Reviews, ruminations, and (occasional) ramblings.
Legion of Super-Heroes #44 – “Quislet’s Story” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo
This one starts with Brainiac 5 examining the miniature “black hole” in Quislet’s quarters and concluding it isn’t necessarily linked to his (and Wildfire’s) disappearance. Brainy and Polar Boy leave to attend to other matters, while Tellus and Invisible Kid remain to wonder where their teammates vanished to. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 44, New Teen Titans 41, Suicide Squad 11”
Legion of Super-Heroes #43 – “And Wake to Find a Dream” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr
Last issue, the Legionnaires found out their Academy trainee Laurel Kent wasn’t really a descendant of Superman, and in fact wasn’t even human; she turned out to be a Manhunter robot, activated after a thousand years to kill the descendants of the humans chosen by the Guardians of the Universe to become immortal (in the Millennium mini-series). Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 43, New Teen Titans 40, Suicide Squad 10”
Legion of Super-Heroes #42 – “To Sleep a Thousand Years” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr
This one starts with Polar Boy congratulating himself on his leadership during the big fight against Starfinger and his gangs. Tellus gets tired of Polar Boy’s ego, so he goes to find someone else to hang with. He runs into Sun Boy and Laurel Kent, but they’re getting romantic, so he leaves. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 42, New Teen Titans 39, Suicide Squad 9”
Justice League Annual #1 – “Germ Warfare” – /Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Bill Willingham/Dennis Janke, P. Craig Russell, Bill Wray, R. Campanella, Bruce Patterson, Dick Giordano
This story takes place right after Justice League #4, which is why Guy Gardner is still an asshole and Dr. Fate is still on the team. It starts with a handful of Kord Industries employees flying to a remote island in the South Pacific. Ted Kord (aka Blue Beetle) bought the island sight-unseen, but there’s some kind of old compound there, so he sent some guys to check it out. The place looks deserted until a woman with red glowing eyes pops up out of nowhere. It isn’t long before everyone’s eyes are red and the Kord employees head back to civilization to carry the woman’s “message” to the rest of humanity. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League Annual 1, Legion of Super-Heroes Annual 3, New Teen Titans Annual 3”
Legion of Super-Heroes #41 – “Shall Ne’er Burn So Bright” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo
This one starts with three muscle-bound thugs causing trouble at a resort on Mars, as part of Starfinger’s extortion schemes. They run into Colossal Boy, Sensor Girl, and Element Lad, who quickly take them down and demand to know where Starfinger is. Out in space, Polar Boy has several teammates (Mon-El, Dawnstar, and White Witch) using their powers to search for Starfinger, even though none of them knows who the new version is, or even what he looks like. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 41, Young All-Stars 7, Suicide Squad 8”
Legion of Super-Heroes #40 – “What Starfinger Touches” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque, Dan Jurgens/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr
This one starts with a quartet of Legionnaires (Dream Girl, Element Lad, Timber Wolf, and Star Boy) hanging around in orbit outside Earth’s polymer screen (wearing protective space-suits, of course). Apparently, Dream Girl had a vision that someone would attack Earth in this spot, and that Star Boy would be integral to stopping them. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 40, New Teen Titans 37, Suicide Squad 7”
Legion of Super-Heroes #39 – “The One That Got Away” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque, Curt Swan/Mike DeCarlo, Romeo Tanghal
This one starts with Gigi Cusimano (of the Science Police) contemplating something that’ll change her life. We’re not told exactly what it is, but she’s thinking about settling down, she’s holding what looks like a ring box, and she gets a call from Sun Boy urging her to accept his “once in a lifetime” offer … sounds like a marriage proposal, doesn’t it? Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 39, New Teen Titans 36, Suicide Squad 6”
Legion of Super-Heroes #38 – “The Greatest Hero of Them All” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr
This one starts with some Legionnaires (Brainiac 5, Blok, Invisible Kid, Sun Boy, plus Superboy) returning from the present to Superboy’s past in Smallville. They ran into the present-day Superman (in his own title) and found that he isn’t the grown-up version of Superboy as everyone previously thought. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 38, New Teen Titans 35, Suicide Squad 5”
Legion of Super-Heroes #37 – “A Twist in Time” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr
Last issue, the Time Institute suffered an attack that left most of it in a pile of rubble. That, coupled with Cosmic Boy and Night Girl’s report about their sojourn to the late 20th Century (and the changes to the timeline brought about by Crisis), make Brainiac 5 suspect that their old enemy the Time Trapper is planning something big. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 37, New Teen Titans 34, Suicide Squad 4”
Legion of Super-Heroes #36 – “Peace, Quiet, and Impending Doom” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo
This one starts with Element Lad resigning as Legion leader, since he feels guilty about becoming Universo’s pawn. The regular election was coming up anyway, so his stepping down doesn’t really cause too much bother. Polar Boy enthusiastically announces he’s running for leader, while Dream Girl says she won’t run but does say she’s voting for Sensor Girl (making everyone wonder if Dreamy had a premonition of who’d win). Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 36, New Teen Titans 33, Suicide Squad 3”