Legion of Substitute Podcasters

The Subs take their time before digging in to the Claremontiness of Chapter 2. All this, plus This Week in Legion History!

A bold new direction as Tony Bedard takes over the writing duties. The Legionnaires have lost their longtime leader, Cosmic Boy – but was he captured by enemies or did he flee responsibility for his “war crime”? The Legion’s newly elected leader makes a hard decision on her first day on the job and sends out teams of Legionnaires in search of Cosmic Boy.

Will they be prepared for what they find?

The Subs take a look at the first half of Sovereign 7 + Legion (it’s a Claremont book – You can’t do that in one episode!). All this plus This Week in Legion History and segues that just kinda write themselves.

We have a look at the anniversary issue, Action Comics 850 which guest stars Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes.  Using a chronviewer, the team have a look back at the life of one, Kal-El.

Brent and Derek from Tomorrow’s Heroes Today join the Subs to look at Superman Plus The Legion as the Legion tries to find equipment to help them get home. All this, plus This Week in Legion History, Legion Trivia and more!

We have a look (from a fan’s perspective) at what was happening with the Legion in 2007.  While Supergirl and the Threeboot Legion were busy fighting robots and Dominators…. strange things were happening in the 21st Century.  A Legionnaire joins the JSA.  A woman in a silver suit is chained up in Arkham Asylum.  A new female flying character is introduced on Thanagar.  A feral man races against apes in Gorilla City.  A kick-ass fighting Trident is unmasked.  Computo takes his first victim … or does he?  

What is going on?!  Waid and Kitson may have been asking the same question.

The Subs look at what happens when the Legion travels to the home planet of Gates!

We spend some time with the Legionnaires trapped in the 20th century. Membership doesn’t look likely for Impulse, but maybe Koko will fare better!

All good things must come to an end. Waid and Kitson’s final issue together on the Legion. The Dominator story comes to a dramatic conclusion and a Legionnaire (or is that a Wanderer?) is lost. Your podcasters from the future discuss the contributions Waid and Kitson made to the Legion, Waid’s thoughts on making his Legion accessible and what Waid created next.

Paul’s solo from just outside the campground, when access to the Internet Archive isn’t working. Ingenuity kicks in when he realizes he has all of the New Adventures of Superboy on his laptop! So here’s a Superboy Thanksgiving issue! (Listen for the other two parts in episode 544, when the Archive is back up).