Tuesday, October 19, 2004

The Seven Soldiers of Victory get archived

Several thoughts ran through my mind at the news that DC is releasing a Seven Soldiers of Victory Archive in January.

  1. What the hell? (This Fanboy Rampage comment thread is probably right that it's tied into Grant Morrison's upcoming Seven Soldiers revamp)
  2. There are only six of the seven soldiers on the cover. Why no love for Stripesy?
  3. Guess we won't see Legion Volume 13 in January.
  4. Versions of six members of the Seven Soldiers of Victory have appeared on Justice League Unlimited: Crimson Avenger, Green Arrow, the Shining Knight, Stargirl (AKA the new Star-Spangled Kid), S.T.R.I.P.E. (AKA Stripesy), and Vigilante. The rights to Speedy are probably tied up because of his appearances on the Teen Titans cartoon.
  5. This archive reprints the SSOV's appearances in Leading Comics #1-4 (Great name for a comic, by the way; I guess "Noteworthy Comics" was taken...). According to this fan site, the team appeared for 14 issues. Will we see another three or four volumes to collect their whole run?

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