Super Future Friends

You're back! Yes！Thank you!!!

2009-11-07T00:03:27.594-08:00

You're back! Yes！Thank you!!!

Wow, now I realize why my world seemed so bleak th...

2009-11-04T19:29:20.039-08:00

Wow, now I realize why my world seemed so bleak the last few months, no SFF. I feel less bleak now.

The parents calling each other, "Ma" and "Pa" came from a belief that you don't want to confuse your kids by calling each other by your real names but they still have to call you "Ma" and "Pa". Weird belief, but what's weirder is in some Super-man/baby/boy stories they show the Kents calling each other by "Ma and "Pa", even before they got Clark.

Happy Days had a drive-in dinner. Don't you remember the trays they would put on their car doors? Or is that before your time?

In Pre-Crisis DC universe, it's explained that for some sort of unexplained reason kryptonian hair doesn't grow when under the yellow sun or it just grows enough to fit your style. In Post-Crisis, Superman uses a mirror made from glass from his rocketship. And when he was younger his powers hadn't fully developed so they were able to get him haircuts.

Weee! Thanks for the plug for Interlac! I enjoye...

2009-11-03T19:35:59.959-08:00

Weee! Thanks for the plug for Interlac!

I enjoyed listening to episode 28 while at work today. I think parents can learn a great deal from Ma & Pa Kent by reading stories like this one and vowing to never, ever act like the Kents.

Yesss omg you people make me so happy. Too bad thi...

2009-11-02T15:38:12.987-08:00

Yesss omg you people make me so happy. Too bad this was such a crappy story. Oh well, the next one will be amazing.

My middle school had a skating rink. It was usually a good time. I'm more perplexed that Pa Kent's general store sells skates. Apparently it is a very general store. Also I'm really surprised Clark didn't give himself an LL name since he loves them so much.

I loved the podcast. As usual, it was weird and f...

2009-11-01T17:14:08.708-08:00

I loved the podcast. As usual, it was weird and funny and full of swears.

I'll set you straight on your knowledge of fifties/sixties culture, bleeding into the seventies and eighties.

"He Man" was a term that described any muscular strongman type of guy, or anyone you wanted to label as such. "He Man" the cartoon is actually a clumsy, shitty name since it's derived from a generic description of a strong person.

Drive through diners had both tables and a counter inside and a parking area with speakers where you could order your food and a waitress would actually bring the shit out to you. In Pittsburgh, this idea hung on into the early eighties at a couple of places, including a hot dog and pizza place called "Dog n' Suds"- the suds in this case being root beer. It was *that* innocent back then. BONUS: the waitresses were usually on roller skates to make food service even more humiliating a career choice than it usually was. This went on until, like, '83 or something.

I don't know from ice skating high schools. We just had a mud pit we used for intramural thunderdome competitions.

Yea! I'm super-happy that you two are back at it! ...

2009-10-30T03:30:56.890-07:00

Yea! I'm super-happy that you two are back at it! I love this podcast, you totally crack me up! Here's some more exclamation points to prove it!!!

My high school had an ice rink ... Then the town t...

2009-10-30T01:01:34.561-07:00

My high school had an ice rink ... Then the town turned it into a library

YES! I am so happy to see you guys are back! :D I ...

2009-10-29T18:59:11.593-07:00

YES! I am so happy to see you guys are back! :D I am going to love listening to this.

Thank you. You turned a shitty day at work into a...

2009-10-29T17:49:24.191-07:00

Thank you. You turned a shitty day at work into a shitty day at work where I wear headphones!

Completely understand. Perhaps no schedule, but ea...

2009-10-06T14:20:46.774-07:00

Completely understand. Perhaps no schedule, but each podcast is well worth the wait.

I came for the picture of the giant spider, and le...

2009-09-28T15:47:40.395-07:00

I came for the picture of the giant spider, and left in tears, disappointed.

Hey, Adriana and Kristen! I just started listening...

2009-09-25T00:40:11.770-07:00

Hey, Adriana and Kristen! I just started listening to your show last week. I was referred by the Legion of Substitute Podcasters. Anyway, I'm enjoying your funny approach in reviewing the stories. It truly is weird how Superboy's and Supergirl's friends are all stalkers or otherwise strange people! And how Superman is a dick! ha-ha....

sorry guys, we're having money issues at the momen...

2009-09-24T15:33:19.772-07:00

sorry guys, we're having money issues at the moment and we've been working our asses off doing commissions in our free time. annnnd we loaned our mic out to a friend, so we're extra screwed right now.

we've never had a schedule and we're just doing this for fun so it comes when it comes.

When is the next episode?

2009-09-24T15:30:12.303-07:00

When is the next episode?

As I was saying to a friend of mine, I love the li...

2009-09-18T06:29:29.514-07:00

As I was saying to a friend of mine, I love the line: "They were powerless to resist my mighty mental commands!" It looks like it reads "mighty mental" as in "completely crazy". Which is quite fitting for the Legion.

I haven't listened to the podcast yet (I will when...

2009-09-02T04:40:52.171-07:00

I haven't listened to the podcast yet (I will when I get to work) so I don't know if you mentioned this, but there is a great essay by Richard Bensam on this storyline in "Teenagers from the Future" If you haven't picked tis book up yet you so need to it is in fact all kinds of awesome.

http://www.amazon.com/Teenagers-Future-Essays-Legion-Super-Heroes/dp/0615203221

Wow, this issue was fun and retarded all at once. ...

2009-09-01T20:05:37.008-07:00

Wow, this issue was fun and retarded all at once. First of all, apparently Abraham Lincoln is a super villain in the future.

And it's like the writers just stopped giving a shit about having things make sense. Like Superboy and Supergirl together in the future together. Apparently
in a future issue they put one of those "oh woops we totally messed that up" later-to-be-crisised-out patches on it, but I feel like they just forgot about the time stream again when writing this issue. Also Lightning Man. They are really bad at suspense if they've already debunked his death in previous issues.

Uuuugh I neeeeed more Mon-el in my life, the next issue should be amaaazing :D

Y'know, (former LSH writer) Tom Bierbaum's fave ch...

2009-08-27T20:19:59.852-07:00

Y'know, (former LSH writer) Tom Bierbaum's fave character is Matter-Eater Lad. He even has vanity tags that read "TENZIL" on the family minivan.

You'll be as lost and hopeless soon enough Adriana...

2009-08-24T06:32:31.214-07:00

You'll be as lost and hopeless soon enough Adriana if you keep up with this silver age madness.

wow!! you guys are amazing!! thanks for the explan...

2009-08-08T20:57:18.325-07:00

wow!! you guys are amazing!! thanks for the explanations!!

nikki and jonathan, sometimes i think you're both too keen with this stuff for your own good.

neppa!! that picture warmed my cold, unfeeling heart. i love you :/!!

:| Despite my vast and ultimately useless knowledg...

2009-08-08T20:52:12.352-07:00

:| Despite my vast and ultimately useless knowledge of Silver Age Superman, this whole issue's plot alludes me. And I'm pretty glad for it. The name Kru-El is enough to make me shake my head sadly, and I can withstand extreme amounts of retardation.

I'm so excited for the next two episodes though!!! Awww mah gawd you guys had better hurry those up, I've been excited since looking ahead in the chronology 8D And as an incentive, I'll post this picture of Superman catching Batman as if he were a delicate lady.

And of course Lena Thorul is Lex Luthor's sister, ...

2009-08-08T13:45:15.974-07:00

And of course Lena Thorul is Lex Luthor's sister, but their parents changed their name out of shame and maybe died and so she doesn't know about him. Keeping it a secret was a big thing for a while in the Silver Age.

And yeah, Kru-El is Superman's cousin.

oh and I forgot to mention that after Lesla abduct...

2009-08-08T07:27:47.140-07:00

oh and I forgot to mention that after Lesla abducts Lena she puts her conciousness in her body or something and that isn't resolved by stories end

Looking at the showcase its the second part, the f...

2009-08-08T07:22:05.686-07:00

Looking at the showcase its the second part, the first was called 'the forbodden weapons of krypton'

Lena lies to Dick Malverne that she is supergirl and supergirl gets pissed off and super- assumes she is turning into a criminal. Turns out Lesla lar made Lena say that and abducts her from her giant pillow. Wackiness ensues and lena tries to get the criminals out of the zone, there is Mon-El who lesla shoots with lead gun so he stays in the zone helpless. The criminals escape and set up a super-force field around the earth that stops time travel. The criminals turn on Lesla then the legion stalker cam thing happens and Supergirl contacts luthor.

The best Lena story though is Supergirl:cosmic adventures in the 8th grade. Its a modern homage to all this madness and is super-adorable. It was going to have Brainy appear in it but DC said no as he was already in' legion of superheroes in the 31st century' and they didn't want to confuse the kids. Its out in trade in December but here's a link to behind the scenes goodies
http://xray-studios.livejournal.com/tag/supergirl

please go to hero initiative and guy the brainy ca...

2009-07-22T19:20:28.748-07:00

please go to hero initiative and guy the brainy card from Scott Koblish. I feel bad enough about not going already I would feel better knowing you guys got it ;-) http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_249OFE9H4AE/SmVpyazrbGI/AAAAAAAAA4I/EXV_URnoYSE/s1600-h/Legioncards.gif

by the way your show makes me very happy.

Long Live the Legion