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  The Legion of Super-Heroes #2 Released 9/2/2026 DC Comics, Color 32 Pages No Escape Joshua Williamson - Writer Hayden Sherman - Artist Tamra Bonvillain - Colorist Hassan Otsmane-Elhadu - Letterer Chris Rosa - Associate Editor Paul Kaminski - Group Editor Synopsis We open on a splash page of the Persuader Manual showing the entry for Bismollians while havoc is being wreaked in the background. We continue directly from Brande's office in Issue 1 with Tenzil taking a bite out of one of the Persuaders' helmets. He and Brainiac 1 of 5 jump out the very high window pursued closely by the winged Persuader. All three land easily, and Tenzil starts to eat random tings from the sidewalk, barfing up a wall of flame so that he and Brainy can escape, while the Persuader shields herself with her wings. The other two Persuaders join and are given orders to use their superpowers to eliminate the witnesses. One has cold frost emanate from his hand, the other has quills protruding and we see m...

  Legion of Super-Heroes #1 Released 9/2/2026 DC Comics, Color 35 Pages Who Killed the Future? Joshua Williamson - Writer Hayden Sherman - Artist Tamra Bonvillain - Colorist Hassan Otsmane-Elhadu - Letterer Chris Rosa - Associate Editor Paul Kaminski - Group Editor Synopsis Our book begins with a narration of a diary whose author shall be revealed later; a narration of the origins of Superboy in a single page, a boy who wanted to use his powers to help others.   A THOUSAND YEARS LATER we see the sprawling megalopolis of Superopolis, capital of Earth (with a giant statue of Superman in the distance). The diary writer speaks to an optimism to the return of heroes who are to be admired, not worshipped. We focus on a crime scene - Science Police and Persuaders (armor clad sentinels with energy axes) cordon off an area with a body covered in a sheet with a traditional "Legion L" painted in red on the wall behind.  Private detectives Brainiac One of Five and Tenzil are sur...

Superman Year One Thousand #1 (2026 Annual) Released July 29, 2026 DC Comics, Color 39 Pages The Return of Superman Joshua Williamson - Writer Eddie Barrows - Artist Adriano Lucas - Colorist Ariana Maher - Letterer Jillian Grant - Assistant Editor Paul Kaminski - Editor Synopsis (SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT READ THIS) Lois Lane wakes up in her apartment to find Clark typing at his laptop. She talks about coming to terms with the possibility of Clark living forever, only to find out she's dreaming. We get a two page splash summing up the end of DC KO where Superman wins the King Omega prize and fixes the past from Darkseid's influence. Superman feels a pull into the future and lands on a boat helmed by Hourman, sailing on the sea of time, which has been roiled into a hurricane due to a mysterious glowing force that is destroying the futures.  Superman decides to take care of this, but Hourman warns him of losing himself in the timestream. Accepting the risk, Superman goes th...

  Greetings Legionnaires!   As I write this, we are on the cusp of the NINTH separate Volume of the Legion of Super Heroes comic book to be published.   Why nine?   Well, I’m glad you asked!   This is a very confusing subject for many, especially new readers, but even long-time readers, as in addition to different publishing volumes, there have been completely independent VERSIONS of the team.   These we usually refer to as Original/OG, Reboot, Threeboot, Retroboot and Bendisboot/Rebirth, as they are all distinct iterations of the team. But those are only FIVE versions of the team.   Where do we get NINE volumes?   Okay, bear with me here. Even though the Legion started in the pages of Adventure Comics and even went into Action Comics for a time, the Legion did not get a book titled “Legion of Super Heroes” until 1973.   This was a four-issue run that reprinted Adventure 328 (The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion), Adventure 333 (The War Betwe...

A New Legion of Super-Heroes is coming!  Can fandom give it a chance? Its June 24, 2026, almost a week after the announcement of the new Legion of Super-Heroes ongoing title by Joshua Williamson and Hayden Sherman. Starting September 2, a new Legion will take to the page, spring boarding out of the results of DC's KO event from the past year, which also featured the evil Legion of Darkseid, who used them as his field commanders, destroying the future in their wake, including a scene from the "War of the Legions" where members of all the other versions were defeated. In the conclusion of the KO tournament, Superman was victorious, and as such set out to rebuild the future. Presumably, the future that Superman creates is that of the new Legion that we see.  Like clockwork, once any new Legion is announced, there is a big wave of excitement, and that is certainly true in this case when we are talking about two of the best creators in current comics behind the book. The advan...

Superman #30 Released September 24, 2025 DC Comics, Color 22 Pages Legion of Darkseid, Part 3 - The Great Collision Joshua Williamson - Writer Dan Mora - Artist Alejandro Sånchez - Colorist Ariana Maher - Letterer Jillian Grant - Assistant Editor Paul Kaminski - Editor Synopsis *SPOILERS ABOUND* Part 3 begins with Evil Imra/Saturn Girl giving a bit of a backstory of her universe and Legion origin. She was used as a weapon in the Braal/Titan war and was cast into prison for being too dangerous. But as part of this isolation, she makes contact with Darkseid's mind and sees what she calls the "Final God" and an image of Darkseid and Absolute Superman.  In short order, she manipulates her guards to kill each other, then breaks Rokk Krinn out of prison in an inspired moment to create a Legion.  Snap to the present and Imra is pleased with Superboy Prime's turnabout towards evil.  Again. After some posturing from Lightning Lad, he goes to retrieve Booster Gold, and we are t...