Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Convergence: "Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes" Announced

One of the many two-issue minis next spring:

SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES

Writer: Stuart Moore
Artists: Gus Storms and Mark Farmer
Colorist: John Rauch

While Brainiac 5 struggles to break through the dome, Superboy tries to keep the Legion of Super-Heroes spirits up—but then the Atomic Knights ride into town.

https://www.nerdist.com/2014/11/exclusive-dc-comics-unveils-10-new-convergence-mini-series/

...and this is the best art that they can come up with?

It's already doomed to failure!

That is probably the most androgynous Lightning Lass I have ever seen.

The art....GAH! IT BURNS MY EYES!

Sigh.

I like the art, I get where they are going with it which is more of a manga sensibility and therefore possibly more accessible by the mass markets. Hopefully the story is good and they'll concentrate on a core team (and switch it up a little every so often) as that tends to be what works best for the legion.

Yeah the minute you said manga, I went running the other way.

Also, is Shadow Lass an elf now?

Not digging the art at all... but man, it's a real honest-to-goodness Superboy, even if I'd prefer more of a 60s or 70s take on the team. And the Legion meets the Atomic Knights is kind of cool.

Gah... Must resist temptation to get my hopes up for anything from DC...

Remember this is only a two-issue one-time deal. DC's running 40 of them over two months while they move offices out to LA. There isn't a planned continuation of any of the Convergence stories (Though I imagine the ones that do the best will get a second look).

The art is, different from whats gone before but its not ugly and you can tell who each character is easily - the art style is a good choice for a book with such a larger 'core' cast. And no, Shadowlass isn't an elf as her ears are rounded (they've been pointy in the past, which would of made her a 'eh-elf' (get it? 'sh'adow)

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the more i look at it, the more i like it honestly. It's sort of reminds me of mobius, it's not complete manga, but it does have an obvious influence of manga.

I'll be happy just to see the Legion in its own book. Hopefully involvement in whatever nonsense Event they are part of won;t hamper them too much.

The art isn't great, but it could have been a whole lot worse. I'm reminded of EGOs a bit.

I probably should have said dwarf as I was alluding to her height. Previously IIRC Shadow Lass was one of the tallest female Legionnaires. Oh well. I think the artist needs to gain a lot more experience before he can really be compared to Moebius.

As an aside - KOLE IS INCLUDED IN THE NEW TEEN TITANS BOOK OH MY GOSH!! I might pick this up JUST because she's in it!

Don't get me wrong... I'll definitely buy the Legion book(s) no matter how bad the art is, if only to send a message to DC.

Which brings up another point; if all of these sell well... and I think that they might.. then DC would be totally nuts to walk away after just two issues. Sure, this is only a fill-in while they're moving but if they still sell better than the regular DCnU trash then maybe these versions won't be as far gone as we think.

I hope she walks out alive from this Event for you Ibby.

Thank you thothy! Too predictable if she dies. I hope they do not kill any, but if they do let it e one of the more panel hoggy characters. Deathstroke would be good

Ouch. Of all, the LSH looks the worst. They look sickly. Maybe this will be called the "Skank Boot"?

Learned my lesson. Not going to buy a book I'm not going to like in order to encourage DC to publish more of the book I do not like.

Art: I've got at least two kids in every class that can draw that, with speed but I'm not going to pay $4 for it and the coloring isn't exactly imaginative.

Must be going for "mood?"

I've been burned by DC too many times to even consider buying this issue, but I still think it looks interesting.

I don't love the art but I really like that it's different and very unlike that boring Jim Lee derivative house-style that was all over the DC line at the beginning of the DCFU.

I really like the combination of Legionnaires too. Gim's there so that of course helps, but one of my favourite things about reading Legion comics is seeing different collections of teammates, and I don't think I've ever seen this grouping of characters before.

One thing I really don't like though is Jacques' costume. IK II's cool costume is one of the simplest on the team... and this artist has somehow screwed it up. It bugs me.

The art is crappy. Worst of all the sneak previews. The only saving grace is seeing Computo flying around. I think I'll pass on this one and only pick it up if I hear that it actually impacts anything. I want a real Legion book not just a bunch of crossover guest appearances.

I just noticed that there are more replies to this "Convergence" announcement than to the latest Legion appearance in "Justice League United #6". Why is that?

Probably because this one has "Superboy and the LSH announced" in the title?

And because we know Convergence has pre-Flashpoint characters.

And maybe because we wanna trash talk the art

And because Justice League United is DCFU.