The war between the LSH and the LSV continues in “False Hopes,” as Paul Levitz continues his tale of Saturn Queen and her weird blue flame that is guiding her in major destruction. Most of the action takes place on Colu, as even Element Lad’s transmutation powers are having problems countering Immortus’ seemingly endless regeneration, which is a fairly terrifying sign. There’s a lot of fighting, including some better screen time finally for some of the lesser seen Legionnaires, like Polar Boy and Quislet.
As the fight rages on, Hunter drops Timber Wolf for just long enough to sneak up on Earth-Man and offer him a place with the new LSV, saying Saturn Queen thought he’d fit in well after peering inside his mind. Earth-Man doesn’t immediately accept, but he doesn’t fight Hunter, either. Saturn Queen summons this blue entity, which looks a lot more human now, and it says it will help them find this mysterious (and thus far unidentified) “World of the Wise.” Basically, there are a lot small skirmishes, and the LSV all escape but Immortus, who seems like he’s finally meeting his match with Ultra Boy and Wildfire. There’s a lot of planning and trying to figure out what the LSV is up to, but no decisive combat.
Towards the end, we finally hear more about the ever enigmatic Professor Harmonia Li. Dream Girl says she has seen the Professor holding hands with Thom (Star Boy) in space with energies all around them. Li thinks she knows what this means, but says they need to stop Thom’s treatment, draining the multiversal energy from him. Next up, to follow “False Hopes” is “False Dreams” which makes me wonder if someone is messing with Dream Girl’s powers.
What I liked and what I didn’t:
I am glad we got to see more of Tellus, Quislet, and Polar Boy. We get a few more hints about Harmonia, who I admit both continues to intrigue me and I have no idea what to make of. There’s some good action, and the Legion is trying to regroup and see what to do next. The blue flame is an interesting mystery. It certainly wants “all galactic civilization to fall.” I wonder, could this be some version of Krona? We also don’t yet know where the “World of the Wise” is. With some of the more obvious guesses made over time, I’ll offer a new one: Azarath, home of Raven of the Teen Titans? I don’t think we’ve ever seen it in the 31st Century. Just a thought.
The pace seems to be a bit slow, but it’s being managed well. I’m honestly not sure if it’s too slow, or if it’s just that I really want to see what happens next. This is a major story with a lot of possibilities, and Levitz is handling it well.
A COMIC BOOK BLOG RATINGProsConsinteresting developments, more on Li, obscure Legionnairesa bit slow, I’d like some answers in here somewhere Rating80% You might also like...
The Legion Of Super-Heroes #12 Review
Legion of Super-Heroes #11 Review
The Legion Of Super-Heroes #7 Review
Legion of Super Villains Special ReviewBy BlogsdnaTagged with: Legion of Super Heroes Legion of Super Villains Paul Levitz Timber WolfLeave a ReplyClick here to cancel replyYour name (Required)
Your e-mail (Your email won't be published) (Required)
Your website
-->The Author
This post was added on 20 May 2011, 11:22 by Wayland who has contributed 304 posts to this blog.
InformationPosted in DC Comics, DC Comics BlogThis post has no comments yet. Write your own comment.61 views on this postSubscriptionSubscribe by RSS feed or by e-mail address to receive latest news and updates.
Subscribe by RSS feed
Hot topicsRecent TopicsMost ViewedMost DiscussedThe Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! “Hail, Hydra!” ReviewDarkwing Duck #12 ReviewJustice League of America #57 ReviewTeen Titans #95 ReviewAstonishing X-Men #38 ReviewZatanna #13 ReviewX-Factor #219 ReviewSupergirl #64 ReviewCaptain America Vs. Cheshire: Fantasy Battle TournamentBlake Lively Cast As Carol Ferris In Green Lantern viewed 62,531 timesTop 10 Best Superhero Movies Ever viewed 59,342 timesGreen Lantern Movie News: 5 Candidates For Carol Ferris viewed 38,933 timesTop 10 Hottest Marvel Heroines viewed 19,135 timesWonder Woman Movie: Brent Strickland Interview viewed 14,955 timesTop 10 Comic Book Girls I’ve Crushed On viewed 14,768 timesTop 10 Worst Marvel Superhero and Villain Costumes viewed 13,048 timesStar Sapphire Corps: Corps Profile viewed 11,561 times10 Non-Obvious Batman 3 Villains viewed 11,076 timesTop 10 Lamest DC Comics Villains viewed 11,011 timesGenecy #1 Review discussed 49 timesTop 10 Best Superhero Movies Ever discussed 43 times10 Non-Obvious Batman 3 Villains discussed 24 timesWhy There Can Never Be a Successful Batman and Robin Movie discussed 21 timesTop 10 Worst Marvel Superhero and Villain Costumes discussed 14 timesUncanny X-Force #5 Review discussed 14 timesSmallville “Finale” Review discussed 14 timesTop 10 Lamest DC Comics Villains discussed 13 timesTop 10 Hottest Marvel Heroines discussed 12 timesRundown On Blackest Night Ring Promo discussed 12 timesAll Our Fear Itself Coverage
All Our Flashpoint Coverage
Fantasy Battle Tournament
See All Our Favorites From 2010!
Follow us on Twitter
All Our Comic Book Reviews
All Our Top 10s Lists
A COMIC BOOK BLOG wants to know…Are you sold on digital comics yet? Yes NoView ResultsMost Recent CommentsGeoff Arbuckle on The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: Geek LifeGeoff Arbuckle on Invincible Iron Man #504 ReviewDan Cheek on The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: Geek LifeMavent on Invincible Iron Man #504 Reviewabe on Darkwing Duck #12 ReviewPopular TagsAvengersBatmanBlackest NightBrian Michael BendisCover of the WeekDeadpoolGail SimoneGeoff JohnsGreen LanternIron ManMarvelMatt FractionPreviewsreviewReviewsSiegeSmallvilleSupermanThorTVWolverineX-MenArchivesMay 2011April 2011March 2011February 2011January 2011December 2010November 2010October 2010September 2010August 2010July 2010June 2010Copyright © 2011 A COMIC BOOK BLOG. All rights reserved.
Powered by WordPress. Developed by Deluxe Themes
0 comments:
Post a Comment