Jim's Legion Blog

  Greetings Legionnaires!   As I write this, we are on the cusp of the NINTH separate Volume of the Legion of Super Heroes comic book to be published.   Why nine?   Well, I’m glad you asked!   This is a very confusing subject for many, especially new readers, but even long-time readers, as in addition to different publishing volumes, there have been completely independent VERSIONS of the team.   These we usually refer to as Original/OG, Reboot, Threeboot, Retroboot and Bendisboot/Rebirth, as they are all distinct iterations of the team. But those are only FIVE versions of the team.   Where do we get NINE volumes?   Okay, bear with me here. Even though the Legion started in the pages of Adventure Comics and even went into Action Comics for a time, the Legion did not get a book titled “Legion of Super Heroes” until 1973.   This was a four-issue run that reprinted Adventure 328 (The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion), Adventure 333 (The War Betwe...

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...

Superman #29 Released August 26, 2025 DC Comics, Color 22 Pages Legion of Darkseid, Part 2 - Legion Lost Joshua Williamson - Writer Dan Mora - Artist Alejandro Sånchez - Colorist Ariana Maher - Letterer Jillian Grant - Assistant Editor Paul Kaminski - Editor Synopsis *SPOILERS ABOUND* Superboy Prime ruminates about his past and how he made mistakes by becoming an archenemy of Superman, but that Prime always wanted to team up with him.  In the now, Prime, Superman and Doomsday Time Trapper talk about it.  Superman takes offense, as Prime killed many heroes, but Prime counters that most of them have been brought back to life.  Time Trapper has brought them together because Prime is an anomaly outside of spacetime and will be able to do what it takes to stop the Legion of Darkseid as he promptly fades away. Prime breaks the "fourth wall" of the comic panel and they fly through many alternate realities with the intent of finding Booster Gold.  They appear in a devastated...

  Superman #28 Released July 23, 2025 DC Comics, Color 22 Pages Legion of Darkseid, Part 1 Joshua Williamson - Writer Dan Mora - Artist & Cover Artist Alejandro Sånchez - Colorist Ariana Maher - Letterer Jillian Grant - Assistant Editor Paul Kaminski - Editor Synopsis *SPOILERS ABOUND* A mysterious conversation about Superman plays out while Clark zooms back to his parents' house in Smallville to admire his Legion ring. His mom comes in and asks why, saying his true friends will welcome him with open arms. He goes into the field to a tree with a "L" carved in the bark, when Saturn Girl appears - only it's the Darkseid Legion Saturn Girl. Saturn Girl puts him on a mind trip that makes him think Rokk is destroying the Watchtower while Garth kills Ma Kent.  Clark realizes this is a mental ruse and Saturn Girl stops, taking him through a memory trip to decide his fate.  Suddenly Time Trapper appears and takes Clark away to a pocket Smallville with a surprising residen...