
You know, in some very
important ways, I really can't seem to make up my mind about
Legion of 3 Worlds #1. Maybe you, my loyal readers, can help me out here.
Decision #1: Should I be happy that
Geoff Johns has managed to go a whole issue without using any
fake futuristic swear words?
Or should I be amused and depressed that he replaced it with
fake 21st century swear babble?

Yeah
, that's how you prove your street cred--replace "
grife" with "
$#&@&%??" Pretend we're talking tougher, but don't have the balls to
really do it?
By the way, what's the
over/under on how long until we get our first #$%^ from
Barry Allen?
Decision #2: Should I be
elated that the red hot team of Johns and
George Perez is (hopefully) turning on lots of new fans to the
Legion of Super-Heroes?
Or should I be concerned that Johns'
hamfisted, one-note characterizations will make all those new readers go, "
what's the big deal?" Example,
Saturn Girl.

OK, that's
nice to know about her...

Well, that was nice again, but you
already told us that a few pages ago...

OK, now we're just getting
silly. Repetitive much? What's the over/under on the number of times we get that little meme repeated again and again the rest of the series? (And don't get me started on the number of panels dedicated to proving beyond the shadow of a doubt that
Garth is a hothead...
we get it already, Geoff...)
Decision #3: Is it
cool that all the villains of the 31st century have
secretly worshipped
Superboy-Prime for all these years?


Or should I be going "Hey,
wait a minute--Superboy-Prime was
never anything more than a lackey for other villains. He was the
brainless muscle, the water carrier for
Alex Luthor and
Sinestro. The
Legion of Super-Villains might as well be worshipping
Chemo!"
You see the kind of decisions I have?
1 comment:
I've always thought that Barry Allen was so square that when he tries to swear it actually comes out as #$%@.
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