Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 completely exceeded my expectations. I wasn't really a fan of Bendis' reinterpretation of the Legion, but I am really enjoying this look ahead into a potential future for the team. If Bendis continues under Bendis' direction, I hope he continues this story instead of picking up where he left off. Read Full Review

The overall effect is a thrilling reintroduction to the Legion as they return to prominence at DC Comics and Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 makes clear that there's a bright future awaiting this franchise, even in their darkest days. Read Full Review

When all is said and done, Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 sets up its narrative's final confrontation well. Even with the clash in character designs, I still enjoyed what this book brings, and I look forward to seeing the next issues wrap up. LONG LIVE THE LEGION! Read Full Review

Decent. Not horrible, not life-changing, but the story will entertain you and keep your interest and if you're a Legion fan, I have a feeling that you're gonna love it!! Read Full Review

This is a narrative that readers have likely experienced before, but the craftsmanship still makes it an entertaining, and sometimes powerful read. Read Full Review

This is a snappy and fun issue that is both too full of characters and full of strong character moments. Read Full Review

Much like the main series, it feels like Bendis is spending a lot of time exploring the setting but doesn't quite have a firm central narrative to ground it in. I'm not sure if one more issue here will be enough to change that. Read Full Review

Reigning in my bias I believe that this is Riley Rossmo's best art to date due to the aid of Francesco Plascencia's gorgeous colors. Also, while I am not a fan of the story itself, I admit that it moves quickly, establishes the stakes, and establishes some interesting character moments and inter-personal Legionnaire relationships that I did not foresee. Finally, we got a hint of the Legion of Substitute Heroes which always puts a smile on my face. Read Full Review

Initially, Bendis used the floating name tags, geography banners, and a few word bubble tricks (way to go Saturn Girl! No problem Superboy!) While I loved the art in , the script is like someone trying to cook an omelette, flipping it and then finding out we are having scrambled eggs for dinner. Read Full Review

Overall though, this just feels like another missed opportunity in a sea of missed opportunities. Read Full Review

There are some fun concepts here, but the Legionnaires haven't been fleshed out enough to support variations on the themes, and Rossmo's art makes literally everyone unidentifiable. Not a fun reading experience. Read Full Review

It's hard to say what's messier " Rossmo's linework or Bendis' script. Either way, avoid this book. Read Full Review

Yeah. Really not a good issue if you ask me. Art is, in my opnion, ugly and chaotic. It's very hard to see what's going on in the book, the make out what's happening in action sequences. There's also an abundance of text which made this book a chore to read at times. The story is also nothing to write home about either. The same 'the future has gone to hell' mentality that many of the Future State titles have.

Don't Recommend.

If big stand alone elseworld events like Future State exist to experiment and take established characters in new unpredictable directions, what's the reason for keeping the very same writer who's responsible for their main continuity entries? Wouldn't it be a good opportunity to bring in fresh blood who could do something new and fresh with them, even if only for 1 or 2 issues?
Brian Michael Bendis is a very polarizing figure in comics, to say very gently. And no matter if you love or hate his works at DC, you wouldn't him nor his comic characters to be kept stagnant, with one particular style of writing no matter which continuity or time period the setting is.

And that's ultimately my problem with this comic - it is precisely the Legion you'd expect from Bendis, with the same critical flaws like overall boredom and excessive amount of expository dialogue. There's no real new direction here, just same old, same old, but this time with Riley Rossmo's distinct art that also, just like Bendis' writing, is going to make you either love it or hate it. I doubt many people will be left in the actual middle, feeling indifferent towards either of them.

To me it's a lost cause. Skip it. more

Oh my god, this was so terrible.

Didn’t read this, didn’t need to. If it’s bendis, it’s shit, and he can go to hell

If I could give it less than one, I really would, Bendis+Rossmo, it doesn't get worse than this.

I was really looking forward to see what that had here for the Legion and I was very disappointed when I opened it up to see that it was written by Bendis. His run on the Legion was awful, so it didn't give me great expectations here, but I was willing to give it a try. Then, I see that the art is by Riley Rossmo and as usual, his art is just awful. I'm not sure how he has a job drawing comics.

The combination of the two (a typically bad story by Bendis and horrible art by Rossmo)gave exactly what I would expect..garbage.

Once again, I beg DC to give the Legion a title with a decent writer and artist. I miss the Legion.