Bucky Barnes and Toro are
joined by the Liberty Legion, a group of patriotic boys who look an awful lot
like another Jack Kirby creation, the Boy Commandos, who in turn look an awful
lot like the Newsboy Legion. You’ve got your athletic leader, your fat kid,
your brain with coke bottle glasses, and your token black character. If Jack
Kirby didn’t phone in at least 2 of the for mentioned teams, I’ll eat my hat.
The modern story adds a
spin to the Liberty Legion mythos. It appears towards the end of the war, the
boys grew into young men and enlisted in various branches of the service or
using their past crime fighting experience, join the OSS. Very creative way to
modernize the characters. I also enjoyed the Ton Tehn pact between the Legion,
now elderly men and the newly revived Bucky, now wielding the shield of Captain
America. It’s a heartwarming and smartly crafted story.
Worth Consuming.
Rating 8 out of 10 stars.
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