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Oh I like it.

All is forgiven.

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Why's there a pick-up truck in the background? Maybe all's not forgiven. That's a silo, with fins.

and where's the hussy's left hand and why does Clark have that silly smile?

Could be in Smallville, and Pa Kent's truck.

Cause he's getting goosed by TV's original Wonder Woman, Cathy Lee Crosby, in a Saturn Girl costume.

I'm sure Gary Frank will become a decent artist some day -- when he learns to draw people who don't look perpetually stoned.

That probably answers a little bit what's the newest retcon by Johns. And kind of hints he might actually write Adventure Comics, in my opinion.

The pick-up truck is on the Legion cover because all the covers link together. See the first four issues in color in John's interview about this series here . There's a link to a larger image as well when you get there!

Johns says we'll see the Legion and Mordru. Maybe he'll tell the story we've never seen, of the Legion's first battle with Mordru? That would be most cool!!

This series is a "must" for me!!

Ah, that clears it up. I thought they were trying to play a fast one, make us think it was Superboy in the future while it was really in the present/past.

The "lost" Mordru story, that WOULD be so cool. It's the "with a twist" part that makes nerves get twitchy.

I still don't like the look of Frank's characters but he does do a great job of aging Clark.

And this easily*, DC gets me to buy a Superman's origin miniseries.


*By including the Legion. Note to other creators: learn from this.

tis true and who can not pick up a book when there's a fu manchu on the cover?

1. She does look like Cathy Lee Crosby!
2. Check out the look Lightning Lad's giving them.
3. For those of you old enough to remember the Brady Bunch, that's Kal-El's "Porkchops and Applesauce" face.
4. Gary Frank-I generally like his work, though we don't need to see every tooth and space in between. But, I do like his Reeve and Kidder-like Lois and Clark/Superman. It's a great tribute.
5. Superboy's head looks a little too big. He has the Kurt Schaffenburger body with a Gary Frank head.
6. I still like the classic Cosmic Boy Uni the best. Even if it is pink.
7. All in all, VERRYY nice!

Hey, hey, hey, this looks like it could be pretty cool...

Some people are impossible to please. I think this artwork is gorgeous. Who's that on the far right with Supes? Jor-El and Lara? I've not seen this look for them.

Garth has a really smug look in that picture. For some reason, I'm now seeing Garth being played by the dude who plays Dean on Supernatural...

Jim,

I'd bet the bank they're going to be the "re-re-re-revised" Jor-El and Lara.

I completely despise the crystalline Krypton.

Other than that, the image actually looks pretty decent.

Love it!

I love Gary Frank's artwork. It's realistic, but at the same time, it is very over the top, which enhances its sort of magical sensation for me. Yeah, sometimes I don't make sense...
On the other hand, this whole revisitation only serves to re-introduce Superboy to Superman's mythos and probably created the ultimate Doomsday (the Hulk on the last frame) or some dumb villain Geoff loves to create...

I hope this cover from newsarama is accurate and we have Clark back with the Legion as should be!

http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album_view.php?gid=727

That's already under discussion here .
Down the thread there's even a smaller colored version of four issues covers that link together.

I am not a fan of Gary Frank's Legion work. His style was better suited for the Squadron Supreme mini series (which was excellent).
I have to agree with Tromium .... "perpetually stoned" ... I love it! Took the words right out of my mouth.

Oh my... so let's recap: Somewhen in the 80s somebody made the weak-minded decision to erase Superboy cause he at that time was just not cool. or whatever. The whole Superman story was rewritten, and the Legion continuity was majorly challenged by this one decision which lead to Pocket universe, and later on, as the even more weak-minded decision was made that Pocket universe was not enough, lead further to Valor and in the end Zero Hour. Because it simply got too convoluted for the average reader (or so the editors thought).

Now, some 20 years later, they decide that Superboy wasn't that uncool at all... "now that you think of it... maybe..." so they rewrite it again. Or re-rewrite it so that it's much closer to the old continuity that to Byrne Man of Steel.

I liked the old continuity and never understood the Man of Steel approach, but the question that remains is.... WHY??? Why did they have to destroy everything in the first place?

The Legion and Superboy had always kind of a natural connection. I never was a Superboy fan, but I never had a problem with the 20th century connection as well. So now we seemingly are coming full circle. But so much has been lost on the way...

For me, the return of the para-classic Legion and of Superboy is a positive event. But I certainly won't get the whole Origins series (only the Legion issue) cause.... IT HAS BEEN TOLD AND RE-RETOLD WAY TOO OFTEN! I don't believe that there is much to add to it. Just make the old be new again and be done with it - if you need my Man of Steel copy to flush down the toilet, I'll be happy to provide it...