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I suspect this is just so they can have a new Legion of Super-Heroes #1 for Waid.
I *hope* anyway - if the Legion is ever cancelled for real, they're screwed more than any other comic series. Given the at-most-tangential links to the DCU, anyone reviving the series after any sort of hiatus could do *anything* to it, from rebooting again to the 5YG-on-crack.
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I wonder if this is a marketing ploy to get the fans rabid for a new legion book, or if tptb are planning a new compendium type comic, called say Adventure Comics? which will feature the Legion as one of many stories?
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5 YEAR GAP????? Oh I do hope so! Bring back Giffen, the nine panel grid and dark and moody futures for all.....
actually... maybe not eh? It was fairly brilliant at the time but can they just get on with it already now please.....
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This is the sad state of the industry these days.
Few titles stick around more than a few years, and constant relaunchings are deemed necessary to sustain interest in older characters. It's like trying to plug all the holes in the Titanic.
Can't say I'm surprised, but I am disappointed. Wonder how long we'll have to wait for the next relaunch.
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Re: that cover -- looks like maybe someone's getting a reboot? (and a gender switch) Land does beautiful work, but it looks a little awkward to me how the main character's torso seems like a big yellow slab disconnected from the hands, face and faces of the other characters on either side of her.
btw, that's a pretty tight outfit if you can see her belly-button!
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I am simultaneously (i) disappointed/shocked/in premature mourning and (ii) secretly thrilled at the prospect of what may be in store for the Legion next, which I imagine/hope will be something old school fans would appreciate while at the same time moving boldly into the future...
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Regarding the "big plans" for the Legion ... I'm going to go out on a limb and say that they'll take over Morrison's original plans for the GLC -- they'll be troubleshooters throughout *Hypertime* -- which means we'll actually get a hypertime mishmash of Legionnaires striking throughout a myriad of dimensions Authority style (but without all the blood and fascism). As a bonus, the Time Trapper will end up being their "Jarvis", holding down the interdimensional fort. The book will be written by Morrison with art by Perez.
Well, that's a guess (not necessarily something I'd want to happen).
The only other "big" (i.e. capable of attracting new readers) plans I can imagine is that the Legion will become a lot more tied to the Superman family.
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Now, is the lady either singing or using her powers from her hand? Is it inferno in a new costume? Or, as one response eluded to, a new, female Element Lass(Lad)?
Cause i didn't recognize her. If that was Imra, she changed a lot. If it was Andromeda, i didn't recognize her, or Shazam...
Color me lost.
And i sincerely hope this is yet another reboot, cause if not, DC seems intent on chucking all its potential moneymakers into the garbage disposal.
The amount of books i buy is far down from what i used to buy. And i don't see any real new books coming out that would take the place of Legion.
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quote:Originally posted by rickshaw1: Ummm, okay...
Now, is the lady either singing or using her powers from her hand? Is it inferno in a new costume? Or, as one response eluded to, a new, female Element Lass(Lad)?
From the article, it appears to be a new version of Black Canary (she's referred to as "Canary" and the other members of her team take on other 21st century hero names I think). I was thinking at first that it might be a rebooted Tyroc.
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drake's idea is bold indeed... i have a feeling i wouldn't like that either, altho' i'd give it a shot like always...
but trying to think of 'big' things... hasn't jim lee indicated several times how much he would love to draw the legion? (not saying i would love that, but it sure would be a "big thing" and get the legion some attention).
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quote:Originally posted by Faraway Lad: I wonder if this is a marketing ploy to get the fans rabid for a new legion book, or if tptb are planning a new compendium type comic, called say Adventure Comics? which will feature the Legion as one of many stories?
Have you looked at what happens to anothology books these days? There's no easier way to get a book cancelled....
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That could be good and offer more scope for character focus and different types of stories. I wouldn't mind seeing Legion move to the Vertigo line with a more "mature reader" (hah!) approach.
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which will feature the Legion as one of many stories?
