This week’s recommendation is something very dear to my heart. As you can tell from the title it’s L.E.G.I.O.N. which launched in 1989. And this thing literally has everything. Walk with me.
Beautiful covers by Kevin Maguire.
Initially plotted by Keith Giffen and scripted by Alan Grant.
Alan Grant takes over plotting.
Barry Kitson takes over from him, with co-plotter Mark frickin’ Waid.
It’s a prequel, of sorts, to the Legion of Super-Heroes.
And it has Lobo who is FORCED to work in a team. Ha, yeah right.
In short, it’s probably one of my favorite comic book series of all time and each storyline, all the way up to its final issue of #58, takes you through such an epic and beautiful sci-fi journey, that you scream at the moon that this thing has not, and I repeat, HAS NOT, been collected.
So you do have to hunt down the single issues.
Luckily, you can find them from time to time in the dollar bins. And it is worth every minute and second to hunt these down because if you are a fan of comics, great art and storytelling, L.E.G.I.O.N. just has to be in your collection.
Or you’re not a real human being.
And speaking of not being a real human being. By far the greatest pleasure in the series is Vril Dox, who is a descendent of Brainiac Five and the leader of the L.E.G.I.O.N. Dox is severely hated and everyone, throughout its 58 issue run, is trying to either kill him or at least find a way to force him out of the leadership position. It leads to a lot of comedic moments and this week’s fan-art is dedicated to that. Both Lobo and Garryn Bek really just want to kill this guy. But Vox is always one step ahead and comes out on top. Much to the universe’s annoyance.
Enjoy.
Bis bald,
-Franka
