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The Trial of Brainiac 5

Brainiac 5 is on trial for murder! Timestamps: (00:45) Preamble, Legion news from Wonder Con, and more Legion comic purchases (25:13) Legion of Super-Heroes 51 synopsis, general thoughts, and cover discussion (44:47) Main discussion (2:23:46) Who's Who Update '88 issue 3 entry on Quislet / Who's Who in the LSH issue 6 on Shadow Kid, Star Boy, Starlight and Starbright, the Jim Valentino & George Perez cover, and a tour of Metropolis in the 30th Century (2:55:14) Wrap up and outro Send your comments or questions to longboxreview@gmail.com [longboxreview@gmail.com] or peter@thedailyrios.com [peter@thedailyrios.com]. Thanks for listening! Intro theme: "Lost City" by RhoMusic * https://twitter.com/ItsRhoMusic [https://twitter.com/ItsRhoMusic] * https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm2l0TFmixfahHLxpdyV5Uw/videos [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm2l0TFmixfahHLxpdyV5Uw/videos]

My Comics History: Nov/Dec 1979

Welcome to my comics history, where I explore the comics I read and bought through the years. This episode I talk about some comic books that were published during November and December 1979. I also talk about some comics books I read during February 2026, read some listener feedback, and end by spotlighting What If? #19. Timestamps: (0:21) Intro (0:47) Reading Pile for Feb 2026 comic books (11:08) Promo (11:48) My Comics History (24:49) Feedback (26:15) What If? #19 (26:43) Synopsis (35:24) Comments (50:35) Outro Links: * Promo: The Legion of Super-Bloggers! [https://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspot.com/] * LBR Merch [https://longboxreview.com/merch/]! Feedback! * Email = longboxreview@gmail.com [longboxreview@gmail.com] * Text/voicemail = 208-953-1841 [tel://1-208-953-1841] * Social = Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/longboxreview.bsky.social] / Mastodon [https://mastodon.social/@longboxreview] / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/longboxreview/] * Web = longboxreview.com [https://longboxreview.com/] Thanks for listening! episode 275 Listen to other My Comics History episodes [https://longboxreview.com/tag/myhistory/].

Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) 2026

Maddie and I went to Emerald City Comic Con for the first time in 10 years, and we are here to spill all the tea on what we did, who we saw, and what we bought. Links: * Maddie's Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mads.c0spl4y] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mads2005.2024/] * LBR Merch [https://longboxreview.com/merch/]! Feedback! * Email = longboxreview@gmail.com [longboxreview@gmail.com] * Text/voicemail = 208-953-1841 [tel://1-208-953-1841] * Social = Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/longboxreview.bsky.social] / Mastodon [https://mastodon.social/@longboxreview] / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/longboxreview/] * Web = longboxreview.com [https://longboxreview.com/] Thanks for listening! episode 274

Tales of the Legion Project: Readers' Round-Up

For the 18th Tales of the Legion Project, Eric and Peter discuss current Legion stories and news, such as appearances of Darkseid's Omega Legion, Superboy in Action Comics and speculations on the upcoming Legion title and membership. Also, recent Legion related purchases, reading the first appearance of Mordru in Adventure Comics, Legion trivia, and more! Timestamps: (00:38) Preamble (09:50) LSH vs New Teen Titans, the Omega Legion in current comics, and DC K.O. issue 4 (44:50) Speculations on Legion membership in the upcoming title (1:02:21) Recent Legion comic purchases (1:23:40) Legion news and reading Superboy in Action Comics (1:45:20) The first appearance of Mordru in Adventure Comics 369 and 370 and Legion related podcast listening (2:04:00) Legion trivia! (2:13:22) Wrap up and Outro Send your comments or questions to longboxreview@gmail.com or peter@thedailyrios.com. Thanks for listening! Intro theme: "Lost City" by RhoMusic * https://twitter.com/ItsRhoMusic [https://twitter.com/ItsRhoMusic] * https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm2l0TFmixfahHLxpdyV5Uw/videos [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm2l0TFmixfahHLxpdyV5Uw/videos]

Titans Annual 2025

Here is my spotlight on Titans Annual 2025 by Phil Jimenez, Arif Prianto, and Wes Abbot, which wonderfully adds to Donna Troy's history. I go through the story thoroughly, so if you have not read it, you will be spoiled. I also talk about some of the comic books I read in January. Links: * Promo: Siskoid's Blog of Geekery [http://siskoid.blogspot.com/] * LBR Merch [https://longboxreview.com/merch/]! Feedback! * Email = longboxreview@gmail.com [longboxreview@gmail.com] * Text/voicemail = 208-953-1841 [tel://1-208-953-1841] * Social = Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/longboxreview.bsky.social] / Mastodon [https://mastodon.social/@longboxreview] / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/longboxreview/] * Web = longboxreview.com [https://longboxreview.com/] Thanks for listening! episode 273