Review- JUPITER'S CIRCLE VOL. 2

JUPITER'S CIRCLE VOL. 2 (Millarworld/ Image, First Printing, 2016; Softcover)

Collects Jupiter's Circle Vol 2 #1-6 (cover dates November, 2015- May, 2016)

Writer: Mark Millar

Artists: Wilfredo Torres, Chris Sprouse, Walden Wong, Davide Gianfelice, Karl Story, Rick Burchett, and Ty Templeton

Colorists: Ive Svorcina with Miroslav Mrva

In this second volume of the prequel series to Jupiter's Legacy we see the final pieces of the stage set and ready to go. This story takes place from the late '50s through the mid '60s. Like the Silver Age itself, we see the end of the innocence of the Golden Age. More emotionally complex scenarios become the order of the day. Superman always had a woman, Spider-Man did not. Things become less black and white. Here we have The Utopian, who loses all due to his own perfection only to stumble upon someone who really ends up mattering to him.

The writing is solid while the artwork is inconsistent but good for the most part. The Teen Scene are basically The Teen Titans, becoming corporate shill sellouts. The Utopian and Lady Liberty fall in love, which is where Jupiter's Legacy comes in. And I still want to know everything about those space aliens that gave them their powers.

Junk Food For Thought rating: 4 out of 5.

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Paper stock: Medium weight coated stock with a slight sheen, closer to glossy paper than matte.

Binding: Perfect bound trade paperback.

Cardstock cover notes: Laminated cardstock cover.