Reboot: The Legion Secret Files 3003

The Legion Secret Files 3003 (January 2004)
title: "The Legion Secret Files 3003"

writers: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning

pencillers: Leonard Kirk and Tony Harris
inker: Robin Riggs
lettering: Nick J. Napolitano
colorists: Sno Cone and Tom Feister

editor: Stephen Wacker

cover: Tony Harris and Tom Feister

reviewers: Siskoid & Shotgun

Mission Monitor Board:  
Apparition, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Cosmic Boy, Dreamer, Ferro, Gates, Gear, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Kid Quantum II, Kinetix, Leviathan (flashback), Live Wire, M'Onel, Saturn Girl, Sensor, Shikari, Spark, Star Boy, Superboy II, Triad, Ultra Boy, Timber Wolf, Umbra, Violet, Wildfire, XS

Guests: 
Chuck Taine, Cub Nah, Dr. Gym'll, Kwai Navigators, Legion Cadets, Legion World staff, R.J. Brande, Science Police, TitaNet Adepts, Trudy Trusoe; holographic images: Batman, Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman

Opponents: 
Darkseid, Servants of Darkness (Big Barda, Firestorm, Orion)

Threeboot: Legion of Super-Heroes #4

Recap: The 30th century is a place of complete calm and peace, of sterile security. The Legion of Super-Heroes are young, super-powered progressives, working as well as they can to push their agenda while working with the authorities. They don't always see eye to eye. But the Legion have a large group of youths who follow their lead. And that youth movement carries political power, another concern for current leaders. Can the Legion co-exist? And how will a prophecy of an upcoming intergalactic war impact the Legion and who they ally themselves with?

Legion of Super-Heroes #4 continued the strong opening year for this new version of the old team. I have talked in the past about how Waid carefully walks a fine creative line. He slowly is reintroducing us to Legionnaires we know from before. These new Legionnaires are both familiar and fresh. Each issue of the book so far has focused primarily on one Legionnaire, letting us learn who they are and how they differ from prior incarnations. Each issue also seems to pick a couple of secondary Legionnaires to showcase a bit more than others. We learn a bit about these members, getting us up to speed on their motivations while not looking quite so closely. This issue we have a close look at Invisible Kid, who is again Lyle Norg (and not Jacques Foccart). And we have glimpses at Cham and Phantom Girl.