Friday, October 01, 2010

Week of 29 September 2010

(SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers. Don't read it before you've read the comic.)

TIME MASTERS: VANISHING POINT #3 (2010/11)
"Passageway Part 3"


ROLL CALL:

Brainiac 5

CUTE BOYS: Booster Gold, Brainy, Matthew Ryder, Rip Hunter, Young Rip

As the story opens, Booster Gold and his son, young Rip Hunter (it's a long story) are visiting Brainiac 5 in the 31st century. Booster apparently borrowed the Miracle Machine, and has now returned it. Young Rip flies around with a Legion flight ring, while Brainy upgrades Skeets with 31st century technology. When Rip asks if he can keep the ring, Brainy says "We've only ever allowed one to be used by a non-authorized Legionnaire. That's our limit." The "non-authorized Legionnaire," of course, is Booster himself.

It's apparent that Booster and young Rip are frequent visitors; Brainy says "My lab is always open to the Carter family."

The rest of the story has nothing to do with the Legion.

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ALSO (supposedly) OUT THIS WEEK:

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL. 4


Collects ADVENTURE COMICS #369-380, ACTION COMICS #378-387, 389-392 and SUPERBOY #172, 173, 176, 183, 184, 188, 190 and 191.


This was supposed to be released this week, but I couldn't find it. Amazon says it's not due out until October 5; I guess it's possible that it was delayed a week.


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2 comments:

Joey said...

The Showcase Presents did come out this week, at least in Canada. I picked it up on Wednesday afternoon and am staring at it even as we speak.

Meerkatdon said...

Joey: Thanks for letting me know. I will try Cosmic Comix this afternoon; they usually have things I don't find elsewhere.