Legion Lost
| Legion Lost | |
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Cover for Legion Lost (vol. 2) #1 (September 2011)
Art by Pete Woods and Brad Anderson. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date(s) |
(vol. 1) May 2000 - April 2001 (vol. 2) September 2011 - January 2013 |
| No. of issues |
(vol. 1): 12 (vol. 2): 16 & 0 (as of March 2013) |
| Main character(s) |
(vol. 1) Legion of Super-Heroes Kwai (vol. 2) Legion of Super-Heroes |
| Creative team | |
| Written by |
(vol. 1) Dan Abnett Andy Lanning (vol. 2) Fabian Nicieza |
| Penciller(s) |
(vol. 1) Oliver Coipel Pascal Alike (vol. 2) Pete Woods |
| Inker(s) | Andy Lanning |
| Letterer(s) | Comicraft |
| Colorist(s) |
(vol. 1) Tom McCraw (vol. 2) Brad Anderson |
| Editor(s) | Mike McAvennie |
Legion Lost is the name of two superhero titles published by DC Comics, both starring the Legion of Super-Heroes. The first series was a 12-issue comic book limited series co-written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, often collectively referred to and interviewed as "DnA", penciled primarily by Oliver Coipel, with Pascal Alixe filling in for some issues, inked by Lanning and colored by Tom McCraw. The second series was created as part of DC's New 52 relaunch.
The first "Legion Lost" series—along with its companion series "Legion Worlds"—was designed mainly as a "jump on" point for the Legion franchise. Per this, the series revolves around a set number of Legionnaires and each issue being told from the point of view of a particular Legionnaire. It is the third story in the Abnett and Lanning Legion series, following the events of "Legion of the Damned" and "Widening Rifts". It was followed by "Legion Worlds" and a brand new Legion series, titled "The Legion". The series ran for 12 issues in 2000 and 2001 and was collected in a hardcover collection series in 2011.
In September, 2011, DC Comics launched a new monthly series (Legion Lost, vol. 2 ). The series replaces "Adventure Comics" as the second Legion title published by DC Comics, as part of The New 52 and focuses on a small group of the original incarnation of Legion of the Super-Heroes (and Earth-247 Legionnaire Gates) as they are stranded in the present day 21st Century, having failed to stop a shape-shifting terrorist from Rimbor from infecting Earth with a deadly virus. The series follows the changing rules of time travel since the events of Flashpoint, where time travel is more difficult. The title's final issue, #16, was published in January 2013.
Following the destruction of the Legion Outpost base by a tear in the fabric of space, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5.1, Chameleon, Umbra, Kid Quantum, Live Wire, Apparition, and Monstress find themselves lost on the far side of the universe. They are discovered by Shikari, a half-bug/half-humanoid alien whose people are being hunted by an alien race known as "The Progeny". Later on, the group is also joined by their teammate "ERG-1" (who soon takes the name Wildfire after Shikari mistakenly calls him that), who had been sucked into the rift prior to the other Legionnaires; with Shikari and her tracking power acting as their guide, they start looking for ways home.
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