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X-Men Legacy: Legion

Legion: Son of X, Vol. 2: Invasive Exotic

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Refusing Wolverine's offer to join the X-Men, David Haller must now decide exactly how he will carry out his father's legacy. But upon venturing into the world on his own, will he be beckoned back to Westchester by his budding fascination with young X-Man Blindfold? And more important, how will their future together change the fate of mutant kind? Plus: Desperate to learn whether the predictions of his destroying mutantkind are true, Legion makes a deal with the devil in his own mind to find answers. But what terrifying truth would drive David to take extreme measures - and undergo a procedure that would remove his mutant powers? COLLECTING: X-MEN LEGACY (2012) 7-12

136 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 2013

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Profile Image for Jeff .
912 reviews824 followers
December 9, 2014
I thought I had picked up a different X-book, but apparently I ended up with this. Le sigh.

The first volume of Legion/David Haller/Charles Xavier’s love child/first rate loon’s adventures didn’t do that much for me, so I revisited this one with much trepidation, and basically it’s more of the same. One key difference is this time we aren’t in David’s head as much, as he continues to struggle to sort out his gazillion abilities. The unifying thread that held my interest throughout this madness was the tangible and believable puppy love relationship between two mutant outsiders, David and Blindfold. Despite attempts at broad humor (outside of Deadpool, this almost never works), the revelation that David might destroy the universe (or something like that, I forget) and the inclusion of , this was still a grind.

What’s to like

Like last volume, some great cover art.

A mutant kid with a unique and ultimately plot relevant ability. No spoilers here. Keep walking.

A nice, shout out to Watchmen.

The final payoff with the aforementioned mutant, some angry X-students and .

What’s not to like

Spurrier’s attempts at farce. GAH!

Legion/David Haller/Charles Xavier’s love child/first rate loon could, in better hands, be a lot more interesting than what’s rolled out here.

Profile Image for Terence.
1,172 reviews393 followers
January 21, 2016
David Haller has decided to be proactive. Rather than waiting for the sword to fall or the bomb to drop, like the X-Men, David is taking out enemies to mutant kind before they can strike. Meanwhile David is also forming a relationship with Blindfold and it's looking like love.
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Invasive Exotics fell flat for me. They attempted to be funny, but it missed the mark.
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Even the action moments were forgettable. David's budding love for Blindfold was the highpoint of the volume. It was good to see two outcasts come together even if one of them is destined to be the death of the other.

This volume was a letdown after the first one, but I'll still read the next volume.
Profile Image for Quentin Wallace.
Author 34 books178 followers
January 24, 2015
I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first volume, maybe because it seemed so similar. I didn't mention it in the review of Vol. 1 but the art is decent for the series, it does really fit the story. This volume has some humor in it, as the first volume did. The X-Men do put in an appearance. The series comes across as a bit YA, so if you are a YA fan you may want to pick this series up. If you're not, it's still enjoyable.

I would say read the first volume, and if you like it, pick this one up. If you don't like Vol 1, you most likely won't like this one.
Profile Image for Travis Duke.
1,163 reviews16 followers
February 27, 2017
(2.5) This book started off clunky and boring for me but towards the end it gets better. I vaguely remember vol.1 having read it months ago (maybe longer) Legion decided to leave the x-men and travel on his own, a little soul searching if you will. He tracks down a zealous religious group claiming to cure mutants and then moves on to a organization who has the cure. This all stems from a vision he is having of becoming an uncontrollable monster. There is a nice twist at the end that saves the book for me and actually entices me to read vol.3 so I will read on. The art is just O.K. its nothing great in my opinion.






spoilery recap for myself:












Red Skull has the brain of Professor X and is using it manipulate David. David tricks everyone into thinking he wants a cure but is just baiting Red Skull and the x-men into helping him.
Profile Image for Judah Radd.
1,098 reviews15 followers
January 14, 2020
This title makes a major jump in thought provoking excitement with the second collection. In fact, it’s kinda brilliant. I’ve never read a hero comic like this.

I have to give credit to Spurrier (who also wrote The Spire which I likes,) he finally managed to write an interesting Legion book. This takes full advantage of the fascinating weirdness that is this spikey haired mutant.

The Blindfold romance is also perfect. It’s all so well done.

Really nice tie in with spoilery events of Uncanny Avengers. It was unexpected, but fits this story perfectly.

I really really dig this, and I implore you to give this odd title a chance.
Profile Image for Sesana.
6,415 reviews329 followers
December 29, 2013
I was liking this book, but the way that the last storyline resolved felt like a bit of a letdown. For a character whose stated purpose is to be proactive and avoid loud team displays, David is awfully quick to use a loud, reactive team as a strategy.
Profile Image for Anchorpete.
759 reviews6 followers
April 21, 2014
So, the X-camps have been divided in three ways for some time now.

Cyclops has had his militant people.

Wolverine has had his school

When Professor X was alive, he and Magneto had another group that sort of followed them around, but still hung out in Cyclop's camp. Eventually that group disbanded, when Xavier died, but for the most part, they have been the main cast of X-men Legacy. X-men: Legacy is actually the continuation of the X-men book that began in the 90s written by Chris Claremont and drawn by Jim Lee.

After Grant Morrison's incredible run on New X-men, the book turned into X-men: Legacy and followed Charles Xavier around. Now that Xavier is dead, his Legacy is his son David, who most people know as Legion. The team that followed Xavier around are now on the sidelines, and occasionally interact with David.

You see, for some reason, people think New X-men is bad, and I don't think anyone gives Mike Carrey any credit. I would actually say, besides Jason Aaron's run on Wolverine and the X-men, New X-men and Mike Carey's run on X-men are two of the best modern X-men runs. They are my two personal favorites. The Marvel now version of X-men: Legacy picks up where Carey's run leaves off.

The Marvel Now version of X-men: Legacy is fantastic. They have taken possibly the most annoying X-men character of all time and made him the underdog that we can't believe we have not been rooting for, since the 80s. X-men: Legacy Volume one was great, but the second trade takes things to a whole new level.

Also, one really great thing about X-men: Legacy is that there is a crossover with Uncanny Avengers. I am really digging this book. I think it might be cancelled now, though.
Profile Image for Tar Buendía.
1,285 reviews79 followers
September 2, 2018
De momento mi tomo favorito.

Es una reflexión excelente sobre la intolerancia, la autoestima y a dónde estamos avanzando como sociedad. Se llama a los nazis nazis, sin eufemismos. Aún no he leído demasiado de Civil War II, pero para qué lo hicieron si ya tenían esta maravilla. O que le hubieran dicho a Spurrier que lo continuase, no sé.

I rule me.
Profile Image for Derek.
1,079 reviews81 followers
November 1, 2015
I liked the complexity with this one, the series is starting to show some grit. Although, for all it merits, I felt it was downplayed by that deus ex machina thing with Santi, and I still think David Haller's relationship with Blindfold is a total waste of Space and should be eliminated altogether.
Profile Image for LP.
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June 24, 2022
Owned this book for years and it never made sense but I just now looked and realized it’s volume 2 of a series lmao
513 reviews86 followers
July 18, 2018
So after watching the second season of Legion (not as good as the first, but I loved some moments), I decided to give this comic a second try. It's not as good as the show, but I loved some moments.

I like that Legion is not a hero, and not exactly a villain either, but his lack of self-awareness grates on me. I think this is handled better in the show, with the other strong, well-developed characters giving David shit about his actions. BUT. Aside from the 90s kid show and the movies I don't know aaaanything about X-men. I had to look up some stuff (like, what happened to Xavier? What is going on with Scott Summers? What?).
Profile Image for Krzysztof Grabowski.
1,886 reviews8 followers
August 16, 2020
Drugi tom przygód Davida Hallera aka Legion naprawdę mnie zaskoczył. Już pierwszy tom był niezły. Pełen zaskakujących pomysłów, które były na tyle świeże aby zaskakiwać, jak i oddać w jakimś stopniu pokręcony charakter postaci.

David wydaje się mieć za sobą najgorsze. Opanował względnie swój umysł i potrafi kontrolować swoje moce. Przeszkadza mu w tym tylko jakąś psychiczną forma jego zmarłego ojca, która prowadzi tutaj swoją własną misterną grę. Niemniej David zdaje się z tym godzić. Co więcej, wykorzystuje swoje moce, aby eliminować przyszłe zagrożenia dla mutantów.

Początek jest świetny. Mamy jakąś grupę oszołomów, która nienawidzi mutantów, a wizję herosa pokazują, iż w przyszłości w imię swoich chorych racji dopuszczą się strasznych czynów. W dodatku jego obiekt westchnień, czyli Blindfold nie ułatwia mu zadania, choć całość prowadzi do kilku zabawnych momentów, jak te z pigułką lub opluwaniem niegodnych...

Potem mamy jeszcze sprawę chłopaka z niezwykłą siłą sugestii oraz zagrożenie ze strony osobnika zamieszkującego Księżyc. Głównym daniem jest jednak wizyta u przeciwnika i prośbą o poddanie się kuracji pigułkami , które odbiorą Davidowi destruktywne moce. Prowadzi to do ujawnienia się przeciwnika, który mieszał herosowi w głowie i świetnej wizualnie konfrontacji, z małym wsparciem dziewczyny i zebranej przez nią na prędce grupce X-men.

Tom jednak nie jest idealny. Momentami ciężko się to czyta, a historia wedruje w dziwne miejsca, choć to nie główny mankament tego tytułu. Kreska momentami w mojej opinii była średnia, co widać po twarzach. Dziwne grymasy, proporcje. Czepiam się, ale to moje odczucie. Co innego, jeżeli chodzi o okładki. Jeny, to są małe dzieła sztuki i jakbym miał dokonywać jakiegoś rankingu w ramach Marvel Now! to X-men Legacy byłoby na podium. Polecam.
Profile Image for Ian.
1,434 reviews6 followers
December 29, 2023
Book 2.
As David Haller, known to some as Legion, battles for control of the demons of his own psyche, he also seeks to explore not only his role in the future of mutantkind but also his feelings for the young mutant Blindfold.

I can't claim to have ever been particularly invested in Legion (although I like that he points out that 'Legion' is an insulting and insensitive way to refer to someone with multiple personalities), so I wasn't sure what to make of this book going in. However, I was quickly won over by the idea of a mutant whose powers, past and heritage have left him so damaged and disaffected that he's incapable of seeing the world the way the mainstream X-Men do. He's irreverent, he's pragmatic and he's got a manipulative streak that runs counter to his professed good intentions.

On top of that he's faced with challenges that seem insurmountable; be they the general bigotry towards mutants, a group of genuinely well-intentioned individuals trying to cure mutantism or deal with the prophecy that he's destined to destroy the mutant race. His response to these challenges is a genuinely endearing combination of determination and vulnerability, meaning that by the end of the book, and very much to my surprise, I was really rooting for him.

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1,774 reviews13 followers
August 2, 2024
Watchmen shoutout's and mutant cures - this one is a bit wild.

So this volume starts off with Legion and Blindfold having a bit of a date on the moon. Which was actually kind of sweet and very "X-Men-y". It reminded me of the Claremont days where once in a while two of the team members would try and be romantic with each other in the midst of all the chaos in their lives. Simon Spurrier did a good job of giving them a relationship that actually kind of seems viable. However, it is interrupted by a crazy, vampiric villain but - that's the x men for you.

Next is the main story, where Legion goes to a newly formed company that gives mutants a "cure" to their mutation, via a simple pill. He has seen a vision where he himself destroys the world with his power, so he wants to get rid of that possibility by taking the pill. Of course, there's more to this company than meets the eye, and that is especially true when

Overall, a solid volume of the series, looking forward to see where it goes from here.
Profile Image for Clint.
1,191 reviews13 followers
June 3, 2021
3.5 stars
Better written than (the also pretty good) vol1, but still not among Spurrier’s best work. David’s coupling with Blindfold and his related tampering with a prophesied future are both entertaining, as is his interaction with the X-Men. I’m also interested in his proactive scheme for mutant justice in contrast to his dad’s reactive “spandex squad,” and I’m increasingly surprised how much the emotional core of this series overlaps with the eventual plot of FX’s Legion, given the two are otherwise so different. I didn’t love the reveal at the end of this arc (it felt random and goofy in a bad way) but I’m hoping it was a blip rather than anything meant to be pivotal to the rest of the series.

Tan Eng Huat does most of the art again, and while he’s still not my favorite, I enjoyed the art in Vol2 more overall than vol1. Del Mundo’s covers continue to amaze.
Profile Image for C.
1,754 reviews54 followers
August 10, 2018
Continuing the great x-read of 2017/18...

I continued to really enjoy this series. Honestly, if it weren't for the big twist reveal at the end (which I loathed but if I were to get into the whys, it would give heavy spoilers for this as well as another x-series. It isn't this author's fault - I'm just not a fan of that character/arc at all), I would probably rate this much higher.

One thing that gives this story points for me is the interesting use of x-characters. I love blindfold in this book, but the fact that Spurrier brought in Chamber and Pixie (two of my faves) is just bonus.

I love Legion as a character and I am finding this story to be intriguing so far. Looking forward to the next volume for sure.
Profile Image for Bruce.
118 reviews11 followers
May 14, 2018
The fact that this sat on my nightstand for more than a year between the time I started it and the time I finished it probably says a lot about how strongly I feel about it. Like the TV adaptation of the character (which bears almost no similarities), there were things I liked about this volume and things that I found frustrating. Overall, though, it kind of left me cold. I would love to see a TV or movie adaptation of the character that brought in the entirety of the X universe, though. Perhaps one day, when Fox and Disney play nice with that set of characters and relaunch the whole thing as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Profile Image for Tomas.
476 reviews9 followers
May 15, 2017
I still have no idea what to think about this series. The art is shaky and cartoon-ish (which I do not like) and the story is wee bit poorly written (word wee is in this volume at least 50 times). And here comes the main character David. Nearly omnipotent and yet so boring. For 12 issues I have been waiting for him to do SOMETHING. But not yet. Maybe next issue ? :D His internal struggle is displayed as prison break but it has no effect on his behavior in the real world. Is he really struggling ?
Profile Image for Viola.
302 reviews27 followers
August 9, 2019
Definitely not your usual superhero book. It was an interesting read but I didn't feel strongly about it in either a positive or negative way. Also I know this is volume 2 so maybe I should have started with the first one instead of picking this up at random. (Chronology? I don't know her.) Still, the story wasn't hard to follow without reading from the beginnig. Maybe the only thing I was missing out on is the relationship background and development between David and Ruth but I can live with that. I did like seeing some lesser known mutants and Agent Brand showing for an issue was cool.
Profile Image for Bekka.
1,207 reviews35 followers
July 10, 2019
I love David so much, you can never predict just what he's going to do next!
Also, I adore the insight into his thoughts about the X-Men, and the X-Men's thoughts on him. He's the child of their fallen leader, and yet, they can never see eye to eye with each other. They can't even call him by his name, they always call him Legion, no matter how many times he tells them to stop.
It's so sad to see, but I love reading their interactions with him, it's one of my favourite things about this run.
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456 reviews1 follower
July 10, 2018
Continuing on the graphic novel series for Legion - after watching the first season of the TV show. The show is very different from the graphic novel but really enjoy both. The artwork in the graphic novel is amazing!
Profile Image for Kris Ritchie.
1,662 reviews17 followers
August 13, 2018
Maybe I am just missing it, but I do not see what is so great about this run of comics. The narrative feels largely reliant on a knowledge of everything going on in X-men comics, and when you are reading more than one run of X-men at a time it can be very confusing.
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2,597 reviews72 followers
April 17, 2021
Legion is trying to survive on his own, while trying to date Blindspot, and saving the world.

This is an interesting story about him being proactive, trying to stop bad things before they happen. The other side is a growing danger inside his own brain, that is unresolved.

A good read.
Profile Image for Book Nerd Shenanigans.
81 reviews3 followers
February 9, 2018


A little more muddled then volume 1 but loved it none the less. The artwork is still on point along with the amazing covers. I had a good chuckle over one of the twists in particular. Overall, a super fun read and will make fans love Legion even more.
8 reviews
May 23, 2018
Lovely

I started watching the show and loved it so I got the comic also. Very different but still good stuff.
263 reviews3 followers
January 18, 2019
Maybe it's the tragedy of most comics or graphic novels, the resolution happens so quick. Would have like more story, I guess that is what the next issue is for...
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