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  • Tales of the Legion Project: Readers’ Round-Up

    For the 18th Tales of the Legion Project, Eric and Peter discuss current Legion stories and news, such as appearances of Darkseid’s Omega Legion, Superboy in Action Comics and speculations on the upcoming Legion title and membership. Also, recent Legion related purchases, reading the first appearance of Mordru in Adventure Comics, Legion trivia, and more!

    Timestamps:
    (00:38) Preamble
    (09:50) LSH vs New Teen Titans, the Omega Legion in current comics, and DC K.O. issue 4
    (44:50) Speculations on Legion membership in the upcoming title
    (1:02:21) Recent Legion comic purchases
    (1:23:40) Legion news and reading Superboy in Action Comics
    (1:45:20) The first appearance of Mordru in Adventure Comics 369 and 370 and Legion related podcast listening
    (2:04:00) Legion trivia!
    (2:13:22) Wrap up and Outro

    Send your comments or questions to [email protected] or [email protected].

    Thanks for listening!

    Intro theme: “Lost City” by RhoMusic

    • https://twitter.com/ItsRhoMusic
    • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm2l0TFmixfahHLxpdyV5Uw/videos
    • 2 hr 18 min
    • Titans Annual 2025

      Here is my spotlight on Titans Annual 2025 by Phil Jimenez, Arif Prianto, and Wes Abbot, which wonderfully adds to Donna Troy’s history. I go through the story thoroughly, so if you have not read it, you will be spoiled.

      I also talk about some of the comic books I read in January.

      Links:

      • Promo: Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery
      • LBR Merch!
      • Feedback!

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        • Thanks for listening!

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        • Favorite Comic Books of 2025

          I discuss and recommend my favorite comic books that I read last year.

          Links:

          • Promo: Edit Your Pod
          • How to Love Comics’ Comics Reading Tracker
          • Bryan Deemer’s Comic Book Reading Log
          • LBR Merch!
          • Feedback!

            • Text/voicemail = 208-953-1841
            • Social = Bluesky / Mastodon / Facebook
            • Web = longboxreview.com
            • Thanks for listening!

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            • Tales of the Legion Project: The Supergirl Saga

              On the 17th Tales of the Legion Project, we discuss The Supergirl Saga in Superman #21, Adventures of Superman #444, and Superman #22.

              Timestamps:
              (00:28) Preamble, background info, and general thoughts
              (31:30) Part 1: Superman #21 discussion
              (59:50) Part 2: Adventures of Superman #444 discussion
              (1:30:49) Part 3: Superman #22 discussion
              (2:13:15) Final thoughts
              (2:18:29) Wrap up and outro

              Send your comments or questions to [email protected] or [email protected].

              Thanks for listening!

              MUSIC INTRO/OUTRO: “Main Title” by Jerry Goldsmith from Supergirl (1984) original motion picture soundtrack

              2 hr 22 min
            • Reading Pile: December 2025 Comic Books

              I talk about some of the 95 comic books I read in December 2025.

              • But You Have Friends
              • JSA 13
              • Batman and Robin: Year One 12
              • Lazarus Fallen 6
              • Batman: Dark Patterns 10-12
              • Potter’s Field
              • DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool
              • CalExit 1-3
              • Murder Falcon 1-8
              • Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts
              • Ice Cream Man: The Mortal Coil Shuffle
              • Redcoat 8-12
              • Trigger Warning
              • The Last Book You’ll Ever Read 1-8
              • Links:

                • Promo: Campus Comics Cast
                • LBR Merch!
                • Feedback!

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                    37 min
                  • The Gutters: After the Storm

                    I catch you up on what I did, watched, and listened to in the second half of 2025.

                    Feedback!

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                    • Thanks for listening!

                      Links

                      • Heroes Con 2025 episode
                      • Heroes Con 2025 haul video
                      • The Gutters: I Hate December
                      • LBR Teepublic shop
                      • Personal blog
                      • Podcasts

                        • The Monitor Tapes: A Crisis on Infinite Earth’s podcast
                        • Long Live the Legion
                        • Ideas Don’t Bleed
                        • Lovecraft Investigations
                        • Star Trek: Khan
                        • Once We Were Spacemen
                        • episode 50

                          56 min
                        • Reading Pile: November 2025 Comic Books

                          I talk about some of the 76 comic books I read in November 2025.

                          • Lazarus Fallen 5
                          • Action Comics 252
                          • Action Comics 1091
                          • One World Under Doom 6
                          • Detective Comics 40
                          • Immortal Thor 16-20
                          • Star Trek 13-18
                          • Public Domain 6-10
                          • DC/Marvel: Flash/Fantastic Four
                          • Marvel/DC: Thor/Shazam!
                          • Fantastic Four 2
                          • The Last Starship 1-2
                          • The Dusk 1-3
                          • Santos Sisters Halloween Special
                          • The Power Fantasy 6-11
                          • Legionnaires 29
                          • DC K. O. 2
                          • Links:

                            • Promo: The Monitor Tapes
                            • Christmas Gab Bag 2025
                            • LBR Merch!
                            • Feedback!

                              • Text/voicemail = 208-953-1841
                              • Social = Bluesky / Mastodon / Facebook
                              • Web = longboxreview.com
                              • Thanks for listening!

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                                31 min
                              • The Legion Project 50: Life and Death and the End of Time

                                “In this special 52-page 50th issue … a tale of death, destruction, and a surprising rebirth in the ultimate showdown with the Time Trapper.”

                                Timestamps:

                                (00:48) Preamble intro and anniversary talk

                                Note the entire Preamble portion is available to watch on YouTube.

                                (07:08) Legion of Super-Heroes appearances in current Superman issues and Legion news
                                (23:25) Celebrating the early episodes of The Legion Project
                                (46:06) The Legion Project Trivia and reflecting on the Legion in general
                                (1:11:34) Preamble Wrap-Up
                                (1:15:13) Interlude
                                (1:23:47) Synopsis / General Thoughts / Cover
                                (1:49:26) Main Discussion
                                (3:14:23) Feedback from listeners and letter column reactions to issue 50
                                (3:25:30) Who’s Who Update ’88 #2 entries on Mordru, Lords of Order and Chaos, and Manhunters. Who’s Who in the LSH #5 entries on Phantom Girl, Proty II, and the Science Police.
                                (3:51:33) Outro and Wrap-Up

                                Send your comments or questions to [email protected] or [email protected].

                                Thanks for listening!

                                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

                                • https://twitter.com/ItsRhoMusic
                                • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm2l0TFmixfahHLxpdyV5Uw/videos
                                • 4 hr 9 min
                                • Christmas Gab Bag 2025

                                  Happy holidays! It’s time again for George (from Meanwhile at the Podcast) to join me to discuss the following Christmas-related comic books:

                                  • Thanksgiving
                                  • Marvel Team-Up v1 #1
                                  • The Deviant v1
                                  • Christmas in Disneyland
                                  • Archibald Saves Christmas
                                  • Christmas with Archie
                                  • Feedback!

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                                      • Bluesky
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                                      • Links:

                                        • Meanwhile at the Podcast episode 344
                                        • My conversation with Sean Ross
                                        • Listen to previous Christmas Gab Bag episodes: https://longboxreview.com/tag/gab-bag/.

                                          Thanks for listening!

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                                          2 hr 17 min
                                        • Reading Pile: Sept/Oct 2025 Comic Books

                                          I talk about some of the 147 comic books I read in Sept/Oct 2025.

                                          September’s comic books:

                                          • Groupies 5
                                          • Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League 1
                                          • Ultimate Spider-Man 7-17
                                          • The Wild Choir: She Used to be Me
                                          • Strange 6-10
                                          • Gideon Falls 7-11
                                          • Titans Annual 2025
                                          • The Deviant 1-4
                                          • Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum 1
                                          • In Mourning
                                          • Shooters ogn
                                          • Deadpool/Batman 1
                                          • Ghostbox 1-5
                                          • Fantastic Four 33
                                          • Hello Sunshine ogn
                                          • October’s comic books:

                                            • Batman 1
                                            • Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma 6
                                            • DC K.O. 1
                                            • Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton 4
                                            • Superman Unlimited 5
                                            • Supergirl: Universe End
                                            • Assorted Crisis Events 1-5
                                            • Fine Print ogn
                                            • Love Everlasting 11-15
                                            • Rain 1-5
                                            • Fantastic Four 1
                                            • Imperial 2
                                            • Postal: Deliverance 5-8, Postal 9-12, Postal 5-8
                                            • Feedback!

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                                              • Social =
                                                • Bluesky
                                                • Mastodon
                                                • Facebook
                                                • Web =  longboxreview.com
                                                • Links:

                                                  • Promo: The Iron Age of Comics
                                                  • Greg Rucka’s newsletter: Front Towards Enemy
                                                  • LBR episode featuring Sean Ross
                                                  • Mike’s Comic Shop Roadshow
                                                  • Campus Comics Cast
                                                  • Thanks for listening!

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