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September 2011

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
On sale SEPTEMBER 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The Legion of Super-Heroes has been decimated by the worst disaster in its history. Now, the students of the Legion Academy must rise to the challenge of helping the team rebuild – but a threat of almost unstoppable power is rising at the edge of Dominator space, and if the new recruits fail, the Legion Espionage Squad may be the first casualties in a war that could split worlds in half!


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LEGION LOST #1
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA
Art and cover by PETE WOODS
On sale SEPTEMBER 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Seven heroes from the 31st century have traveled back to the present day. Their mission: Save their future from annihilation. But when the future tech they brought with them fails, they find themselves trapped in a nightmarish world that, for them, is the ultimate struggle to survive!
Don’t miss the start of this all-new LEGION series illustrated by Pete Woods – fresh off his spectacular run on ACTION COMICS – who is joined by writer Fabian Nicieza (RED ROBIN)!

October 2011

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #2
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE and KARL STORY
On sale OCTOBER 19 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Taken hostage on a hostile world, the Espionage Squad is outmatched by a rebel leader that only one Legionnaire could possibly stand against – but Legion leader Mon-El may be outgunned as well! And just what does Brainiac 5 see in Glorith’s magic that could be a game changer for the Legion?


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LEGION LOST #2
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA
Art and cover by PETE WOODS
On sale OCTOBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Trapped in time with two teammates already dead and unsure if they’re infected or can ever return home, the lost Legionnaires must confront the horrific reality about the pathogen released by the terrorist Alastor when they are forced to confront the very first Hypersapien!

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LEGION: SECRET ORIGIN #1
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by CHRIS BATISTA and RICH PEROTTA
Cover by TOM FEISTER
On sale OCTOBER 26 • 1 of 6, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The architect of today’s Legion of Super-Heroes, Paul Levitz, delivers a science fiction odyssey on a scale you’ve never seen in a new, 6-issue miniseries!
The broad strokes of the Legion’s origin are well known, but you’ve never seen the secret machinations that went on behind the scenes! Why was the organization known as the United Planets formed? Who tried to kill R.J. Brande the first time? And what great power could leave entire planets desolate and lifeless? Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad may have founded the Legion, but the story starts here!

"According to DC, while familiar to fans, the Legion's origin has only been told in 'broad strokes' before, and this large-scale sci-fi odyssey delves into the secrets behind the scenes, including explaining how the organization known as the United Planets originally formed."

Re: that first cover image...I can't believe we got through the 90s without someone turning Chameleon Boy's arm into a gun (did we?) but better late than never I guess.  Although it does beg the question of what exactly he could use for ammo.  Logically anything that comes out of that barrel would represent a lost piece of himself.

Putting Chris Sprouse (back) on the Legion is genius, though.

"When DC approached Paul Levitz about writing the Legion: Secret Origin mini-series, he wasn't interested in telling yet another version of the Legion of Super-Heroes' founding.

But the writer did want to give new readers a primer on Legion history, introducing them to the exciting DC Universe of the 31st Century.

So in October, when Levitz launches the six-issue Secret Origin mini with artist Chris Batista, readers will not get a retelling of the Legion's origin.

Instead, the comic will concentrate on the "secret" part of its title, exploring the unknown parts of the founding events."

Levitz's DCnU LEGION Mini Tells More SECRETS Than ORIGINS

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dcnu-levitz-legion-secret-origin-110716.html

I'm just glad that DC announced that the Legion titles are among the 3 DC titles not getting a serious reboot (the other 2 are Batman and Green Lantern)

The Legion's timeline has been the biggest victim of reboots so glad to see it won't seriously be affected this time.