Longbox Review

I talk about some of the 91 comic books I read in July 2025.

• Lazarus Fallen 1
• Free Agents 1-7 (v1)
• The Seasons 1-4 (v1)
• Kid Kosmos 1-6 (v1)
• Final Crisis: Superman Beyond 3D 1-2
• Primordial 1-6
• Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton 1
• Legionnaires 8-18, 0
• Valor 22-23
• Legion of Super-Heroes 60-61, 0
• Superman Spectacular, aka DC Special Series 5
• Machine Man 1-4
• Superman 147
• Adventures of Superman 570
• Action Comics 757
• Superman: The Man of Steel 92
• New History of the DC Universe 1
• Superman Treasury 2025
• Superman: The World

Links:

• Christmas Gab Bag 2024 (Street Angel Xmas Special)
• Oddfellow's Thoughts
• CBCC Grant Morrison interview
• DC Specialcast: Superman Spectacular
• CGS Reads: Machine Man

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episode 264

I celebrated 15 years of podcasting by doing a live chat and some very nice people joined me to talk about reading comic books, a little San Diego Comic Con news, a quick review of longboxes, the Superman and Fantastic Four movies, reading and viewing recommendations, and more!

Thanks to Damian, Maddie, Mike, Matt, Gregg, MJ, Travis, and Peter for chatting with me.

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Links:

• Sleepyreader 666
• Mike's Comic Shop Roadshow
• Wednesday's Serial
• Gregg Schigiel
• Nerd Goggles Podcast
• Oddfellow's Thoughts
• The Daily Rios

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episode 263

I talk about some of the 68 comic books I read in June 2025.

• One World Under Doom 1-2
• Fantastic Four 30
• "We Are Yesterday" from Batman/Superman: World's Finest & Justice League Unlimited
• Black Canary: Best of the Best 6
• Galaxy of Madness v1
• Radiant Black v5 & v6
• Redcoat v1
• Stillwater v3
• Superman Unlimited 1
• Animal Pound HC
• Star Trek: Lower Decks - Warp Your Own Way ogn

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episode 262

My daughter, Maddie, and I went to Charlotte, NC, for Heroes Con 2025, and we are here to tell you all about it!

See this pinned post for information about the LBR 15th anniversary Zoom chat.

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Links:

• Heroes Con 2025 Haul video
• Meanwhile at the Podcast episode 163
• Comic Culture
• Local Charlotte news featuring Maddie!
• Gregg Schigiel
• Wish Travis a belated happy birthday!

episode 261

Podcaster extraordinaire Sean Ross joins me to discuss his show, Peace Bound and Down - A Wonder Woman Podcast (on the Fire and Water Podcast Network), along with his comic book origin story, his favorite current comic books, why podcasting, and more (such as which comic is the "Watchmen of the 21st century")!

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Links:

• Sean on Bluesky
• Pulp 2 Pixel Podcasts (Secret Wars & Beyond, Squadron SupremeCast, Never Ending Reading Pile)
• The Bat-Pod
• Information on Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

Extra! This excerpt from our conversation was cut from the episode, but I thought it would be fun to tease Sean about Secret Wars III. Enjoy.

episode 260

I talk about some of the 72 comic books I read in May 2025.

• X-Men Red 1-18
• Hello Darkness v1
• Jupiter's Legacy: Finale 4-5
• Dreamweaver Giant Syze Special
• Wonder Woman: Dead Earth 1-4
• The Other History of the DC Universe 3-5
• The Ultimates 2-9
• Ocean 1-6
• Let Her Be Evil anthology

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episode 259

I talk about a death in the family and then a couple trips I took both before and after that event. Plus the usual tv, movie, and podcast talk.

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Links

• David Tennant Does a Podcast With...
• CGS releases its 2000th (numbered) episode!
• DC Action News
• That Giffen Show (from the Resurrections - An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast)
• Tangle

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episode 49

I talk about some of the 52 comic books I read in April 2025.

• Helen of Wyndhorn
• My Time Machine
• Groupies 1-4
• Blood Squad Seven v1
• Sparrow 1
• Summer of Superman Special
• Batman: Dark Patterns 1-3
• Absolute Martian Manhunter 1

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episode 258

"It's the time for deadly revelations as the Legionnaires uncover the conspirators in their midst ... and Starfinger reveals his infiltrators."

Timestamps:

(00:45) Preamble and feedback (17:56) Legion of Super-Heroes #49 synopsis, general thoughts, and cover discussion (39:53) Main discussion (1:42:09) Who's Who in the LSH #4 entries on Legion Worlds, Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, and Saturn Queen; also Who's Who Update '88 #1 on Brainiac and the Green Lantern Corps. (2:19:26) Legion related DCU appearances: Superman #20 (2:33:51) 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".

Intro theme: "Lost City" by RhoMusic

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

I talk about some of the 34 comic books I read in March 2025.

• Hawkeye: Kate Bishop v2-3
• Batman/Superman: World's Finest 36
• The Power Fantasy v1
• Wonder Woman 18
• Fantastic Four 27
• The Question: All Along the Watchtower 1

Don't forget about the #JSApril event that is celebrating 85 years of everyone's favorite and first Golden Age superhero team, the Justice Society of America. Visit https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/JSApril for more information.

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