Jim's Legion Blog

Released October 8, 2014 DC Comics, Color 30 Pages The Midayo and the Whitago Jeff Lemire - Writer Timothy Green II - Penciller Joe Silver - Inker Jeremy Cox - Colorist Travis Lanham - Letterer Ameded Turturro - Asst. Editor Brian Cunningham - Group Editor Synopsis NOTE - this comic is NOT in the JLU Omni covering the Infinitus Saga, but it does lead into it and sets the stage for what we see, so I did want to include this as a bonus of sorts. Our comic begins with a synopsis of the events of the JLU series up to this point from Martian Manhunter. The JLU (Stargirl, Green Arrow, Animal Man, Adam Strange and Martian Manhunter), discover an alien plot centered around a child named Ultra. On the planet Rann, Adam Strange and Supergirl join in the fight, leading to the sacrifice of Hawkman to save Rann and Martian Manhunter taking Ultra under his care. The team is back on Earth and there is discussion with Miiyabin (the Equinox we saw from Future State) and someone named Heather around the...

  Released September 17, 2014 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages Homeworld Part 2 of 2 Jeff Lemire - Writer Jed Dougherty- Artist Gabe Eltaeb - Colorist Taylor Esposito - Letterer Rickey Purdin - Editor Eddie Berganza - Group Editor Synopsis Picking up immediately after the events of JLU Future's end, the Five-Years-From-Now Justice League (Cyborg, Dawnstar, Equinox, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Vostok and Stormguard) are on Mars facing a prison breakout of villains including Mongul, Killer Frost and Gorilla Grodd (among others) led by Captain Atom. Manhunter, Stormguard, Dawnstar and Equinox face off against Grodd and Captain Atom below ground, while the rest of the League fights on the surface of Mars. Captain Atom does his best Dr. Manhattan impersonation by monologuing about him wiping out millions to save billions, I'm too powerful to understand, yada yada, then grows immensely tall and collapses the Leaguers underground with Grodd while he goes to the surface. He delivers an ultimatu...

Released September 10, 2014 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages Homeworld Part 1 of 2 Jeff Lemire - Writer Jed Dougherty- Artist Gabe Eltaeb - Colorist Dezi Senty - Letterer Editor - Rickey Purdin Group Editor - Eddie Berganza Synopsis Five years from now, on the James Bay Ice road in Northern Canada, a trucker drives through the snowy road and encounters several bored out Polar Bears controlled by The Poltergeists, who raids resources in Canada.  This is broken up by the hero Equinox who easily neutralizes Poltergeist.  She suddenly gets a psychic message from Martian Manhunter who is in trouble on Mars.  She flies away to meet Animal Man in California, who has also had the vision of J'onn. Animal Man refuses to help, but refers Equinox to the Justice League.   Equinox arrives at The Fortress of Justice in New Mexico to meet with Cyborg, Vostok, Flash, Stormguard and Dawnstar - The Justice League United.  They determine that J'onn may be held captive by the prisoner...

Released August 15, 2007 DC Comics, Color 21 Pages The Lords of Luck Chapter 6: The Girl Who Knew Too Much Mark Waid & George Perez - Storytellers Scott Koblish - Inks Tom Smith - Colors Rob Leigh - Letters Stephanie Buscema - Asst. Editor Joey Cavalieri - Editor Synopsis The Luck Lords talk to what’s left of the Legion (Brainiac 5 and Invisible Kid) as they explain that the future died 1000 years ago, with a picture of Hal Jordan, Adam Strange and Supergirl impaled on a green device based on a plan from “a millennium ago and 25 trillion miles away”.   Robo-Thanagarians hold Batman, Lyle and Brainy captive while the Luck Lord monologues over the presumably dead bodies of Saturn Girl, Colossal Boy, Triplicate Girl, Chameleon, Element Lad, Phantom Girl and Ultra Boy.   Wow, a lot has happened since the last issue!   Anyway, the Luck Lord spills the deets on the plot: In the 21st century Thanagar and Rann are at war with the Thanagarians having an overwhelming edge due t...

Released July 18, 2007 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages The Lords of Luck, Chapter 5 - The Batman of Tomorrow Mark Waid & George Perez - Storytellers Bob Wiacek - Inks Tom Smith - Colors Rob Leigh - Letters Stephanie Buscema - Asst. Editor Joey Cavalieri - Editor Synopsis A merged Batman/Tharok wakes with the Batman half disoriented while the Tharok half explains that they are in the hands of the Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st century. Brainiac 5 is working to separate the two into their own bodies and explains the utopia of the 31st century to Batman - they have the amazing power to do anything with one exception: Time Travel. Invisible Kid fanboys all over Batman and asks how he came to the 31st century with the Fatal Five (where they were found by the Legion in issue #4). Batman does a one panel flashback explaining the device called the Haruspex not only merged him with Tharok (in issue #3) but then also transported them to the 31st century. Chameleon is running diagnostics on the...

Released January 28, 2009 DC Comics, Color 24 Pages Hack The Infinity Net! - Enemy Manifest Conclusion Justin Thyme - Writer Ramon Bachs - Penciller John Livesay - Inker Jo Smith - Colorist Mike Marts - Editor Synopsis Invasion! The intruders have begun a mass invasion of the UP with planets appearing in every major UP system, creating major problems. Many Legionnaires are deployed across the UP, leaving Brainy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Atom Girl, Ultra Boy, Gazelle, and Star Boy left to defend Earth. They all get zapped (literally) into the Infinity Net, except for Invisible Kid who wants some enhancements to his avatar. The Legionnaires appear in the virtual world, including a beefed up Lyle whom Gazelle fawns over. In moments they are swarmed by defenders. In the Net's HQ, the leaders of the aliens confer with the newly digitized Minister Lafong, who offers to act as a mediator. She then gives the backstory - they remade themselves digitally and eradicate life in the universe...