The Legion Is Back! (2026)

At long last, DC has released solicitation info for the first issue of a new Legion of Super-Heroes series, written by Josh Williamson and drawn by Hayden Sherman (who, impossibly, has been working on this in tandem with Absolute Wonder Woman for months)!

Here's the solicitation text...

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1

Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON Art and cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN Variant covers by JIM LEE, MARK SPEARS, YASMINE PUTRI, and HAYDEN SHERMAN Michael J. Fox cameo cover by DAN MORA 1:25 variant cover by V KEN MARION Foil variant cover by JIM LEE $5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 9/2/26

Can the mysterious Brainiac 1 of 5 solve Brande’s murder? To restore hope to the universe, he must assemble a legion of gifted young rebels from across the cosmos! But they are scattered across the universe!

Witness the dawn of a new future in DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson and Eisner-winning superstar artist Hayden Sherman’s Legion of Super-Heroes … you will never look at tomorrow the same way again!

I'm thrilled. I'm a big fan of Sherman's art on Absolute Wonder Woman and Batman: Dark Patterns, and I think we're in for an amazing ride!

Josh Williamson posted this on Bluesky:

"I merged elements from different Legions to build a new story that starts fresh and accessible. We're taking the series deeper into sci-fi and the weird. Unpredictable and unexpected.

I didn't want to overload the cast with too many characters. I wanted to show the formation of the Legion."

So it definitely sounds like it's a reboot, but a reboot that intentionally incorporates elements and moods from previous Legion runs. Considering how successful Williamson has been on Superman -- even winning people over to Superboy Prime, for goshhakes! -- I think if anyone can do that tricky job, he can. There's no way he'll please everybody, but I hope he manages to please a lot of us!

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Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) June 19, 2026 at 1:43pm

Josh Williamson posted this on Bluesky:

"I merged elements from different Legions to build a new story that starts fresh and accessible. We're taking the series deeper into sci-fi and the weird. Unpredictable and unexpected.

I didn't want to overload the cast with too many characters. I wanted to show the formation of the Legion."

So it definitely sounds like it's a reboot, but a reboot that intentionally incorporates elements and moods from previous Legion runs. Considering how successful Williamson has been on Superman -- even winning people over to Superboy Prime, for goshhakes! -- I think if anyone can do that tricky job, he can. There's no way he'll please everybody, but I hope he manages to please a lot of us!
Jeff of Earth-J June 19, 2026 at 2:11pm

I'm currently reading my way through the Cockrum/Grell era of the Legion, and I am definitely up for this.

I don't know whether I'll like it or not, but I'll definitely give it a try.
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas June 19, 2026 at 2:21pm

I hope he succeeds. The Legion is a cherished part of the DCU, and it has been missed and gone through rough patches since the 1990s.

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