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There are alot of Kon-el fans talking smack about the Legion,in this newsarama post question section,Legion World needs to go over there and let their presence be felt and defend their beloved Legion!
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From: Kentucky | Registered: Oct 2005
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Here's my not so nice comment on newsarama.
I could not be happier about the Legion taking over Adventure Comics,as I was skipping over the Kon-el pages anyway,I never liked the character to begin with,as the only Superboy for me is Kal-el,Long Live The Legion and Long Live The Levitz!
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From: Kentucky | Registered: Oct 2005
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I feel bad for those Superboy fans. And we know EXACTLY how they feel, don't we?
DiDio seems incapable of effective long range planning, doesn't he? Or he's crappy at explaining WHY plans change, or both. Who thought anyone BESIDES Johns would be writing the Flash? Especially after the disasters of Bart-Flash and Waid's aborted run? So, if you KNOW you want Johns to do that, why start something with Superboy that he can't finish? Or, at least space things out so Johns can tell the "Superboy Returns" story he wants and then let Adventure move on to something else? Wasn't it SUPPOSED to be Legion in the beginning, then for some reason became Superboy? Why was that? Did Johns decide he wanted to tell a Superboy story first? Again, if that's the case, why not just SAY so?!!?!?! It all smacks of the Pee Wee Herman "I meant to do that" post-hoc rationalization. The announcement last week about how awesome it was that Johns & Manapul were dropping Superboy right out of the starting gate is the worst sort of example of that behavior.
Now, another possibility I've toyed with: What if Levitz INSISTED on the Legion as a condition for going quietly out of the president/publisher's seat? Maybe he feels like he has to save the property and this was his last best chance to do it? Diane What's her name gets DiDio on the phone and says "you have to give Paul a whole book for his Legion of Super-Whosits. Now!"
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From: Chicago, IL | Registered: Jul 2004
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I kind of liked Conner better paired up with the Young Justice / Teen Titans crew, rather than read the continuing non-adventures of Conner in Smallville, which, while a nice bit of character study, felt like filler.
He plays better off of other characters, and is very much not a solo act, IMO.
I'm not thrilled with this particular changeover tactic, as it sounds like a built-in excuse for canceling Adventure when numbers drop after the Superboy fans move on, but, like many Legion fans, I'm just the dog who'se cringing in anticipation of the next kick.
As always, I'll take whatever Legion I can get, as long as they'll give it to me.
A stronger focus on a Levitz Adventure / Legion definitely sounds like it will lead to an abandonment of the reboot and threeboot teams, for now. I'm ambivalent on that. I guess I'd rather see one Legion (any of them, really) done well, than scattershot attempts at doing stories about all three. So this could be a bit of good news, for fans of one Legion in particular.
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As messed up as the logic and planning obviously are, I'm okay with the result. Conner gets a nice six issue reintroduction to the DC Universe, and the Legion is back in the lead on Adventure Comics.
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From: Missouri | Registered: Oct 2003
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I my mind, Paul Levitz is to the Legion what Wolfman and Perez are to the Titans: even on his worst day, no one has done them better. Maybe the Legion can finally make it's way back to being one of DC's flagship titles.
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From: Penthouse atop Levitz Hall, LMBP Plaza, Embassy Row, Legion World | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Silver Age Lad: We're going to see Conner's, probably, gradual leave from that book.
Ha! We've done it again! For the third time in comics history (and the second in a title called Adventure) the Legion has pushed Superboy out of a book! Now we just have to watch out for Supergirl and hope her book doesn't get canceled...
I'm cautiously optimistic about Levitz's return to the Legion. As many here have pointed out, his was the definitive run on the book and, for me, was when I really loved the team. As much as I've ultimately enjoyed most other incarnations of the Legion, none has been "my" Legion like Paul's Legion. If he can bring the depth of character and subtlety of story back to the book that he had in the period of a couple of years before 300 through a couple of years after (with stories like the Legionnaires stranded on the asteroid, the Great Darkness Saga, 300 itself, Violet's story, and the Cosmic Boy spotlight) we're in for a treat. But, if we get the Paul Levitz that wrote the Fatal Five story featuring Mentalla? I do hope it's the former. After all, he's had 20 years to think up new stories. I'm certainly willing to give him the chance to wow me.
As for Gif, I'll take him as co-plotter, artist, or any combination of the two. I've liked pretty much everything Keith has done visually with the Legion in his time with them and I think the team was really hot, story-wise, when Keith and Paul were collaborating.
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From: Los Angeles, CA | Registered: Nov 2003
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The New Wanderers. It was a heartening idea for me, for awhile.
I just so hate to loose some of those characters. sigh
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From: Salem, Oregon USA | Registered: Aug 2003
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I'm not sure how Superboy can gradually leave. He's either there or not.
I hope that once the Legion becomes the main feature/only feature that the #1/2/3 numbering is dropped and the ongoing series is #509 onwards.
From: Ancient Kingdom of Northumbria, UK | Registered: Aug 2007
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I wonder if Adventure is still going to have a backup story. If so, maybe Superboy II is a good candidate to fill that slot. I mean, he's not my favourite character but I certainly don't begrudge him or his fans a regular showcase for him.
quote:Originally posted by Matthew E: I wonder if Adventure is still going to have a backup story. If so, maybe Superboy II is a good candidate to fill that slot. I mean, he's not my favourite character but I certainly don't begrudge him or his fans a regular showcase for him.
while it would be a great idea to team them up with someone like aquaman following Blackest Night I would prefer a 'tales of the legion of super-heroes' back up to iron out some continuity issues.
To Director Lad: Supergirl is outselling Wonder Woman currently. If they cancel her and Keep wondie going I will cause hell. DC's character favouritism with the trinity rubs me the wrong way as it is but hell hath no fury like a supergirl fan scorned. (of course by supergirl I mean Kara Zor-El but I don't acknowledge the numerous subsequent imposters)
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