Jim's Legion Blog

Released June 28, 2006 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages A 31st Century Whodunnit! Mark Waid - Writer Barry Kitson - Artist Nathan Eyring - Colorist Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis Chameleon is getting grilled by the Science Police for a murder in which he's implicated. We dig into Cham's infiltration of the SPs to investigate the prisoner who the Legion handed over in issue 16. Unfortunately, the perp was brutally murdered in his cell.  At Legion Plaza, Supergirl talks to Theena looking for Seiss, the kid with the indigestion problems from issue 17. Theena, who can locate anyone using her symbiote, can't find him anywhere. Back to Cham's story, in his role of Officer Daggle, he meets with Jeyra Entinn, a telepath from Titan who is a consultant investigating the situation. In her story, she says the prisoner was killed by a robot who suddenly appeared, committed the crime, then disappeared.  They follow a lead into the Metropolis underground, where as you go deeper, there are

Released May 24, 2006 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages Who's the Boss? Mark Waid - Writer Barry Kitson - Layouts Adam DeKraker - Pencils Mick Gray & Drew Geraci - Inkers Nathan Eyring - Colorist Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis Our intro scene takes us into the Metropolis underworld and we learn about a centuries old AI civilization that humans created that is connected to the current robot uprising. SP Officers scramble from their HQ including an officer Daggle who transforms into Cham and flies away. In Brainy's lab, Brainiac 5 is using Imskians to mine Lemnos' power of forgetfulness to help him save Dream Girl. Timber Wolf arrives with a package and discovers that Brainy has Nura's body. Meanwhile, the Naltorians want Nura's remains, which catches the Legion by surprise.  Saturn Girl tries to probe Supergirl's mind, along with Cosmic Boy, but Kara is unable to remember how she got there. She starts playing with her new flight ring and changes appearances thanks

  Released April 26, 2006 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages Mark Waid - Writer Barry Kitson - Penciller Mick Gray - Inker Nathan Eyring - Colorist Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis The Legion attempts to infiltrate a Bot data ceremony when the Science Police barges in and makes chaos. Things get a little tense for the Legion when Supergirl arrives and disconnects the data transfer, saving the day. Supergirl still thinks this is all a figment of her imagination. Back at HQ, they determine that Kara is who she thinks she is and we get a recap of the Superman/Supergirl origin. All of this, including her entry into the 31st century, has happened quite rapidly for her.  Meanwhile, Element Lad and Shadow Lass are giving another recap of this society's isolation to Kara, who is convinced this is a dream. The word 'Braniac' makes for some confusion on Kara's part when a distant building collapses and she is on the scene to help out. The kid she saves, Seiss, apparently emits subsonic wa

Released March 22, 2006 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages Mark Waid - Writer Barry Kitson - Penciller Mick Gray - Inker Nathan Eyring - Colorist Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis Klar is in his apartment and complains to his wife about the ruckus being made outside by the Legionnaires. He bundles up and angrily confronts them as they casually toss about a SP officer. They mock him as he threatens to call more police and they throw their new status in Klar's face while Shady extorts Klar's goggles from him. It also turns out that the officer they were toying with is a terrorist plant. Klar angrily gets his fellow tenants to come outside and in person.  The Legionnaires further goad the adults and fly away with the terrorist, a young boy looking on at the Legionnaires with admiration. Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad confer with Imra's mother about in incoming object headed for Earth with the Super logo visible.  Ultra Boy and Cham dump the terrorist with the Science Police as Ultra Boy

Released February 22, 2006 DC Comics, Color 30 Pages Ancient Times Stuart Moore - Writer Pat Olliffe - Pencils Livesay - Inker Sno Cone - Colors Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis More pandemonium in Legion Plaza makes a group of young recruits run into the park and tell hero stories around a lantern at night spurred on by a mysterious robed figure. The first story is from the JSA/JLA era.  Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and Alan Scott are trying to retrieve Flashes Barry Allen and Jay Garrick out of energy bubbles, but can't do it. Brainy, Bouncing Boy, Element Lad and Duo Damsel arrive. Chuck tries to bounce them out, but Element Lad is able to free them by temporarily turning them to oxygen. The kids listening to the story mock the idea of a Bouncing Boy among other things. The next story is Saturn Girl, Wildfire, Tyroc and Dawnstar negotiating with Relnic which is interrupted by Karate Kid and Captain Comet dropping in with the Secret Society of Super Villains from the 20th century. C

Released February 1, 2006 DC Comics, Color 31 Pages Mark Waid - Writer Ken Lashley - Pencils Adam DeKraker - Pencils pgs 7-12,18-20 KWL Designs - Inks and Color Rodney Ramos - Inks pgs 7-12, 18-20 Sno Cone - Colors pgs 7-12, 18-20 Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis On New Year's Eve, the UP is looking at the rubble of the Terror Firma attacks and all the negative press going their way for not listening to the Legion.  Imra's mother recommends granting the Legion official UP status and delivers it to her daughter, Garth and Tasmia. Garth, who is interim leader while Rokk is away, but he doesn't know what to make of this offer, which will make the Legion supposedly independent of, yet economically tied to the UP. In Legion plaza, Luornu, Thom and Val, apologize to Lyle about the Atom Girl prank and Val for getting mad after Lyle blamed Atom Girl for snitching to Brainy about the lab break in.  He promptly disappears.  At Colossal Boy's house, Ayla wakes up very confused (ap