Sooooo what the hell is Gen 13. Well sum it up in 3 digestible points:
Now fast forward to September 2002 and we meet the freshest batch of little Gen-actives; Ethan, Gwen, Hamza and Ja'Nelle, all with their own fun, fiery powers, and coming together to discover how and why they got these powers, and to become rulers of their own destiny.
It's all pretty standard 'New teen heroes 101' but with a nice spin on their powers, especially Ja'Nelle- whose gone from 5 ft nothing and pudgy, to a 7 ft Amazonian with telepathy. Very fun indeed.
Ale Garza's artwork is also a massive draw for us. We love his style, it's fun and vibrant, and very reminiscent of Georges Jeanty (Buffy Season 8), and Chris Claremont's writing is funny - laced with moral message, although at times a tad dated (although this works well with the dialogue between Ethan and his twin Dylan).
This series spanned across 2 years (#16 was released in 2004) and we've rested or curiosity at #6 (the end of the first arc 'September Song'), and we're very tempted to keep reading. The Gen¹³ legacy is a long one which has had cross overs in both the Marvel and DC universe. So it's nice to have a solid starting point with this re-booted team.
So it you're looking for some good old fashioned teen superhero fun, with twins, mysterious villains named Herod (similar to the baddie from Supernatural's season 1-2) and a stellar tag line of 'You Will Be Judged' then this is pretty much an interesting read for you. It's nice to juxtapose this to the teen hero teams that we see emerging now (but that's a wholllee different post)
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