Awesome Cover Friday: Now with flight rings!

I like the new Waid/Kitson Legion of Super-Heroes comic. Seeing Palmiotti & Gray on the latest issue made me very happy even if they are inking the thing rather than writing it. Do those guys just team up on everything now? Are they gradually melding into a gestalt being or some sort of Siamese Comics Professional joined at the knee?

Anyway, here are some of my favorite LSH covers from the '80s.

#38

OK, this is just pretty. It's the kind of cover that gets noticed at a distance and the design is stunning. It looks like you could warm your hands on it.

#40

BAM! Oh, crap! Giant hand! Also, "Starfinger" sounds like a 30th-century Bond villain.



#50

This is my favorite Legion of Super-Heroes cover from the late '80s run. It's different from nearly every other cover in the series which makes it stand out. It's also different from comic covers in general. It reminds me of the covers science-fiction magazines had back in the day.



-=Special Bonus Cover=-

La Légion des Super-Héros! Awesome! Yes, I admit it. I just like seeing comic characters shouting en Français!

Charge up your flight rings, folks

The Legion Omnicom has an excellent rundown of the current state of Legion continuity. That's the Legion of Super-Heroes, don't-cha-know.

Speaking of the Legion, here are a couple of my favorite Legion images from back in the day. The first one is an awesome team picture by Curt Swan. The second speaks for itself.

Back From The Con - Mark Waid!

MidSouthCon was even more fun this year than it was last year. I made it to all but one of the Mark Waid panels I wanted to see. He talked a bit about his upcoming John Doe series for Boom! Studios. He also discussed the future of The Brave and the Bold which looks like it's going to keep having the stuff I want to read. Issue 5 has the Legion of Super-Heroes in it!

He even autographed my Ruse trades despite the PTSD response that memories of Crossgen must have triggered.

In other news, I met a bunch of cool people, played a lot of games, helped throw an awesome party, and did a little networking for Hypericon, the one I work for.

I'm recovering from the con nicely and will resume regular content soon.