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KC Carlson by former legion of Super-Heroes artist, Stuart Immonen
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Assuming there still are some out there (the LSH has been in mothballs for a very long time!), legion of Super-Heroes fans were recently stunned by DC Comics’ announcement that the LSH were returning (as a group) after lots of years in virtual limbo (except for the odd appearance of a character or two in Doomsday Clock or something similar). Coming in September (but being solicited for pre-orders NOW) is legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium, a two-part prelude to what one hopes will be the reinstatement of the legion of Super-Heroes as an ongoing presence in the DC Universe.
Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1 cover by Ryan Sook
Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium is being produced by writer Brian Michael Bendis as well as artists including Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen, Andrea Sorrentino, Andre Araujo, as well as a lot of likely several others. The two 40-page issues will, according to DC, be the lead-in to a new ongoing legion of Super-Heroes series written by Bendis with art by Ryan Sook.
Ryan Sook drew the future in the past with this cover for the DC: One Million Omnibus
Sook appears to be an excellent (and quirky) option to be the LSH artist. His previous comics work includes The Spectre, X-Factor, seven Soldiers: Zatanna, as well as maybe his a lot of significant comics work: the Kamandi story in Wednesday Comics, which was written by Dave Gibbons. Sook’s comic book work has been compared to Mike Mignola, Adam Hughes, as well as Kevin Nowlan, as well as he draws inspiration from classical artists including Alphonse Mucha, JC Leyendecker, as well as Norman Rockwell, among lots of others. He’s been working in comics considering that 1998 as well as likewise produces lots of covers for lots of different publishers. (But mostly DC.)
Legion of Super-Heroes #78 cover by Alan Davis & mark Farmer
I’m particularly ecstatic to see the legion of Super-Heroes return — mostly since I was a member of the legion of Super-Heroes Editors for several years at DC Comics (beginning in 1992). The series likewise is crucial to me personally, as my wife Johanna is likewise a huge LSH fan, as well as it’s one of the major reasons why we bonded when we very first met — at a comics convention in Atlanta — which otherwise was one of the worst cons I ever worked at. J’s other insurance claim to LSH fandom is that she cosplayed as shrinking Violet back in the day.
Back to legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium: These two issues span 1,000 years as well as (for the very first time) link all of DC’s future timelines! It stars “the unlikeliest of DC heroes” (who? we don’t know yet!) as she attempts to cope with immortality while roaming the DC universe — which leads to a special launch on the millennium!
The legion likewise makes an appearance in Superman #15, offered for pre-order now
In some of DC’s publicity for the LSH relaunch, Bendis asserts that working with both Superman as well as the legion of Super-Heroes “was a big, huge reason for me to come over here.”
There’s a not-yet-revealed character at the heart of legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium, who, according to Bendis, “had been through a lot of mysterious, odd stuff in the DC Universe. We’re going to have her walk us through every single future in the DC Universe, as well as link them all together.” Bendis likewise hints that there’s a character from the 21st century in the 31st century with a perspective that is “different from everybody else’s.”
Wow. September is a really long time away! Well, not as long as September 3019, however you know what I mean… Hmmm… Can I re-read the entire LSH canon before September? Hey, Roger… I might need a couple weeks off…
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Legion of Super-Heroes #38
KC CARLSON edited legion of Super-Heroes as well as Legionnaires (and other LSH-related stuff) from 1992 to 1998. I still think that it’s funny that the cover of the very first issue that I serviced (#38, Late December 1992) has the words THE end in gigantic letters on it.
WESTFIELD COMICS is not responsible for the silly things that KC says. particularly that thing that really irritated you. I’m irritated today since I used to have all this stuff memorized. as well as now I have to look stuff up… just call me Elder Lad… or Befuddled Boy…