the day. Hooray. Wonder how that'll turn out.
Also a note, every member of the Legion has a flight ring, it's basically what signifies their allegiance, but it also gives them perks such as, you got it, flight. It actually allows people who are unable to fly (which is a majority of them) the power to soar through the skies. The ring also acts as a communication device, and some other perks that aren't as important.
Creative Team: Paul Levitz isn't the best writer, but he's been with DC for over 35 years, and he has his fair share of works. He's never done anything huge, never really had an extensive run, except his famous run on the OLD Legion series, which was indeed damn extensive. He's pretty much continuing what he's been doing with the Legion lately. It's not a stretch to assume he'll do a pretty good job, he knows these characters, and he probably knows what he's doing.
Francis Portela is relatively new, like several of the artists in this reboot. He's done virtually nothing so far, though he did do about half of the last shorter volume of Legion, so he's got some work with the characters.
Accessibility: Eh, might be a bit difficult. As I understand it, the Legion isn't actually getting touched as far as their history and continuity, so apparently there will be stuff you won't know about going in, but I'm sure they'll still make it as accessible as possible. The Legion of Super-Heroes has always been pretty easy to just jump into and start reading, they're pretty self-explanatory.
Recommendation: Ummm probably not, to be honest. If you're just getting into comics, then the Legion isn't really the best place to start, and it can take some getting used to. Then again, if you think you would like to read about futuristic superheroes, go for it. It probably won't be bad, but it might not be great, no way of telling yet. You could be taking a risk if you start out with it, so it may be better to take the wait-and-see approach. Ultimately it's your call.
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~LtM
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