Did you read Legion of Three Worlds 4 yet? If not, go read it before you scroll down.
I’m not kidding. Spoilers below.
I take it you either read Legion or you just don’t care about being spoiled, right?
Okay, suit yourself.
I’ll use some spoiler space to give you a little background. First of all, I don’t give a damn about the Legion of Superheroes. Never did. Although Geoff Johns excellent Superman and the Legion of Superheroes arc in Action Comics did warm me up a little.
Most everything I’ve read featuring the Legion was an incomprehensible mess. Legion of Three Worlds, while fun, has been a pretty big mess of continuity as well.
Last issue we saw the return of Bart Allen. And I cheered because I love Impulse. Never really cared for what Johns did to him in Teen Titans by making him the new Kid Flash and giving him a Barry Allen Jr. make over. But I came to terms with it.
This issue, we see another return…
Last chance on those spoilers…
An announcement has been posted at The Source announcing that the upcoming Adventure Comics will star none other than Superboy/Conner Kent. Like Bart, I’ve been a fan of Superboy since he first appeared. (Well, maybe not at first. They were both kind of unlikable jerks in their early appearances. But from early on.)
By the way, the art previewed at the Source looks amazing. Be sure to check it out.
Given my lack of interest in the Legion, I wasn’t all that excited about Adventure Comics. I planned to give it a look because Johns’ Action arc was a good read. But it wasn’t something I was actively looking forward to.
I am now officially stoked about Adventure Comics.
I wish DC would stop killing and resurrecting characters the way they do, but that’s a rant for another day. For today, I’m just happy with this announcement.
Tags: DC Comics, Geoff Johns, Superman, ADVENTURE COMICS, Legion of Super Heroes, Legion, Francis Manapul, Superboy, Conner Kent, Lex Luthor, Bart Allen, Impulse, Kid Flash, Infinite Crisis, Young Justice
May 1, 2009 at 3:54 pm |
That’s not fair! I have to scroll down the page! I haven’t read the issue, yet. I flipped through it, though. I knew it was coming. I didn’t know when it was coming, but I knew that Conner would be the star of Adventure Comics, just like I’m fairly positive that the mystery villain on that cover is Prime.
May 1, 2009 at 5:30 pm |
haha – I skimmed Legion of Three worlds too. I’m thinking about waiting and reading the whole thing when the final issue comes out. I’ve already forgotten too much from the first issues. And there’s a lot of continuity to remember. It helps to have read Superman and the Legion of Super Heroes to appreciate Lo3W.
I figured we’d be getting Conner back eventually. But I was surprised by just how happy I was to see him back in comics, calling himself Superboy and kicking Prime’s ass.
May 1, 2009 at 6:16 pm |
Yeah, I still haven’t read it. I figure I will, though. I want to review it on here. And then I’ll reread the whole thing before issue five comes out in a year or two.
And yes, it does help to have read Superman to appreciate this. The same can be said for just about any Johns book. I think that’s one of Seventh’s complaints about Johns is that he feels like he has to read everything he’s written just to enjoy an issue.
May 2, 2009 at 7:30 am |
The way Johns writes is a strength and a weakness. If you follow all his books (which I do) it’s cool to see them cross over. If you don’t (and he seems to assume you do) then you feel like you’re not in on a lot of the big, cool moments. I can see why Seventh (and others) get frustrated with Johns. I feel that way about Bendis over at Marvel. (Although at least Johns doesn’t just have issues of bad guys sitting in a board room talking.)
May 3, 2009 at 11:42 pm |
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