If you were reading X-MEN in the 90s or even loved the animated series, X-MEN LEGENDS #1 is for you. If youre an avid fan thats wanted Fabian Niciezas Adam-X storyline ironed out, look no further than this series. And lastly, if your new to X-MEN and want that semi-nostalgic, 90s comic feel, you cant do any better than Nicieza and Booth. X-MEN LEGENDS #1 is sharp, familiar, action-packed, and is wisely pulling a Peter David by resurrecting a past idea, story, or character and building on that premise. Davids MAESTRO was smashingly fantastic. Read Full Review

Whether you're a long-time X-men fan or a new reader this book is for you! It's easily accessible to newer readers even if you don't have access to the 90's issues! I'm really happy I gave this book a chance and look forward to the next issue! Read Full Review

While I can't say this sort of story is my cup of tea, I imagine that fans of Booth and Nicieza will eat it up, as will fans of the 1990's X-Men books and cartoons. Despite that, this is a serviceable comic and the idea of a retro X-Men anthology is a solid one on its own. This issue is also worth grabbing if you're a fan of Cyclops and the Summers family, for reasons I dare not define. Read Full Review

X-Men Legends #1 is a great trip down memory lane. Fabian Nicieza has still got it, and hes still making great books. The pencils, inks and colors are all top notch and make this title so much better. X-Men Legends is a book for anyone who loves classic 90s storytelling. Read Full Review

Reading X-Men Legends#1 has a nostalgic feel to it despite its 2021 publication date, with the characters and setting feeling reminiscent to greeting an old friend you've lost contact with. It's a trip down memory lane in its own right. Read Full Review

Overall this was an exciting nostalgiatrip. An explosive action packed issue with a big reveal at the end. This book got me to ask a lot of questions, but also has me intrigued for more of the story. If you love classic '90s X-Men then you should check this one out. Read Full Review

X-Men Legends #1 does exactly what it sets out to do: lure old readers back with a promise of some old school fun, while delicately balancing that fun in a way that appeals to modern readers. And while it falls victim to some of the era-specific storytelling approaches and art styles that it's deliberately invoking, nonetheless it's hard to read it with anything less than a smile on the face. It isn't perfect, but it isn't trying to be. And sometimes that's enough. Read Full Review

X-Men: Legends #1 is a flashback to a simpler time, and although the art is lacking the story is a solid attempt at untangling one of the few knots in the X-Men's canon. Longtime X-Men fans, particularly those who grew up in the '90s, will hopefully enjoy it, and the issue ends on a shocking cliffhanger that makes me want to pick up the next issue. Read Full Review

This isn't the first time that Marvel have looked back; at one point John Byrne had a similar book a few years back. As a means to give old school fans a chance to get back into their favourite team, especially if they feel disenfranchised with the current books. For my personal taste, I would have preferred to start somewhere else other than with the Shi'ar. I am sure that Nicieza and Booth have even more familiar beats to hit. Read Full Review

X-Men Legends #1 is a faithful piece of X-Men history, but it doesn't offer much for those who weren't invested in the '90s. Read Full Review

As far as nostalgia trips go, X-Men Legends is a decent experience. There is nothing here that pushes the boundaries of the medium, or the characters. However, as a breezy, enjoyable X-Men adventure, it does the trick. With that said, this book needs to deliver more for this to be a regular addition to anyones pull list. Read Full Review

You don't need Cerebro to keep track of all the new X-Men comics, graphic novels, and collections coming in 2021 and beyond. Read Full Review

The setting of this story isn't a particularly interesting period of X-Men history, but the nostalgic conceit of this series has the potential to be a lot of fun given the right story and the right creative team. Is Art Thibert busy? Read Full Review

It isn't even hard to imagine revisiting those original comics and inserting X-Men: Legends #1 into the reading order to see if and how it all holds together. However, for anyone but the most dedicated fans of that bygone era, X-Men Legends #1 is little more than a baffling contradiction, a new thing made to be old that it may provide shelter to those who live in the past. Read Full Review

A trip down memory lane and the art is amazing.

This number brought me so much longing, maybe I'm overvaluing it maybe because of that trip back in time when it reminded me of the classics.

I haven't read the stories from the 90's that this book is meant to be a follow-up to, and I didn't feel out of place at all. Strong writing, and, surprisingly, the art really fitted the story. Cannot wait to read the next issue.

X-Men Legends
Issue: 1
“The Burning Blood, Part 1: Shattered Crystal, Scattered Dreams”

Publisher: Marvel @marvel
Writer: Fabian Nicieza
Artist: Brett Booth @brettbooth_comicart & Adelso Corona @adelsocorona
Colors: Guru-eFX
Letters: Joe Caramagna @joecaramagna
Covers: Brett Booth & Adelso Corona; Patrick Gleason @patrickgleasonstudio

Set after the events of X-Men: 39 (1991), the grandparents of Cyclops and Havok have been kidnapped by Erik the Red and his Shi’ar cultists. Desiring the aid of the Shi’ar/human mutant hybrid, Adam X, the two brothers find Adam engaged in conflict with members of their father’s pirate crew, the Starjammers! Attempting to escape, Cyclops and Havok both unleash their mutant abilities upon Adam and the three are shocked to see their powers have no effect upon him, much like Alex and Scott experience. Suddenly, Corsair appears and introduces Adam to be their brother and then shockingly discharges his weapon towards his own sons!

Brett Booth is the absolute perfect artist for this story as his artistic style fits so perfectly with the time frame of the story. I have a lot of questions. If this is set so long ago, what happened that no one has any recollection of these events and revelations? How will this tie-in to Deadly Genesis and Gabriel? But my main question being, is this story canon? I’m confident all my questions will be answered as things move forward. This was a great starting issue.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
Reviewed by: @meanadam of The Comic Book Club of Instagram
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Decent start. It drops you right into the middle of the story, so it definitely isn't new reader friendly. You have to be familiar with 90s X-Men history to understand who these characters are and what is happening. The art from Booth also works a lot better here vs his art in the ongoing Hickman book. The colors work a lot better here than in that book. I'll keep reading for the nostalgia, but nothing major or insane for those looking for that

I loved the art but the story needed some more context, it felt like we were thrown into a story that only those that read the previous work that Nicieza continued here have the full image of. But yeah, this is some old X-Men shit and most of it works.

This is so 90s. But it's not bad. It's just... Dated.

Knowledge of the existence of Adam-X brings a bunch of fighty Shi'ar to Earth. It also leads to a Summers family reunion but not, so far, a happy one. The art's the best part of this issue for me; it deploys retro strengths without too many retro weaknesses. I can't say the same of the script. It has people acting randomly and spouting cliched one-liners, and it leaves you staggering from one expository info-dump to another to figure out the plot. That's (one of the many reasons why) reading 90s comics is a trial for me, and resurrecting that uniquely clunky kind of writing in 2021 does the opposite of thrill me.

I do not enjoy this style.