MSP#204: LEGION!

Published: May 26, 2010, 6:31 a.m.

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Legion of Super-Heroes

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In this issue: The Super Future Friends Return, radioactive dust, Brightest Day, the Legion of Super-Heroes, and TORNADO!

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NEWS\\n
No Ordinary Family, Smallville, The Cape\\n
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REVIEWS\\n
\\nStephen\\n
\\nDO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?: DUST TO DUST #1\\u2028
Written by Chris Roberson\\u2028
Drawn by Robert Adler
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\\nA science-fiction publishing event! Who hunted androids before Rick Deckard? Taking place immediately after World War Terminus ends, the problems with artificial life \\u2013 androids \\u2013 become apparent. The government decides they must become targets, hunted down, but who will do the dirty work? Two men are assigned: Malcolm Reed, a \\u2019special\\u2019 human with the power to feel others\\u2019 emotions, and Charlie Victor, who\\u2019s the perfect man for the job \\u2013 or is he? Meanwhile Samantha Wu, a Stanford biologist, fights to save the last of the world\\u2019s animals. John W. Campbell Memorial Award-nominee Chris Roberson writes the prequel to John W. Campbell Memorial Award-winner Philip K. Dick\\u2019s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, one of the greatest science fiction novels ever published!

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[rating:3.5/5]

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Rodrigo\\n
\\nOKKO: THE CYCLE OF AIR #2\\u2028
Written by Hub\\u2028
Illustrated by Hub\\u2028
Cover by Hub
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\\nA samurai whose father Okko killed many years ago seeks revenge, but the warrior chooses instead to confront a demon-hunting bunraku, who has his sights set on Okko\\u2019s longtime faithful companion, Noburo. The ronin and the hunter engage in an epic, violent duel, a duel that may well be Okko\\u2019s last\\u2026\\n
Mature Readers (series contains Graphic Violence and Adult Content)

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[rating:4/5]

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Matthew\\n
\\nBrightest Day #2\\n
Written by GEOFF JOHNS and PETER J. TOMASI \\u2022 Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK and JOE PRADO \\u2022 Covers by DAVID FINCH \\u2022 Variant cover by IVAN REIS and OCLAIR ALBERT
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\\nBRIGHTEST DAY continues, but in ways you can\'t possibly expect! What does BRIGHTEST DAY mean to the DC Universe? Is everything from here on out going to be bright and shiny? No, BRIGHTEST DAY means something else entirely, something we can\'t tell you...yet. But we can tell you our heroes will need to rise up more than ever to combat the forces of evil, and a select few will uncover a secret that binds them ALL.\\n
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[rating:1.5/5]

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MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK\\n
Over the last 20 years, there have been some really good animated series based on DC characters.\\xa0 This week, we want to know what your favorite DC animated television series of the last 20 years is the bee\\u2019s knees

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VOTE

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MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: The Legion of Super-Heroes #1 \\n
\\nFan-favorite LEGION writer Paul Levitz returns to the 31st century super team he made supreme with an all-new intergalactic era! This exciting series picks up on threads from Geoff Johns\\u2019s \\u201cSuperman and the Legion of Super-Heroes\\u201d storyline and creates its own all-new ones, including a Green Lantern Corps tie-in and the destruction of a major planet! Rocket on board here as Levitz and rising star artist Yildiray Cinar (TEEN TITANS) revitalize one of DC\\u2019s most beloved franchises starting with an oversized first issue with a Variant cover by superstar artist Jim Lee!\\n
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Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody\'s Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show!

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