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Spotlight on the Legion of Super-Heroes

Mike Phillips — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 23:13:50 +0000

Just in time for the debut of Supergirl season 4 (on which the Legion of Super-Heroes will debut TV’s first trans super-heroine), Sequart would like to remind you of its big book on the Legion, Teenagers from… [more]

On “The Elements of Heartbreak”: A Special Valentine’s Day Post

Julian Darius — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:00:02 +0000

Legion of Super-Heroes #31 (July 1992), co-written by Giffen and Tom & Mary Bierbaum, would go down in history as one of the most controversial Legion stories of all time. Taking a break from the… [more]

Announcing Sequart’s Singles Program

Mike Phillips — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 12:00:50 +0000

Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to announce its new singles program with three new releases. Sequart singles are short books — under 100 pages. They’re bite-sized bunches of comics criticism, yet long enough… [more]

Jim Shooter on Breaking into Comics

Patrick Meaney — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:30:44 +0000

Jim Shooter wrote DC’s Legion of Super-heroes in the 1970s. What they didn’t know was that he was only 13 years old at the time. Here, Jim Shooter discusses how he became one of the… [more]

On Adventure Comics #332, by Edmond Hamilton and John Forte (1965)

Colin Smith — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:00:54 +0000

Adventure Comics #332, by Edmond Hamilton and John Forte (1965)" title="On Adventure Comics #332, by Edmond Hamilton and John Forte (1965)" style="float:left;" />The received wisdom has it that the future world of the Legion Of Super-Heroes was originally an inspiringly optimistic, comfortingly cosy, super-scientific utopia. And there are amateur pundits given to insisting that the Legion will… [more]

On Legion Lost #1, by Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods

Colin Smith — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:00:46 +0000

Legion Lost #1, by Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods" title="On Legion Lost #1, by Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods" style="float:left;" />Even putting the context of DC’s “New 52″ initiative aside, it’s difficult to imagine a situation in which Legion Lost might qualify as even a barely-adequate comic. For it’s such an awkwardly and unhelpfully written book… [more]

A Closer Look at DC’s Line-Wide Relaunch: The Rest of the Super-Heroes

Julian Darius — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:00:20 +0000

In addition to its more obvious “big guns,” DC’s relaunch includes a bunch of other super-hero offerings, including a promising new Aquaman series, new WildStorm-based titles such as Stormwatch, and many more. We’ll examine each here. The… [more]

Teenagers from the Future Now Available

Julian Darius — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:38:51 +0000

Teenagers from the Future Now Available" title="Teenagers from the Future Now Available" style="float:left;" />Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes is now available from Sequart Research & Literacy Organization. The book, edited by Timothy Callahan (Grant Morrison: The Early Years), sports a foreword by Matt… [more]

How I Learned to Love the Legion

Julian Darius — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:50:18 +0000

This is a few days old, but Timothy Callahan opens his most recent column, “When Worlds Collide” over at CBR, with a reference to me. Which puts me one step closer to world domination. The context… [more]

The Peter David Factor: Part 1

Mike Wilson — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:57:47 +0000

Hi, everyone. I’m going to be doing an issue by issue review of Peter David’s first run on X-Factor. Thanks to Sequart.com for allowing me to do this (and let’s hope they don’t end up… [more]