Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes A Look Back: L.E.G.I.O.N. #1-55

It's a total mystery to me how Waid could so master this team and yet failed IMO (miserably, again IMO) on two attempts at LSH.

I think some of it had to do with expectations. There really were none for L.E.G.I.O.N., whereas there were on both his reboot attempts on the Legion.

I honestly enjoyed the beginning of the reboot Legion, but it seemed to be in too much of a hurry to get to a status quo that was eventually boring.

The Threeboot was at least different, but not quite different enough in the long run. All the same characters with minor/major tweaks.

The problem becomes it will always be compared to Preboot Legion. Even this latest incarnation we have is being scrutinized against what came before. It's a perceived no win, that they are attempting to win by putting Paul back in the mix.

I just discovered this thread and read through it.

One thing that went unmentioned was that the cover of L.E.G.I.O.N. # 24 is one of the, if not the, funniest I've ever seen on a comic book:

Lobo - He'll make you smile! (Picture of Lobo pulling the lips of an unwilling Khund into a smile.)

L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 # 54 - "Passages"

Credits: Barry Kitson & Mark Waid, writers - Barry Kitson, penciler - John Stokes, inker - Gaspar Saladino, letterer - Steve Mattsson, colorist

Plot: On Talok, the ladies of the L.E.G.I.O.N. (minus Stealth) fight a shadow creature at the mouth of the Shadow Cave until Lydea enters the cave to be confronted by the spirits of champions past. On Acheron, Darius is re-activated and informed he was destined to lead a rebellion against the tyrannical Mardok.

Thoughts: Very dense, and very good. Kitson was really finding his second wind at this point. Too bad he left the book soon after this arc. Barry, if you're reading this, why exactly did you leave the book?

L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 # 55 - "Heritage"

Credits: Barry Kitson & Mark Waid, writers - Barry Kitson, penciller - John Stokes, inker - Gaspar Saladino, letterer - Tom Ziuko, colorist

Plot: Lydea makes peace with the spirit of her mother, and accepts her responsibility as champion of Talok; Darius, in a new, powerful body, leads the rebellion, kills Mardok, and takes his place as ruler of Acheron.

Thoughts: Beautiful and powerful. The contrast between Lyrissa's spirit forgiving Lydea for killing her and Darius brutally killing his "father" could have been overblown if done with a heavy hand, but Kitson & Waid pull it off quite gracefully.

Lydea's potential continues to elude writers who have portrayed her since this story. I gave up on the new R.E.B.E.L.S. after six issues, so I don't know if Tony Bedard has even attempted to rescue her from oblivion. If it's Lydea's destiny to never come fully alive, at least we'll always have this story.