Valor #21

 Valor #21 (July 1994)

title: "Sudden Death Overtime part 2: Two Minute Warning"

writer: Kurt Busiek special thanks to Mark Waid

penciller: Colleen Doran

inker: Dave Cooper

letterer: Bob Pinaha

colorist: Dave Grafe

associate editor: Mike McAvennie

editor: KC Carlson

cover: Stuart Immonen & Karl Kesel (signed)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage 

Guest-Star(s):

Wave Rider, The Linear Men

Opponent(s):
time paradoxes, Glorith

Valor #20

Valor #20 (June 1994)

title: "Sudden Death Overtime Part 1: Ahead of His Time"

writer: Kurt Busiek  special thanks to Mark Waid

penciller: Colleen Doran

inker: Dave Cooper (Colleen inks page 11)

letterer: Bob Pinaha

colorist: Dave Grafe

associate editor: Mike McAvennie

editor: KC Carlson

cover: Stuart Immonen (signed)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage 

Guest-Star(s):

Wave Rider, The Linear Men

Opponent(s):
Descendants of Braal

Valor #19

Valor #19 (May 1994)

title: "Deadline!"

writer: Mark Waid

penciller: Colleen Doran

inker: Mischa McDowell

letterer: Bob Pinaha

colorist: Dave Grafe

associate editor: Mike McAvennie

editor: KC Carlson

cover: Stuart Immonen & Jose Marzan (signed)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage 

Guest-Star(s):

The Legion of Super-Heroes (Saturn Girl, Triad, Element Lad, Brainiac 5) 

Opponent(s):
the Khunds

Valor #18

Valor #18 (April 1994)

title: "DOA Aftermath The Vanishing"

writer: Mark Waid

penciller: Colleen Doran

inker: Mischa McDowell

letterer: Bob Pinaha

colorist: Dave Grafe

associate editor: Mike McAvennie

editor: KC Carlson

cover: Stuart Immonen & Dick Giordano (signed)

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

Guest-Star(s):

The Legion of Super-Heroes (Brainiac 5, Dragonmage, Element Lad, Saturn Girl, Triad); Wave-Rider and the Time Linear Men 

Opponent(s):
Glorith

Valor #17

Valor #17 (March 1994)

title: "DOA Part Six: The Tyranny of Time"

writer: Mark Waid

penciller: Colleen Doran

inkers: Mischa McDowell & Colleen Doran

letterer: Bob Pinaha

colorist: Dave Grafe

associate editor: Mike McAvennie

editor: KC Carlson

cover: Colleen Doran & Terry Austin (signed)

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

Guest-Star(s):

The Legion of Super-Heroes (Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Dragonmage, Element Lad, Saturn Girl, Triad, Ultra Boy) 

Opponent(s):
Glorith

Valor #16

Valor #16 (February 1994)

title: "DOA Part Five: World Enough....and Time"

writer: Mark Waid

penciller: Colleen Doran

inker: Mischa McDowell

letterer: Bob Pinaha

colorist: Dave Grafe

associate editor: Mike McAvennie

editor: KC Carlson

cover: Kevin Maguire (signed)

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

Guest-Star(s):

The Legion of Super-Heroes (Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Dragonmage, Element Lad, Saturn Girl, Triad, Ultra Boy) 

Opponent(s):
Lori

Valor #15

Valor #15 (Jan 1994)

title: "DOA Part Four: Absolute Power"

writer: Mark Waid

penciller: Colleen Doran

inkers: Mark Farmer (pp 1-11) and Mischa McDowell (pp 12~23)

letterer: Bob Pinaha

colorist: Dave Grafe

associate editor: Mike McAvennie

editor: KC Carlson

cover: Stuart Immonen & Bob Wiacek (signed)

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

Guest-Star(s):

Cosmic Boy, Triad, Dragonmage, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5, Ultra Boy, and Element Lad from the Legion of Super-Heroes

Opponent(s): Baaldurian war-lords, ego, ignorance

Valor #14

Valor #14 (Dec 1993)

title: "DOA Part Three: Yesterday's Hero"

writer: Mark Waid

penciller: Colleen Doran

inker: Mischa McDowell

letterer: Bob Pinaha

colorist: Dave Grafe

associate editor: Mike McAvennie

editor: KC Carlson

cover: Stuart Immonen & Karl Story (signed)

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

Guest-Star(s):

Lori (Valor's companion/girl friend); Triad, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5, and Cosmic Boy from the Legion of Super-Heroes; The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, Maxima, and Superman from the Justice League

Opponent(s):
lead poisoning, time-displaced army, bad writing

Generations Forged #1

Generations Forged #1 (April 2021)

writers: Dan Jurgens, Andy Schmidt, & Robert Venditti
artists: Mike Perkins; Marco Santucci; Paul Pelletier & Norm Rapmund; Bernard Chang; Joe Prado; Colleen Doran; Bryan Hitch & Andrew Currie; Dan Jurgens & Kevin Nowlan
colorist: Hi-Fi
letterer: Tom Napolitano
editors: Andrea Shea & Brian Cunningham
cover: Liam Sharp; variant by Rafael Albuquerque & Brad Anderson

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Overall Summary: 
The Time Champions from Generations Shattered #1 have been scattered all over various eras, hopeless to face off against the Big Bad to try to rectify his messing with the time stream. Fortunately for them, Dominus is too impatient to just let them die off, and sends minions against them. That eventually allows the heroes to regroup and find a way to restore the time stream. What, you thought DC would leave it broken? 

One of the Time Champions, you may recall, is the Superboy from the Bronze Age Legion of Super-Heroes, and one of Dominus' lackeys is former Legionnaire Nemesis Kid!  

If you haven't gotten a copy of Generations Shattered #1, you can read my review of it here. 

Spoiler Alert! 

Who's Who: Xera of Manna-5

Xera of Manna-5
by Russell & Siskoid

Real Name: Xera Kharindot

Super-Power(s): Elemental control
Planet of Origin: Manna-5

Relationship to Legion: Relationship

Who's Who: Worldsmith

Worldsmith
by Russell & Siskoid

Real Name: Unknown

Super-Power(s): Unspecified mental powers, which at least seemed to include the ability to change a planet's surface to stone, earth or water
Planet of Origin: Planet

Relationship to Legion: Enemy

Valor: The Journey from Invasion to Zero Hour

He was born in the ashes of Invasion, and he will die on Zero Hour. Call him Lar Gand, Mon-El or Valor, he has a very specific destiny. Unless history collapses, of course, then destiny means nothing. Before starting their new podcast at the Fire and Water Podcast Network entitled Zero Hour Strikes!, Bass and Siskoid come together for one last First Strike: The Invasion Podcast to cover this Daxamite bridge between the two crossovers. It's filled with Legion goodness!

Listen to First Strike's Episode 41 by clicking HERE!

Who's Who: Science Police - Chief Zendak

Chief Zendak
by Russell & Siskoid

Real Name: Kimball Zendak

Super-Power(s): None
Planet of Origin: Earth

Relationship to Legion: Science Police chief

Who's Who: Science Police - Shvaughn Erin

Shvaughn Erin
by Russell & Siskoid

Real Name: Shvaughn Erin

Super-Power(s): None
Planet of Origin: Earth

Relationship to Legion: Science Police liaison

Who's Who: Science Police - Roon Dvron

Dvron
by Russell & Siskoid

Real Name: Roon Dvron

Super-Power(s): None
Planet of Origin: Earth

Relationship to Legion: Friend to a number of Legionnaires

Who's Who: Science Police - Gigi Cusimano

Gigi Cusimano
by Russell & Siskoid

Real Name: Gigi Cusimano

Super-Power(s): None
Planet of Origin: Earth

Relationship to Legion: Science Police liaison

Who's Who: Science Police

 

Science Police
by Russell & Siskoid

Known members: Commander Loring, Chief (Commander) Wilson, Chief Zoltorus, Chief Ianos, Chief Zendak, Officer Dvron, Captain Maltor, Officer Smyt, Commander Hagbard, Officer Shvaughn, Officer Cusimano, Officer Quav, Officer Ishikindru, Officer Skden, Officer Shadder, Officer Omar Magz, Officer Dyrk Magz, innumerable unnamed officers 

Relationship to Legion: Allies

Colleen Doran Autographs

After a week off, I am back with another post of my meeting great Legion creators. Today I talk about my brief interaction with Colleen Doran.

It was many years ago in Boston. And I was still in the mode of being a little nervous around creators and trying to be brief in my interactions. Nowadays, assuming no line of people behind me, I try to talk to creators a bit more.

I saw that Doran was a guest. I knew she loved the Legion and Element Lad. And I knew that I had books to get signed by her. I also knew I would love to talk Legion stuff with her.

But remember I wasn't in that mode back then. So instead I just thanked her for coming and put the books down. The cool thing is that Doran saw they were mostly Legion books and seemed happy to see them. She asked if I was a Legion fan and I said I was a lifelong fanatic.

She signed all my books 'To Andrew, Long Live the Legion, Colleen Doran'.

Here is Legion of Super-Heroes #27 .This book was one of those rest issues in the Baxter run. 4 short stories were in this issue drawn by Greg LaRocque and Mike DeCarlo, Gene Colan, Shawn McManus, and Colleen Doran. Doran's story was appropriately Element Lad bringing Schvaughn Erin to Trom.

(You may notice Mike DeCarlo's signature on the cover as well.)

Who's Who: LSV Tarik the Mute

Tarik the Mute
by Russell & Siskoid

Real Name: Benno Tarik

Super-Power(s): None
Planet of Origin: Earth

Relationship to Legion: Villain

Who's Who: LSV Sun Emperor

Sun Emperor
by Russell & Siskoid

Real Name: Nigal Douglous

Super-Power(s): Heat and flame projection
Planet of Origin: Earth

Relationship to Legion: Villain