Legion of Super Heroes Five Years Later Reviews

[caj]

Legion of Super Bloggers review of issue #17 - The Legion suffers a casualty in the Khund War. Laurel Gand faces off against Glorith. And a double-agent is revealed in Devlin O' Ryan (Reflecto).

http://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspo...heroes-17.html

[caj]

Legion of Super Bloggers review of issue #18 - The battle shifts from the Khund War to the resurgence of The Dark Circle. Chuck (Bouncing Boy) and Luornu (Duo Damsel) join Shadow Lass and Mon... er Valor, as well as Mysa (The White Witch) on the planet Cargg.

http://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspo...heroes-18.html

[bearman]

Chuck is an old smoothie!

[caj]

Chuck is an old smoothie!

It's a shame he wasn't more involved with this Legion because Giffen really knew how to write for him.

[caj]

Legion of Super Bloggers review of issue #19 - The Dominators begin their plan against Earth called Triple Strike by destroying the Moon. Meanwhile, Jo Nah (Ultra Boy) finally deals with his grief over losing Tinya (Phantom Girl)

http://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspo...heroes-19.html

[bearman]

I agree about Jo. I never liked him before, but this issue showed him as far more relatable and human.

[caj]

I agree about Jo. I never liked him before, but this issue showed him as far more relatable and human.

Ultra Boy was always one of my favorites - and this issue made me like him even more. That's what was always so great about the Legion. There were so many members and each member had their own fanbase.

[Zero Hunter]

Before reading Legion issue 19 you have to read Adventures of Superman 478 since it is a direct tie in and shows what led to the moon exploding. It is even included in the omnibus.

[Sutekh]

Ultra Boy was always one of my favorites - and this issue made me like him even more. That's what was always so great about the Legion. There were so many members and each member had their own fanbase.

I loved his powers. He really seemed to have to work for it, since he often had to turn off his invulnerability to get in a good hit, or use flash vision or a burst of speed, which made it 'feel' much riskier than if Mon-El or Superboy just went in punching, since, generally, few things could really hurt them. It was always fun to see various Legionnaires who had 'lesser' powers than the 'big guns' for whatever reason, whether it was folk like Bouncing Boy or Shadow Lass or Triplicate Girl, or had 'powers' like 'really smart' or 'knows karate and never gives up' but still is out there making a difference alongside folk with a half-dozen super-powers.

His personality was the selling point, 'though. Every group needs some friction, or it's just super-boring competence porn. Gotta have that drama!

[caj]

Legion of Super Bloggers review of issue #20 - Earth begins to suffer from the effects of the Triple Strike, the Dominators are concerned with a mysterious chamber, Mysa (White Witch) has an uplifting dream, and Dirk (Sun Boy) pays a heavy price.

http://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspo...heroes-20.html

[j9ac9k]

When we finally got to the telling of what happened at Venado Bay, with Rokk and Salu - wow. Just broke my heart. One of the times this run made me choke up.(and there were a few) Crazy that Rokk didn't even realize Salu was there. (from what I recall of the story)

[caj]

When we finally got to the telling of what happened at Venado Bay, with Rokk and Salu - wow. Just broke my heart. One of the times this run made me choke up.(and there were a few) Crazy that Rokk didn't even realize Salu was there. (from what I recall of the story)

Agree. There were several great scenes with Rokk and Vi in this series. I'm not sure I ever remember these two speaking a word to each other in any previous Legion book (I'm probably forgetting some) but give it to Giffen & Co for coming up with a great dynamic between the two in this book.

This was always a tough book to read if you were someone who loved the characters of the Legion. Blok was blown to pieces, Vi lost an eye and a leg, Lightning Lad dead and replaced by Proty, Timberwolf was now a hairy beast, etc... As great as this issue was - and it was one of the best - I almost stopped reading it for what they did to Sun Boy. Never again did I purchase an issue that I didn't have a knot in my stomach for fear of what they might do to one of my favorite characters.

[caj]

Legion of Super Bloggers review of issue #21 - Part 1 of "The Quiet Darkness". Darkseid has an agenda and it involves a twin boy and girl. The girl has escaped and is on the run with a friend. But what is Lobo doing in the 30th Century?

http://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspo...heroes-21.html

[caj]

Legion of Super Bloggers review of issue #22 - Furball (Timberwolf) comes to the aid of Aria and her friend as they continue to flee from Darkseid. Unfortunately, Lobo is hot on their trail. When Valor (Mon-El) investigates a Dark Circle base, he discovers info on 'Operation Doppelganger'. How does this affect the Legion? It's a biggie.

http://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspo...heroes-22.html

[bearman]

Great issue! Chilling last line!