To book the initiates of the 30th century and the continuity of the DC Universe

Remember: Crisis on Infinite Earths went into making household in the continuity of the DC universe by eliminating the concept of the multiverse. This story had led to a revival of Superman in The Man of Steel which introduced a size change: Clark Kent was not passed by the Superboy box. Since much water has flowed under the bridges and Infinite Crisis and Final Crisis reintroduced the mutlivers. In addition Geoff Johns restored the period during which Clark Kent was Superboy. But this version of Superboy is the element that led to the creation of the Legion of Super Heroes (LOSH) at the thirtieth and thirty-first century. Finally the mentors DC threw in the towel and have validated the existence of three teams LOSH from different periods of continuity and called Pre-boot (the team benefiting from the original continuity starting in 1958 and valid 2010) Re-boot (the team with its own continuity created in 1994) and Three-boot (the team created with yet another continuity in 2004).

After this introduction, I think we are alone and that any normal person has abandoned all hope of understanding anything. Geoff Johns (chief architect of the shared universe DC) and George Perez (peerless master holding the largest number of characters in a record box) spent a miniseries in 5 episodes for restoring order. Surprise: they challenge the order but not the continuity of the LOSH.

The Time Trapper Superboy-prime mined in temporal limbo to project in whole reality of the DC universe thirty-first century. Superboy-prime discovers the legend of Superman has shaped this land sustainably and he launches into a fit of mass destruction which it is customary to impose its vision of things. It does not take long to understand that he can find help in its eradication by releasing prisoners of Takron Galtos, prison planet. Soon all criminals encountered by Metropolis LOSH converge to annihilate superheroes. It will take the combined forces of three LOSH and some heroes of the twenty-first century to stop criminals and Superboy-channel premium.

This is the orgy! Geoff Johns glue known and lesser known members of the LOSH all pages and impressive amount. George Perez draws with manic precision, no mistaking any costume change in 3 versions of the same legionnaire. Johns uses this story to bring some heroes (including a member of the Speed ​​Force and another addict related securities Superman). He finally reveals the mission of Starman was lost in the JSA from The Next Age. And it ends a few legionnaires, while bringing in others. This story is an inexhaustible source of stories to come into the DC Universe both in our day and time in the future.

George Perez is in shape (except for the last 4 pages that seem to have been designed by someone else). His drawings are more detailed and thorough than ever, it is still obsessive and maniacal thereby never get lost in the myriad characters that are yet legion (sorry, I could not help myself). His expertise legendary breaks in box compositions where each character has his place without walking on the feet (or wings) of another without ever giving the impression that they were all thrown in piles or randomly filling the sheet. Scott Koblisch doing excellent work inking never losing the sharpness of the stroke of the master. The style of George Perez is clearly rooted in the tradition of superheroes and it has no aesthetic bias said other than accuracy and thoroughness. His illustrations are a form of culmination for any fan of superhero see a myriad of colorful characters interact in a limited space. These pages recall the best moments of crossover between the Justice League and the Avengers in JLA / Avengers.

You'll understand that this story does not address the first fan of comics came. It is intended for readers with a solid understanding of the continuity of the shared universe DC since "Crisis on infinite earths" and having already read a good amount of stories LOSH, otherwise you'll struggle to get into this very self-centered history. For lovers of Superboy-prime, it continues to sow panic in Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps.