Jim Shooter Returns to Legion of Superheroes

OFFICIAL: JIM SHOOTER RETURNS TO DC'S LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES - NEWSARAMA

Forty-one years ago, a fourteen-year-old named Jim Shooter made comic-book history as a teenager writing the adventures of teenagers -- specifically, DC's far-future team series THE LEGION OF SUPERHEROES.  The concepts Shooter created are still making money for DC; the recent animated incarnations of the Legion, in the JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED series and in their own Sat-AM series, have used Shooter's characters heavily.  Shooter returned to the title in the early '70's; then left for a controversial career, including a run as Marvel's editor-in-chief in the late '70's through the mid-'80's; and a couple of comics line start-ups at other companies, with varying success.

Now, a 50-something Shooter is returning to his roots.  He will begin writing the current version of the LEGION with issue #37.

The Legion has been a tough book to handle.  It has been through numerous "re-boots" in the last couple of decades.  The most recent version, written by ace comics writer Mark Waid, started out engrossing, then lost me after about 10 issues.  The animated series shows that the concept of a bunch of super-powered teenagers in their own law-enforcement club retains great potential for fun entertainment.  Let's see if Shooter can meet that potential.

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