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place), so help me guide people to the good and away from the bad.
Final Crisis - Legion of Three Worlds #1 - by Nick Borelli
This is why Geoff Johns is favorite writer of super hero comics for the last few years. He’s just
so ambitious!
The Legion of Super Heroes are, in my opinion, one of the least accessible comic books
creations on the market. It’s what it must feel like to be a college football fan. As soon as you
get to love everyone on the team the whole team changes! The constant revamps and origin
changes make for a very tough group to root for. I’ve been reading the current Legion
ongoing book since it’s inception and this is the longest consecutive streak I’ve had reading a
Legion book. Mark Waid got me hooked and Jim Shooter has me about to drop the book.
Without a clear direction, the Legion can go off coarse very easily. With a huge roster of
characters and without the mainstream DC Universe to interact with, I have a tough time
sticking with the concept. Few in number but vocal, Legion fans are hard core fanatics. That’s
why there will always be a version of The Legion of Super Heroes.
What this story does is present the history of the Legion at a slow (but I feel necessary) pace.
After this issue, Johns no longer needs to spend time introducing (at least this particular)
Legion. When I said Johns was ambitious…I meant it! Famous for not throwing out past
continuity and going the much harder road of filling in the gaps and keeping EVERYTHING,
Johns’s story will spotlight the three most remembered versions of the Legion. After the recent
“Superman and the Legion of Superheroes” storyline in Superman, Johns already has a well
established universe to play with. The main character of this issue is a character that Geoff
has been using in all of his major storylines over the last few years, Superboy Prime. A major
character in Infinite Crisis and The Sinestro Corps, Superboy prime finds himself stranded in
the original Legion’s universe that Superman had just spent time in. The opening sequence is
a great play on the classic Superman origin that also lets the reader know the climate of Earth
in the year 3008.
There is not a more perfect artist for this series then George Perez. His ability to perfectly
render large groups of superheroes, as well as subtle nuances, make reading the story a
second time a pleasant “must”. His work on Crisis on Infinite Earths and with Geoff Johns on
Infinite Crisis make him the most well known Superboy Prime artist. What I couldn’t believe was
that this is the first Legion book that Perez has been the artist on! It seems like such a no-
brainer. This isn’t just a tribute to these characters though. This book really seems like it’s
going to change the Legion in ways books like these rarely do.
I’m not sure how this book ties into Final Crisis, but I don’t think I care. Where Final Crisis is,
so far, direction less and random; Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds looks to be exciting
and coherent. The last sentence Superman says is both surprising and exciting! What is
Superman’s plan for Superboy Prime and can it work? I knew I’d be hooked by the creative
team and I am not disappointed.
This is why Geoff Johns is favorite writer of super hero comics for the last few years. He’s just
so ambitious!
The Legion of Super Heroes are, in my opinion, one of the least accessible comic books
creations on the market. It’s what it must feel like to be a college football fan. As soon as you
get to love everyone on the team the whole team changes! The constant revamps and origin
changes make for a very tough group to root for. I’ve been reading the current Legion
ongoing book since it’s inception and this is the longest consecutive streak I’ve had reading a
Legion book. Mark Waid got me hooked and Jim Shooter has me about to drop the book.
Without a clear direction, the Legion can go off coarse very easily. With a huge roster of
characters and without the mainstream DC Universe to interact with, I have a tough time
sticking with the concept. Few in number but vocal, Legion fans are hard core fanatics. That’s
why there will always be a version of The Legion of Super Heroes.
What this story does is present the history of the Legion at a slow (but I feel necessary) pace.
After this issue, Johns no longer needs to spend time introducing (at least this particular)
Legion. When I said Johns was ambitious…I meant it! Famous for not throwing out past
continuity and going the much harder road of filling in the gaps and keeping EVERYTHING,
Johns’s story will spotlight the three most remembered versions of the Legion. After the recent
“Superman and the Legion of Superheroes” storyline in Superman, Johns already has a well
established universe to play with. The main character of this issue is a character that Geoff
has been using in all of his major storylines over the last few years, Superboy Prime. A major
character in Infinite Crisis and The Sinestro Corps, Superboy prime finds himself stranded in
the original Legion’s universe that Superman had just spent time in. The opening sequence is
a great play on the classic Superman origin that also lets the reader know the climate of Earth
in the year 3008.
There is not a more perfect artist for this series then George Perez. His ability to perfectly
render large groups of superheroes, as well as subtle nuances, make reading the story a
second time a pleasant “must”. His work on Crisis on Infinite Earths and with Geoff Johns on
Infinite Crisis make him the most well known Superboy Prime artist. What I couldn’t believe was
that this is the first Legion book that Perez has been the artist on! It seems like such a no-
brainer. This isn’t just a tribute to these characters though. This book really seems like it’s
going to change the Legion in ways books like these rarely do.
I’m not sure how this book ties into Final Crisis, but I don’t think I care. Where Final Crisis is,
so far, direction less and random; Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds looks to be exciting
and coherent. The last sentence Superman says is both surprising and exciting! What is
Superman’s plan for Superboy Prime and can it work? I knew I’d be hooked by the creative
team and I am not disappointed.
