Jupiters Legacy 11 Major Differences From The Comics
Jupiter’s Legacy: 11 Major Differences From The Comics
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Jupiter’s Legacy is Netflix’s latest hit superhero series. The show took liberties and changed a lot of things from the comic books it’s based on.
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Netflix’s Jupiter’s Legacy continues the tradition of many recent comic book adaptations by altering some details of the original story. Fans of the original 2013 comic book written by Mark Millar and drawn by Frank Quitely might be surprised at the scope of some of the major differences in the series though.
Like with The Boys, some of the changes from the comics are for the best while others are open for debate. All in all, there are many alterations from the source material, both substantial and subtle. All of the differences lead to narrative consequences certain to continue to propel the adaptation away from the original comic book even more.
11 The Island
The story of superheroes in the world of Jupiter’s Legacy begins with the discovery of a mysterious island in the 1920s by a team of explorers. One of the biggest changes in the adaptation has to do with how they get there. In the comic, Sheldon Sampson is drawn to the island by unexplained and unseen visions. In the show, it’s the specter of his late father.
Another detail is why Grace is among the explorers. In the comics, she’s an entrepreneur, but in the show, she’s a reporter. The undiscovered tropical island definitely bears some similarities to Skull Island from the King Kong mythos.
10 The Origin Of The Superpowers
In the comic books, the origin of the superpowers the explorers receive is extraterrestrial. On the island, the explorers encounter aliens, who are tall, green, and mysterious in nature. In the show, it’s much less clear.
The aliens don’t appear as such, though the characters do encounter people who might be aliens in disguise. The exact origins of the superpowers are left open to interpretation, in a marked difference from other similar superhero origin stories with heroes from alien cultures, like Omni-Man from Invincible.
9 Chloe’s Costume
The basic story of Jupiter’s Legacy rests heavily on the generational conflict between the original group of heroes and their children. Chole is the daughter of Sheldon and very much adrift in her life. Her costume in the show has a very ’80s fashion vibe which belies her much more causal and downbeat attire in the comics.
While Sheldon and the other explorers formed The Union (an homage of sorts of the Justice League, not unlike Squadron Supreme and other superhero teams), Chloe and many of the other children of the heroes struggled to find their way in the shadow of their parents.
8 Blackstar’s Clone
In the comic books, the supervillain Blackstar is a very minor part of the story. He’s really just there to give The Utopian someone to beat up on. In the show, he’s a much bigger part of the narrative. A new element introduced for the Netflix series is Blackstar’s clone.
After he’s taken into custody, a clone is made of the powerful villain and he becomes the centerpiece of a complex mystery that isn’t entirely resolved by the end of the season. The clone tries to kill The Utopian but is stopped by his son, Brandon.
7 The Code
In both the comic book and the show, a signature aspect of the world of Jupiter’s Legacy is The Code. The Utopian established a set of rules that members of The Union must adhere to, with the most important being that no superhero will kill anyone else.
Though it’s an important element of the comics, it’s mostly a background detail in the original four-issue mini-series. The true ramifications of this edict aren’t explored in great detail in the comics, left mostly to the imagination with a massive time jump into the future at the very end of the book.
6 Brandon Is A Hero
Another major change from the comics has to do with the character of Brandon Samson, Sheldon’s son. In the comics, Brandon isn’t a hero at all but a bitter man who feels he can’t live up to the mythic expectations of his father. That ultimately leads him to kill Sheldon in the comics. That doesn’t happen at all in the show.
Instead, Brandon is much more of a heroic figure. He fights the Blackstar clone and saves his father’s life. It’s more in line with the antagonistic father-son relationship between Invincible and Omni-Man than the original comic book.
5 Grace Doesn’t Die
Another big change involves Brandon’s mother, Grace Sampson. In the comic book, she is killed along with The Utopian by other superheroes. She is the victim of a vicious attack by Brainwave, the traitorous member of The Union, who uses his power to trick into thinking she’s winning the fight when she’s not.
In the show, she isn’t killed off. Though Brainwave remains the main threat to the team and the world, Grace’s story will play out very differently in the Netflix series.
4 Lady Liberty’s Role
A big factor in the change to Grace’s story is her more developed role in the Netflix show. In the comics, she’s a victim of the revolt of younger superheroes against The Code and The Union. In the show, she’s sympathetic to them.
Her perspective on The Code and how her husband is handling things shifts after witnessing the violent deaths of some younger superheroes. This repositions her from a target to a potential ally of Brainwave and the other conspirators, depending on how the story develops in a potential season two.
3 Skyfox
A significant change in the show from the comics is the mystery of what happened to Skyfox, an original member of the Union. In the comic, he quits the team in the 1960s after his girlfriend leaves him for his teammate Brainwave, who ultimately betrays the team. In the show, Skyfox could be a traitor as well.
He’s seemingly revealed as the person behind the creation of the Blackstar clone or it seems that way at first. Brainwave creates the mental image of Skyfox in Blackstar’s mind to implicate him but is secretly the true culprit. Skyfox eventually returns in the comics, but he remains a complete mystery in the show.
2 Hutch’s Role
Hutch is the son of Skyfox and in the show is trying to put together a technological device to help him find his missing father. This is an invention for the series. Hutch in the comics was a technological wizard as well, but he didn’t invent such a device.
Another big change for him involves Chloe. In the comics, the two have a child together but in the show, their relationship isn’t as developed and she doesn’t get pregnant with their son, who in the comics would grow up to be a superhero as well.
1 Flare’s Retirement
Flare is the Union’s equivalent of The Flash, capable of superspeed. In the comic books, Flare leaves the Union in disgrace after it’s revealed that he’s having an affair. The show completely changes this by having him retire due to an injury.
Unable to contribute the way he used to, he steps down from his role and his daughter becomes Flare. Another change for the character is that he is depicted as African-American in the series, but was white in the original comic books.
Link Source : https://screenrant.com/jupiters-legacy-netflix-show-comics-changes/
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