Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1: Hostile World - DC Comics Graphic Novel | Superhero Team Adventure | Perfect for Comic Collectors & Sci-Fi Fans

I haven't really read the Legion of Super-Heroes comics much, but I decided to try to get into them post "New 52" reboot. And I am actually glad that I did so, as they are not mired quite as much in the "dark and edgy" bull in which too many other "New 52" titles are stuck.In Legion of Super-Heroes, Vol. 1: Hostile World, the Legion is attempting to deal with the aftermath of two crises. The first is a horrible event where they saved the day at the cost of the lives of several of their number, and the second is that a group of their fellow Legionnaires is stuck back in time during the "age of heroes" (the present day) due to the effects on the "time-stream" of the Flashpoint event. To make matters worse, a new threat is rising.The Dominators, the main adversaries of the United Planets (of which the planets the Legion defends are comprised), are attempting to cross over into United Planets' space and sow discontent and discord, so that they may take over as much territory as they can get their hands on. To do this, they are attempting to falsely convince the Daxamites (a race of beings with powers similar to that of Kryptonians, but who have a weakness to lead) that the United Planets could cure them but won't out of fear of their abilities. Mon-El, the Daxamite member of the Legion, is falsely cited as proof of this, due to his taking a serum created by Brainiac-5 to help protect him from lead poisoning.Of course, this is all a lie. The serum can not really be reproduced on a mass scale for a general populace with varying physiologies. This is further evidenced by the rebel Daxamite who helps the Dominators in exchange for the serum nearly dying from the effects. At the end of the story, the Legion thinks they have stopped the Dominators for now, not realizing that their enemies are about to unleash a new plan of attack that could very well overwhelm the United Planets.I really, really enjoyed this story. Primarily this is because, as I stated at the beginning of this review, I loved reading a tale that was just plain fun, one that hasn't fallen prey to the stupidity of the notion that somehow "true art is angsty". The other reason I really liked this was because the method of telling the story worked out quite well. There is a group of new Legionnaires, and we saw their "on the job training", so to speak. This helped us to see the goings-on from their point of view.This wasn't a brilliant plot. The Supergirl, Batgirl, and Batman books are much better. But it was a fun break from the overly dark and edgy garbage of recent years. DC Comics seems to think that they are Marvel, instead of the more idealistic brand they have always been. Hopefully they will see how the more idealistic titles are the better-selling by far, and stop this annoying trend.Highly Recommended.