Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Action Comics (1938-2011))

Brainiac-5 requests Superman's help in 3008. Entering a time bubble, the Man of Steel arrives to find that his name and history have been rewritten by a xenophobic Justice League, who seek to exile all non human Legionnaires and are prepared to go to war to keep Earth for humans.The punchy artwork and vivid colouring style add to this cautionary tale about racism and fake news. Geoff John's shows how effective Superman is as a symbol and, even without his powers, it is Superman who saves the day simply by being symbolic of hope and truth.

Without a doubt, this is Geoff Johns doing exactly what he's great at. Superman is as inspiring and wise here as he really should be, without losing touch with his humanity. We also get to showcase a Superman who struggles to win without his powers, fighting against someone with all the powers of the Legion. The villain is very intimidating, the story concepts are extremely intriguing and well thought out, and there's a lot of fun to be had here.Definitely recommend this for any fan of Superman.

An excellent comic book a great story and artwork, a best buy for all fans of the genre classic DC.

One of the best stories I have ever read in any genre/format. Every day it becomes more relevant.

Very enjoyable art is excellent in a Christopher Reeve simple (but not simplistic) style.

the item was very well packed and exactly as described

Not the best of Johns, very familiar stuff, and I don't much care for Franks' artwork - but it is sort of a vital stepping stone to the full Final Crisis experience, if you're going for that, and there are two or three nice moments. Nothing against the sellers here of course; great price, arrived quickly and well-packaged - mint condition.

I read this as I had never read and Legion story before and found myself bombarded with so many characters, most of whom had names succeeded by 'girl' or 'boy' which irritated me immensely. Characters were constantly pushed to one side to made room for new ones, which didn't allow for much understanding of character. I found the super powers were quite frequently naff (being good at finding stuff, being able to grow additional eyes, sticky hair!) and that's before the substitutes came in. It felt more like a chore ran a pleasure to read.

Bonne transaction, sans difficulté, un plaisir de lecture avec 2 grands artistes, mis en valeur dans un objet agréable en main.

When I was a kid growing up, the Legion of Super-Heroes was one of my favorite comics ideas. They debuted in issues of SUPERBOY as a group of super teens from the 30th century. At first there was only Lightning Lad, Cosmic Boy, and Saturn Girl. But dozens of others joined over the years.I wasn't the only comics fan taken with the idea of a club of teen superheroes. The demand for more adventures with the Legion flooded the offices of DC Comics. Pretty soon, when Superboy was published in Adventure Comics, the Legion of Super-Heroes ran as a back-up feature that eventually pushed the Boy of Steel out of his own comic.The Legion flight rings were totally cool and gave everyone the power of flight. That way each Legionnaire could have his or her own unique power in addition to the ability to fly. Some of the powers were inevitable: Invisible Kid (yeah, you know this one), Ultra Boy (kind of like Superboy only limited to using one power at a time), Chameleon Boy (shape-shifter), Colossal Boy (yep, he grows), Shrinking Violet (yep, she shrinks), and others. Karate Kid came about because Kato was on the Green Hornet and martial arts claimed a lot of attention.Of course, there was always Matter-Eater Lad, who had the super ability to eat anything. Now there's a power to write home about!Anyway, comics fans were consumed with interest in this teen organization. However, as comics turned bleaker, so too did the Legion. We got some really dark stories there for a while. Where the Legion flourished while a colorful, space-crossing, force for good, they tended to languish as teens of retribution and confusion.The Legion just wasn't meant for all that negativity. In my opinion. The Legion is supposed to be about being heroic, larger than life (not just Colossal Boy), and fighting the good fight. Being dark really limited their strengths. Kind of like when the Metal Men went on the run and disguised themselves as humans. Or when the X-Men split up.The Legion came back under Mark Waid in a new incarnation, but just didn't click as well as I'd hoped it would. I liked the issues, but the old vitality just wasn't the same. The comics just weren't as fun. Even though they weren't dark, they were a tad too serious, too incestuous in scope.Geoff Johns is currently writing Action Comics, and he came up with a great story for an arc that became this graphic novel. What if, in the 31st century, the legend of Superman became the thing that suddenly divided the United Planets and nearly resulted in an intergalactic war?Not only that, but Johns finds a way to put the future earth under a red sun, taking Superman's powers away and reducing him just to the flight ring's ability to fly. Would he still be Superman?I was blown away by the concepts, but having watched Johns handle so many characters with aplomb in the past, I knew I was in good hands. The story starts with a simple conceit: that the worlds are polarizing, and Earth has become xenophobic to the degree that they rewrote Superman's history. According to the new popular legend, Clark Kent was just an earth man given mighty powers by the planet to become her protector.Superman, who had once been the influence that first brought the Legion together, was now the reason the United Planets treaties were on the verge of total failure. Now there's a story.But Johns doesn't stop with merely an excellent story. While he's busy turning the Superman mythos on their head, he reaches back into the past and brings forward everything that was great about the Legion. All the interplay, the character backgrounds, the loyalty, everything that made the Legion like no other comic book around, is here again in these pages. Including the Legion of Substitute Heroes. This just wouldn't have been the perfect story without them.Not only that, but Johns again takes a stand to remind us what Superman is all about and what makes that character so unique. I loved the book. Loved the story and loved the homage to so much of the wonder I grew up with all those years ago.Gary Frank's art took a little getting used to at first, but he won me over within a few pages. It just looked different than anything I was used to in the Legion, too realistic, then he pulled me into that futuristic world in a way that I hadn't been there before.If you haven't read comics in a long time, Geoff Johns and SUPERMAN AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES are the strongest reasons I know to come back to believing teens can fly.

Das Comic ist gut gezeichnet und hat eine tolle, stimmige Story vorzuweisen. Bei Legion Comics ist das nicht immer so. Sehr zu empfehlen.

While Superman is one of my favorite superheroes, I mainly enjoy seeing him interact with other notable characters, like in a team book like "Justice League." However, this team isn't as well known as some of the others out there. This team is the Legion of Super-Heroes, a group of (former) kids with superpowers located within the future who have decided to join together and work for the common good. One of the interesting aspects of this team of heroes is that their inspiration for why they do what they do is Superman. Superman's very image in this future time is revered by all those on Earth, along with some aren't even from Earth. However, this book presents a story where Superman's image has been perverted and is now used as an image of Earthling superiority, as opposed to equality for all races and beings. The beings who are now using Superman's image have caused so many problems throughout the universe that their actions are leading to an intergalactic war, so it's up to Superman and some of the members of the Legion of Super-Heroes to stop this war before it destroys the Earth. The writing and art are done by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank respectively, the creative team behind the awesome "Superman: Brainiac", and let me tell you, they work fantastically together. Johns' script compliments Frank's art perfectly. I have no real problems with this book. The only "troubles" I had with the book were how I didn't know a majority of the characters, though that doesn't matter much since they are all introduced very well, and some instances where the art falters when it comes to the faces on the numerous children in the book; sometimes, they just look demonic. However, that's not something that's entirely untrue even in the real world. Anyway, these nitpicks don't detract from the book in any significant way. Overall, I'd give this book a 5 out of 5.

A thousand years from now the Earth is part of Intergalactic Confederation. But something happen Earth is become sort xenophobic to all alien. For nearly several hundred years earth has no problem with alien. But a few years a anti-alien group wanted all aliens of earth. The starters were group of super-power beings all from Earth. But they were rejects from organization called the Legion of Super Heroes. One discovered a artifact that Superman was not a alien from Krypton. But a human from to protect Earth from alien off-world. This lie cause anti-alien movement that cause trouble all. Human and non-human.So Brainic sent a time machine to get Superman to help the Legion. But a error in the machine sent Superman several months later than expected. Other than peaceable future. He find out the anti-alien moment that caused remove any and all alien. And imprison. Any person that helps aliens. And torture them. So Superman and some of surviving members of the Legion to help solve and save both Earth and Confederation from destroy itself. He get help from band of eject who powers flawed. But one who found away to help legion as sort second team sort of Beta group heroes that need from time to time.