Jim's Legion Blog

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...

Released January 18, 2006 DC Comics, Color 31 Pages Mark Waid - Writer Barry Kitson - Layout Mick Gray - Finishes Sno Cone - Colors Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis Lemnos orders Terror Firma troops to storm the worlds beyond the transmatter portals as the Legion team attacks those in the staging area. The portals flicker and go out as the first few troops step through, bisecting them, and the troops start to panic. One portal is left open and the other Legion teams enter to support the fight. Each Legionnaire brings their powers to bear in their own way. On Dormir, Cos has the Legionnaires remove their rings so that he can broadcast their success against the foot soldiers of Lemnos' army. The core of the Terror Firma team squares up against the Legionnaires while Cos communicates a strategy to Sun Boy. The Legionnaires show they can work well one-on-one against the Terror Firmans just as they did with the larger groups. Cos communicates directly with Lemnos as a distraction so Sun...

Released November 30, 2005 DC Comics, Color 30 Pages The Legion of Super Heroes vs Terror Firma! Mark Waid - Writer Barry Kitson - Pencils Ken Lashley - pages 23 & 24 Gray & Geraci - Inks Sno Cone - Colors Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis After a neat two page synopsis of the story, we get a full Roll Call, with Dream Girl listed as Deceased. Then the focus is on the Otherspace team trying to contact the other groups.  Ultra Boy scans and sees Lemnos prepping to start the fight, and Brin in a cell. The notions from Dormir fly in and suddenly Cos is communicating with the team. They decide to cut the Transmatter network to stop any invasion, but that leaves Ultra Boy and Karate Kid's team stranded.  On Trxxl, Skelter is ready to pounce on Saturn Girl. He moves in when a sudden darkfield blinks. He grabs Saturn Girl, who suddenly zaps him - its actually Lightning Lad wrapped in a 'skin' of Cham shaped like Imra. Saturn Girl prepares to scan Skelter's mind when Cos...

Released October 26, 2005 DC Comics, Color 30 Pages Mark Waid - Writer Barry Kitson - Penciller Mick Gray - Inker Sno Cone - Colors Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis The Legion teams are scattered across the galaxy and can't communicate due to the destruction of Legion HQ.  Brainiac 5, Invisible Kid, and several of the other bystanders stand watch over Dream Girl's dead body.  Brainy shields Dream Girl with his shield. Lyle implores Brainy to do something as Elysion plows through Metropolis. Lyle leads a host of the kids out of the plaza.  Cosmic Boy's team on Dormir is on a planet which is the communications hub of the galaxy with several balls of energy flying around them. One of them hits Star Boy who begins speaking an alien language. Rokk gets hit on purpose. The energies tell Rokk where to go and the Legion meets a strange being who looks like a silhouette of clouds in the sky. Ayla tries to work some of the machinery and the entity smacks her across the room. It tur...

Released September 28, 2005 DC Comics, Color 30 Pages Cover Title - Traitor! Mark Waid - Writer Barry Kitson - Penciller Drew Geraci - Inker Sno Cone - Colors Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis The Battle of Helegyn has been won by the Legionnaires and they've taken Elysion prisoner. Dream Girl demands he explain their plans as everything an hour hence is black. Brainy orders a meeting in the plaza, and the other Legionnaires corral the kids. Cos and Brainy let everyone know what the stakes are and reunite for the cause of the coming battle. Inside HQ, we get an explanation of how Helegyn ended; Shadow Lass and Element Lad lured Elysion to the icy half of the tidally locked world, where he passed out and was captured. Projectra arrives and notes that Elysion is wearing Brin's jacket.  Saturn Girl interrogates Elysion to get the plans. Invisible Kid is enthusiastic, but the whole team can't stand him. Val takes him aside and explains that he needs to show more integrity. Lyle ...