Longbox Review Comic Book Podcast

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #19: "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished". The Legion's controllers come home to roost! Plus, Who's Who entries, and we also discuss Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #2 and Superman #14 – 16! Timestamps: (00:44) Preamble (09:33) Legion of Super-Heroes #19 synopsis, general thoughts, & cover discussion (25:50) Main discussion (1:18:48) Talking about the Invisible Kid II back-up tale, reader reactions, and more (1:36:09) Who’s Who #12 Legion entries: Karate Kid, the Khunds, & the JLA Satellite; also, other Legion appearances in Nov. 1985, including Booster Gold #1. (1:56:11) Thoughts and reactions to Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #2 as well as Superman #14 – 16 by Brian Michael Bendis

Travis (https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts and https://twitter.com/the_gaunt_man) joins me to discuss comic book news from New York Comic Con! Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts. Thanks for listening!

We peruse the October 2019 Previews catalog for items shipping starting in December. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Thanks for listening! Timestamps: (7:20) Image (28:59) Dark Horse (41:31) IDW (59:19) Dynamite (1:07:20) Boom (1:14:29) Rest of the catalog (2:02:50) Marvel (2:20:18) DC Comics Links: Meanwhile at the Podcast feed: http://www.meanwhileatthepodcast.libsyn.com On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meanwhileatthepodcast/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/meanwhileatp On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meanwhileatp/ Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5n7Kvo04HhggDCZ92GkuiW?si=G3f5ggafQKGdwnL3owSa6Q

In July, 2019, I was asked to join Behind the Podcast host Adamo Barbieri, along with other guest Mike Rapin of the I Read Comic Books podcast, to talk about why I podcast, why I love comic books so much, and what keeps me podcasting. GetVokl.com has given me permission to rebroadcast that fun conversation to you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did being a part of it! Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #18, "Has Anyone Noticed a Crisis Going On?". The Legion is having a Crisis (cross-over)! Plus, Who's Who entries, and we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1! Timestamps: (00:43) Preamble (10:30) Legion of Super-Heroes #18 synopsis, Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #343 talk, general thoughts, and the origin of the Infinite Man (36:55) Main discussion, connecting Legion to the Crisis, and other plot lines (1:35:21) Who’s Who #11 Legion entries: Infinite Man, Insect Queen, Invisible Kid I and II, and other Legion appearances throughout the DC universe at this time (1:57:24) Thoughts and reactions to the first issue of Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium by Brian Michael Bendis, Ji

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #17, "A New Beginning". The Legion protects their benefactor, R. J. Brande, from assassination by a business rival, who is someone from the Legion's past! Plus, Who's Who entries and we talk more about the Legion revival! Timestamps: (00:43) Preamble (03:06) Legion of Super-Heroes #17 synopsis, general thoughts, and cover comparisons (30:32) Main discussion, ongoing subplots, the Legionnaires’ Fact Files, and more (1:26:52) Who’s Who issue #10 Legion entry: Heroes of Lallor (1:41:01) Reactions to the Bendis/Legion news from July including a Ryan Sook group shot of the full roster (1:54:26) Wrap up and outro Please leave comments below, send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com or peter@t

Welcome to the Tales of the Legion Project where we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes adjacent material. This episode we talk about the DC animated movie Justice League vs the Fatal Five (2019).   Timestamps: (00:47) Preamble, creator background info and voice cast list (10:45) Justice League vs the Fatal Five synopsis and general thoughts (19:07) Main discussion on the Fatal Five, Jessica Cruz, and Star Boy, and using LSH concepts in previous cartoons (1:02:24) More thoughts on the ending, Star Boy's powers and other tidbits. (1:18:23) Feedback on the movie and wrap-up. (1:22:42) Outro Please leave comments below, send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com or peter@thedailyrios.com, or chat with us @longboxreview or @peterjrios on Twitter. Thanks for listening! End music credit: Dynamic Music Partners

This episode I talk about the two (count 'em 2!) vacations I went on this year. First, a joint birthday gift trip my wife and I gave each other: a week in Scotland! Then, a week in Boise for my granddaughter's birthday and a few days on the Oregon coast with the family. Plus, what I read while in the car, watched after we returned, and some other tidbits along the way. Previous The Gutters posts: https://longboxreview.com/category/podcast/gutters/

Travis (https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts and https://twitter.com/the_gaunt_man) joins me to discuss comic book news from San Diego Comic Con and more from the month of August 2019 that caught our attention. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts. Thanks for listening!

We peruse the August 2019 Previews catalog for items shipping starting in October. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Thanks for listening! Timestamps: (2:00) Halloween Fest (8:00) Image (24:54) Dark Horse (39:30) DC Comics (1:39:56) IDW (1:53:25) Marvel (2:16:55) Dynamite (2:22:05) Boom (2:28:17) Rest of the catalog Links: Meanwhile at the Podcast feed: http://www.meanwhileatthepodcast.libsyn.com On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meanwhileatthepodcast/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/meanwhileatp On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meanwhileatp/

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #16, "Baptism". Brainiac 5 is beside himself over the death of his beloved Supergirl in the Crisis, the Legionnaires gather for the baptism of Lightning Lad's and Saturn Girl's son, and a new mystery begins! Plus, Who's Who entries and we talk about the Legion revival! Timestamps: (00:41) Preamble and updates (07:37) Legion of Super-Heroes #16 synopsis, general thoughts and cover comparisons (23:46) Talking about Bob Smith inks over Steve Lightle’s “final” regular pencils and more general thoughts (35:17) Main discussion, a look at the Legion appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #8, and how the future (and Brainiac 5) handles the death of Supergirl (1:14:17) Rounding out the other storylin

To celebrate 80 years of Batman, I discuss the stories and other items in Detective Comics #1000! Quick Robin! To the podcast! Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts. Thanks for listening!

This episode I talk about my health (ugh, right?) and the 7-minute workout, the former City of Heroes secret server and how that may impact the City of Titans development, and my upcoming trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, where I solicit comic book shop recommendations. I also talk about the Sean Connery Bond films, Avengers: Endgame, Game of Thrones, the Chris Daughtry concert with Dan Layus as the opening act, and some new podcasts I'm listening to: Meanwhile at the Podcast and White Lies. I end the show talking a bit about how I love the trust we podcasters have with each other. Links: 7 Minute Workout on Science Vs City of Heroes secret server City of Titans Edinburgh, Scotland comic book shops Dan Layus/Augustana Meanwhile At the Podcast White Lies Previous The Gutters posts: https://longboxreview.com/podcast/the-gutters/

For the second Tales of the Legion Project, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes (v3) Annual #1 (1985). Timestamps: (00:28) Preamble (06:24) Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 synopsis, cover comparisons, and general thoughts (32:37) Main discussion on the cast of characters, Laurel Kent, and the mystery villain (1:06:48) Additional thoughts on the various inkers, as well as other story points (1:30:38) Feedback on the previous Tales episode (1:33:28) Outro Links: Music: "Spy Glass" by Kevin Macleod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-mO61jr2To Original Cover Art for Annual # 1: https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=84025 Original Interior Pages Art for Annual # 1: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1311271 Please leave comments below, send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com or peter@thedailyrios.com, or chat with us @longboxreview or @peterjrios on Twitter. Thanks for listening! Long Live the Legion!

Nerd Goggles podcast host MJ and I continue our discussion of Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds, issues 58 through 61, by Gail Simone, Ed Benes. Alex Lei, Rob Lea, Hi-Fi, John E. Workman, Jared Fletcher, and Lysa Hawkins. If you haven't listened to Part 1 of the discussion yet (where I interview MJ for a bit before we discuss issues 56 and 57 of the series), you can find it at https://wp.me/pZkAx-1Pd. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Thanks for listening! Links: Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds on Comixology Nerd Goggles podcast: http://nerdgogglespodcast.blogspot.com/ MJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mj_starchilde

Nerd Goggles podcast host MJ joins me to discuss (among other things) her podcast and comic book origin story, plus the pitfalls of social media and the role of criticism in Art. Then (at the 41:51 mark) we begin our discussion of Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds, issues 56 and 57, by Gail Simone, Ed Benes. Alex Lei, Rob Lea, Hi-Fi, John E. Workman, Jared Fletcher, and Lysa Hawkins. Please join us next episode for our discussion on issues 58-61. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Thanks for listening! Links: Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds on Comixology Nerd Goggles podcast: http://nerdgogglespodcast.blogspot.com/ MJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mj_starchilde

We peruse the April 2019 Previews catalog for items shipping starting in June. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts. Thanks for listening! Links: Livestream for the Cure: https://www.livestreamforthecure.com Dead Beats Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tylerchintanner/dead-beats George on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/George-Tony-Entertainment-591652040911328/  George on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgeandTony

This episode, I talk about some newer Marvel, Boom, Dynamite, and Image titles I've been reading: Fantastic Four Superior Spider-Man Unstoppable Wasp Firefly James Bond 007 Criminal Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #15, "Hostage on a Hostile Star". Witness the astonishing debut of the newest Legionnaires in action! And Dr. Regulus is a broken record. Again. Plus, Who's Who entries and we announce our first contest winner! Timestamps: (00:44) Preamble, updates, and the winner of our first ever contest is announced! (08:52) Legion of Super-Heroes #15 synopsis and general thoughts (25:16) Baxter vs the Tales cover comparison and discussing new regular penciller, Greg LaRocque (48:56) LSH #15 main discussion (1:47:30) Who’s Who issue #8 Legion entries: Fatal Five, Ferro Lad, Fire Lad, and the Silver Age Flash (2:07:55) Wrap up and outro Please leave comments below, send your comments to longboxreview@gmail

This episode I talk about visiting my daughter for her birthday and how much I love my granddaughter (again). Also, podcast and movie recommendations that include How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and Marvel's Captain Marvel (and Ready Player One and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse [again]! Finally, I talk about a Rick Springfield concert I went to where I had The Best Time! Links: Conviction podcast The 4:30 Movie podcast Rick Springfield's YouTube channel Previous The Gutters posts: https://longboxreview.com/podcast/the-gutters/