Legion of Doom’s Best of 2005- Surprises

Alex Luthor revealed as the other Lex Luthor. Nowadays, thanks to the internet comic book community, there are very few surprises for me. I knew Quicksilver was behind House of M, I knew Spider-Man was going to die and then come back, I knew Ronin was Echo, all months before it was revealed. Come to think of it, maybe it’s just a Marvel problem, because DC had plenty of surprises. Wonder Woman snapping Max Lord’s neck, Max Lord killing Blue Beetle, Villains United. But the surprise that topped them all was the end to Infinite Crisis #3, when Alex Luthor’s master plan was revealed. Not only was Alex revealed as the alternate Lex from VU, but Superboy was the one who attacked Martian Manhunter in JLA #119 and they were assembling one of the Crisis on Infinite Earths tower thingies with characters from all the multiple Earths strapped to it. Wow! Now that’s an ending! -Fin Fang Doom

Alexander Luthor and Superboy as villains. I did not see that one coming. -Jean-Claude Van Doom

The personification of DC’s writers and editors as the creative forces in the universe. Return of Donna Troy #4 and JSA Classified #4 amazed me in that real-life actions and decisions were given fictional characterization in the DC universe, and that fascinated me. While Marv Wolfman may have be the most powerful entity in the DC universe, Frank Miller has essentially become the DC Universe’s biggest villain. In the 90s, when “dark” comics were cool, he was given credit for introducing that darker element with Batman in the 80s. Now, the darkness in DC is apparently the plague that infects the universe. -Jim Doom