''I Am Legion'' (french: Je suis légion) is

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comic book series written by Fabien Nury, drawn by John Cassaday and published by Les Humanoïdes Associés, then in English by Humanoids Publishing/ DC Comics and later by Humanoids/

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Publication history

The series was originally published by Les Humanoïdes Associés in three albums, ''Le faune dansant'' (''The Dancing Faun'', June 2004), ''Vlad'' (January 2006) and ''Les trois singes'' (''The Three Monkeys'', November 2007). This was then translated into English by Justin Kelly and was originally released in 2004 by the American-based arm of Humanoïdes, Humanoids Publishing, through their deal with DC Comics but only one

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book was released. The series was later split into six comic books under a new deal between Humanoids and

and finally fully released in 2009.

Plot

During World War II, Nazis seek to capture and control 10-year-old vampire named Ana. Meanwhile, Allied forces try to uncover Nazis that have infiltrated their ranks.

Real world references

The history makes liberal use of references to real world (historical) characters, including among others Wilhelm Canaris (also referred to by the codename "Trinity"), Field Marshal Günther von Kluge,

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, Vlad Tepes and Radu cel Frumos. Real world organizations referenced include the

London Controlling Section The London Controlling Section (LCS) was a British secret department established in September 1941, under Oliver Stanley, with a mandate to coordinate Allied strategic military deception during World War II. The LCS was formed within the Joint ...

, the

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and the Special Operations Executive. A main character is a Colonel Von Kleist, perhaps a reference to

Paul von Kleist Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (8 August 1881 – 13 November 1954) was a German field marshal during World War II. Kleist was the commander of Panzer Group Kleist (later 1st Panzer Army), the first operational formation of several Panzer corps in ...

. The Casablanca Conference and the Wannsee Conference are also mentioned.

Collected editions

* ''I Am Legion'' (

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, 144 pages, October 2009, ) * ''I Am Legion'' (hardcover, September 2010, )

Awards

John Cassaday won the 2005 "Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team"

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in part for his work on this title (as well as '' Astonishing X-Men'' and '' Planetary'').

Film

A live-action film adaptation is in the works, with

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due to direct and based on a script written by Richard Stanley.

Notes

References

''Je suis légion''
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External links

''I Am Legion'' #1 review
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