5 FEBRUARY 2012

» New Legion Poster

Would you like a new wallpaper? I just got this from ebay. Click here for a cropped version.

Check out Legion updates below.

» Legion Chronology Updates

Legion Chronology

Plus... what was up with this? The one on the left was the actual cover, and the others were used in solicitations.

  

LEGION: LOST
Other heroes like the JLI begin noticing victims of the Hypertaxis. Tellus reaches into Alastor's mind, learning his histpory: workin in Rimborian mines for his sister, Maryessa, she went to school on Earth but was a victim of xenophobia. He met a Psion geneticist who hated humans and they created the Hypertaxis pathogen. Even Wildfire's anti-energy doesn't stop Alastor but Tellus manages to convince him that the Hypertaxis has changed the course of history and perhaps saved humanity. Gates appears from nowhere. Timber Wolf acquires Chameleon Girl but runs into the Martian Manhunter. Legion: Lost v.2 #5 (3.12)
LEGION
A "day in the life" tale begins with Dream Girl's vision of old stones. She's unsure whether it's important or ominous. Star Boy is recovered. Violet works out on a mini-treadmill. Gravity Kid checks in from Takron-Galtos about the investigation to the lost Legionnaires' "deaths." Element Lad appears to connect with Harmonia's spiritual sense. Glorith also senses something significant in the Earth. Invisible Kid draws her out but is rudely interrupted by Chemical Kid. Dragonwing doesn't share his enthusiasm for her. Black Witch feels her pupil reaching out. Cham briefs Singh of the SPs about Panoptes. Shadow Lass trains with Dragonwing. Garth and Imra settle in to life with the boys on Winath. Chuck and Luornu review new Academy candidates. Polar Boy and Comet Queen have a night on the town. Brainy works on a new Time Bubble to pierce the "Flashpoint barrier." Sun Boy witnesses Dreamy's vision: the winter solstice at Stonehenge. Legion v.7 #5 (3.12)
LEGION: SECRET ORIGIN
The wormhole begins moving away from Anotrom and Brainiac 5 warns it could be a sign of a warship coming through. When it does, it resists all firepower until Querl suggests a plan that destroys it eventually. Phantom Girl visits the Directorate, giving them all Bgtzl's knowledge on the hostiles on the other side. Bgtzl moved itself out of their reach. The Legion gets new cruisers. Phantom Girl sees the Legion, seeks them out and is admitted as the fifth member. Cosmic Boy reviews applications and Brande chooses a holo of his son, Reep. Another attempt is made on his life, but his new bodyguard, Lyle Norg, saves him. Legion: Secret Origin #3 (1.12)
Brainiac 5 meets but declines an assistant's position at the Time Institute with Circadia Senius. He also declines Tinya's invitation to join the Legion. ?? and Mycroft discuss the enigmatic Brande. Chameleon Boy (shy and quiet), Colossal Boy (action ready) and Invisible Kid (curious) are admitted. Machines begin attacking Brande. Phantom Girl learns how to disrupt electronics with her powers. The SP's request the Legion's help when the wormhole expands again. They worry about their power levels and Phantom Girl suggests that they should use Brainy's time travel to retrieve Superman! Legion: Secret Origin #4 (2.12)

OMG BUY THIS TITLE! Stormwatch #8

2 FEBRUARY 2012

» DCnU Continuing Impressions

I do continue to drop titles, but am also anticipating the whole Earth-2 stuff, which I will buy into.

AND ARE YOU BUYING STORMWATCH?! I used to worship The Authority and this new series comes very close to capturing the awe I felt on that title. Absolutely stunning action, nearly on par with Bryan Hitch's epic style. Plus J'onn J'onzz!

I'm still in love with Wonder Woman, too. Legion: Secret Origins is super-fun! For the record, hooray for updating the Legionnaires' costumes in their official origin. So far, there have been no hugh changes in their existing origin. All the members are joining in the classically ordained order and the story is more behind-the-scenes. Plus Chris Batista!

On the fence:

  • Suicide Squad. One of my all-time favorites... it could still make it if the Harley story looks good.

Still buying:

  • Action Comics. The Legion already—awesome!
  • Animal Man
  • Batman
  • Batwoman
  • Birds of Prey. In love with the art.
  • Blackhawks. The last issue was kinda thrilling!
  • Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
  • Green Lantern
  • Justice League Dark
  • Legion of Super-Heroes
  • Legion: Lost
  • The Ray
  • Resurrection Man
  • The Shade
  • Stormwatch
  • Superman
  • Swamp Thing
  • Wonder Woman

Dropped after several issues:

  • Aquaman
  • Demon Knights
  • Fury of Firestorm, the Nuclear Men. I think it's got some good things going on, but it's not super.
  • Savage Hawkman
  • Superboy.
  • Teen Titans.

Dropped after one issue:

  • Batgirl
  • Catwoman
  • Green Lantern: New Guardians
  • Justice League.
  • Justice League International
  • My Greatest Adventure.
  • Supergirl

24 DECEMBER 2011

» DCnU Blackhawks

From Blackhawks #1-3 (2011-12). Art by Ken Lashley, Graham Nolan and Trevor Scott.

Blackhawks isn't exactly burning up the scene, but I feel compelled to cover it since it's part of the Quality Comics legacy.

Speaking of that, check out the Quality Profiles landing page to see what gets put up. Though I won't post full text for Quality characters who were covered in my book, I will add any new information that occurs.

New at the Quality Companion Companion

17 DECEMBER 2011

» JSA • JLA • Legion Chronology Updates

Sad! Closing the book on this chapter of the Justice Society and JLA. I'm trusting that James Robinson has something great in store for the DCnU's JSA. Also sad... those are the last JLA updates I plan to make for the foreseeable future. End of the era indeed! I do not buy the current Justice League title.

VISIT THE MOST RECENT: JSA Chronology JLA ChronologyLegion Chronology

New Entries…

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Alternate realities that presage the coming changes: Perez draws one with Superman, Batman, Flash, Hal, Aquaman, Diana, Mr. Terrific, Firestorm, Dr. Mid-Nite, Stargirl, and an old JSA as inspiration. Next the All-Stars fight Degaton and his aides, Grundy, Wotan, Fadeaway Man with Shining Knight and Firebrand captive. Then the original CSA appear . Then Degaton with the Time Stealers where he meets his older self. Back in the 1950s, the JSA go up against the committee and debate unveiling their IDs. They walk out not agreeing to to surrender their IDs or activities. Jay is interviewed about being mayor. Red Beetle, Darknight and Ri named. Jay defies the legacy-only policy and gives them props. Dr. Fate arrives battered his face burned in with an ankh. Jay is sworn in. Sara Butters, Red Beetle is on monitor duty with JSA and Hourman. Per Degaton appears in HQ. He transforms Rick to a child then transports a domed jungle into the city with a new power. They manage to capture him. Rick is restored. JSofA v.3 #50 (6.11)
The Secret History of Monument Point Part 1: Blue Devil and Ri who has a healing touch are new members, 25 in total. They go with Dr. Fate to retrieve Lightning's soul in another dimension. They approach the Infinite Plain where they face multiple manifestations of Lightning seeking to prevent them from extricating her. Dr. Fate had gone through the same thing to return. Dr. Fate says she can be the most powerful member, it's all about will. When they emerge, Ri's power revives her body. Jay deals with the new mayor's job by using his superhero background. He's advised that his strength is that he's NOT a politician and doesn't care about reelection. Dennis Hogan takes Jay beneath Monument Point City Hall to reveal its secret, a great vault. JSofA v.3 #51 (7.11)
Part 2: From Belle Reve, Dr. Chaos taunts Mr. Terrific. Michael traces a man named Lusk to Gotham but when he arrives at his apartment, he finds the man hanging, wearing a vintage Mr. Terrific uniform and his place filled with memorabilia. A DVD tells the story, he was Mr. Terrific's biggest fan angered at Holt's assumption of the mantle. He engineered the intelligence loss and destroyed evidence then killed himself. Later Michael watches a Captain Carrot cartoon and receieves a mysterious visit. The Flash finds Eagin dead of a heart attack. Dr. Mid-Nite calls the Challengers of the Unkown for help with the mystery under the city. They open the door and find a hidden city. JSofA v.3 #52 (8.11)
Part 3: Monument Point est. 1608. The heroes find their powers dampened. Alan learns that Monument Point was Scythe's initial target, sent by a nameless organization. He was their experiment and eventually escaped to Arabia, became Muslim, learned of old worlds beneath Earth and gods that couldn't be killed, only imprisoned. The JSA discover this too. Jesse Quick destroys the artifact draining their powers which releases the god, D'arken who draws power from those with power; this is why Eagin wanted powers out of the city. JSofA v.3 #53 (9.11)
Part 4: The whole JSA must now fight D'arken. Mr. Terrific appears, all better, and orders super-powered heroes out. Prime Degaton visits Alan Scott's funeral. Wildcat takes a blade through his chest. In the end, Alan Scott's power is sufficient to defeat the god but he is destroyed in the process. Wildcat survives and they pledge to rebuild. Final issue. JSofA v.3 #54 (10.11)
LEGION: SECRET ORIGIN
The Legion's first club house is built. Triplicate Girl has joined, ahead of Phantom Girl. Saturn Girl senses yet another attempt on RJ Brande's life, which the youths quickly put down. This is post Quintile Crystal, they are deputized. Later they stop a third attack. Brainy has "access to devices his ancestors acquired and never shared." The Naltorian cannot read Phantom Girl. She says the monsters attacking Anotrom are like those that attacked Bgtzl and probably came through the same wormhole. She was sent through to warn people. She says she has a rare genetic gift. She and Brainy are attacked by someone whom they quickly disable. Brainy tells Tinya that the power source to his force field is unique. Gim Allon contacts his father, the admiral and says he wants to check out the Legion. Legion: Secret Origin #2 (12.11)
LEGION: LOST
The Legion argues over whether to approach Superman, but they're afraid of infecting him. Another victim surfaces in Duluth, Minnesota, infected with Okaaran Rdrayyj DNA. The creature is hunting other hypersapiens, consuming any Durlan DNA it can find. Timber Wolf finds it attacking a winged Anaxian. Timber Wolf discovers he has mutated, too, and hurls sharp claws from his fingertips. Now weakened, Chameleon Girl partially emerges from the form of the creature, pleading for help to come back to life! Legion: Lost v.2 #3 (1.12)
Some agency monitors Timber Wolf. Yera tells him she only has half her Durlan biomass and her DNA is also in flux. The Rdrayyj stirs again and she's re-absorbed. Dawnstar locates Alastor, realizing she'd heard him crash down when he disappeared. She and Tellus pursue, finding he has Carggite DNA now, and the others are stopped by the Black Razors. Alastor Aghini Faud. Legion: Lost v.2 #4 (2.12)
LEGION
Brainiac 5 tests Glorith's shield spell. A team lands on Daxam, greeted by Ran Thal. Reinforcements arrive to fight Renegade, who they learn was allowed off-planet studies, taught remotely. Element finds that Renegade's anti-lead serum uses something other than kryptonite. He's brought down in the end by brute force. Phantom Girl begins destroying Dominion power cores and others finish off the fleet. They retreat but Chameleon Boy has stowed away. Legion v.7 #3 (1.12)
Element Lad guides Chemical Kid to use his powers and defeat the Renegade. On Daxam, they learn that Res-Vir found a small fragment of kryptonite, which they continue to experiment upon. Brainiac 5 hypothesizes that Glorith's force field works by dispersing energy through time. The Legionnaires catch up with the Dominators, retrieve Cham and Mon-El warns them to stop meddling with Daxam (they were responsible for Res-Vir's serum). Legion v.7 #4 (2.12)
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA
During an open house at the Bunker for students, the League is blindsided by Felix Faust. They fight among themselves in front of civilians, whom they must protect. Gypsy saves the day by breaking Faust's magical tablet. Reprints the story from JLofA #239. DC Retroactive: JLA—The ’80s #1 (10.11)
Multi-Man wins an Apokoliptian device, a Medibooster, from a Parademon in a poker game. Major Disaster suggests they turn their luck around by becoming super-heroes instead. The Justice League find the Parademon responsible and is on alert when Big Sir is transformed by the device into a rampaging monster. Power Girl calls her cat Theodore. After saving the Injustice League from themselves, Guy Gardner jokes that maybe Maxwell Lord can set them up with their own branch—in Antarctica. Reprints Justice League International #60 (1992) the "Breakdowns" conclusion. DC Retroactive: JLA—The ’90s #1 (10.11)
Rise of Eclipso 6: Eclipso recalls his absolute triumph and domination which then extended across the galaxy. In reality he has been defeated. Donna was the pure light to combat him and inside the Shade's brain, Mik and the Atom purge the infection, which then cascades over the others infected. All light-based heroes bombard Eclipso, driving him off and leaving only Bruce Gordon. Jade and Obsidian are again able to bear each others' company. Supergirl arrives (back from Reign of Doomsdays) in time to help repair the moon. Alan Scott heads back to repair the Emerald City and resume control of the Starheart (he fashions his new uniform after this). The Atom commends the new JLA for its great work. Five weeks later, they disband. JLofA v.2 #59 (9.11)
The JLA members review the last five weeks. The Construct returned and took over every robot on Earth: Robo-Octo-Ape, Bozo the Ironman (shown being ripped apart by Cyborg) and is 'son' Gonzo the Mechanical Bastard (not appearing?), G.I. Robots, the original Robotman's empty body. All the members are ready to call it quits. Jesse's super-speed now only works when she flies, after being knocked out. They also fought the Saturn-Thanagar war, allied with Jemm. Jade used the Starheart to empower the Titan colonists further and compel the invaders to go. They exposed a cabal in Jemm's forces, with Faceless Hunters. Bill wants to honor Freedom Beast; he has the helmet and must find a replacement. He mentions heroes Shanty Saint, Ghost Fury, Princess Knife, Gulliver Sotinwa. Jade and Jesse's powers drove back Mordru's Sorcerer's World forces in the battle for Gemworld. Dick and Donna are last to leave, Donna asks" Do you think they'll remember us? ... I want them to forget Donna Troy Ever existed." NOTE: Final issue. JLofA v.2 #60 (10.11)

15 DECEMBER 2011

» Quality Legacy & Profiles

As you might have encountered, because all of my profiles for the Quality Comics characters are still in print in the Quality Companion, those profiles on Cosmic Teams will contain only skeleton data. All of the issue and character information, and team information will be complete and up-to-date, but the meat of the profile will contain only teasers.

I will begin "reactivating" all the super-hero profiles as I get around to them, and began today with the Ray! The new Ray series debuted and I liked it a lot. In setting up a new profile for the character, I resurrected the original Ray profile as well. Also back: the Freedom Fighters.

Keep up-to-date with the list of resurrected profiles in the Quality section.

 

New at the Quality Companion Companion

10 DECEMBER 2011

» Foldee Fun!

Get ready to LOL! I decided to digitally fold some of my Foldees for the Quality Companion Companion and realized I also had this other rarity—the only card from the set that featured a Legionnaire! Pork Chops the Legionnaire? Preposterous! Saturn Girl the General? More likely.

More info on Foldees  Card Slideshow  What's a Foldee?  Checklist

Lots new at the Quality Companion Companion

3 DECEMBER 2011

» The Quality Companion is Ready!

At long long last, I arrived home yesterday to find the Quality Companion on my doorstep!!!

It has shipped from the printer, which means it will be finding its way to distributors and retailers very soon. For Wednesday comic book shoppers, that means you might see it in two weeks, on December 14!

Regardless, anyone who wants it should have it before Christmas.

See a color preview and buy it now! Note: Only the digital version is color, but the print edition does feature 64 pages of color reprints!

3 DECEMBER 2011

» 1970s Blackhawks

Working backwards on Blackhawk, this short 1976 revivial is now chronicled in the following profile...

"The 1976 regeneration of Blackhawk was written by Steve Skeates for most of its run, and was edited by Gerry Conway, with assists and story editing by Jack C. Harris. George Evans was the sole artist on the first tale, then he became the finisher over Ric Estrada's art..."

» READ MORE

New at the Quality Companion Companion

Yep, still my favorite, even with the change in origin.

27 NOVEMBER 2011

» DCnU Third Impressions

Last month I listed the DCnU books that I was giving a go. Now three months in, I'm dropping yet more of them, and I have not added any new ones. More of my money is going into books on comics and collected editions, though I don't want my rooms filling up with those, too. The library has been my friend again. I wish we readers could more easily swap....

New drops:

  • Aquaman. It's pretty and all, but when I'm done reading, I feel empty.
  • Savage Hawkman. I loved the Robinson/Morales version, and the classic Silver Age versions from space, and even Tim Truman's strange world. This one plummeted like Icarus.
  • Teen Titans. It's pretty and all, but when I'm done reading, I feel empty.

On the fence:

  • Demon Knights. I really like the story but the art is boring me to tears. Wrong call there, I think.
  • Superboy. I like the reinventions but was pretty beholden to the previous series.

Still buying:

  • Action Comics
  • Animal Man
  • Batman
  • Batwoman
  • Birds of Prey
  • Blackhawks. This is not my usual kind of book, but out of dedication to all things Quality Comics, I'm sticking with it.
  • Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
  • Fury of Firestorm, the Nuclear Men
  • Green Lantern
  • Justice League Dark
  • Legion of Super-Heroes
  • Legion: Lost
  • Resurrection Man. Gorgeous art, in my opinion, and meaty plot.
  • Stormwatch
  • Suicide Squad
  • Superman. Improved, still wordy, but it's going someplace...
  • Swamp Thing
  • Wonder Woman

Dropped after one issue:

  • Batgirl
  • Catwoman
  • Green Lantern: New Guardians
  • Justice League. Even with Wonder Woman the most I can give this is a chance at TPB.
  • Justice League International
  • My Greatest Adventure. Love anything Doom Patrol related. Don't like the other features.
  • Supergirl

13 NOVEMBER 2011

» Post-Crisis Blackhawks

Much of this profile was already written, for Cosmic Teams, before I began the Quality Companion. I thought I would be able to include it in the book, but had to reduce it all—literally—to only a few paragraphs. The post-Crisis version of the Blackhaws was a reboot by Howard Chaykin that used most of the classic members, but killed off Stan in favor of an all-new Lady Blackhawk. It began with a three-issue prestige limited series and origin in Secret Origins #45, then a 16-issue series followed, and a one-shot special in 1992.

"Blackhawk’s identity as a Polish man was very short-lived in Quality Comics, but Howard Chaykin's redefinition of his origin at DC returned him to the roots set down by MilitaryComics#1 in 1941. Chaykin's groundwork was laid in the character’s first post-Crisis appearances, in the 1988 prestige format mini-series by Howard Chaykin, and in SecretOrigins #45 (Oct. 1989). It is difficult to reconcile the new history with the original Quality adventures; as with most DC characters, these series should be considered "post-Crisis" continuity for the Blackhawks. Chaykin built on the characterization begun by Evanier, but revised the names, personalities, countries of origin, and fates of the cast members. The inaugural mini-series took place during the war, but everything after that was post-war. ..."

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12 NOVEMBER 2011

» The Quality Comics Blackhawks

No, I'm still not gonna post the history for this—cause it's in my book, yo!

But I made a page with some fun gallery items including the fan favorite things like Lady Blackhawks, the planes, the femme fatales, and a solid membership rundown.

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10 NOVEMBER 2011

» The Blackhawks of Earth-One

First in a series that will flesh out the entire history of the Blackhakws! My book only allowed me space to really cover the Quality era. This era by Mark Evanier and Dan Spiegle most closely mirrored the original tales...

"The 1982 reboot by longtime collaborators Mark Evanier and Dan Spiegle re-envisioned the Blackhawks in a more streamlined fashion, taking all the most prominent aspects of the original wartime adventures and adding a more human dimension to the pilots themselves. The series lasted for 23 issues and appeared to be relatively successful despite its lack of promotion. On his blog, Evanier claimed that ..." » READ MORE

New at the Quality Companion Companion

3 NOVEMBER 2011

» New Legionnaires—UPDATE: Harmonia Li

Rounding out the new recruits, I have the details about the mysterious Harmonia Li...

"Harmonia Li is perhaps millennia old, a Chinese woman with elemental powers who at some point migrated to an other-dimensional and immortal land called Utopia, the world of wisdom, and studied with the great teacher Master Kong (aka Confucius). She left that world at some point and may have gained immortality from her time in Utopia. ..." » READ MORE

And While I Have Your Attention...

New posts at the Quality Companion Companion, too!

31 OCTOBER 2011

» New Legionnaires

I've done a good chunk of writing for the newest Legionnaires' profiles. Check out:

GLORITH: "The young woman called Glorith is the second to bear that name. The first Glorith a one-time Legion foe who was recruited by the Time Trapper from a time millions of years in the future. He sent her to assail the Legion using a special "devolutionary" hourglass (and the gloves to protect her from its power). When she failed, the Trapper tricked her into touching the hourglass and she devolved into protoplasm..." » READ MORE

CHEMICAL KID: "Chemical Kid is the successor to a fallen Legionnaire, the other boy from Phlon called Chemical King (Condo Arlik). Phlon is a world known primarily for its universities and centers for research, and Hadru's father is a scientist who engineered a way to genetically "graft" Condo's powers onto Hadru's genes. ..." » READ MORE

COMET QUEEN: "On Extal, young Grava grew impatient while acid rain fell regularly. In her race, she looked somewhat diffferent from her parents, and she fantasized obsessively about the Legion, in particular, her crush on Bouncing Boy. To hasten things along, she decided to duplicate Star Boy's origin and bathe herself in a comet. It was a success. When she emerged, her hair was replaced with a streak of ennergy and she had the power to fly, and to emit noxious gases. Soon Bouncing Boy came to nearby Quaal-III (where all inhabitants were colonizers). ..." » READ MORE

DRAGONWING: "Nothing is yet known about Dragonwing's origins, or whether her powers are inborn or acquired. She first appeared in a new wave of Legion Academy members hoping to one day join the Legion. She could hardly have predicted how soon that dream would come true. ..." » READ MORE

29 OCTOBER 2011

» Catching up with the DCnU Legion

Legion v.7 #1

Legion: Lost #1

So I've added the recent happenings to my Legion chronology (and below), and updated membership roster for the main team and the Academy.

It didn't seem like it, but the team left in the 31st century really was decimated in terms of sentient-power. The current roster stands only at 20, down from its usual max around 25.

  1. Cosmic Boy
  2. Phantom Girl
  3. Chameleon Boy
  4. Brainiac 5
  5. Ultra Boy
  6. Starman
  7. Shrinking Violet
  8. Sun Boy
  9. Mon-El
  10. Element Lad
  11. Lightning Lass
  12. Dream Girl
  13. Shadow Lass
  14. Invisible Kid II
  15. Polar Boy
  16. Chemical Kid
  17. Comet Queen
  18. Dragonwing
  19. Glorith II
  20. Harmonia

LOST TEAM:

  1. Timber Wolf
  2. Wildfire
  3. Tyroc
  4. Dawnstar
  5. Tellus

My impression of the new Legion? I like both books a lot. I was a huge fan of the original Lost series as well as the eras when teams were "stuck in the past." In addition, the new Secret Origins seems appropriate to me. It was too much to think the Legion would be spared totally from this reboot. I can handle an update to their original uniforms (especially when the uniforms are cool!)

Legion Chronology Updates

LEGION: SECRET ORIGIN
The United Planets has existed for 327 years, made mostly up of planets colonized by Earth, along with Durla and Colu. Outside UP space, at Anatrom, Starfleet officers discover the population massacred. 1st app. Captain Dajone, M'Tobo. They deliver a strange piece of technology to Admiral Allon, who has it analyzed by Lt. Boffin. During that, it explodes and kills him. They next seek help from scientists on Colu, who put their best mind on it: Brainiac 5. He protects himself with his force field. While there, he is surprised by the first appearance of a Bgtzlian, Tinya Wazzo. She seized the opening of a wormhole to come through the dimensional barrier and warns of trouble fo the U.P. Elsewhere, a covert, "non-existent" tribunal, the Security Directorate (Mycroft of Earth, Zarl Jax and Anisa of Naltor and a fourth, the narrator). Anisa has determined that it is a pivotal day in the life of R.J. Brande. When the three youths save Brande's life and form the Legion, this Council orders the Science Police to leave them alone. Mycroft visits Brande, who agrees to have them monitor the Legion. Meanwhile the Legion inducts Triplicate Girl. The Directorate mentions that Cargg has only a handful of survivors. NOTE: Purchase of this comic qualified buyers to a plastic Legion Flight Ring. Legion: Secret Origin #1 (12.11)
LEGION: LOST
Seven Legionnaires (Timber Wolf, Tyroc, Dawnstar, Wildfire, Tellus, Gates and Chameleon Girl) arrive in the 21st century, in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, in pursuit of Alastor. They arrive over a day after he has released a pathogen into the atmosphere that will transform humans with DNA from alien races. Their flight rings do not work and their transuits fail to filter the polluted atmosphere properly. Timber Wolf finds Alastor and they begin a return trip to the future. When Alastor awakes, he creates an explosion in which he, Gates and Chameleon Girl apparently perish (Timber Wolf senses their remains in the debris). 1st app. Dr. Jeffrey Scanlon. NOTE: The first Legion: Lost series concerned the Legion of Earth-247 (Legion 2) and is no longer in continuity. Legion: Lost v.2 #1 (11.11)
The Legionnaires locate the first affected by the Dr. Scanlon who is transformed into Teallian like energy. They tell him of Alastor, whose sister died because of xenophobic extremists. His revenge was to transform humans into aliens, 1000 years in the past using a Psion pathogen. Scanlon abandons his humanity and embraces his new energy form, but defies the Legion and disperses his own body. In Detroit Lakes, MN, another hybrid emerges. Legion: Lost v.2 #2 (12.11)
LEGION
The Legion arrives on the immortal world, where Saturn Queen summons the blue alien, but he denies her more power and directs her to Earth Man. Legion v.6 #15 (9.11)
When Saturn Queen approaches Earth-Man, Sodam Yat sends him Oan power and the Legionnaires lend theirs as well, via Mon-El's ring. The power kills Earth-Man but disperses the villain. Dyogene says he lives by the will of the Guardians (he is of its soil?). The alien says that he is "the curse of the Oans, evil loosed by Krona's Crime" and he was reborn when Titan fell. Mon-El resigns his power ring. Dyogene retreats within Oa, in hopes of creating a new Mogo (which would direct power rings to find new bearers). Harmonia decides to remain with the Legion. Legion v.6 #16 (10.11)
After a catastrophe in which they believe seven Legionnaires have died, the Legion admits Chemical Kid, Dragonwing, Comet Queen, Glorith, and Harmonia Li. A Legion team on Panoptes (a watchworld against the Dominion) investigates a communication blackout. They find men sending signals to the Dominators, and are ambushed by a Daxamite, Res-Vir. Mon-El and Brainiac 5 install a memorial statue for Earth-Man. They discover that the "Flashpoint effect" has closed off time travel for them to the past. Glorith mourns for Variable Lad. Legion v.7 #1 (11.11)
Res-Vir claims to want to "free" Daxamites from their world. He captures all but Phantom Girl. He has a vial of Mon-El's anti-lead serum. Brainiac 5 postulates whether magic might get around the time barrier, if science cannot. Earth-Man is entombed on Shangalla. Polar Boy makes a failed pass at Comet Queen. Legion v.7 #2 (12.11)
ADVENTURE COMIES: LEGION ACADEMY
Power Boy, Lamprey, Crystal Kid and Nightwind graduate from the Academy. Lamprey goes to the Science Police and the others to Takron-Galtos. Cosmic King invades LSH HQ on Saturn Queen's orders. Duplicate Girl, Bouncing Boy and Night Girl respond to the alarm and fall to him. Adventure #528 (9.11)
Comet Queen, Chemical Kid and Dragonwing follow to Legion HQ, followed by the others. Variable Lad sacrifices his life to stop Cosmic King, who dies as well. Gravity Kid decides to take advantage of the Science Police's "Trailing Spouse" provision and join Power Boy on Takron-Galtos. Adventure #529 (10.11)

My Number One #1!

My Number Two #1!

27 OCTOBER 2011

» DCnU First Impressions

I'M IN LOVE WITH: Wonder Woman. Hallelujah! Lord has saved us! Batwoman—wow the powerful chicks win.

I'M IN LIKE WITH: I really enjoy Action, Swamp Thing, the Legion books, Resurrection Man was a big surprise, J.L. Dark, parts of My Greatest Adventure, Birds of Prey, Green Lantern. I suppose I'll be reevaluating the rest.

The list down below shows the titles that I bought, based on buzz, reviews, and my own preferences. The ones in orange are the only ones I plan to keep buying. Mostly I was completely demoralized by the Justice League relaunch and the jettison of the new multiverse? Before it has even really been explored? I couldn't bring myself to buy issue Justice League #2. I'm not gaga for Jim Lee's artwork anymore and the story was... mass market. Come on, Grant Morrison launched with ten times more balls than this incarnation. I find myself a whole lot more interested in the darker and second (or lower) teir characters.

Why will I drop some? Batgirl lacked the sass that I loved about Birds of Prey and Secret Six. GL: New Guardians would be fun if a person didn't think about how much their weekly comic bill was (like i used to). JLI might be a victim of my anti-J.L. sentiment, but that doesn't apply to J.L. Dark, which has the obscure characters I love and is written by Milligan, whom I love. Savage Hawkman made it to issue #2 for me, but I could barely finish it. It's doing absolutely everything wrong. It reads exactly like all those 1990s comics that lasted a dozen issues or less. Why, why, why? I love Hawkman; he's another character ruined by Johns when he killed Kendra in favor of bringing Shiera back to life. Not every Silver Age character is superior to their successor. Supergirl: Who needs to see her fight everyone and her cousin for issues on end. The wrong way to start for me, and I had to turn it off. I don't need my Kara sweet and innocent. I enjoyed much of the previous run.

Didn't even try: Flash, it's hard for me to even comment on how much I hate the rebirth of Barry Allen. Good thing they have Manapul, but that's not enough for me; I don't like the character. All the other Bat books—I don't know? That's a lot of books. I'm open to them but need some reassurance. For the most part, that's my sentiment on the rest as well. They might be great, but sometimes I really do enjoy reading trades, so I can immerse myself in a story more. I'd enjoy that more, I think for books like All-Star Western, I, Vampire, Mr. Terrific, or OMAC. Or even those Bat books.

  • Action Comics
  • Animal Man
  • Aquaman
  • Batgirl
  • Batman
  • Batwoman
  • Birds of Prey
  • Blackhawks
  • Catwoman
  • Demon Knights
  • Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
  • Fury of Firestorm, the Nuclear Men
  • Green Lantern
  • Green Lantern: New Guardians
  • Justice League
  • Justice League Dark
  • Justice League International
  • Legion of Super-Heroes
  • Legion: Lost
  • My Greatest Adventure
  • Resurrection Man
  • Savage Hawkman
  • Stormwatch
  • Suicide Squad
  • Superboy
  • Supergirl
  • Superman
  • Swamp Thing
  • Teen Titans
  • Wonder Woman

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9 OCTOBER 2011

» The Quality Companion Update

It's done!

Done. It's outta my hands and off to the printer expected to be available for reading in November 2011. In editing the book, I found myself excluding tons of material and finding numerous avenues to expand upon my research. I'll be bringing that to online readers in a way that supplements the book.

For JSA fans, the book contains interviews with James Robinson and Roy Thomas, where I asked all my longest, most burning questions about their use of Golden Age characters. The Robinson interview in particular is insightful.

From here forward, my energy will go more into ... my new Blog, The Quality Companion Companion! There I will be writing on Quality and Golden Age subjects there, and directing traffic back here where I have better control over formatting. This means that I will be covering the new Blackhawk book, too, as they're Quality material.

But for Cosmic Teams, it's time for me to shift focus (for now). I'll continue to cover Justice Society and Legion, but will be discontinuing my JLA coverage. My reaction to the DCnU wasn't positive. However, I did buy a significant number of the new titles and will probably stick with at least half of them (but not JLA). That's a big reduction from my former buying levels, though. I will not be covering the DCnU on this site, save a few exceptions.

Standouts for me include all the weirdo comics: Swamp Thing, Animal Man, Frankenstein, Suicide Squad. And the two titles that star my favorite heroes, Wonder Woman and Stormwatch (Martian Manhunter). In addition, I like to keep up with X-Men, Avengers, the Hellboy family, Invincible, and I, Zombie.

7 JULY 2011

» JLA Chronology Updates

I added the end of Generation Lost here today, and added the Starman/Congorilla and 80-Page specials…

VISIT: JLA Chronology

New Entries…

Justice League of America
Over a dozen JLA members find themselves in nine different aspects of Hell's Limbo. Batman & Plastic Man, Green Arrow & Ragman, Donna Troy & Bulleteer, Superman & Red Tornado, Hawkman & the Demon, Fire & Lobo (greed), Oracle & Booster Gold (gluttony), Zatanna & John Stewart, Supergirl & Wonder Woman (lust). Denizens of Hell include Lilith, Minos (a judge), Char'rah, Plutus (god of wealth), Cerberus. In the end scene, Plastice Man is missing, replaced by Power Girl. They realize they're in Purgatory where souls await judgment. It was a ploy of Lord Satanus to have them retrieve pieces of the Hell Mask, which would give him ultimate power, even over God. Legend says that God and the Devil both agreed to break. No single entity could hope to retrieve all nine pieces. Plastic Man emerges from the Mask then puts it on. He maintains his senses long enough to ask everyone to focus power on him, destroying him and the Mask. Momentarily, Zauriel returns with Plas; it wasn't his time. Blaze lets them all leave for having helped her. JLA 80-Page Giant 2011 #1 (6.11)
Omega 2: The JLA are cut off from the world, where other heroes try to break into their sphere. The Omega Man seeks to add others to his power. Impossible flees. Jade fights to contain the energies that destoyed other Earths. Blue Jay escapes. Omega Man describes himself as the embodiment of decay. He brings out the Black Supergirl. JLofA v.2 #51 (1.11)
Omega 3: Blue Jay concludes Omega Man is the destructive dark energy given consciousness. Supergirl returns with her black uniform (a ruse). Owlman allies with the JLA; Ultraman and Supergirl with Omega. Jesse rushes to hide civilians from Omega Man, who kills Power Ring. Batman bows to Omega Man. Cameos: Zauriel, Blue Devil. JLofA v.2 #52 (2.11)
Omega 4: Owlman double crosses teh JLA, but Batman's plan succeeds. Supergirl had pretended to defect; he never trusted Owlman. He had the Green Lantern resurrect Alexander Luthor for one final act of redemption. He said being on that Earth made him evil, as a Luthor and he never should have created the energy. They throw the CSA into the resulting portal. Luthor also reverses it so that when the Omega Man enters the portal, the destructive energy reverts to good, and where he goes, he'll cure the tainted worlds, including Tangent and Earth-3. Blue Jay assumes a new mission, and also enters the portal, hoping to be more useful on another world. Malavar brings down the dome. JLofA v.2 #53 (3.11)
Congo Bill Glenmorgan expresses concern for Mikaal's self-medicating behavior. They search for Malavar (from #41), smarter than Mr. Terrific in Bill's book. He'd been working in transdimensionality and could teleport them into the dome to help the JLA. He's learned that Malavar was in Iran seeking a Lazarus Pit when ambushed by Gorilla City Freedom Alliance, seeking to overthrow Nnamdi. Cameos, Sirocco, Green Arrow. This lead back to America and the legendary Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine, Florida. Chimp told of it, and Bill and Mik go to see Rex the Wonder Dog and his "owner" Col. Dennis. He can't talk anymore, the ability waned. They rely on Animal Man and they finally find Malavar. After Prometheus left IQ mindless, IQ still freed Malavar. Malavar wants to save Tasmanian Devil, who'd been tortured by Prometheus, is using the pit for him. They fend off one more attack, unearth Taz, who returns home . Bill has been in battle in Flanders, 1920 Kilkenny , Haile Selassie's Xmas Offensive. cont in JLA #53 Starman/Congorilla #1 (3.11)
Rise of Eclipso 1: On Diablo Island, Bruce Gordeon finds Mophir's corpse, who'd passed the curse to Bruce. Mona helps him. Even amid sunlight, Eclipso grabs onto Bruce again. He goes to Opal City and possesses the Shade to help recruit all other shadow powered beings. Nightshade is now married unromantically to Nightmaster, to aid their two realms, both made stronger. Andrea Rojas, Acrata of Mexico. Shadow Thief from Alcatraz. Bete-Noire, Henri Zola an Algerian in Marseilles. Dark-Crow (Daniel Crow, RCMP special agent) is found hunting Southside. Ancient monster Syththunu, octopus like, (foe of Arion?). The last target is Jade. JLofA v.2 #54 (4.11)
Rise of Eclipso 2/Reign of Doomsday 2: Eclipso arrives on the moon at the Emerald City and overtakes the residents. Jesse saves Alan Scott. Dick has just trained an parkour expert to be Batman of France. Batman now helps Supergirl clean up New Krypton. Boodikka approaches to survey the loss. Doomsday bursts in crushing Boodikka. Mik joins the fight and Saint Walker arrives. Doomsday crashes the Watchtower in search of the Cyborg Superman, hidden in Boodikka. Jade succumbs to Eclipso. JLofA v.2 #55 (5.11)
Rise of Eclipso 3: Donna's lasso is one of persuasion. Reinforcements arrive: Cyborg, Animal Man, Zauriel, Tasmanian Devil, Dr. Light, Red Tornado, Bulleteer with Congorilla. Zauriel calls Eclipso Lladiz, former spirit of wrath. Saint Walker's power is stronger in the Emerald City. Eclipso reveals he is out to kill God JLofA v.2 #56 (6.11)
Rise of Eclipso 4: Mik recalls his childhood on Talok III. The JLA emerge safe inside Obsidian's darkness where they meet up with Alan Scott. Eclipso has taken control of the Starheart. For him to maintain control of it required that he remain paralyzed from recent injuries. He cannot split his control. Now freed of that, he's back in the saddle as normal. Jesse claims she is losing her speed. Obsidian was only pretending to be with Eclipso; he's immune. The Starheart is making him immune to his normal weakness, light. Eclipso triggers Zauriel's sonic power to summon other agents of God. He finds the Spectre. Why, he asks does the Spectre need human form and why place the Rock of Eternity on EArth? Why has Eclipso been unable to use an alien host? The answer is that God's energy flows in and out of the planet, the primary conduit. Kill Earth and you shut off God's lifeline. He slices the Spectre in half then proceeds to do the same with the moon. JLofA v.2 #57 (7.11)
Rise of Eclipso 5: On Talok VIII, the Eremites of the Divine emerge from darkness in a demented rapture that sweeps the planet, reaching Lydea Mallor last. The moon's split wreaks havoc on Earth. The Atom joins the fight. Batman targets the Shade, whom if free can help them turn the tide. His shadow power is strongest. Mik and Atom are shot by Bill using a blue gun into the Shade's head. He then sends in Donna, who has the brightest natural soul "light." She's stabbed through by Eclipso. JLofA v.2 #58 (8.11)
JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST
Over a century later, Captain Atom finds a new Justice League headed by Power Girl and Damian Wayne who uses the Lazarus Pit. OMACs run wild though Max is long dead. The JLA also has a cyborg Creeper, Shazam (Sahar Shaheen), Red Hood (Thomas Grayson), Martian Manhunter, clone of Plastic Man, descendant of Hawk and Dove Black Canary, Blue Scarab. Superman fights in space to ward off the Green Lantern Corps. Power Girl warns Atom that Max will kill Wonder Woman. Justice League: Generation Lost #14 (L1.11)
Max Lord finds that nobody remembers Wonder Woman, either. When the Global Guardians formed, Ice joined so that her mother and sister Nikolina would be protected; they went to live in New Zealand. She lied to the Guardians about her background. The team is attacked by the Creature Commandos (frank, vamp, gorgon, mummy, wolf, death-armor) and a platoon full of G.I. Robots. Fire is shot. Justice League: Generation Lost #15 (E2.11)
Creature Commandos act as if controlled. Captain Atom knows of them, Project M creations made to be expendable. Fire grows cold from blood loss until Blue Beetle realizes Aten's healing power, and uses it to heal her. Medusa attacks taking ice down with a paralyzing stare. Batman and Power Girl talk with Checkmate, concluding it is they who need to be monitored. Max takes off a G.I. Robot disguise and kidnaps Beetle. Justice League: Generation Lost #16 (L2.11)
At Project Cadmus' Vietnam facility, Max has Professor Ivo experiment on Blue Beetle and pushes Power Girl into attacking the JLI. The Creature Commandos begin to shake off their control, realizing they had reported for duty at Cadmus but were overtaken and have been transformed. The U.N. grills Khalid-Isr about that Cadmus lab, but he claims it had been decommissioned. They accuse him of running covert missions and revoke their charter. Janus tells him they're not through yet. They teleport to a new Checkmate facility and Khalid figures it out, Max reveals he is Janus's boss, and he puts the OMAC virus in control of Beni. Justice League: Generation Lost #17 (E3.11)
Power Girl confronts Captain Atom, whom she thinks is Superman. A prolonged sonic blast from Rocket Red shakes her out of it and she remembers Max, too. Max tortures Beetle with Ivo. Jaime starts remembering Max. Justice League: Generation Lost #18 (L3.11)
The scarab is from an alien place called the Reach. Max explains how he used the JLI to break into Checkmate and embarrass them so he could exploit it. Beetle manages to send distress signal and frees himself. When the JLI finds him underwater, Max emerges from a giant ship shaped like a knight chess piece. They come onto the ship just as Max shoots Beetle in the head. Justice League: Generation Lost #19 (E4.11)
Max's father Arthur Lord was going to turn in his employer, a checmical company, for causing cancer and Max found him shot to death, looking like suicide. His mother Rebecca told Max never to never underestimate powerful people, and to be ahead of them at every step. Now he's all about control. Lexcorp bought his father's company, and from him Max learned he didn't have to play by the rules. When he got powers, they frightened him but he never considered himself "one of them." His mother lived in Coast City. Rocket Red pronounces Blue Beetle dead. Justice League: Generation Lost #20 (L4.11)
The team deals with the death. Booster tallys Max's dead at over a thousand. Gavril and Fire share a kiss. Jaime awakes. Justice League: Generation Lost #21 (E5.11)
The bullet never reached his body, but fractured his skull and caused a brain bleed. The armor then put him in stasis for healing. Meanwhile it learned Max's plan. He describes how they'd been duped into putting Max in control of Checkmate. Batman arrives with a plan, and he remembers too. The power of white lantern restored him. They realize he's buliding an android powerful enough to kill Wonder Woman. They find her in New York. Max activates a global network of OMACs. Justice League: Generation Lost #22 (L5.11)
Omacs reign down as Max teleports half the team and Wonder Woman to L.A. he floats in a Checkmate ship shaped like a knight. Max and Ivo release OMAC Prime to kill WW. It has their powers, like Amazo did. Booster breaches the ship. Justice League: Generation Lost #23 (E6.11)
Omac Prime battles Wonder Woman and the League. Captain Atom drains its powers then heads off. Booster squares off with Max, hurling them out of a ship into the air. Beetle infects the Omac which takes over. Beetle then finishes it off. Atom returns and forces Max to make a choice, to die with himn in an explosion or return the world's memory of him. Max teleports away and goes public to extoll the heroes. He claims he is a regular citizenand claims lies were spread by heroes too. He blames Chicago on Magog. He reassumes control of Checkmate whose mission will be to keep them in check. He pins the Omacs on Ivo. Batman suggests a new JLI. Justice League: Generation Lost #24 (L6.11)

4 JULY 2011

» DCnU?

Wow, so DC "relaunch"? I'm not buying it, literally or figuratively. This site is based on continuity, so the mere idea of the whole thing being rebooted has soured me on DC's line. Don't give me that crap about "it's not a reboot." What do you call erasing the JSA and fixing Batgirl and the JLA is five years old? A reboot. Makes no sense.

Since Legion is supposed to remain relatively untouched, i plan to continue buying both of those titles. Other title intrigue me for their heroes, but I'm afraid I won't be buying most of them. Instead I'll wait to gauge critical reaction, and then perhaps I'll go with the trades. I'm afraid this has killed my weekly buying habit.

All the better. I enjoy catching up on Marvel characters that I abandoned years ago when I flung myself headlong into chronicling the DCU. I'm a huge X-fan, and enjoy reading the trades. I just don't collect Marvel in monthlies. And there's plenty of stuff like Hellboy, and other Vertigo series I've been wanting to get.

So what does it mean for this site? I eventually want to update everything to go all the way up to DCnU. But the Quality Companion comes first. …

1 JULY 2011

» The Quality Companion Update

The book is now 90% written. I will be laying it out as well, which will begin soon. The exact publishing date is out of my hands, though, so disregard anything you see and just be patient, please! There are various factors influencing release date, over which I have no control.

It's bitten into my work for Cosmic Teams for sure. It's my priority, but...

1 JULY 2011

» Legion Chronology Updates

I've found time to get back to cataloguing my comics, the pile for which was—I'm not exaggerating—over 100 comics high. Here's the Legion stuff, up to date:

VISIT: Legion ChronologyL.E.G.I.O.N. Chronology

New Entries…

R.E.B.E.L.S
Adam Strange brokers a peace ceremony between Dox and the Green Lantern Corps. Starro, Stormdaughter and Smite come to Psion looking to restore Starro's vigor. Dox and Lyrl use the Citadellians to create a false threat to destroy the sun. The Vegan GLs disarm the bomb and are granted full Lantern status. REBELS v2 #23 (2.11)
Blackfire and Dox have dinner. Her headquarters is on other side of planet from Ranagar City and includes native flora. Adam relaxes. Stormdaughter watches Lobo and drains his energies. Smite attacks a cruiser. REBELS v2 #24 (3.11)
Dox captured by Smite. After he'd defeated Starro, the former slaves returned home, even the giant stars. With help of the Psions, he restored his symbiote's power over the spores. Psions revealed to be cloning Czarnians. Dox and Lobo fitted with stars. Lobo returns to Psion and puts a sharp weapon thru Stormdaughter's head. REBELS v2 #25 (4.11)
  REBELS v2 #26 (5.11)
Lobo and Smite fight to stalemate, choosing to have a drink instead. Lyrl operates on Tribulus and reboots him to be under his control. Strange brings Starfire and Comet to Rann to fight Starro. Tribulus is able to shock the stars off people REBELS v2 #27 (6.11)
Lyrl discovers that Tribulus' power short circuit's Starro. Smite shows the team how to get to Rann via teleporter. Lyrl ultimately opens a portal for Starro that they push him through. He claims its a fate worse than death. He winds up in the hands of Lobo and Smith. A week later, on Rann, they ratify a mutual defense pact with Komand'r and Dox. She considers him her consort. Lyrl teleports away, claiming to defy classifications of good or evil. L.E.G.I.O.N. is renamed as such and they take up the cause hearing that Oa has gone dark. NOTE: Final issue. REBELS v2 #28 (7.11)
LEGION
A Durlans attempt to kill Pheebs for "betraying" Brande's mission to restore Durla. Tellus brings Dawnstar to Dr. Gym'll. "Zendak" attacks Cosmic Boy and is contained. The Legion elects Mon-El its next leader: 7 votes to Brainy's 6. Legion v.6 #8 (2.11)
Brainiac 5 and Chameleon Boy are greeted on Durla by Council member Greej, who knows the guilty parties. Brainy traces the crimes to Chameleon Boy's aunt, the woman who raised him. Brande's money bought them a starport and more. At a UP assembly, "Brande" reappears—a Durlan. Tellus attempts a trip into Dawnstar's mind, using her power to ascertain Zendak's death. Legion v.6 #9 (3.11)
Dyogene returns to Legion HQ for his Green Lantern, testing each of the Legionnaires, then settling on Mon-El. Though he considers the Legion his family, he leaves with Dyogene for the greater good. Disaster strikes on the African continent, near Olduvai Gorge. When Dawnstar trails the blue "infant" that emerged into space, she and Wildfire are struck down. Adventure #521 (2.11)
A ship over Titan is attacked by Sun Killer who frees Saturn Queen, met by Mon-El and Dyogene. Sun Killer uses red sun radiation. The blue infant—called the Adversary—comes to Saturn Queen imparting power but not freeing her. Dawnstar undergoes healing chamber. Adventure #522 (3.11)
A year ago on Orando, Falyce, a young woman severely abused by Duke Pharos runs and finds a temple devoted to the Emerald Eye. Her tears unlock its power and she becomes the new Emerald Empress (II). She transforms the world and when a Legion cruiser with Lightning Lass and Shrinking Violet passes nearby, she brings it down. It recalls now-dead Ekron, where the power was once a goddess and was dispersed by the Guardians of the Universe. It woke at Sarya's touch. Projectra learns something's wrong and takes Sun Boy and Gates to Orando. Violet ventures inside the Eye where she encounters a microverse and gets flashes of the fallen, dead head of Ekron. Priests perserved an Eye. Violet grows from within, shattering it. She is left with a spark of its power. It reforms and departs. Projectra decides to remain and repair her world. NOTE: Contains a timeline of Legion history, verifying all events through the Magic Wars, and Superboy's "death." This story reestablishes the "Legion 1.5" romantic relationship between Ayla and Vi (also confirmed by Keith Giffen on the DC Message Boards). Legion of Super-Heroes Annual v.6 #1 (2.11)
Wildfire reveals that Phantom Girl is the only Legionnaire Dawnstar can't track, which may have resulted in their distance. Mon-El learns he's been elected leader. Cosmic Boy convinces him to step up, especially since Brainiac Five is deputy. Brainy arrives to take command. Chameleon Girl joins Cham and P.G. at Brande's home, where they find an intruder—Cham's aunt R'aesha, the killer, whom he defeats. Chameleon Girl's powers aren't developed enough to allow her to mimic other substances. Dawnstar is healed and sets out after the blue boy. NOTE: The aunt was named Ji in Legion v.4 #8, which is no longer in continuity. Cosmic Boy mentions events has passed on Orando. Legion v.6 #10 (4.11)
Part 1: On Takron-Galtos, Saturn Queen is awakened, setting off a jailbreak. She gathers Lightning Lord, Sun Killer, Questor (Xart Prax of Colu), Hunter, Micro Lad, Akka of Sklar, and Immortus (constructed on Zuun), and Zymyr. Akka kills Micro Lad for interrupting Saturn Queen. Her mission is to destroy secret immortal worlds. They move first to Oa, which is too well protected. Instead they move to the Rock of Eternity, a center of faith. The blue alien empowers Zymyr to summon two planets to collide with it and destroy it. They move on to Colu to find the world of knowledge. A spectral hand emerges from the Rock's ruins. The Black Witch senses the changes. Legion of Super-Villains #1 (5.11)
Part 2: 1st app. escapees Fume ( unknown of Earth) and Frost (Frak Hamkin of Tharr) who attack the Legion on Rimbor. Micro Lad found dead on Takron-Galtos. Dawnstar chases the blue alien. Dream Girl returns from the past with Thom (caled "Star Boy"). He must slowly drain multiversal energy from Thom's suit to restore his sanity. Timber Wolf joins SPs in Kyoto on Sun Killer's trail and finds Sun Emperor instead. Harmonia Li enters claiming the events on Colu are her fault. Legion v.6 #11 (5.11)
Part 3: Lightning Lord recruits Stegus of Saurius, but the Legion finds them on Takron Galtos and leave him when Zymyr beckons. Brainiac 5 begins curing Star Boy. On Colu, Saturn Queen and Questor seek information to an immortal world of the wise. Brainy finds them, and suggests that Questor is a family outcast. Ultra Boy demonstrates an accelerated healing power when not using his other powers. Dyogene and Mon-El visit the Rock. Legion v.6 #12 (6.11)
Part 4: The blue benefactor returns, now more grown, to Saturn Queen, spreading terror. He's been dormant for centuries. Shadow Lass, Polar Boy and Quislet take down Sun Killer. Hunter approaches Earth-Man with an offer to join the LSV. Link is drawn between Harmonia Li and Gates' race's legend of an immortal. Dream Girl sees Li and Star Boy holding hands in space, surounded by energies. Immortus is made of Inertron, self-regenerating. Legion v.6 #13 (7.11)
Part 5: Harmonia demonstrates elemental power of wind and takes Star Boy, about whom Dream Girl has a vision of Shanghalla after his death. Immortus is revealed as a brain in a suit, centuries old and he knew of Superman. On Colu he is brought down by the powers of Titanese and Aven, who are settlers there. The blue boy requires sacrifice and Saturn Queen gives Akka which bestows extra tracking power on Hunter. The LSV locate Li's home, the world of wisdom, Utopia, protected by a mystical barrier, and are greeted by Master Kong (Confucius) whom Questor recognizes as a Terran 3500 years dead. The three immortal worlds balance the universe. Dawnstar finds Mon-El and Dyogene who track the blue alien. Li and the others arrive to help them find Utopia. Legion v.6 #14 (8.11)
ADVENTURE COMIES: LEGION ACADEMY
Part 1: Black Witch and Blok deliver the new Glorith to the Legion Academy on the Sorceror's World. She is Harlak's friend. Also 1st app. small Sprite. She meets Gravity Kid (Tel Vole of Earth), Chemical Kid (Hadru Jamik of Phlon), Comet Queen, Variable Lad (Oaa Tseldor of Jaquaa), Dragonwing (Marya Pai of Earth). For kicks they break into a store and put things on Hadru's father's account. Upon returning, they're punished with training with Luornu and Night Girl. Chemical Kid succeeds but they worry about his attitude. Lamprey and Power Boy anticipate graduation. Next time out, Hadru's credit is declined and they're caught. Adventure #523 (4.11)
Part 2: The students are grounded. Chemical Kid rcounts how his dad grafted his powers onto his genes from the original hero's. He takes them all to Phlon which is known for its educational institutions. They find the Black Mace and Durlan thugs. A new foe, Alchemical Girl pounces. Lamprey, Nightwind, Crystal Kid and Power Boy prepare for their exit exam. Variable Lad is Dr. Gym'll's nephew, suggests he had some accident. Adventure #524 (5.11)
Part 3: Alchemical Girl attacks with Durlan thugs. Hadru finds his father was blackmailed by Black Mace and ruined, had to sell the gene mod tech. Lamprey and Power Boy (Jedidiah) undergo their final exams in metropolis encountering rogue elephant. They do well but Cosmic Boy says they're not Legion material--not distinct enough in power. Bird Syri keeps Blok company while Mysa descends into the planet and receives power from Orando, Ventura and Earth. She discovers Glorith is in trouble and sends power her way. Weakened, Mordru emerges. She prevents the blue child from empowering him. Adventure #525 (6.11)
Part 4: Glorith uses energy from Mysa to extract the gene mod from their quarry, ??. They break into the University of Phlon to access genetic data from Chemical King's tomb, which the Kid's father used on him. Night girl visits XS to ask her to join the Academy to teach, but she declines, not interested in Legion service. Instead she works on a mosaic by Olduvai gorge and discovers a stone that triggers massive visions of her family, the origin of the universe, and the blue baby. Night Girl reveals that Cos broke up with her and assigned her to the Academy. Adventure #526 (7.11)
Part 5: Origin of Comet Queen, Grava of Extal where acid rains fell regularly. Her parents don't look the same as she. She fantasized about the Legion, and crushed on Bouncing Boy. She decided to duplicate Star Boy's origin and bathe in a comet, emerging with powers. Then BB came to Qual-III nearby and she got to see him and followed him to the Academy. She's had to be tamed in her affection for him. She actually graduated from the Academy with Shadow Kid (returned home to be champion) and Mandalla (S.P.) but Legion membership eluded her. Stone Boy approached and she joined the Subs instead. Then at Titanfall, she arrived on Ultra Boy possessed by Saturn Queen then encountered her, too. She removed her most recent memories completely. Over weeks, Tellus helped reconstruct some things. Adventure #527 (8.11)

2 JULY 2011

» JSA Chronology Updates

VISIT: JSA Chronology

New Entries…

JSA ALL-STARS
At Harvard, the powerless Maxine meets Tim, who knows her identity. He solves her problem and imbues himself with her powers. Cyclone then finds multiple girls who looks exactly like her, with powers. The All-Stars receive a member of the alien X-Anathraxis, who seeks aid against invading Jek D'Gronn. He teleports them in a flash into their war. JSA All-Stars #12 (1.11)
Roxy discovers that the nanites inside Cyclone's body considered her their "world," and to preserve themselves made copies of her by invading similar girls. Roxy coaxes original nanites out of Tim and back into Maxine and restores the other girls to normal. Roxy and Power Girl discover that Maxine's bone structure has been altered slightly, but they do not tell her. King gives in to his feelings for Maxine. The All-Stars win the alien war. JSA All-Stars#13 (2.11)
Arthur Pemberton collects ancient artifacts for strange sorcerers in exchange for help saving his comatose daughter, Lorna. Prof. Milo infuses Lorna with enhanced tissues, weapons, and cerebral hardware. Roxy receives a visit from her descendant, the android Hourman, who gives her a violin. JSA All-Stars #14 (3.11)
Flashback to 1720 Germany, where composer Bach is attacked by the cultists and their Puzzlemen, a pre-Atlantean cult. The sorcerers obtain the pieces needed to reactivate the Puzzlemen, invincible stone giants. Roxy enters the body of Lorna Pemberton. JSA All-Stars #15 (4.11)
Roxy emerges in the body of Lorna (who was brain dead) and a violin, playing Bach's Partita Number Two, which was written to destroy the Puzzlemen. In the 853rd century, Roxy acclimates the new Hourman to "life." She gifts him a violin. JSA All-Stars #16 (5.11)
A powerful schizophrenic called the Prince, escapes from Thomas Metahuman Psychiatric Hospital. He thinks his mother is "Dr. Hate" (actually Dr. Muriel Hass), who bore him with the hero called Regal (Martin Jefferson). In that supposed "timeline," Regal defeated the Nazis and inspired the Justice Guild of Earth. The Prince seeks to "fix" history and finds Hass. Roxy refuses a new mechanical body built by Rex Tyler. JSA All-Stars #17 (6.11)
Dr. Hass explains that her schizophrenic son (the Prince) had delusions that made real by his own metahuman quantum powers. She succeeded in creating that universe, where the son became Regal, a hero of the JSA. The Prince in this reality believes he's displaced, and is massively powerful. Roxy sacrifices her human body to contain a massive explosion. Afterwards, the Prince is gone and Roxy re-emerges in the android body, recreated from backups. Final issue. JSA All-Stars #18 (7.11)
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Obsidian and his boyfriend are rejected for an adoption. Jesse helps fund a shelter for women, Power House. Mr. Terrific watches over the comatose body of Curtis Ezekiel Jenkins, who was responsible for the car crash that killed his wife. He comes out of his coma and returns to his wife and life of crime. Terrific brings him in for vehicular homicide. Cyclone uses her powers to transmit and receive sound from a distance. She hears the bad things her classmates say about her at her college. She stops a boy from committing suicide over the same things. Sand recalls a date with a girl named Jen who rejected him. He works with Det. Rutsky, giving him tips from his visions. He's seen that he would shoot a cop and should be locked up. He follows the cop in question home finding him abusing his wife. The cop turns the gun on Sand and he's forced to defend himself and save her by shooting him. A vest saves his life. King Inferno returns for revenge on Wildcat. In 1945, he wagered against the demon Naedon for the nine souls in his coven. Zatara's intervention transferred those souls to Wildcat. He tries to turn Tom against him and make a new spell to acquire the souls again and recreate the nine lives spell. His circle is broken and the demon takes him. Dr. Fate reviews a patient, Michael Cohn, who he wasn't there for. He goes into the afterlife after Cohn to reunite his soul with his wife's. JSA 80-Page Giant #1 (12.10)
Super Town Part 1: Scythe escapes from an Afghan prison and attacks Monument Point. The villain surprises Green Lantern, crushing his neck and paralyzing him. Lightning unleashes her full power to bring him down, but the city is devastated. Mr. Terrific finds that his intelligence is degrading. 1st app. Mr. Hogan and Senator Eagin, the Senator who chaired the HUAC committee in 1951. JSofA v.3 #44 (12.10)
Part 2: Jay learns that Scythe was the infant he and Alan were ordered to eliminate in 1941. Jay remains in Monument Point to help rebuild. JSofA v.3 #45 (1.11)
Part 3: Jay calls help from Oracle and Blue Devil. Hogan hires Dr. Chaos to drive out the JSA. Chaos kills the mayor, and Lightning (with microbombs in their brains). Alan remains paralyzed because he can't spare energy from containing the Starheart. JSofA v.3 #46 (2.11)
Part 4: Dr. Fate saves Lightning's soul while they try to figure out how to revive her. In Gotham City, Manhunter fights a gang called the Grundies. JSofA v.3 #47 (3.11)
Part 5: Obsidian inadvertently frees Scythe while seeking vengeance for his father. Senator Eagin hints at some big secret being kept in Monument Point. Dr. Chaos sets off random bombs. The All-Stars arrive to help, with a cadre of new heroes in tow: Ri, Red Beetle, Darknight, and Manhunter, . JSofA v.3 #48 (4.11)
Part 6: Alan invents a uniform to supports his spine and moves to kill Scythe, but Jay stops him. Scythe and Chaos are captured. The new heroes decide to stay and join the team. Hogan has a change of heart about the JSA and defies Eagin. The City Council elects the Flash as mayor of Monument Point. JSofA v.3 #49 (5.11)
Hourman and Liberty Belle pursue an ancient Greek staff called the Tachophixyl or Aesclepius, linked to the legend of Akikos and Timo, queen of the Leucans. They intend to buy a journal about the staff but find the owner dead in Turkey. The Icicle and Huntress are also there to buy it from a a different man—the killer, whotook the book. (#2) The trail leads to Peter Hayes, aka Blue, en route to Italy. (#3) Blue can turn to gas and works with Grunstrasse; they plot to use the metas to secure the staff, which is protected. (#4, 7) The trail leads to Paris. Hourman is trying to wean himself from Miraclo so as not to affect their possible conception. (#6) Blue's father, Prof. Hayes also wants the staff to heal himself; his own mist powers left him crippled. (#8) Blue swindles Tigress and Icicle out of a key in the Swiss Alps. Tigress reveals she's pregnant. (#9) Blue opens the door to the staff but Liberty Belle grabs it from him, making her invulnerable. Icicle turns Blue into snow. (#10) Hourman and Belle decide to give the Aesclepius to Prof. Hayes, but when Blue returns, Hourman protects Tigress and takes a spear through his torso and Hayes uses the staff's healing powers on Hourman instead. Later, Isabelle Rose Mahkent is born. (#11) JSA All-Stars #2-11 (3-12.10)
The Spectre brings down a murderous moritician. Judomaster aids a young boy, Fumio, in Kamakura, Japan, the son of a Yakuza killed in their fight. Green Lantern quells quarrels in the Emerald City. Citizen Steel falls for Hannah Carson, whom he saves and helps rehabilitate her. He learns why not to get attached: his condition is shocking to normal people. Jesse Quick helps her friend Connie to rescue a powerful metahuman boy, Jared Jaxon, in Boston, repelling Icicle, who wants him too. He declines the JSA's help for now. Hawkman, Sandman and Green Lantern hunt Killer Croc. In 1942, Howard Lorenzen is saved by the JSA but is disfigured. Years later he works for the Department of Justice, and meets Senator McCarthy. He was asked to deliver the summons to JSA headquarters to appear in front of HUAC but arrived just as Brain Wave was attacking. He helped distract the villain and never delivered the summons, then resigned. JSA 80-Page Giant 2011 #1 (8.11)

30 DECEMBER 2010

» Fleer JLA Tattoo Cards

Super jazzed after winning a large lot of these really hard-to-find tattoos from 1969! What's better, it contains tattoos that I had not documented before. This puts the potential set size at 27+. [ see OutsideUnwrapped ]. Set of 27+

It features all the JLA members through Hawkman (which was correct for 1969). Though the outer packaging came in white and yellow, they both bear ©1969, and have the same tattoos inside. Thanks to Karl Mattson for some scans. > I OWN: Header card + 2 unopened + 12 tattoos.

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11 DECEMBER 2010

» Superboy Profile

Pinup from Adventures of Superman #501 (1993).
Art by Tom Grummett.

I'm not dead!

Anyway I woke up amid a blizzard and something set me about updating this profile. Read all about the strange life of the second Superboy, Conner Kent.

"Conner Kent is the second hero to call himself Superboy. The first was the Man of Stell himself, Superman, who went by the name during his adventures as a boy, and with the Legion of Super-Heroes. …" > READ MORE

And in other news... the reason you haven't seen me posting here is that (1) I took a new full-time job that has maxed me out, and (2) I've been contracted to write a book—about comics YAY! I am co-authoring the Quality Companion for TwoMorrows, slated for print next summer! In light of that, I have taken down my Quality Comics section. Buy the book!

Also, the contact form has been taken down because of spam. Reach me at cosmicteams [at] mykey3000 [dot] com.

» Creator Interviews

Sometimes I have a hunch about certain comics sites. In the web's brief history, a lot of fan sites have come and gone, and some of them have produced some really great content. If i have a feeling that they might wither and die, I save them whole. I believe in recycling.

A zillion years ago, I saved the contents of Young Justice: The Hangout, a site created by Craig Young. All attempts to contact Craig have failed. I'm presenting here his interviews, which include some really great nuggets from the early days of some of these creators' careers. Naturally, they mostly deal with Young Justice:

21 NOVEMBER 2010

» Recently... New Chronology Additions

VISIT A CHRONOLOGY: JLA  •  JSA  •  Legion  •  Outsiders

New Entries…

LEGION
The GLs attempt to arrest Vril Dox but Lobo intervenes, whom Altin reveres. Lobo's willpower overcomes the rings. Altin was exceptional, possibly Okaara's predestined War-Prodigy. Lobo works for Dox in order to repay the debt of the Fish God (which he assumed upon killing him). The media arrives and the GLs stand down as he broadcasts their differences. His team embraces the REBELS name, as Lobo quips: Regular Everyday Bastiches endin' Lantern supremacy." He explains Lyrls actions as a ruse to distract Brainiac. REBELS v2 #21 (12.10)
Gorius Karkum tells how she caught the attention of Starfire. She noticed Gorius following her on several worlds and when confronted revealed her fate. They traveled to Psion where Starfire saw how females were kept solely for abuse and breeding. Captain Raksas stood in their way. They have a contract with LEGION which Starfire should honor but they break into the containment facility. Only females are capable of empathy. They fight together but Raksas explodes the breeding nexus. Dox agrees to terminate the contract with Psion Marshal Halor. They reveal another experiment—cloning Czarnians? Adam Strange chairs a LEGION meeting intent on ending the rivalry with the GLC. REBELS v2 #22 (1.11)
The Legion stays for a visit in the 20th century because it is when Brainiac's first probe arrives (Brainiac Zero). The Espionage Squad trails Zaryan. Adventure v.2 #519 (12.10)
Lightning Lad has died and is in suspended animation under electro-towers. Superboy and Supergirl are both on hand to track down Zaryan. Brainy brings Mon-El out of the Phantom Zone temporarily. He'd warned Lightning Lad because he wanted to prevent Superboy from being the one to die. Saturn Girl attempts to resign which Cosmic Boy refuses. The Legion revotes her as leader. The Atom and his uncle are trapped inside the Ant Farm when opponents destroy their size shift belts. They want his white dwarf meteor. Adventure v.2 #520 (1.11)
Earth Force steps in to attack refugees and Earth Man opposes them, helping the Legion. After, he makes a show of defying them in their HQ. More refugees settle in on Naltor, where Dyogene attempts to recruit Prof. Li. She rejects the ring. Circadia Senius tells Brainy that she was his favorite student. They repair the time Bubble. Durlans kills Chief Zendak and take his place. Later, Phantom Girl discovers Shadow Lass in bed with Earth-Man. Legion v.6 #5 (11.10)
Marte Allon is again on the Earthgov council. Phantom Girl apologizes for intruding on Shadow Lass. Titan refugees are prevented from visiting the Tibetan plateau. Violet and Lightning Lass leave for vacation on Imsk. Gim and Yera attend Passover dinner at his mother's. Earth-Man confronts Brainy about the special flight ring and asks for a regular one. Cosmic Boy meets the new Academy students: Gravity Boy (Tel Vole of Earth); Chemical Kid (Hadru Jamik of Phlon); Variable Lad (Oa Tseldor of Jaquaa); Dragonwing (Marya Pai of Earth). He mentions his brother's death. Power Boy, Visi-Lad, Urk, Comet Queen, Westerner, Mandalla, Lamprey, Nightwind, Crystal Kid all still students. Sensor Girl senses the arrival of the new Karate Kid, who lingers near the Academy. Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad take a leave of absence. Cosmic Boy calls for leader elections. End piece features Matter-Eater Lad directing people to vote online. Legion v.6 #6 (12.10)
The Legion is called to investigate the murder of a Winathian U.P. council member, Alb Razma. Tyroc uses his powers to discover he died from an attack from the inside out. Polar Boy urges Sun Boy to run for leader. Timber Wolf senses Durlans afoot and they move to fend off another attack. Mon-El confronts Earth-Man, throwing him into space. Dyogene returns to Earth-Man. Brainiac 5 discovers his Time Bubble repairs weren't sufficient. He takes Chameleon Boy to Naltor to talk with Harmonia Li. She taught Circadia, and admits she is from "old Earth." Beren warns Cham that he'll be attacked by the Legion. Legion v.6 #7 (1.11)
JUSTICE LEAGUE
Supergirl and Batman clean up after some battle, the "heinous horns of the Murder Maestro", putting momentos in the Bunker. Donna and Jade go to San Francisco to check in on the Titans. Donna proposes they open a photo studio. They stop at Alcatraz where Shadow Thief is delirious. The Bogeyman asks to see Donna and "infects" her afterwards. JLofA v.2 #49 (11.10)
Jesse and Supergirl bond. Jade consults with Faust, she felt a presence behind the Starheart's attack. Dick and Donna spar. The Green Lantern of Earth-8 appears, saying the antimatter Crime Syndicate have destroyed most of her world. On their Earth, Luthor created a doomsday device upon his death that spread. It was delayed after his death in Infinite Crisis, a matter bomb. The CSA moved the destruction to Earth-8 but it kept spreading on their world, too. The CSA attacks. Superwoman is last Amazon, still married to Ultraman. Johnny Quick is the original, alive again. Power Ring also returned original. Ultraman (Clark) wants to resurrect Luthor. Their reality keeps shifting. They're working with Dr. Impossible. His lightray is Earl, Mercy a Bana-Mighdall, Hunter is Webb. They hold Bluejay hostage. Jade takes Power Ring's power and goes mad nearly killing him. Impossible brings Luthor's corpse to his Resurrection Machine, from scavenged Fourth World tech. Using people of three worlds, he activates it and Hunter takes Luthor's place and is transformed into the Omega Man. They thought they were summoning Darkseid. He kills Tender Mercy and Neon Black. JLofA v.2 #50 (12.10)
JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST
Max is shown visions of the Kansas catastrophe on Earth-22 caused by Magog and the Parasite, told to prevent it. He recruits Magog as a new soldier of Checkmate. Skeets notices dormant Checkmate cells have come active. They are robotics labs. Fire and Ice have a moment and Ice recommits herself. Batman investigates Max, asking Alfred and Power Girl what they see. Instead of images of Max, they see data about others with that name. He feels he's being lied to. In China, the team uncovers a cybernetics project. The Metal Men attack. Justice League: Generation Lost #10 (L11.10)
Max manipulates the Metal Men into delusions, and serving him, forming one giant robot, Alloy. Captain Atom and the others find evidence of Prof. Ivo's work among the OMACs. When Fire is in flame form, she's a plasma/vapor. Something triggers hidden powers in Ice. Justice League: Generation Lost #11 (E12.10)
The true origin of Ice is revealed. She was a "princess" of a gypsy clan from Norway, the Is Bygd. Sister Nikolina, mother Elsa, father Marius. They fled to Germany but were found and she froze all her grandfather's men and her father to death. After she was brainwashed. When her power showed, her father kept it hidden lest HIS father take advantage of her. Now, Ice is berserk. Only the memory of her true father wakes her from it. Magog arrives to attack Atom. Justice League: Generation Lost #12 (L12.10)
David Reid remembers a warning from his grandfather Sgt. Michael Reid who fought in Korea, that sometimes when you're very sure, you must disobey orders. Max Lord pushes him to attack Captain Atom, to fulfill his role to the white lantern. Atom attempts to absorb all the energy given off by Magog's lance, but it's been rigged by Max. Atom convinces Magog to come to his senses and power down, but afterwards, he's forced to kill himself by Max; his head is blown off. Max's life is returned. The public thinks Atom killed him. The lance explodes and he absorbs it, going into time once again. Justice League: Generation Lost #13 (E1.11)
Over a century later, Captain Atom finds a new Justice League headed by Power Girl and Damian Wayne who uses the Lazarus Pit. OMACs run wild though Max is long dead. The JLA also has a cyborg Creeper, Shazam (Sahar Shaheen), Red Hood (Thomas Grayson), Martian Manhunter, clone of Plastic Man, descendant of Hawk and Dove Black Canary, Blue Scarab. Superman fights in space to ward off the Green Lantern Corps. Power Girl warns Atom that Max will kill Wonder Woman. Justice League: Generation Lost #14 (L1.11)
JUSTICE SOCIETY
Cyclone returns to action more powerful than before. Brainwave gets the upper hand by asking everyone to let go of something from their past. The mass grief curtails the gods' powers. They assert they are not separate from their "host" children, and depart for Parador to live in seclusion. Brainwave declines to join the team. Anna Fortune says she's from the past born 187 years ago (c. 1823); she's 26. Hourman and Belle allow Prof. Hayes to keep the Aesclepius. Blue returns and Hourman dives in front of Tigress, taking a spear through his torso. Hayes takes gaseous form and drives Blue away; he foregoes its healing powers giving it to Hourman instead. Later, Isabelle Rose Mahkent is born. JSA All-Stars #11 (12.10)
The Dark Things Epilogue: Obsidian and Alan come to terms with the fact he can never see his sister again. Alan tends the Starheart city on the moon, which has quickly become a nexus for all magical beings and worlds. He finds himself the sentinel of the Starheart, and a negotiator, too. 1st app. faerie Glyn Droilx. Signed nonaggression pact with Mordru of Sorceror's World. The Thunders help, too on Myrra. He's due to go to Gemworld. Mentions of Zara, Naiad, Monolith. JSofA v.3 #43 (11.10)
Jay finds that he's been elected the mayor of Monument Point, via archaic law. In Afghanistan, Scythe escapes and attacks near D.C. Scythe surprises Green Lantern, crushing his neck and paralyzing him. The JSA battles for hours to little effect until Terrific urges Lightning to unleash her full power. It works but the city is devastated. A man visits Alan accusing him of the destruction. Mr. Terrific finds that his intelligence is degrading. JSofA v.3 #44 (12.10)
In Libya, 1941, Flash and Green Lantern on special assignment, find that their mission, "Drachen," is to kill an enemy super power who is still an infant. Alan prevents Jay from doing so. Alan finds he may be paralyzed. Jay learns that Scythe was the one they were supposed to eliminate in 1941. Jay remains in Monument Point to help rebuild. JSofA v.3 #45 (1.11)