Legion of Substitute Podcasters

The Subs talk about issue 2 of vol 4, the 5YL series. Where’s Ultra Boy been and what’s he been doing. You’ll find all of that out here! Also, spoilery (if not ending revealing) discussion of Avengers: Endgame. Don’t worry, we save it until the end, and we’ll give you plenty of notice.

Darren, Michael, Jim, and Paul take a deep dive into Legion of Super Heroes issue 1. What has become of the Legion since the end of the Magic Wars? Listen here and find out!

It’s a holiday weekend, and a good time for a trip in the time bubble! Next week, we start looking at the 5YL run, again! First, though, let’s take a look at the first time we did that, nearly ten years ago. Next week, you’ll see how our views have perhaps changed, evolved, or remained the same! For now, hear what we thought of the first three issues of the run, way back then!

The Subs come to the end of the Legionnaires 3 series. They also talk more about Shazam, and face a Stump the Subs from listener David Spofforth!

The Subs take a look at issue 3 of Legionnaires 3, can’t stop talking about SHAZAM!, and look at the last couple of weeks of This Week In Legion history!

The Subs are joined by fan favourite Legion artist Mike Grell, but the conversation goes much further than that! Mike takes us through his career, and gives us insights into the comic business, and talks about his Maggie the Cat Kickstarter (found at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1501376045/mike-grells-maggie-the-cat ), John Sable, Green Arrow, and so much more!

The guys talk about some announcements at C2E2, issues happening with some collections, and Mike Grell’s Kickstarter opening some Legion related stretch goals. Then they finally get to issue two of Legionnaires 3, and discuss the career of Ernie Colon. All this, plus This Week in Legion History!

Paul looks at New Adventures of Superboy 38, and its follow-up in Superman, issues 381 and 382 (with a brief look at Superman 380). What happens when Superman and Superboy switch brains? Find out here!

The Subs finally wade their way into Legionnaires 3. There’s Captain Marvel talk (spoiler free), Doomsday Clock, Star Wars, some Mailbag feedback, including the Amalgamation of the Subs and the Great Lakes Avengers!

The Subs dig into part 2 of the Booster Gold story, as Booster joins forces with the Legion to save President Reagan and Vice President Bush. Along the way, Paul does some truly awful impressions.

The Subs learn how Booster Gold came to get a Legion Flight Ring, and a Force Field Belt. Proto-90s costume designs, and the odd Oscar Live Blog (if a superhero movie wins an award, you will have heard it here first, if we had been casting live…) round out the proceedings, as well as This Week in Legion History!

Paul takes a look at New Adventures of Superboy issues 36 and 37, in which a meek and mild schoolteacher takes on the Boy of Steel, and wins!

The Subs delve once again into the stories of the Legion of Super Pets and the Space Canine Patrol Agency! Stories from Superman 176 and Superboy 136. Bad animal puns ensue, as well as news of Mike Grell’s next project, a Sun Boy sighting and a round of Stump the Subs!

We often celebrate fandom on this show, now let’s celebrate a fan. As we mentioned on last week’s show, we recently lost Legion fan Pete Vandeneng. This week, we represent episode 42 of the show, on which Pete was one of our guests. Long Live the Legion!

Rounding out our coverage of the Legion’s Secret Origins, we bring you the Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy from Secret Origins issue 49. Then, we realize that it’s only a two page story, so it’s time to watch Jimmy Olsen battle the Legion of Super Villains in Jimmy Olsen 63 and 87.