Legion of Super-Heroes #8
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Beginning a special two-part comics storytelling event! Over the course of two spectacular issues, 44 artists will dive into the 31st century-with each page starring a different Legionnaire! It starts when the team is arrested by a galactic authority that does not approve of the Legion-and it leads into an intergalactic showdown that will affect every member of the team!
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9.6
Supergirl Comic Box Commentary - Anj
Aug 31, 2020And some people aren't happy. Mon-El has been surly this entire series.How interesting he used to date Phantom Girl! The Jo-Tinya relationship is one of the most entrenched in Legion lore. Her dating Mon? Maybe she has a type.And Mon-Tasmia is the other entrenched Legion romance. So nice wrinkle here, tossing things into the mix. So much fun! Read Full Review
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9.0
Chuck's Comic Of The Day - Chuck
Aug 31, 2020Despite the clutter and chaos, I have to say that I'm really enjoying this series. Learning about the future through the eyes of Jon (Superboy) Kent is a great way to bring those of us from the 21st Century up to speed. Read Full Review
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8.5
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Aug 25, 2020Bendis managed to take a gimmick and make it his strongest issue of Legion yet. Hopefully this is the start of a turnaround for the title before it meets a similar fate to Bendis other team title, Young Justice. Read Full Review
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8.1
Comic Watch - Jeff Brister
Sep 02, 2020The Trial of the Legion of Super-Heroes finally begins in issue #8, where the writing finally rises to the consistent excellence of the art. Read Full Review
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8.0
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Aug 26, 2020Overall, it's a fun issue that's a great spotlight for some of the most brilliant artists working in the industry " Jeff Lemire and David Mack in the same issue! But the script isn't quite up to the level of the murderer's row of talent here. Read Full Review
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8.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Aug 29, 2020This issue has a gorgeous medley of different artists, a different one for each page, and it looks great. The characters and story also continue to be quite fun. Read Full Review
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7.8
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Matthew Brake
Sep 01, 2020Legion of Superheroes #8 is an artist extravaganza wrapped in a bit of a mediocre story. Read Full Review
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7.5
AIPT - Frankie Sciulla
Aug 25, 2020Legion of Super-Heroes #8 is a good, solid issue, but is ultimately unworthy of its incredible art talent. Read Full Review
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7.0
But Why Tho? - Charles Hartford
Aug 25, 2020All in all,Legion of Super-Heroes #8 provides a solid narrative coupled with an interesting artistic delivery. Bendis and company continue to deliver a story that has just enough promise to keep me reading, though it never manages to really land as hard as Id like it to. Read Full Review
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6.3
Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson
Aug 31, 202041 artists, a lot of Legionnaires we haven't spent time with yet, and a breakneck plot make for an issue that you'll want to read more than once (but don't expect that to necessarily clear everything up.) Read Full Review
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6.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Aug 26, 2020It's a series with the ambitions of a shonen manga shackled to a publication schedule and price point that prevent it from flourishing. Read Full Review
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6.0
Dark Knight News - Carl Bryan
Aug 28, 2020Bendis' work on the Legion is becoming a bit formulaic. It's a huge task with a LOT of characters to keep new and old readers involved in the team, and the storyline. For me the series is dragging, but that's to be expected with so many people involved, and with Bendis wanting to pay tribute to all the Legion members. Read Full Review
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5.0
Forces Of Geek - Lenny Schwartz
Aug 26, 2020This could have been so cool! Sadly, it is barely memorable ten minutes after reading it. Read Full Review
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4.0
Weird Science - Jim Werner
Aug 28, 2020This series had potential but has evolved into nothing more than an ongoing disappointment with no sign on the horizon that its writer knows what is going on. Gracing the pages with different artists only reinforces how disjointed this title has become. It is in desperate need of adult supervision. Read Full Review
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0.8
The Fandom Post - Chris Beveridge
Sep 01, 2020If I'm actively wishing for a book to be canceled that cannot be a good sign. Read Full Review
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7.5
I could actually read this one! Some good artists.
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4.5
The concept of following a different legionnaire and having a different artist complete that art really isn't a bad idea. The execution here fails mostly due to Bendis's subpar script. He still struggles with pacing and characterization, and I don't feel this was the best issue to attempt this task as it felt half plot and half filler.
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4.0
Part Three of the Amazing Story of Gold Lantern! The details are being released at a teasingly slow pace since the story started back in issue #6, in the background of what scoffers will call an overabundance of subplots about trials and Dr. Fates and whatnot, but I can feel the threads coming together slowly and man! I can't wait!
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2.0
I don't understand why they're doing this gimmick. I don't understand why Bendis won't actually spend time developing these characters. I assume these two things are related. I'm sure at the conceptual stage, that was the idea with these next two issues. To develop the cast a bit. But it's like Bendis forgot how to do it and is desperately trying to drown the reader in word balloons instead. No one can complain if they're dead! I was originally reading this while waiting on someone in the parking lot of clinic, and I decided it was better to sit there and stare at the entrance instead of continuing to read this issue. That's not a joke. That's 100% truth. I hope this title gets a much better creative team soon.
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2.0
I tried so hard not to drop this comic. But I'm dropping it. God this is so annoying to read. Some of the art was nice at least.
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1.5
Abysmal.
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1.0
As much as it kills me to say this, the Bendis version of the Legion is just awful. It's unrecognizable as the Legion and this issue is even worse than most. Some of the "art" in this issue is truly AWFUL and it amazes me that someone let it be published in an actual comic.
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1.0
Man,how much damage does he need to do before DC realizes it's time to let this guy go!!
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