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 #26: "Illusion". While hiding from the Fatal Five, Projectra tells her fellow Legionnaires why she rejoined as Sensor Girl. Later, during the battle with the Fatal Five, *REDACTED* is murdered by the Emerald Empress, and Sensor Girl metes out retribution! Plus, Who's Who entries and more! Timestamps: (00:45) Preamble (15:47) Legion of Super-Heroes #26 synopsis, general thoughts, and cover discussion (29:41) Main discussion (1:32:06) Thoughts on the art, other story points, reader reactions, and more (2:03:48) Who’s Who #19 entries on Quislet and others; Super Powers III #1 featuring Tyr; Legion appearances in Booster Gold #8 and “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow” (in Action Comics an

I give my thoughts on the following trade collections: Bad Luck Chuck (Dark Horse), Hex Wives (DC Vertigo), and Shanghai Red (Image). Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com. Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Thanks for listening!

Stardate 2020.302. On this episode of Center Seat, my Star Trek podcast, I offer my reactions to the first season of Star Trek: Picard. How well does this post-Next Gen milieu hold up? Is Star Trek: Picard little more than a Star Trek: The Next Generation reunion show? And what about these new characters and the overall plot? Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com. Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Thanks for listening! Theme music: "Saving the World" by Aaron Kenny (https://www.youtube.com/user/contactkennya/)

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 #25: "Revelation". While the Legion searches for Sensor Girl, a new Fatal Five attack the team! If that's not enough, Sensor Girl's identity is finally and shockingly revealed -- who could she be?! Plus, Who's Who entries and more! Timestamps: (00:44) Preamble (09:11) Legion of Super-Heroes #25 synopsis, cover discussion, and general thoughts (38:19) Main discussion on the new Fatal Five, Legion subplots, Mentalla, and more (1:41:51) More thoughts on the Sensor Girl revelation and behind the scenes info (2:03:36) Who’s Who #18 entries on Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Proty, Pulsar Stargrave, the Phantom Zone, and Professor Ivo; also, a quick look at Booster Gold #7 (2:41:19) Wrap up and outro Ple

Recorded September 27, 2020 Mild traumatic brain injury. And some other stuff. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Thanks for listening!

Recorded August 1, 2020 I'm joined by my 14-year-old granddaughter Madison to discuss Raina Telgemeier's wonderful graphic novel Sisters. This is my favorite of the memoirs set and we had a lovely conversation about it. What did you think of this book? Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com. Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Thanks for listening!

Recorded August 9, 2020 I give some quick(ish) thoughts on the Batman: Universe, House of X/Powers of X, and Superman: Up in the Sky hard cover collections. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com. Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Thanks for listening! Link: https://neverstaydead.podbean.com/e/a-pox-on-your-house-of-x/

Stardate 2020.246. On this episode of Center Seat, my Star Trek podcast, I talk about the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. Discover if I thought the new series lived up to the promise of Star Trek. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com. Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Thanks for listening! Theme music: "Saving the World" by Aaron Kenny (https://www.youtube.com/user/contactkennya/)

Recorded August 16, 2020 Travis (https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts and https://twitter.com/the_gaunt_man) returns after too long an absence to discuss the DC Comics layoffs that were reported on August 10, 2020, and what that could mean going forward, not just for DC Comics, but for the comic book industry. Travis also offers a mini review of John Constantine: Hellblazer. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com. Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Thanks for listening! Links: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-comics-dc-universe-hit-by-major-layoffs-1306743 https://www.gamesradar.com/dc-in-the-midst-of-significant-organizational-changes/ https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-layoffs-reportedly-a-bloodbath/ https://comicbook.com/dc/news/dc-comics-layoffs-bob-harras-brian-cunningham/ https://twitter.com/gerryconway/status/1293226593997873152 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dcs-jim-lee-c

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 #24: "Suspicion" and (the backup tale) "Togetherness". The Legion's suspicion about Sensor Girl finally reaches a tipping point, Mentalla disappears from the Legion Academy, Emerald Empress recruits a new member for the Fatal Five, and Lightning Lass and Timber Wolf have a heart to heart. Plus, listener feedback, Who's Who entries, Legion tech in Booster Gold #6, and more! Timestamps: (6:01) Feedback (16:04) Synopsis (25:07) Cover discussion (34:15) "Suspicion" analysis (1:06:18) Subplots discussion (1:49:25) "Togetherness" discussion (2:07:16) Who's Who and Booster Gold talk (2:24:11) Outro Please leave comments below, send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com or peter@thedailyrios.com,

Recorded July 12, 2020 More thoughts about COVID-19 (the new normal), #blacklivesmatter, #defundthepolice, what I've been up to recently with the family, and what pop culture I've been consuming (including Hamilton!). Warning: Explicit language used. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Thanks for listening! Links: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/# https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html https://defundthepolice.carrd.co/ https://thedailyrios.com/category/the-daily-rios/ https://meanwhileatthepodcast.libsyn.com/59-a-break-from-crazy-world https://youtu.be/nspfQILv4is?t=738 https://www.thisamericanlife.org/709/the-reprieve

I'm celebrating 10 years of podcasting by reminiscing and then answering listener questions (at the 28:32 mark)! Thanks to everyone who sent me Twitter messages, email, and voicemail. Here's to another 10 years!(?) Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com. Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Thanks for listening! Links: Sgt. Merica on Twitter and on YouTube James on Twitter and his blog, A Comic Book Addict Melanie J on Twitter and her podcast, Nerd Goggles Damian, aka Sleepy Reader on Twitter and on YouTube George on Twitter and his podcast, Meanwhile at the Podcast Chris on Twitter and his podcast, Creator Talks Sean on Twitter Travis on Twitter and on YouTube Dan on Twitter Peter on Twitter and his podcasts (Recorded July 5, 2020)

Stardate 2020.190. Star Trek was my first fandom, way before comic books, and while I have included Star Trek related material in the podcast feed before, I decided to rebrand those shows as Center Seat, my new Star Trek podcast. This episode I talk about why I love Star Trek and why it matters to me. Future episodes will include movie and tv series commentary, as well as other topics. I hope you will join me on this strange new adventure. If you like Star Trek, please tell others about this new imprint of the Longbox Review podcast. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com. Apple Podcasts Spotify Google 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 #23: "Back Home in Hell!". Mon-El's lead serum has stopped working, and to stay alive he must return to the Phantom Zone! Plus, Who's Who entries and more. Timestamps: (00:44) Preamble, the Legion of Super-Heroes animated series Blu-Ray/DVD set announced, and more. (14:21) Legion of Super-Heroes #23 synopsis, general thoughts, and cover discussion. (27:04) Main discussion on Mon-El, Tellus, the Phantom Zone, post-Crisis time travel, the return of Steve Lightle, and more. (1:54:23) Letter column reactions and behind the scenes information on the issue. (2:02:13) Legion appearances throughout the DCU: Who’s Who #16 entries on Mon-El, Mordru, Nemesis Kid, and Night Girl; and Booster Gold #5. (

2020 is the 10th anniversary of the Longbox Review podcast, and to celebrate, I am spotlighting 10 episodes from the archive. This final retrosode is a rebroadcast of episode 169 from 2019 where I talked with MJ from the Nerd Goggles podcast about her show and then we start discussing the Birds of Prey trade Of Like Minds (the rest of the conversation about this trade is in episode 170, linked below). Thank you for supporting the podcast over these 10 years. Original posts: https://longboxreview.com/2019/04/24/birds-of-prey-of-like-minds-part-1/ https://longboxreview.com/2019/05/01/birds-of-prey-of-like-minds-part-2/

2020 is the 10th anniversary of the Longbox Review podcast, and to celebrate, I am spotlighting 10 episodes from the archive. This is a rebroadcast of episode 146 from 2018 where my granddaughter Madison and I talk about one of her (and my) favorite graphic novels, Smile by Raina Telgemeier. Thank you for supporting the podcast over these 10 years. Original post: https://longboxreview.com/2018/08/15/podcast-146-raina-telgemeiers-smile/

2020 is the 10th anniversary of the Longbox Review podcast, and to celebrate, I am spotlighting 10 episodes from the archive. This is a rebroadcast of episode 129 from 2017 where George from the Meanwhile at the Podcast and I talk about some Christmas themed or related comic books. Thank you for supporting the podcast over these 10 years. Original post: https://longboxreview.com/2017/12/18/podcast-129-christmas-gab-bag/

Welcome to the Tales of the Legion Project where we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes material outside of the Baxter run. This episode we talk about the 1985/6 mini-series Legionnaires 3. Timestamps: (00:36) Preamble (08:00) Legionnaires 3 issues 1 thru 4: synopsis, general thoughts, and cover talk (32:13) Main discussion focusing on Lightning Lad, Cosmic Boy, and Saturn Girl (1:04:54) A deep dive into the origins and appearances of the Time Trapper (1:37:00) Final thoughts on the mini-series, the art, and feedback. (1:58:57) Wrap-up and Outro Music Intro/Outro: from the 2009 In the World's Dusk audio movie 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!

Holy octogenarian! Robin the Boy Wonder turns 80?! This episode I discuss the stories, pinups, and other items in the Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular! Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com, chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com.  Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Thanks for listening! Links: Dick Grayson spotlight post New Teen Titans spotlight episode Variant covers "Robin the Boy Wonder" by Jan and Dean

2020 is the 10th anniversary of the Longbox Review podcast, and to celebrate, I am spotlighting 10 episodes from the archive. This is a rebroadcast of episode 105 from 2016 where Peter Rios from The Daily Rios podcast and I talk about one of my very favorite comic book teams of all time, the Legion of Super-Heroes. Thank you for supporting the podcast over these 10 years. Original post: https://longboxreview.com/2016/09/28/podcast-episode-105-legion-of-super-heroes-spotlight-with-peter-rios/