So we’ve finally been getting around to watching the new Legion of Super-Heroes cartoon, on the “CW.” We missed Ep. 1, but have caught 2-3.
Well, Kitten likes it — as do I. The animation style is (sorry, Avo) as stylized as the above indicates — a bit more conventional than Teen Titans, a bit more stylish than BTAS or STAS. The stories have been straightforward action/teen/comic bookish fare — nothing spectacular, but nothing to cringe at.
The folks above match the team members as I’ve seen them. Phantom Girl (not much to say about her), Braniac-5 (half annoying genius kid brother, half Transformer), Saturn Girl (who’s a decent martial artist and TK type in addition to being a telepath), Lightning Lad (rough, gruff, and wise-cracking team leader), Timber Wolf (whose origin story we got), Bouncing Boy (jovial pilot), and Superman.
Um … yeah … Superman. That’s who the Legion went back in time to get, but went back a bit too far. But evidently the name Superboy is never actually mentioned, possibly due to legal issues.
Whatever. He’s the boy version, a bit callow, but still the super-hero.
Many other heroes have, or will, appear, but that’s the “core team” from the two eps I’ve seen.
Good stuff. Look forward to more of it.