Legion of 3 Worlds: Final Crisis

Writer: Geoff Johns
Pencils: George Perez
Inker: Scott Koblish
Colourist: Hi-Fi
Letters: Nick Napolitano
Asst. Editor: Adam Schlagman
Editor: Eddie Berganza
Cover: George Perez & Dave McCaig
Silver Cover: George Perez & Hi-Fi
Publisher: DC Comics
Episodes: 1, 2 & 3

Now let me start by saying that The Legion of Super-Heroes is not the Justice League in any shape form or fashion. Sure they are based on the principles which Superman pretty much drilled into ALL his leaguers including Wonder Woman, The Flash and especially Batman. The Legion is edgier, bolder and face super villians the likes of which The Justice League have never seen. I should also mention that this series really, I mean REALLY should be rated PG-13.
In Final Crisis book 1 Superboy Prime is released from The Phantom Zone and as expected begins his rampage of revenge. First on his hit list is the town of Smallville; however, this Smallville is in the 31st century where the world knows Superman's identity and honored him with a museum. Superboy Prime is filled with rage and all but completely destroys the museum before proceeding to free three of that century's most powerful supervillians, Lightning Lord (Lightning Lad and Lightning Lass' older brother), Saturn Queen, and Cosmic King); consequently he seeks to reform the Legion of Super Villians (LSV). The Legion of Super-Heroes is on trial for what The United Planets Council has deemed their failure to protect criminal acts on various worlds. This is quite frankly a farse since there is tremendous resentment for "Alien immigrants" who live on earth and earthlings who live on alien planets. The tension has sparked many riots on worlds within the alliance and The Legion of Super-Heroes has been blamed with being a failure. We all see where this is going right?
The story line in Legion of 3 Worlds is great I'll admit. I blew through books 1 to 3 one after the other and can't wait for books 4 and 5 to be released. The Green Lantern Corps has been TOTALLY demolished (save Sodam Yat) and two alternate legions have been called in as reinforcements to battle the LSV. The story takes some interesting twists and noteable character analysis (oh boy will you be pleased with Brainiac [if you followed his evolution]), and does quite well without Superman being the all mighty saviour! As a refrence to Superboy go back and read the Countdown to Infinite Crisis series and you'll see a glimpse of his dark beginning. Overall I like this series thus far. Look for Legion of 3 Worlds books 4 and 5 coming in April and May 2009 respectively.

MrAchiever's Rating: 4/5 demon seals (refer to Ninja Gaiden)