Archive for the ‘Legion of Super Heroes’ Category
Or – “A Dash Of Courage To Go With The Brains And The Heart…”
Today’s entrant has been for half a century one of the most iconic of the Legion’s dozens of active members, existing (like his fellow founders) in virtually every iteration of the team to date. UNLIKE his fellow founders, though, he hasn’t been tweaked, twisted, and reshaped to fit into each “new” world, instead seemingly shaping each of those variant worlds with his own quiet strength and integrity. Never the most overtly powerful Legionnaire, he was nonetheless the unanimous choice for first Legion leader, he was instrumental in bringing the team back from the brink of oblivion after the Dominators dismantled it, and he supported a Legion lost centuries from home, bringing them home without a single casualty. It’s no surprise that when three futuristic heroes travelled back into history looking for the one being who most defined heroism to them, that they chose this man as the shining example of what the Legion of Super-Heroes really stands for. This, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of Rokk Krinn of Braal… Cosmic Boy!
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Or – “We Almost Had To GET To The Far-Flung Future To Read This One!”
Awkward confession time: I’ve kind of been using this series and it’s lateness as a justification for my lateness with the last few Legion Hero Histories. I was very surprised to find this book on the coming attractions list for the week, as it really underlines the fact that George Perez, Geoff Johns and I are waaaaay late.
I’m gonna go ahead and blame Jim Shooter…
I REALLY wish I had the money to put Gene Gonzales on retainer to whip up sketches and drawings for this site (and my wall at Stately Spoiler Manor) because I really dig on everything he does. Since this is the Legion of Super Heroes week, I’m giving everyone a treat for Friday, and serving up three sketches by Gene featuring two of the ladies of the LoSH. Phantom Girl and Apparition are two different takes on the same character, but in Gene’s hands, the character really looks different.
What’s a LoSH? You haven’t been reading the Hero Histories, have you?
Here’s a trippy commission done by Evan Shaner, that features the founding members of the Legion of Super-Heroes that look like they’ve gone through the Herge treatment. It’s LoSH meets Tintin in today’s Art Appreciation Moment of the Day!
I’m really bummed that Mike Wieringo is gone. My love for his style took off during his Flash run, and I continued to follow what he was doing after that. Today’s Art Appreciation Moment of the Day features Mike’s work and his take on the Legion of Super Heroes.
Our Legion of Super Heroes theme continues with nice illustration by Tom Kelly. I like the simple design that shows off the heroes, yet keeps everything clean. If the Legion were a real organization, I could see this used as a poster for Try-Out Day.
a legion of super hero illo this is the color version.
I wanted to keep it simple and focus on the main three founders while still showcasing the army of members to this group. Oh yeah I did this all in illustrator (bw) the colored it in photoshop.
It’s turning into a Legion of Super-Heroes Art Appreciation week. We kicked things off the other day with Dante’s look at Chameleon Boy, and we continue today with Adriana Ferguson’s look at two more members in the teen-age space drama. Adriana is the co-host of the Super Future Friends Podcast, and has been on our own Major Spoilers Podcast a time or two.
Major Spoilers resident artist Dante makes an appearance in today’s Art Appreciation Moment of the Day. And because today is a holiday, we’re giving you not one… not two… but THREE images from Dante. Take the jump to see his take on some of the Legion of Super Heroes characters, and marvel at his rendition of Chameleon Boy.
No, that’s not some eye chart test, but rather a reminder that the Justice League Unlimited Legion of Super-Heroes 4-pack will be on sale May 15, 2009 up on the Matty Collector website. Interestingly, my summer officially starts on May 15, which means I’ll be getting my summer started right with these figures.
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I know more than a few Major Spoilerites will be heading over to MattyCollector.com to order the Legion of Super-Heroes figures done in the Justice League Unlimited style. The 4-pack goes on sale on May 15, and while no pre-order or pricing information has been posted, the Justice League Unlimited Gotham City Criminals Action Figure 4-Pack sold for $30.00.
Or – “The Brains Of The Outfit…”
So, last week (theoretically) we looked at the emotional center of the founding Legionnaires, this time around we look at the woman whose strength of will in many ways defined the team. She is one of the strongest characters in the Legion (perhaps one of the strongest in her world’s history) yet her powers are entirely subtle in nature. Like her namesake planet, she is an axis around which the LSH rotates, as much a cornerstone of the team as Brainiac 5 or Tom Welling, and she personifies the Legion in ways that no other character can. One of the first leaders, she was among the first Legionnaires to marry, among the first to start a family, and when everyone on the team was half-naked, she joined in and dressed like Strawberry Shortcake if she were a dominatrix. Occasionally hard to understand, but always impossible to overlook, she represents Legion’s iron will. This, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of Irma Ardeen Ranzz of Titan… Saturn Girl!
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Or – “BRAIN FIIIIGHT!!!”
I Will Not Make A Kiss Me Joke. I Will – Wait, did I do that joke already?
Don’t forget the Legion of Super-Heroes make their debut on the CW’s Smallville January 15, 2009. Looks like it is going to be an excellent episode, and my TiVo is already set.
Check your local listings for actual times in your area, and don’t forget Pres. Bush is asking networks to air his farewell address to the nation, which could skew start times for the show.
When three teens from the future show up to screw with your head, what do you do? What do you do? Set the time cube for the year 3008, put on your safety goggles to protect against bouncing boys, and make sure that you wear your Bat-Timber Wolf repellent, because we’re piercing the timestream in the hopes that we too can make the cut. But, if nothing else, I’m sure the Legion of Substitute Heroes Auxiliary can use the services of Spoiler Lad and Meteor Attractor Boy, who can telekinetically attract meteors, but only to his head.
This is an all Legion of Super-Heroes episode, and joining Matthew and Stephen (I didn’t know they were coming apart?) are Kristen and Adriana from the Super Future Friends Podcast, a show all about the Legion from start to finish.
Show Notes after the Jump!
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, we’re talking all about the Legion of Super-Heroes with two special guests. It makes sense then, that the Major Spoilers Poll of the Week feature something to do with the founding members. Who’s your favorite and why?
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