Before the animated Legion of Super Heroes TV series got off the ground in 2006, a style guide was commissioned by the producers so that animators and colorists knew what sort of look to adhere to. The guide was put together by Spoon+fork Studio and featured designs by revered comic book illustrator Mike Zeck, most well-known for his work on Shang-Chi, Batman, and the Punisher. The product was in the form of a CD and came with a handsome booklet which was essentially 12 images folded up like a concertina into a CD-sized package. The style guide and its booklet. The content included character art, graphic design elements, turnarounds, fonts, banners and iconography. The initial concept featured only five Legionnaires: Superman, Lightning Lad, Brainiac 5, Timber Wolf and Bouncing Boy. Once the animated series got off the ground, more members got added to the core group, notably Saturn Girl and Phantom Girl. Artwork for the animated series was generally handled by James Tucker, who modelled the Legionnaires after Zeck's ideas. Tucker also produced several Legion designs of his own. Some of Legion animator James Tucker's designs Indeed, it's licensing work which has kept Zeck busy in recent years, instead of drawing for comic books, and he has been responsible for the guides for several DC animated shows. As well as the Legion, he did style guides for Teen Titans, Batman, Brave and Bold, Justice League Unlimited, Super Friends and Krypto. Not a bad portfolio, and that’s just the DC work! Included in the style guide for the Legion were logo designs for the individual members. These were eventually adopted for use in the McDonald’s Happy Meals release of Legion figures a year after the animated series began. McDonald's Happy Meals cards which use logos as designed by Mike Zeck in the style guide. As the guide was only distributed to industry members connected to the show, copies of this item are difficult to obtain, although a couple have turned up on Ebay over the years. See below for some examples from the guide. Bits Boy runs the comprehensive Legion completists’ site Bits of Legionnaire Business.

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So my blog often talks about race, lately. I also like to dip into pop culture, and one of my longest-enduring passions is comic books such as the Legion of Super-Heroes. What follows is a long-for…

I recently commissioned a poster of the Legion of Super-Heroes from my good buddy, artist extraordinaire Luke Daab. I told him I wanted it to call back to the Neal Adams 1976 calendar illustration, but maybe with them flying straight at the audience. I also suggested he reference the Mike Grell Limited Collector's Edition cover, which also has the Legionnaires flying out at the reader. So I gave him a list of twelve of my favorite Legionnaires, and the era I wanted him to portray, and a list of others he could fit in if he had the space or if the design worked for them. And what he came up with blew my Legion-loving mind!!! Just take a look and you'll see the characters I love the most. It's always hard to narrow down Legionnaires, but I think I included a great collection of the Baxter-era members. Don't you agree? I HAD to start with the founders, and then front and center are my three favorites: Chameleon Boy, Shadow Lass, and Mon-El. And Tellus is a sentimental favorite, not only because he was the first non-humanoid member, but also because he was created by the late, great Steve Lightle. I also LOVE the pairing of Phantom Girl and Ultra Boy, flying side-by-side with Sensor Girl. Phantom Girl has her eyes on the mission, but Ultra Boy has his eyes on Phantom Girl, haha! I love this SO much. I hope you like it, too! This print is available at Luke's site: Daab Creative LSH #355 Please head over there and get one of these for yourself! Believe me, it looks even better at a larger size. I just didn't want people to save this picture at a high-quality resolution. Go get yourself a real copy of this masterpiece! And you can still get this print, too.....! https://www.daabcreative.com/prints/legion-of-superheroes-collage-print Or the set of post-cards based on these portraits...! https://www.daabcreative.com/prints/legion-card-set Long Live Luke Daab and.... Long Live the Legion!!

A full character profile for the classic Phantom Girl from DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes. Pictures, biography, powers, personality, Bgztl stuff, etc.

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