Today saw the final issue of Brian Bendis' Superman comic books – ahead of his initial plans. But Legion Of Super-Heroes #12, the final issue of Brian Bendis and Ryan Sook's series before DC Future State (and there is no sign of it emerging after its Future State sojourn) may be hanging around a little […]
Have you ever hidden something so you could come back later to use it yourself? Legion Of Super-Heroes #10 shows that a superstar creator laid his own groundwork for a large scale threat, somehow not noticing how it undercuts his earlier work's success. As well, with an attempt to overcome the decompressed legacy of the […]
A deliberate reference that shows the influence of Jack Kirby a thousand years on...
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #10
DC COMICS
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(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Ryan Sook
A grudge that has endured 1,000 years! The unstoppable behemoth Rogol Zaar has survived the millennium to haunt Jonathan Kent where he least expected it! It's a menace so terrible the[...]
The facts are these: most of this issue is comprised with people yelling at each other, then "video clips" of things that (in story) happened beforehand. There is one very brief moment of action which is undercut by the weirdly immature behavior of the character in question, who ironically was more mature in his televised […]
There's a lot to like about this issue if you love the Legion. The assembled team bursts in on a meeting of the United Planets to make some grand statements, the team holds an election and Lightning Lad's family moves from Winath, which is apparently a dump! If you're a Legion fan, every part of […]
Every week your Local Comic Book Shop, hopefully, gets in a weekly assortment of comics, trades, posters, action figures, and other goodies from Diamond. Now some of these goodies sell out fast from your LCBS, so Tuesday and Wednesday LCBS retailers get on the phone (more often the computer) and let Diamond know they need more. Or […]
Strap the heck in, because here comes adventure. One thousand years in the future, a fleet of interstellar pirates have seized the trident of Aquaman and intend to use it to destroy New Earth and its fledgling protectors, The Legion of Super-Heroes. The Legionnaires are freshly back from a visit to the path with inspiration […]
We mentioned that Legion of Super-Heroes #6 was booming on eBay over the appearance of Gold Lantern (even if his first actual appearance was in Legion Of Super-Heroes: Millenium #2) (oh and it didn't have a new Doctor Fate as the solicitation promised) (no more brackets, I promise). Well, DC Comics certainly noticed and are […]
(DC Comics, creative team: Brian Michael Bendis, Ryan Sook, Scott Godlewski, Wade Von Grawbadger, Jordie Bellaire, Dave Sharpe) Continuing the improvement arc, this issue establishes a little more about the Legion's origins and role in the future. As much marketing as actual extrahuman crisis response, the Legion exist to inspire disaffected youth across the stars […]
But will it go any further now?
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #5
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Ryan Sook, Travis Moore
DC's far-flung future is happening right now! With the secret of Jon Kent revealed, the Legion of Super-Heroes is united to save New Earth from those who would destroy it Will Aquaman's lost trident be the key[...]
But has the pandemic reached all the way to the 32nd century?That seems to be the case in this preview of Legion of Super-Heroes #5.As the President has put the Legion's headquarters under quarantine!So if you were thinking this whole thing would blow over in a couple of months, it looks like you're out of[...]
Dollhouse Family #6 has slipped just one week from the 8th of April to the 15th April. And Far Sector #6 has slipped from the 22nd of April to the 28th/ These are the kind of delays usually ignored by Bleeding Cool but they put the rest into some kind of context. Birds of Prey […]
While DC Comics has given up the ghost on continually delaying the schedule for Batman Vs Ra's Al Ghul #5 and #6 and Inferior Five #5 and #6, with all orders cancelled and plans to resolicit the remaining issues of the series pushed forward into 2020 (June at the earliest now). But there are some […]
(DC Comic, creative team: Brian Michael Bendis, Ryan Sook. Mikel Janin, Wade von Grawbadger, Jordie Bellaire, Dave Sharpe) Welcome to the real first issue of the latest futuristic reboot, as Jon Kent, the son of Superman finally gets a chance to experience the orientation the team worked so hard to create for him. As a […]
of Superboy.As Superboy is introduced to Computo.And gets to experience the history of the Legion from the Legion themselves.Legion of Super-Heroes #4 hits stores on Wednesday.
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #4
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(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Travis Moore (A/CA) Ryan Sook
The secret origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes revealed! Exactly how did this ragtag[...]
(DC Comics, creative team: Brian Michael Bendis, Ryan Sook, Travis Moore, Wade von Grawbadger, Jordie Bellaire, Troy Peteri) Let's start with the good news: the future looks fantastic. The color palette, the lighting effects, the crisp linework, it's all gorgeous. The Legion hasn't looked this good since the late, lamented Waid Kitson Reboot Period (taken […]
Last month's MCM London Comic Con had Jim Shooter as a guest, and at his table were a number of folders, binders, full of memos, sketches, artwork from his long career at DC, Marvel, Valiant and more. He graciously allowed Bleeding Cool to take shots of a few of them, but these are just the […]
More from the immortal Rose/Thorn to come...
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Ryan Sook
Welcome to the 31st century! Inspired by the acts of and lessons learned from the greatest heroes of all time, the Legion of Super-Heroes have gathered together to stop a galaxy from repeating its past mistakes[...]
Set up in the pages of Superman #16 and teased in an early look at the cover to Legion of Super-Heroes #3, DC's full January solicitations have definitively revealed that Damian Wayne will be joining Jonathan Kent as a guest of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the future. The solicit tells us that Wayne will […]
DC Comics has released an unlettered preview of Legion of Super-Heroes #1, from "The Great One" Brian Bendis and Ryan Sook. The book isn't set to hit stores until November 6th, but final order cutoff is on Monday, so DC is giving readers a glimpse at what to expect in hopes they'll ask their local […]