Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Legion-related September 2009 Solicitations and Images ... SPOILERS

ADV Comics #2 might be the first Legion story post L3W... Or something like it.

Yeah, it's a post-L3W that happens BEFORE L3W ends! Isn't it timely?

From Newsarama:



ADVENTURE COMICS #2
Written by Geoff Johns; co-feature written by Geoff Johns and Michael Shoemaker
Art by Francis Manapul, co-feature art by Clayton Henry
Covers by Francis Manapul
Superboy is back and living out his teenage years in Smallville. But all is not as it seems in Superman’s hometown. And while Conner reunites with his former girlfriend, Wonder Girl, to see if they have a future together, Lex Luthor and Brainiac form a partnership that will cause havoc throughout the DC Universe. But what do their plans have to do with Conner and the other students at Smallville High?
Plus, in the Legion of Super-Heroes co-feature, which takes place all the way in the 31st century, Lightning Lad travels to the prison planet of Takron-Galtos to confront his brother, Lighting Lord. There, Lightning Lord informs Lighting Lad of a shocking family secret that sets the pieces in motion for a war that will decide the future of the universe. Yeah, the universe. No big.
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Francis Manapul), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Francis Manapul and renamed ADVENTURE COMICS #505). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale September 9 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

really hope that we will find out more next Monday when they release the full solicitation on Sept 2009. oh boy.

I always knew that Ranzz family was up to no good.

So we know that the Johnsboot Lightning Lad survives and it's his Legion in Adventure. No real surprise. Post Lo3W we've seen Brainiac 5 in Final Crisis and know that Starman is in Adv #1.

Personally I'm really excited by this solicitation. It looks like there could be something big for the Legion coming after all.


and in case anyone's not seen them here's the other relevant previews:



SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN #1
Written by Geoff Johns
Art by Gary Frank & Jon Sibal
Covers by Gary Frank
Hot on the heels of their acclaimed run on ACTION COMICS, superstars Geoff Johns and Gary Frank reunite to present a 6-issue event that spells out the definitive origin of Superman for the 21st century – and it all starts with a gigantic 48-page issue! Chronicling Clark Kent’s journey from the cornfields of Smallville to the skyscrapers of Metropolis, you'll witness a whole new look at the beginnings of Lex Luthor, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Lois Lane, Metallo, Jimmy Olsen, the Parasite and more! It's a look at the mythic past of the Man of Steel with an eye toward the future!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Gary Frank), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Gary Frank). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale September 23 • 1 of 6 • 48 pg, FC, $3.99 US



SUPERMAN #692
Written by James Robinson
Art by Renato Guedes & José Wilson Magalhães
Cover by CAFU
Tragedy strikes in the aftermath of “Codename: Patriot”
as Metropolis buries one of its own! And with a man down, the Science Police are on their own to stop a cadre of Super-Villains from stealing a formerly common commodity that has suddenly become rarer than gold!
On sale September 30 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Yay! A war that will decide the fate of the universe! We haven't seen one of these since, well, practically every Legion story for the past ten years or so.

Yeah but one centered on the Ranzes has my attention. But at ten pages per book. It'll be 3009 before this story plays out.

My thoughts exactly. It's official, modern writers can't write a Legion story to save their lives.

And the rest...



R.E.B.E.L.S. #8
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Andy Clarke
Cover by Kalman Andrasofszky
Word of Starro’s invading horde and Vril Dox’s rebellion reaches the masses, and sides are drawn. Plus, the mighty Khund fleet enters the battle against Starro! Too bad for them. Plus: The all-new, all-dangerous Omega Men.
On sale September 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US



THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: ENEMY RISING TP

Written by Jim Shooter
Art by Francis Manapul & Livesay
Cover by Francis Manapul
Collecting LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #37-44 in trade paperback, ENEMY RISING features the work of legendary, returning LEGION writer Jim Shooter, with spectacular art by Francis Manapul! Can Lightning Lad grow into his new role as Legion Leader in time to help the team stop an evil from beyond the fringes of the universe?
Advance-solicited; on sale October 28 • 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US



STRANGE ADVENTURES #7

Written by Jim Starlin
Art by Jim Starlin & Al Milgrom and Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens
Cover by Jim Starlin & Rob Hunter
Comet versus the original Captain Comet! The old Captain wants to build a dangerous new utopia for the universe, and it looks like his younger counterpart is the only one who can stop him!
On sale September 2 • 7 of 8 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

Maybe if they put themselves in the story, they could at least save their lives. Though Johns will probably inviserate himself and blow his own head off a couple times then come back as an omnipresent universal being. Oh wait, he already is.

ps: Francis strikes gold again with another cover.

I have to admit, I *am* kind of secretly hoping this story has something to do with Proteans.

Ooh, Proteans would be good. Talk about you're hanging plotlines. Yes, that would be really good.

miscolored on the cape's held by the Guardian? should be blue, not red???

needless to say, I love the cover of Adv. Comics #2 - lovely something we don't see every day. Loved how Krypto was frolicking flying around.

Mekt had a twin after all? Not sure how that'd lead to future-deciding war, though.

What if the secret, unknown twin brother is called Mulciber and takes over the 31st century Thanagaran Empire?

We are all forgeting that it's Brainiac 5 from Threeboot who appears on L.E.G.I.O.N, ops, R.E.B.E.L.S. So apparently, things are still a bit confusing to figure out.

Not at all. the Brainy in R.E.B.E.L.S. is an avatar planted in Supergirl's brain when she was with the threeboots. It is history as far as the ongoing Legion (or any legion) is concerned.

But it concerns the future of THAT Legion, not Johnsboot. For me, it is definitely not history. Especially because there was NO Supergirl in Johnsboot canon at that exact moment in time.

R.E.B.E.L.S, Supergirl, Superman are from the 21C of New Earth, the Johnsboot Legion is from the 31C of the same Earth.

R.E.B.E.L.S. is set in the twenty first century after Supergirl returned from the future (of what is now expected to be announced as Earth Prime). while she was in the future the Brainiac 5 of that world implanted the knowledge for his ancestor. But Supergirl returned to her world in the 21C and has passed the knowledge including the B5 image to the Vril Dox of her universe.

Long after Supergirl left that Legion, Brainy like the rest was summond to the Lo3W conflict.

Agreed, except that in R.E.B.E.L.S. #1, it is pretty much the set-up that whatever was sent to Vril Dox through Supergirl, is imperative for the future of LSH Threeboot. Otherwise, it was just another wasted plot.

Querl sent the data to ensure Vril's survival and the continuation of the Dox line. I can't see any other reference to the Legion's time needing saving. Vril has survived therefore Querl succeeded therefore end of plotline.

Though it does beg the question what happened to the Vril Dox that Querl was actually trying to save ie his ancestor on Earth Prime? Presumably although there is no trace in history, his DNA must have carried on for Querl to know there was no trace in history...

Threeboot Brainy's various Time Viewers (the Action Annual, the portal that sent Kara back, etc.) all pointed to New Earth, and everyone thought it WAS their past (because form the writer's POV, it was). So it's not unreasonable to assume that Brainy saw what he thought was his ancestor in trouble and set in motion the plan to "save" his line, but really has only secured the Dox line of New Earth.

So, where is HIS line? If he is saving "New Earth's" line, he has not saved his own (Prime Earth or whatever will be retconned)? Sorry, but I still see (again) messed up chronology.

Oh absolutely. The whole threeboot is on New Earth whoops now it isn't it's on Earth Prime switcheroo has totally screwed up all sorts of things. Ditto the reboots being from Earth 247. Johns has retconned Bart and Jenni's birth and transfer to Earth 247 to explain that mess. but really everything feels as logical as the old 'Pocket Universe' crap used to explain the first Crisis fiasco - especially the idea that anyone travelling from any Earth in the 31C to the 21C always end up on New Earth.

With hindsight, it would have been better if Bedard had used Superman and the New Earth Brainy. At least then it would have looked more consistant. I suspect that the whole Brainiac 5 sub-plot has already been forgotten, there's been no mention for three issues now.

In hindsight, the Pocket Universe was a rather elegant and simple solution to an unlooked for disasterous change.

Compared with what's happened since, anyway.
sigh

Maybe the 3boot Querl will make it through the Lo3W craziness into a staple of Johnsboot and thereby anchor some of the reality of his universe in the new universe.
Whichever universe THAT will be.

I think Krypto's holding up the picnic table.
I think.