Legion Of Superheroes Rebirthed In Batman?

The futuristic Legion of Superheroes will be deeply connected to present day Batman

The Legion of Superheroes has been conspicuously absent since the start of DC’s Rebirth. But they are a superhero team of the future, so they might not even play into the events of Rebirth, right? Well actually that’s far from the truth. One of the members of the Legion, Saturn Girl, was recently discovered in Arkham Asylum in both DC Rebirth #1 and Batman #9. Batman writer Tom King talked about how the Dark Knight is not only directly tied into the overall Rebirth storyline, but how he connects to the Legion of Superheroes as well:

"There is this huge spine running up the back of the DC Universe, and ‘Batman’ ties directly into it and it is plotted out to 2019 and even beyond that,” King told CBR in a recent interview. “I was just in New York with Scott [Snyder] and Josh [Williamson] and Steve [Orlando] and James [Tynion] and Peter [Tomasi], and we planned out where this is going to go and make sure that we are caught up with it. And yes, that [Legion of Super-Heroes] story does play out in ‘Batman.’We saw one of the pieces in ‘Batman’ #9 with Saturn Girl, who was also in ‘DC Universe: Rebirth’ #1 and plays a role in the story going forward,” King continued, explaining that the Legion’s future is part of his “Batman” plans. “She’s in Gotham City, and she is in Arkham Asylum… We’ll see what that means both to her and the Legion of Super-Heroes. And as we wrap up ‘I Am Suicide’ in ‘Batman’ #13, that’s also the launch for ‘Justice League vs. Suicide Squad.’ That whole event, which has been planned for a long time, spins out of the events that happened in ‘Batman’ #3 when Batman first engages Amanda Waller about the threats in the city. So you are seeing a very long-term story spin out everything."

Next: Writer Talks Justice League vs. Suicide Squad

Seems like Justice League vs. Suicide Squad might give us some answers as to the mystery of Rebirth. But seeing as this is planned as at least a two-year storyline, it just might raise more questions. Justice League vs Suicide Squad starts later this month on December 21st.

h/t CBR