Basically, the Legion is made up of young people from all over the galaxy who are tired of the tyrannically monotonous world of the future enforced by their elders; thus their motto “Eat it Grandpa.” Many, but not all, of these are gifted in one way or another. Some posses powers beyond what is considered normal for their people, but there are several that would be considered normal where they come from. One thing they have in common, though, is the fact that they all revere the heroes from the “Age of Heroes” (the Justice League) who, in their society, are considered to have been renegades and troublemakers. A strange side effect for their love of the DC Universe is that they are all forced to go by dorky nicknames that end in "boy","girl", "lass", or "lad", and they all make their own costumes that come in two styles: “extremely tight” for the lads and “extremely revealing” for the lasses.

Mark Waid (writer) has a very good thing going here. Normally, I don’t like comics that feature an excessive amount of heroes, but Waid has won me over with this one. He has a very original story with very original characters, which, despite being a bit geeky, are far more three-dimensional and thought out than many that we see in other series of this genre. The dialogue is great and can be very funny at times while still remaining very serious and to the point; and the geekyness of the Legion is understandable considering the society that they come from. Barry Kitson (artist) also deserves some credit for his detailed and consistent drawings, not to mention his old-school coloring style.

In issue #1 the scene is set and the main players of the Legion are introduced. Cosmic Boy (manipulates gravity) is the leader of the Legion, while Brainiac (Super Intelligent guy who’s the only one smart enough not to have "boy" or "lad" in his name) is the brains of the operation. Backing up these two are Ultra Boy (has a bunch of powers that can only be used one at a time), Shadow Lass (creates darkness), Sun Boy (shoots extremely hot beams), Colossal Boy (actually a big guy who can shrink), Star Boy (can manipulate density), Light Girl (makes things weightless), Dream Girl (a precognitive with a terrible costume), and Element Boy (can change the state of matter at will) just to name a few.

In this first part of the story, we get the feeling that the Legion is not well liked. From outright rebellions to interfering with the affairs of the Science Police, the Legion is looked on as a nuisance to those in power. Issue #1 ends with a battle to defend a part of the Legion that is actually attacked in force and a very profound argument between Sun Boy and Cosmic Boy expressing the folly of an overly controlled society.

Issue #2 is filled with strife as Brainiac is infuriated because he works so hard to predict what Dream Girl can just see naturally, while the spaced-out Dream Girl just tries to separate what will happen from what has happened in her memory. After a routine saving of the lives of the U.P. Council, the Legion learns that the youth on Dream Girl’s home planet can no longer dream.

All in all, Legion of Super-Heroes is panning out to be a good read and is selling fast. So go get it now and gain the courage to tell your elders to “Eat it!”