In a future just a little further on from the Legion’s ‘norm’ – the group are young adults, though still going by ‘Boy’ and ‘Girl’ codenames – planet Earth has fallen under the influence of the xenophobic Earth-Man, a power-draining parasite who was once a rejected Legion applicant. Taking that in into account is why this story arc, published during Shooter’s tenure on the Legion series, gave long-time readers some hope. Allegations of editorial interference, collaborative ineptitude, and other animosities culminated in Shooter’s walking out, and the series, haemorrhaging readers, was eventually rushed to a premature conclusion, with the final issue being bodged together from Shooter’s script notes.
The premise had been completely scrapped and rebooted twice, and the highly-anticipated return of writer Jim Shooter, who had given the team some of its greatest stories in the 1960s, was proving disastrous.
The 30+ team roster, huge supporting cast and boundless settings, have often been critically excoriated, but at several points in the series’ long history, it’s been one of DC’s best sellers.Īt the time of the story collected in this volume, however, the Legion was in creative and commercial freefall. The multiple super-powered youths (usually) from distant planets of the far future, have been inspired by Superman (usually) into lives of heroic dedication. The Legion of Super-Heroes is one of DC’s most intensely beloved and most troublesome properties.
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