The CW has sent Major Spoilers another round of images from this weekend’s episode of The Legion of Super Heroes. This is the first half of the two part series finale.
It’s time for the Legion of Super Heroes swan song, and it begins with the first of two parts this weekend on the Kids’ WB!
The Dark Victory synopsis and select images from the show after the jump.
Or - “My Initiative Is Simple: No Legionnaire Left Behind!”
In the early 1980’s, Marvel Comics began printing up their “Official Handbook of The Marvel Universe,” an in-depth, encyclopedic examination of events, people and places in Marvel history. DC soon followed suit with their “Who’s Who In The DC Universe,” which took a different tack, essentially covering the high points of a character’s publishing history, as well as one-upping Marvel’s static costume shots with a full-size collage of the character’s history and heroic feats. It was here that I first encountered today’s Historical subject… As a Legion fan, I was fascinated by the fact that one of their members existed entirely in the lacunae of my Legion knowledge (which at that time consisted of reprints of the first five years of Adventure Comics and most of what happened after Tyroc joined in the 220’s.) His story sounded exciting, and his eventual fate was fascinating, and I resolved to find every appearance of this “Lost Legionnaire.” Little did I know that I’d only be hunting down a dozen or so comics. But as even the youngest child can tell you, quantity is not the same as quality (unless you’re talking about toys or candy) and he will stand alongside his teammates as a testament to the Legion’s central tenet: Heroism is about people, and every person has something to contribute. This, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of Condo Arlik of Phlon… Chemical King!
Here’s another shot from this weekend’s final stand alone episode of Legion of Super Heroes airing on the Kids’ WB! on The CW.
Take the jump for two more shots, including a close up of Dream Girl.
We’ve already mentioned the Legion of Super Heroes is ending at Kids’ WB! and The CW, and this weekend you can catch the final LoSH stand-alone episode. Take the jump for show synopsis, a few lush images (including your first look at Dream Girl), and something to look forward too.
Or - “A Bright Enough Light Can Hide The Shadows Within…”
The study of the history of the Legion of Super-Heroes inevitably leads to the study of many unusual superhero archetypes and attitudes. Whereas most teams consist of six or seven clearly defined characters, a group the size of the Legion has room for Wildfire’s snarkiness, for Dawnstar’s occasional narcissism, for the roguish charm of Ultra Boy, for Shadow Lass’ antisocial tendencies, even for Quislet’s complete disregard for convention. It also leaves room for your classic cocky womanizer, smart but not the smartest, charming but not the most so, certainly heroic but hardly a paragon. It’s kind of ironic that the Legionnaire with the smartest costume (one that lasted for over 40 years with virtually no changes) and the most heroic look is one of the most troubled and tragic LSHers of them all. This, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of Dirk Morgna of Earth… Sun Boy!
Quite some time ago I told you the news of Kids’ WB! shutting its doors at the end of the season, handing all the programming duties to 4Kids Entertainment. At the time, it was unclear what would happen with Legion of Super Heroes, but now we have the answer - the show is ending.
Legion of Super Heroes is currently wrapping up its second season, which will also be last season for the show. With the series no longer in production, fans can expect four more new episodes before the series comes to a close. Two new episodes will be aired over the next two weeks, but the two-part series finale has yet to be officially scheduled.
Sad news for a show that a lot of viewers seemed to have liked.
Or - “This Is What Happens When You Date Timber Wolf And Not Karate Kid, Jeckie!”
Three issues into Jim Shooter and Francis Manapul’s run on Legion of Super-Heroes, there’s a strange thing happening… Not all that much has changed. Of course, many of the “changes” brought forth in the W/KRP Threeboot Legion have actually been returns to the Silver Age point of view on the characters, so Silver Age legend Shooter may not actually be that far out of his element. Still, it’s obvious that SOMETHING wicked this way comes… I just can’t tell you for sure what, yet.
This weekend on the Kids’ WB on The CW, sorcerer Mordru attacks a magical planet, requiring the Legion to step in to help.
Take the jump for select images from the show.
Or - “The Thirst For Power Isn’t Always A Selfish Endeavor…”
Even when you take into account the length and breadth of my comic knowledge, and my love of the Legion, there’s inevitably going to be somebody who is my least favorite. (My Top Ten fave-raves? 1) Blok. 2) Matter-Eater Lad. 3) Bouncing Boy. 4) Wildfire. 5) Pre-Crisis Ferro Lad. 6) Ultra Boy. 7) XS. 8) Tyroc. 9) Polar Boy. 10) Mon-El.) Still, the entire point of the Hero History exercise, other than serving as an outlet for my creative/didactic urges, is to identify that which makes each hero uniquely awesome, and none deserve (perhaps even NEED) this treatment more than today’s subject. I’ve mentioned before how certain Hero Histories were more difficult than I expected, but his one was easier than I thought. I honestly expected myself to be among those needing to be converted to see the light, but the during the perusal of her history found myself reminded of the very point that makes the Legion great: Everyone has something to contribute. This, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of Zoe Saugin of Aleph… Kinetix!
Or - “Hide The Good Silver! It’s The SUBS!!”
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Or - “Making The World Safe For Skin-Tight Red Hotpants… Thank Rao!”
In the 70 years since the advent of Superman, there have been a great many superheroes, with varying raisons d’etre. Some came to cash in on trends, some to break new ground, some to irritate, some to ingratiate, and some to infiltrate. But today’s entrant seemingly comes from the basest of all creative wells: protection of copyright. Like Jessica Drew, Carol Danvers, Kathy Kane, and others, our hero du jour is a female version of an existing hero. Unlike any of those others, she managed to carrying her own book on at least FIVE occasions (though that does raise the point that it was cancelled FOUR times) and was a fixture of the DC Universe for decades. Many of the Legionnaires possessed powers on her level, but few matched her for sheer tenacity and dedication. Though her beauty was legendary, her mind was a match for Brainiac 5 himself, and her dedication to protecting innocents led to one of the most tragic moments in comic history. This, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of Kara Zor-El of Argo City… Supergirl!
Or - “Overlook Him At Your Own Peril…”
Lyyyyle Nooorg! Lyyle Norg! Riding through the laaaand…
Lyyyyle Nooorg! Lyyle Norg! With a beige headbaaaand!
Sometimes I write little bits of doggerel to fill in the spaces and format the images in Wordpress, but that one cracks me up so completely, I thought I’d leave it in. Of the many Legionnaires over the years, there have been a seemingly inordinate number of what the superhero RPG community calls “bricks.” Mon-El, Tom Welling, Andromeda, Supergirl, Thunder, Ultra Boy, Kent Shakespeare, even my beloved Blok fall into the category of “Legionnaires Whose Job It Is To Hit $#!+ Really Hard.” But as we have seen previously, the ranks of the LSH also include many whose powers are of a more subtle bent, and none more so that today’s entrant. It’s fitting that of all the Legionnaires, his motives are among the least obvious. Not merely content to make his entire body disappear, he managed to keep his past likewise unseen. His resume includes runs as a spy, an inventor, and Legion leader, and he managed to keep an entire relationship under the radar of the Legion (and the readers.) Though his story may have ended (if things in comics can be said to end) in tragedy, his legacy lived on. This, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of Lyle Norg of Earth… Invisible Kid!
Or - “You Waste 10 Lifetimes In A Cosmic Peepshow & See How Normal YOU Are…”
In this, the fiftieth anniversary year of that futuristic bunch of super-teens known as the Legion of Super-Heroes, we’re continuing our in-depth look at children of the future (teach them well, and let them lead the way to kick the behinds of the Fatal Five.) We turn our sights today to the man who was, quite possibly, the most powerful hero alive in the pre-Crisis DCU. When Superman could fly through suns, move the Earth out of orbit, and see thousands of miles in any direction, and do virtually ANYTHING at all… Now, imagine meeting his big brother! Imagine a stronger Superman, with no Kryptonite weakness, with the mind of a scientist, with a stronger education, but without all the “Boo hoo! My mommy and daddy were vaporized and now the last fragments of my ancestral home are poison to me blah blah blah fishcakes.” He called the Legion home for decades, but before that he spent centuries as a phantom overseeing the universe, adding a fierce knowledge of history to his list of assets. More power than the man who was more powerful than a locomotive, the Man Of Tomorrow’s day after, this, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of Lar Gand of Daxam… Mon-El!
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