And Then I Read: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES 11

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This issue continues from the LEGION OF SUPER-VILLAINS one-shot, as the Legion goes after escaped prisoners set free by Saturn Queen, as part of her own escape from the prison planet of Takron-Galtos. Rimbor has some of them, and one team works there, while another is on the prison planet trying to find out what happened in the breakout. Meanwhile, Brainiac 5 has his hands full as temporary leader, but soon finds himself off-duty in that job. And the big action scene is a one-on-one fight between Timber Wolf and the villain Sun Emperor in Kyoto, Japan. Lots going on, and the story is more fragmented than usual, but each part reads well, with the one-on-one the most exciting part.

The art is by Daniel HDR and Wayne Faucher, and while the storytelling is fine, I'm not liking the way some of the characters are drawn, they seem a little wooden and mannequinish at times. Perhaps the comparison to ADVENTURE brings that out, where I think the art works better for me. It's all minor things, generally the art is fine, and the story moves right along.

Recommended.