Legion of Super-Heroes issue #12 preview/Spoiler discussion

[Superlad93]

[Superlad93]

[Frontier]

Imra showing more self-awareness than Teen Jean did the entire time Bendis wrote her.

Rogol Zaar...I dunno, just make him Persuader at this point.

[Robanker]

Imra showing more self-awareness than Teen Jean did the entire time Bendis wrote her.

Rogol Zaar...I dunno, just make him Persuader at this point.

I feel like that's where we're going.

I really am going to miss the Legion after this issue drops.

[Superlad93]

"In the face of all Rogol Zaar did, the child's direct and only response was galactic peace"

I love that quote.

How could that idea *not* inspire a galaxy and create a near myth thousands of years down the line!? It's beautiful and needed right now. The way Bendis wrote it supports the idea well too. All the galactic leaders-- even Clark-- are focused grudges, past slights, and politics, yet the world is falling down around them. Once again, even Clark was at one point ready to die in the Phantom Zone and call that the culmination of why he was saved *just* to beat Zaar. He later even had to be talked out of going back because there was still a world that needed him.

The more I think about it, the more I love the absurdity of the child in the room being the only one keeping their priorities straight because he's relatively not weighed down by the largely self imposed and inflicted entanglements that come with being an adult. It's mythic, but o-so relevant.

[Frontier]

"In the face of all Rogol Zaar did, the child's direct and only response was galactic peace"

I love that quote.

How could that idea *not* inspire a galaxy and create a near myth thousands of years down the line!? It's beautiful and needed right now. The way Bendis wrote it supports the idea well too. All the galactic leaders-- even Clark-- are focused grudges, past slights, and politics, yet the world is falling down around them. Once again, even Clark was at one point ready to die in the Phantom Zone and call that the culmination of why he was saved *just* to beat Zaar. He later even had to be talked out of going back because there was still a world that needed him.

The more I think about it, the more I love the absurdity of the child in the room being the only one keeping their priorities straight because he's relatively not weighed down by the largely self imposed and inflicted entanglements that come with being an adult. It's mythic, but o-so relevant.

I wish I had Superlad vision when I read Bendis' Superman stuff .

[DragonPiece]

Ryan Sook deseves more credit for the incredible artwork he does each issue. Can't wait to see what book he does next. I'll miss Jon being on the legion if this is the end of his adventures already.

[Robanker]

Ryan Sook deseves more credit for the incredible artwork he does each issue. Can't wait to see what book he does next. I'll miss Jon being on the legion if this is the end of his adventures already.

I like this Legion, but Sook is what I'll miss most. I don't even like his design for Saturn Girl but it works when he draws it. Just wish we were getting more, alas, it seems this wraps after FS for a while.

[Blue22]

I like this Legion, but Sook is what I'll miss most. I don't even like his design for Saturn Girl but it works when he draws it. Just wish we were getting more, alas, it seems this wraps after FS for a while.

Which is a shame because it's one of the few Future State books that I'm genuinely interested in. If we had gotten a Legion run built around that, I'd be on board.

[Digifiend]

Ryan Sook deseves more credit for the incredible artwork he does each issue. Can't wait to see what book he does next. I'll miss Jon being on the legion if this is the end of his adventures already.

It is the end of his time with the Legion, yeah. He'll be starring in Superman.

[LordUltimus]

This definitely felt like Bendis decided to wrap up several plot points extremely quickly.

"Oh, BTW, White Witch is Mordru's daughter!"

[M@Bowers2014]

This definitely felt like Bendis decided to wrap up several plot points extremely quickly.

"Oh, BTW, White Witch is Mordru's daughter!"

This was actually talked about in issue #9 so I'm not sure what you're talking about. What they're talking about in #12 is that most of the team didn't know.

[LordUltimus]

This was actually talked about in issue #9 so I'm not sure what you're talking about. What they're talking about in #12 is that most of the team didn't know.

My point was that it was rushed in and had no actual character arc to it. She's not even the one that defeats him.

[Robanker]

My point was that it was rushed in and had no actual character arc to it. She's not even the one that defeats him.

With a cast as large as Legion, only a select few will get any real development while the others will be window dressing. There's more characters than there are pages in the book.

[LordUltimus]

With a cast as large as Legion, only a select few will get any real development while the others will be window dressing. There's more characters than there are pages in the book.

But that's not the plot you give to a window dressing character. And she wasn't his daughter before Bendis, so Bendis was the one who introduced it and clearly has/had plans for it.