Post-Zero Hour Reboot Legion

Series · 5 books · 2004-2017

By Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, Geoff Johns

Books in series

DC Comics Presents Legion of Super-Heroes #1

2011

With the hardcover collection of LEGION LOST coming in June, DC Comics collects the tale that led into that space-spanning epic: LEGION OF THE DAMNED, originally published in LEGIONNAIRES #79-80 and LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #122-123. Featuring spectacular art by Olivier Coipel, the story begins as Cosmic Boy, Brainiac 5 and other heroes return to Earth, only to find it dominated by the alien race known as the Blight. How can the team stop these alien invaders when they're being picked off one by one?

The Legion by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning 1

2017

Dan Abnett (AQUAMAN, Guardians of the Galaxy) and Andy Lanning's (THE AUTHORITY, Guardians of the Galaxy) legendary run chronicling the Legion of Super-Heroes' adventures are collected here in THE LEGION BY DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING VOL. 1. Joined by superstar artist Olivier Coipel (Mighty Thor), the creative team introduces an uncertain and exciting future for its greatest heroes with gripping characterization, cosmic-level threats and epic sci-fi storytelling! Earth at the end of the 30th century. A super-modern age, and the pinnacle of human cultural endeavors. Then came the Blight. Who they are is irrelevant. What matters is what this highly advanced, techno-organic culture wants: the life energies of the worlds they come across. Upon infiltrating the United Planets' means of hyper-accelerated interstellar transportation, the Blight entwine Earth and destroy its forces within hours. Where life once flourished, it now deteriorates. And those who don't die meet a worse fate: they become of the Blight. That includes the Legion of Super-Heroes, the U.P.'s young champions. Unable to fend off the invaders, their once-great numbers now serve the Blight and hunt down the last resisting Legionnaires—the ones looking to find enough survivors and open one last Stargate to freedom. Earth, the United Planets, the Legion of Super-Heroes...they're all damned. Collects LEGIONNAIRES #78-81, LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #122-125 and LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES SECRET FILES #2.

The Legion

Foundations

2004

The Legion—the 31st century's greatest heroes—introduces the team's newest member: Superboy! But is it the Superboy from the 21st century, or someone new? In FOUNDATIONS, a dead hero returns, a young man finds his destiny, and an apocalyptic darkness rears its hellish head.

Final Crisis

Legion of 3 Worlds

2014

Superstar writer Geoff Johns and legendary artist George Perez deliver the Crisis of the 31st century as the Legion of Super-Heroes reaches out for help against a powerful foe they can't beat alone! From the moment Superman landed on Earth until the end of time, the Time Trapper has sought to erase Superman's impact on the universe. But the Legion of Super-Heroes have always been there to stop the relentless villain. Now, one Legion isn't enough as the Time Trapper taps a twisted mirror image of The Boy of Steel from a parallel Earth long dead: Superboy-Prime! Who will answer the Legion's call for help? With ties to INFINITE CRISIS, FINAL CRISIS and the history of the DCU, this tremendous miniseries is not to be missed!

#Lost

The Legion by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning 2

2011

Everything—their families, their friends and teammates, their very galaxy—gone in a blinding flash of light. Upon preventing a cataclysmic rift in their universe, several members of the 30th century's famed champions, the Legion of Super-Heroes, find themselves stranded an inconceivable distance from home, with no devisable method of safe return. Before they can even attempt to return to their galaxy, however, the Legionnaires must first endure the unknowns of a hostile galaxy plagued by the alien Progeny, whose godlike creator deems diverse species impure "variants" subject to eugenic "deletion." It is these encounters, and their own questionable solutions, that will soon have the heroes wondering if the very purpose of the Legion—powerful individuals from across the cosmos, bound together by a common dream of galactic harmony—has also been lost. Joined by superstar artist Olivier Coipel (The Mighty Thor), who made his comics debut on the series, Abnett and Lanning strand the future's greatest heroes in an unknown galaxy beset with mysterious cosmic threats for epic sci-fi storytelling at its finest. Collects all 12 issues of the critically praised maxi-series Legion Lost!

Authors

Andy Lanning

Author · 55 books

Andy Lanning is a British comic book writer and inker, known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, and for his collaboration with Dan Abnett.

Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time. His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.