This essay collection, from fans and scholars alike, is as diverse as Legion history. Essays examine significant runs ; the Legion's science, future architecture, and fashion; the role of women, homosexuality, and race; the early Legion's classical adaptations, its teenage cruelty, and its relation to the early Justice League; Lightning Lad's death and resurrection; whether the Legion should be allowed to age; the Amethyst saga; the themes of the reboot Legion; and the so-called Threeboot's relationship to adult adolescence and generational theory. From Sequart Research & Literacy Organization. More info at http: //Sequart.org
Language
English
Pages
336
Publisher
Sequart Research & Literacy Organization
Release
November 28, 2011
ISBN
1467995665
ISBN 13
9781467995665
Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes
This essay collection, from fans and scholars alike, is as diverse as Legion history. Essays examine significant runs ; the Legion's science, future architecture, and fashion; the role of women, homosexuality, and race; the early Legion's classical adaptations, its teenage cruelty, and its relation to the early Justice League; Lightning Lad's death and resurrection; whether the Legion should be allowed to age; the Amethyst saga; the themes of the reboot Legion; and the so-called Threeboot's relationship to adult adolescence and generational theory. From Sequart Research & Literacy Organization. More info at http: //Sequart.org