Episode 821 – Event Theatre: The Final Night #2 – Chaos
The Subs hang out on day 2 of The Final Night. It’s The Antepenultimate Night! Bring on the Sun Eater Stoppers!
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 31 min
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Tomorrow’s Heroes Today – Episode 18 – Strange Visitor From Another Century.
The Legion battle more robots as they work in a not at all effective partnership with the UP science police. A legionnaire infiltrates the SP and Supergirl is invited to join the Legion. Lightning Lass is unimpressed as Kara Zor-El is embraced by Invisible Kid and others in the team. Brainiac 5 comes up with an interesting if somewhat morbid solution to there not being enough Legion rings to provide one to this newest member.
Jul 05, 2024•45 min
Episode 820 – Adventures of Superman 540: Introducing Ferro
It’s time for a Final Night crossover, and this one brings back a short-lived Silver Age Legion character. Here’s our first look at the reboot version of Ferro Lad: Ferro!
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today – Episode 17 – 1001 Years Later
Derek has been busy reading Infinite Crisis in preparation for this episode. Brent links in “52”. As Alexander Luthor’s multiversal petridish explodes it thrusts young Kara Zor-el 1001 years into the future. With a time jump and a new title, Supergirl and the Legion of Super-heroes burst onto the Metropolis scene. Only problem is while they remember her from history, she thinks it is all a dream.
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Episode 819 – Event Theatre: Final Night #1
The sun is going to be eaten by the improbably named Sun Eater. The heroes get together to stop it!
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 48 min
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 16 – In Ancient Times
Special guest Mo Walker joins Derek and Brent as they and some Legion teens explore the notion of Crisis. A mysterious stranger lurks among the teens and has a very strong resemblance to a few past LSH characters. The teens recount a story of the silver age LSH meeting Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan and Alan Scott and the Flashes, Jay Garrick and Barry Allen. In a second story the Secret Society of Super Villains meet Karate Kid and the LSH. Finally the Crisis on Infinite Earths hits and Sensor Girl...
Jun 21, 2024
Episode 818 – Prelude to Final Night
The Subs take a look at some of the lead-in stories to Final Night. Showcase 96 #10, Preview to Final Night, and Sergio Aragones Destroys DC.
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 36 min
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 15 – So Far So Good
The kids grow up a bit as the UP invite them into a partnership. Atom Girl settles the score with Invisible Kid and invites him for a drink! Lightning Lad assumes the leadership of the Legion. Brainy, Cos and Sun Boy are all off the table. Reflecto makes an appearance, but perhaps not a Reflecto we have seen before. Amanda Conner continues to draw the letter column with lots of chuckles provided by her and Mark Waid.
Jun 14, 2024
Episode 817 – Legion of Super Heroes #85: Metropolis Now!
Legionnaires get stuck in the past and meet Superman!
Jun 10, 2024
Episode 816 – Shazam! Annual 1: True Believers
So the Earth is Dead, and there’s this new Captain Marvel who will eventually become a Legionnaire. How? Let’s all take the first step together!
Jun 03, 2024
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 14 – We Won the War!
Cosmic Boy, Brainiac 5 and … Sun Boy defeat the elusive Praetor Lemnos and his hoards of agents of Terra Firma. Parallels are drawn between these Otherspace grandchildren of criminals and Derek and Brent’s own convict history in Terra Australis. As the issue closes Brainiac 5, like Mr Freeze before him, visits his love in a cryotube as he continues to search for a way to save Dream Girl. We also discuss a series of flashbacks appearing in a backup story where Nura gets serious foreboding of her ...
May 31, 2024
Episode 815 – Legion of Super Heroes Annual #7 – The Last Legionnaire
It’s time for a Legends of the Dead Earth Annual. This one features Wildfire leading a Legion in the 75th century. The issue leads to a discussion of themed Annuals, how well they work and what they ultimately mean. We also get one of the more controversial Stump the Subs questions in a while (I think they’re still talking about it in our group thread while I post this).
May 27, 2024
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 13 – Versus Terra Firma!
The Threeboot keeps getting wilder as total war against Terra Firma is about to break out. Lightning lad and Saturn Girl almost kiss. Projectra and Brin Londo do kiss. The public service becomes Legion Channel One. Karate Kid observes “You can lead a Rimborian to water, but you can’t make him think!” And look out Elysian, it’s Atom Girl “bursting” onto the scene.
May 24, 2024
Episode 814 – Legionnaires 41: Aftermath
The Legion is back after their time as the Emerald Legion, but some of their members are missing, and another is laid to rest.
May 20, 2024
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 12 – It’s Just Comics!
Brent and Derek deal with the aftermath of Elysian’s attack on Legion headquarters. Saturn Girl has no thoughts on the matters at hand and Brainy’s are just not smart enough. Sno Cone, the colourist, breaks loose exploring the United Planets in this issue. Trippy Ttrxl is both a maths teacher’s and a surrealist’s dreamscape. Dormir is a planet of lightburst inklings, notions and cloudy, yet firm, concepts. It is also the home of the Public Service neural network controlling the teenagers of the ...
May 17, 2024
Episode 813 – Legion of Super Heroes 84: No Future!
The Emerald Legion tries to make their mark on the world, and a bunch of Legionnaires grow soul patches. We can’t decide which is worse. Derek from the Future joins us to discuss the issue which proclaims No Future!
May 13, 2024
Episode 812 – Legionnaires 40: Emerald Vi!
Emerald Vi takes over the Legion, and she’s got plans!
May 06, 2024
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 11 – Power Trip!
Derek is back. He and Brent discuss the Threeboot Legion’s appearance in JSA Classified #1 and #2 as part of Power Girl’s Power Trip storyline by Johns, Conner and Palmiotti. Was Power Girl once a Legionnaire? Is she Superman’s cousin? Why have the Legion founders come back to the 21st Century? Who is Andromeda? Is Praetor Lemnos the shadowy figure in the background? All will be revealed … eventually.
May 03, 2024
Episode 811 – Legion of Super Heroes 83: Big Tears
The Legion continues their battle against Dr Regulus, with tragic results. Meanwhile, everyone seems to get their heart’s desire, which feels less tragic… at first!
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 810 – Legionnaires 39: Split Personalities!
Zoe’s looking for the Eye, Leviathan is looking for someone to listen to him, and everybody’s looking for Brainy, who wants to be left alone! Then there’s that weird body split from Triad. Also, the Legion faces Dr Regulus!
Apr 22, 2024
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 10 – Traitor!
Brent is joined by Murray Fox this week. Brainy does something for a friend. Dream Girl’s powers have their limits. Invisible Kid is accused of being a traitor. All that is only the beginning of a really, really bad day for the Legion. You’ll definitely need to take a drink this episode as not only does someone crash through the roof, but they bring everything tumbling down
Apr 19, 2024
Episode 809 – Legion of Super Heroes 82: Lifestyles of the Dead
The Legion is on Xanthu, where they’re all set to fight the Amazers for Star Boy. Meanwhile, what’s happening to Ultra Boy?
Apr 15, 2024
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 9 – I’m So Sick of it I Could Scream!
Your podcasters from the future are joined by author Matthew Elmslie this week as they discuss Generational Theory and the Waid Threeboot. Untitled Issue 9 gets a title. Invisible Kid interferes… again. Ultra Boy loses it… again. Brainiac 5 doesn’t make any friends… again.
Apr 12, 2024
Episode 808 – It’s Tornado Twins Time!
The Subs dig into a couple of short stories this week. First, the Legion goes on a short mission in Showcase 96 issue 8 and then Wally West meets the Tornado Twins in Flash 114. All this, plus Legion News and This Week in Legion History.
Apr 08, 2024
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 8 – Family Feud!
In this issue, Brent and Derek explore a change in leadership. Despite Chameleon liking the idea of one, it’s hardly a reader ballot that elects the new Legion leader! Cosmic Boy insults half the Legion. One Legionnaire quits. Another leaves. Brainiac 5 updates Legion tech. Everyone chooses sides.
Apr 05, 2024
Episode 807 – Imperial Guard Cast: X-Men 107 – Where No X-Man has Gone Before!
Somehow, it’s taken us to episode 807 of this show, which is and always has been a show about the Imperial Guard of the Shi’Ar Empire, to get to the first tale of the Imperial Guard. What HAVE we been doing? Here it is in all it’s glory! No Fooling!
Apr 01, 2024
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 7 – Follow the Leader
With cover art that gives them a sense of deja vue, Derek and Brent explore the growing rift between Cosmic Boy and Brainiac 5 as the latter’s homeworld, Colu, is attacked by the mysterious Praetor Lemnos. Or… someone. Not sure who.
Mar 29, 2024
Episode 806 – A Look Back at the End of the Adventure Comics Run
The Subs jump into the time bubble and go back to September 2012 to look at the end of the Adventure Comics run.
Mar 25, 2024
Tomorrow’s Heroes Today Episode 6 – Meet the Legion!
Tomorrow’s Heroes are visited by a hero from today as Murray joins Brent and Derek to discuss issue 6 of the Threeboot. We learn some of the inner workings of the Legion!
Mar 22, 2024
Episode 805 – Legionnaires 38: Trouble on Titan
The founders head to Titan to watch a Magno Ball game. Also, the Legion gets a new leader!
Mar 18, 2024
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