Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Long Live the Legion! Legion March 2008 Solicitations and Images...SPOILERS!

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Legion of Super-Heroes #40
Written by Jim Shooter, art and cover by Francis Manapul and John Livesay.

Part 1 of the story arc "Enemy Rising" -- the begining of the One Evil Saga! To save her world, Shadow Lass battles alone against a Life-eradicator. The mystery of their origin deepens as important evidence emerges. Meanwhile, conflict between Timber Wolf and Saturn Girl explodes! Action, angst, amour, amperage and accuracy to the max!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on March 26.


Legion of Super-Heroes Showcase #2
Written by Jerry Siegel, Jim Shooter and others, art by Curt Swan, Jim Mooney, John Forte and others, cover by Swan and George Klein.

More than 500 pages of classic Legion adventures, collected from the pages of Adventure Comics #316, #322-348, #365, Superboy #117 and #125, and Superman Annual #4!

528 pages, black and whie, $16.99, in stores on April 9.


Action Comics #863
Written by Geoff Johns, art by Gary Frank and Jonathan Sibal, covers by Frank.

It's the grand finale to the 6-part "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes!" To save the galaxy, Superman and the Legion must clear the good name of Krypton's Last Son, but to do that, they must defeat the greatest villains of their time: the JLA! Featuring a stunning "Superman and The Legion of Super-Heroes" cover plus a "Superman Triumphant" variant cover, both by Gary Frank!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on March 26.


Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes: Quest for Cosmic Boy TPB #6
Written by Tony Bedard, art by Kevin Sharpe and Dennis Calero, cover by Barry Kitson.

In this volume collecting issues #31-36 of the acclaimed series, The Legionnaires' leader, Cosmic Boy, has disappeared. Was he captured by enemies or has he fled responsibility?

144 pages, $14.99, in stores on April 2.


Justice Society of America #14
Written by Geoff Johns & Alex Ross
Art by Dale Eaglesham & Ruy Jose
Cover by Alex Ross
Variant cover by Eaglesham & Jose
“Thy Kingdom Come” continues as the mystery of the “Heartbreak Slayer” explodes while the Justice Society discovers a true “New” God stalking them. Meanwhile, devastating images of the future continue to plague the Man of Steel.
Retailers please note: This issue will ship with two covers. For every 10 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Alex Ross), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Eaglesham & Jose). Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale March 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US


Countdown to Final Crisis #8-5
Story by Paul Dini
Story consulting by Keith Giffen
8 script by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti; art by Carlos Magno & Rodney Ramos
7 script by Sean McKeever; art by Ron Lim & Mark McKenna
6 script by Gray & Palmiotti; art by Jesus Saiz & Jimmy Palmiotti
5 script by Adam Beechen; art by Scott Kolins
Covers by Scott Kolins
The Countdown ticks down as storylines converge and collide — a Great Disaster is clearly proving to be unavoidable!
COUNTDOWN 8 on sale March 5
COUNTDOWN 7 on sale March 12
COUNTDOWN 6 on sale March 19
COUNTDOWN 5 on sale March 26
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US



Wonder Woman #18

Written by Gail Simone, art by Bernard Chang, cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson.

A two-part story that will take Wonder Woman to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, but not before the vicious alien race the Khund begin an assault on Earth! But before the invasion can begin, the relationship of Wonder Woman and Nemesis takes a defining turn.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on March 12.

Getting kind of tired of the same image being used for the Legion trade solicits.

Is that Polar Boy with an artificial arm on the Action cover?

I don't know if it is artificial or just in ice form.

of all the cover, LSH and JSA has me very intrigued....what's Lightning Lad doing ? is he trying to do something to Mekt? or revive Dream Girl?

and whose face is that in the sky on JSA cover? Vandal Savage? Starbreaker? who?!?

Action Comics cover looks drab...needs to do something more lively...at least the story is good to read. good to see Jacques, Blok, Dawnstar, Polar Boy....still missing Jazmine, Zoe, Jenni, Gates, Gear, etc.

I'm thinking the glowing arm on the Countdown to Final Crisis cover is Val's. It's got the wristbands he wears, and it appears whatever virus or plague he's carrying is finally spreading. Not a good thing.

Really looking forward to the Action story!!!!!!

And is it wrong of me to love seeing that Garth is on the first 4 covers?

If it is wrong, then I don't want to be right.

Don't care for Polar Boy's costume at all.

Is Shooter going to give Ayla lightning powers? I hope so!

Showcase #2! Hot gazoobies.

Blok! Yay!

Wasn't the "Great Disater" what supposedly brought about Kamandi's time?

That Garth and Ayla shot on the cover of #40 is poster-iffic.

Action 863, worst Colossal Boy ever.

You know who Colossal Boy looks like on that cover? Andrew from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

I was just eating a piece of dark chocolate and you ruined the experience for me. You owe me chocolate!

I think you're right, too, which is worse. He looks more like Andrew than the comic-book Andrew, actually...

Are we sure that's Garth and not Mekt?

I see it as Garth protecting Ayla from Mekt. Like he's absorbing Mekt's lightning.

Updated with solicitation text.

But, the costume looks more like Mekt's than Garth's. Unless it's another change. Maybe Francis will let us know.

That Action cover is FABOO!

Vee:

Yes indeed. And Kamandi was the grandson of Buddy Blank, AKA OMAC, who got his power from the Brother Eye satellite.

You think the writers don't know their DCU history?

it's garth. just a little coloring paus paux... I'm suprised noone's noticed that LL isn't wearing a ring

Interesting...thanks fjm!

The conflict between Saturn Girl and Timber Wolf explodes. I cant wait to see that. My money's on Imra.

Is that his ring in Ayla's right hand? My guess is LL wants a piece of Timber Wolf, too.

It's great to see another Showcase -- this one containing the first Shooter stories and jumping forward to Shadow Lass's debut. I assume DC will collect #349-364 (including the Suneater Saga) in the next volume.

The "Quest for Cosmic Boy" TP better have a cover by Dennis Calero. It's only right.

Superman looks pretty good on the Action cover. The Legionnaires, not so hot. The costume aren't repulsive -- just plain bad. Blok should go naked, imo.

Finally, there's a line missing from the solicitation. At Newsarama, it reads

Part 1 of the story arc “Enemy Rising” — the begining of the One Evil Saga! To save her world, Shadow Lass battles alone against a Life-eradicator. The mystery of their origin deepens as important evidence emerges. Meanwhile, conflict between Timber Wolf and Saturn Girl explodes! Action, angst, amour, amperage and accuracy to the max!

Jumping Jupiter, that's more like it!

come on Tromium, can't you appreciate the guy for his mind.

also, I agree the solicitation text does have a certain va va voom to it.