Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #5 - Preview and Spoilers

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Is the Justice League's search for a gold lantern still going to pay off in the story, or was it just a false lead? They spent most of this issue yakking about it before Vandal Savage popped up out of nowhere.

They could have put this entire issue's story content on two pages and gone ahead and finished the story by now.

sometimes, I think being hated by Bendis is a blessing in disguise

Ain't that the truth! LMAO

Seriously this has been my problem with the whole thing to the point of me being so offended that I wouldn't buy the issue that just released last week.

An editor who won't give constructive feedback on a story is either a fanboy (or "stan" to use the modern parlance), is bullied, or is incompetent. Regardless releasing a story that has enough content that could be condensed into half the issue space and have more cool stuff happen, for a book that comes out off-schedule at a rather expensive price per issue, is frankly insulting when the same story could be told in half the space.

Who to aim my ire at is a great question, but the publisher, editor and writer are all part of that equation. I've been on this particular Earth long enough to know a cash grab when I see one. And the fact that after a years worth of online self promotion, the writer is basically silent as the last few issues come out? Come on, man. In order for this series to be redeemed, that last issue (which I guess is next month) better be the best 22 pages in modern comics history where pen has been put to paper.

I feel bad for the Bendis fans. They really have been going to bat for him these last few years, but its been a game of diminishing returns, at least as concerns the Legion. I'll be picking up Powers, as that's what the consensus seems to say is a good work on his part, because I want to see what the fuss is about. This Legion was my introduction to his writing, and I just have to say, "what was the big deal?" So I want to find out.

GL, if you want to sample Bendis's good work, I would recommend the early story arcs of Ultimate Spider-Man.

Thank you, Ann, I think I might. I need to have some validation that he can write in order to have the clout that he does.

For me, Bendis' best work is the initial run of Alias for Marvel (AKA Jessica Jones). It holds a special place for me as one of my favorite comic runs. I consider it not just Bendis' best, but one of the best runs of that entire era from any writer. His Daredevil run was also spectacular and frankly character-defining.

Which is why his Legion work hurts so much.

And Alias is what the Netflix JJ show was based on, yes? If so, that's very positive.

I found Bendis work on Daredevil to be good (at least some of it).
So if he wrote a Karate Kid or Timberwolf limited series where they were in the 20th century it'd probably be pretty good.

Maybe if he had written it 20 years ago.

I've been absent from this board for a few months in order to not be spoiled on this series, as I hadn't had the opportunity to get to my LCS in a while.

I needn't have taken that precaution. Nothing seems to be happening here. A bunch of Legionnaires and Justice Leaguers are shunted in time a few times, and there's something dark around, but that's pretty much it. They make it seem like Gold Lantern is a key to this thing that's happening, but five-sixths of the way through, darned if there's any sign of how or why. And now Vandal Savage appears.

Good summary.

It reminds me a bit of Zero Hour. Heroes gather, to try to do something, but all they do until the end is react to whatever is happening. A series of random events

Good to see you back, Chaim!

Thanks! Hated to be a stranger, but spoilers could have lurked anywhere...trivia threads, for example, might have referred to this story. You never know.

yeah, good having you back CMK! holding out some faint hope that issue 6 will make it all worth it...