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Legends: The Collection

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I collected this story when it came out in magazine form. It was excellent then and I'm glad dc released it in a graphic novel. Todays comics feature far too many universe shattering events and they just don't stand out any more (consider that Death of Superman was all over the news but the death of Batman was never mentioned.)
thanks for reading this.

Legends was DC's second major crossover book and is certainly better than many of the ones that followed. After the confusing cosmic mish-mash of Crisis on Infinite Earths this story is much more down to Earth, focusing on a villain's plan to discredit Earth's superheroes.

It's jam-packed with characters and introduces quite a few more but it never feels rushed or crowded. Byrne's art and Wein & Ostrander's story-telling are clear and even people unfamiliar with the cast can follow along.

As a story it's fairly two-dimensional. The messages are that hatred is bad, heroes are good and children are the future. But it's well-told and entertaining.

The introduction deserves special praise; it really goes into the background of how the series was created.

This collection is quite old. The story is from the late 80s and the trade paperback from the early 90s so some readers will find the paper and printing quality is below what they are used to but by and large it is a decent read and worth the time.

While not the best comic of all time, by any means, it does a very nice job of setting up many DC books of the late eighties. If you are a fan of DC comics, pick this one up. It stars Superman, Batman,Flash, and a whole lot of other heros, facing a enemy they can not pound into the ground (Not that there is not tons of action along the way) and has the introduciton of Wonder Woman to the modern world.

I will never get tired of a good, old-fashioned John Byrne story. He is always able to take and insignificant book/character and give it cosmic importance. Where many writers and/or artists have failed to craft an interesting story--John Byrne consistently SUCCEEDS! When you read a John Byrne story, you never want it to end. Thank you, Mr. Byrne for all the years you put into the industry elevating your craft.

I got this mainly for the art & characters- and yes, the story is even okay too.

There are so many interesting characters that make a brief appearance within these pages. John Byrne being my favorite artist, it's really neat to see him draw heroes & villians I've never seen him draw before. Even the ones he *has* drawn before look good here. I remember when this series first came out- I was completely underwhelmed. Now that it's decades later, I find that I appreciate this effort so much more. Comics have changed somewhat drastically since this series first appeared, so seeing it again after all this time is like getting to see brand-new 80's style comics being made all over again. It feels exactly like that when I rediscover some of the comics I missed in that exciting & fun decade.

Really, if anyone's a Byrne fan I can't see why they'd pass up on checking out this nice, thin collection. And it's *really* overdue for a slicker re-release.