Right about the time that I saw the Legion of Super-Heroes episode of JLU (a few weeks back), I read that there was a Legion of Super-Heroes series in the works. Yay!
Interestingly, though, based on this picture (reduced right), there’s no link between the JLU LoSH and the series LoSH. Instead, the line-up has changed some and we have much more Teen Titans-like art.
Which isn’t necessarily bad or good, just sort of curious. Though I’ll miss Supergirl, vs. Superboy.
One can argue over which version of costumes (or team line-up) is more canonically true to the comic until one’s blue in the face — but the comic has gone through so many reboots post-Crisis that you could make them all monkeys dressed up in clown suits and you could probably find a reboot that worked with that.
According to the associated article:
Series producer James Tucker, who was a producer on Justice League Unlimited, explained the look of the show for The Continuum.
“Artistically, the style of the show falls somewhere between Superman: The animated series and Clone Wars,” Tucker told The Continuum. “It’s definitely not anime-based at all.”
Asked about villains on the series, Tucker said, “It’s safe to say that the Fatal Five will be showing up several times, as well as a few other well known Legion foes.”
Looking forward to it.
I know that “prejudice” is “bad” (see your post on racism), but I can’t help it. If I detest the style of artwork on a cartoon, I’m almost certain to loathe the cartoon itself. I’ll give it a try, but I may not make it through the first episode. That’s what happened with the Teen Titans cartoon. I tried a little harder with The Batman, making it partway through the second episode, but regretted it.
I don’t care for the art style on The Batman myself, but I resent it more for replacing a perfectly good Batman TAS.
Teen Titans, though — if you can get past the art and the anime conventions (a big if, I grant you), it’s actually a pretty good show.
It’s difficult to judge based on a snapshot like this (though, really, it’s not all *that* different from, say, this). But I don’t have any particular heartburn. Yet.
Is…is that…could it be…Bouncing Boy!?!
I’m so happy!
I wonder when Matter-Eating Lad will make an appearance? [grin]
I assume it’s Bouncing Boy …
Actually, I was fairly impressed by the BB on the JLU ep — it actually showed how a bouncing character could be effective.
I’m assuming that the LoSH cartoon will include more than just the seven characters shown, though they may be, JLU-style, the core characters, and others more walk-on/walk-by parts.