Legion of Super-Heroes #11Paul Levitz continues to do a fine job juggling the immense cast of the Legion of Super Heroes and their supporting characters. Just recently, in addition to the main book, he’s been writing a multi part Legion Academy story in Adventure Comics, and has done both the Legion Annual and a special featuring the Legion of Super Villains. It’s after that last special that Legion of Super Heroes 11 picks up. A decent sized team of Legionnaires goes to just shy of completely lawless Rimbor and hunts down several of the escapees from Takron-Galtos, that breakout occurring during the aforementioned LSV special. Back at LSH HQ, Brainy is dealing with being deputy leader, especially busy as newly elected leader Mon-Lantern hasn’t managed to get back to Earth yet. Brainy is deploying Legionnaires to deal with the various crises in play, as another team cleans up the rubble and assists with rescue efforts on Takron-Galtos, very much the worse for wear after the LSV-led break out. Vi is shown as a bit harder edged than she’s usually depicted, glad of the passing of her old foe Micro-Lad, but given their history, I can understand it without liking it.
Brainy tries to deal with one of his teammates who’s as strong-willed as he is- Dawnstar. She’s off in pursuit of what put her in a coma a while back, and has mysteriously acquired her costume after leaving the medical station without it (I’m betting artists’ error/not communicating with each other). Very interestingly, Brainy dismisses Dawnstar as “off chasing blue phantoms” (more on that in a bit). Dream Girl also arrives at LSH, having retrieved Star Boy from his mission in the 21st century with the JSA, and demands that Brainy help cure the schizophrenia that was allowed to run unchecked as part of his cover for the mission.
Brainy is relieved of leadership when Mon finally shows up. It’s never outright stated, but I am fairly sure that Mon didn’t actually return to Earth, and this is some kind of hologram-like image of him created via his recently acquired Green Lantern ring. Brainy stalks off to try and treat Star Boy, fuming about priorities and muttering about Colu, his homeworld, having suddenly cut all off-world communications (no doubt due to the LSV team dropped there in the special). We also finally get a number on the outstanding escapees from Takron-Galtos (37, for those keeping score).
The really big action sequence is Timber Wolf, who went looking for Sun Killer in Kyoto, but instead found a former LSV member who many have wondered about- Sun Emperor. The fight, featured on the cover, is brutal, with Sun Emperor’s burning solar powers vs. Timber Wolf’s speed, agility, and just plain will. T-Wolf suffers some very nasty burns, but beats the villain single-handedly. As Brainy starts to try and help Star Boy, enigmatic supporting cast member Professor Harmonia Li makes a re-appearance. Li ends the issue with the announcement that what’s happening on Colu is all her fault, which makes for a good cliff-hanger.
Now, back to Dawny’s “blue phantom.” Saturn Queen was being aided by a being of immense power, who increased her own, and her followers’, powers, as well as gave her information. It appeared to her as a blue flame. I’m betting that whatever took out Dawny and Wildfire back in Adventure Comics is the same being, entity, whatever the right word is. What it’s up to, why it’s causing Saturn Queen to go after her various targets, I have no idea yet. But it’s an interesting puzzle. I am guessing at this point that the mysterious blue entity may well be connected to Harmonia Li. She’s older than she should be, she knows of, and despises, the Guardians, and one of the blue flame’s targets is Oa. That seems too many coincidences to me. Just who and what Li is, I’m really not sure of, but I suspect her past and more on the blue flame will be revealed as we go.
What I liked and what I didn’t:
I love that Harmonia Li came back. I’m very curious to learn more about her, her past and her longevity. The many small teams handling problems all over United Planets space is a great reminder of why the Legion is so big, and the vast responsibilities it has. It was also nice to see Star Boy “rescued” from the 21st century and reunited with his friends and his love Dream Girl, even if he hasn’t recovered enough to realize it yet. It was nice seeing the so-far missing Sun Emperor finally turn up, and his fight with Timber Wolf was great.
There was very little I didn’t like. Dawnstar’s costume glitch was annoying, but it happens when it’s multiple artists in different books, I suppose. Maybe we’re going to learn at some point that the Legion Flight Rings now all store costumes like Barry Allen’s does. There were plenty of hints dropped about what was going on with the LSV, but no real progress on that plot- they actually didn’t even show up. But, as I said, it’s a huge cast, so I can understand that. Also not wild about the harder Vi, but a lot like that, so maybe it’s just me.
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Daniel HDRPosted on March 25, 2011 at 8:40 pmHello,Steve!I found Your website in a quick search on Google about reviews of Legion Of Super Heroes #11.Let me thank you for Your words about the book! Hope you liked the art too!
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WaylandPosted on March 25, 2011 at 8:50 pmI’m glad you liked the review, but I’m not sure who Steve is. I did indeed enjoy the art as well.
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