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Oh by the way, Booster Gold #5 that comes out tomorrow has some notes on a chalkboard in Rip Hunter's lab again, it says: "Lightning Saga(s) Strike Twice?"

Interesting. There's also a mention of Rip having some of Brainiac 5's computer tech from the 31st century in his lab.

Here's a link to the pages! It is for all the DC previews coming out tomorrow actually.

Thanks Craig. Booster Gold is getting pretty good!

Chemical King, I'm sure (well, I hope) we'll see the Action Legion on a more "permanent" base after the end of the Action arc.

Ooooh, thanks Craig.

Actually it says "Lightning Saga(s) Strike Twice? 3000 + 8"

So I guess Brainy is gonna try to do something next year again with lightning rods?

Looking at all the graphitti, I'm wondering if all those elements will play into Final Crisis. There are references to superman's death, "who is Supergirl working for?" and even "The Sun Devils will save us all!" (maybe it's time to dig out that series for eBay!)

Geoff Johns's interview over at Word Ballon has some interesting Legion-related comments.

Johns discusses how the Legion story in Action Comics won't answer any questions about Legion continuity (that will come later, he says), but this story is designed as a character piece, as a way to show how important the Legion is to Superman. He recommends readers leaving their Legion baggage at the door and looking at what this club means from Superman's perspective.

Johns does address the continuity question, vaguely, in the interview. He says that this incarnation of the Legion picks up from the Levitz Baxter run, but ignores the post-Crisis stuff and the 5 Year Gap. I think he's mentioned that elsewhere, but he confirms it in the podcast.

Listen to the whole interview here: http://cdn.libsyn.com/wordballoon/WBgeoffjohns111407.mp3

I just want to know what the freak happened to the Legion at the beginning of "Lightning Saga" and why they ended up where they did. The more I think about it, the more "LS" seemed like only half a story.

It certainly is only haf a story - if even that much. As it is, we still have no idea why the Legionnaires went back to the 21st century. All we know is that something or somebody (was that face an image of what's in there, or a reflection of the Legionnaire looking at it?) is now contained in one of those lightning rods. We can speculate who or what it is (Barry Allen?) but there's no clue whatsoever as to why the Legionnaires needed it.

I guess we'll know some time in 2008 in Legion of Three Worlds or Final Crisis or in whatever DC has planned for the 50th anniversary.

So, Karate Kid and Luornu's third body have been brought back from the dead. I wonder if Lyle Norg, Chemical King and Ferro Lad have as well?

Notice that Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl appear noticeably older than the other Lightning Saga characters (who were called 'kids' more than once by the 21st century heroes)? Maybe Lightning Lad's supposed to appear similarly haggard, but I didn't find it as noticeable.

Could it be that the former dead Legionnaires were brought back at the expense of the founders' personal time or life-force or something?

Hmm, Dawnstar also looks older in Action than she did in Lightning Saga.

I think it's hard to compare cause it's drawn by different artists. Don't think it actually menas something.

Still can't wait for the next Action issue to come out.

Besides artists' styles... being on the lam, not eating/sleeping right can make one look older.

And then there are cosmetics/enhancements to consider.

Yes, I believe it's an artistic choice too. They are hunted and tired. I think I've mentioned this before. They can't look like models.
I mean...how do most of us look Monday morning after 4 hours of sleep because we stayed late partying Sunday night?

Hopefully not as hideous as the thing we woke up lying next to.

What, you don't like Eyeful Ethel?

Newsarama's got a preview of Action #860 here . I can't wait!!!

And it looks like Brek is joining the fun as of this issue.

As much as I've been enjoying Frank's costume re-designs for the most part, I have to say that that Polar Boy costume is a big, BIG Fail! Yuck!

Still great to see him on the team though!

The look of the whole story is 80's nostalgia, which makes me want to vomit -- preferably on a member's only jacket, which I then ignite with a can of hairspray and burn in effigy while dancing around to a Thompson Twins song played backwards.

EIGHTIES FOREVER!!

WHEEEEEEEE!!

Question: How come nobody is talking about Action #860? Wasn't it out last Wednesday (Dec. 19) in America?
Could it be it was so indifferent that no one had anything to say about it?
Nah! The "hate Action" faction would have had a field day by now if it were that bad.

I agree. (wearing my member's only jacket)

But I do hate Polar Boy's costume and most of the others.

My comic shop didn't have it. Was it available elsewhere last week? Newsarama.com has it a few pages of it as one of their next week previews.

According to the spreadsheet on which I keep track of which comics I'm getting, it's coming out next week.

I thought it was next week from the beggining. I remember thinking it was a long gap between last issue.

So why did they have it as "On sale Dec. 19"? Last issue was on sale on the "correct" day.
Just curious.