In this episode of the Long Live the Legion podcast, Jay & Jim delve into the character of Phantom Girl, also known as Tinya Wazzo, exploring her origins, character development, and significant st...

For the heck of it, here's a shot of my desk, with a key. The last show I was in when I lived in Indianapolis was The Vast Difference, a comedy by Jeff Daniels. The Groucho glasses are a souvenir from the time PJ and I saw An Evening with Groucho (starring the great Frank Ferrante). PJ and I saw The Cher Show in its pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago. A cool print I picked up at the only time Comic-Con Revolution came to the Chicagoland area (and then came COVID, sadly).

They know kung fu! Or do they? Alan, Jim, and Drew discuss the 1999 blockbuster, “The Matrix,” without having to dodge a hail of slow-motion bullets. But which pill did they take? Tune in to find out! Neo to the left of me, Morpheus to the right, here I am….

You see my self-created icon for Photonex a lot if you see any of my avatars, but here's what he looks like in full: And here's his parter in heroing, Illuminess (who might get a design tweak or two in the near future: I drew the two characters about 20 years apart (Photonex around 2005, Illuminess just this year), and in the interim, I've fallen a bit out of practice. Still I think it gets the point across.

Join us for the North Side People's Budget Townhall to discuss how to increase City investment in youth programs and mental health. Invited Alderpeople: Hadden (49th Ward), Vasquez (40th Ward), Mart...

Is it a dream? Is it a nightmare? No, it’s a reality that Adam returns to discuss 1998’s “Dark City” with Alan and Jim. Listen in as we talk about places that are altered nightly and locales that no one can remember how to get to, and places to find a copy of this cult classic.

NOTES: I changed the female character from Illuminesse to Knight Light, who has a different set of powers but can still glow, so the action didn't change much. Since I'm thinking of tying this into one of the novels I'm working on, I wanted to remove Iluminesse, because her story arc in the novel is different. Allison sighed as the door clicked shut, hanging up her keys on the hook next to the door and turning the deadbolt. It had been one of those days, when "one of those days" meant exercising a supreme level of self-control to keep from demonstrating the meaning of the word "defenestration" on her boss, who had been particularly, stubbornly, micromanaging most of the day, peppering her with some of the inanest questions she'd heard since she'd started on the project.

ACK ACK! ACK! Alan, Jim, and Derek look on and comment while "Mars Attacks!" in the Tim Burton film inspired by (but certainly not based on) the trading card series that debuted way back in the early 1960s. The trio covers a variety of ACK ACK ACK! ACK ACK!

In this special edition of the Long Live the Legion podcast, Jim and Jay take a look at the newly-released Superman #28, part 1 of the Legion of Darkseid. What did they like? What didn't work? Warning...

After hearing the sad news that comics legend Jim Shooter passed away, Jim and Jay decided to spend an episode talking about how important Shooter was to the Legion of Super-Heroes, Marvel Comics, and...

I'm doing this because last night, before Paul started recording us for the latest Subs podcast, we talked about the new Superman movie. (I know, that's a real stretch, Legion of Super-Heroes fans having thoughts about the new Superman movie.) In the discussion, I said what I've said a thousand times before: I'm not a Zack Snyder fan, but I don't dislike his Superman-related films ("Man of Steel," "Batman v. Superman," and his "Justice League" cut) as much as some of his most virulent haters. Which turned into "Alan's defending the Snyderverse." Which in turn led me to get royally pissed off that once again, heaven forbid that you don't loathe the Snyderverse.

We saw James Gunn's new Superman movie on Thursday, and I have some thoughts about it. I'll start by saying that this isn't a review. I don't do movie reviews because I don't feel I have the right background for it. I can tell you what I like and don't like, but without at least a film class or two under my belt, I can't tell you if what I see and like or dislike has a basis in anything other than just a visceral reaction. I'm also going to say up front that while I'm not a major Zack Snyder fan, I did like some of the DCEU films.

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