Episode 119 – Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga

In this episode, The Cosmic Canon, our series on space-faring epics, rockets all the way to the 30th century as we discuss The Great Darkness Saga from Legion of Super-Heroes #290-294, published by DC Comics! As chronicled by Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen, the early '80s Legion isn't your daddy's teenage superhero space club! Combining space opera and soap opera, it features a large cast of super-powered young adults embroiled in romantic dramas and interplanetary intrigue. And in this landmark five-issue story, they face their greatest foe yet, the enigmatic Master of Darkness! (Spoiler alert: It's Darkseid!) Superboy, Supergirl and the Legion face off against Jack Kirby's deadly despot as well as his sinister Servants and three billion mind-controlled aliens with the power of Superman in this story that helped to establish Darkseid as one of the elite antagonists of the DC Universe! Can our host of attractive young Lads and Lasses hope to prevail? And can this twilight saga emerge unscathed from the Apokalips Now that is ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode: What's your Legion name? Superboy goes to college The artwork of Keith Giffen Great Darkness Saga vs. The Sinestro Corps War Legion of Substitute Heroes Special #1 The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans Join us in two weeks as The Cosmic Canon concludes with a look at Mike Baron and Steve Rude's Nexus! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!