Meanwhile, Legion of Super-Heroes under Bendis is bad. It feels like a steel-toed boot to the groin when you consider that fans had been clamoring for it since Rebirth started and this is bar none the biggest disappointment. My biggest problem with the title is that it is some of the laziest writing I have ever seen from the man. Case in point, almost every single legionnaire from the Silver and Bronze Age (with some exceptions) has a counterpart here along with some new faces including a new Doctor Fate and Lantern character. However, Bendis fails to give any of them a distinct personality and most serve as background characters that he gives the most generic of dialogue.
Contrast with the post-Zero Hour reboot from twenty-five years ago that had subplots and political intrigue. Most of the Legionnaires had clearly defined personalities or motivations along with supporting characters and decent world-building. For example, Braal and Titan (the homewards of Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl) were once at war with each other and United Planets law required the telepathic Titanians to wear a Saturn-shaped badge for identification because widespread mistrust of the race.
The writers also kept the team to a manageable number at first to focus on character interaction and development. While Ultra Boy appeared early in the reboot he did not join the team until much later and took the time to develop his romance with Phantom Girl/Apparition.
What is the plot of the first issue of the FOURTH reboot of the team you may ask? Something, something... Aquaman's trident Jon Kent/Superboy flies around "New" Metropolis while acting like a complete moron. The issue practically goes nowhere and, frankly, it had no real hook to grab new readers or old.
