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hmmm...the fact that the pitch describes the Legion as 'suspiciously different' makes me think maybe this isn't actually our Legion at all and they are capitalising on Superman's fuzzy memories of the future to scam him...
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quote:Originally posted by razsolo: hmmm...the fact that the pitch describes the Legion as 'suspiciously different' makes me think maybe this isn't actually our Legion at all and they are capitalising on Superman's fuzzy memories of the future to scam him...
They are certainly suspiciously different. "Imra Ardeen" (no -Ranzz) from Saturn's "rebel moon". And Imra needing to explain she is telepathic to Rokk? And that's ignoring the ages, costumes and Man/Woman names.
Of course all of these could be down to Morrison's story-telling.
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I don't think she was explaining it to Rokk, I think it was just playful banter after he accused her of being a groupie.
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Maybe this is Morrison's way of retconning the original Adult Legion (which was retconned to be an alternate universe back in #300). Or, to remain consistent with #300, it could even be a previously unseen adult legion. There are, after all, an infinite number of possibilities, including this being the three founders of the LSV in disguise (I haven't seen Rokk do anything magnetic yet).
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I really don't care for the art. I hate the costumes, but that's a minor point in a possibly-imaginary/maybe-alternate-timeline type story. The dialog from both the K-villains and the "Legionnaires" seems forced. People don't talk like that, unless its to small children and I am no small children. I won't be buying it, but (sigh) y'all let me know if any important happens...
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I don't see why people think this can be anything *except* the Adult Legion. Remember that the Adult Legion appeared--still as an alternate timeline--in Superman/Batman (along with the Adult LSV). This was several years pre-Flashpoint, but it's still modern enough that you don't need to be a fan of 30 year old stories to know about it.
Even if it's the LSV in disguise it's probably the LSV from the alternate timeline disguised as the Adult Legion from the alternate timeline.
I must say, though, that what little we saw in #5 disappointed me. When you hear that the Legion shows up in a story related to Superman's origin, you'd think they'd have something to do with the origin, like, I don't know, recruiting him as a member as Superboy and generally appearing as contemporaries of his younger self. Having them appear by time travel and alternate timelines is a copout.
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Holy Crow on a stick that was great. No spoilers, but a good legion issue with awesome little touches (Garth's arm!). I want more Morrison Legion. Now, please.
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I thought it was silly
Click Here For A SpoilerIt was called when Superman learned to fly but should really have been when superman first flew with a flight ring when he was about 10. Ten years after that he still couldn't fly
Click Here For A Spoilerthe villains were in Superman's brain during his jeans year -5 period but were still there in the current Superman's brain 5 years later which meant they had lived in his brain for 5 years after the plan failed and they still expected it to work
Click Here For A Spoilereven more rediculous, the Legion was living with them in disguise all the time ie for over 5 years
Click Here For A SpoilerGarth's arm was mechanical. As an adult!!
Click Here For A Spoilerbut for me the worst thing was the age of the Legionnaires. Saturn Woman, Lightning Man and Cosmic Man from an unspecified point in the Legion's future. Why introduce an adult Legionat all? Why could the current aged Legion have not taken part in that story?
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I think it's a new version of Legion Of Super-heroes, after Flashpoint. The costumes of the young legionnaires are the same we see in Legion Origin. Maybe the currents titles are going to be cancelled in a nearby future and this new legion will be the connected one with Superman. And everything returns to begin again....
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Thumbs up from me. Admittedly, hard to figure out how it fits in with the Legion appearing in their own book, but I enjoyed Morrison's take on the personalities of Imra, Garth and Rokk. More insight into Clark's past.
The back up story was touching. Does Pete's tee shirt hint at a Legion connection for him and Lana in the new DC universe?
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SAL, I think you are a little off on the timeline.
Modern Supes gets shot by Nimrod and has the bullet lodged in his brain. The Legion comes and collects him and takes him back in time to save the engine core. They discover the plot and the Legion then goes forward in time, takes the Sisterhood's place and enters the bullet. Once they defeat the Anti-Superman Army, they wait for their future selves to get Superman back to his home time, get out, and go back to collect Superman.
They were not in the bullet for 5 years. None of the villains were.
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Yes, in spite of some really cool concepts that's the main weakness of the story. It is kind of confusing. It combines Morrison's "don't spoon feed the reader " subtleness with time hopping with DC's approach of being ambiguous about continuity in the new DC universe. Triple threat. Ouch!
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