Legion of Substitute Podcasters

Darren and Paul take a look at the aftermath of the conspiracy as Polar Boy puts Brainiac 5 on trial. Then, six year old Ella French shares her opinions on Adventure Comics 247.

Subs HQ hasn’t been this full in a long time. Darren, Matt, Scott and Paul are joined by Michael Grabois of the Legion Omnicom to dig deep into the climax of the Conspiracy story as the conspirators face off against the Time Trapper. Kathooms abound, art is gushed over, kids are indoctrinated into reading the Legion, and we get to hang out with our friends and talk Legion, and isn’t that what it’s really all about? 400 weeks of Legion love and we could not be happier to have some of the best listeners out there spreading the Legion love. Thank you all for being there through our shenanigans as we discuss the Legion, Barbecued Fish Sticks, Our Lives, Squirrel Attacks, and the Many, Many Kathooms. *take a drink* So thanks from us to you, we couldn’t do it without your input, support, and love. ‪#‎thesubs‬

The title was MEANT to be Starstruck, but even on the second take, Paul STILL said Star Truck! Then Darren doesn’t introduce himself… Well, the opening is a bit of a disaster, but think of it as the broken Multi-Lab from which one of the biggest climaxes in Legion history occurs… Legionnaires throwing stones in glass houses, and the return of an ally thought dead! It gets much better!

Darren and Paul take a look at Legion of Super Heroes (Baxter Run) 48, but first, they talk about a new book about Legion co-creator Al Plastino before digging deep into DC Universe Rebirth #1. (If you haven’t yet read Rebirth, skip ahead to 1:31:25 to avoid spoilers) Love and Legacy: If that doesn’t scream Legion, we don’t know what does!

Darren and Paul dig deeper into the conspiracy within the Legion, make a stop at Nullport and get some stuff signed by Denny O’Neil.

Darren and Paul take a look at the first real part of the Conspiracy storyline. It’s been building in the background for a while, but now red herrings are being thrown, clues dropped and conspirators revealed!

The Luck Lords show up to help celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Legion, by taking us on a trip through Lightning Lad’s time with the team. There are Lightning Beasts of Korbal, and more Krakooms than you can shake a stick at, so make sure your glass is full, and please, do not operate heavy machinery after listening to this episode!

Paul takes a trip back to the 60s. It’s all just a dream when Clark Kent’s former classmate Joe Silver decides his life could be a whole lot better. Take a look at The New Adventures of Superboy numbers 3 and 4 to find out what happens!

Darren and Paul are whisked off to Quislet’s world, where they learn the truth behind his origin. Also, Atmos is trying to bring his special brand of douchebaggery to the Legion.

Darren and Paul make their way through the Laurel Kent Millennium story in as brisk a fashion as possible! The last Pre-Crisis Superman loose end gets tied up, and we learn that everything we knew about Laurel was wrong!

Darren and Paul look on as the Legion faces Starfinger. Other topics include, the relative evils of maple syrup, Gerard Way’s Young Animal imprint, taking the Kamandi Challenge, and other series from the 80s.

Darren and Paul discuss recent releases from DC Entertainment, from DVD to TV to BVS. Then they dig into Baxter Run issue number 40. Starfinger is mad as heck, and he’s not going to take it anymore!

Darren and Paul take a look at the next generation of Substitute Podcasters, a look at DC’s Rebirth and an all new Stump the Subs!

Darren and Paul are joined by Al Sedano (Resurrections: An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast), who makes a long overdue visit to the fortress to discuss the flashback story in Legion of Super Heroes 39. After the devastation of Superboy’s death, we take a breather to reflect on Colossal Boy’s origin, as well as his history with Gigi Cusimano!

It’s an emotional episode, as the Subs say goodbye to Superboy. This issue changed the path of the Baxter Run, and continues to reverberate for Legion fans to this day.