Jim's Legion Blog

Released September 27, 2006 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages Tony Bedard & Mark Waid - Script Barry Kitson - Layouts Adam DeKraKer - Pencils Rob Stull & Rodney Ramos - Inks Nathan Eyring - Colorist Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis Val is thinking back to a year prior when he was dating Shadow Lass and they broke up. Now she's coming to him to consult about her relationship with Jo, as he's feeling insecure thinking himself insecure. Val suggests Jo has a crush on Kara, but he'll look into it. In Metropolis, the kids debate the leader election as the Science Police try to disperse the crowds. A rogue Legionnaire tries to take matters into his own hands before Cos and Kara handle the situation. Kara kisses Cos on the cheek before taking the rogue back to HQ. Lyle proves to Cos that he's not in love with Kara; its some radiation interference. But its also revealed that Lyle is worshipping Kara, too and may have told Cos that to get rid of the competition. The former Terro...

Released August 23, 2006 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages Mark Waid & Tony Bedard - Script Barry Kitson - Layouts Adam Dekraker - Pencils Rob Still - Inker Nathan Eyring - Colorist Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis In Big City, Gim reads a paper that says he's the inspiration of the rebellious giants from last issue. He verbally spars with the female prisoner (who kinda looks like Charlize Theron). Normal size SP officers arrive for a prisoner transfer, but its a setup. Three rebels, including the missing Seiss, arrive and free the prisoners, who then beat the crap out of Gim before they leave.  Back at the Crab Pulsar, we have Brainy trying to revive Dream Girl via Lemnos while Light Lass, Element Lad and Atom Girl watch. Jan lectures Brainy on mortality until he realizes he's not listening.  At HQ, the Legion ladies (Lu, Tinya & Jeckie) try to make Kara feel more at home and find some common ground with Kara's "you're all made up" theory. Jeckie throws out t...

Released July 19, 2006 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages The United Planets Presents The Legion of Super Heroes Mark Waid & Tony Bedard - Screenplay Barry Kitson - Director Adam DeKraker - Cinematographer Mick Gray - Line Producer Nathan Eyring - Technicolor Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis At Legion Plaza, the new HQ is dedicated with a big sponsorhip sign of the UP on the top. The Legion groupies are confused as to what's going on as the UP continues to roll a video to the crowd basically undermining the Legion's message of rebellion. Something alerts a break in to the UP Headquarters building, where delegate Ardeen and others are watching the crowd and the video. Cos, Garth, Imra, Brin, Thom and Jo bust in and demand the video stop, as they were never asked for approval.  Garth signing the contract in haste has come to bite them. Other alerts from across the world appear with giants attacking other cities. Brainy, Ayla and Jan are in an old L.E.G.I.O.N. cruiser looking at the Cr...

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 ...