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I am loving it, like sweet Jebus

I'm not sure if this counts as the "DCU Proper" but...

Jim Lee posted an image of his upcoming guest appearance on Sesame Street, where he drew a picture of one of the puppets as a super hero. The puppet is dressed like silver age Cosmic Boy, with fishbowl helmet, rocket pack, and circles on the chest.

https://twitter.com/JimLee/status/1460334738238017543

Neat catch!

Hey Ivy!! Long time no see!

Yeah, I'm loving it! I wish there were more - but it seems like after the Connor arc is done for the time being, so I've been disappointed I haven't seen anything recently. Really waiting for them to bring them back!

Another Legion appearance, but again, not happening within DC's pages.

A pretty major Fatal Five homage is happening in the Marvel book S.W.O.R.D right now. If you weren't aware, S.W.O.R.D. is one of the current X-Men books, following Abigail Brand as she leads the eponymous team, and Storm as she reigns as monarch of the solar system from Mars (its a long story).

The book has introduced the Lethal Legion, a pretty obvious homage to the Fatal Five. The members are:
- Half-Bot, a horse-person cyborg (Tharok)
- Mr. Eloquent, has an "atomic chainsaw" for a hand (the Persuader)
- The Electric Head, a brain-in-a-jar one a robotic ape body (Validus)
- Orbis Extremis, a psychic inside a mechanical orb that mind controls people (the Emerald Empress and the Eye of Ekron)
- Death Grip, unarmed fighter with nectrotic bacteria on their hands (Manos)

They have appeared in issues 9 and 10, and are going to be in 11 as well. They are all clones and robots designed by some intergalactic corporation called Stellaris that sells soldiers. They aren't being set up as major villains from the looks of things. Issue 10 ends with multiple copies of them appearing in portals so they are set up as disposable, assembly-line soldiers that attack in squads of five.

The real gem though is that they are attacking the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, who are a Legion homage. They kill Fang, Neutron, and Titan (the Timberwolf, Starboy, and Colossal Boy pastiches)

I'm guessing the writer Al Ewing is a Legion fan.

Oh neat!

And hey, welcome to Legion World, Alexander!!

I would die if Al Ewing did a Legion book, he'd be so good

Wow, I noticed the very real Fatal Five homage going on (and particularly liked the Persuader riff being called 'Mr. Eloquent' but having an Atomic Chainsaw, making it so, so terribly obvious he was a 'Persuader' riff!), but somehow didn't even grok to the added fun of them fighting Marvel's Legion of Super-Heroes spin-off team! Obviously I saw the Imperial Guard there, and knew they were a Legion homage by Dave Cockrum, but totally didn't connect them to this Fatal Five homage!

Now I kind of want the Imperial Guard to go up against Kang (Marvel's 'Time Trapper') or some uber-wizard in the vein of Mordru (Kulan Gath? that alien who attacked Strange to become the new Sorcerer Supreme, Urthona?) or maybe even Thanos some day (who is totally Marvel's Darkseid).

wow, so cool to hear about a Fatal Five homage!!

I was just watching some episodes from Season 7 of the Flash. In the episode "Heart of the Matter, Part 1" (aired July 13 of this year) the character Cisco namedrops the Time Trapper. Its just a throwaway piece of dialogue though.

He says "Unlike Time Trapper, mine are temporary" when Jay Garrick suggests he use his gauntlet's entropy powers to stop time on a villain, or something. XS also makes a return but this one appears to be from a different future than the one from the previous seasons.

This minor reference is probably the most significant thing to happen to Time Trapper in a decade.

Wow, I don't remember that one. Then again, that two parter in general didn't go over well at my house, as the SFX were... hmmmm, how about "not great"?

In today's episode of Young Justice, Saturn Girl and Chameleon Boy cameo during the credits. They're sitting on a bench on Earth watching Beast Boy's sci-fi show on a phone while Cham munches on chips.

So who liked the Legion story in the holiday special?

It was cute and I loved it! Rich totally nailed Grava, and Travis' art was perfect for the story.

The best part about it is that the story, as far as I was concerned, could take place in any Legion verse. The dialogue felt like it could have easily been in the New 52 era, Reboot or even the Threeboot. The only hint that its the Bendisverse is the panel at the end. Please pass along to him that it was a great read.

I liked it quite a bit!

I liked it too. It didn't take itself too seriously which I enjoyed very much. It was cool to see the founding members plus a few others too, in the background of the last panel.

It's cute, light-hearted fun, with just enough substance to be more than simple fluff.

I have to admit that my expectations were modest, because Comet Queen has never been a favorite of mine (to put it mildly,) while Polar Boy is a former favorite whom I've gotten ambivalent about.

And I was happy to see Shadow Lass among the cameos.

Comet Queen kept some of her signature expressions but didn't overdo it and her personality was calmer - all good.

Polar Boy was still the hero (and hero admiring) but nothing insecure about him - more good.

New info on Legionverse planets and cultures - even better.

She's only called Grava but he's Polar Boy. If he's not in the Legion, there must be solo heroes operating.

Not sure, but apart from Krypto, I think that's the only dog I've seen in a Legion story.

Agreed, agreed again, agreed yet again.

The holiday story was very cute. I was super happy that both Brek and Grava had their own voices, and the new lore was welcome. I think it was done well.

Bendis is writing a Legion of Superheroes animated show for HBO Max, based on the current version of the team.

https://brianmichaelbendis.substack.com/p/legion-of-superheroes-tv-show-buh

He says it will be "adult animation" so I'm guessing not like the first animated series which was aimed at children.

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My mind reels with venomous curses.

But I'm trying to improve my reputation, so I'll just sum it up in one word:

Meh.

So here's my take. And I know there are people who LOVE Bendis, for whatever reason.

But he barely gets the Legion.

Sorry, but writing on a team book where half the characters are window dressing (like Salu Digby) for fourteen issues is a massive problem. Granted, it looks like the JL miniseries coming out will finally rectify that (at least in the case of Vi), but come on.

There are lots of writers who would love a crack at this. Why Warner Brothers is so nearsighted is just baffling.

We'll see. Maybe a focus on a more limited cast of characters can help rein in his scope like he did with Future State, where the story was much more cohesive after being told in two issues versus twelve.

Past performance indicates future results, typically.

Soooooooo thrilled at the idea of an animated Legion show aimed at adults.

Soooooooo disappointed Bendis will be the creative force behind it.

I?m excited for the Legion as a property, though. If this project ever makes it out of development to our screens, hopefully it will generate new Legion fans.