Crisis Final: La Legión de 3 Mundos

Final Crisis (Collected Editions)

by Geoff Johns, George Pérez (dibujo), Diego de los Santos Domingo (traducción)

Superboy Prime ha llegado al siglo XXXI y ha reunido a todos los villanos del universo para poner fin de una vez por todas al mito de su odiado Superman. Y, para detenerlos, no bastará con una Legión de Superhéroes. ¡Harán falta tres! Con esta premisa, Geoff Johns y George Pérez plantean un cómic repleto de acción y misterios. ¿Qué se esconde dentro del pararrayos de Brainiac 5? ¿Para qué envía este a sus compañeros al pasado en busca de Lex Luthor? Y, sobre todo… ¿qué pinta el Amo del Tiempo en todo esto?

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Comic Book, Superman, Science Fiction

176 pages, Hardcover

First published May 27, 2014

About the author

Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time.

His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN.

Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.

Reviews

[Nicolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite its full title, this is barely a Final Crisis tie-in. It doesn't move the Grant Morrison penned story at all, and with good reason. This is written by a different writer.

However, this is a great story by itself, and well illustrated too. Drawing heroes from three worlds should be a walk in the park for the artist who brought the Crisis of Infinite Earths to visual life. Trust Perez's ability to find a way to included an expansive cast into a limited series.

This story may not strongly tie into the main story, but it does provide a sequel and epilogue of sorts from a couple of Johns' written stories, Infinite Crisis and Sinestro Corps War. It's main weakness is the knowledge of Legion lore. With three iterations of the super team featured, it's a tall order to get them straight and fully enjoy this story. Still, I found this to be one of the best Legion stories I have read, albeit with the caveat that I have only read fully a handful of them.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Superboy-Prime arrives in the 31st century and quickly continues his vendetta against Superman and his legacy, busting the hundreds of villains out of Takron Galtos, and storming Earth with the Legion of Super-Villians. Superman arrives in the 31st century to join the Legion of Super Heroes in their time of need. Will even the help of two parallel universe Legions be enough to stop Superboy-Prime?

As I said in my review of Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Legion was one of my favorites 25 or so years ago when I started reading comics so this one was a no-brainer for me. It has a lot of good things going for it. George Perez's art is fanastic. The man keeps getting better with age. Sure, the stroke he had a few years ago slowed him down but the quality is still there. Geoff Johns's writing is also a positive, although it's a bit more fanboy-ish than it normally is. Superboy-Prime is the villain you love to hate and the body count is high.

What didn't I like about it? For one thing, I didn't care about the alternate Legionaires very much so their deaths didn't have much of an impact on me. Superman was in the background for a great portion of the story. There was so much going on it was a little hard to keep track of.

Aside from those minor gripes, this is the Legion of Super Heroes book to get. The art is great, the story is good, and I got fanboy goosebumps when the Green Lantern oath was uttered by the last GL. If you liked Superman and the Legion of Super Heroes, you'll like this.

2024 reread This held up very well on the reread. George Perez art, hundreds of Legionaires, the right amount of fan service, returns of two characters who were recently dead at the time. I'm not always a Johns fan but he put together a great super hero crossover here.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't find this book the easiest to follow but I think that is mainly due to the fact there are A LOT of characters in this story. I think I had heard of about four of them before this book so this review is from the perspective of a total newcomer to the Legion of Super-Heroes.

It's the 31st Century. The United Planets, a planetary U.N. Is becoming strained as various xenophobic attacks have been carried out by Earth Man and the Justice League (no, not the ones we know) on aliens living on Earth. There have also been attacks on humans living on other planets. This has lead the United Planets Council to debate disbanding the Legion entirely.
Simultaneously, Superboy Prime is transported to the 31st century by a mysterious figure known as the Time Trapper who wishes to erase Supermans impact on the universe completely. Superboy Prime breaks all of the villains out of prison and forms the Legion of Super-Villains. His goal, to destroy the Legion completely. This is the story of their, and Supermans fight for survival.

There is a lot of story packed into this five issue book, made more complicated by my unfamiliarity with the Legion, the battle taking place in three separate time periods and the amount of characters involved. This is multiplied by three when Legions from two other universes are called upon to assist in their fight for survival. Bearing all of this in mind, it is one hell of a story. The plot is incredible. As it all starts to click into place it becomes deeply immersive. There are also some great twists, truly surreal fourth wall shattering moments and some notable casualties. The battles here are also epic. I think the ending may split opinion a bit, but I loved it.

If you are a Fan of DC continuity, two big characters return in this book after being dead for years. It also serves as a launchpad for a couple of big changes. With a story that feels so important to continuity, I am amazed I only discovered this books existence after googling ‘stories featuring Superboy Prime’ (what a villain he is). I feel it is a book everyone should know about. For me, it is one of the best Geoff Johns plots I have ever read. Quite different from most of his work. There are definite shades of Grant Morrison about this story in its pacing and complexity. This may be due to it being a tie in story for a Morrison led event. Don't let the fact that it bears the Final Crisis title put you off though. It is far more coherent than the main book. It is also far more enjoyable.

This book is a real hidden gem. I would recommend it to anyone who likes an epic DC story, or one significant to the continuity. An easy 5 stars

[Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

It may not have had a lot to do with Final Crisis, and Geoff Johns may have overused his whiney villain of Superboy Prime at the time, but whoa this miniseries delivered.

As a fan of the post-Zero Hour reboot Legion, I'm glad they got a decent sendoff. And what gorgeous art by George Perez, it's up there as one of his great epics just as good as say JLA/Avengers.

So many characters, so much continuity, one of the ultimate Superman stories in many ways.

It's a shame the Legion kept reverting back to nostalgia, even the third version was very good and deserved more of its day in the sun, but at least this acknowledged them. Crucial region for a Legion of Super-heroes fan.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
I didn't realize it when I grabbed it, but this is the one that brings back Kid Flash and Superboy. For that reason alone, this is worth reading, because both of those guys come back in a cool way.

Other parts of the story did seem to lean a tad toward the campy side. I had a hard time taking Superboy Prime seriously, even when he was totally destroying everything. He just seemed like a really cranky kid who needed a nap...or a spanking.

P.S> I'm still trying to decide if the ending (with Superboy Prime reading comics about himself) is a stroke of genius or just stoopid.
Is it possible to love something and mock it at the same time?

[Sesana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I honestly know very little about the Legion. I'm sure that I would have understood a lot more of what was going on and been a lot more invested in the characters if I had. But Geoff Johns can write a good story, even if I'm in the dark going in. Ok, there may have been a little too much alternate dimension stuff going on, but even with big, huge stuff taking up most of the space, there was still interesting, smaller scale stuff (you know, like character and relationships) that actually kept me reading. Superboy Prime is a love-him-or-hate-him villain, and I both loved and hated him here, as I do nearly every time he appears. He's so over the top that it's easy to get some amusement out of him, especially in his last few pages (which I thought were hilarious- we are Superboy-Prime and he is us). Solid art from Perez, gorgeous covers, and historically significant (for the resurrections of Superboy and Kid Flash), so it's very much worth a read.

[Derek · Rating 2 out of 5]

Geoff Johns lost me at Superboy Prime. Everything after that was a hard sale.

[John Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before we get started, let’s get one thing straight: this series has nothing to do with Grant Morison’s controversial event, Final Crisis. My guess is that DC editorial decided to stamp Final Crisis on the covers of Legion of Three Worlds (LoTW) in an attempt to sell more books. So, do not let the taint of Final Crisis influence your judgment of LoTW, the two stories are entirely unrelated. In fact, the last issue of LoTW shipped months after Final Crisis had concluded. Whew, now let’s hop on the cosmic treadmill and get this review under way!

When it was announced that superstar writer, Geoff Johns and legendary artist, George Perez were teaming up for a 5 issue limited series involving the Legion, fans were ecstatic. This was the stuff of dreams… or at least the stuff of my dreams. Issue #1 hit the stands in August 2008. Eleven months later, issue #5 was published. It took close to a year for LoTW to run its course. Given the complexity of the story, this made reading it as it came out difficult. However, with the collected edition, this is a moot point.

Legion of Three Worlds reads like a follow up to some of Johns’ previous work, The Lightning Saga, Infinite Crisis, and his Superman: Legion of Superheroes story arc that ran through Action Comics. The Time Trapper, in his attempt to remove Superman from history, rescues a time-lost Superboy Prime and sends him to the 31st century. While there, he frees prisoners from the prison planet of Takron-Galtos, teams up with Mordru, and takes control of the Legion of Supervillains. To combat this threat, Brainiac summons the help of two alternate versions of the Legion to join the battle against Superboy Prime and the LoSV. The result is three different versions of the Legion of Superheroes consisting of hundreds and hundreds of characters.

Keeping track of all the characters that appear in this series is a formidable task. Hundreds of characters fill the panels, making George Perez the perfect choice for artist. His character designs are unique and he does not take any artistic shortcuts. Each page is brimming with vibrant color and life. One could easily spend hours dissecting the nuisances contained within each individual panel. It is no wonder this series was consistently late!

Geoff Johns demonstrates his superior knowledge of the DC Universe’s sprawling continuity and his uncanny ability to make sense of and correct continuity irregularities. The Legion has always represented a confusing aspect of the DCU, especially for new readers. With numerous iterations each composed of a veritable legion (no pun intended) of characters, understanding how it all fits together is an extremely difficult task. Johns does his best at making it all work, but I found some of his explanations convoluted and they left me even more confused. Specifically, the whole Bart Allen and XS lineage baffled me, even after repeated readings. However, the story is engaging and full of Johns’ trademark over-the-top superheroics. Superboy’s epilogue at the end of the series is brilliantly scripted. I do not want to spoil anything, but Johns breaks the fourth wall and pokes a little fun at DC fanboys.

Legion of Three Worlds has it all: alternate realities, parallel worlds, time travel, character resurrections, magic and more. The artwork is detailed and the story is dense. While reading, I found myself counting characters in some of Perez’s stunning splash pages and re-reading word balloons to make sure I fully understood what was happening. This is a slow read and you will definitely get your money’s worth. Johns breaths life into dead characters and sets up the Legion to become active players in the DCU once again. LoTW is not new reader friendly, but anybody with a basic understanding of the DCU (and maybe the DC Comics Encyclopedia) will get a lot of entertainment out of this story.

[Kyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being a life-long fan of the Legionnaires, it felt like my whole life had been leading up to this cross-over event. Finally we learn the relationship between the original Legion, the reboot Legion, and the threeboot Legion, plus we learn the fate of Super-Boy Prime.

However, just as it answers many question, this series raises an equal amount of questions to leave you frustrated and confused in the end.

Geoff Johns is the king of ret-con, and this collection is undeniable proof of that. He has taken 50 years of criss-crossing, muddled story-lines and ironed them out into a mostly-cohesive universe. Through a massive panoply of characters, he stitches together a story that twists and turns through time, skips through dimensions, even leaps off the page into some kind of meta-comic realm. Johns' scope of the DCU never fails to amaze me.

However, I would warn would-be readers that, if you are a new-comer to the Legion of Superheroes, this volume is not a good place to start. To fully understand the density of this story-arc, you MUST go back and read some of the older series. At least go back to Mark Waid's threeboot of the series.... better even to go back to the '90s, post-Zero-Hour reboot.
And don't even attempt "Legion of Three Worlds" unless you have read "The Lightning Saga"

4/5

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Time Trapper retrieves the rogue Superboy and sends him into the future to defeat the Legion once and for all. Superboy then proceeds to free all the Legion's foes and unite them, much as Superman inspired the original Legion. The Legion responds by summoning their other incarnations. As a fan of Abnett & Lanning's version, I was glad to see them back, but they are all pretty interchangeable in the end. Perez's art is decent but he is no longer one of my favorites. He is known for drawing scenes with large amounts of characters in them but they can be visually confusing because he details absolutely everything. The degree to which you enjoy this book will probably depend on how much you can tolerate Superboy's whiny, childish antics and the constant bickering of the Legionnaires. The most interesting aspect of the whole event is the (possible) explanation of what the Time Trapper really is.

[Bill · Rating 2 out of 5]

A comic book story has to stand on its own, and this one doesn't; it only makes "sense" if you've been reading Legion of Super Heroes for years, if not decades, and can make sense of the convoluted relationships and alternate histories associated with the team's many incarnations. The villain, Superboy Prime (ugh) is basically an overpowered jerk, an Internet troll on plot-steroids. His rallying of pretty much every Legion of Super Heroes villain for a pointless destructive rampage reads like childish fan-fiction, moreso than an actual superhero story. Worst of all, the plan to stop Superboy Prime (ugh) involves nonsensical resurrections of heroes killed in other story-lines. Two stars for some amusing bits and some fun fight scenes, but that second star is given grudgingly.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this because I thought it'd tie in a little with Final Crisis. Turns out, it doesn't. At least not in a way that I could tell. It's a Legion of Super Heroes story, which is fine except I've barely read any Legion stuff so I literally barely knew any characters. It also didn't help that the story involved Legion members from multiple earths so there were A LOT OF CHARACTERS.

That's not really a criticism of the book, that's more down to me and my lack of Legion knowledge. I didn't mind the book. Though it did feel pretty wordy at times for a Geoff Johns book.

And superboy prime is pretty much just the god damn worst.

[Justine · Rating 3 out of 5]

FR
Enormément de héros, pas mal d'événements à connaître avant cette étape - même si ça reste compréhensible la plupart du temps -, pas mal de science : ça donne un super moment de lecture, mais beaucoup de confusion !

EN
So many heroes, many events to know beforehand - even if it's quite understandable most of the time -, a lot of science: it was a good reading time, but super confused!

[Little Timmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have always loved the Legion Of Superheroes and this story has the Legion of three different worlds in it! Excellent art and plot and tons of characters made this a fantastic read, Oh and the awesome ending doesn't hurt either. Very recommended

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars, but in this case I'll round the stars up rather than down, if only because George Pérez' art is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. There's a lot going on in this book, with a lot of characters, but speaking as someone who read it when she didn't know a lot about the legion, I'd say it's still possible to know what's going on, if you also know what's going on in the DCU at that point. Sometimes, it felt like a little too much was going on, and there was so much action it felt a little crowded, but this feels like the wrong thing to complain about here.

In any case, it's a fun book with amazing art and a lot of great moments, and I enjoyed myself immensely reading it. I have a weak spot for Superboy Prime, it seems.

[Variaciones Enrojo]

Reseña de Luis Javier Capote Pérez para Zona Negativa:
http://www.zonanegativa.com/la-legion...

Hace ya unos meses que Zona Negativa dedicó una serie de especiales a la glosa de esta miniserie que Planeta DeAgostini ha recopilado en un único tomo y que, teóricamente, vincula a Crisis Final con uno de los grupos más entrañables de la mitología deceera: La Legión de Superhéroes. Esta reseña hace un pequeño repaso de la edición española, recomendando al mismo tiempo un repaso a los artículos monográficos que revisan con todo lujo de detalles la miniserie original.
La Legión de Superhéroes fue uno de tantos conceptos que acompañaron el renacimiento del género a finales de los cincuenta. Creada por Otto Binder y Al Plastino en 1958 en la serie Adventure Comics, se presenta como un nutrido grupo de empijamados con poderes que allá por los siglos treinta y treinta y uno, pugnando por mantener vivo el espíritu de la edad heroica, simbolizado en la figura de Superman o, más exactamente, Superboy, ya que la Legión original fue fundada por adolescentes que tomaron como ejemplo las andanzas adolescentes de Kal El en su pijama blaugrana. Con el tiempo, la popularidad legionaria creció lo suficiente como para poder vivir sus propias aventuras, por las que pasaron nombres como los de Dave Cockrum, Paul Levitz, Olivier Coipel, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Keith Giffen o Jim Shooter, entre otros. El primero de la lista “recrearía” en forma de homenaje al grupo durante su primera estancia como dibujante en la nueva y diferente Patrulla-X, a través de la Guardia Imperial shi´ar, pero ésa es otra historia.
La Legión simboliza como pocos grupos y títulos los conflictos derivados de aquel ejercicio de limpiar, fijar y dar esplendor editorial que fue Crisis en Tierras infinitas. Borrado Superboy del pasado oficial de DC, la razón de ser de la Legión dejaba de existir, por lo que fue necesario hacer encaje de bolillos (o más bien, de bolsillos) para justificar la presencia de unos legionarios que, de repente, se encontraban con que aquello que daban por hecho quedaba convertido en agua de borrajas. A lo largo de los años, la Legión se ha visto relanzada en al menos dos ocasiones, a raíz de los acontecimientos de aventuras que intentaban, sin conseguirlo, emular, si no el impacto, sí los efectos de Crisis en Tierras infinitas. De las cenizas de Hora cero surgiría una nueva versión y, diez años más tarde, otra más. El concepto era demasiado bueno como para dejarlo dormir, pero al mismo tiempo, era demasiado complejo como para poder gobernarlo en condiciones, porque en el fondo, un sector de los lectores y no pocos autores querían recuperar a la Legión clásica, la que era anterior a la gran crisis. A su vez, otra generación de aficionados había tomado cariño a la Legión noventera. Geoff Johns intentaría dejar contento a todo el mundo mediante esta Legión de los 3 Mundos.
Johns, que en los últimos años ha desempeñado un papel crucial en los grandes festejos deceeros, ha ganado su fama merced a sus trabajos en Flash, la Sociedad de la Justicia de América, Linterna Verde o Hawkman, hasta el punto de convertirse en uno de los arquitectos del universo DC actual. En cierto sentido, su labor, salvando las distancias, recuerda un tanto la que realizara Kurt Busiek para Marvel en Heroes Return. Como don Kurt, don Geoff se toma el trabajo de intentar dar un sentido a la maltrecha continuidad, aprovechando elementos contradictorios para establecer justificaciones que a veces casan mejor y a veces casan peor. Todo depende de la calidad de la materia prima y del día que tenga un escritor al que últimamente empiezan a caerle algunos palos. Sin embargo, la presencia de Johns al frente de ciertas series ha sido mucho más larga que la de Busiek, contando además con un grado de libertad y control sensiblemente superiores, al menos en aquellos títulos cuyos protagonistas no tenían que aparecer hasta en la sopa o casi (léase Superman). ¿Por qué se plantea esta comparativa entre dos guionistas que actualmente trabajan en la misma empresa? Porque, personalmente, al leer este tebeo tuve la sensación de que estaba asistiendo a la versión legionaria de Siempre Vengadores.
En aquella maxiserie marveliana, Busiek se encargaba de repasar la historia vengativa para intentar solventar las aparentes contradicciones que los sucesivos equipos creativos habían volcado sobre una maltrecha continuidad. Para tal tarea, contó con los lápices de un artista de auténtico lujo como era y es el gaditano Carlos Pacheco. El resultado final fue una historia que solamente la afición vengativa pudo disfrutar. En esta miniserie deceera, Johns se encarga de poner orden y concierto en el embrollado multiverso legionario, reafirmando la premisa de que las tres legiones pueden coexistir y restaurando a la clásica a la posición que, para muchos, no debió perder. Para la tarea, ha contado con los lápices de otro gran maestro, el estadounidense George Pérez. Sin embargo, el resultado final será una historia que, muy probablemente, solamente disfruten quienes formen parte de la afición legionaria, amén de seguidores de don Geoff y / o de don George. El primero vuelve a echar mano de su villano-fetiche de los últimos tiempos, el quizá-muy-sobreutilizado Superboy Prime, en una simetría perversa respecto al origen del grupo y lo entronca en la continuidad del mismo, con una sorpresa argumental final que a más de un aficionado clásico hará esbozar una sonrisa desdeñosa. El segundo vuelve a demostrar que el dibujante de masas por antonomasia, aunque habiendo leído este tomo justo después del recopilatorio de sus trabajos con la Liga de la Justicia, ha permitido que pueda uno echar un ojo a lo que ha evolucionado el caballero en estas tres décadas. Del trazo más simple y efectivo que le prodigaban entintados más suaves como el de Romeo Thangal y donde se nota aún la influencia de Rich Buckler, se ha pasado a un dibujo más recargado y hasta relamido, con profusión de detalles.
La Legión de 3 Mundos sirve para que don Geoff siente unas bases en las que las tres Legiones de Superhéroes puedan operar de forma independiente, al tiempo que recupera un par de cabos sueltos que habían quedado más o menos pendientes desde Crisis Infinita y sus consecuencias. Lo único que parece carecer de sentido es esa referencia a Crisis Final de la portada, pero no hay problema, porque no hay que haber leído la enrevesada miniserie para poder hincarle el colmillo a este tomo.

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's been fun reading this 3-part Legion saga, which returned my childhood Legion to some prominence. The story isn't definitely overstuffed, but George Perez, as always, was up to the task. What glorious art. Superboy Prime as the villain isn't necessarily my favorite, but it works. Finishing this makes me want to read every Legion story from 1958 on and also reread the post-Zero Hour Legion again. And who knows? Maybe they will be back soon thanks to the All In initiative happening right now. Love Live the Legion!

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Try as I may but I just cannot seem to click with Legion of Superheroes stories. Even with two of my favorite creators Johns and Perez this story couldn’t hook me. Was a fun idea though having Superboy Prime lead the evil Legion, but all the talks of multiverses and alternate timelines lost me. At least the Perez art is amazing. No one could make a better over a couple dozen characters splash pages than him.

Overall if you’re new to Legion of Superheroes this probably isn’t the best place to start. Is there a best place to start? No idea.

[Gerry Sacco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stars purely because George Perez is a legend, and this is a stunningly beautiful book.

The story is not great. I just don't think I'm a fan of Geoff Johns. I've read enough of his stuff to accept that. He's not for me.

[Lissibith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a weird one to review because I don't know the Legion, and without knowing the Legion, a lot of this is just a big, messy fight scene with some dimension traveling thrown in.

Superboy Prime is back, and after getting a lesson on the future from a Superman museum, he decides on a new goal - gathering villains and attacking the Legion with an eye toward destroying them.

I do at least have some knowledge of the events of Final Crisis. Without that, I think I would have been totally lost. There are some comics - a great many in fact - that you can start with and where the standing cannon doesn't hurt your understanding of the events in the book. This is not one of those books. Even having a decent background in comics in general, most of this simply didn't grab me or mean anything to me. It's essentially one long fight. There's a ton of characters, so none of them get much development beyond "they must be friends/in a relationship because when one dies the other is sad." It's a book meant for people reading all the other Final Crisis tomes or longstanding Legion fans, I think.

That being said there was one part of this I enjoyed massively - specifically the return of two characters I used to love before the new 52. (as they are now, no thank you. But back then, they were amazing!) But it just wasn't enough to carry this book for me.

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 3 out of 5]

Arranqué este libro con cierta desconfianza y algo de curiosidad. Me encontré con más de lo mismo, en el buen sentido. Una historieta superheróica con varios de los clichés del géneros y unos recursos narrativos a veces bien utilizados y otras, a medio camino entre la ridiculez y lo insólito. Por momentos me aburrió y estuvo cerca de terminar con dos estrellitas, pero un final muy ingenioso y varias escenas menores memorables hicieron que la balanza se inclinara hacia el lado de la aceptabilidad.
Lo mejor: los dibujos de Pérez. Ya no tiene la chispa que pelaba en los 80s pero sigue siendo de los mejores a la hora de armar páginas con multitudes. Su narrativa está algo quedada en el tiempo pero su estética sigue brillando con luz propia.
Lo peor: la edición de Planeta. ¿Por qué no se consiguen un puto corrector de una puta vez? Estoy harto de ver errores boludos por falta de atención.

[Nate · Rating 2 out of 5]

George Perez proved he still had it with this book, nearly 40 years into his career. Every page has that sense of superhero grandeur he captures so well, and he was still the undisputed king of drawing a gazillion characters on one page. The story on the other hand is kind of a jumble. I don’t really care about the Legion, and despite Superman appearing front and center on the cover, this is very much a Legion book. This would be incomprehensible for anyone unfamiliar with DC lore. It also seems like Johns wrote to Perez’s style; the dialogue often feels like it could have been written in the 80s during Perez’s prime, which is to say it feels dated. This book is notable for resurrecting two characters; although with the New 52 around the corner at the time of the book’s release, those resurrections carry little weight.

[David Chmelik · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is interesting so far, but `three worlds?' They could have gotten away with two: the current one may have been changed back to the Silver Age. Actually, the 1984 - 2006 one sort of changed back to Golden Age history--modified. I guess DC did a similar thing in '06, but broke with Golden & Silver Age history (e.g. Batman, not in this comic, started out with a PC, not some oldskool car.)

LoSH is interesting: it is superheroic sci-fi often with Kal-El or Kara Zor-El (usually as Superboy, Supergirl.)

[Devero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un capolavoro di Johns, disegnato da Perez. Una mini epica, con la disperazione che viene respinta come solo nei fumetti DC accade. Una storia non semplice da seguire, ma nemmeno troppo difficile. E che spettacolo Perez nel disegnare le Tre versioni alternative della Legione dei Super Eroi provenienti da 3 universi paralleli.

[Andy Dainty · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tedious reading and all over the place with characters. It even had a never-ending epilogue (like Lord of the Rings; how many people do we have to say goodbye to?!) I'm surprised this was written by Geoff Johns. My only moment of enjoyment came midway through, as the anticipation builds whilst we start to follow Braniac 5's plan.

[M.i. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Biggest take away from this, super boy - prime is a great villain.

[Mohammad Aboomar · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh.

[Tomás Sendarrubias García · Rating 4 out of 5]

La verdad es que al título de esta obra le sobre el "Crisis Final", Legión de Tres Mundos podría haberse publicado sin estar inserto en la trama de Crisis Final, que estoy seguro de que a Morrison se le hubiera ocurrido alguna manera de introducir a Brainiac 5 y la Máquina Milagro sin esta saga de por medio (que además queda un poco rara cuando se lee con Beyond, que teóricamente es inmediatamente anterior a esto). Pero bueno, al margen de lo apropiado o no de incluirla en Crisis Final, Legión de Tres Mundos es una historia con peso propio que puso fin a una especie de "trilogía" organizada por Geoff Johns en torno a la figura del Superboy de Tierra Prima, que comenzó con Crisis Infinita, continuó en La Guerra de los Sinestro Corps y concluye aquí, en Legión de Tres Mundos.

Johns arranca la historia en un futuro muy lejano, cuando el Amo del Tiempo lleva al siglo XXXI a un Superboy Prime furioso tras los acontecimientos de la Guerra de los Sinestro Corps, y este decide acabar con todo rastro de Superman en el futuro, para lo cual, reúne a la Legión de Supervillanos en un momento en el que la Legión de Superhéroes está pasando por malos momentos debido a una ola de racismo hacia los extraterrestres en La Tierra. Y para tratar de hacer frente a Superboy Prime, Brainiac 5 toma la decisión de acudir a Superman... y buscar refuerzos en otras Legiones, en un esfuerzo por organizar el canon de la Legión de Superhéroes, uno de los grupos más complicados de encajar en el Universo DC después de Crisis en Tierras Infinitas, Hora Cero, Crisis Infinita...

Total, que en Legión de Tres Mundos somos testigos de este enfrentamiento, en un cómic lleno de acción, acción y más acción, donde además el dibujante es el mismísimo George Pérez, capaz como ningún otro de mostrar rasgos diferenciales en una cantidad de personajes que roza la mismísima locura. Y aunque no sea una lectura "profunda", desde luego es entretenida, dinámica, y casi agotadora por la velocidad a la que sucede todo, con sus momentos "fan service", sus giros sorprendentes, sus sacrificios heróicos... En fin, todo lo que Geoff Johns nos ha dejado ver en sus mejores trabajos.

[Jordi Martinez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full of action and exciting battles, that include the death of some characters, this the-in to the Final Crisis limited series is, in fact, the story of the final destiny of Superboy prime.

Superboy prime was introduced in the original Crisis limited series, in 1985, as a hero. Later, in the Infinite Crisis limited series, in 2004, the character became a villain. Here it continues as a pretty dumb though superpowerful character whose defeat requieres the intervention of many Legionnaires.

I did not find anything in the story or the art that was truly exciting. Everything is great, because the authors are great. However, where is the magnificence that was a key element in Infinite Crisis and the original Crisis? I do not find it anywhere.

There is a lot of Legion members in the plot, but how many of them really matter? A few, at most. Some people say this is one of the greatest stories of the Legion of Super-heroes, but I do not see why. I found them acting more like the special guests, leaving the main role to four or five of them, plus Superman.

In summary, a great adventure filled of action and great battles.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, it was a lot better than I thought it would be. I mean, I don't know Infinite Crisis or Johns' Green Lantern stuff, so a bunch of this went over my head with Superboy Prime's history (actually, pretty sure this is the only time I've read that character since the original CoIE). I would've enjoyed more spotlight on the Zero Hour Legion (my first Legion) or threeboot Legion (a good Legion run too), but keeping the narrative tight kept this book from being a total mess. A few nods to different characters and versions, but largely a few central characters driving the story.

Interestingly, I felt Johns seemed to be pushing against type by returning characters to life (Impulse, Superboy), although his tendency toward violently mauling heroes remained for a few (Sun Boy, Element Lad, Kinetix - the latter of whom I've always been fond of).

I mean, look, it's basically a 150-page fight scene, but there were some fun twists and it was nice to see old favorite characters again. It took me nearly twenty years to get around to reading it and I doubt I'll ever read it again, but it was more fun than I expected.