Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Long Live the Legion! Superboy/Supergirl are they good or bad for the Legion?

Will bringing Superboy cause the Legion to be ruled by the Superman office again? And will he take the book over from the team?

Should a Supergirl join too?

since he's not the original superboy *ie superman as a boy* he shouldnt rule anyone and we have enough legion fans who would complain if he became the total focus which he shouldnt...now if they would only bring a supergirl back to the legion perm too...sighs....

While I reserve judgement until after the introductions are done, in theory I think Superboy is a bad move. After the debacle of Superboy in the Legion post-crisis, the last thing I want to see is the Legion gaining a lot of new, stronger ties to the present day DCU.

After reading # 26, I don't think I'll mind Kon-El's presence. As a cosmic screw-up -- a super-powered Gilligan, if you will -- he adds some comic relief and a source of tension for Cosmic Boy (whom we haven't seen irked by anything since the early reboot) and possibly others.

I do think that putting Kon in the traditional Superboy costume was a mistake. Kon's personality is so very different from Kal-El's that it creates conflicting associations and images to have him wear it.

It might haved worked better if they gave him the Ross' KC version that Lu had given him in the 20th Century.

I'm hoping if we get to keep a Superboy, that they continue the old tradition of mind-wiping him after every trip to the future rather than strand him there.

Looking at both of the candidate (Conner and Kal-El) there's really no way they can keep them in the future on a permamnent basis.

Also if its indeed Kal-El, he'll have to be mind-wiped to keep the "no Superboy" rule intact.

Wow, thinking about how they're retrofitting the Clark Kent/Lex Luthor relationship in Superman: Birthright, this may be the case.

Here's to hoping! Long Live the Legion! Superboy included...

I wasn't wild about Superboy's return, but it may be okay. So far, it's good. I sure don't want to see him (or any of them) be the central focus, and don't want to see The Legion anchored to other books' continuity. The whole multiple Superboys (and Supergirls) has me confused - didn't read the stories which established all the different versions.

The costume, I don't really like - but you have to admit, it's one of the most colourful ones. Most of them are dark purples, black and blues.

If they bring back a "Supergirl", I hope it's Andromeda. Don't want too much bleed from the 21st century.

Preboot, the connection to Superboy and Supergirl and Superman and Valor, etc etc totally messed the Legion up. Basically, those ties were the reason the Legion was rebooted. So I'm always very wary of cross-overs with 21st century characters. I guess my answer to the title of this thread is...BAD!

However, I can tolerate a *visit*.

There would be no Legion w/o Superboy.

Simple as that. To slam Superboy is to denegrate the reason and inspiration for the Legion - reboot or not.

If there's a Superboy in the Legion, I'd rather it was a character closer to the original. Superboy was the inspiration of the Legion because he was the best of them, the most noble. My vote would be a resounding "No" to a comic-relief Superboy. I want a Superboy who's humble and self-effacing like the young Kal-el from the Levitz run. Also, having a Superboy around might serve to humanize Monel somewhat. He's been a bit aloof Post-boot and needs a buddy to bring him down to earth. I (vaguely) remember a panel in the Levitz/Giffen era Legion that featured Superboy, Mon-el, Ultra Boy, and maybe Timber Wolf wrestling in the Legion HQ while some of the girls looked on. I'd like to see that kind of thing again.

As for Supergirl, I'll settle for the return of Andromeda.

If a Superboy brings in readers, then it's a good thing.

But I share the concerns of those who don't want him dominating the book.

This is a good idea. Mon could take Superboy under his wing, as it were. I don't think Mon should become his "big brother," as he did in the preboot; that's been done before, and their personalities are very different this time around. But Mon could shepherd Superboy around the 31st century, and have someone to confide in. They have a shared history, quite literally.

I may be missing something here, but wouldn't this have been the perfect opportunity to reunite the silver age legacy with post boot, and not do damage to either? In the post-boot, Clark Kent was never Superboy in the 20th-21st centuries. Supposedly he came into his powers as Superman. They could still keep that, but have him train and learn to use his powers in the Legion in the 30th century. Then we could have the "real" superboy, just like in the good old days, and the powers that be wouldn't have another continuity crisis.

I admit I don't follow any of the other titles, so I may be missing something that makes this impossible.

Personally, the only Superboy and Supergirl that I would be interested in having in the Legion are Kal-El and Kara. For me, they are the only ones that belong.

I like Kon well enough... in the present-day DCU. He fits in fine with the Young Justice set, but he is no Legionnaire.

And Kara is the ONLY Supergirl that I have liked, and most likely the only one I will ever like. She was irreplaceable to me.

I'll second Gary about the "Kingdom Come" Alex Ross outfit designs -- astounding, futuristic, and utterly memorable -- and support the notion therein of Kon and Linda being in the future permanently.

Neither really fits in the present-day setting. Neither has profoundly deep or unbreakable ties to the present, as far as personal legacy and family. They're both amalgamated entities, in different senses (genetically or literally). They could both be fixed additions to the future as Legionnaires' peers, not as inspirations, and they'd be more interesting that way ... sorry, Jim, but respect doesn't require a slavish following of past attributes.

Unfortunately, with Kon being pulled into the reworked "Teen Titans," that scenario becomes highly unlikely. That book and setting won't give him up very easily.

I could probably deal with any version of Superboy at this point. Although Ka-el was the inspiration for the Legion, they've had a life of their own for decades, and are not reliant upon his character to survive, although it's good to have "a Superboy" in these pages again. As for Supergirl, it has to be Kara or no Supergirl at all. This is just the way I feel. Andromeda to me was just another Legionnaire, and she didn't replace Kara in contunity...for me anyway. Long Live Kara...Long Live Supergirl!!!