This issue we're on to the second team the Legion has out there looking for Cosmic Boy. This is the group of Timber Wolf, Atom Girl and Shadow Lass. They've come to Lallor in search of their friend. However when they arrive, they're attacked by soldiers. It appears there's a civil war going on. It's between the pro-UP movement, and the anti-UP movement. They decide that their best bet is to use their diplomatic credentials, to get a meeting with the President. Shadow Lass is royalty on Talok VIII. But the anti-UP movement has a plan up their sleeve to kill the President. Since the Legion has just shown up, they've decided to move up their plan, because then they can blame the act on the Legion, and cement their anti-UP sentiments. It's a pretty good plan actually. Especially since they're using Wildfire as their assassin. It appears in this version that 3 years ago when he tried out for the team, he accomplished his mission, but in doing so his containment suit was ruptured and he dispersed in to the atmosphere. The Legion assumed he was dead. So now he wants a little payback, and he'll make the Legion look guilty in the process. But Brainiac also has a plan. Though I'm sure we won't know what it is. He's trying to get Timber Wolf killed. Or at least severely hurt so that he turns in to his primal self. Great story be Tony Bedard. And brilliant art by Dennis Calero. But the big news about the Legion is that Jim Shooter is supposed to be coming back. I'm not sure if he's going to be writing it, or editing it, but I guess he's going to be taking creative control of the franchise. Which is outstanding. The Legion has been around for a very long time, but they've never gotten the respect they deserve. Hopefully with Shooter's guidance he'll bring them back to the forefront. I can't wait to see what happens.
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