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August, apparently.

Nobody read the last installment yet?

There are absolutely no surprises here. Not one. Just a bunch of splash pages of Superman fighting Earth Man and Legionnaires flying around in ugly costumes, a few emotionally manipulative tug-at-your-heartstrings moments at the end, and the perceptible odor of overbaked nostalgia.

Curiously, neither hide nor hair of Element Lad throughout the whole arc. Not even a whisper about him. It can't bode well.

Geoff's final issues are always the weakest of his arcs. No real unexpected turns except that hussy telling teenaged Clark to button up after she groped him in the time bubble.

So maybe I read too much into that page but I'm claiming my power of silver age revisionism. And since that page takes place in the revised silver age...

Definitely the least interesting issue of the series. Things pretty much get resolved as you'd think they would... no surprises. Mostly splash page type filler. Ho-florging-hum!

I agree with what everyone else has said so far - very little that you didn't expect, yet for all that I enjoyed it more than I should have. I know there should have been more to it, but I am just a sucker for shots of the Legion swooping triumphantly through the air. Also maybe Clark reconnecting with the Legion resonates more than it would have if it hadn't been for this story and Shooter's return to the main book to draw me back to the book after having shrugged off the current title quite a while ago.

There were so many things with this story that taken individually I didn't like, yet overall I really enjoyed it.

And really, how couldn't I enjoy an issue with a Dr. Zoidberg cameo?

Who's Dr. Zoidberg.

I enjoyed the issue. Loved the scene of the Legionnaires making a line in the space-sand between the UP armada and Earth. I wish the Subs would've been included in the final battle when the whole Legion shows up to kick Earthman's ass though. I guess somebody had to guard the other JLAers. And I loved the silver age flashbacks. So, are they saying that the Legion gave Supes his first costume? Or did Clark already have it on under his clothes? Wait a minute--wasn't he wearing short sleeves?

I liked the issue i liked even more the previews of what's coming up. ANd what i liked most of all...KEITH GRIFFEN WASNT INVOLVED IN IT AT ALL!

Yeah it got solved a bit to neatly and cleanly, but I was smiling the whole damn time reading the issue.

Long Live the Legion, in any incarnation!

Yes, but luckily it takes seven minutes, five seconds for a human body to fall from orbit.

From that sort of height, there wouldn't be a body left to land. It would be completely burnt up - by which I mean vapourised - by the time it would have hit.

Lobster-faced scientist from "Futurama" animated tv show. He's shown sitting in the paddywagon while the SP is rounding up radicals.

Yeah, no surprises here, but it was still a solid issue. The biggest thrill for me was Saturn Girl saying "button up" at first as like WHAT?!? but then I saw the uniform underneath. I never liked Superboy in the 20th century (I always felt his stories were just Superman stories with different people) but I think he does represent a crucial part to the Legion and I like that Superboy can at least exist in the future.

Still some nice moments but nothing really spectacular, but that's ok, I've enjoyed this arc and have no regrest getting it.

My big regret is the fact that apparently they are using the Gary Frank costumes for the Legion of three worlds, they just don't work for me (Gim's look is ok but the rest, meh) so I wish Perez was able to really pick some different costumes.

So the last issue was a little disappointed but I enjoyed this mini enormously non the less. Best part in my book....not one Legionnaire died in this mini! And it was still and enjoyable read!

:clap::clap::clap:

Unless you count Subs...

Wow... pickiness knows no bounds...

Serioulsy, this was the first time in a long time that I can remember where I really enjoyed a full story arc to such a great degree. So there were a lot of predictable moments. So what? It had some fist-pumping cool moments as well as some laugh out loud beats (I love the bit with Brainy, Gim and Yera).

With all that has been stupendously mediocre over the last several years concerning Legion, I will enthusiastically enjoy anything done with quality, thankyouverymuch.

And count me in as enthusiastically waiting for the August series.

Predictable, but who cares? I was grinning like an idiot through the whole issue! Can't wait for next issue (Lightning Lad is supposed to be in it) and the upcoming Legion of 3 Worlds!!

LLL! (all of them!)

I'm confused by the advert for Legion of 3 Worlds. While it looks great, how can this be a Final Crisis tie in when it has already happened in Superman and Star Boy/man's past?

What's going to happen afterwards? Can we really expect the current Legion to stay in the Legion mag when the Lightning Saga Legion are part of the DCU? But can we expect Jim Shooter to change Legion teams half way through his run because of what happens elsewhere?

The tale does get props for not killing anyone.

That's a pretty amazing thing for a DC tale involving characters not actively in use, unlike the average Teen Titans or 52 slaughter-fest.

It didn't really appeal to me, but I bought the whole thing anyway, just because it was a Legion story. (First time I've bought Superman comics since Byrne's Man of Steel reboot!)

Has anyone mentioned XS in the two page add?

FWIW, I've started a panel-by-panel review of the issue, here .

Dream Girl still hasn't show up in Action??

I loved her in Lightning Saga.

Why didn't Storm Boy appear in this issue? Shirley he would've gotten up from his operating table to pitch in when the Subs attacked last issue. I feel like the Subs and captive Legionnaires got short shrift this issue too.

I believe it was talked about earlier (but I'm not rereading the entire thread again to find who said it first) but it would have been a quick wrap up and a nice nod to the Subs if they had gotten the now-blinded Color Kid to show up and change the sun's color to yellow again. I would have preferred that to Sun Boy breaking his link to the sun (amusing as that was). It would have added to the Subs' 'street cred' as well as being a great homage to the Adventure era (when CK changed the color of the Kryptonite cloud, so it would not affect the super-cousins).

All in all, 2008 is shaping up to be a great time to be a Legion fan!

Hey Jim, I just double checked the last issue (#862) and Storm Boy was there for the Subs vs Justice League battle. He was going toe to toe with Chlorophyll Kid until Polar Boy showed up and froze all his internal metal parts. I guess he hadn't thawed out yet. As much as I liked the issue, it did seem a bit like the main battle scene (team vs team) was last issue, as only Earth-Man was still standing this issue.

Since it's been spoiled that Garth will be in the 21st century next issue (#864), I wonder if they'll show him interacting with Starman at all? If you traveled 1000 years to visit a friend, wouldn't you look up your other bud who's just down the block?