The Legion Of Super-Heroes #13 Review

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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.

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The Legion Of Super-Heroes #12 Review

Tagged with: Legion of Super Heroes  Legion of Super Villains  Paul LevitzThe Legion Of Super-Heroes #12

 

The Legion of Super Heroes is sent down many “False Trails,” as Paul Levitz continues to spin the tale of their epic clash with the Legion of Super Villains. One group of the vengeful LSV are on lawless Rimbor, seeking to recruit new members. Their effort is soon thwarted by a small team of Legionaries, as Colossal Boy continues his run in this title of “show up and get beaten immediately.” I am beginning to think Levitz doesn’t like our man Gim there. Back at HQ Brainy continues to try and cure Star Boy of the after effects of his trip to the past, which at the moment seems to involve “draining excess alternate realities” out of him, which lets us see many versions of poor Thom. Brainy stuns Dream Girl by saying he’s leaving to deal with matters on Colu, paying her about the best compliment you’re likely to get from him: “You’re entirely competent to oversee” his treatment. He rushes off, telling Professor Li her story will have to wait.

On Colu itself, Saturn Queen leads her forces to raid their data banks to hunt down the next world the Blue Flame wants them to destroy, the “world of the wise.” There’s more various fighting that ends inconclusively between the Heroes and Villains, and then an odd scene that seems to be missing bits. Mon-Lantern and the enigmatic Dyogene survey the ruins of the Rock of Eternity… at least, I think it is. The site is never named, and the dialogue hints that they are talking about either Shazam or Captain Marvel, but never name either one of them. It really seems to me like something got cut from this, a few panels, maybe even a whole page. The battle rages on back on Colu, with a few rather improbable match ups. Element Lad, who can transmute matter, is having problems with the fire powers of Sun Killer? Saturn Queen’s power increase, again courtesy of the mysterious Blue Flame, allows her to easily best Brainy and Earth-Man, leaving on her quest, and apparently abandoning Lightning Lord and martial artist Atta to fight even worse odds with the Legionnaires, thus ending the issue.

What I liked and what I didn’t:

This does have the feel of an epic story, if a somewhat slow paced one. If the Villains needed information, Colu was a great place to go for it. The attempt at recruiting made some degree of sense, but it seemed to be given up on too easily. Brainy’s trust in Dream Girl was a nice nod to both characters, even if he wasn’t exactly gracious with the compliment, which is fitting for him.

As I mentioned before, this just seems to be moving soooooo slowly. We still don’t know what the “world of the wise” is, although I’m still thinking Sorcerer’s World/Gemword, which I’m told is the same place. Most of what happened in this issue was a lot of fighting with no clear winners, no captures, no one eliminated from the story. Colossal Boy seems to only exist to be a target, as I commented above, which is unfair for such a veteran Legionnaire. And I just don’t buy that Jan/Element Lad would have problems with Sun Killer, certainly not for that long. The scene with Mon and Dyogene seemed really choppy. Overall, this doesn’t seem quite up to Levitz’s usual standards. I wonder if he’s starting to take on too much, between this major story and the ongoing Legion related tales in Adventure? It was also a bit frustrating having Li appear finally, only to be basically put on hold by Brainy.

I’m hoping we see more about what’s going on here soon, and learn which world the Blue Flame has targeted before Saturn Queen and her followers launch their attack on Oa. For that matter, more info on what the Blue Flame is would be nice. I really can’t think of a blue fiery creature/entity/being that’s been featured in DC before.

A COMIC BOOK BLOG RATINGProsConsa huge epic story in the works, the raid on Coluthe Mon scene, the Element Lad fight, Colossal Target...errr Boy Rating80%

 

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Legion of Super-Heroes #11 Review

Tagged with: Legion of Super Heroes  Paul LevitzLegion of Super-Heroes #11

Paul 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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By BlogsdnaTagged with: Legion of Super Heroes  Paul Levitz3 CommentsDaniel HDRPosted on March 25, 2011 at 8:40 pm

Hello,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!

ReplyWaylandPosted on March 25, 2011 at 8:50 pm

I’m glad you liked the review, but I’m not sure who Steve is. I did indeed enjoy the art as well.

ReplyDaniel HDRPosted on March 27, 2011 at 12:18 am

Excuse me, the wrong name here was result of the keyboard auto-complete form tool. Sorry about the name !But my opinion and thanks about your comments are the same, my friend! Thanks again for the great review

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