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Superman #30 Released September 24, 2025 DC Comics, Color 22 Pages Legion of Darkseid, Part 3 - The Great Collision Joshua Williamson - Writer Dan Mora - Artist Alejandro Sånchez - Colorist Ariana Maher - Letterer Jillian Grant - Assistant Editor Paul Kaminski - Editor Synopsis *SPOILERS ABOUND* Part 3 begins with Evil Imra/Saturn Girl giving a bit of a backstory of her universe and Legion origin. She was used as a weapon in the Braal/Titan war and was cast into prison for being too dangerous. But as part of this isolation, she makes contact with Darkseid's mind and sees what she calls the "Final God" and an image of Darkseid and Absolute Superman.  In short order, she manipulates her guards to kill each other, then breaks Rokk Krinn out of prison in an inspired moment to create a Legion.  Snap to the present and Imra is pleased with Superboy Prime's turnabout towards evil.  Again. After some posturing from Lightning Lad, he goes to retrieve Booster Gold, and we are t...

Released July 2, 2008 DC Comics, Color 24 Pages Enemy Rising Part 4: The Leader Who Lost the Legion Jim Shooter - Writer Francis Manapul - Penciller Livesay - Inker Jo Smith - Colorist Mike Marts - Editor Synopsis Star Boy wrecks the Rimborian police craft that is after Ultra Boy. Saturn Girl points out that they are breaking the law. The team convinces her that saving Rimbor should override and lawbreaking, and she caves pretty quickly, wiping out the memories of the Rimborian police. At HQ in Metropolis, the Science Police execute a search warrant in the HQ and they go through various personal quarters and facilities. They are mainly looking for Brainy.  On the planet Velmar V, the UP Young Heroes are being held hostage by the Ikonns after a mission gone bad. Meanwhile, a Legion team sneaks up.  Invisible Kid suggest doing some recon, but the rest of the team wants to take a more direct approach and attacks the Ikonns immediately. Karate Kid, Triplicate Girl and Invisible Ki...

  Released February 27, 2008 DC Comics, Color 24 Pages Evil Adventus Part 3: Downfall Jim Shooter - Writer Francis Manapul - Penciller Livesay - Inker Jo Smith - Colorist Mike Marts - Editor Synopsis Projectra goes to a castle in Metropolis; presumably an embassy or home, only to find it guarded.  She terrorizes the guards to get in, only to find Councilwoman Sydne Ardeen waiting for her in an empty house - everything taken because of Projectra's massive debts. Sydne gives Projectra a choice - accept her advice and behave or continue to have outbursts and face the consequences.   At HQ, a mysterious figure is at the monitor board. Back on Triton, Imra and Brin are looking for their Invisible Kid, who soon arrives with Star Boy. The natives emerge from shelter to find their city in rubble. Brin talke to Giselle while the city manager rants to the media about the Legion and the freaks in their midst. Brin snaps and goes after the City Manager, but is stopped by Imra, w...

Released December 26, 2007 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages Evil Adventus Part 1: Conflict Jim Shooter - Writer Francis Manapul - Penciller Livesay - Inker Nathan Eyring - Colorist Mike Marts - Editor Synopsis The first page is striking - in both art and situation. Trip's situation and the faceoff of Val and the monster is definitely attention grabbing.  He punched through the creature completely while his arm is broken. Trip is out of commission being overpowered - Val think she should never have been sent. Garth seems distracted when Tinya calls him.  At HQ he's quite overwhelmed with Leader duties, even as his sister helps him.  Imra, Thom, Brin (looking normal) and Lyle are on Triton to help stave off an impending attack, but no one does anything. Imra calls her mother. At HQ, Garth is still dealing with random requests when Val smashes Garth's robotic concierge. Val is upset about the situation he and Trip were in, then promptly collapses.  Garth calls a mostly naked T...

Released December 27, 2006 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages The Wanderers Mark Waid - Writer Barry Kitson - Penciller Mick Gray - Inker Nathan Eyring - Colorist Mike Marts - Editor Synopsis Legion HQ - Dream Boy urges Garth and Vi to get the Kryptonite from the armory. He realizes, and the word is relayed from Tinya, that they are under attack. Projectra and Brin are captive by "Plant Lad", aka Ral Benem (aka Chlorophyll Kid in normal continuity), who deactivates the HQ defenses. White Witch casts a spell to compartmentalize the Legionnaires where they are in the HQ on the command of their mysterious leader. The splash screen is changed to "The Wanderers" a huge team with the focus on Jeyra Entinn, Polar Boy, Micro Lass, Plant Lad, Inferno, Grav, Thoom and White Witch. Their purpose - to save the galaxy from a galactic malevolence, the single most fervent hope and dream of adults galaxywide.  A chance to show the Legion of Super Heroes who's boss. Brainy has a vision o...

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 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 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 ...

So before we get started here, an apology for the pause in publishing.  I had a lot going on with a household move and office construction, so there wasn't much in the way of time or space in which to get back to these reviews.  So with that, I'll return you to the Legion Threeboot! Released March 30, 2005 DC Comics, Color 30 Pages Cover Title - Fight the Power! Mark Waid - Script Barry Kitson - Co-Plotter Leonard Kirk - Penciller Mick Gray - Inks Chris Blythe - Colors Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis (Fight the Power) Dirk Morgna's parents are hanging out in Legion HQ passing out cookies; they are big Legion fans and are somewhat throwbacks in the overly conservative society, but Shady thinks that Dirk may be quitting.  The Science Police barges in to arrest the Legionnaires.  A bogus law has been trumped up to make the Flight Rings illegal by none other than Invisible Kid's father, who is head of a SP division. Cos naturally thinks that Lyle's membership is a setu...

Released August 25, 2004 DC Comics, Color 22 Pages For No Better Reason Part Four - Moebius Strip Gail Simone Girl - Writer Dan Jurgens Lad - Breakdowns Kid Andy Smith - Finishes Sno Cone 5.1 - Colors Rob Leigh 'Onel - Letters Timber Wacker - Editor Synopsis In Metropolis, the streets are still burning and Trudy's still journaling. Canary is trying to wake up Dreamer and spells out the whole scheme - the destruction of Legion World and the Kwai gates - as she brews tea on a makeshift stove.  Outside in the streets, the crowds are getting restless and mob rule is starting to descend.  Umbra sweeps in and takes out a team of would-be looters. Brainy tries to convince Umbra to not get distracted by the mobs and focus on her main task. Violet is putting out fires. Devil watches. Trudy triages the injured and finds inspiration in Tinya.   On Oasis One, Persuader attempts to leave with his daughter, but suggests an alternative to Val - he'll return to his cell on the condi...

Released August 11, 2004 DC Comics, Color 23 Pages For No Better Reason Part Three - A Sense of Confinement Gail Simone - Writer Dan Jurgens - Layouts Andy Smith - Finishes Sno Cone - Colors Stephen Wacker - Editor Synopsis If you've been wondering about that other Legion mission going on at Karahdia during the events of the last couple issues, we now find a little out about that, as we open with Spark making her way back to the team - they are fighting a species of large bugs that evolve based on some kind of secretion.  They have advanced quickly over the last few days to understand advanced technology and try to kill each other.  The Legion decides to make themselves a target of the warring factions. She joins Triad, Star Boy, her brother, Kid Quantum, Cosmic Boy and Invisible Kid.  Superboy and M'Onel are in reserve in orbit. Chuck briefs Saturn Girl on the situation.  Gear gives the quick summary of the situation - over an hour since the tech blackout ...