Two Bits Of Legionnaire Business

1) OK, that's just adding insult to injury with respect to my not getting the action figure set. Tonight's Big Bang Theory has the Legion figure set appearing in the background in scenes taking place in the comics store the characters shop in. For those who recorded it, look behind Sheldon's left shoulder.

2) Still need some Legion Archives? www.talesofwonder.com is running a sale that includes most of the already printed Legion Archive volumes at half price. I've shopped with them before and been satisfied.

If you're in Chicago on Saturday....

In case you didn't see this on one of the mailing lists or elsewhere:



Hey Guys,

I normally don't promote anything going on at my shop on list but this
is HUGE (to me)

This Saturday (October 22)

Jeff and Phil Moy are at Third Coast Comics to sign copies of Star
Trek/Legion of Super Heroes #1 from 2PM to 7PM

They are also bringing Cory Corani! All of these guys are also pretty
plugged into the video game industry given their work on the X-Men
Legends and Ultimate Alliance franchises.

Now I don't know how many of you are in the Chicago area (I know
Anstey is a few hours south I think) but this could be a cool event
for us legion fans!

Third Coast Comics
6234 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60660
www.thirdcoastcomics.com

Let's Hope This Isn't The Final Scene In The Legion/Trek Crossover...

Today's Let's Be Friends Again posits an ending for the Legion/Trek crossover that's just wrong...

January Legion solicitations

Also, a reminder that the first issue of the Legion / Star Trek crossover comes out this week.

LEGION LOST #5
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA
Art and cover by PETE WOODS
On sale JANUARY 11
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
RATED T
Our team of time-stranded Legionnaires must do battle with Alastor, the hulking bio-terrorist who has unleashed his lethal future virus in the present-day DCU! But before they arrive on the scene, Dawnstar must try to survive the behemoth alone!

LEGION: SECRET ORIGIN #4
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art and cover by CHRIS BATISTA and MARC DEERING
On sale JANUARY 25
32 pg, FC, 4 of 6, $2.99 US
RATED T
As more worlds fall to the mysterious alien armada, the Legion continues its struggle to defend the United Planets. Will new members Ultra Boy and Star Boy be enough to turn the tide?

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #5
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by WALTER SIMONSON and DAN GREEN
Cover by WALTER SIMONSON
On sale JANUARY 18
32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
RATED T
Legendary artist Walter Simonson comes on board for an ambitious single-issue story that walks you through a day in the life of the Legion, checking in with every single member along the way! It’s a race against time to find the meaning of Dream Girl’s predawn vision before its secret can catch the team by surprise!

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: THE CHOICE TP
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by YILDIRAY CINAR, FRANCIS PORTELA and WAYNE FAUCHER
Cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and WAYNE FAUCHER
On sale FEBRUARY 29
224 pg, FC, $17.99 US
This new LEGION title collects issues #1-6 from 2010, including the unwelcome debut of Earth-Man, the kidnapping of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad’s twins, the revelation of a new Green Lantern and more!

How'd People Do On Getting The Action Figures?

Given that Mattycollector is now showing them as sold out, I'll abuse the power Michael gave me (: -)) and ask if anyone might have gotten an extra set they'd be willing to sell me. Over a 3+ hour period, I repeatedly got "payment not authorized" messages, despite trying several credit cards, different browsers, and clearing out cookies and caches. Anyone else have similar problems?

Action Figures On Sale Tomorrow

Final reminder that the Legion figure 12-pack goes on sale tomorrow (Monday) at 0900 EDT, 1200 PDT, at www.mattycollector.com. $180 plus postage and possibly tax (definitely in California). In addition to the Legion figures, they're also selling a fair number of Ghostbusters, Masters of the Universe, and Rainbow Lantern DCU figures, so don't be surprised if you're tossed into a wait loop at first. To save time, I recommend going to the site today and creating a shipping/billing profile. Mattycollector's page for the figures is here.

The Chameleon Boy - Spider-Man Feud

This week's Comic Book Legends Revealed looks at a brief "feud" between Marvel and DC. The DC contribution was Cham breaking the fourth wall after having changed into a spider to comment that he'd been "changing into all sorts of weird shapes long before [Spider-Man, or at least a description of him] walked up his first wall". Michael is given credit for providing needed info for the piece.

Why Does Brainiac 5 Stay In The Legion?

Christopher Bird provides his explanation, in a nice one page introduction to Brainy. It's done as part of a series where he writes an intro to a character, each of which is drawn by a different artist. In this case, the art style reminds me of Ty Templeton's.

Legion To Guest In Action Comics #5-6

Per the DC Source blog, the Legion will be guest-starring in Action #5 and 6, which'll be done by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert. Assuming the book will still be set five years in the past at the start of Superman's career, and given the implication in Legion #1 that the Legion has still previously met Kal-El in the DCnU continuity, I'd guess this would be "classic Legion" rather than being limited to the Legion Lost team.

Action Figure Two Week Warning

Just a heads-up that Mattel's Legion of Super-Heroes 12-pack (14 if you count Proty and the empty slot labelled Invisible Kid) of 6" scale action figures will be going on sale at noon EDT on Monday October 17th. Cost will be $180 + postage and possibly plus tax (certainly true if you're in California).

Ordering during one of the monthly sales can be frustrating, as frequently their servers are overloaded and you're tossed into a waiting loop. At least the loop does visibly refresh every 5 seconds, so you don't have to wonder if you're still in the queue. However, I'd still recommend going to www.mattycollector.com in advance and setting up a profile with your shipping and billing addresses to save time on the actual sales day.

Picture of the complete set can be seen here.