Johns for the most part bypasses the Legion's "Big Three"-Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl-in favor of less iconic Legionnaires like Wildfire, Dawnstar, Colossal Boy, and Polar Boy.Īs opposed to the Legion's appearance in Justice League of America: The Lightning Saga, I felt Johns mostly stayed away from Legion in-jokes and obscure references in this book instead, the Legionnaries sniped at each other a lot (especially Wildfire), and I wasn't always sure who did or didn't like whom and why. I didn't necessarily feel like I got my Legion "fix" in this story, but at the same time, that left me just craving Legion stories more. It doesn't hurt that Frank's Superman looks remarkably like Christopher Reeve (likely intentionally), especially in profile. Frank's first real image of Superman in costume is equally iconic, as a falling Clark becomes a flying Superman, and you can just imagine the red-and-blue blur in the middle.
Johns teams with new Action Comics artist Gary Frank, and together they give this story a perfect sense of pacing in the climactic battle, Superman falls from the sky, and Frank holds the moment just long enough before Superman's triumphant rise. There are moments in this book when you can, indeed, hear the John Williams theme playing in the background. Last Son utilized more of Superman's supporting cast, and Escape from Bizarro World was a visually intriguing look at one of Superman's classic villains - but neither story had Superman being super like his team-up with the Legion. Of the three Geoff Johns-written Superman stories I've read recently, Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes is my favorite.
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