It's finally here! I've finally read it, and . . . it was fan-frikkin-tastic! Everything I expected from a Legion story, by Geoff Johns and George Perez, was presented in this issue. I like the way that it tied in to the recent story-line that Geoff did over in Action comics. All I knew going in to it was that it involved the Time-trapper and the Legion from 3 different worlds. Actually, ahead of time, I didn't even realize that Superboy-prime was involved. But, now that we get a glimpse of where this is going, I'm glad he is, because we need to resolve the conflicts within this character once and for all . . one way or another. Basically, the Time-trapper, having failed to take apart the Legion after a number of different tries, has decided to use Superboy-prime, who was lost in time, as an agent of chaos to finally accomplish what he's never been able to . . the destruction of the Legion. So he catapults him back in time to the year 3008, shortly after the story-arc in Action Comics takes place. He lands just outside of Smallville . . of course. From the Superman Museum he learns some more about the Legion, whom Superman inspired, and finds some potential allies in the Legion of Super-villains. But why stop there when he can have every prisoner of Talkron-Galtos as a member of his army. While all of this is going on, the Legion have been summoned by the United Planets, because, with all the xenophobia going on after the recent events in Action Comics, it seems to them that the Legion with their eclectic membership may actually fan the fires instead of subdue them. They want to disband the Legion. After hours of berating rhetoric, the session ends with the return of RJ Brande and his ultimate assassination by Leland McCauley. Which also exposes him as a Durlan and further fans the flames. The issue ends when, having found out about the uprising on Talkron-Galtos, the Legion summons Superman once again from the past. He explains to them about Superboy-prime and just how powerful he is. That's when Brainiac comes up with the solution to 'fight fire with fire'. He wants to call upon the help of the Legion from 2 other realities to come to their aid against this menace. Really, that's not at all how I expected them to come together. And, now that I think about it, this may also be part of the Time-trappers plan. Should they lose, this would wipe out the Legion from all realities. Right? When it comes to the Time-trapper it's always a little bit confusing. Anyways, I thought that this was a fantastic set-up for this series. I'm glad it's going to be 5 issues, because there's no way this could all be resolved in 3. Plus, I have to ask myself, how does Jim Shooter's title tie in to all of this? Or does it? This is going to be an incredible series, and with Geoff and George at the creative controls it couldn't be in better hands. Long Live the Legion!
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