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| Legion of Super-Heroes |
Last 2019 I had the opportunity to meet Brian Michael
Bendis. Back then, he was working on a secret project. Not yet revealed to the
world. When he knew that I came all the way from the Philippines to join his
signing event, he graciously let me in on the secret project. It was this book.
The Legion of Super-Heroes. This series is special in a lot of ways for me
because not only was I one of the first to know about this series’ existence,
but it also happens to feature the first appearance of a Filipino DC Character.
The Gold Lantern. Too much connection for me. From probably the first Filipino
to actually know about the project. To having a Filipino Character, the Gold
Lantern to first appear in this book extensively (he had a cameo on the 2019
series Superman no. 14). When Brian showed me the photo, he however failed to
tell me that there was actually a Filipino character on the Legion line up. But
maybe the nationality wasn't fixed yet at that time. So maybe the nationality
was inspired by..... nah.... too much coincidence already. LOL! Anyhow, A TV series is in the works for HBO MAX…. I'm
just glad to finally be able to complete the whole series. Best of Luck Brian!
Ever wondered why the Filipino DC Character is a Gold
Lantern? The Gold Lantern draw their power from their members' unfathomable
happiness and joy. And Filipinos are basically renowned in the world as one of
the happiest people on Earth. DC got it right!
