So, I finally got around to reading #108 (the comic shop I go to messed up my pull-list so I didn’t get it until recently), and it was pretty fun, nothing spectacular, but actually a lot better than I had expected. For a comic that essentially tried to pull together key-characters/fan-favourites from 107 issues into one story, it was surprisingly consistent. It’s obviously a direct sequel to The Crimson Forever, which already had Domina Tagge as a part of the plot, but they managed to weave Valance, Jaxxon and Amaiza into the plot quite well. Jaxxon and Amaiza seemed a little bit shoe-horned in, but I though Valance’s story was quite interesting. The Valance issues are some of my favourites from the original comic series so I was a little worried about how they would handle it, and although, yes, they did retcon some of his backstory and abilities, it still resulted in a pretty interesting end to his arc despite in some ways being a repeat of what we’ve already seen. Overall though, I thought Valance was the best part of the comic and they tied it into the Crimson Fever quite well. The various artists did a pretty good job I think, and none of it felt cheap or lazy like a lot of modern Marvel art does, though some segments were far better than others.

Although this issue was mostly just a gimmick done to celebrate Marvel’s 80th anniversary, I think it’s quite nice to get a new Legends canon comic, especially one that’s essentially just one big love-letter to the Marvel comics which generally speaking was mostly ignored during the heydays of the old EU.