So many names to keep track of as another group of 31st century characters make themselves known. The drinking game gets a workout as we meet Thoom, Supergirl and Mon-El crash through lots of walls, time is spent is Brainy’s shadowy lab, we get two reimagined Legion siblings and the credits page is invaded by a slew of unfamiliar silhouettes and a new slogan – “It’s time to show the Legion of Super-heroes who’s boss.”
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Your podcasters from the future bring you an episode with yet another hero from the past. To free him from the Phantom Zone, the legionnaires devise a plan involving the psychic merging of two legionnaires to create someone we’re calling Tymra.
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Waid and Kitson are back into their full writer and artist duties for issue 23. Supergirl wakes up on the planet Rokyn. A nice call back to Superman and Legion mythos, we’ve seen the planet Rokyn before. We learn some a bit more about Talok VIII, the homeworld of Shadow Lass and her brother (?) Grev. The issue ends with yet another connection to the Superman mythos of the 20th century and a cliffhanger that has us asking, “what have you been doing for the last thousand years ….?!”
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Derek and Brent steer the time bubble back to the 31st century for yet another instalment. There seem to be a few surprise guests along for the ride. Supergirl’s electro-“magnetism” is affecting the Legion’s boys and upsetting the some of the girls as well. Invisible Kid’s infatuation with the girl of steel continues to grow. Shady gets jealous. Cosmic Boy gets some insight as do we … into the whereabouts of Sun Boy and the ex-members of Terror Firma.
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The time bubble takes a little detour to 2009 as we meet Supergirl (formerly of the Legion of Super-heroes) as she tries to work out what is making Krypto and Streaky the Super-cat more mischievous than usual. Brent and Derek take a look at the hilarious Supergirl strip from Wednesday Comics by Jimmy Palmiotti and JSA Classified and LSH letter column artist, Amanda Conner.
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Colossal Boy meets two new faces with names we’ve heard before. Supergirl enjoys a soda with the girls. Brainiac 5’s plans come to fruition despite protests from Element Lad. Dream Girl is back … or is she?
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With Tony Bedard joining the writing team, the Legion discovers just how much Lightning Lad has sold them out to United Planets interests. Supergirl ingratiates herself on the Legion as giants from Big City go on a planet-wide scavenger hunt. Brainiac 5’s plan to revive Dream Girl picks up speed. Element Lad and Star Boy show that they are not halfwits, after all. And an out of sorts Cosmic Boy wonders if he’s falling in love.
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The triptych covers are complete. Move over Brainiac 5 and Cosmic Boy as Supergirl comes out on top?! This week the focus is Legion of Super-heroes volume 5, issue 18. The podcasters from the future are joined by Adam Crouch from the Legion Outpost podcast. Adam discusses original art he purchased from this very issue. Oh yes, and the Legion fight more robots.
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The Legion battle more robots as they work in a not at all effective partnership with the UP science police. A legionnaire infiltrates the SP and Supergirl is invited to join the Legion. Lightning Lass is unimpressed as Kara Zor-El is embraced by Invisible Kid and others in the team. Brainiac 5 comes up with an interesting if somewhat morbid solution to there not being enough Legion rings to provide one to this newest member.
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Derek has been busy reading Infinite Crisis in preparation for this episode. Brent links in “52”. As Alexander Luthor’s multiversal petridish explodes it thrusts young Kara Zor-el 1001 years into the future.
With a time jump and a new title, Supergirl and the Legion of Super-heroes burst onto the Metropolis scene. Only problem is while they remember her from history, she thinks it is all a dream.
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