Topic: Legion-related July 2011 Solicitations and Images...SPOILERS
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ADVENTURE COMICS #528 Written by PAUL LEVITZ; Art by GERALDO BORGES and MARLO ALQUIZA ;Cover by FRANCIS PORTELA
It's "Graduation Day" for the seniors at the Legion Academy as they find out their new postings — and the lucky ones AREN'T headed for Legion membership. DC Universe32pg.Color$2.99 US On Sale July 6, 2011
THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #15 Written by PAUL LEVITZ; Art and cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and JONATHAN GLAPION
Saturn Queen triumphant? With the Legion on the ropes, it sure looks that way. Plus: if you thought issue #11's Timber Wolf/Sun Emperor fight burned your fingertips, you ain't seen nuthin' til you've seen Sun Boy versus Sun Killer! DC Universe32pg.Color$2.99 US On Sale July 27, 2011
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES 2: CONSEQUENCES Written by PAUL LEVITZ and KEITH GIFFEN; Art by YILDIRAY CINAR, DANIEL HDR, KEITH GIFFEN, FRANCIS PORTELA, WAYNE FAUCHER, MARLO ALQUIZA, JOHN DELL and BOB WIACEK; Cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and WAYNE FAUCHER
In this exciting new collection featuring LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #7-10, ADVENTURE COMICS #521-522 and ANNUAL #1, the first strike of Durlan assassins arrives on Earth! Their goal: kill the United Planets leadership in revenge for the death of Legion mentor R.J. Brande!
Plus: The legendary team of Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen reunite on the Legion for the first time in 20 years! And their next 31st century masterpiece introduces the all-new, all-deadly Emerald Empress!
DC Universe208pg.ColorHardcover$24.99 US On Sale September 7, 2011
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From: Ancient Kingdom of Northumbria, UK | Registered: Aug 2007
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Is Jimenez off of Adventure already? Please say it ain't so!
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quote:Originally posted by dancelad: Is Jimenez off of Adventure already? Please say it ain't so!
Apparently DC have moved him to other assignments - he didn't want to drop Adventure
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From: Ancient Kingdom of Northumbria, UK | Registered: Aug 2007
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I am very disappointed that Phil's not finishing the Legion Academy story!! DC solicited & promoted the arc as a Levitz/Jimenez collaboration with press releases and interviews from Paul & Phil elaborating on how they were both involved in plotting & character development. Then, POOF!, Phil is replaced before the story's done and with no explanation.
From: elizabeth,nj | Registered: Jul 2003
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Well, has Phil responded publicly at all to this? It's not completely unheard of for him to fall behind and need fill-ins. Do we even have confirmation this will be the last of the Academy in Adventure, other than Didio's musings at the con (remember he said the same things about Adventure last summer and it didn't happen).
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quote:Originally posted by Dave Hackett: Well, has Phil responded publicly at all to this? It's not completely unheard of for him to fall behind and need fill-ins. Do we even have confirmation this will be the last of the Academy in Adventure, other than Didio's musings at the con (remember he said the same things about Adventure last summer and it didn't happen).
I hope you're right, Dave & we get some more Phil on Adventure!
From: elizabeth,nj | Registered: Jul 2003
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Though I will of course be hugely disappointed if he is, it's way too soon to start saying Phil is off Adventure. It could easily just be a fill-in artist this month. (It's gonna be hard to go from Jiminez to Borges for even just a month though. Why couldn't Portela have been the fill-in?)
Re: the statues on that cover, I see -
Kid Psycho Triplicate Girl Karate Kid I Invisible Kid I Proty I Chemical King (?) and Ferro Lad
Who's the other female?
(edit - never mind. Just remembererd - it could be Mentalla.)
Re: the LoSH solit - yawn. Boring cover (especially so soon after the Timber Wolf/Sun Emperor one). I don't get Cinar's art. Some of his sketches I've seen online look so dynamic and interesting and stylised. And then I see his art on this book and it looks like it was done by a totally different person. It's so dull and generic. I wish he'd change up his style a bit like Manapul did.
The story could be OK I guess but nothing in that book is grabbing me the way the Adventure story is. I'm cutting back on comics to save money for a holiday later this year and if Paul doesn't start lifting his game on this book I'm afraid I'm gonna have to drop it.
From: Australia | Registered: Dec 2003
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I'm amazed that you can identify all of those bits and pieces! Mostly I see Lu bodies getting crushed. Are we looking at the dreaded Fodder Girl? sigh
I like both of the regular comics covers, really, but pretty much DISlike the special cover.
I don't mind a Borges arc but I miss the incredible, delicate beauty of the Jimenez/Lanning work. Like everyone else, I hope they come back to the book.
PS - Oh, and where's Beauty Blaze? I rather see her in a fight with Dirk than the Sun Sumo.
The two are so perfect for each other I've always been surprised no one ever wrote something about them being a couple.
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From: Salem, Oregon USA | Registered: Aug 2003
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but ...I really like the art cover of Adv Comics...it s one of the best rendition on Luornu I have ever seen in a long time. right color, right shade, nice job.
anyone remember the votings on best Legion covers on each Legionnaire? I sure would love to see that again.
am I the only one who's noticed the silhouette on Adv.?
as for the heat-powered characters, we have too many of them in Legion: Dr. Regulus, Flare, Sun Emperor, Sun Eater, Sun Killer, Beauty Blaze, Lazon (technically), Quanto (kind of), Sun Boy, Sun Girl (wondering what happened to her from the Titans), Inferno (same thing), Wildfire, Fire Lad, Energax (remember him?), Sun Woman (Night Girl's one time arch nemesis - remember her ), and others I may have forgotten. ha.
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