Longbox Review

I complete my review of DC's New Age of Heroes initiative by talking about The Unexpected #1 (and a bit of #2) by Ryan Sook, Cary Nord, Steve Orlando, Mick Gray, Wade von Grawbadger, FCO Plascencia, Carlos M. Mangual, Dave Weilgosz, and Katie Kubert.

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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".

In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #8, "To Destroy a World!". To save the universe, the Legionnaires inflict nuclear destruction on a sun-eater factory, and someone attempts to murder a descendant of Superman. Speaking of Superman, we also talk about DC Comics Presents #80, which features those "lost" Legionnaires.

Timestamps: (00:42) Preamble and a Legion/Injustice news item (11:48) Legion of Super-Heroes issue #8 synopsis and initial reactions (18:27) Continuing subplots, the art team, and the covers (36:17) LSH #8 main discussion (1:26:09) Brief thoughts on DC Comics Presents #80 featuring Superman and the LSH (1:37:28) Who is our core set of Legionnaires? Wrap up and Outro.

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Intro theme: "Lost City" by RhoMusic

• https://twitter.com/ItsRhoMusic
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm2l0TFmixfahHLxpdyV5Uw/videos

Travis (https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts and https://twitter.com/the_gaunt_man) joins me to discuss all the comic book news from the last two months that caught our attention. Also, San Diego Comic Con news! And the Eisner Awards!

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Video version: https://youtu.be/N8AkEGfZNas

George Hanna of the still defunct George and Tony Entertainment Show joins me to go over the July 2018 Previews catalog for items shipping starting in September.

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Links:

• George and Tony Entertainment Show: http://www.relmnetwork.com/gatent
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgeandTony

I chat with Damian and Matt about their podcast Never Stay Dead. After we swap comic book origin stories, the guys tell me why they started this podcast and what it is they talk about on their show. Please listen and subscribe to their show!

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Links:

• Never Stay Dead: https://neverstaydead.podbean.com/ or https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/never-stay-dead-a-comic-book-podcast/id1363570146?mt=2
• Damian:
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/sleepyreader666
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sleepyreader666
• Matt:
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/magicalmatt42
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/agent42q/

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".

In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #7, "A Choice of Dooms", wherein the "lost" Legionnaires make a pivotal decision and we get the denouement of Lightning Lass's story.

Timestamps: (00:43) Preamble, listener feedback, and Jeff Lemire's upcoming Quantum Age (15:05) Legion of Super-Heroes issue #7 synopsis and initial reactions (22:04) Comparing covers, commenting on guest inker Mike DeCarlo and the Steve Lightle art (38:32) LSH #7 main discussion (56:44) Publishing history of the Controllers and discussing the subplots (1:45:39) Brief thoughts on Tales of the LSH #320 (1:54:30) Wrap up and Outro

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I continue my review of DC's New Age of Heroes initiative by talking about Immortal Men #1 by Jim Lee, Ryan Benjamin, James Tynion IV, Scott Williams, Richard Friend, Jeremiah Skipper, Alex Sinclair, Carlos M. Mangual, Jessica Chen, Katie Kubert, and Jamie S Rich.

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Travis (https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts) joins me to discuss all the comic book news from the last two months that caught our attention.

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Video version: https://youtu.be/GEDlD-yT8Ls

As promised (threatened?), here is my Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan commentary. The movie was released on June 4, 1982, 36 years ago this week. Pop in your Director's Cut DVD and follow along as I talk through one of my--and arguably, everyone's--favorite Star Trek films.

To celebrate 80 years of my favorite superhero, Superman, I talk about my love of the character and all of the stories in Action Comics #1000! Great Scott!

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Action Comics #1000 podcast commentaries:

• Never Stay Dead
• Wednesday Comics
• Comic Geek Speak