The Legacy #1 is a comic written Michael Yates McFadden with art by Jackson Brandao and colors by Jo­ao Pedro Ritter and Bea Navarro. A high schooler decides to use his abilities to fight crime. This is a superhero comic with some supernatural elements and some violence. The main man for this comic is Malik Mitchell, he is a sixteen-year-old high school student with abilities that make him smarter, stronger, and faster than everyone else. He lives with his dad Marcellus who helps him train and control his power with meditation and discipline. The story begins with Malik and his dad going through their daily routine at the dojo before Malik has to go to school. At school Malik holds back in his studies and sports so as not to been seen as a genius. The violence here is physical with brutal shots and a bit of blood. The pacing here is steady with a superhero origin story tone. There are more than a few intense moments due to violence. The dialogue here is modern and split between being conversational and giving us narration of Malik’s thoughts. There are some thick text bubbles and blocks with one word-heavy page. This is a debut issue that focuses on providing a well-rounded look at the lead character while also giving us violence and a bit of mystery. There is a four-page comic called “The Black Vigilante” that gives us an outside look at Malik’s exploits.

            The art here is drawn in a detailed modern style with some smoothness and notable shading. The color range is decent though most are dark in tone and a lot of this story takes place at night. For scenery we do get some grass and trees though the majority of this comic takes place indoors or outside in the concrete jungle. The location changes frequently though Malik’s home is a common spot. From school to corner stores to alleyways there is a decent variety here. The backgrounds usually show the surroundings like buildings and the sky though during intense moments it can be a gradient color filled with action lines. The expression level here is on the lower end as most of the characters maintain a stony look. Fear is the most common emotion other than hard/blank. The faces here have a good amount of detail so the expressions come across clearly. The violence here is physical with a bit of blood and some hard, brutal shots. The action scenes come in bursts of no more than two pages and they have a good flow.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes, if this is up your alley.

“Would I like this?”

If you like superhero stories with supernatural elements that star a black teen and features violence then this is for you.

“What would this comic’s film rating be?”

PG-13. Violence.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Who do you think you are, Yoda?”

 

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***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 28

Violent Pages: 8, for 29% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic

 

**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**

 

Violence Level – 3

“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”

“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”

“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”

“This was a tournament arc.”

“All my life I had to fight.”

 

Gore Level – 2

“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”

“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”

“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”

“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”

“This is a slaughterhouse.”

 

Death Level – 2

“And everybody lived happily ever after.”

“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”

“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”

“Yeah this was a tragedy.”

“Think Gettysburg.”

 

Porn Level – 1

“Everybody kept their clothes 1on.”

“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”

“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”

“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”

“Oh. This is porn.”