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The Legion Project 39: The One That Got Away

December 28, 2022December 27, 2022Eric P. I.Leave a comment

“A special flashback issue to Colossal Boy’s origin, the Science Police Academy, and Gigi’s musing over ‘the one that got away’.”

Timestamps:
(00:45) Preamble, plus quick thoughts on the upcoming Legion of Super-Heroes animated movie and the New Golden Age one-shot
(20:49) Legion of Super-Heroes #39 synopsis, general thoughts, and background information
(55:09) Cover and main discussion
(1:40:16) Letter column reactions, the ads, feedback, and Contest Winner Announcement!
(1:54:13) Wrap up and outro

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The Legion Project is a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the “Baxter run”.

The Legion Project forum: https://justanotherfanboy.freeforums.net/board/19/legion-project

Intro theme: “Lost City” by RhoMusic

The Legion Project 37: A Twist in Time

September 22, 2022September 21, 2022Eric P. I.Leave a comment

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“The Legionnaires want to battle the Time Trapper but wind up as guests of Superboy in Smallville USA!”

Timestamps:
(00:46) Preamble
(06:09) Part 1: Legion of Super-Heroes #37 synopsis, general thoughts, and cover discussion
(32:07) Main discussion
(1:46:42) Who’s Who Update ’87 #1 entries: Atmos, Black Mace, and Caress
(2:01:44) Part 2: Superman v2 #8 synopsis, cover discussion, and general thoughts
(2:23:54) Main discussion
(3:02:12) Wrap up and outro

Please leave comments below, send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com or peter@thedailyrios.com, or chat with us @longboxreview or @peterjrios on Twitter.

Thanks for listening!

The Legion Project forum: https://justanotherfanboy.freeforums.net/board/19/legion-project

Intro theme: “Lost City” by RhoMusic

The Legion Project 30: Brainy’s Lucky Day

July 28, 2021July 27, 2021Eric P. I.Leave a comment

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Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the “Baxter run”.

“Brainy’s lucky day turns out to be someone else’s worst!”

Timestamps:
(00:44) Preamble, a new contest, a possible Legion return, and more
(19:07) Legion of Super-Heroes #30 synopsis, talking about Brainiac Five, general thoughts, and the cover
(38:39) Main discussion
(1:37:45) Who’s Who #23 entries: Tellus, Tharok, Timber Wolf, and Time Trapper
(2:02:59) Legion appearances in Legends #3, Firestorm #55 and History of the DC Universe #1.
(2:23:49) Wrap-up and outro

Please leave comments below, send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com or peter@thedailyrios.com, or chat with us @longboxreview or @peterjrios on Twitter.

Thanks for listening!

Intro theme: “Lost City” by RhoMusic

Tales of the Legion Project: Annual #1

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019Eric P. I.Leave a comment

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For the second Tales of the Legion Project, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes (v3) Annual #1 (1985).

Timestamps:

(00:28) Preamble
(06:24) Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 synopsis, cover comparisons, and general thoughts
(32:37) Main discussion on the cast of characters, Laurel Kent, and the mystery villain
(1:06:48) Additional thoughts on the various inkers, as well as other story points
(1:30:38) Feedback on the previous Tales episode
(1:33:28) Outro

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