Action Comics #862 - DC

Ok. We're still in the year 3008 with the Legion. I'm not sure if Gary Frank is only going to be on this book for the Legion story-arc, but, he and Geoff Johns really seem to work well together. They really have some cool concepts and ideas working in this book. Take Earth-man for example. First of all, we found out this issue that most of this Justice League were actually Legion rejects at some time. You know, when they do their try-out thing. So that's part of the reason that they're so bitter. Secondly, I guess it makes sense, but I never really thought about it, but, as Brainiac points out to Wildfire, "You don't actually believe the "tryout" process was based solely on extra-normal abilities, do you, Wildfire? Saturn Girl performed telepathic profiles on every potential candidate. Some of them, like our overeager Polar Boy here, were excluded due to their lack of experience. But men and women like Storm Boy, Spider-girl and the rest of Earth-man's ridiculous "justice" League? Their telepathic profiles revealed a group of deeply disturbed individuals hiding a variety of psychotic tendencies and deviant obsessions. Irma couldn't sleep for two nights after taking a peek into radioactive Roy's frontal lobe." It makes sense. I just never looked at it that way. Also, all these Legionnaires that have been missing? Well, Earth-man has them in stasis chambers so he can piggy-back off their powers. He doesn't actually have any powers of his own. He borrows them from others. But, he has to recharge every 12 hours. With his own little private collection of Legion members, he doesn't have to worry about where, or who will be available. And don't forget about Sun Boy who's hooked up to some kind of device that's amplifying his powers, and then in turn causes all the suns to burn red. Colossal Boy's wire, Yera, figured this out last issue, but the rest of the Legion stumble upon it this one. I also thought it was cool that the Subs played such a big part in this issue. Yes they aren't technically Legionnaires, but, they really do love the team and would do anything for their counterparts. This issue ends with Superman knocking Earth-man through the wall of the satellite in to outer-space. Overall, I just think this is a fantastic book. Geoff and Gary have a lot to be proud of here. And on a personal note, I think it's great that the Legion has seen so much exposure lately. They just got done with that story-arc with the Justice League. The real one. In our time. You know, the Lightning Saga. And on top of this, Jim Shooter is back scripting on the regular book. Fan-frikkin-tastic! It's a really good year to be a Legion fan!