Legion of Super-heroes in the 31st Century, volume 1: Tomorrow’s Heroes

Even though this Man of Steel really hasn’t finished puberty, he goes by the name of Superman- not Superboy, in this series. There’s a good reason for this trade, based on a CW cartoon of the same name (without the “in the 31^st Century” part) from about 5 years ago. In order to not confuse kids as to who is Superboy, producers decided to go ahead and grant Clark Kent the moniker of Superman during his animated jaunt through the 31^st century.

I really liked that series. I didn’t watch it regularly because it came on at like 7 in the morning on Saturdays. But the few shows I caught, I really liked. The Legion of Superheroes is led by Lightning Lad and along with Superman, boasts Saturn Girl, Bouncing Boy, Timber Wolf and a host of other teenaged super heroes, protecting the universe from the like of the Fatal Five and just about any nasty alien race you can imagine.

This collection of comics based on the cartoon captures the spirit of the series quite well. There’s several more issues in the series that have yet and probably never will be collected in a trade format. But, I look forward to finding those issues one day. I’d also love to have this series on DVD.

Worth Consuming.

Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.