Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds
Selected Book Details
- Hardcover
- Author: Geoff Johns
- Artist: George Perez
- Publisher: DC Comics
- Release Date: October 2009
- ISBN-10: 1401223249
- ISBN-13: 9781401223243
- List Price: $19.99
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummarySuperstar writer Geoff Johns and legendary artist George Perez deliver the Crisis of the 31st century as the Legion of Super-Heroes reaches out for help against a powerful foe they can't beat alone! |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Solid Tale Undermined By Rushed Ending
Rating:
One of the worst things as a baseball fan is to see a pitcher for your team on the mound for 6 or 7 wonderful innings and then fall apart at the end of the game. That's how "Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds" is. The art by Perez is excellent and the story by Johns was fine until the end when he tried to wrap things up a bit too quickly and undermined a good deal of the story. There are some funny moments to be sure and those help propel the story along but the book fails to deliver on the truly emotional moments--characters long since dead return with barely a blink of an eye while other characters die to universal shrugs. The lead villain is Superboy Prime, who truly represents the banality of evil--instead of a dark brooding Romantic bad guy, he is a whiny brat. There is no motivation provided though and that is frustrating. The surreal, almost post-modern, ending for Superboy Prime was baffling to say the least and was a better idea on paper than in reality. With three different versions of the Legion on stage, there is little room for character development for the heroes though there are some funny scenes as the three versions of Brainiac 5 meet and annoy each other with their insufferable arrogance and overweening intellects. This is not a bad book by any means and it really had my admiration but the ending left such a bad taste in my mouth that I see this book is merely alright instead of good.
An Excellent Tie-Up of the Tangled Legion History
Rating:
Over the years, the Legion history has been rewritten and rewritten, and the reboots always seemed to result in a less satisfying result. I stopped buying the Legion but bought the occasional Graphic Novel to see what they were doing with the Legion. And then wonder upon wonders, they (mostly) restored the original legion history (complete with Superman's participation as Superboy) as the prime timeline. But how was this to be wired together? The answer was in 52 with the multiverse providing a place to house all the Legions we've seen. Like the typical Crisis story, Legion of Three Worlds has an epic story, panels with characters you haven't seen for years (the pre-crisis supergirl for instance as well as Andromeda!), great art, and a complex, but understandable story. We get back the Legion I grew up with as adults and we get the other more recent legions all working against just about every villian in Legion history with the prime Superboy at the head.
Frankly I think it makes a better Final Crisis than Final Crisis did. Especially as Superman, the prime Superboy, and Conner Kent are involved. I's a great read and it gives me hope for future Legion stories.
They're all dead but it's okay
Rating:
So despite the broad stroke characterization, and the faces that all looked alike I was actually enjoying this little romp. Till the final act. When wave upon wave of alternate reality legionnaires died in a final desperate assault on the enemy and...no one cared. No because Kid Flash and Superboy were back. So...no one grieved and no one cared that several lesser known heroes gave the ultimate sacrifice to save all of time. So long as two teen titans came back. It was the kind of enormous plot hole that just ruined what was otherwise a mediocre story.
Pretty Awesome!
Rating:
This might not be a Final Crisis tie-in perse, but is a better one. This has more relevance with things to come like Blackest Night and Flash: Rebirth.
I enjoyed this book a whole bunch, in fact, I founs the 3 tie-ins (Rogue's Revenge, revelations and this one) way cooler than the main book, Final Crisis. LOTW have many things and lots of surprises to leave you wanting more. Is not a perfect book but is still a very fun and informative read.
If you are a Legion savy you'll dance around this one, if not you'll enjoy it anyway.
Cheers!.
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds hits it out of the universe
Rating:
If you aren't a fan of the Legion of Superheroes, this book might not be for you. If you don't know who "Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, and Cosmic Boy" are, you might have some trouble figuring out who is who, and just what exactly is going on.
Geoff Johns, the brilliant mind behind Infinite Crisis, and the guy who resurrected Green Lantern continues several of his own works in this installment set in the 30th Century.
Having little to do with Final Crisis itself, FC:Lo3W follows the newly restored pre crisis LOSH (albeit the not quite as middle-aged as they were in the late 80s/early 90s version)
As the title implies, this Legion (who might be confusing to some)has a run in with the Zero Hour (1994 Legion) and the continuity that came after that.
FC:Lo3W also serves as a DIRECT sequel to the following titles:
Infinite Crisis
Sinestro Corps War
Emerald Eclipse
As a long time Legion fan and a definite fan of Johns' work, I would dare say that this book was better than Infinite Crisis.
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