2008 TV News Archives

Legion

November 27, 2008: Geoff Johns Explains Smallville "Legion" Episode

MTV.com spoke with Geoff Johns about "Legion", the up-coming episode he wrote for "Smallville". Here's an excerpt from the article...

    "The concept of the Legion throws a wrench in Clark's life," Johns said. "They've already built up to a huge climax with Chloe and Doomsday, and then the Legion comes in and completely complicates everything."

    Johns pitched the show on introducing the time-traveling Legionnaires - Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, and Cosmic Boy - by explaining that they would be relevant to Clark Kent's life at this point in time (unlike some other characters who'd been introduced on the show although he wasn't supposed to meet them until later - can you say Green Arrow?). And when the time came to talk villains, Johns brought in a bunch of his comic books to show them how the Persuader would translate in a cameo appearance.

    "He's one of my favorite Legion villains," Johns said, "because he's this futuristic assassin, he's dressed like an executioner, and he has one of the coolest weapons, an axe that could slice an atom in half. He can slice Clark, so he can slice anything."

Read the complete interview at MTV.com.

Look for "Legion" to air in the U.S. on Thursday, January 15th in the U.S.



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