Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3: Strange Visitor from Another Century [Paperback]

Mark Waid (Author), Barry Kitson (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (October 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401209165
• ISBN-13: 978-1401209162
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 0.3 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #984,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a lull . . ., January 3, 2007

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Michael D. Barton "Cinder Block of the Apocal... - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3: Strange Visitor from Another Century (Paperback)

After the events of the first year-plus of the rebooted Legion of Super Heroes I have to admit that this volume is a bit disappointing, but it is tough to top an intergalactic war.

The arrival of Supergirl detours the narrative from more Legionnaire-focused episodes to more Supergirl-centric ones while the series lays the ground work for a pair of story arcs involving the Dominators and the Legion of Super Villians.

The narrative lull was necessary after the war against Praetor Lemnos and Terror Firma but I came away feeling that Supergirl's inclusion was more gimmick than story-driven.

Those complaints aside, I enjoy the pencil-and-ink stylings and the look and feel of this vision of the Legion. This volume is worth getting if you are a Legion fan.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Legionaire overload!!!, November 9, 2011

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S. Penrose (Small Town, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3: Strange Visitor from Another Century (Paperback)

Supergirl meets the Legion of Super-Heroes and the results are...mixed. First off, as with almost every Legion story, there are just too many characters. Its easy to lose track of who is where or even who is who when the cast is so huge. Second, adding Kara was fun but not enough was done here with her. The how's and whys continue, which is fine but not enough is done towards that. I think that goes to the fact that there are about 45 plotlines going on at the same time. I might be exaggerating but not by much. I enjoyed the ending chapter with Chameleon and some of the subplots but overall the writing is all over the place. The art is as consistent as ever by Barry Kitson, a true professional. This series might not be for me but I would still read the next trade.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Graphic SF Reader, September 3, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3: Strange Visitor from Another Century (Paperback)

After completely screwing up the Superman/Batman and Supergirl titles, and hence any possible use of Supergirl there, and again, with the Legion not setting the world on fire, they thought they wuld try something else.

Originally this spot was occupied by Superboy, but given that he is gone now, or dead, or a crazy monster, depending on which one you want to talk about, they thought throwing a miniskirt in there might be a good idea.

It is working so far. The problem the Legion have is that Supergirl thinks her existence in their time is just a dream. It is not so great having perhaps the most powerful person on the planet be extremely loopy, which causes more arguments and fights in the Legion.