THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #5 Written by PAUL LEVITZ Art and cover by YILDIRAY CINAR & WAYNE FAUCHER 1:10 Variant cover by JIM LEE & SCOTT WILLIAMS The final fate of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad's twin children is revealed here! Tensions between the team and Earth-Man come to a boil, and an all-new Green Lantern is revealed. Will it be Earth-Man - or someone else entirely? Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale SEPTEMBER 22 * 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
ADVENTURE COMICS #518 Written by PAUL LEVITZ Co-feature written by JEFF LEMIRE Art by KEVIN SHARPE & MARIO ALQUIZA Co-feature art by MAHMUD ASRAR & JOHN DELL Cover by SCOTT CLARK & DAVID BEATY It's not easy being Superboy. He knows he's destined for greatness as Superman, but how does a teenager deal with that knowledge? Not as well as you'd think... Also: The Atom co-feature continues with Ray Palmer trying to learn who stole his shrinking technology! On sale SEPTEMBER 8 * 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
R.E.B.E.L.S #20 Written by TONY BEDARD Art by CLAUDE ST. AUBIN & SCOTT HANNA Cover by DAVID FINCH Lobo returns to his old teammates for the conclusion of “The Sons of Brainiac” arc! But can even the baddest bastich in the universe beat the brains and brawn of Brainiac? Will Lobo perform the first Brainiectomy – or will the Last Czarnian become just another of the villain’s lab subjects? On sale SEPTEMBER 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #5 Written by LEN WEIN Art by GEORGE PEREZ & SCOTT KOBLISH and WALTER SIMONSON with SCOTT KOLINS Cover by GEORGE PEREZ & SCOTT KOBLISH 1:25 Variant cover by WALTER SIMONSON Red Skies hang over the entire DC Universe as each and every hero on Earth gathers for what will be the first in a series of universe-spanning Crises! Meanwhile, Walter Simonson helps us shift the focus from Earth to the heroes of outer space - and beyond! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. On sale SEPTEMBER 15 * 5 of 10 * 40 pg, FC $3.99 US
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: THE GREAT DARKNESS SAGA DELUXE EDITION HC Written by PAUL LEVITZ Art by KEITH GIFFEN and others Cover by KEITH GIFFEN The godlike Darkseid emerges in the 30th century with an ingenious plot to finally conquer the universe in this Deluxe Edition hardcover of Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen’s timeless Legion of Super-Heroes epic! Not only is THE GREAT DARKNESS SAGA collected here for the first time in hardcover, this edition also includes several LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES issues written by Levitz that have never before been collected in any format! Using his faithful minions to acquire all of the mystic artifacts of the time, Darkseid gains mental control over a race of three billion all-powerful beings. Now, as their universe teeters on the edge of Armageddon, the Legion of Super-Heroes amass their own army of every champion who ever held the status of Legionnaire to stand against the Dark Lord and his invincible soldiers. But as the Legion suffers defeat after defeat, they realize that salvation and victory rest in the hands of a mysterious baby that has aged into adulthood before their very eyes! This is the perfect edition of the classic Levitz storyline that was decades ahead of its time and still stands as one of DC’s most enthralling superhero tales! Collects LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #284-296 and ANNUAL #1. On sale NOVEMBER 17 • 7.0625” x 10.875” 416 pg, FC, $39.99 US
FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS TP Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art by GEORGE PEREZ & SCOTT KOBLISH Cover by GEORGE PEREZ Superstar writer Geoff Johns and legendary artist George PÈrez deliver the Crisis of the 31st century as the Legion of Super-Heroes reaches out for help against a powerful foe they can’t beat alone. From the moment Superman landed on Earth until the end of time, the Time Trapper has sought to erase Superman’s impact on the universe. But the Legion of Super-Heroes have always been there to stop the relentless villain. Now, one Legion isn’t enough as the Time Trapper taps a twisted mirror image of The Boy of Steel from a parallel Earth long dead: Superboy-Prime! Who will answer the Legion’s call for help? With ties to INFINITE CRISIS, FINAL CRISIS and the history of the DCU, this collection of the 5-issue miniseries is not to be missed! On sale October 20 • 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN VOL. 1 TP NEW PRINTING Written by JERRY SIEGEL, BILL FINGER and others Art by CURT SWAN, DICK SPRANG and others Cover by CURT SWAN & GEORGE KLEIN Back in print, this volume collects SUPERMAN #122-133 and ACTION COMICS #241-257, featuring the birth of the Silver Age Superman mythos. On sale OCTOBER 20 • 560 pg, B&W, $19.99 US
SUPERMAN: LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON VOL. 1 HC Written by JAMES ROBINSON, STERLING GATES and ERIC TRAUTMANN Art by PETE WOODS, JULIAN LOPEZ, JAMAL IGLE and others Cover by ANDY KUBERT After struggling to keep their society alive, New Krypton faces the threat of Brainiac, the alien believed to be responsible for the annihilation of the original planet Krypton! But Kryptonian General Zod has been waiting for this moment since Brainiac first attacked old Krypton – he has a plan to save his people. Collecting SUPERMAN: LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON #1 and #2, ADVENTURE COMICS #8-9, SUPERMAN #698 and SUPERGIRL #51! On sale November 17 • 168 pg, FC, $24.99 US
ICONS: THE DC COMICS & WILDSTORM ART OF JIM LEE HC One of the most successful and popular artists to work in comics, Jim Lee is revered by fans worldwide thanks to his hyper-dynamic artwork and innovative character and costume design.
Now, his work on Batman and Superman — not to mention his legion of WildStorm heroes including WildC.A.T.s, Divine Right and Deathblow — is celebrated in this beautiful hardback, which includes an exclusive interview with Jim Lee, a tour of his studio and hundreds of full-colour illustrations and pencils spanning his entire career!
Plus an all-new cover by Lee and an exclusive, all-new eight-page comic strip, written by Paul Levitz (Legion of Super-Heroes) with art by Lee! On sale AUGUST 17 * 296 pages, $39.95 US
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Posted by superboymddjr on :
ah...Perez is still a cover GOD!!!!!! whoa. I am so glad that I have Legacies on my hold slot. Posted by Set on :
That Legacies shot sure calls up the nostalgia. Nightwing and Captain Atom in their original costumes, dead or forgotten heroes like Sargon the Sorcerer, Jericho and Air-Wave, in action again. Neat.
The Legion cover is interesting. Earth-Man definitely doesn't seem to be wearing a green power ring, and gosh, as if it isn't enough that he's got to work alongside green Coluans and blue Talokkians, Tellus is right there on the cover! (Suggesting that the team in 20th century may actually start appearing again.)
I wonder, as a bit of a xenophobe, would Earth-Man find non-humanoids like Tellus more or less problematic than humanoids? If I were a racist, I'd feel most troubled by aliens who look entirely human, like Braalians and Titanians, and less worried about obvious aliens like Tellus...
Posted by Mattropolis on :
YAY! A group shot!
Posted by MLLASH on :
My word. Absorbancy Boy sure has come a long way since the days of having to swipe the Legionnaires' socks and whatnot.
Posted by Dev Em on :
I love that the Legion is featured so prominately on the Legacies cover.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
I could stare at that George Perez cover for hours!
Posted by superboymddjr on :
6 Legionnaires including Bouncing Boy!! on the Perez cover..make me wonder if there is a wraparound cover...because Batman is being cut off...hmmm
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by superboymddjr: 6 Legionnaires including Bouncing Boy!! on the Perez cover..make me wonder if there is a wraparound cover...because Batman is being cut off...hmmm
That would be nice if that were the back of a wraparound cover - because the "Legacies" logo and cover info is going to mess that image up something awful.
Posted by Jerry on :
Who is that alien monster thing behind Superboy on the Adventure cover?
Posted by superboymddjr on :
thats Doomsday.
Posted by Jerry on :
It is? Hmm. Thanks.
Posted by MLLASH on :
That just about HASTA be a wraparound...
Posted by Set on :
quote:Originally posted by superboymddjr: 6 Legionnaires including Bouncing Boy!! on the Perez cover..
I thought it was seven for a second there, and that the dude flying above/behind Jericho's head and below Donna's arm might be Sun Boy, but I think it's actually Johnny Quick...
Edit, I missed Thom on the first pass, post edited.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Thom.
Posted by future king on :
Legion #5 looks good (love Cinar's art as usual), but did they have to go and put that loser at the very front of the group shot? As if he was their leader or something. Oh well, maybe Absorbancy Boy finally will bite it this month.
Posted by Blacula on :
Nice group shot on LoSH #5. Shame Earth Man doesn't have his back to us to make it look like the team are all gunning for him though - as the solits seem to hint at. Glad it seems like someone other than Earth Man will be becoming the 31st Century Green Lantern at least.
The Legacies #5 cover - . God, George Perez is incredible. It would be fantastic if that cover was a wrap-around wouldn't it? Once upon a time it would have been. Shame comic companies use every opportunity they can to milk the fans of extra money these days. Notice how that issue ships with two covers? Guess what the other one's going to be of.
Does it also seem weird to anyone else that DC is only halfway through cataloguing its history and it's already reached Crisis? So half of DC's history is post-that? Really? We're not gonna get an issue dedicated to drek like Infinite Crisis or something are we?
Adventure Comics - Did Scott Clark think he was drawing Titano until moments before he had to send that cover in? Still, I kinda like the new look he's given Doomsday here.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Wow, the Legacies cover might just be the best comic book cover in YEARS. Just incredible!!
Also, best Legion cover so far! Possible other Green Lantern? Step forward, Harmonia Li!! She'd be perfect!
Dynamic Superboy image. Art is perhaps rougher than I usually like but I like the idea of it.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I really don't like the rendition of Tellus on the Legion cover. Otherwise, looks pretty good, though it's mostly the same old characters.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Full solicits for the month are now up. There are a few collections that might be of interest.
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
And now we're updated.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
I might just have to get that GDS hardcover! Gonna be hard to resist with so many more issues included (even though I own them all!) I assume the quality of the printing will be superior?
Is it me or does the cover look like a newer version of the old GDS trade's cover? Or is it the exact same?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor:
Is it me or does the cover look like a newer version of the old GDS trade's cover?
Nevermind. Pretty sure they're the exact same.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Glad I already bought mine two years ago.
Posted by googoomuck on :
Is there any chance of talking the DC powers that be into NOT putting Darksied on the cover of the Great Darkness Saga HC?
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Yeah, goog, it's definitely a different experience reading it originally when it came out serialized than it is in TP/HC form, eh? Kinda takes all the mystery out!
Posted by future king on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Wow, the Legacies cover might just be the best comic book cover in YEARS. Just incredible!!
Also, best Legion cover so far! Possible other Green Lantern? Step forward, Harmonia Li!! She'd be perfect!
Dynamic Superboy image. Art is perhaps rougher than I usually like but I like the idea of it.
WOW Cobalt Kid, that IS perfect! Harmonia Li as the new GL would be a great choice as an excellent way to keep this new, interesting supporting character around for a long time to come. I like it! Posted by future king on :
Oh and DITTO what everybody else has said so far regarding the Perez cover of DCUL #5 .... absolutely gorgeous.
George continues to out-do himself with every new project he's given lately. There's just no slowing down for this living legend!
Posted by Director Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor:
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor:
Is it me or does the cover look like a newer version of the old GDS trade's cover?
Nevermind. Pretty sure they're the exact same.
I sort of hope that they come up with a new cover image. I like that cover by Giffen, but I already have it on the TP. Be nice to get something new.
Part of me wishes this could be an Absolute, but then, I'm not sure I'll have the money to buy an Absolute anything that month and I'd rather the book be more accessible to people. Still, how cool would it be to see that story Absolute-ized!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Yeah, it kinda pisses me off how TPB and HC collections rarely seem to spring to get an artist to create a new cover for them anymore! It used to be common practice, but at some point the Bigs decided they couldn't shell out for a new creation. Don't get me wrong--there are many great existing covers out there that look good on a collection, but 9 times out of 10, I'd rather see something new.
If they're using the same Giffen cover (which was original for the TPB, though based on 294's design) here, it makes even less sense here because of the difference inside and the inclusion of all of Paul's issues leading up to it and a couple after it. Maybe they'll surprise us? After all they advertized the Legion of Three Worlds HC with the Saturn Girl cover.... Posted by superboymddjr on :
According to George Perez Fan Base in Facebook, he said that there will be a 2nd part of the Crisis on the cover of the DC Legacies (#6) which will feature Batman and Wonder Woman (I am hoping to see Dawnstar and Wildfire!!!! *finger crossing* ....wowza!
Posted by Blacula on :
So Crisis will be getting two issues of Legacies? Strange, but very welcome, if so.
Posted by future king on :
Yes, Dawnstar and Wildfire should be there for sure, but also I would like to see everyone else who didn't make it onto the first cover. That would round out the Legion roster nicely and also give all of the exposure to new, potential fans. Plus this would help promote both the new Legion and Adventure books.
Posted by Superboy-Supergirl on :
the original Supergirl-Kara Zor-EL should be on that 2nd cover too.
Posted by Chemical King on :
Anyone got an idea if there's any Legion beyond Superboy in Adventure? Cutting down expenses (damn Euro crisis!), I don't care that much for a Superboy solo story...
As for Legacies, that series definitely is worth its money, I loved the first two issues. Len Wein does a great job as a storyteller. This could be a little bit like the "Marvels" of the DCU... great artwork too. And now a Perez crisis cover? Oh man this is perfect Posted by superboymddjr on :
whoa there is one more thing to add for the Sept solicitations...
Cosmic Boy will be #67 for DC Superhero Figurine Collector's Magazine after Black Lightning....I am definitely going to collect that!!!!! it costs $11.20. that's it. I have seen some cool Figurine at some comics book store...and the prices are outrageous. so better buy it online. I will be ordering it through Westfield Comics.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Jim Lee recently Twittered this image from the Legion story in his ICONS book!! Posted by superboymddjr on :
quote:Originally posted by superboymddjr: whoa there is one more thing to add for the Sept solicitations...
Cosmic Boy will be #67 for DC Superhero Figurine Collector's Magazine after Black Lightning....I am definitely going to collect that!!!!! it costs $11.20. that's it. I have seen some cool Figurine at some comics book store...and the prices are outrageous. so better buy it online. I will be ordering it through Westfield Comics.
Lightning Lad is now #71 after Power Girl, Black Lightning...cool....!!!
Posted by superboymddjr on :
DC LEGACIES #6 is revealed....Sun Boy, Cosmic Boy and Shadow Lass are on the cover.
Posted by future king on :
quote:Originally posted by lil'rhino: Jim Lee recently Twittered this image from the Legion story in his ICONS book!!
Wow, that looks nice! How did I miss this little tidbit? Did that issue of ICONS with the Legion story come out yet, and if so which issue was it? I would definately like to add that to my ever-expanding collection. Posted by Nightcrawler on :
ICONS came out today. I don't know what I expected by the "10 page original Legion story by Lee and Levitz," but somehow this wasn't it. I would have liked more Legion. Only AR collectors should pay the $40 fee to read the story.
Also, looks like Lee is like Ross and loves the 70's version of the team.
Posted by superboymddjr on :
so how many pages did Lee in Icons?
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
It's a 10 page story, but mostly splashes and only a few feature Legionnaires.
Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
quote:Originally posted by Nightcrawler: Also, looks like Lee is like Ross and loves the 70's version of the team.
Cool, now if Levitz could get Ross on covers and Lee on interiors monthly in those costumes, I'm sure the Legion would be the best selling book for DC again!
Posted by cleome on :
Using the pic of PG and the earlier SG variant as samples:
I get that people like Lee, but I don't understand why every woman he draws has to be forever practicing some bleakly generic Vargas/Cosmo Girl pose/expression. Like they have no personality of their own. It's irritating.
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. God, George Perez is incredible. It would be fantastic if that cover was a wrap-around wouldn't it? Once upon a time it would have been. Shame comic companies use every opportunity they can to milk the fans of extra money these days. Notice how that issue ships with two covers? Guess what the other one's going to be of.![[shrug]](graemlins/shrug.gif)
