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Jupiter's Legacy #1
Jupiter's Legacy, Vol. 3
Set one generation after the previous volume, America’s superheroes have all had children, but can they ever fill their parents' shoes? More interested in celebrity and corporate sponsorship, the beautiful, twenty-something heroes of the modern era only want to be famous. However, worse is their political aspirations and a plan to take control away from a fallible and weak humanity.
Collects JUPITER'S LEGACY #1-5
Collects JUPITER'S LEGACY #1-5
138 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 8, 2015
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Mark Millar
1,514 books2,561 followersMark Millar is the New York Times best-selling writer of Wanted, the Kick-Ass series, The Secret Service, Jupiter’s Legacy, Jupiter’s Circle, Nemesis, Superior, Super Crooks, American Jesus, MPH, Starlight, and Chrononauts. Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, and The Secret Service (as Kingsman: The Secret Service) have been adapted into feature films, and Nemesis, Superior, Starlight, War Heroes, Jupiter’s Legacy and Chrononauts are in development at major studios.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
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December 7, 2025
(A-) 83% | Very Good
Notes: On discontentment, deep resentment, selfish certitude, where feeling caged and riled rage means super family feuds.
*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #1–2 ◦ Issues #3–4 ◦ Issue #5
Notes: On discontentment, deep resentment, selfish certitude, where feeling caged and riled rage means super family feuds.
*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #1–2 ◦ Issues #3–4 ◦ Issue #5
September 22, 2021
Reread 2021
I think I appreciate the story here a bit more this time around.
Can't say I'm in love with Frank Quietly's art, though. The majority of the faces have this weird thing going on with the eyes/nose/mouth that makes it look like they're aliens or being sucked into a black hole from the inside of their brains. Either that or they look like they're made of wrinkles. It's a stylized look and I get that, it's just not my favorite.
And once again, I heartily approve of the relabeling of this volume as Jupiter's Legacy Vol. 3 Netflix Edition. I think it makes more sense to keep the name of the comic the same so everyone knows that this is actually volume 3.
2018
The vapid son and daughter of two famous superheroes take opposing sides when their malicious uncle makes a grab for world power.
The plot and pace for this volume were pretty good, even if I didn't feel like there was anything really new or groundbreaking here.
You've got an evil old man manipulating a gullible, but extremely powerful, young man using flattery and lies. Then you've got the boozy good girl in love with the bad boy from the wrong side of the supervillain tracks. <--tale as old as time
Regardless, I was highly entertained the entire time and that's basically all I ask for in a comic.
I think I appreciate the story here a bit more this time around.
Can't say I'm in love with Frank Quietly's art, though. The majority of the faces have this weird thing going on with the eyes/nose/mouth that makes it look like they're aliens or being sucked into a black hole from the inside of their brains. Either that or they look like they're made of wrinkles. It's a stylized look and I get that, it's just not my favorite.
And once again, I heartily approve of the relabeling of this volume as Jupiter's Legacy Vol. 3 Netflix Edition. I think it makes more sense to keep the name of the comic the same so everyone knows that this is actually volume 3.
2018
The vapid son and daughter of two famous superheroes take opposing sides when their malicious uncle makes a grab for world power.
The plot and pace for this volume were pretty good, even if I didn't feel like there was anything really new or groundbreaking here.
You've got an evil old man manipulating a gullible, but extremely powerful, young man using flattery and lies. Then you've got the boozy good girl in love with the bad boy from the wrong side of the supervillain tracks. <--tale as old as time
Regardless, I was highly entertained the entire time and that's basically all I ask for in a comic.
September 26, 2018
Well-executed, as you'd expect from a comic with these two names attached.
I've read a lot of comics along these lines, a genre push-back against the classic superhero theme. Sort of a what-if-the-heros-decided-to-fix-the-world's-REAL-problems...
It's a familiar story, and like said, well-executed. This one is familar enough to be comfortable, but original enough to keep me interested.
A lot of how I feel about this one kinda depends on how the second volume plays out. I don't know how to feel about the fact that there's been so many years between the volumes. It's one thing to wait a couple years between novels, because novels represent a significant chunk of storytelling and almost always contain a decent amount of closure of their own, even when they're part of a multi-volume work. But a single trade paperback, even a tightly-written one, is just a gentle opener for a story of any scope and complexity....
*shrugs*
I'm rambling. If you like Millar's stuff, you'll like this. But if you're looking for a *bunch* of story with more on the near horizon, this might not be the best place to get it....
I've read a lot of comics along these lines, a genre push-back against the classic superhero theme. Sort of a what-if-the-heros-decided-to-fix-the-world's-REAL-problems...
It's a familiar story, and like said, well-executed. This one is familar enough to be comfortable, but original enough to keep me interested.
A lot of how I feel about this one kinda depends on how the second volume plays out. I don't know how to feel about the fact that there's been so many years between the volumes. It's one thing to wait a couple years between novels, because novels represent a significant chunk of storytelling and almost always contain a decent amount of closure of their own, even when they're part of a multi-volume work. But a single trade paperback, even a tightly-written one, is just a gentle opener for a story of any scope and complexity....
*shrugs*
I'm rambling. If you like Millar's stuff, you'll like this. But if you're looking for a *bunch* of story with more on the near horizon, this might not be the best place to get it....
April 19, 2024
It's been awhile since I read a new-2-me Millar-verse book. The second generation of the original superhero legacy family are a bit of a waste. Chloe likes bad boys (super villains!), has never fought a battle (or a crime!) as an adult, and is all about multimedia exposure; her brother loves highly publicised 'good deeds', sleeping with 'fans', and lots of booze and drugs. Their worlds are turned upside down when there's a push for super powered beings to govern and hence 'save' the United States!
Yes, another look at an 'alternate' superhero reality; this one has shades of Planetary, but with better character driven storytelling in my opinion. This entire volume feels like a warm-up, a very very good warm-up though. Quitely 's art is peerless and the main reason what this one gets a firm 8 out of 12, Four Stars form me.
2024 read
Yes, another look at an 'alternate' superhero reality; this one has shades of Planetary, but with better character driven storytelling in my opinion. This entire volume feels like a warm-up, a very very good warm-up though. Quitely 's art is peerless and the main reason what this one gets a firm 8 out of 12, Four Stars form me.
2024 read
October 3, 2016
JUPITER’S LEGACY
A dystopian world where superheroes rise up and seize control of the government…not exactly an original angle, but in the capable hands of Millar and Quitely, Jupiter’s Legacy is a surprisingly gripping yarn that features some beautiful art.
I haven’t always loved Quitely’s work, but it’s sharp and detailed here, and it’s got the kinetic and cinematic scope to match the scale of Millar’s story. Millar loves to run superheroes through these widescreen, panoramic stories with Big Ideas (see, for example, The Ultimates…but don’t see the post-Millar Ultimates 3, because once seen, it can’t be unseen, and while Joe Mad’s art is normally worth the price of admission, nothing could save that train wreck of a tale), and it’s clear that he’s having fun doing it here with characters of his own creation.
Maybe it helped that I went in with low expectations (that’s what she said), but I dug this.
We'll call it somewhere north of 3.5 stars.
A dystopian world where superheroes rise up and seize control of the government…not exactly an original angle, but in the capable hands of Millar and Quitely, Jupiter’s Legacy is a surprisingly gripping yarn that features some beautiful art.
I haven’t always loved Quitely’s work, but it’s sharp and detailed here, and it’s got the kinetic and cinematic scope to match the scale of Millar’s story. Millar loves to run superheroes through these widescreen, panoramic stories with Big Ideas (see, for example, The Ultimates…but don’t see the post-Millar Ultimates 3, because once seen, it can’t be unseen, and while Joe Mad’s art is normally worth the price of admission, nothing could save that train wreck of a tale), and it’s clear that he’s having fun doing it here with characters of his own creation.
Maybe it helped that I went in with low expectations (that’s what she said), but I dug this.
We'll call it somewhere north of 3.5 stars.
August 25, 2016
Another “revisionary” superhero story by Mark Millar, and at this point you probably know the name of the game: a bunch of two-dimensional characters, a little genre homage, a little genre parody, a little ultra-violence, a little politics, a little shallowness, a little cynicism.
Let’s see, there’s the mysterious King Kong-like expedition that turned our protagonists into superheroes back in 1932, enabling them to save capitalist America from the Great Depression. Problem is, as we know today, things have not worked out so well in the long run: “The global economy’s hanging by a threat and we’re still just out there wrestling like children...”
So does that mean our protagonists should never have saved capitalism? Or should they at least now use their powers to “step in and fix this chaos”? Should they actually change the system instead of just trying to patch it? Well, I guess not, as the characters who make that point and do change things all turn out to be ruthless, egomaniacal, murderous bastards. The end.
I don’t know, as tongue-in-cheek as the story may be, this just doesn’t strike me as the most original or profound kind of meta-commentary. I did enjoy the King Kong homage, though, plus it’s pretty much impossible to not be impressed by Frank Quitely’s detailed yet elegant artwork on some level.
Bottom line: Jupiter’s Legacy is fun to look at and entertaining enough in places, but underneath the surface it doesn’t really have a whole lot to say as far as I can tell.
Let’s see, there’s the mysterious King Kong-like expedition that turned our protagonists into superheroes back in 1932, enabling them to save capitalist America from the Great Depression. Problem is, as we know today, things have not worked out so well in the long run: “The global economy’s hanging by a threat and we’re still just out there wrestling like children...”
So does that mean our protagonists should never have saved capitalism? Or should they at least now use their powers to “step in and fix this chaos”? Should they actually change the system instead of just trying to patch it? Well, I guess not, as the characters who make that point and do change things all turn out to be ruthless, egomaniacal, murderous bastards. The end.
I don’t know, as tongue-in-cheek as the story may be, this just doesn’t strike me as the most original or profound kind of meta-commentary. I did enjoy the King Kong homage, though, plus it’s pretty much impossible to not be impressed by Frank Quitely’s detailed yet elegant artwork on some level.
Bottom line: Jupiter’s Legacy is fun to look at and entertaining enough in places, but underneath the surface it doesn’t really have a whole lot to say as far as I can tell.
January 30, 2015
1930s: Sheldon Sampson leads a group, including his brother Walter and girlfriend Grace, to an island that doesn’t appear on any maps and that he’s only seen in his dreams. They find it and gain superpowers from aliens - as you do.
Present day: Sheldon and Grace’s kids, Chloe and Brandon, are spoilt celebrity brats, leeching off of their parents’ fame, the two greatest superheroes that ever were. It’s tough to follow that legacy so they don’t do anything superheroic, preferring to do drugs, drink, screw groupies, and chase sponsorship deals.
Feeling emasculated after a public quarrel with his dad, Brandon jumps at his uncle Walter’s suggestion that they do away with Sheldon, the Superman of this world, who’s adamant that superheroes should stay out of politics, the economy, etc. But superheroes have so much more to offer than saving the world from Darkseid-esque villains... right?
The idea of “the superhero fixing real world problems from a position of power” has been done before, and better, in Warren Ellis’ The Authority (which Mark Millar wrote a few issues of, way back when), so Jupiter’s Legacy doesn’t really offer up anything original. In fact, there’s nothing original about this book! It’s a collection of other pop culture artefacts like the Star Wars prequels and Marvel’s Civil War (also written by Millar), with shades of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel.
I remember reading an interview before this comic came out where Millar said he was inspired by Carrie Fisher’s autobiography (another Star Wars reference!) where she talked about growing up in the shadow of two celebrity parents. The stress of feeling that she had to live up to them led her to find escape with drugs. Except Millar doesn’t really explore this angle enough with Chloe and Brandon. We see them partying while their parents are off saving the world, then later the parents and kids arguing, and that’s about it. Real insightful!
Millar then drops that idea entirely to do his Authority rip-off which, again, is surface-level only and unsatisfying. Duuh, turns out superheroes aren’t better at fixing the world than politicians! Then he turns to writing Civil War - again! The fast-moving story - and it jumps from the 1930s to the present day to 10 years from now really quickly - doesn’t help either so it reads like very superficial episodes barely strung together into a cohesive thread.
Evil uncle Walter uses young Brandon so deftly, manipulating him to suit his plans so easily, that it felt like the Palpatine/Anakin relationship in Revenge of the Sith. He’s clearly evil, why are you listening to him!? Why does Brandon - and every single superhero in existence - so readily agree to murder the Utopian and his wife? Because he was sometimes bossy and stopped his drunken son from accidentally killing innocent people? He’s Walter’s brother and Brandon’s father but they very casually decide to just kill him - it makes no sense! Unless you want to make the argument that Walter’s using his psychic powers to influence them all, a la the Emperor using the Force to influence Anakin’s decisions (if that was the case).
And, as if the Star Wars influence wasn’t already felt enough, one of the characters has a lightsaber - but of course it’s not called that, it’s a “power rod”!
Then, just like that, we’re right back into, arguably Millar’s most famous storyline, Civil War, where the Marvel Universe was divided into those who were willing to unmask and register their identities with the government (led by Tony Stark) and those who weren’t (led by Captain America). This aspect is almost worse than the Star Wars prequel stuff because Millar actually wrote Civil War and he’s simply repeating himself with his own set of cheap superhero characters. It’s so lazy and derivative!
As for the Man of Steel stuff, those are all spoilers so I’ll leave them out in this review, but the references couldn’t be more obvious and they come off just as dumb on the page as they did on the big screen.
While I largely disliked Millar’s script, I’ll give him this: Chloe and Hutch’s escape sequence was very exciting and well done – though that was helped enormously by the artist’s contributions.
Which brings me to the best part of Jupiter’s Legacy: Frank Quitely.
Quitely is one of my all-time favourite comics artists. Most comics, I’ll look for the writer’s name on the cover - Quitely is one of the few artists whose books I’ll pick up regardless of who wrote it.
I love the use of space in Quitely’s panels - not outer space but the room he gives his characters and their environment. There’s always a lot of room to breathe, they’re never over-cluttered - it’s almost zen in approach! The action is drawn superbly, the characters’ expressions are almost unnaturally real in how arresting they are, Walter’s psychic constructs were beautifully rendered in showing how they’re “built”, and I loved the futuristic designs of the totalitarian flying craft and the aliens.
If I have one complaint about Quitely’s work on this comic, it’s the superheroes’ outfits. Utopian’s costume looks like pyjamas and nearly all the women dress like strippers. For reference, think of Emma Frost in New X-Men - that.
Jupiter’s Legacy (who’s Jupiter?) is Millar’s best comic of the last couple years but that’s not saying much considering his output has been poor to abysmal (Kick Ass 3, Secret Service, MPH, Starlight). It’s worth checking out if you’re a fan of Quitely’s art and the story doesn’t bore all of the time, but it’s not a great comic either.
Present day: Sheldon and Grace’s kids, Chloe and Brandon, are spoilt celebrity brats, leeching off of their parents’ fame, the two greatest superheroes that ever were. It’s tough to follow that legacy so they don’t do anything superheroic, preferring to do drugs, drink, screw groupies, and chase sponsorship deals.
Feeling emasculated after a public quarrel with his dad, Brandon jumps at his uncle Walter’s suggestion that they do away with Sheldon, the Superman of this world, who’s adamant that superheroes should stay out of politics, the economy, etc. But superheroes have so much more to offer than saving the world from Darkseid-esque villains... right?
The idea of “the superhero fixing real world problems from a position of power” has been done before, and better, in Warren Ellis’ The Authority (which Mark Millar wrote a few issues of, way back when), so Jupiter’s Legacy doesn’t really offer up anything original. In fact, there’s nothing original about this book! It’s a collection of other pop culture artefacts like the Star Wars prequels and Marvel’s Civil War (also written by Millar), with shades of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel.
I remember reading an interview before this comic came out where Millar said he was inspired by Carrie Fisher’s autobiography (another Star Wars reference!) where she talked about growing up in the shadow of two celebrity parents. The stress of feeling that she had to live up to them led her to find escape with drugs. Except Millar doesn’t really explore this angle enough with Chloe and Brandon. We see them partying while their parents are off saving the world, then later the parents and kids arguing, and that’s about it. Real insightful!
Millar then drops that idea entirely to do his Authority rip-off which, again, is surface-level only and unsatisfying. Duuh, turns out superheroes aren’t better at fixing the world than politicians! Then he turns to writing Civil War - again! The fast-moving story - and it jumps from the 1930s to the present day to 10 years from now really quickly - doesn’t help either so it reads like very superficial episodes barely strung together into a cohesive thread.
Evil uncle Walter uses young Brandon so deftly, manipulating him to suit his plans so easily, that it felt like the Palpatine/Anakin relationship in Revenge of the Sith. He’s clearly evil, why are you listening to him!? Why does Brandon - and every single superhero in existence - so readily agree to murder the Utopian and his wife? Because he was sometimes bossy and stopped his drunken son from accidentally killing innocent people? He’s Walter’s brother and Brandon’s father but they very casually decide to just kill him - it makes no sense! Unless you want to make the argument that Walter’s using his psychic powers to influence them all, a la the Emperor using the Force to influence Anakin’s decisions (if that was the case).
And, as if the Star Wars influence wasn’t already felt enough, one of the characters has a lightsaber - but of course it’s not called that, it’s a “power rod”!
Then, just like that, we’re right back into, arguably Millar’s most famous storyline, Civil War, where the Marvel Universe was divided into those who were willing to unmask and register their identities with the government (led by Tony Stark) and those who weren’t (led by Captain America). This aspect is almost worse than the Star Wars prequel stuff because Millar actually wrote Civil War and he’s simply repeating himself with his own set of cheap superhero characters. It’s so lazy and derivative!
As for the Man of Steel stuff, those are all spoilers so I’ll leave them out in this review, but the references couldn’t be more obvious and they come off just as dumb on the page as they did on the big screen.
While I largely disliked Millar’s script, I’ll give him this: Chloe and Hutch’s escape sequence was very exciting and well done – though that was helped enormously by the artist’s contributions.
Which brings me to the best part of Jupiter’s Legacy: Frank Quitely.
Quitely is one of my all-time favourite comics artists. Most comics, I’ll look for the writer’s name on the cover - Quitely is one of the few artists whose books I’ll pick up regardless of who wrote it.
I love the use of space in Quitely’s panels - not outer space but the room he gives his characters and their environment. There’s always a lot of room to breathe, they’re never over-cluttered - it’s almost zen in approach! The action is drawn superbly, the characters’ expressions are almost unnaturally real in how arresting they are, Walter’s psychic constructs were beautifully rendered in showing how they’re “built”, and I loved the futuristic designs of the totalitarian flying craft and the aliens.
If I have one complaint about Quitely’s work on this comic, it’s the superheroes’ outfits. Utopian’s costume looks like pyjamas and nearly all the women dress like strippers. For reference, think of Emma Frost in New X-Men - that.
Jupiter’s Legacy (who’s Jupiter?) is Millar’s best comic of the last couple years but that’s not saying much considering his output has been poor to abysmal (Kick Ass 3, Secret Service, MPH, Starlight). It’s worth checking out if you’re a fan of Quitely’s art and the story doesn’t bore all of the time, but it’s not a great comic either.
March 8, 2018
The Utopian (basically Superman) and his friends have been around since the 1930's. Now their children are jaded, crybaby, super-powered millenials obsessed with celebrity. They decide to kill daddy because they are tired of being bossed around by him on how to be a better superhero. They take over the U.S. while a few others go into hiding. Frank Quitely's art is top notch. My only complaint would be his costume designs. They always look a bit goofy.
January 30, 2019
Bullet Review REREAD UPDATE:
Maybe I'm more generous in 2019 (maybe reading the prequels made me realize how much better this is), but eff it, this was decent. It was epic and exciting, a great big scope with a great big messy political message. Yeah, it needs more women, but eff it, I enjoyed the hell out of this second time around.
Bullet Review:
Mehhhhhhhh. Hasn't this comic already been done in The Incredibles?
And WHY are we interested in another little white boy's story? Why isn't it his mom's story? Or how about a little girl?
Maybe I'm more generous in 2019 (maybe reading the prequels made me realize how much better this is), but eff it, this was decent. It was epic and exciting, a great big scope with a great big messy political message. Yeah, it needs more women, but eff it, I enjoyed the hell out of this second time around.
Bullet Review:
Mehhhhhhhh. Hasn't this comic already been done in The Incredibles?
And WHY are we interested in another little white boy's story? Why isn't it his mom's story? Or how about a little girl?
May 9, 2021
Перед тим, як дивитися серіал «Спадок Юпітера» Стівена С. ДеНайта, що зараз транслюється на платформі Netflix, вирішив спершу прочитати оригінальний комікс Марка Міллар, який малював Френк Кваєтлі.
Перша арка «Спадок Юпітера» #1-5 розповідає про становлення супергероїв та зміну політичного порядку у світі. У 1932 році, після нищівної втрати свого бізнесу внаслідок катастрофи на Уолл-стріт, Шелдон Семпсон і певна група сім'ї та друзів вирушають на загадковий острів, керуючись снами Шелдона. Те, що вони виявляють, перетворює їх на супергероїв. Шелдон стверджує, що їхнім обов’язком є послух владним структурам. І вони не мають права переступати ці межі. Але не всі з команди розділяють його погляди, що призведе до зміни правил у світі.
Перша арка досліджує виклик з яким стикаються супергерої у своєму прагненні використати здібності для покращення людства. Одна справа — боротися із загрозами людства, руйнуючи все навколо своїми суперздібонстями. А інша — чи вартує впливати на економічний устрій у світі, чи спробувати припинити голод, бідність, війни і т.д. Де починається і закінчується відповідальність супергероя?
Звісно, що Марк Міллар дуже суперечливий автор, але навіть із певними гріхами у коміксі, він постійно дивує, навіть шокує деякими сценами. Але у більшій мірі, таким яскравим емоціям від певних сцен потрібно завдячувати саме художнику Френку Кваєтлі, який чудово показує емоції та поведінку героїв, а коли заходить мова про динамічні сцени, то увага до деталей та бездоганне розкадрування під час них, не залишають сумнів, що це те, що справді було потрібно Марку Міллару в цій історії.
Ось прочитав перший том і якісь дивні відчуття, бо після прочитання коміксу «Переродження» («Reborn») я зарікся читати більше комікси цього автора, але тут Марк Міллар приємно здивував. На черзі друга сюжетна арка.
Перша арка «Спадок Юпітера» #1-5 розповідає про становлення супергероїв та зміну політичного порядку у світі. У 1932 році, після нищівної втрати свого бізнесу внаслідок катастрофи на Уолл-стріт, Шелдон Семпсон і певна група сім'ї та друзів вирушають на загадковий острів, керуючись снами Шелдона. Те, що вони виявляють, перетворює їх на супергероїв. Шелдон стверджує, що їхнім обов’язком є послух владним структурам. І вони не мають права переступати ці межі. Але не всі з команди розділяють його погляди, що призведе до зміни правил у світі.
Перша арка досліджує виклик з яким стикаються супергерої у своєму прагненні використати здібності для покращення людства. Одна справа — боротися із загрозами людства, руйнуючи все навколо своїми суперздібонстями. А інша — чи вартує впливати на економічний устрій у світі, чи спробувати припинити голод, бідність, війни і т.д. Де починається і закінчується відповідальність супергероя?
Звісно, що Марк Міллар дуже суперечливий автор, але навіть із певними гріхами у коміксі, він постійно дивує, навіть шокує деякими сценами. Але у більшій мірі, таким яскравим емоціям від певних сцен потрібно завдячувати саме художнику Френку Кваєтлі, який чудово показує емоції та поведінку героїв, а коли заходить мова про динамічні сцени, то увага до деталей та бездоганне розкадрування під час них, не залишають сумнів, що це те, що справді було потрібно Марку Міллару в цій історії.
Ось прочитав перший том і якісь дивні відчуття, бо після прочитання коміксу «Переродження» («Reborn») я зарікся читати більше комікси цього автора, але тут Марк Міллар приємно здивував. На черзі друга сюжетна арка.
June 4, 2015
Another great book from Millar. I think if you're a fan of Millar, then there isn't much to say except this is as good as any of his others and I'm glad there is a follow up book unlike his others I.e Nemesis or starlight.
Definitely good fun.
Definitely good fun.
October 26, 2016
A good start to the story. Interested to see where this goes. Not quite peak Millar but still very good.
August 16, 2021
I hate-watched the series because I wanted to know how they got their powers. Watching Chloe do drugs and her brother whine about how hard it was to be the son of the Utopian made me want to turn into a supervillain so I could sink them both to the bottom of the sea. Also, with the budget they had, they couldn't have found some better wigs?! GOOD GOLLY. And now that the show's been canceled and I barely got any answers to only a few of my questions, I thought I would try the comics.
Not bad at all. I'm not hugely into the style of these, where everyone is either ugly or a Ken Doll, and the lines are so shaky you can't tell if someone's naked bum is really hairy or that's just a style choice. But the story is very well done, and while the backstory from the 1920's is the same as the one in the TV show, the modern storyline is completely different and very, very good.
Not bad at all. I'm not hugely into the style of these, where everyone is either ugly or a Ken Doll, and the lines are so shaky you can't tell if someone's naked bum is really hairy or that's just a style choice. But the story is very well done, and while the backstory from the 1920's is the same as the one in the TV show, the modern storyline is completely different and very, very good.
February 15, 2021
So, what's Jupiter's Legacy 1 is about?
The Greatest Nation of The World is collapsing after the '29 crisis, so of course aliens will give some spechul snowflakes powers in order to make things right. Because of reasons.
Gosh, I'm sorry, but I kinda rolled my eyes at that? I mean, I'm by no means anti-American, but come on now. I know that Hollywood war movies are full of these patriotic and egocentric speeches, and that we Europeans were no better in the past (and still are, in many aspects) but it felt so contrived, damn it. At some point a young boy asks why the fuck would an alien race help America to be Great Again (pun intended) and I was like, YES! THIS! YOU GO BOY! I'm willing to suspend my judgment until I read the next Volume, but let me tell you, they better come with some kind of explanation.
Also, this belief that everything was so perfect before '29? It tends to annoy me a little, to be completely honest. I mean, I believe it was perfect if you were white, rich and capitalist. Oh, but wait - we've got our heroes.
*Yawn*
I'm not gonna lie, I was going to do something that I never do - DNF the shit out of a graphic-novel, especially after this *wonderful* scene -
CALM DOWN, ANNA, CALM DOWN. DO NOT THROW YOUR TAB.
At first she said no, though. THAT was great. Ugh.
BUT.
It gets better. Once the first half behind me, my interest was finally picked when the story swung towards a more dystopian plot, even if the foundations are still barely set. Some of the characters have potential in my opinion - okay, mostly Hutch and his villain crew - and I'm curious to see where the story will go.
I'm not dying to know, though. Perhaps it's time I realize that superheroes aren't for me. All that altruism, Bleh.
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The Greatest Nation of The World is collapsing after the '29 crisis, so of course aliens will give some spechul snowflakes powers in order to make things right. Because of reasons.
"America was the greatest idea in human history, the most resourceful people the world had ever known, and yet here we were reduced to breadlines and soup kitchens."
Gosh, I'm sorry, but I kinda rolled my eyes at that? I mean, I'm by no means anti-American, but come on now. I know that Hollywood war movies are full of these patriotic and egocentric speeches, and that we Europeans were no better in the past (and still are, in many aspects) but it felt so contrived, damn it. At some point a young boy asks why the fuck would an alien race help America to be Great Again (pun intended) and I was like, YES! THIS! YOU GO BOY! I'm willing to suspend my judgment until I read the next Volume, but let me tell you, they better come with some kind of explanation.
Also, this belief that everything was so perfect before '29? It tends to annoy me a little, to be completely honest. I mean, I believe it was perfect if you were white, rich and capitalist. Oh, but wait - we've got our heroes.
*Yawn*
I'm not gonna lie, I was going to do something that I never do - DNF the shit out of a graphic-novel, especially after this *wonderful* scene -
CALM DOWN, ANNA, CALM DOWN. DO NOT THROW YOUR TAB.
At first she said no, though. THAT was great. Ugh.
BUT.
It gets better. Once the first half behind me, my interest was finally picked when the story swung towards a more dystopian plot, even if the foundations are still barely set. Some of the characters have potential in my opinion - okay, mostly Hutch and his villain crew - and I'm curious to see where the story will go.
I'm not dying to know, though. Perhaps it's time I realize that superheroes aren't for me. All that altruism, Bleh.
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June 3, 2015
A bunch of previously visited ideas mashed together. It's got family vs. family, superheroes divided over ideology, a bad guy who goes legit and good guys who go bad. Absolute power corrupting absolutely, and a misguided youth being misled by an evil uncle. Oh and the saviour child.
It's not terrible, but it's not amazing. It has moments that seem interesting, but then they are abandoned for the retreads of other ideas that have been done better in other places...as Sam pointed out in his review, some even are old ideas of his own Millar is redoing.
Frank Quitely stars with his artwork, that used to be a downside for me, but I've grown to really really enjoy now.
It's OK, but not essential.
Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy, I offer this as my honest opinion.
It's not terrible, but it's not amazing. It has moments that seem interesting, but then they are abandoned for the retreads of other ideas that have been done better in other places...as Sam pointed out in his review, some even are old ideas of his own Millar is redoing.
Frank Quitely stars with his artwork, that used to be a downside for me, but I've grown to really really enjoy now.
It's OK, but not essential.
Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy, I offer this as my honest opinion.
June 21, 2015
Mark Millar and Frank Quitely do an amazing job here in re-imagining an early 21st century populated by dystfunctional familiies of superheroes who were either part of the original group of superpowered beings who received their powers in mysterious ways (information about which is doled out in dribs and drabs over the course of the volume) in the early 1930s or their troubled and self-centred offspring.
What's more amazing still is how the creative team did so well to encapsulate the idea of "The American Century" and superheroes role in the popular imagination, emerging as escapist figures of inspiration in the 1930s, when both Millar and Quitely are Scottish. It is true that often it is the outsider's eye that discerns most keenly. The art and colouring is wonderful, as is usually the case with Quitely, bringing back memories of All-Star Superman, and the writing has all of Millar's trademark snap and crackle, plus his enduring interest in economics and the structures of power, so there's plenty of food-for-thought for the more philosophically inclined reader as well.
Fair warning: there is some fairly mature content here, and some disturbing imagery, so this one's not for the kiddiez.
What's more amazing still is how the creative team did so well to encapsulate the idea of "The American Century" and superheroes role in the popular imagination, emerging as escapist figures of inspiration in the 1930s, when both Millar and Quitely are Scottish. It is true that often it is the outsider's eye that discerns most keenly. The art and colouring is wonderful, as is usually the case with Quitely, bringing back memories of All-Star Superman, and the writing has all of Millar's trademark snap and crackle, plus his enduring interest in economics and the structures of power, so there's plenty of food-for-thought for the more philosophically inclined reader as well.
Fair warning: there is some fairly mature content here, and some disturbing imagery, so this one's not for the kiddiez.
December 15, 2017
I thought this was a blast. Maybe because I'm relatively new to comics I didn't quite pick up on its lack of originality. I mean, sure, it's a superhero story, but a well-executed and at times exciting superhero story.
I see this as a story that looks at what happens when people have immense power. Like Utopian, they either use that power benevolently and have the foresight to keep that power in its proper place, or like Walter they want to use that power to rule and govern. I do agree with other reviewers that Walter's turn to dictatorship seems at odds with what we see from him, but he's a conniving, sneaky character who is clearly unhappy with Utopian's rigid leadership. As for Utopian, it's interesting that characters who stick to principle get punished for their strict application of those principles. It seems not that long ago that those sort of heroes were worshiped in Westerns.
The artwork is terrific. There are plenty of great images, and some shocking moments of violence. The book earns its Mature rating from only a small number of violent moments, but the rating is deserved. I thought this was a terrific read, even if Millar's message is inconsistent and many of his ideas poorly developed. The story is where the enjoyment is.
I see this as a story that looks at what happens when people have immense power. Like Utopian, they either use that power benevolently and have the foresight to keep that power in its proper place, or like Walter they want to use that power to rule and govern. I do agree with other reviewers that Walter's turn to dictatorship seems at odds with what we see from him, but he's a conniving, sneaky character who is clearly unhappy with Utopian's rigid leadership. As for Utopian, it's interesting that characters who stick to principle get punished for their strict application of those principles. It seems not that long ago that those sort of heroes were worshiped in Westerns.
The artwork is terrific. There are plenty of great images, and some shocking moments of violence. The book earns its Mature rating from only a small number of violent moments, but the rating is deserved. I thought this was a terrific read, even if Millar's message is inconsistent and many of his ideas poorly developed. The story is where the enjoyment is.
April 2, 2018
The first half of this book was losing me as Mark Millar did his dark, apocalyptic take on superheroes, a la Watchmen and Squadron Supreme. But then focus shifted to Chloe and Hutch, and these formerly unlikeable Millennials surprised me with how quickly they became heroes for whom I could root.
September 3, 2017
By far the best part about this book is Frank Quitely's art with Peter Doherty's colours. This book simply looks incredible. As for the story (and some other reviewers have touched on this), Mark Millar blatantly recycles previously used plot ideas (some of which were even his own). And you know what? I'm okay with that. How many times have plots and storylines been recycled in comics? Honestly: recycling plots & storylines is actually part of the comics tradition. So one thing I would suggest/recommend to anyone reading this book would be to forget all about other comics and just enjoy Jupiter's Legacy on its own merits (which are, incidentally, a great superhero story with crisp, eye-popping art).
Sure, Jupiter's Legacy is not perfect - what is? - but it's undeniably better than a lot of what the Big 2 are flooding the market with. In fact, the only thing one could complain about is the fact that with Frank Quitely on art duties, we'll most likely have to wait a while for Jupiter's Legacy, Book Two to be released. But that's okay too: it's worth the wait. In the meantime, I'll just go & re-read The Authority, Vol. 2.
Sure, Jupiter's Legacy is not perfect - what is? - but it's undeniably better than a lot of what the Big 2 are flooding the market with. In fact, the only thing one could complain about is the fact that with Frank Quitely on art duties, we'll most likely have to wait a while for Jupiter's Legacy, Book Two to be released. But that's okay too: it's worth the wait. In the meantime, I'll just go & re-read The Authority, Vol. 2.
October 7, 2015
2-3 stars
Meh. This was...more interesting than many formulaic superhero stories, but mostly struck me as overrated? I wasn't thrilled by Frank Quitely's art, which had clean, sparse line-work and mostly flat colors. (Perhaps it was due to the crummy eARC, but the color choices were sometimes reminiscent of the palette available in 1990s Microscoft Paint >< ) Largely, Jupiter's Legacy probably just rubbed me the wrong way because Mark Millar's writings was so blatant about his "messages": political, personal and ideological. I had trouble suspending my disbelief because I could hear Millar on a soapbox. For people who normally only read "fun" superhero comics, Jupiter's Legacy might have the impression of being "deep" for a comic in its deconstruction of the genre, but, to me, it merely seemed like an unsuccessfully derivative work. Since I can read comics quickly, and this series is limited to 10-12 issues, I'll probably read the rest eventually, in the hopes that this series improves, but I'm not going to go out of my way to find it, and probably wouldn't buy it.
Read as an eARC from NetGalley.
Meh. This was...more interesting than many formulaic superhero stories, but mostly struck me as overrated? I wasn't thrilled by Frank Quitely's art, which had clean, sparse line-work and mostly flat colors. (Perhaps it was due to the crummy eARC, but the color choices were sometimes reminiscent of the palette available in 1990s Microscoft Paint >< ) Largely, Jupiter's Legacy probably just rubbed me the wrong way because Mark Millar's writings was so blatant about his "messages": political, personal and ideological. I had trouble suspending my disbelief because I could hear Millar on a soapbox. For people who normally only read "fun" superhero comics, Jupiter's Legacy might have the impression of being "deep" for a comic in its deconstruction of the genre, but, to me, it merely seemed like an unsuccessfully derivative work. Since I can read comics quickly, and this series is limited to 10-12 issues, I'll probably read the rest eventually, in the hopes that this series improves, but I'm not going to go out of my way to find it, and probably wouldn't buy it.
Read as an eARC from NetGalley.
June 26, 2016
I haven't loved a Mark Millar work like this since ultimates. The art is fantastic, the story goes at a gripping pace, and the emotion is heavy. From start to finish I loved nearly all of it and now I need a second volume.
April 2, 2016
Pretty fun, if not too original story. Yes, Millar revisits every popular superhero and sci-fi trope from the last several years, including his own Civil War, but he does so in a fun way.
May 31, 2020
En el transcurso de su carrera, Mark Millar pasó de ser un prometedor y talentoso guionista a convertirse en un hábil empresario, con una envidiable capacidad de vender los derechos de casi todas sus creaciones para ser adaptadas a todos los tipos de pantallas imaginables. "Jupiter's Legacy" no es la excepción, en tanto ya cuenta con una temporada filmada y en etapa de posproducción, y que será emitida a través de Netflix.
La lectura de sus sucesivas creaciones originales (por ej. Kick-Ass, Kingsman, Nemesis) revela de inmediato los ingredientes de la "fórmula Millar": una idea central relativamente llamativa y supuestamente ingeniosa, fácil de vender al público masivo, y condimentada con mucho cinismo, buenas dosis de violencia y golpes de efecto. Es decir, un autor que vio venir la jugada antes que varios y que supo acomodar el cuerpo a la perfección en estas épocas de reinado de Twitter.
Dicho esto, hay que decir que "Jupiter's Legacy" es lo más interesante que Millar ha escrito en mucho tiempo. En el contexto de unos Estados Unidos que se están desmoronando en materia económica, social y política, Millar plantea un conflicto generacional entre los superhéroes originales (una suerte de Liga de la Justicia que nació en los tiempos de la gran crisis del 29) y sus hijos, que no tienen intención de continuar con el legado de sus padres.
En este primer tomo (el primero de dos) hay varias referencias y tópicos que Millar ya ha tocado en obras anteriores: seres superpoderosos que, ante la ineficiencia de los gobiernos para solucionar los grandes problemas de sus países, deciden tomar las riendas del asunto (como en Authority), o la persecución de los superseres que se oponen al nuevo orden (como en Civil War), por citar algunas evidentes.
Millar siempre fue lo suficientemente inteligente como para rodearse de excelentes dibujantes y, en este caso, se reunió con el capo de Frank Quitely. Cada página es un deleite visual, destacándose una secuencia de pelea que ocurre simultáneamente en dos planos, el psíquico y el del mundo real, en la que Quitely demuestra por qué es desde hace dos décadas uno de los maestros indiscutidos del mundo de las viñetas.
Lo más flojo de este tomo está en los discursos de algunos personajes sobre cuestiones políticas e ideológicas, que suenan un tanto forzados y de manual. Salvo esto, es un libro de lo más interesante y entretenido que te deja con ganas de ya mismo encarar la lectura del tramo final.
La lectura de sus sucesivas creaciones originales (por ej. Kick-Ass, Kingsman, Nemesis) revela de inmediato los ingredientes de la "fórmula Millar": una idea central relativamente llamativa y supuestamente ingeniosa, fácil de vender al público masivo, y condimentada con mucho cinismo, buenas dosis de violencia y golpes de efecto. Es decir, un autor que vio venir la jugada antes que varios y que supo acomodar el cuerpo a la perfección en estas épocas de reinado de Twitter.
Dicho esto, hay que decir que "Jupiter's Legacy" es lo más interesante que Millar ha escrito en mucho tiempo. En el contexto de unos Estados Unidos que se están desmoronando en materia económica, social y política, Millar plantea un conflicto generacional entre los superhéroes originales (una suerte de Liga de la Justicia que nació en los tiempos de la gran crisis del 29) y sus hijos, que no tienen intención de continuar con el legado de sus padres.
En este primer tomo (el primero de dos) hay varias referencias y tópicos que Millar ya ha tocado en obras anteriores: seres superpoderosos que, ante la ineficiencia de los gobiernos para solucionar los grandes problemas de sus países, deciden tomar las riendas del asunto (como en Authority), o la persecución de los superseres que se oponen al nuevo orden (como en Civil War), por citar algunas evidentes.
Millar siempre fue lo suficientemente inteligente como para rodearse de excelentes dibujantes y, en este caso, se reunió con el capo de Frank Quitely. Cada página es un deleite visual, destacándose una secuencia de pelea que ocurre simultáneamente en dos planos, el psíquico y el del mundo real, en la que Quitely demuestra por qué es desde hace dos décadas uno de los maestros indiscutidos del mundo de las viñetas.
Lo más flojo de este tomo está en los discursos de algunos personajes sobre cuestiones políticas e ideológicas, que suenan un tanto forzados y de manual. Salvo esto, es un libro de lo más interesante y entretenido que te deja con ganas de ya mismo encarar la lectura del tramo final.
March 3, 2021
Heavily inspired by the Golden Age of Superhero Comics, Jupiter's Legacy is a fresh take that explores the ideals and morals of the Supheroes.
Jupiter's Legacy features the children of the Greatest Superheroes of Earth, who now have to fill in their parents' shoes and are overwhelmed by the sense of resposiblity.
Mark Millar's writing is top-notch here, with the perfect blend of serious drama, action and cheesiness. Combine that with Frank Quitely's artwork, and you've got the recipe for a perfect comic book.
Jupiter's Legacy features the children of the Greatest Superheroes of Earth, who now have to fill in their parents' shoes and are overwhelmed by the sense of resposiblity.
Mark Millar's writing is top-notch here, with the perfect blend of serious drama, action and cheesiness. Combine that with Frank Quitely's artwork, and you've got the recipe for a perfect comic book.
April 8, 2021
One of my favorite subgenres is superheroes-gone-bad. In Jupiter's Legacy, [Superman] and [Superwoman] are noble heroes but rigidly old-fashioned, which doesn't sit well with the rest of the super community. [Superman]'s ambitious brother and screwup son join forces to murder the most powerful couple in the world and clear the way for a coup against a partisan, floundering American government. Their daughter [Supergirl] barely escapes with her life and spends the next decade in hiding.
Millar takes a great concept and almost ruins it. Power may corrupt but I don't buy that every hero in the world would leap at the chance to murder [Superman] and his family. No hesitation whatsoever.
Maybe I've been spoiled by Vaughan and Brubaker, Ellis and Ennis, but Millar's dialogue feels pretty stilted. It reads like a Wikipedia page.
Still, it's a promising story with solid illustration and I look forward to v2.
Millar takes a great concept and almost ruins it. Power may corrupt but I don't buy that every hero in the world would leap at the chance to murder [Superman] and his family. No hesitation whatsoever.
Maybe I've been spoiled by Vaughan and Brubaker, Ellis and Ennis, but Millar's dialogue feels pretty stilted. It reads like a Wikipedia page.
Still, it's a promising story with solid illustration and I look forward to v2.
April 15, 2021
ThIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST COMICS EVER! Its about this family of superheroes led by the guy Sheldon Sampson aka the utopian aka superman-archetype and we follow his children who kinda find it hard to live up to his legacy like his daughter is knocked up and his son is extreme version of his father and then there is his brother and things unfold wherein his brother tries to corrupt the younger son as he think superheroes should run the world not politicians and then you see the drama that unfolds and what happens with the daughter Chloe and her son Jason and what their ultimate fate will be in the future when heroes have conquered the world, will the grandson be able to carry on the legacy? will this world ever be free? Was the utopian right? How do the people feel? And the cliffhanger wow. And the artwork is just gorgeous. Its one of the best series Millar has written and it has various social and political and moral question at its heart.
March 13, 2021
“Yes, there’s been some setbacks with jobs and homes, but we’re overturning an entire constitution here.”
SUPER FAST REVIEW:
So the idea of superheroes being considered celebrities isn’t a new idea, neither is superheroes turning bad but there’s some political elements to make Jupiter’s Legacy stand out.
Mark Millar has a very interesting and well written story with cool characters here. He uses the themes to perfectly show how while capitalism is sometimes flawed, socialism couldn’t work for anyone but those in power and he isn’t subtle about it either.
The art is pretty fucking fantastic too! It works perfectly with the intense action moments in the story.
I highly recommend this one!
5/5
SUPER FAST REVIEW:
So the idea of superheroes being considered celebrities isn’t a new idea, neither is superheroes turning bad but there’s some political elements to make Jupiter’s Legacy stand out.
Mark Millar has a very interesting and well written story with cool characters here. He uses the themes to perfectly show how while capitalism is sometimes flawed, socialism couldn’t work for anyone but those in power and he isn’t subtle about it either.
The art is pretty fucking fantastic too! It works perfectly with the intense action moments in the story.
I highly recommend this one!
5/5
June 19, 2015
Thanks to Netgalley for this book!
A group of travelers find a mysterious island, which somehow bestows them with superhero powers. Fast forward some decades into the future and said superheroes have grown old and a new generation is up and coming.
Thus begins a battle between old fashioned righteousness and big celebrity egos.
Cue family dysfunction, jealousy with a little fascism thrown in and you've got a nice little story. The ending was great and I'm a bit sad I won't see a second volume for some time but the story as a whole is promising and the artwork is good, slightly reminiscent of old fashioned hero comics.
June 1, 2015
I picked up this book with high expectations, it's from Mark Millar, after all, father of Kick Ass, Kingsman, Wanted and so much more. I wasn't disappointed.
Almost a hundred years ago, one man with a vision and his friends are summoned to a mysterious island, where they receive the powers needed to save the world.
Now, decades later, their children are pampered, famous, aimless celebrities. What will they do when the first stirrings of a coup come calling?
Engaging story and art, with some fantastic images of movement, action and speed.
Almost a hundred years ago, one man with a vision and his friends are summoned to a mysterious island, where they receive the powers needed to save the world.
Now, decades later, their children are pampered, famous, aimless celebrities. What will they do when the first stirrings of a coup come calling?
Engaging story and art, with some fantastic images of movement, action and speed.
July 1, 2016
Frank Quitely's art is amazing as usual, but Mark Millar's cynicism about superheroes was a drag to read for me. Other than the protagonists, every character is evil, or at best a jerk. Also, I didn't feel that the character motivations were clear enough. I mean would you murder your father just because he humiliated you in front of your friends while you were having a drunk episode? Yeah, it's that kind of book. This dark view of humanity makes me wonder what kind of people Millar hangs out with.
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