Polite Dissent

Legion certainly went out with a satisfying bang. Gail Simone’s four issues of writing the series were one of the better stories in Legion of Super-Hero circle for quite some time.

It was truly an epic story. The challenge and risk was big. All technology was shut down in a rapidly expanding portion of Earth while the Legionnaires were being targeted by mysterious assassins.

In this story, there was the sense that the Legion were truly heroes – a sense that has been missing from for some time. Despite the risks, the Legion stayed out in the open helping the bystanders. Apparition, in spite of concerns over the shooting of her mother, stayed to lead by example.

The Legion may have been down, but not out. Chameleon cleverly managed to capture two of the criminal responsible. Karate Kid faced down an entire prison-full of criminals himself (and I loved the panel when the “L” from his flight ring was visible imprinted in the face of a convict he had just punched). The triumphant conclusion, thanks to Dreamer and Timber Wolf, was an event worth cheering.

While I look forward to Mark Waid and Barry Kitson’s run on the new Legion of Super-Heroes title, I would love to see Gail Simone given another chance at the title.