Saturday, May 25, 2019

The Quantum Age, Vol. 1

The Quantum Age, Vol. 1The Quantum Age, Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Twenty five years after the Quantum League disbanded, it's up to what's left of the League to set things right...

I'm a big fan of Black Hammer and the bronze age Legion of Super-Heroes so this was like Reese's Peanut Butter cups for me.

The Quantum Age is told in two threads: one in the past, during the final days of the Quantum League, and one 25 years later, when a Martian boy looks to what's left of the League for help in setting things right. Aspects of the Legion of Superheroes are woven into the Black Hammer's already impressive universe, making for an interesting final product.

Honestly, a part of the fun is matching the analog characters to their originals, like Furnace Lad: Sun Boy, and Archive: Braniac 5, for instance. It was also interesting learning the origin of Hammer Lass and seeing what happened to some Black Hammer characters after two centuries.
Learning the truth behind this universe's Time Trapper was a fantastic revelation.

The story itself is dark without being too dark. The Earth has been wiping out alien races with a former Leaguer at the helm. Barbali-teen rounds up what's left of the League to do what must be done.

It was a fun time seeing the Legion of Super Heroes through the Black Hammer lens. My only gripe with the Quantum Age is that this is only the first installment. Four out of five stars.

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