| Title | : | Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes (2017) #1 |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 23 |
| Publication | : | Published June 12, 2017 |
| Awards | : | AML Award Comics (2017) |
Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes (2017) #1 Reviews
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Super-powered teenagers from 2966 come back to find the most powerful teenage superhero 1966 has to offer: Robin? Will they be disappointed? And what happens when someone steals their time bubble? Holy Grandfather Paradox, Batman!
Here we are, the comic I've been waiting months upon months to read. I've had a soft spot for the Batman TV show since watching the Batman movie one rainy Saturday afternoon as a kid, and I have fond memories of reading reprints of the Legion of Super-Heroes in Adventure Comics. Was I disappointed! Hell no!
This book, much like Bug!, feels like the Allreds had been waiting their whole lives to create it. You can feel the love for both properties on every page. It's full of Bat-puns and inside jokes about the Legion's history. When Ferro Lad, Braniac 5, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, and Chameleon Boy show up in 1966, they don't get quite what they expect. Robin doesn't even have super powers!
Universo and Egghead didn't do a whole lot besides provide a reason to get Batman into the future with half of the team and Robin leading the Legion in modern day Gotham. I'd say my favorite part of the book was Batman repeatedly rubbing Braniac 5 the wrong way. "Logic is science and computers. Lots and lots of computers."
It was nice to see a cameo appearance by Matter Eater Lad in the background, as promised by Michael Allred on Twitter. I didn't notice the Legion's upside down rocket-shaped clubhouse but I haven't combed through the background yet. There are a lot of other Easter Eggs (ha!) that I noticed by I don't want to spoil them.
At the end of the day, this crossover was as great as I thought it would be. Too bad it's just a one-shot. Five out of five Bat-tastic stars. -
This was the worst editing job I think I have ever seen in a graphic novel. It's obvious that whole panels were cut for the purpose of space, but nothing was done to the dialogue to compensate. The reader is therefore left to infer great gaps in the storytelling to figure out what happened from panel to panel.
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The most unusual of the Batman '66 crossovers in a way. Hear me out: even though it involves DC characters, the others are crossovers with other TV shows of the era or close to the era. This Legion of Super-Heroes is not from a live-action TV show. (I don't think they're from the 2000s animated series either, right?) That being said, it's cool seeing this Batman and Robin interact with other superpowered characters further down this DC timeline.
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Holy flight rings Batman! I love Mike Allred's art and it is great to see his version of the Legion.
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I love Mike Allred's art. It draws me to lots of things I might not otherwise consider. Loving the Legion of Super-Heroes, this was pretty much a slam-dunk to want to read. Didn't realize there were two issues, but that just means twice as much fun, right?
The Legion crew (some, not all) come back in a time bubble to contact Dick Grayson/Robin to help them capture Universo (who has come back in time). Meanwhile, Egghead discovers the time bubble and manages to go back to the future.
The humor from other Batman '66 books appears throughout. While it was fun to see some of the Legion members, this first volume is primarily a Batman book. I'm hoping the second part shows off the Legionnaires more than this first one.
Note: read on my Kindle with guided view. This read extremely fast, like ludicrous fast. As in, the time it would take me to read 2-3 pages in a paper comic book, I was finished. Not a slam, just an observation.
