Legion of Super-Heroes #40 Review

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #40
Written by Jim Shooter
Art by Francis Manapul and John Livesay

Change is as good as a rest, they say, and I am definitely feeling that with the recent dropping of other titles and picking up of Legion of Super-Heroes. I've never read or been a fan of them before and these are all, with few exceptions, pretty much new characters to me and the slower pace Shooter is using for these early issues on his current run are a great deal of fun to read and are easing me into the franchise quite nicely.

This issue, in particular, is very Whedon-esque in terms of storytelling and the dialogue and character interactions. While very character oriented this month, Shooter manages to progress the main plot along quite a bit at the same time, so this doesn't end up feeling like filler or "decompression" either.

My favourite scene was probably when Saturn Girl returns with her team and everyone gets in a big debate over the use of her powers to control Timber Wolf's mind. It was interesting seeing everyone's stance on it and Lightning Lad really stepped up as leader this scene, whereas he's been pretty ineffectual in every way to date. Another funny scene was when Karate Kid says something to the effect of that he can control every aspect of his body perfectly, prompting a little sexual innuendo from Triplicate Girl.

I'm not sure if this is a Must Read or just me being a kid with a new toy, but I really liked this issue. I'll leave it as a Check It for now, as older fans might hate this new take or this might just be the whole newness of jumping on this title for me.

Verdict - Check It

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