Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes New R.E.B.E.L.S. Comic Discussion Thread.

R.E.B.E.L.S. no. 2 came out yesterday, and much to my suprise, nobody else on Legion World seems to have posted a review yet.

This isn't a complaint, though, but rather, an expression of concern. My worry is that this apparent lack of enthusiasm for the new R.E.B.E.L.S. book may be a sign that people are begining to give up on all things Legion. The other possibility that comes to mind is that the Recession is causing people to hold off on buying comics. I hope that I'm wrong, but in either case, I can't blame anybody--especially in light of the fact that DC Comics seems to be hell-bent on disappointing its Legion fans these days, Legion of Three Worlds notwithstanding.

Anybody else have any thoughts on the apparent lack of enthusiasm for issue no.2 of R.E.B.E.L.S.?

For what its worth, I thought that it was a pretty good issue, from both from the story and art perspectives.


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I was really happy to see Vril Dox make a visit to StarHaven. I only hope, though, that the writers don't take the LSH roster duplication premise too far (the display of a Wildfire type of suit in the last panel worries me a bit), as originality is a key to success, IMO. Toward that end, I like the fact that Wildstar's personality does not initially appear to mirror Dawnstar's.

Anyway, I think that I've said enough for now. Cheers!

It was a nice way of them to combine the personas of Wildfire and Dawnstar, if not completely.

Yeah, surprised no one did a review, too. Anyway, loved the moment where Brainiacs 2 and 5 argue about the formation of the new R.E.B.E.L.S. team. Also was fascinated of the names and homeworlds of the bounty hunters and the their apparent 31st century analogues:

Getorix of Zaron = Tharok of Zadron
Amon Hakk of Khundia = Tyr of Tyrraz
Skwaul of Hepvestus = Tellus of Hykraius
Tribulus = Validus
Wildstar of Starhaven = Wildfire of Earth / Dawnstar of Starhaven

Can't wait until the whoel team is assembled.

A review from IGN . I haven't read the issue yet, but it sounds pretty good. Maybe the #2 issues never get as widely reviewed as the #1s?

It's been OK so far. However, linking it that much to the moribund threeboot may not be the best idea.

And of course, the files don't seem to represent what we know of the threeboot... Fatal Five, Dawnstar...

It's possible that his files cover all THREE Legions.

At this point, I'm reading it for Dox. Most of the other characters are a bit one-note.

I also came up with my own explanation for the acronym:

Really
Egotistical
Bastard
Enlisting
Legionnaire
Surrogates

What do you think?

Ha ha! I love it, Mario.

I liked it-- but I would've loved it if this were set 1000 years in the LSH's future.

I liked the first series, at least at first, for the most part, too. But I can't help wondering if these books very existence dilute the LSH's impact.

Hmmm. If you were Vril, which bits from Querl's files would you be aiming to incorporate into your organization?

I'd say visits to Trom, Imsk and Naltor would be *my* priorities- but that might be a bit straightforward, considering how Vril seems to be approaching the building of his organization.

Nice enough setup issues; the art reminds me quite a bit of Frank Quitely.

Wanting to see more of the original cast besides Dox and Hakk though. Omega Men = bonus! Even though I couldn't finish their last miniseries.

I'm looking at the page where Waidboot Brainy bestows his 'template'... the one where there's a crowd of spacey silhouettes behind him. Cham's plainly the Waidboot version (no antennae), but there's a girl at the forefront of the crowd who's wearing a cape and a skirt. That has to be preboot Duo Damsel/Triplicate Girl, doesn't it?

There's also a male figure with curly hair. It would have to be preboot Element Lad or Tyroc.

The other girl in the forefront has a bouffant piled up on her head, and has a cape.

Vril's scheming is on plain display, but Waidboot Querl's as much up to something as his ancestor.

It was a treat seeing the Encyclopedia Galactica entries again.

Not to mention Starhaven- which gets an origin and a somewhat troubling couple of pages.

love it!

i don't know how much i'd read into the legionnaire shadows... who knows how familiar the artist is with the other legion.

bedard get's all sorts of hearts for making a better explanation for dawnstar. my NA cohort and I felt a wave of relief when we saw the containment suit.

Does anyone else think, judging by how young the Princess looked, the Emerald Princess is gonna be a spoiled brat? That should be fun.

Actually, Hakk's appearances are breaking my heart, so far. He was a very noble character in the original book--especially for a Khund. Clearly, though, something that Vril has done in the past has caused Hakk to sink to the depths that he has.

As for the Omega Men, for me the only real Omega Men is the group that was intact before the Invasion. But having said that...I'll try to give 'em a chance.

I took her to be Supergirl.

Or threeboot Starboy

Threeboot Night Girl?

I'll pick it up today!
I can hardly wait ~ Starhaven!

ML ~ I can't imagine Vril being 'straightforward' on ANYTHING.

He 'fired' Lar because he was too independent and powerful!!
He ALWAYS trys to stack the deck, the stinker.

I feel the same way about # 2 that I felt about # 1 -- Bedard seems to be taking us somewhere interesting, it's just taking too long to get there.

I'm liking this series a lot so far. Perhaps the Legionnaire avatars will be kept in shadow until the whole fate of the Legion in L3W is finally resolved. Although it was 3boot B-5 who implanted them... it's strange that Vril's first recruit is not an ancestor of any of the current 3boot.

It fits with Vril's character to pick his first recruit based on the Fatal Five lineup.

I'm not happy about any kind of Wildfire-lite. My only hope is that Wildstar's containment suit somehow prompts a return to WILDFIRE in his orginal outfit. (or something that at least resembles the classic Cockrum design)

Oops... I guess I meant his 2nd recruit... Dawnstar's ancestor is not related to the 3boot Legion.

i thought it was ok, im worried its going to have "edgy" "realistic" characters like all the other books nowadays.

Vril is such a nasty character, really.
He's totally self-involved and self-serving, for all of his IQ, he's still very much stuck in his ID stage.
The Nazi hair and pants just add to the distaste I feel for him.

Originally, I could take him because he had such strong characters around him, some that aided him and some that opposed him.

So far, all I've seen are victims and future victims.
Wildstar is going to break my heart ~ I can tell already.
sigh

I'm loving this book!

Totally loving it as well. There isn't much in the comic world these days that gets me very excited and this is definitely one. Great pacing, dialog and excellent artwork -although Clark could use some work on his rendering of wings, judging from the suit Dox is going to toss Wildstar into, that shouldn't be something he has to deal with much in the future-wings ARE hard to draw. I really wish we'd be seeing more of Skual he/it intrigues me more than a Validus like character.

Really enjoyed the explanation of Starhaven. Something else else that I don't think was ever handled well before.

I have to say I'm WAY more into this than I have been anything else Legion-related in the last several years. Long Live R.E.B.E.L.S!

Yeah, the way the wings were drawn was a noticable weak point. And the disproportionate size of Dox's feet sometimes, too. But those are minor points.

I'm kinda worried that a # 1 only came in at # 75 on the top 100 though!