Millar and Quitely’s JUPITER’S LEGACY 2 #1 Out This Week
Sure there are 100′s of amazingly talented people in the comic book industry today, but there are a choice few that really get me excited about the medium. Frank Quitely is easily one of those people. We’re talking Geof Darrow good people. His work on such books as WE3, NEW X-MEN, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, and the original JUPITER’S LEGACY rank as some of the most beautiful books I’ve ever seen. So it’s no surprise that this week’s release of JUPITER’S LEGACY 2 #1 is at the top of my “must-have” list.
It’s been awhile since the first JUPITER’S LEGACY made love to our eyeballs. Since then, writer Mark Millar has been hard at work on a prequel series called JUPITER’S CIRCLE that spawned 2 collected volumes. It was ok. I followed it, but it was nowhere near the kind of awesome the first LEGACY book was. It just goes to show that the art is just as shiny a hook as the writing. The art is the first impression after all, and anyone who opens a Quitely book wouldn’t even think about swiping left. It’s just so damn beautiful. I’m gushing I know, but dammit, it’s that good. And the second volume is upon us!
IT’S HERE! The sequel to industry sales-beast JUPITER’S LEGACY is back and it boasts monthly FRANK QUITELY! Superhero offspring Hutch and Chloe have come out of hiding with son Jason to assemble a team of super-crooks from around the globe.
The first arc dealt with a super-powered family that was full of inner turmoil as they stabbed each other in the back. Twists and turns were the name of the game and it was all sandwiched between some serious action sequences. A good Millar/Quitely team-up is at its best when the action gets hot. I often starred at a page of the original LEGACY for a very long time marveling at the detail. I simply can’t wait to jump back into this universe during this timeframe. It’s going to be a blast.
If you’re late to the game, definitely pick up JUPITER’S LEGACY Vol. 1 before reading this. If you’re all caught up, enjoy JUPITER’S LEGACY 2 as it begins this week with the #1 issue.
Words by Jason Furie
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