Action Comics #859 - DC

This book has already been pretty good, of late. But now, with the addition of Gary Frank to the artistic chores, and Geoff Johns staying on the scripts . . . it's fantastic. And to top all of that off, their very first story-arc together is a Legion cross-over. What more could we ask for? Last issue, Brainiac 5 sent a time-sphere in to the past to retrieve Superman. He said the were going through a great crisis, and only he could fix it. But upon his arrival in the future, first he found out that the Legion were now outlaws, and the time-sphere he used was destroyed. Also, because of a solar shuttle research accident in recent years, the Earth now has a red sun. Which of course means that Superman is powerless. This issue he finds out why the Legion members are outlaws. It's actually not just them, it's all aliens. A few years ago, Absorbency Boy, a Legion reject, claims that on an arctic expedition he discovered a tablet detailing Superman's true origin and identity. Everything from the Kent's on up was the same, but there was no mention of him coming from another planet. He also claimed that in fact Superman despised aliens and made it his life's work to defend Earth from them. Absorbency Boy then changed his name to Earth-Man and became on of the founding members of the new JLA. It wasn't long before the word spread around Earth, and then the United Planets that Xenophobia was now the accepted practice on Earth, and all aliens would soon be banished. Since the Legion was made up of mostly aliens, they became the poster children for the anti-alien movement. It became the JLA's mission to rid the Earth of them. So now Cosmic Boy is trying to put together these covert missions with the intention of finding proof that Krypton existed. To that extent, this issue they go on an archaeological dig to the site of the Bat-cave. They're looking for Batman's Kryptonite ring. Meanwhile the Earth born Legionnaires, Dawnstar, Wildfire and Colossal Boy are on their own mission since, at the most, they're considered race traitors. They're the ones who found Superman, and now they're trying to help him find Brainiac so they can find out what it is he wants Kal-el to do. Unfortunately he's in alien holding camp #6726. It's the site of the old Legion headquarters. This was a fantastic story, and a fantastic book. I can't wait for the next chapter in this story-arc. Also, some incredible covers too!