‘Jupiter’s Legacy: Requiem #1’ Review

That new Mark Millar heat just dropped, and I must admit that I was a little skeptical. Whenever a new book premiere coincides with the show’s release during its Netflix run, you have to wonder if it’s a cash grab, but the show’s season 2 non-renewal proves nothing is guaranteed. All that aside, I walked away from Jupiter’s Legacy: Requiem #1 feeling very good about the start of the ending of this story.

So, Chloe and Hutch got married and had more kids. The daughter of the world’s greatest heroes and the son of the world’s greatest super-villain. Of course it didn’t fucking last.

The Future is Ripe for the Picking I was very interested in finding out what year Millar sets the end of this grand tale in, and the decision to move this story forward to 2051 makes for some dope new possibilities of this superhero world. In one of the first panels of this book, the advancements of super society are on full display. Also on display is how easily world changing innovations can be exploited and abused by villains…or opportunistic capitalists, but I’ll save those bars for another time.

I’m sure most fans are like myself and have been wondering if the heroes and villains are still at each others’ throats, or if one side has been the more dominant “super” over the decades. As Jupiter’s Legacy: Requiem #1 progresses, details emerge that connect to the original Jupiter’s Legacy and hint at what’s to come. International Tensions One of the things I love about Mark Millar is his cava…