Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes DVD announcements!

According to tvshowsondvd.com , the first DVD will be a four-episode single on Aug. 28. It sounds like the first episode will be on there, but the other three are anyone's guess at this point.

The other cool part of the announcement mentions that the release is timed to a McDonald's Happy Meal promotion and action figures. Woo hoo!

I'll let you know if I hear more from Warner Bros. I haven't received this release yet, but they're usually pretty good at sending me stuff.

Thanks!

Oh my god, this is gonna be so awesome!

Thanks for the info.

The Legion as a McD's toy! Cool!

Yeah! ...I see McNugget Happy Meals in my future...

Bouncing Boy McNuggets

Oh great, there goes my cholesterol.

At most McDonald's they let you buy just the toys, not, um, that I have any experience with that.

Damn! I want a complete season DVD!

LOL! My reaction to that post was "McDonald's Toys, SWEET!" I'll probably wait for a box set of the season rather than get individual DVDs, but we'll see. Still, McDonalds, looks like I'll be getting Happy Meals (or at least the toys)

You know you've arrived in pop culture when you make it to the Happy Meal stage.

Me too.

The trick will be to not go too often!

Comics Contiunnum has a picture of the the box art.

What!! No girls? I'm incensed.

Nice....I hope they put the episodes Champions on...that's my favourite. I'd have a heart attack if they put on Sundown.

Kind of torn--a complete season box set would probably only cost about five dollars more--but if the DVD does not sell well WBHV will never issue any other releases and "Legion" will suffer the same fate as "Static Shock."

Superman told them that appearing on the box was
a mission much too dangerous for the girls.

Dunno what to do either-- I want ONE FULL SET of ALL episodes...

I'll get this to show support for the series... and when they finally release the first full season DVD, I'll buy -that- for keeps, and give this one to my nephew Alex!

Hmmm... I could always sell it back to Spin Street for credit when the complete Season 1 is released... sounds like a solid plan.

Great idea! I think I'll do that too, but my nephew has a different name.

doesn't the fact that DVD box cover says "volume 1" indicate to anyone that perhaps they will simply release all the episodes in three or four volumes in lieu of a single release of the whole season?

In which case, waiting for the whole season release may be futile and/or moot.

If the four episodes are the first four, this might be the case. I'm still worried though that if volume 1 doesn't sell well, they may not release the others...

I got the official press release with episode list and DVD extra:

Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 1 will be available on DVD for $14.97 with approx. 88 minutes of four 22-minute episodes:

* "Man of Tomorrow" – In their mission to travel back in time to retrieve Superman, the legion goes a little too far and discover a young Clark Kent before his super powers are realized.

* "Timber Wolf" - Dark secrets are discovered when a scientist calls on the legion for their help in capturing a dangerous creature.

* "Legacy" - Superman’s new friend, Alexis, wants to be Superman’s only friend.

* "Phantoms" – A teenager with the same powers as Superman is unleashed from a portal to a phantom dimension, where the Legionnaires become trapped.

Also includes the following special features (umm, I only count one):

We Are Legion -- The Legionnaires from the pages of DC Comics are back, this time in animated form. Looking at the rich history of storylines, characters, and classic team driven tales of action and adventure, the Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 1 is updated for today¹s audience. Featuring an interview with Paul Levitz, President & Publisher of DC Comics, and former writer on the Legion of Super Heroes comic book. {Estimated runtime 8-10 minutes}.

Thanks, SS!...

Indeed these are the first 4...

The single "special feature" is still
pretty cool...I mean has there EVER
been a video interview with ANY Legion
creator? Not that *I* know of (though
unfortunately omniscience continues to
elude me by increasingly wide margins...)

Assuming, however, such a special feature
is not in every volume, they can get 5 eps.
on at least one, so hopefully then that is 3
volumes for the season...at $15 a pop, that's
$45...

While the whole season on one DVD would
typically cost only $30...and you wonder
why they're splitting it! Seriously, while
inconvenient for us, this is probably a
good business decision...they'll have affordable
DVDs out there for the "curious" not wanting to
invest in the whole season, (or willing to
gamble on a Christmas gift), which might also
initiate some new viewership, while the huge
fans will probably buy all three volumes ANYWAY,
and will end up paying 50% more.

This is a typical Warner Bros. animation move. They will release these single DVDs with three or four episode each until they've done the full season. Then, once all those multiple discs are out they'll release a set with everything plus extras.

Thanks, LL ... but it will be SO hard not to buy them as they come out...especially if they have not yet announced the DEFINITe release of the full season yet!

which means they'll REALLY be raking us (well, me)for dough... it is indeed a business, no doubt...