Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes 5

 Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #5 (October, 2022)

title: The Gold Lantern Saga Part Five

writer: Brian Michael Bendis
artist: Scott Godlewski
colorist: Ryan Cody
letterer: Dave Sharpe
editor: Michael McCalister
senior editor: Paul Kaminski

covers: Scott Godlewski & Ryan Cody (main); Travis Moore & Ryan Cody (variant)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
The Justice League and the Legion argue about what a jerk Gold Lantern is while the Great Darkness Anomaly continues to spread. Ho-hum. 

Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes 4

Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (July, 2022)

title: The Gold Lantern Saga Part Four

writer: Brian Michael Bendis
artist: Scott Godlewski
colorist: Ryan Cody
letterer: Dave Sharpe
editor: Michael McCalister
senior editor: Paul Kaminski

covers: Scott Godlewski & Ryan Cody (main); Travis Moore & Ryan Cody (variant)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
Computo retrieves the missing Legionnaires and JLAers (and Kamandi) but the sky is still falling all over every era and twice on Sunday.  

Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes #3

Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (July, 2022)
title: The Gold Lantern Saga Part Three
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
artist: Scott Godlewski
colorist: Ryan Cody

letterer: Dave Sharpe
editor: Michael McCalister
group editor: Paul Kaminski

covers: Scott Godlewski & Ryan Cody (main); Travis Moore & Ryan Cody (variant)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
Gold Lantern is stuck in the past, while the Justice League and the Legion are thrown into various time periods in their past. Or, to put it more cynically, nothing happens to move the story along.  

Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #2

Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #2 (May, 2022)
title: The Gold Lantern Saga Part Two

writer: Brian Michael Bendis
artist: Scott Godlewski
colorist: Ryan Cody
letterer: Dave Sharpe
editor: Michael McCalister
senior editor: Paul Kaminski

covers: Scott Godlewski & Ryan Cody (main); Travis Moore & Ryan Cody (variant)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
Gold Lantern is stuck in the past, the Justice League is stuck in the future, and I'm stuck in the middle with you. 

Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #2

Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #2

(April 2021)

title: Future State Part Two
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
artist: Riley Rossmo
colorist: Ivan Plascencia
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Bixie Mathieu
editors: Brittany Holzherr & Jamie S. Rich

covers: Riley Rossmo (main); Ian MacDonald (variant)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
The scattered Legionnaires come together to track down a threat, and shockingly, defeat it. (That's sarcasm, by the way.....) 

SPOILER WARNING: 

Due to the nature of this story, I couldn't review it without spoiling who the threat is. If you haven't read the story yet and don't want it spoiled, please don't continue on this page until *after* you have read the issue.  

Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1

Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 

(March 2021)
title: Future State Part One
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
artist: Riley Rossmo
colorist: Ivan Plascencia
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Bixie Mathieu
editors: Brittany Holzherr & James S. Rich

covers: Riley Rossmo (main); Ian MacDonald (variant)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
The scattered Legionnaires come together to track down a threat. There appears to have been some cataclysmic event that broke up the United Planets AND the Legion.  

LSH(v8) #12

Legion of Super-Heroes #12 (March 2021)
title: (Untitled)
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
penciller: Ryan Sook
inkers: Wade Von Grawbadger and Ryan Sook
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
covers: Ryan Sook (main); Matt Taylor (variant)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage and Jason "Anachronistic Kid" Knol

Overall Summary: 
Superboy and Saturn Girl arrive on New Krypton to join the other members to stop Rogol Zaar, Mordru, and the Horraz from destroying the planet. 

LSH(v8) #11

Legion of Super-Heroes #11 (January 2021)
title: (Untitled)
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
penciller: Ryan Sook
inker: Wade Von Grawbadger
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
covers: Ryan Sook (main); Nicola Scott & Annette Kwok (variant)

reviewers: Jason "Anachronistic Lad" Knol, Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage, and Jude "Sarcasm Kid" DeLuca

Overall Summary: 
Chameleon Boy has led a group of Legionnaires to New Krypton to convince Mon-El not to quit. Superboy, Saturn Girl, and Dr. Fate are on Xanthu searching for Mordru. Ultra Boy has become leader of his home-planet Rimbor. Triplicate Girl has had a nightmare about the Great Darkness, and goes to Dream Girl for advice. Rose leads a group to Daxam to hunt down the Horraz' secret base but are attacked by Mordru. Brainiac 5 has suspicions about the Guardians of the Universe. Krypton is attacked by Rogol Zaar and his pet dragon. 

LSH(v8) #10

Legion of Super-Heroes #10 (December 2020)
title: (Untitled)

writer: Brian Michael Bendis
penciller: Ryan Sook
inker: Wade Von Grawbadger
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
covers: Ryan Sook (main); Darko Lafuente & German Garcia (variant)

reviewers: Jude "Sarcasm Kid" Deluca, Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage and Jason "Anachronistic Kid" Knol

Overall Summary: 
Superboy and Saturn Girl go out on a date to Gotham that involves trying to track down Mordru. Gold Lantern and a team goes to Oa and asks about The Great Darkness. Ultra Boy on Rimbor ends up becoming the leader of the planet. Light(ning) Lass and Brainiac 5 talk diplomacy. Chameleon Boy and a team go to New Krypton to track down Mon-El. And on Xanthu, Mordru (?) meets up with Rogol Zaar (?). 

LSH(v8) #9

Legion of Super-Heroes #9 (November 2020)
title: "The Trial of the Legion of Super-Heroes Part 2"
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
artists: See list of artistic credits, shown below
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
cover: Various

reviewers: Jude "Sarcastic Kid" DeLuca and Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
The trial of the Legion continues at the United Planets head-quarters. 

LSH (v8) #8

Legion of Super-Heroes #8 (October 2020)
title: The Trial of the Legion of Super-Heroes part 1
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
artists: see list of credits, shown below
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
covers: Ryan Sook (main); Dustin Nguyen (variant)

reviewers: Jude "Sarcastic Kid" DeLuca and Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
General Crav Nah and his forces attack the Legion of Super-Heroes. Newly elected Legion Leader (and the General's son) Ultra Boy leads the team against them. The fight continues until Ferro Lad lets loose with so much force that General Crav explodes. The Legion then surrenders to the United Planets. UP President RJ Brande calls her son, Chameleon Boy, to her so she can review "where the Legion went wrong," which includes viewing several Legionnaires' auditions. Meanwhile, Cosmic Boy begins to deal with having been voted out as Legion Leader.

LSH (v8) #7

Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (March 2020)
title: (Untitled)
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
artists: Ryan Sook and Wade Von Grawbadger (pg1)
artist: Stephen Byrne (pp 2-22)
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
covers: Ryan Sook (main); Alex Garner (variant)

reviewers: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
The Legion apologizes to the United Planets Council, which leads to an argument between members and an election for the role of Leader. Cosmic Boy loses to Ultra Boy, just as General Crav Nah attacks.

LSH (v8) #6

Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (March 2020)

title: (Untitled)

writer: Brian Michael Bendis

penciller: Ryan Sook

inker: Wade Von Grawbadger and Travis Moore

colorist: Jordie Bellaire

letterer: Dave Sharpe

associate editor: Brittany Holzherr

editor: Brian Cunningham

covers: Ryan Sook (main); Alex Garner (variant)

reviewers: Jason "Anachronistic Kid" Knol and Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 

The Legion confronts the Horraz Pirates, who are attacking in order to destroy New Earth and kill the Legionnaires. Guess who wins. 

Mission Monitor Board: 

Here are the characters who were identified or had speaking parts, in (kind of) order of their appearance: Brainiac 5, Monster Boy, White Witch, Element Lad, Chameleon Boy, Ultra Boy, Wildire, Dawnstar, Superboy, Saturn Girl, Colossal Boy, Gold Lantern, Bouncing Boy, Cosmic Boy, Shadow Lass, Dr. Fate, Lightning Lad, Light Lass, and various others who appear in the last scenes

Supporting Characters:

Rose Forrest, UP President RJ Brande, Crav Nah

Opponents:

Horraz Pirates and their leader Tortor, bad writer, worse editor

A Tale of Two Legions

Join us as two of the Legion of Super-Bloggers rant about what makes a good comic-book in general and a good Legion comic in particular.

We look at two very recent examples of TWO new Legion of Super-Heroes stories.

One is of course, LSH (volume 8) #5, which had been released during the same week that retail stores were ordered closed. The other was From Beyond The Unknown #1 (direct market version).

Although both series are called "Legion of Super-Heroes," it is no Sophie's Choice to tell you which one we would save in a fire.

LSH (v8) #5

Legion of Super-Heroes #5 (May 2020)
title: (Untitled)
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
artists: Ryan Sook, Scott Godlewski, and Wade Von Grawbadger
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
covers: Ryan Sook (main); Alex Garner (variant)

reviewers: Jason "Anachronistic Lad" Knol and Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
As Brainiac 5 talks his way out of the Legion's conflict with the Science Police, Superboy (Jonathon Kent) continues his 31st Century orientation, including his review of the forming of the Legion.

LSH (v8) #4

Legion of Super-Heroes #4 (April 2020)
title: (Untitled)
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
penciller: Ryan Sook and Mikel Janin
inker: Wade Von Grawbadger and Mikel Janin
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
covers: Travis Moore and Alex Sinclair (main); Alex Garner (variant)

reviewer: Jason "Anachronistic Lad" Knol

Overall Summary: 
Superboy (Jonathon Kent) finally begins orientation and learns how the Founders met, but his session is interrupted when Brainiac 5 tells them that Aquaman's trident has been stolen, and the Science Police all but arrest the Legionnaires.

LSH (v8) #3

Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (March 2020)
title: (Untitled)
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
penciller: Ryan Sook and Travis Moore
inker: Wade Von Grawbadger and Travis Moore
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Alw's Troy Peteri
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
covers: Ryan Sook (main); Jim Cheung & Tomeu Morey (variant)

reviewed by Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
Superboy (Jonathon Kent) goes back to his time and "recruits" Robin (Damien Wayne) to come with him and "join" the Legion of Super-Heroes. It doesn't turn out the way he hopes it would.

LSH (v8) #2

Legion of Super-Heroes #2 (February 2020)
title: (Untitled)
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
penciller: Ryan Sook
inker: Ryan Sook and Wade Von Grawbadger
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
covers: Ryan Sook (main); Jim Cheung & Tomeu Morey (variant)

reviewers: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage and Mike "Nostalgic Kid" Lane

Mission Monitor Board: 
It's hard to list who had a role in this story, because it was another example of "let's have everyone in the scenes but only identify the main ten or so characters."
Here are the characters who were identified or had speaking parts, in (kind of) order of their appearance: Cosmic Boy, Timber Wolf, Brainiac 5, Ultra Boy, Superboy, Lighting Lad, Triplicate Girl, Wildfire, Blok, Mon-El, White Witch, and a female Legionnaire who had many lines but who was never introduced who I am assuming was Phantom Girl.Also recognizable were Element Lad, Colossal Boy, Dawnstar, Chameleon Boy, and Bouncing Boy

Supporting Characters:
Rose Forrest, MadamHonor President Brande, Robin the Boy Wonder

Opponents:
the Horraz, bad writers, worse editors

LSH (v8) #1

Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (January 2020)
title: "The Legion of Super-Heroes!"
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
penciller: Ryan Sook
inker: Ryan Sook and Wade Von Grawbadger
colorist: Jordie Bellaire
letterer: Dave Sharpe
associate editor: Brittany Holzherr
editor: Brian Cunningham
covers: Ryan Sook (main); Ryan Sook and Jim Cheung & Romulo Fajardo, Jr (variants)

reviewers: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage, with Jason "Anachronistic Kid" Knol and Siskoid

Mission Monitor Board: 
There is no "let's introduce ourselves" scene so we'll mention only the members who are clearly identifiable, or who identify themselves: Superboy, Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Brainiac 5; Karate Kid, Ultra Boy, Wildfire, Star Boy (who doesn't introduce himself, but who is called out by name by Karate Kid); in the last "group shot", I count 31 members.

Opponents:
Mordru, the Horraz, time-travel overwhelmingness, badly plotted stories

Millenium: Legion of Super-Heroes #2

Legion of Super-Heroes: Millenium #2 (Dec 2019)
title: "...And Then"
writer: Brian Michael Bendis
credited on the cover (but not in the issue): 
Scott, Cheung, Dekal, Sook, Morey, Bellaire
covers: Ryan Sook (main); Ivan Reis/Joe Prado (variant)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Mission Monitor Board: 
Thirty-two members if I counted correctly (not counting the triplets individually). I didn't notice a Dr. Fate type character appearing before. And there is a Dr. Phosphorus type character in the rear on the left as well. And Invisible Kid seems to be a member, although we don't (ahem) see him.
Opponent:
Time-travel glitches, stupid human decisions that lead to Great Disasters, stupid corporate decisions that lead to $4.99 comic books not being worth the price of admission

Summary: 
Rose and the Thorn, a Bronze Age Superman Family character, is jumping through different time periods until she arrives on the day the Legion of Super-Heroes has formed. She asks for their help. The end.