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

No New Legion?, not sure what we have as yet...

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ACTION COMICS #874

Written by James Robinson
Art by Pablo Raimondi
Cover by Aaron Lopresti
An “Origins and Omens” issue! Mon-El has been trapped in the Phantom Zone since Superman was a teenager, and now he might finally be able to return to Earth! But how will he overcome the fatal lead poisoning that kept him away for so long? And with all the changes the blockbuster “New Krypton” storyline wrought, would he even recognize the planet he left behind?
Meanwhile, life continues to be difficult for Superman thanks to Earth’s growing anti-Kryptonian sentiment. “New Krypton” may be over, but its fallout has only begun! To be continued in SUPERMAN #685, which you can find on page 68!
On sale February 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US



ADVENTURE COMICS #0

Written by Otto Binder
Art by Al Plastino
Cover by Aaron Lopresti
One of the cornerstone stories of the DCU is reprinted in this special issue priced at just $1.00 featuring an important “Origins and Omens” backup tale! To celebrate the upcoming ADVENTURE COMICS #1, we’re reprinting a Silver Age classic from the title’s prior volume — ADVENTURE COMICS #247, the first appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes! Witness Superboy’s first encounter with three super-powered teens from the 30th Century – Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl! Featuring a new cover by Aaron Lopresti that’s an homage to the original!
On sale February 4 • 32 pg, FC, $1.00 US



R.E.B.E.L.S. #1

Written by Tony Bedard
Art and cover by Andy Clarke
Variant cover by Andy Clarke
The future is now in this all-new monthly series! Brainiac 2 is a hunted man. His cosmic police force safeguarded over 80 worlds until a mysterious adversary suddenly seized control. Now Vril Dox must recruit a new team to win back his command and free countless billions. But this time, he's basing his new group on the greatest heroes and villains of the 31st Century!
Guest-starring Supergirl and The Legion of Super-Heroes!
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Andy Clarke), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Andy Clarke). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale February 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US



SHOWCASE PRESENTS: AMBUSH BUG VOL. 1 TP

Written by Keith Giffen, Robert Loren Fleming, Paul Kupperberg and Paul Levitz, art by Keith Giffen, Robert Oksner, Carmine Infantino and others, cover by Giffen and Oksner.

Collecting DC Comics Presents #52, 59 and 81, Supergirl #16 (1984), stories from Secret Origins #48, Action Comics #560, 563 And 565, Ambush Bug #1-4, Son of Ambush Bug #1-6, Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1 and Ambush Bug Nothing Special #1.

480 pages, black and white, $16.99, in stores on March 25.



JSA: THY KINGDOME COME TPB Vol. 3

Written by Geoff Johns, Alex Ross and Peter Tomasi, art by Alex Ross, Dale Eaglesham, Fernando Pasarin and Nathan Massengill, cover by Ross.

Collecting Justice Society of America #19-22, and the Justice Society: Kingdom Come Specials Magog, Superman and The Kingdom! Picking up where Part II left off, the Justice Society begins to dissolve as Gog vows to bring peace to Earth in a way that frightens some and thrills others. Torn between Gog's desire to help the world and the moral cost it comes with, it's old guard vs. the new as the line that was drawn is crossed.

224 pages, $24.99, in stores on April 15.

Is this real? Tell me for the love of God this is real.

*FREAK OUT*

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!i just spilled tea EVERYWHERE!!! AHH LORPESTI ART, YES COME TO ME!! AHHHHHHHH!! YES!!!!

AND THAT IS SOME REBELS WITH ABBREVIATION AND A DOX!!!

*hyperventilatedie*

MY FANGIRL METER JUST HIT 11!!!!

Wait, no Stealth?

That's what I did when I saw these.

Looks good so far. I can't wait to see what the solicits say tomorrow!

Thanks Nightcrawler!

DC and its Legion fans, like Ross and Rachel, may be hitting another crossroads.

Oh wow, Mon-El getting out of the zone back in the 21st century? That would be a radical change to the character, and yet, it always made Superboy look kinda bad that he promised he'd get him out of there, and then totally forgot him in there for 1000 years...

The Adventure #0 cover has me feeling hope. I have little confidence in Didio's pep-talks, but these pictures do indeed speak louder than words.

Strangely, that ADV cover isn't exactly bowling me over. Don't know if it's the panel or if it's a lurking feeling that it's a set-up, a tease.

Does Johns have anything to do with this? Why are there no heads exploding?

So, son of Validus? I really don't want to find out that there's a race of Validuses out there. That would be the ultimate rip-off.

The Adventure cover is very handsome. I am looking at it with deep skepticism.

If FC:L3W were to end in a white event, followed by another reboot, the resulting cover could look just like that. I mean, do Garth, Rokk and Imra look anything like that in any of the three Legions we've got going on right now?

That was my first thought. My second thought is, this is an issue #0. Which means it could be, for instance, nothing but a flashback. It's not meant to start a new series; it's meant to be an appetizer for a new series.

So it could be okay.

Ooooooo Adventure Comics #0! With beautiful Lopresti art! That one's got me VERY excited!

Strange that (if it is a new Legion ongoing) it would start before Legion of 3 Worlds is finished though.

R.E.B.E.L.S is an odd one to me. Wasn't that series universally hated and cancelled after about 8 issues? Glad to see they're doing something with those characters again though. And is that Wildfire on the team with them? Not to mention Validus?

Looking forward to the full solits.

Hey! Check this link for the full solicit for Adventure #0. Turns out I was right: it's not only a flashback; it's a reprint.

http://forum.superpouvoir.com/showthread.php?p=257306

Thanks Matthew!

A reprint? OK that's less exciting than I'd hoped for. Still, it's only $1 and it's great to see confirmation that a new Adventure Comics series starring the Legion is indeed just around the corner.

Still, a reprint of the first Legion story, especially as the lead-in to a new series, has to be a sign that the PTB at DC are actively marketing the Legion property. That can't possibly be bad.

Adventure comics #0, despite being an reprint, looks the most awesome of the Legion-related stuff for February. Man, the Lospresti cover looks sick! And R.E.B.E.L.S. has me intrigued.

One of the cornerstone stories of the DCU is reprinted in this special issue priced at just $1.00 featuring an important “Origins and Omens” backup tale! To celebrate the upcoming ADVENTURE COMICS #1

Hmm... reprint story takes up 12 pages with at least 10 for ads, leaves about 10 pages max for this "back up" story, oddly no creative team is listed. Is it safe to assume that Johns is the writer?

But Legion will indeed be the team on Adventure Comics. And, as I mentioned in Legion Omnicom, why does DC keep on messing up with time by doing R.E.B.E.L.S (and not the highly successful L.E.G.I.O.N.) and including 31st Century characters? This sounds like Zero Hour all over again...

D'oh. Reprint with a shiny new cover.

I'm so cute when I forget to be cynical.

True. Otherwise why go through all the trouble? There are countless number of other stories they could choose to reprint.
Looks like the PTB read the forums on here after all!

Just to prove I'm not a bad sport when I'm proven wrong, here's a link to an LA Times article wherein Didio all but confirms that "Adventure" will star the LSH.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/11/dc-sends-superm.html#more

Speculation: it won't be the grizzled Adult Legion currently appearing in LO3W but a younger version of it -- with "superboy". DC will rewrite LSH history in contemporary, post-FC continuity -- leaving no doubt whatever it's effectively rebooted the Legion again.

Thoughts: I wonder if Didiot is such a painfully stupid jerkwad he doesn't realize the irony of relaunching "Adventure Comics" only months after he's fired one of the legendary creators who made that title great.

I am glad that DC has finally come around to my thinking that the only appearances of the original legion were written by Otto Binder and that all subsequent legions are phony.

I think and hope that DC won't do another reboot. I believe that they've finally learned that reboots aren't the way to go; I've seen quotes from DiDio and, I think, others to that effect. And I've certainly written enough letters to them telling them so.

Who knows what goes on in the minds of DC decision-makers anymore but I don't think we're about to see another reboot.

I think, if anything, the reprint of Adventure #247 all but seals the deal that it is the original team's stories we're going to be seeing again. Otherwise - why show us their first story?

Personally, I'd LOVE it if the new book has the ongoing adventures of the current Action-Legion - but with back-up tales in each issue telling new stories from when they were young.

Because, much as I like the Action-Legion, my true favourite version of the Legion is their youthful version in the Adventure/Superboy era.

And I'd DOUBLE LOVE to see those kids drawn by someone like Lopresti on a regular basis.

DC has *already* rebooted the Legion again, and all that remains of its venerable original history are the "big stories". Lightning Lad died saving Earth and was resurrected with the lightning rods. Computo reduced Triplicate Girl to Duo Damsel. Ferro Lad sacrificed himself to save the solar system. And so forth. **Everything else is fair game to be rewritten in the new continuity.** Including the personalities of the characters. It's pretty the same tactic DC has taken with its rebooted Superman. You pointed out yourself that the LL and SG on the cover don't look like any versions of the "originals". That's probably because they aren't -- no more than the bogus-original versions of them currently appearing in LO3W.

My remaining question is whether the new/old re-rebooted continuity will be told in flashback, or the characters will actually be "youthenized" (pun intended) at the end of LO3W.