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This was a fun-- if crowded issue. Invisible Kid, Brainy, Karate Kid and Batman had some fun moments, in particular. (Though Lyle was a bit over the top-- maybe he has a Bruce shrine set up somewhere, in addition to the Supergirl one. Could be he's more complex than I'd thought.)
There was a Dream Girl bit that was cruel to this fan. Maybe it'll resolve differenly than it seems at issue's end.
Brainy was even more curmudgeonly than normal (and that's saying alot for *this* version).
It was a treat to see Batman flying over a 31st century Metropolis while wearing a flight ring. That alone was worth the price of the issue.
The LSH'll be around next issue, as well- which is a good thing, because the Kara/Adam Strange/Green Lantern ongoing plot took up quite a bit of space that a team the size of the Legion could've used.
How this fits in with the ever-perplexing LIGHTNING SAGA/COUNTDOWN/AMAZONS ATTACK DCU merry-go-round is a mystery.
From: Knoxville, TN | Registered: Jul 2003
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Batman getting the jump on the Trips was cute too. Nura's brief appearance was a bit sad.
I wonder if the two teams of heroes will be fighting the Luck Lords 1000 years apart or if they'll all join up next issue..
From: Canada | Registered: Apr 2005
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sad and cruel on Dream Girl? I have to wait til next month...grr...okay so exactly what do you mean by that comments? did she have a statue memorial?
From: Hayward, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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Spoiler on Dream Girl's appearance in B&tB Click Here For A SpoilerNura appears in front of Tinya. Tinya says 'Nura you're alive'. But she's just been pulled from the past due to the time anomalies caused by Batman being in the Legion's time. As Batman is cleansed of the Sci-fi Gumbo causing the anomaly, Nura gets pulled back into her place in the timestream.
From: Canada | Registered: Apr 2005
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Well Bats took the Legion on to easily. But it was a good story. Love this series! It's FUN! And yeah I usually don't like fun.
Perez's WaK Legion? eh.
From: Tampa | Registered: Mar 2004
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Excuse me but can you please direct me to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles?
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Lets hope this Dream Girl appearance goes on to right a wrong done by the former writer in the current LSH series. Dream Girl lives again!!! Alright!!!!!!!
From: ontario | Registered: Feb 2007
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What I find odd, however, is that as the B&B story takes place BEFORE the Lightning Saga (as it is explained in a little text bocx in the issue), Batman doesn't mention another Legion in the JLA/JSA crossover... I mean, in the JSA/JLA crossover, it's the second time he fights a character called Karate Kid from a group called the Legion of Super-heroes, and he doesn't even mention that in passing to the others?
It means that both Batman and Superman know the Legion of super-heroes at the beginning of the Lightning saga, but that they both know a different one... that's definitely matter to talk about... In the "you can't be the Legion I met them" kind a way.
Unless of course, Batman's memory of the event is erased at the end of the B&B story.
-------------------- Ze Frainch Legion fan
From: Edinburgh, Scotland | Registered: Oct 2004
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Wasn't that the thing about the pre-crisis B&B series? Quite a few of the team-ups could not possibly fit into continuity? The story also seems to happen after the disappearance of Cos 1000 years from now. It might actually be after Bedard's current issues.
After the complaining about the cover which was decidedly the weakest of George's efforts so far the art in the issue itself was a treat. I think the choice of inker is not quite right for GP's work.
That said this thing has been really fun, so it doesn't really matter.
From: Canada | Registered: Apr 2005
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I loved this issue. It was fun. I won't even complain that Batman was able to use Brainy's flight ring when it was established a long time ago the rings are genetically encoded to the owner and won't work for anyone else.
From: Reimagined Trom | Registered: Jul 2003
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Especially when Mark Waid was the writer of that as pointed out near the middle of this blog.
-------------------- Exnihil: Novelty, if he had a power, the obvious one to me would of course be "The Power of Grayskull"
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I thought the issue was okay, but I loved #2 of the current B&B series much more. Somehow I felt that the Legion did not get enough room in this story. On the other hand I also found out once more that I don't care a *** damn about this Waid-Legion version. That is a pity considering this is the first full legion issue ever drawn by my favorite George Perez.
His art was good, but I don't consider Wiacek to be his best inker - if you compare this book to the tremendous Avengers run (Inker Al Vey) or to some of Perez own stuff (Crimson Plague, Sachs and Violens inked by himself) you just get disappointed with this performance. The art looks kinda flat to me.
Still, it will be interesting to see how the story will be ending - and how they will shoehorn it into continuity...
From: Bamberg, Germany | Registered: Feb 2007
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quote:Originally posted by Novelty: Especially when Mark Waid was the writer of that as pointed out near the middle of this blog.
Not really a problem when you consider that Brainy's ring was established to be different than all the others in this issue. Knowing this version of Brainy, he probably built his to be "the ONE ring to RULE THEM ALL".
From: Canada | Registered: Apr 2005
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