tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64392985997914497902024-03-18T17:52:50.726-04:00The Legion of Super Bloggers! MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.comBlogger1906125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-13173515285048921642022-10-03T06:00:00.009-04:002022-10-03T19:55:14.175-04:00Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes 6<div style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBnVSC4S9lUR912c0kLXf6dHfUtDUlKKfSVs1Wn5VJAzIw0lUPCs477a_x1WuIk463pKqHEFFIUkmVhgRqLF3DuJv5iRf5IBntd0Nq555-rHB5Lq4OOz0c4rw4U6IySt6p3uPpFlqqtYBwU6uI7WYRzdDWPiDnbhM3WVtcuYAvFFFNrOy0vQT8kj7mA/s1792/JLA_LSH%206.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1169" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBnVSC4S9lUR912c0kLXf6dHfUtDUlKKfSVs1Wn5VJAzIw0lUPCs477a_x1WuIk463pKqHEFFIUkmVhgRqLF3DuJv5iRf5IBntd0Nq555-rHB5Lq4OOz0c4rw4U6IySt6p3uPpFlqqtYBwU6uI7WYRzdDWPiDnbhM3WVtcuYAvFFFNrOy0vQT8kj7mA/w261-h400/JLA_LSH%206.jpg" width="261" /></a></div>Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #6 (November, 2022)<br /></b><i>title</i>: The Gold Lantern Saga Part Six<br /><i>writer</i>: Brian Michael Bendis<br /><i>artist</i>: Scott Godlewski<br /><i>colorist</i>: Ryan Cody<br /><i>letterer</i>: Dave Sharpe<br /><i>editor: </i>Michael McCalister<br /><i>senior editor:</i> Paul Kaminski<br /><i>covers:</i> Scott Godlewski & Ryan Cody (main); Travis Moore & Ryan Cody (variant)</div><div><br /><i>reviewer</i>: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage<br /><br /><b>Overall Summary: </b>Vandal Savage is remaking TOMBSTONE, the Legion is remaking INCEPTION, and the JLA is remaking BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE. </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div><b>Mission Monitor Board: </b><br />Who cares? Can YOU identify all the characters on the cover without referencing any earlier issue? I doubt it. </div><div>Here are the ones who had anything at all to say this time out: Chameleon Boy, Brainiac 5, Saturn Girl, White Witch, Timber Wolf, Bouncing Boy, Dr. Fate, Ultra Boy, Gold Lantern, Cosmic Boy, Superboy (was he there before?), Computo, and Dawnstar<br /><br /><b>Supporting Characters:</b><br />The Justice League: Black Canary, Green Arrow, Wonder Woman, Batman, Aquaman, Black Adam, and some chick named Queen Naomi; Jonah Hex (yes, you read that right)<br /><br /><b>Opponents:</b><br />bad writer, worse editor, Vandal Savage (sort of)</div><div><br /><b>Summary:</b><br /><i>Vandal Savage is a Sheriff Doctor Mayor in an Old West town. </i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wKoPxXklJcxNA83yWuQ_09WkeJGu_I6knKU_wsZXk70wbB5kPmgaU0xMz2qCfW92wwoj53vU7wK1razg6GUHiSRELtRqUsn7vDez30u-yW-X-CaqX5uMgvoWdD5ZdvwGUvPDF6b4KmM1d9XMbsewhhsOxKvo0XhYBn8dG6X8gelToHg9H2l_UUH5Qw/s1812/page%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1812" data-original-width="1157" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wKoPxXklJcxNA83yWuQ_09WkeJGu_I6knKU_wsZXk70wbB5kPmgaU0xMz2qCfW92wwoj53vU7wK1razg6GUHiSRELtRqUsn7vDez30u-yW-X-CaqX5uMgvoWdD5ZdvwGUvPDF6b4KmM1d9XMbsewhhsOxKvo0XhYBn8dG6X8gelToHg9H2l_UUH5Qw/w408-h640/page%204.jpg" width="408" /></a></div>He has Batman chained up in his jail, but there is no sign of any other antagonist. His posse brings in Jonah Hex, who Vandal promptly beats. Vandal gloats over Batman, then realizes that it's not really Batman at all. </i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZE0W9swe7L86Sooppb2FVoZ3xo97s330lNPlhZc6dZyu5SOt-LG0OJAG9nPRW3E-ShsHPDVrkGVThfInOQkjDezf1sVu8kqm18xmX1Z-z3MgFcl27WhUduxxUX0C5IbUstyBCRFb09m1Z56koYhVvzUnHvqmezPBGt6aiPp8JMM5-ipsUMB-pgBAKNA/s1822/page%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="1150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZE0W9swe7L86Sooppb2FVoZ3xo97s330lNPlhZc6dZyu5SOt-LG0OJAG9nPRW3E-ShsHPDVrkGVThfInOQkjDezf1sVu8kqm18xmX1Z-z3MgFcl27WhUduxxUX0C5IbUstyBCRFb09m1Z56koYhVvzUnHvqmezPBGt6aiPp8JMM5-ipsUMB-pgBAKNA/w404-h640/page%205.jpg" width="404" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Does that look like Batman to you? Are you smarter than Vandal Savage?</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The wall explodes and we get a two-page spread of the Legion of Super-Heroes (TM) and the Justice League of America (TM).</i></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GBuB06hN9u7W1pcJtrzpsqZpYNle6Cg4RgEE7VsOtVq9J8PkGWIJ3ewlk9H1xGlBmLiE3PrtC_LUgUOwck2_dajYPg3UmfWYdi0PA6yjyVCJ6CKualqUD96HlWjw8JxxlMkRcNikYhuUFjW-18ljh-lkXuueMO-hfIce3EBFY0lnLurU6_ZazZtcPw/s1698/page%206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="1698" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GBuB06hN9u7W1pcJtrzpsqZpYNle6Cg4RgEE7VsOtVq9J8PkGWIJ3ewlk9H1xGlBmLiE3PrtC_LUgUOwck2_dajYPg3UmfWYdi0PA6yjyVCJ6CKualqUD96HlWjw8JxxlMkRcNikYhuUFjW-18ljh-lkXuueMO-hfIce3EBFY0lnLurU6_ZazZtcPw/w400-h291/page%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shrunk to fit, but this is TWO PAGES.</td></tr></tbody></table><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Suddenly Vandal Savage is shown to be imprisoned in Gold Lantern's ring. The previous ten pages (!) were all a "sting" to get Vandal to admit to his wrong-doings in psychic, metaphysical, and verbal forms. </i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJK8m7-JqodgcfVGHdkGnpXLMOkRYLZKV6BiR5gmUx6Gi2B6iZfKMEhqlpI7J-qSiMr88Af3z1tRaRHtCrVqpfqeCgIJcMpqqwY6mpSF7b77khKQT-q7PNMtVNUNaNBv_BD3JiVZ6PiumjRnp7N1Nr8n2fgJVm1mPJ4g2NX-rxrOg4lK9nFlDx3syCw/s1789/page%207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJK8m7-JqodgcfVGHdkGnpXLMOkRYLZKV6BiR5gmUx6Gi2B6iZfKMEhqlpI7J-qSiMr88Af3z1tRaRHtCrVqpfqeCgIJcMpqqwY6mpSF7b77khKQT-q7PNMtVNUNaNBv_BD3JiVZ6PiumjRnp7N1Nr8n2fgJVm1mPJ4g2NX-rxrOg4lK9nFlDx3syCw/w420-h640/page%207.jpg" width="420" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Way to SHOW and not TELL, Bendis. Sheesh.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><i>Suddenly, everyone is on OA facing the Elders (not the Guardians?). They confront Vandal and sentence him to "non-existence." He attacks, still armed with his Great Darkness Ring (patent pending) but is disarmed by Gold Lantern. The Elders are very impressed with him (real name Kala Lour) and tells him to organize a new Gold Lantern Corps. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>After three pages of good-byes, the Justice League returns to its present day. I get drunk, trying to reclaim the time and money I wasted on this piece of crap. </i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Russell's Review: </b><br />This is probably the WORST written comic-book story/series I've read in a long, long time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Look, the point of any story is to establish a conflict, and then resolve said conflict. That's, literally, Creative Writing 101. So the point of this 6-issue mini-series was that there was a Great Darkness threatening all of existence. For 4 1/2 issues Our Heroes gathered and tried to solve this "crisis." </div><div><br /></div><div>And in this story, the whole thing is solved OFF PANEL with ONE WORD BALLOON. </div><div><br /></div><div>That should be sufficient to convince you that this story is crap. But I have a lot of anger at having wasted my time and money on this crap that I want to get out. So humor me, if you will for a few more paragraphs....</div><div><br /></div><div>There are five full-page illustrations and atleast five half-page panels in this book. To me, that's a lot of wasted space. One is a simple portrait of Vandal, to carry-on the wasteful one-page head-shot tradition Bendis did with every Legion issue he wrote. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV35WK-SBlcuXf0RthJ6RvXDCcN-hxyjQ8mzFg1yr1om4wcFVMSHTndqiZa_ckSvyAvqVAfQulKKgELxhwHzS_YeTBW42VwEFt6tEOlPtaJn8tbSHUFiPp_36wYdAnxO1zFx508MU-D1fyE8NkMohgeRtyJRD2vs9GTlORTf-kJLgXFUYMq0ngClxrJg/s1705/page%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1705" data-original-width="1131" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV35WK-SBlcuXf0RthJ6RvXDCcN-hxyjQ8mzFg1yr1om4wcFVMSHTndqiZa_ckSvyAvqVAfQulKKgELxhwHzS_YeTBW42VwEFt6tEOlPtaJn8tbSHUFiPp_36wYdAnxO1zFx508MU-D1fyE8NkMohgeRtyJRD2vs9GTlORTf-kJLgXFUYMq0ngClxrJg/w424-h640/page%201.jpg" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seriously? Does this add ANYTHING to this story?!?! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Another is a butt-shot of Gold Lantern *about* to attack Vandal Savage. I'm not kidding. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZf0OOtJrPiu1VeuiqaS5Gs14-Gy1UIxtY1i9zsLzR0L81afluABzLlqUcpYivOKBstlF7iBtLx0FXih50IUlXlUiOW7LxCwSvFCpdadwqkOidOd0HCpT6OTlw31no1O1LjUjpkvRwF6iS3pSyuf1FFaoeI8c7sZIsDR6FP6J6FNo28Xwooz7bk2BvtA/s1768/page%209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="1155" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZf0OOtJrPiu1VeuiqaS5Gs14-Gy1UIxtY1i9zsLzR0L81afluABzLlqUcpYivOKBstlF7iBtLx0FXih50IUlXlUiOW7LxCwSvFCpdadwqkOidOd0HCpT6OTlw31no1O1LjUjpkvRwF6iS3pSyuf1FFaoeI8c7sZIsDR6FP6J6FNo28Xwooz7bk2BvtA/w418-h640/page%209.jpg" width="418" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Did I mention that there are ELEVEN pages of Old West scenes in this book ABOUT THE FUTURE? </div><div><br /></div><div>Jonah Hex is brought in by two dandies. Sorry, there is NO WAY IN Hell these dweebs could have beaten him. I think in his history Jonah lost to a cavalry unit and to an Indian tribe. That's about it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Is that Chameleon Boy playing Batman? How? When? Why? Oh, to get the confessions. By the way, what the Hell is a "metaphysical confession," White Witch? </div><div><br /></div><div>Why would Dr. Fate not know what "non-existence" means? Of course, we have no idea who this Dr. Fate is; maybe it's Hector Hall again and he doesn't know anything about non-existence. </div><div><br /></div><div>What is Vandal's Great Darkness Ring (patent pending)? Are we supposed to know what this is? It appears with no explanation, and then disappears with no explanation. Because Bendis. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFSKpSsWuwQ5Tzj1zhUiFve6rmJheCzawUgUdDhm7Hp0drulhrX4Ob7NWB-t-Fjyo7dTLy_CWZTaKzZSR1PdSO_1U4CI4Vs01qvCqpvyAbpKCXPJJtwVgpU99ix--vsIXzRbHhO0csiKV-I-bhDPCttsp4ewvdGNsJNzPkyjRt7m0Hy9cE_itREnEkQ/s1806/page%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="1160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFSKpSsWuwQ5Tzj1zhUiFve6rmJheCzawUgUdDhm7Hp0drulhrX4Ob7NWB-t-Fjyo7dTLy_CWZTaKzZSR1PdSO_1U4CI4Vs01qvCqpvyAbpKCXPJJtwVgpU99ix--vsIXzRbHhO0csiKV-I-bhDPCttsp4ewvdGNsJNzPkyjRt7m0Hy9cE_itREnEkQ/w412-h640/page%208.jpg" width="412" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Queen Naomi isn't in the group shot at the end. Most of the Legionnaires aren't, either. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPHyUN4CCFJEgwvKElyOCYuhFqk9fj6G65SFhZKXegpzZLQMyr_Mwp51J8ocIsrXYAoBz3fv9GIXtuxdzUFbxKBUNhcsqdPfY_thlg5EXeQ10N-zlBqXlb5YDPZlsviT97t4eB4VBnaS0m-2qNDhSi4zhPb9gyfePLOvAaIVQlelfb2Bekwcx-roZAw/s1788/page%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPHyUN4CCFJEgwvKElyOCYuhFqk9fj6G65SFhZKXegpzZLQMyr_Mwp51J8ocIsrXYAoBz3fv9GIXtuxdzUFbxKBUNhcsqdPfY_thlg5EXeQ10N-zlBqXlb5YDPZlsviT97t4eB4VBnaS0m-2qNDhSi4zhPb9gyfePLOvAaIVQlelfb2Bekwcx-roZAw/w420-h640/page%2010.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><br /><div>At this point, WTF cares, right? </div><div><br /></div><div>On the very last page (of a JLA-LSH story!!!) Jonah Hex is shown rescuing Vandal Savage. Huh? Doesn't Vandal no longer exist?!?! And Jonah rides with somebody else? (never!) And does something nice for a stranger?! Geez, DC, way to not understand one of your greatest Western characters. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HANsLoZQSuUBfYpm9qDlS69HbpFCeooMrFasXyh8ZKah1g52qNqXcqFN5RWIHkOGJMm6qMC_2vITAdN-UQmzs0A0Nv_7KTypfTQc7PcHMPklbFn6fYO37pdZmfht7wzR6vTqNkunU22QOeiFbac_5hLf10aNHeo6HlDddmVQveWCOin7JBYiNpcENA/s1741/page%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="1136" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HANsLoZQSuUBfYpm9qDlS69HbpFCeooMrFasXyh8ZKah1g52qNqXcqFN5RWIHkOGJMm6qMC_2vITAdN-UQmzs0A0Nv_7KTypfTQc7PcHMPklbFn6fYO37pdZmfht7wzR6vTqNkunU22QOeiFbac_5hLf10aNHeo6HlDddmVQveWCOin7JBYiNpcENA/w418-h640/page%2011.jpg" width="418" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>So, to sum up: this issue is awful. This series is awful. Can we start an email writing campaign to DC to ask for a NEW old Legion now? </div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Status: </i></b><br />This issue is scheduled to be reprinted in the collection <b><u>Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes</u></b>, which will go on sale in December. Tell your comic-book shop NOT to order it. It's garbage, from start to finish. </div>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-64140982619604897392022-09-12T06:00:00.019-04:002022-09-12T06:00:00.214-04:00Mistakes & Continuity Errors in the Original Legion<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHxtDIDSi4qcsudGaTJtru6AZRdzOFU6i50xex7RgB6GRWCQ73pG69wMhfpl3Es1rR5pwQ6SSCurVMYmgF88IuSc25bMHkC6m9HD6PrVXy8_yVhcloUU48UgGtTGIi9qxV2CAs1l4IVaq1patKbSnd28NNFM9jyDzgJDMSVpmbTjw6Gh-QXdPOWp4nQ/s478/LSH%20Archives%20(2)%20pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="442" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHxtDIDSi4qcsudGaTJtru6AZRdzOFU6i50xex7RgB6GRWCQ73pG69wMhfpl3Es1rR5pwQ6SSCurVMYmgF88IuSc25bMHkC6m9HD6PrVXy8_yVhcloUU48UgGtTGIi9qxV2CAs1l4IVaq1patKbSnd28NNFM9jyDzgJDMSVpmbTjw6Gh-QXdPOWp4nQ/w370-h400/LSH%20Archives%20(2)%20pic.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br />Mistakes, continuity errors and just plain boners in the early “Silver Age Legion”<br />by Emsley Wyatt</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I started reading the Legion as a kid, starting probably with <b><i>Adventure Comics #290,</i></b> way back in 1961. Earlier stories were read later in Annuals, reprints, and even in the later Digests. </div><p>When you read these stories in the original format each is pretty self-contained. But when you read them several at a time in quick succession you notice things that don't quite add up. And I'm not even talking about costume changes and the fact that Saturn Girl went from having light brown hair to blonde. Some of this is attributable to the fact that continuity wasn't emphasized in those days, some to the fact that multiple writers created these stories (too many cooks and all that). But it's fun to look at them, and that's what I'll do in today's post. </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>The first major continuity mistake was in regarding the time setting for the Legion adventures. The first story in <b><i>Adventure #247</i></b> established the Legion home time as the 30th Century.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZZjE9fOprMmvJDbjc_j2XAg0jAkJofttxJAM38yYSMNv4qm_gOANZx7YoHlLeRhiXuITydT1sDP-tgvid2oTj1ewo5MC_BvPRST0Kg3jyyfEW6msgKQKulxEhQyMs_m85EGY36nbT1Ui3rgAt0tC3M58fmFjqo27djvzTvxNMDrlpL2lLVnonNSdyQ/s1016/Pic%201.%20Adventure%20247%204-58%201..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="1016" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZZjE9fOprMmvJDbjc_j2XAg0jAkJofttxJAM38yYSMNv4qm_gOANZx7YoHlLeRhiXuITydT1sDP-tgvid2oTj1ewo5MC_BvPRST0Kg3jyyfEW6msgKQKulxEhQyMs_m85EGY36nbT1Ui3rgAt0tC3M58fmFjqo27djvzTvxNMDrlpL2lLVnonNSdyQ/w400-h175/Pic%201.%20Adventure%20247%204-58%201..jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>But <b><i>Adventure #300</i></b> showed Superboy heading to the 21st!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJMo1oHDEiW8-8XgNFmHo7L5CGnh4q3h-h5c1YAbTn96Elh5KrmS2gpKHX21AN0BrAgIAXubrdmPo35cqG4k6Xzupxdp2SEveOP8sOxygbOSbzFtAlwcTktRa7nMtFv1OtNox2TmR5lqWjcuEXbMsw326gek37R6huTUc4ELWU1Dib0lsYoOpgFMi4Q/s418/Pic%202.%20Adventure%20300%209-62%201..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="407" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJMo1oHDEiW8-8XgNFmHo7L5CGnh4q3h-h5c1YAbTn96Elh5KrmS2gpKHX21AN0BrAgIAXubrdmPo35cqG4k6Xzupxdp2SEveOP8sOxygbOSbzFtAlwcTktRa7nMtFv1OtNox2TmR5lqWjcuEXbMsw326gek37R6huTUc4ELWU1Dib0lsYoOpgFMi4Q/w390-h400/Pic%202.%20Adventure%20300%209-62%201..jpg" width="390" /></a></div><p></p><p>That error is repeated in the introductory narration in the splash panel to the Bouncing Boy origin story. But it's probably a good thing that they stuck with the 30th Century timeframe. After all, the hundred-year anniversary of the original Legion story is only thirty-seven years away. And, yes, 2058 still seems like a long way off, but thirty-seven years ago was 1984! It is highly doubtful that by 2058 we'll be colonizing the galaxy or breaking the time barrier.</p><p>Speaking of time, time is the source of many errors. When you have a series that goes on (and off) for 63 years and consists of people often traveling through time, that is a recipe for continuity errors. </p><p>The most prominent of these was the initial idea that the Legion encountered by Supergirl consisted of the children of the Legion that met Superboy in this panel from <b><i>Action Comics #267<span style="white-space: pre;">.</span></i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNCLb-7sgd5N2u2Uza3JOEAK7PVmoavVRTUGuGUPA1z481BCsqJLIfB39RuvPidnjmfSlBChQxAZ0fTYLEIsth5XPsHCU_jksb_8WfPJ4Rgmo5bp9vJgwWnr-aimzx5FLR0g12U8B8Jc-LtZB2aV3vg3_N7Jy50mMiD4-17CQQk8CORpY-gPS3t0HQQ/s608/Pic%203%20Action%20267%208-60%201..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="608" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNCLb-7sgd5N2u2Uza3JOEAK7PVmoavVRTUGuGUPA1z481BCsqJLIfB39RuvPidnjmfSlBChQxAZ0fTYLEIsth5XPsHCU_jksb_8WfPJ4Rgmo5bp9vJgwWnr-aimzx5FLR0g12U8B8Jc-LtZB2aV3vg3_N7Jy50mMiD4-17CQQk8CORpY-gPS3t0HQQ/s320/Pic%203%20Action%20267%208-60%201..jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Fortunately, someone took Jerry Seigel aside and explained how time travel worked. It was never officially addressed in the comics. Most Legion fans rationalize this one by saying that “they were just messing” with her.</p><p>Time was the problem here in this panel. Superman and Supergirl go to the future to when the Legionnaires are adults. Supergirl is trying to set up Superman and Saturn Woman not knowing, of course, that Saturn Woman is married to Lightning Man. That's error enough in and of itself, but we know that Superboy actually attended their wedding.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBDrD1cgnWk3PZQ0Mr3kgCQ0DqaZgDRpyCM6Re4tcQFYG5t-JmbS86n620Y06JI3QpSdMxRonNwmH_6WexL1wm0h5DUE9gPbkdhUs4Qf7lCqDhc5sZwKkZFC3P5x9JwKc_-98PsEC1B0i3lTe_Fgof6ovTSzQNkAVmkHIA3mu7KlHv4_AU_-JXGAGLw/s1231/Pic%204.%20Action%20289%206-62.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1231" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBDrD1cgnWk3PZQ0Mr3kgCQ0DqaZgDRpyCM6Re4tcQFYG5t-JmbS86n620Y06JI3QpSdMxRonNwmH_6WexL1wm0h5DUE9gPbkdhUs4Qf7lCqDhc5sZwKkZFC3P5x9JwKc_-98PsEC1B0i3lTe_Fgof6ovTSzQNkAVmkHIA3mu7KlHv4_AU_-JXGAGLw/w400-h185/Pic%204.%20Action%20289%206-62.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Since it's Christmas they run out and get a gift. I can almost see Superman taking Cosmic Man aside and saying: “Psst. It was Kara's idea. Don't tell her about the flight rings.”</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="907" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkfnVoyp4XA0KB4amURURtxUSUFumv8waLqFNuH9K9gjq9B4KJlK2XNoUjoUftDZaajr1s7LA5L4yjqCl2gjKnpkQJfv6N3W9iun-s_CUkg0TVdxUNjSv0-6lenjIHbYLB-nFbt4xYOwzazXnAlWFKWURrXFcDiW_tZ_Ja18BKEP8bVHYXXaxXjezgA/w400-h183/Pic%205.%20Adventure%20300%209-62%203..jpg" width="400" /></div><p></p><p>Time paradoxes also contributed to this error in <b><i>Adventure #300</i></b>. Saturn Girl gives Mon-El “Formula XY-4” granting him temporary immunity to the effects of lead poisoning.</p><p>Superboy thinks that he'll be able to develop a permanent cure. WRONG. The fact that Mon-El was still in the Phantom Zone after a thousand years is proof that he didn't.</p><p>Origins and powers provided for several continuity gaffes. In this panel from <b><i>Action Comics #267</i></b> Cosmic Boy introduced Supergirl to some Legionnaires saying that each inherited their powers from their parents from other worlds. This is true, according to later stories, only of Chameleon Boy. Colossal Boy got his power from an encounter with a meteor, Invisible Kid from a formula he devised himself.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6Q7e8h4wUCo6gjsz1e5QT6Pgkf81o4D8_QvjM2neiOmvQlmgjCydYoGIcPjcn-t_cfHbcT2Por6OrMOj9pxpnrdPGvRr31dfEA2dtAeuqGvfU6vgOFnF7HFtwSuDb5B1CVCpvQ79yy-swj103799SCIc9c65m0ojQbqhy317QAn3eTOt4qMhxT06Lw/s1230/Pic%206.%20Action%20267%208-60%202..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="1230" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6Q7e8h4wUCo6gjsz1e5QT6Pgkf81o4D8_QvjM2neiOmvQlmgjCydYoGIcPjcn-t_cfHbcT2Por6OrMOj9pxpnrdPGvRr31dfEA2dtAeuqGvfU6vgOFnF7HFtwSuDb5B1CVCpvQ79yy-swj103799SCIc9c65m0ojQbqhy317QAn3eTOt4qMhxT06Lw/w400-h154/Pic%206.%20Action%20267%208-60%202..jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Saturn Girl had, at least initially, powers beyond mere telepathy. She could command animals, ala Aquaman,.......</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEn7QZdG9rakX0YgQX3runIjIvFfXNQ7MMQVGj-tbUSG7X4P2IBnXsMTRuGRfPg2SkQM2lHrMtUbEb9NfCGy8EgFAMuKxg2sJK_VEULtMGHD3M8YzP9ZUfkzoc6Q8_rBpGySyk-Y75y7Ig9roytMN3k9EJFUMeCFMSWUq9jvKs0DP5o2uf-s_CqwWxMA/s546/Pic%207.Adventure%20247%2004-58%205..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="546" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEn7QZdG9rakX0YgQX3runIjIvFfXNQ7MMQVGj-tbUSG7X4P2IBnXsMTRuGRfPg2SkQM2lHrMtUbEb9NfCGy8EgFAMuKxg2sJK_VEULtMGHD3M8YzP9ZUfkzoc6Q8_rBpGySyk-Y75y7Ig9roytMN3k9EJFUMeCFMSWUq9jvKs0DP5o2uf-s_CqwWxMA/w400-h348/Pic%207.Adventure%20247%2004-58%205..jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>…........and robots.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0msWyJV0Oo1T9SRW3IVHVUuFK7zWmH9zI-SpZZaBdq55T2fqsdLCpAs17BXQY5Bn9ogU376jAqw7q7LD5K8vCJbw42jD_kACzYJ6ku_1c0O3A8CNVwDVYsQbTGECcV2M2gpg9Mt48lwwwIJNiot6ctM-mRyAExiQG1thezMVpJitOsFR6HNOx36TcVA/s554/Pic%208%20Adventure%20247%204-58%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="554" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0msWyJV0Oo1T9SRW3IVHVUuFK7zWmH9zI-SpZZaBdq55T2fqsdLCpAs17BXQY5Bn9ogU376jAqw7q7LD5K8vCJbw42jD_kACzYJ6ku_1c0O3A8CNVwDVYsQbTGECcV2M2gpg9Mt48lwwwIJNiot6ctM-mRyAExiQG1thezMVpJitOsFR6HNOx36TcVA/w400-h343/Pic%208%20Adventure%20247%204-58%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>She could even pick up radio signals mentally!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-hS08oAjdAA_1a8xU3ZnSOXTclNbmbnE6OZIHQa32ApQaWuWsqqjTHXflBsgn6ICJBgoyAACuzC4Q6Sz7boxvfTtEf2JS8vMm5y-NP0yFhOXvTLwkdr7YdiX9jMUiVozuKdpqozdmOt7Y6zsuuI6ENGjXqUJNh3ztcgaPjLnM-3yQR_tNt1oPTdzvw/s579/Pic%209%20Adventure%20267%2012-59%20Pic%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="579" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-hS08oAjdAA_1a8xU3ZnSOXTclNbmbnE6OZIHQa32ApQaWuWsqqjTHXflBsgn6ICJBgoyAACuzC4Q6Sz7boxvfTtEf2JS8vMm5y-NP0yFhOXvTLwkdr7YdiX9jMUiVozuKdpqozdmOt7Y6zsuuI6ENGjXqUJNh3ztcgaPjLnM-3yQR_tNt1oPTdzvw/s320/Pic%209%20Adventure%20267%2012-59%20Pic%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>She even had psychokinetic abilities, as shown here in <b><i>Adventure #267.</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS_XKQ3whLs6ltzNbYK5gBaEyNs5QzQbRARTOf3yeo-uEPX3iZzUna_7W3V43K3O_U0kIirAMBl3_Wg8ET21ESM1qpQDYvqZUGc6rLpYBNgkdVm2goLubHClrE_XDDCjvsC13aTxfCRHoTcN-3Q4cCJZbbWXnAV_JQl_UYBTbKT4U3LpbvVNnut77Pg/s734/Pic%2010.%20Adventure%20267%2012-59%202..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="734" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS_XKQ3whLs6ltzNbYK5gBaEyNs5QzQbRARTOf3yeo-uEPX3iZzUna_7W3V43K3O_U0kIirAMBl3_Wg8ET21ESM1qpQDYvqZUGc6rLpYBNgkdVm2goLubHClrE_XDDCjvsC13aTxfCRHoTcN-3Q4cCJZbbWXnAV_JQl_UYBTbKT4U3LpbvVNnut77Pg/w400-h306/Pic%2010.%20Adventure%20267%2012-59%202..jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And she could create illusions in the manner of Princess Projectra.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JsgwYgV6ku7ZN9flyuU7U5_PT0nhF5AVVazHvqeNNsAChYlQtNxKdIleYp3oP06zoiJXYV7p3zt7VRUQfq1a-uKYwc5XMLo-sYly2p4RK0Yyo8PMclSra6c4i-0EoFq7pxQWAUlFSH8kdBDKGZufdMp7cG8Aag1UkKW4NMXaSWlMj9xP7F6RCbYJ2Q/s602/Pic%2011.%20Adventure%20267%2012-59.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="602" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JsgwYgV6ku7ZN9flyuU7U5_PT0nhF5AVVazHvqeNNsAChYlQtNxKdIleYp3oP06zoiJXYV7p3zt7VRUQfq1a-uKYwc5XMLo-sYly2p4RK0Yyo8PMclSra6c4i-0EoFq7pxQWAUlFSH8kdBDKGZufdMp7cG8Aag1UkKW4NMXaSWlMj9xP7F6RCbYJ2Q/w400-h378/Pic%2011.%20Adventure%20267%2012-59.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Sure, her illusions were “all in your head” whereas Projectra's would actually be objectively visible. But, subjectively, the effect is the same.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Cosmic Boy underwent a subtle change. Initially his magnetism emanated from his eyes, but as of Adventure #293 the eyes no longer had it. The power was relocated to his hands.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaecSVywBQB7ORjUxcgs_ir8BL2eTsIRvQxQ_KM2RGf4WnyCEH7Ki4wpYI_EDtZaCsPP5iWy8DdgxpcMs5-uKnCdP5WEq1F2IrK-D_Rlw4nxhXmP7GSmAUqk4FWbR_1etgHpal3zruU2XWubqiNmnTa0dupQ_eFMJj-mjKPUoAp5mgnYcY8AutCTCUA/s851/Pic%2012.Adventure%20247%204-58%202..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="851" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaecSVywBQB7ORjUxcgs_ir8BL2eTsIRvQxQ_KM2RGf4WnyCEH7Ki4wpYI_EDtZaCsPP5iWy8DdgxpcMs5-uKnCdP5WEq1F2IrK-D_Rlw4nxhXmP7GSmAUqk4FWbR_1etgHpal3zruU2XWubqiNmnTa0dupQ_eFMJj-mjKPUoAp5mgnYcY8AutCTCUA/w400-h224/Pic%2012.Adventure%20247%204-58%202..jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Sun Boy's origin had a minor change. In <b><i>Adventure #300 </i></b>he was bombarded by solar radiation, in <b><i>Adventure #302</i></b> it was atomic radiation.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41KMyDhL3cINWUbb05rExUv5rIHP_gBYzR5rAof8TR5YcY4XmdDWcWRiA-vvJZqBQFfLxTY9z5ySfwNt7mwn6FJqAGWdeUFfoTJsGl65picrrwBLyUDCYrrSPEVfYnpmB5Kh7BLeWRXiew3uZh_d1zcSoivej2ZNbhzJzZB2GqY5rwPvLjs_ypS6cng/s834/Pic%2013.%20Adventure%20302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="834" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41KMyDhL3cINWUbb05rExUv5rIHP_gBYzR5rAof8TR5YcY4XmdDWcWRiA-vvJZqBQFfLxTY9z5ySfwNt7mwn6FJqAGWdeUFfoTJsGl65picrrwBLyUDCYrrSPEVfYnpmB5Kh7BLeWRXiew3uZh_d1zcSoivej2ZNbhzJzZB2GqY5rwPvLjs_ypS6cng/w400-h200/Pic%2013.%20Adventure%20302.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>But the biggest change was to Star Boy. When he was introduced he had a Superboy-level power set, attained by passing through a comet's tail. He showed up a few times after that but mostly as a supernumerary. The next time a reference was made to his powers was in <b><i>Adventure #317</i></b> and all he had was the ability to make things weigh more, based on being born in space. This whole business was later retconned to say that the comet powers were only temporary. They even wrote a story around that in<b><i> Legion #306</i></b>, published some 20 years later.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCKMlE-WBhxxsI6bYI1qiB4vp8vFoyqW88ClTBOn78-eJfq_QmnA_MIclJn8p-vNsXKLSsnBEy4CKVclwpoLO1kv_9KdEZz_3IZuoSm0oQOuGGURkUAOGaAfCQ1jqKCpUY7AjzvVwaeIV8cN3UiVte-rQBGbaSzpZAC1cRGsuFYzXOfVcqiELIPCOXA/s891/Pic%2014.%20Adventure%20317%202-64.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="891" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCKMlE-WBhxxsI6bYI1qiB4vp8vFoyqW88ClTBOn78-eJfq_QmnA_MIclJn8p-vNsXKLSsnBEy4CKVclwpoLO1kv_9KdEZz_3IZuoSm0oQOuGGURkUAOGaAfCQ1jqKCpUY7AjzvVwaeIV8cN3UiVte-rQBGbaSzpZAC1cRGsuFYzXOfVcqiELIPCOXA/w400-h186/Pic%2014.%20Adventure%20317%202-64.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Of the three original Legionnaires Lightning Lad's power set didn't change at all. But his origin story has gone through some stuff. This pair of panels from <b><i>Adventure # 308</i></b> tells the tale.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtcy9ks_q-EC27OMeA--y2ZKStl9c322_bSfQLXZJ0L2Uf6ggOss6KgAKozDqSlsN6V0bLT0Ipv10-Ff7OFvouGDFlR-g05thTyuPYeiPjqrDEPU1Fa6_AN4AOIkQWsqbL32l3ZDg30YOxX4t1zKIe3ay2Kv0y73aVLyGj5aIvVZZCXkadN2Me0Z_2A/s910/Pic%2015.%20Adventure%20308%205-63%202..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="910" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtcy9ks_q-EC27OMeA--y2ZKStl9c322_bSfQLXZJ0L2Uf6ggOss6KgAKozDqSlsN6V0bLT0Ipv10-Ff7OFvouGDFlR-g05thTyuPYeiPjqrDEPU1Fa6_AN4AOIkQWsqbL32l3ZDg30YOxX4t1zKIe3ay2Kv0y73aVLyGj5aIvVZZCXkadN2Me0Z_2A/w400-h198/Pic%2015.%20Adventure%20308%205-63%202..jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>We see the lightning monsters charging Garth, and Garth alone, with their power. And his first thought is that this power might win him membership in the organization of which he was one of the founding members. Hey, he even has his costume already, complete with lightning bolts.</p><p>OK, to be fair this wasn't even Garth's flashback, what with him being dead at the time (spoiler alert: he got better). It was Cosmic Boy telling Sun Boy about the origin of Lightning Lad, but still.</p><p>Lightning Lad's origin has been retold a few times. When Ayla told the story, she left out Mekt. When Mekt told the story, he left out Ayla. Gosh, you'd think those two had issues or something.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="902" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5X8XEjHpzD0XfQiHqVg4bPKvwesylKi10rjVevl59A_-9XhzciZruJ38VykXP0SwvH9-ZbK4CXgkp-8VsPUDrH-Rv9WudOFykt15Ytt3ZuVit927C2rDc99C8l7ZPEOTnq4PF_00VfBSvi5lH7jhJwBXt2UAgQ4LLNbagXNlspmi4KpZrgUQM_ilPg/w400-h188/Pic%2016.%20Adventure%20308%205-63%203..jpg" width="400" /></div><p></p><p>But we do see them together in <b><i>Adventure #331. </i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwnTMqlwLE2aj_DRlk_NmuwFLVKHRmBZM3eJndVEuu7LatPgyBa6D4VT1cMVEKSxraee5t55JOW50t3DfLLgNQzAn8MXko3uzaWR-FjdtkAH8rBrLewxeb-fI0Zy5Kd4NEf05pUNARRXCjMxeZ8NvfZB4nJVgaT62JgicMWCaTIbuN7ZJgu1ue0t0jg/s550/Pic%2017.%20Adventure%20331%204-65.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="550" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwnTMqlwLE2aj_DRlk_NmuwFLVKHRmBZM3eJndVEuu7LatPgyBa6D4VT1cMVEKSxraee5t55JOW50t3DfLLgNQzAn8MXko3uzaWR-FjdtkAH8rBrLewxeb-fI0Zy5Kd4NEf05pUNARRXCjMxeZ8NvfZB4nJVgaT62JgicMWCaTIbuN7ZJgu1ue0t0jg/w400-h391/Pic%2017.%20Adventure%20331%204-65.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Our next error involved a flashback scene as well. On the left is a panel from <b><i>Superboy #89</i></b>, the story that introduced the character of Mon-El. Superboy is about to make what was arguably the greatest blunder of his young life, painting some lead cannonballs green to expose Mon-El, who he thinks is an impostor, possibly even an enemy. The panel on the right from <b><i>Adventure #305</i></b> is Mon-El's relating this story to the Phantom Zone prisoners just before he is to leave the Zone for the last time. Note the difference in Superboy's internal dialog here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi249AcaJNvphA9btFcwbtRcLSSnThdPV3N4jE3bDDahYEowAko9DXT7CKoqRrEDQ2QcXCnZAdox-mpdLIs799qF-38ddc16PYwxqrFUcxz6PK6WPEwUn9wZOFj1aDzowZOc-_ikOPe1LosQtL_chjcr2ISI9SA8Y_O9tvH5BQsVWhYXdo_L1oXc8nabg/s981/Pic%2018.%20Adventure%20305%202-63.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="981" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi249AcaJNvphA9btFcwbtRcLSSnThdPV3N4jE3bDDahYEowAko9DXT7CKoqRrEDQ2QcXCnZAdox-mpdLIs799qF-38ddc16PYwxqrFUcxz6PK6WPEwUn9wZOFj1aDzowZOc-_ikOPe1LosQtL_chjcr2ISI9SA8Y_O9tvH5BQsVWhYXdo_L1oXc8nabg/w400-h188/Pic%2018.%20Adventure%20305%202-63.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>WHOA!!!! What was originally an innocent mistake, albeit one with tragic consequences, takes on a much more sinister tone here. I noticed this one reading the “Legion of Super-Heroes Silver Age-Volume 1”. I couldn't believe it. How many times have I read “The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire” and never saw that? At first I attributed that to being so familiar with the Mon-El origin story that I just slid over that panel. But on a hunch I checked out <b><i>Adventure #403</i></b>, which featured a reprint of this story and others in the “The Death and Rebirth of Lightning Lad” saga. Turns out they'd fixed it. Well, that's a lot better.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYYlCPrTHG3XXow6iRrcaC2KO_xipzutKZ4deCo4FTTH8vw2msVcJWN_kOM__GjCTRdKeoU1F_n-cAqE43kCf00useRwnTq1XdinwluJjQc67eeJ9tTE1lPKHmRNzwLuhrxSzSZ0wl2WLTZSZ4LjWg1Tdo5BrPamzO7Vv1YnDOh6PrP1ZvGiWPzbSZQ/s449/Pic%2019%20Adv%20403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="449" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYYlCPrTHG3XXow6iRrcaC2KO_xipzutKZ4deCo4FTTH8vw2msVcJWN_kOM__GjCTRdKeoU1F_n-cAqE43kCf00useRwnTq1XdinwluJjQc67eeJ9tTE1lPKHmRNzwLuhrxSzSZ0wl2WLTZSZ4LjWg1Tdo5BrPamzO7Vv1YnDOh6PrP1ZvGiWPzbSZQ/s320/Pic%2019%20Adv%20403.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Speaking of the Phantom Zone, Supergirl was sent there by evil Chameleon Men in <b><i>Action Comics #287</i></b> and found the place deserted, without even Mon-El to keep her company. OK, she did have the stupid cat. (Off topic, I think it's hilarious that the actors who portrayed Supergirl and Mon-El are a couple in real life.) Mon-El should have been there as his story predated this one both on the comic and real-life timelines. And it wasn't just Mon-El that should have been there but Jax-Ur and his two cronies, as seen in the panel from Adventure #305. Boy, does Jax-Ur look PO'd.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="934" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84TACCpzufCce7dgB1rxBEjgmd3gpX_kOcnCXbYgZAtBL5ffkgJHkFGXAUWF1WHNn47OgCE170HHcWRBxc3uOQZXhK01_A9jB6lCqctfLvBEn4OlR3BlW4IkxswZvONyeXcD732TGldDFrDpussP65Pf0wJrFWInej-vMjm1-81GA9c9jEj2aODWgEA/w400-h193/Pic%2020%20Adv%20305%202-63.jpg" width="400" /></div><p></p><p>Oh, and from <b><i>Adventure Comics #323</i></b> there also should have been this geezer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF6xOpz94xWk0dx8cL-I0aHzVhwLP9bDKZ_mw1Ur7b8lIWfFALieRK-s4XDcqryc1F882Ar_aiTwiLfghQtaPSrlkEJy_IJ1TAnNrfp8hebySfoh0FLciEILLoC18ghWHFpViMF0iCeqy7tHxkDUejHoT9FoRWrIyeY8mOFImsuBezF-D_zKofLfLgw/s438/Pic%2021.%20Adventure%20323%208-64.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="438" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF6xOpz94xWk0dx8cL-I0aHzVhwLP9bDKZ_mw1Ur7b8lIWfFALieRK-s4XDcqryc1F882Ar_aiTwiLfghQtaPSrlkEJy_IJ1TAnNrfp8hebySfoh0FLciEILLoC18ghWHFpViMF0iCeqy7tHxkDUejHoT9FoRWrIyeY8mOFImsuBezF-D_zKofLfLgw/w400-h375/Pic%2021.%20Adventure%20323%208-64.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Sorry, make that Gazor. Phantom Girl finds him the sole remaining occupant of the Zone. I suppose Jax-Ur and his buddies could have made parole in the year and a half between that story and this one but it seems unlikely.</p><p>Then there is the old fashioned plot-hole. The two-part story in <b><i>Adventures #371 and 372</i></b> (“The Colossal Failure and School for Super-Villains”) had one that Colossal Boy could walk through. The basic premise that two criminals turn Colossal Boy's parents to glass statues and threaten to break them if Colossal Boy doesn't provide them with inside information on Legion training protocols. Unknown to Colossal Boy, at the time, is they want this information to facilitate training a Legion of Super-Villains. But one of those villains is Nemesis Kid, a former Legionnaire himself, who could theoretically provide all the data they needed.</p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii75fzCJFqF7_B8Z4gktr161BuXItm1yE3na0dqES9ScFx97y9Ok6VGpVNZtdUEDVKJZopzCvUHN53AUsUC0w4Hp2vd8xhUGAY5nmvMiTxoA5nPPiirULfwhuHE-PXjelNe46q2FxFOYSpV296UcCyn1dLIqKybxxADWRz7KZpvA5-fdet3Gokb5EGqQ/s959/Pic%2022.%20Adventure%20372%209-68.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="959" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii75fzCJFqF7_B8Z4gktr161BuXItm1yE3na0dqES9ScFx97y9Ok6VGpVNZtdUEDVKJZopzCvUHN53AUsUC0w4Hp2vd8xhUGAY5nmvMiTxoA5nPPiirULfwhuHE-PXjelNe46q2FxFOYSpV296UcCyn1dLIqKybxxADWRz7KZpvA5-fdet3Gokb5EGqQ/w400-h301/Pic%2022.%20Adventure%20372%209-68.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p>OK, maybe Nemesis Kid's data would be a couple years old but would that really matter? Could he have actually been inducted before going through training? Well, this panel from<b><i> Adventure Comics # 346</i></b> would seem to imply otherwise.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4FRDuOMiH84QI2vjHbbSxiOqnSsFeD1bKulYRxq-rUHMO947xiGyNMaDpVWWf9KymrMJvI5oYTJp6MmVwuEbZIxia01CtrGJFjYOSWAA0N9EBA8abLzzRAgGDgfumLFARY_N_ix_N8W_qRfjCWACCDy_R56aGXeIrZ44Lri9dM5Vqu61RdNurBc6Uw/s647/Pic%2023.%20Adventure%20346%207-66.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="617" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4FRDuOMiH84QI2vjHbbSxiOqnSsFeD1bKulYRxq-rUHMO947xiGyNMaDpVWWf9KymrMJvI5oYTJp6MmVwuEbZIxia01CtrGJFjYOSWAA0N9EBA8abLzzRAgGDgfumLFARY_N_ix_N8W_qRfjCWACCDy_R56aGXeIrZ44Lri9dM5Vqu61RdNurBc6Uw/s320/Pic%2023.%20Adventure%20346%207-66.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><p></p><p>So, if you have a fully trained ex-Legionnaire in your ranks, why would you need to get the information from Colossal Boy? But the basic story is so good, I didn't even realize that the plot has this fatal flaw in it until very recently.</p><p>Now from a major error, we close on a relatively minor one. But it's the sort of error that generally gets called a “boner”. (Which means as a mistake, especially a stupid one.) It comes from <b><i>Adventure Comics #349,</i></b> the initial appearance of Legion foe Universo. He is ready to consummate his plan for galactic domination by hypnotizing the United Planets Inner Council when they reveal themselves to be the Legionnaires that Universo thought to be dead. This revelation is accomplished by unmasking. They all unmask. Including Chameleon Boy. Did someone forget exactly what his super power is, anyway, or was he just feeling kind of lazy that day?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuJgmMlh_2FIxkLQpqbaHpUxecj77saObQpbX964DgGGpEEDO5lWxVzBKHH8uJNuYweLo6jGnVUUpZ3RyueW_NO9ntRaUO34qCpVN_3qWIXX8P0i7PP6d4ieswfbxqOJ_j1KT6r7GL4WDuYHEKxCNZvlZ3dQmneWvdCqhCuXgIsYD6Eq7q5yceyJBYA/s1127/Pic%2024.%20Adventure%20349%2010-66.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="1127" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuJgmMlh_2FIxkLQpqbaHpUxecj77saObQpbX964DgGGpEEDO5lWxVzBKHH8uJNuYweLo6jGnVUUpZ3RyueW_NO9ntRaUO34qCpVN_3qWIXX8P0i7PP6d4ieswfbxqOJ_j1KT6r7GL4WDuYHEKxCNZvlZ3dQmneWvdCqhCuXgIsYD6Eq7q5yceyJBYA/w400-h198/Pic%2024.%20Adventure%20349%2010-66.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Another case of forgotten powers comes from <b><i>Adventure #325</i></b> (10-64). Mon-El shows up and encounters Lex Luthor and he's wearing a Legion flying belt. What can you say?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDkR7uWF8lNjmJFJq4DEG0SY9k8f1CFS0SB0udE4TCSkuac49rostwnHxgrC9JZ-Lh9kP02E7x7KZmWHSWgPUlqK88YONariAmC_j6e41orbclC55JRuzFqFCq4yU5V3W7lctvtd4NJVo3idECtXWBcf07Z_DXl4OUtVVZdu0r-IyLotbITiMlscYNA/s579/Pic%2025%20Adventure%20325%2010-64.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="579" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDkR7uWF8lNjmJFJq4DEG0SY9k8f1CFS0SB0udE4TCSkuac49rostwnHxgrC9JZ-Lh9kP02E7x7KZmWHSWgPUlqK88YONariAmC_j6e41orbclC55JRuzFqFCq4yU5V3W7lctvtd4NJVo3idECtXWBcf07Z_DXl4OUtVVZdu0r-IyLotbITiMlscYNA/s320/Pic%2025%20Adventure%20325%2010-64.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>So that's it for this overview of mistakes from the Early Silver Age Legion. Feel free to cite any that you think I've missed.</p><p>And, finally, I'd like to own up to a mistake of my own. In my earlier article “Who Joined When”, I said that the character of Pol (Magnetic Kid) was introduced in <b><i>Adventure #357 </i></b>(6-67). Actually, we first saw him somewhat earlier in <b><i>Adventure #335</i></b> (8-65).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="580" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMobRV1lW1P4tTTCkPXOkzccyUtPxz5Vc_UOgm1E0vhPw_150hpgFwU4VQXO0PIAK5P376o7F_047N1RONfvZCs10RGt11VM4vLCVp0YEzI-lG5jbVlwzEnaRxybyNioc2JA8Z6lekUeQ744U1M14zDyrrnLQG3sYwHQ9i9kUtxnojGonBb_y0zICxg/s320/ADV_335%20(580x537).jpg" width="320" /></div>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-15698164413520226022022-09-05T06:00:00.002-04:002022-09-05T09:40:44.996-04:00Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes 5<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Z1VU1rntBeBASnPVyhP71ZzAkH_hR2T36XKFAX1V69BsE_4PLWEp5w8ZQkL-O_obbPJsZqDQz6HTzY_AQPV73gZjc__wWLqFx5bP17NeteQOP6j8ohaD47xXm2hh_UxFt6E5TN5sBDbVOqopgvndLrPbbgI1-hLdjD6qtX_Wcj8RKxhmQfOZ54WWlA/s2034/JLA_LSH5%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="1337" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Z1VU1rntBeBASnPVyhP71ZzAkH_hR2T36XKFAX1V69BsE_4PLWEp5w8ZQkL-O_obbPJsZqDQz6HTzY_AQPV73gZjc__wWLqFx5bP17NeteQOP6j8ohaD47xXm2hh_UxFt6E5TN5sBDbVOqopgvndLrPbbgI1-hLdjD6qtX_Wcj8RKxhmQfOZ54WWlA/w263-h400/JLA_LSH5%20(1).jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /> <b>Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #5 (October, 2022)</b><p></p><div><i>title</i>: The Gold Lantern Saga Part Five</div><i>writer</i>: Brian Michael Bendis<br /><i>artist</i>: Scott Godlewski<br /><i>colorist</i>: Ryan Cody<br /><i>letterer</i>: Dave Sharpe<br /><i>editor: </i>Michael McCalister<br /><i>senior editor:</i> Paul Kaminski<div><i>covers:</i> Scott Godlewski & Ryan Cody (main); Travis Moore & Ryan Cody (variant)<br /><br /><i>reviewer</i>: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage<br /><br /><b>Overall Summary: </b><br />The Justice League and the Legion argue about what a jerk Gold Lantern is while the Great Darkness Anomaly continues to spread. Ho-hum. <br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Mission Monitor Board: </b><br />Does anybody really care? It's the same bunch of characters who have been appearing in the first four issues, although I DO want to point out that Invisible Kid makes his (?) debut appearance here! Sort of. </div><div><br /><b>Supporting Characters:</b><br />The Justice League: Aquaman, Batman, Black Adam, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, Wonder Woman, and some chick named Queen Naomi<br /><br /><b>Opponents:</b><br />bad writer, awkward art, worse editor<br /><br /><b>Summary:</b><br /><i>Batman requests Gold Lantern to let them analyze his power ring. He refuses. When he flies away in a super-hero hissy fit, the Legion of Doom headquarters plops out of the Great Darkness like a piece of crap out of an anus. Triplicate Girl re-merges, and tells the ensemble that Vandal Savage is behind the Great Darkness. It then swallows up everything. Vandal Savage walks through emptiness, boasting that he has won. </i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufFPpc1WMCI0HdwXUHIyNaL-3hSoHvXDBhjzZ-GdKj7zCtYkGrVQPKZHO9EOrXCA7LjC7lTwRyGd1wqSISTaQWsoHo73zHjBb9T3t-pyV3BMStiR4UicrVg4Oi2U2vOr0foQ9XhWcTutp99ZRlOaje_A93q7yWN6azHbjsUwAaPcRyoR7y9GG7x1Wiw/s1981/JLA_LSH5%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="1244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufFPpc1WMCI0HdwXUHIyNaL-3hSoHvXDBhjzZ-GdKj7zCtYkGrVQPKZHO9EOrXCA7LjC7lTwRyGd1wqSISTaQWsoHo73zHjBb9T3t-pyV3BMStiR4UicrVg4Oi2U2vOr0foQ9XhWcTutp99ZRlOaje_A93q7yWN6azHbjsUwAaPcRyoR7y9GG7x1Wiw/w402-h640/JLA_LSH5%20(2).jpg" width="402" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Russell's Review: </b><br />"Things Have To Get Worse Before They Get Better." <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDK5WqUgp6pQfzGD4uSlp4I1bllneyW_RKyUOwcFz7h8GBKUhFhF8krAGGB9gtBUEkUz3Kw5nN0BEbPeKIQnUhhEIBVFam_qeZpvASIhsRDYzbP9gGjmlqOop0sumXNbWYRm9N-Qsz3npWmIENNbFO6w2_HxfmFrrkMDk-LG7Iwg-zSE1tCakpnnjpg/s1931/JLA_LSH5%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1931" data-original-width="1584" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDK5WqUgp6pQfzGD4uSlp4I1bllneyW_RKyUOwcFz7h8GBKUhFhF8krAGGB9gtBUEkUz3Kw5nN0BEbPeKIQnUhhEIBVFam_qeZpvASIhsRDYzbP9gGjmlqOop0sumXNbWYRm9N-Qsz3npWmIENNbFO6w2_HxfmFrrkMDk-LG7Iwg-zSE1tCakpnnjpg/w524-h640/JLA_LSH5%20(3).jpg" width="524" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sad when the highlight of the issue is an "empty" panel (bottom left, debut of Invisible Kid)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>So...nothing really happens in this issue. There is a lot of talking, and a LOT of full or half-page spreads. Eleven of them, by my count. In a book of only 22 pages, that is more than half the book! On one page in particular, the last one, when Vandal comes forward to gloat (to the readers?), there are only six word balloons. </div><div><br /></div><div>SIX word balloons on ONE page. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivS1LvaXH-2oquEihBeqMZtrP_jOWXhm-mdgvfI0A4qf1zk7BiNb1dw9DDvsRPeE04JX5HJU9Yw4Z3CNsDTwGqIBZy8OKtOk_f3KWbsPttPYz1E5JrBc3hHNT1yyvIBSAdSwBrq8GL1OR303PKivyGURx1I1nBEksoAcw4XHhVUPLIlu4Ny7JwGtmBrQ/s1229/JLA_LSH5%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1229" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivS1LvaXH-2oquEihBeqMZtrP_jOWXhm-mdgvfI0A4qf1zk7BiNb1dw9DDvsRPeE04JX5HJU9Yw4Z3CNsDTwGqIBZy8OKtOk_f3KWbsPttPYz1E5JrBc3hHNT1yyvIBSAdSwBrq8GL1OR303PKivyGURx1I1nBEksoAcw4XHhVUPLIlu4Ny7JwGtmBrQ/w400-h315/JLA_LSH5%20(4).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is this deep, according to Bendis? I think it's supposed to be deep. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>So you tell ME if this book is worth $3.99</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYnfPa_Db9ZdwnB7nb6jtVlAD7dhqQMsX4yCrCq-FTn5gwtsMLAoZOqGxs90Xn7_Df5M5WLrza8tz-2zhsEhYyqyBoIrFc6hBf4J3cqgWDjjBghPkBdJtY_EWyc70K75g9WydbWd2XuUlCxSa4SyU4KQygaIFtgbxLbtJjNyWHT1Pkw5bKByZ_r-YeQ/s2023/JLA_LSH5%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="1306" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYnfPa_Db9ZdwnB7nb6jtVlAD7dhqQMsX4yCrCq-FTn5gwtsMLAoZOqGxs90Xn7_Df5M5WLrza8tz-2zhsEhYyqyBoIrFc6hBf4J3cqgWDjjBghPkBdJtY_EWyc70K75g9WydbWd2XuUlCxSa4SyU4KQygaIFtgbxLbtJjNyWHT1Pkw5bKByZ_r-YeQ/w414-h640/JLA_LSH5%20(5).jpg" width="414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another half-page. Why? </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Status: </i></b><br />Guess what! The reprint collection <b><u>Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes</u></b>, appeared in this month's DC Connect solicitations!. It will go on sale in December 6, 2022. Did I call this, or did I call this? :-(</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i-dPOLGvfaX71jpDthvkE82N64Q_8j8czQX4hAktruUD-Fiw6xrPISPO2HFdP-V8M87Mh2ARaCsT52uyC59sHDFBaAz4ebiHBApsFHh1edq_Z-tHTQxf17b4AlhWrVYcQqNOSNFt0Ik2VJNUL4frCvvU6hf7LZVkp65nxrUCf2_w0RTuIHk_wJqNFQ/s885/JLA_LSH5%20AD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="615" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i-dPOLGvfaX71jpDthvkE82N64Q_8j8czQX4hAktruUD-Fiw6xrPISPO2HFdP-V8M87Mh2ARaCsT52uyC59sHDFBaAz4ebiHBApsFHh1edq_Z-tHTQxf17b4AlhWrVYcQqNOSNFt0Ik2VJNUL4frCvvU6hf7LZVkp65nxrUCf2_w0RTuIHk_wJqNFQ/w444-h640/JLA_LSH5%20AD.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br /> </div>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-69751453007603002802022-07-25T06:00:00.001-04:002022-07-25T06:00:00.207-04:00Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes 4<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNRsVkHoAt_h3qERKMFa9PfpW3O-YdDv5Vir3P-YdWplseHsRST3so2NvzgZUMEkZzNEesjRBeZF5o9hAyZomNL5VR3ExtLeoOQ9sWmCc3jNVBzXJEm3LLzs_RH_8MjwMgwV9DBujQp4ljP52_YefPQk6CrVMiY_y9hq-Q19Qr5F_0dBwSNyVEVGezA/s1004/JLA-LSH%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="657" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNRsVkHoAt_h3qERKMFa9PfpW3O-YdDv5Vir3P-YdWplseHsRST3so2NvzgZUMEkZzNEesjRBeZF5o9hAyZomNL5VR3ExtLeoOQ9sWmCc3jNVBzXJEm3LLzs_RH_8MjwMgwV9DBujQp4ljP52_YefPQk6CrVMiY_y9hq-Q19Qr5F_0dBwSNyVEVGezA/w261-h400/JLA-LSH%204.jpg" width="261" /></a></b></div><b>Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (July, 2022)</b><p></p><div><i>title</i>: The Gold Lantern Saga Part Four</div><i>writer</i>: Brian Michael Bendis<br /><i>artist</i>: Scott Godlewski<br /><i>colorist</i>: Ryan Cody<br /><i>letterer</i>: Dave Sharpe<br /><i>editor: </i>Michael McCalister<br /><i>senior editor:</i> Paul Kaminski<div><i>covers:</i> Scott Godlewski & Ryan Cody (main); Travis Moore & Ryan Cody (variant)<br /><br /><i>reviewer</i>: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage<br /><br /><b>Overall Summary: </b><br />Computo retrieves the missing Legionnaires and JLAers (and Kamandi) but the sky is still falling all over every era and twice on Sunday. <br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Mission Monitor Board: </b><br />At this point, does anybody really care? The floating name tags appear to "hover" near every Legionnaire, except when they don't. If DC doesn't care, why should I? </div><div>Here's the list from last issue. I'm hoping most of these characters are still in the story, somewhere: Brainiac 5, Gold Lantern, Chameleon Boy, Dawnstar, Lightning Lad, Karate Kid, Triplicate Girl, Saturn Girl, Phantom Girl (I don't think so), White Witch, Bouncing Boy, Monster Boy, Cosmic Boy, Timber Wolf (I don't think so), Ultra Boy, Shadow Lass, Mon-El, Superboy, Wildfire, and Dr. Fate (nope). Not listed last time but in a panel or two this time: Dream Girl (NFCM Girl), Colossal Boy, Computo (didn't recognize her last time), <br /><br /><b>Supporting Characters:</b><br />The Justice League: Batman. Who else matters? Oh, Bendis-created Queen Naomi gets quite a few scenes (surprise!) Black Canary gets a few lines (not worthy of her) and Black Adam, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hawkwoman, and Green Arrow Boy also appear. Also, Rose Forrest shows up, because why the hell not, right? And totally wasted in a cameo, Alan Scott Green Lantern. </div><div><br /><b>Opponents:</b><br />mediocre artist, confused colorist, awful writer, worse editor<br /><br /><b>Summary:</b><br /><i>The issue opens with Brainiac 5 sending out a warning to anyone who might hear him to close the Great Darkness, even if that means sentencing all the missing heroes to their various fates in the past. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Brainiac 5 we soon learn is actually back (?) in the days of the Great Disaster with Kamandi. He, Queen Naomi, and Mon-El come across an abandoned structure containing obsolete technology. However, Brainy ends up using Naomi's cellphone and Mon-El's flight ring to create a communicator. </i></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKgakaGsqBe9eDBYvuIGyCk7sQY4oibtv_B77mrcWOaUnkWBaPtLMgd6Svijf62u8UERt6LNcZ_VrzAcqt_dF5w5ob3IQ-30mggh9TM-0fKl7TfQuPoi0uS7QtmiI-x3uQCnvfrgumdW20ASUAFqkYLTj1OLF0FfCjeNEZeIgw_wRHnjI6qeTUDX4Fw/s600/phone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="600" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKgakaGsqBe9eDBYvuIGyCk7sQY4oibtv_B77mrcWOaUnkWBaPtLMgd6Svijf62u8UERt6LNcZ_VrzAcqt_dF5w5ob3IQ-30mggh9TM-0fKl7TfQuPoi0uS7QtmiI-x3uQCnvfrgumdW20ASUAFqkYLTj1OLF0FfCjeNEZeIgw_wRHnjI6qeTUDX4Fw/w400-h233/phone.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what does this exchange between Brainy and Mon-El MEAN?!? </td></tr></tbody></table><i><br /></i></div><div><i>In the 31st Century, Rose Forrest shows up and leads the Legionnaires (and Batman and Black Canary) to the United Planets, where the President tells them that she has "the best people" working on the Great Darkness problem. Dr. Jones is not impressed. </i></div><div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqgl4b0AvCOLirY2afymFY8_Z29J6dLbzQsnLtcC1z7PLEo-ng3lWJ-ZhvKERIA2wVPiLRrt994XjexUAxQaEE6IH-DF11Lyv__Q_m9Znm_gkQDkzZ8_4-VRb8et5L6EkLGDALbBb30_tmySFTJw6Rl6NaPphfw2_YB0d5fDkXBdBk_7nM12UmD2TWA/s531/UP%20Prez.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="531" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqgl4b0AvCOLirY2afymFY8_Z29J6dLbzQsnLtcC1z7PLEo-ng3lWJ-ZhvKERIA2wVPiLRrt994XjexUAxQaEE6IH-DF11Lyv__Q_m9Znm_gkQDkzZ8_4-VRb8et5L6EkLGDALbBb30_tmySFTJw6Rl6NaPphfw2_YB0d5fDkXBdBk_7nM12UmD2TWA/w400-h394/UP%20Prez.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><i><div><i>She doesn't have a contingency plan if everything goes BOOM, though. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-3UV_YgkJJ6NP7qV5hX4LcFH53rBqdQ8kfo4keQdbZBjXuPC5egyam9aDVJTEjftJbh8vanMnVEgYChdBDETeG7-zsd5CIqQOR7nFP7QZxOUPVtsZy49BaVvI216hliB2DQOjeE54wcGhocAapAYoacgtmWaRVrXOo11Q3V2rAGUYsa-W8Le2v-Dqw/s531/Karate%20Kid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="531" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-3UV_YgkJJ6NP7qV5hX4LcFH53rBqdQ8kfo4keQdbZBjXuPC5egyam9aDVJTEjftJbh8vanMnVEgYChdBDETeG7-zsd5CIqQOR7nFP7QZxOUPVtsZy49BaVvI216hliB2DQOjeE54wcGhocAapAYoacgtmWaRVrXOo11Q3V2rAGUYsa-W8Le2v-Dqw/w400-h246/Karate%20Kid.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stereotype Lad: What are you planning to do if everything ceases to exist? <br />President: ------- </td></tr></tbody></table></div></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Somewhere else, Gold Lantern meets Alan Scott, just as they witness a bi-plane fly into the Great Darkness and come out in the 31st Century. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBVsjVKKyY89FOvOT5iz7g9UVtyKe34RX9KHKOF0iV-W1i7P4n7kdQc3DicCMC7h_pRbwxTh_0QYawLkyh2zoC8Ngc_MbUxUSVZPFLYQf2wjSROO-4FGaBEi9pd5t7ow_UifL-6NGaxs3Z2gprcV9VU9ZyAvtYRhz_mE9saWWfTg0VuGbW8JIdPC6Hw/s508/Alan%20Scott%20Sepia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="396" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBVsjVKKyY89FOvOT5iz7g9UVtyKe34RX9KHKOF0iV-W1i7P4n7kdQc3DicCMC7h_pRbwxTh_0QYawLkyh2zoC8Ngc_MbUxUSVZPFLYQf2wjSROO-4FGaBEi9pd5t7ow_UifL-6NGaxs3Z2gprcV9VU9ZyAvtYRhz_mE9saWWfTg0VuGbW8JIdPC6Hw/w311-h400/Alan%20Scott%20Sepia.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><i><div><i><br /></i></div>In 1962 Metropolis, Colossal Boy gets big when he gets excited. He's big with Wonder Woman and Dawnstar. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Suddenly, Computo communicates to all Legionnaires that she is going to retrieve them back to their correct era via their flight rings. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jniMHmrlKufqnDC4eBllkUa-ES4u99soXTNlJd_YEBk5OB7bM7PSwAls-ddYlBtcd4xBo7xCcG_ih_03PwXBzQk8MWws_aOWVsZHjV-XsR2rmTGyW1meC5NPz9EUw5NSUN7ltDlDeVgE20G6vIs-cPb7to-c1R2kqWn2FGGeRqfeWD2fr6MmjugpXg/s411/Computo%20vs%20B5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="411" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jniMHmrlKufqnDC4eBllkUa-ES4u99soXTNlJd_YEBk5OB7bM7PSwAls-ddYlBtcd4xBo7xCcG_ih_03PwXBzQk8MWws_aOWVsZHjV-XsR2rmTGyW1meC5NPz9EUw5NSUN7ltDlDeVgE20G6vIs-cPb7to-c1R2kqWn2FGGeRqfeWD2fr6MmjugpXg/s320/Computo%20vs%20B5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><i>When they arrive back in the 31st Century, Green Arrow is a teen-ager and Black Adam is elderly. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFgeVmAMXeRu-KGPa9oAnv9zFzBJpM6ZYo3Vuv6B9aXy14HKYVj60_2t524br6yPqU92bE8F7YWBZwd8wNFhTG_kEfaEflSuaRhaIvAHQnFeAe8Kb8e05u52COjQa5Mj1Ts-bERanIgtF9bdZcM_4cZ9F1mQxBFQlaaHg29v6Tb8w642Kdkwi369csA/s634/Batman%20is%20pissed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="634" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFgeVmAMXeRu-KGPa9oAnv9zFzBJpM6ZYo3Vuv6B9aXy14HKYVj60_2t524br6yPqU92bE8F7YWBZwd8wNFhTG_kEfaEflSuaRhaIvAHQnFeAe8Kb8e05u52COjQa5Mj1Ts-bERanIgtF9bdZcM_4cZ9F1mQxBFQlaaHg29v6Tb8w642Kdkwi369csA/s320/Batman%20is%20pissed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>Batman suddenly gets serious, just as the situation gets worse: a huge building is blotting out the sky! </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuri_-kqZyjUFkIwJdcKwK85LPQNQmqU_xmgpI_cS1VDEw0uR8x5Q9q7foLwJvEnP6nxhSHSdJ7uLZLDjMDRF-OCJlPtkfDNmkdPrWu2zhqoH9zCmZ5NM-_7Ze_YvS5-s7K4Xl6Im7ztYQFtQZQC_lOxgazRyabW9VI3XJ3CVr-sW7m-sTQkBkvgSaEg/s728/the%20sky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="510" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuri_-kqZyjUFkIwJdcKwK85LPQNQmqU_xmgpI_cS1VDEw0uR8x5Q9q7foLwJvEnP6nxhSHSdJ7uLZLDjMDRF-OCJlPtkfDNmkdPrWu2zhqoH9zCmZ5NM-_7Ze_YvS5-s7K4Xl6Im7ztYQFtQZQC_lOxgazRyabW9VI3XJ3CVr-sW7m-sTQkBkvgSaEg/w280-h400/the%20sky.jpg" width="280" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Russell's Review: </b><br />If you have been reading these reviews of mine, you know that this series is not pleasing me. So let's cut to the chase. Without any ado, I present, "Russell's Top Ten Worst Moments In This Book." </div><div><br /></div><div>1. Brainiac 5 starts the story by communicating with us when he is incommunicado. Shouldn't this be....I dunno, Computo? </div><div><br /></div><div>2. Black Canary is shown in several scenes to be losing it. This is not the Black Canary that I know and love. </div><div><br /></div><div>3. Rose Forrest is "the adult who runs things." EXCUSE ME!?!? (Also, she's known as Rose & THORNE?! WTH?!?) </div><div><br /></div><div>4. The Legion runs to----be outside, and stare at the Great Darkness some more. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwz0mhLQe1WYZ4OR9StkvGjO0xREWfOLEwPGMKEFKnGIJBe5M95-4s2midrGiKghd3T6YpkoWiW38Xm7Nya_qIAjwHPjmkpbmuTlwTZf0zpzd1FJQPD6GxFDbFtVzSoOdV32CjvMXmM4EysRKV-hln-OPna8yghqey2czYFRf78OP9SAyKwP3t98oQCQ/s975/Running%20for.....jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="665" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwz0mhLQe1WYZ4OR9StkvGjO0xREWfOLEwPGMKEFKnGIJBe5M95-4s2midrGiKghd3T6YpkoWiW38Xm7Nya_qIAjwHPjmkpbmuTlwTZf0zpzd1FJQPD6GxFDbFtVzSoOdV32CjvMXmM4EysRKV-hln-OPna8yghqey2czYFRf78OP9SAyKwP3t98oQCQ/s320/Running%20for.....jpg" width="218" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Run! Because....uh....</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>5. The Legionnaires stand around in front of the United Planets and expect them to do something....? Is this the Legion, or isn't it?!?!</div><div><br /></div><div>6. Green Lantern Alan Scott shows up (hooray) but.....does nothing. I guess that's par for this course. </div><div><br /></div><div>7. Batman Beyond is also here, for ONE PANEL, and does nothing. Literally. </div><div><br /></div><div>8. We are told that Mon-El's flight ring isn't just a flight ring, but....huh? Throwaway nuggets like this are the worst, because we are never going to find out what this exchange is about. Infuriating. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06NG7XLQrkrqel53qenp7Z1l1oDyUlrMZaMKYBaNp61ex1dQWEn6HsEiM_4VPKp5VL6Gj2jIOnqzgJz9HU0nfsqP41gzpEpChwHalVKjCaT7iCGGCQDWW-QKftAciS_dTyeRC3cSpcYGdhZWSFfPdCUZ1j4m4dknGN3BGG4vRA1l12XhciubImMxicA/s463/Monel's%20ring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="463" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06NG7XLQrkrqel53qenp7Z1l1oDyUlrMZaMKYBaNp61ex1dQWEn6HsEiM_4VPKp5VL6Gj2jIOnqzgJz9HU0nfsqP41gzpEpChwHalVKjCaT7iCGGCQDWW-QKftAciS_dTyeRC3cSpcYGdhZWSFfPdCUZ1j4m4dknGN3BGG4vRA1l12XhciubImMxicA/w400-h265/Monel's%20ring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>9. We get a two-page spread of Colossal Boy lying on his back in downtown Metropolis, and it's a total waste of space. Meanwhile, we don't see where Superboy, Green Arrow, Blok, and God knows who else went when they disappeared, but oh, hey, they're back. </div><div><br /></div><div>10. The art is confusing, and sometimes just bad. The last full page spread (yes, another one) is of...a building reflecting the Great Darkness....? (see above)</div><div><br /></div><div>Summary: this issue sucks. I have never said this before about any series ever, but I would be OK if it just stopped. It's that awful. Let's pretend it never happened at all. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Status: </i></b><br />This issue is sure to be reprinted in the collection <b><u>Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes</u></b>, which will probably go on sale in December 2022. Reserve your copies now. ;-) </div><div>Addendum to this comment from last month: Make that distribution date March 2023. This book is chronically (heh-heh) late. </div>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-73540067222680738472022-05-18T06:00:00.001-04:002022-05-18T06:00:00.210-04:00Who's Who in the Legion #7 EXTRAS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyZe_x3nK2i1CHhpOvSv0MwY23nAJPvd2gDEVpJqmMWntUGcM3XzDriPkl7eTAvRgX6TQ1iaKxQJWP9lRnB5gWfm8IIlBelA7tqCjrJ1oGfulAE-7dKV-AHu7pbkf_AUQGLFjHIZLzxrUggpLFF4yS25LeJPbLFQug1MsInuIiBcHCIKXTO-RNhBCNg/s394/WWitLSH7ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="394" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyZe_x3nK2i1CHhpOvSv0MwY23nAJPvd2gDEVpJqmMWntUGcM3XzDriPkl7eTAvRgX6TQ1iaKxQJWP9lRnB5gWfm8IIlBelA7tqCjrJ1oGfulAE-7dKV-AHu7pbkf_AUQGLFjHIZLzxrUggpLFF4yS25LeJPbLFQug1MsInuIiBcHCIKXTO-RNhBCNg/w400-h359/WWitLSH7ab.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Continuing the series where we spotlight the features that appeared at the beginning of each issue of the mini-series <b><i>Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes </i></b>(1988). In this, the last issue, the series featured a short featurette about history, the Legion Academy, fashions, and the Legionnaires' parents. </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>As mentioned in each previous installment of this series, Who's Who in the Legion editors Mark Waid and Karen Berger wanted to add something besides this series besides just the straight character profiles. In this issue, we get a story by Ty Templeton, illustrated by Curt Swan and Kurt Schaffenberger and also by Kurt Schaffenberger and Arne Starr. </p><p>We must start with the cover, of course. I'm not sure if I'm in the minority here or not but after the first two knock-out covers by Steve Lightle, I think this series' covers were just not very good. This time out we get profiles of EVERY character featured in the series, drawn by various artists. The guide is printed in the back of the issue, but to be honest I've never taken the time to look up more than a few characters. </p><p>Here are the front and back covers up-close and personal, for your perusal. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV985CIIMPxxv2-pgTRQlwvt67wZOcODjrzvkciRgrnK1tT93WA2twNkXzbE8SjKtVogQeEYcfbMg7tSbn4Rs4L5cOZKd_CHucxVLl-SUITvjJXtKMfps5PGgaKBbBR_ErR_5iBdjCsllcvWg3-01hx40XOwfUiDBHDjDCymGK4a1_hyFWZi3hjWGy6w/s1512/WWitLSH7b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV985CIIMPxxv2-pgTRQlwvt67wZOcODjrzvkciRgrnK1tT93WA2twNkXzbE8SjKtVogQeEYcfbMg7tSbn4Rs4L5cOZKd_CHucxVLl-SUITvjJXtKMfps5PGgaKBbBR_ErR_5iBdjCsllcvWg3-01hx40XOwfUiDBHDjDCymGK4a1_hyFWZi3hjWGy6w/w384-h640/WWitLSH7b.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXsUfo4lXq5GVomSTUH5Uup17VBdj6Am00Ct0hol_bIfxPr9i5S197I1x-tou-86TFG8Gi6ngpq7bAQQUhNSJM2ivkF6hm0G9STdF_23sLHo5N7EkqC5tTfvz9klBlSZLpNerAr5dy2OwUuhSyxC50fg1Kzd29UbABJeISRsfCH6dmKR4kJMlnwbjwQ/s1495/WWitLSH7a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="1010" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXsUfo4lXq5GVomSTUH5Uup17VBdj6Am00Ct0hol_bIfxPr9i5S197I1x-tou-86TFG8Gi6ngpq7bAQQUhNSJM2ivkF6hm0G9STdF_23sLHo5N7EkqC5tTfvz9klBlSZLpNerAr5dy2OwUuhSyxC50fg1Kzd29UbABJeISRsfCH6dmKR4kJMlnwbjwQ/w432-h640/WWitLSH7a.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br /><p>And here it is in its entirety so that you can experience the whole thing. Click on it to Colossal Boy-ize it. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6W5QvP9NEfVXCdtRhPROYkFWGEzdrEXYJx9Uzf8EQK6IwKIjjV120iVui5RTqTtRoJMyUJBnRIjac8v6nbue7klKMxuObvx_21ESwOO20JYMA9Eoohe0U8GxRrYYesh2ZjsOQeYODj2NM9K2zJz6jNJM9rhZQevgo9clDavSKnhWC9o6kK5gl5PGJQ/s994/WWitLSH7a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="994" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6W5QvP9NEfVXCdtRhPROYkFWGEzdrEXYJx9Uzf8EQK6IwKIjjV120iVui5RTqTtRoJMyUJBnRIjac8v6nbue7klKMxuObvx_21ESwOO20JYMA9Eoohe0U8GxRrYYesh2ZjsOQeYODj2NM9K2zJz6jNJM9rhZQevgo9clDavSKnhWC9o6kK5gl5PGJQ/w400-h306/WWitLSH7a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The inside story is, well, odd. Spoiler Alert! It starts out as a drama at the Legion Academy, then we realize that we are watching a trailer or preview of a movie called CADETS. The hosts of the entertainment show then discuss various Legion topics with one of their guests, Wynn Allon, who happens to be the father of Colossal Boy. Lastly, we learn that we have been watching this television program at the home of the Allons, as the show was taped and Wynn and his wife Marte, who also happens to be the former President of Earth, wanted to see how it turned out. The last surprise is that they have been procrastinating joining a party of other Legion parents, downstairs, at their own home! </p><p>Yes, you read that right. </p><p>I do like that the original movie art is by Curt Swan (inks by Kurt Schaffenberger) and then the rest of the story is pencilled by Schaffenberger and inked by Arne Starr. Following that concept, I would have liked a different inker or artist team on the last scene at the Allon's home, ya know? </p><p>This is one of those times where I think it's best just to re-print the story in question and let it speak for itself. 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Travis Moore & Ryan Cody (variant)<br /><br /><i>reviewer</i>: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage<br /><br /><b>Overall Summary: </b><br />Gold Lantern is stuck in the past, while the Justice League and the Legion are thrown into various time periods in their past. Or, to put it more cynically, nothing happens to move the story along. </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /><b>Mission Monitor Board: </b><br />Another issue with a huge talking head on the first page (I thought we'd lost that conceit), this time featuring Computor. Atleast she introduces herself. Without a "Roll Call" it's hard to tell but here are the characters I recognized or who were actually mentioned in the story, in (kind of) order of their appearance: Computo, Gold Lantern, Mon-El, Brainiac 5, White Witch, Timber Wolf, Saturn Girl, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Wildfire, Chameleon Boy, Lightning Lad, and Cosmic Boy<br /><br /><b>Supporting Characters:</b><br />To the members of the Justice League who appeared last issue (Green Arrow, Wonder Woman, Batman, Aquaman, Black Adam, some chick named Queen Naomi) we get Black Canary finally standing forward and talking (it's about time!), and Hawkgirl is there in the background doing nothing, too; Kamandi; Batman Beyond<br /><br /><b>Opponents:</b><br />bad writer, worse editor, not so great letterer, and oh yeah, some black mass called The Great Darkness<br /><br /><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1259" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThByKIIkEyaAMZa8FgfaSEpCpPMWb6xsZbtCs8r7lmlAm5slrfBECKDWgy22ylaaJqt3vUqe1SOqhBcLXwxZmd1287ewXPo3tP1Pt6jlPcBSSJztam85dGgSTPvPbf0SsunfDycApj1o8hrZ-Oxp_eE1lOlNVsSjUjpK8uclVsPAjWXWRC1HW8PWI7g/w400-h289/JLA_LSH3%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Summary:</b><br /><i>The issue opens with an announcement from Computo, telling the citizens of New Metropolis that the Legion is confronting a hole or rip in the space-time continuum, right outside the Metropolis Sphere. Like a tornado warning, it warns the citizens to stay inside while the Science Police, the Legion, and special time guests the Justice League handle the temporal emergency. </i></div><div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94cD2DaBVnpCP3TEFUnyw8afUMNVvw9IxAu_qPHuyaJqGRxB-igUnMQupKHOrA_0LbDrX3TxRqReWSodJaruFhz8XcXWLkSMpTHY0pvjgtdnr9bFuKvovEFbSYC7_azfktlPJBXRWFT8qqh1cqNVnZLYTmLauTYIKVKaf3wRwmDTw8GcYReiu3tQiDQ/s1996/JLA_LSH3%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="1303" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94cD2DaBVnpCP3TEFUnyw8afUMNVvw9IxAu_qPHuyaJqGRxB-igUnMQupKHOrA_0LbDrX3TxRqReWSodJaruFhz8XcXWLkSMpTHY0pvjgtdnr9bFuKvovEFbSYC7_azfktlPJBXRWFT8qqh1cqNVnZLYTmLauTYIKVKaf3wRwmDTw8GcYReiu3tQiDQ/w418-h640/JLA_LSH3%20(2).jpg" width="418" /></a></div><i><div><i><br /></i></div>The Justice League and Legion are milling about outside the Legion headquarters, watching the Great Darkness. Batman thinks that the menace is being controlled, so investigates known time-travelling super-villains. (Computo considers Booster Gold a criminal?) </i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ_l85jHvxRT_bEvYaZtaE4cmUtR3Vn7Ip_NCS2jY3JqfJdV8-nIxpd471VKSXUWaKgEwS9yinTw7Awbs7necxaOO5Gz4QJL2PSgnCQV0k__qb8XbsQBK9_KXfcQRKgdqO1OAYTUAhz8IlbtqUoxCe-t4SY_958Z6YxJZNKvfrREQcbWJxzH6KWBhNw/s2005/JLA_LSH3%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ_l85jHvxRT_bEvYaZtaE4cmUtR3Vn7Ip_NCS2jY3JqfJdV8-nIxpd471VKSXUWaKgEwS9yinTw7Awbs7necxaOO5Gz4QJL2PSgnCQV0k__qb8XbsQBK9_KXfcQRKgdqO1OAYTUAhz8IlbtqUoxCe-t4SY_958Z6YxJZNKvfrREQcbWJxzH6KWBhNw/w420-h640/JLA_LSH3%20(3).jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div><i><br /></i></div>Then they hear for the first time that one of the Legionnaires is called Gold Lantern, and the JLA remembers how a time traveller named Epoch warned them about a gold lantern. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9rCvNMNuNuZU4VWOk6ACZ1UQ8Uo1NdFC3bZGRPohe3WMAXP7X24jqaNx0TN2sg53nWf0ddDDVQY0DXgPs8YQHNpSIoThiGLTy7Vj7uVXUe4n4iGHuxlTr6Z2GNkSYq42KUT-mCt5zLT2ctIsF0kXPsZCCsDzBqVZw8wGmQRGZBC9eR-dYKDVDkwdiw/s2012/JLA_LSH3%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9rCvNMNuNuZU4VWOk6ACZ1UQ8Uo1NdFC3bZGRPohe3WMAXP7X24jqaNx0TN2sg53nWf0ddDDVQY0DXgPs8YQHNpSIoThiGLTy7Vj7uVXUe4n4iGHuxlTr6Z2GNkSYq42KUT-mCt5zLT2ctIsF0kXPsZCCsDzBqVZw8wGmQRGZBC9eR-dYKDVDkwdiw/w416-h640/JLA_LSH3%20(4).jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Before anything else can be settled, the Great Darkness tosses Our Heroes around the "space-time continuum." Batman, Computo, and Chameleon Boy are all that remain in the Legion's time period. As such, they are about to be attacked by the Science Police. (Because comics.) </i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTF3J_5qcRY9LEwU8xF_d2szr50gqwv3l27gdVSiULhnkzUZGMFYQomT1bsvmMrKQ-rwJL2CHHroC4HC_8cpep2XoQIsZAd8IAPyk0vvLLUJwsh6cHajcjx0O4eUpe9Au0sCvm-3fGq9SfPMBBA4hW4yTXFlgb1zcxEDE8gxikIRT9NqAcsG5giqodDw/s2004/JLA_LSH3%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="1273" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTF3J_5qcRY9LEwU8xF_d2szr50gqwv3l27gdVSiULhnkzUZGMFYQomT1bsvmMrKQ-rwJL2CHHroC4HC_8cpep2XoQIsZAd8IAPyk0vvLLUJwsh6cHajcjx0O4eUpe9Au0sCvm-3fGq9SfPMBBA4hW4yTXFlgb1zcxEDE8gxikIRT9NqAcsG5giqodDw/w406-h640/JLA_LSH3%20(5).jpg" width="406" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><i>Brainiac 5, Mon-El, and Queen Naomi are in the age of the Great Disaster and meet up with Kamandi. </i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="1278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIG24cW8cTSx-70DTZ4BEs8svc6jcYKZjl0HAQSi9q5gi3zwuP4CWc2AlSZ1BUv74kmYt_Zwerz-kkMQznCwIIbhAgdC2_GU3p6-h2uvWu0LQD_roxWBqznhiScuspOLaVa2CI09qP0jSoEVaOpl2V0F4LJJDTYqI9iHPy1AkXof56Ym0u8vYG6kC5fA/w408-h640/JLA_LSH3%20(6).jpg" width="408" /></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The founders (Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, and Lightning Lad) find themselves in the age of Batman Beyond. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1uohgqbBkjjJicWfO5gV4Indxce38A84OgwYZeflfCYPS0GkTsr0Tq6oebfAE8ekzME2yQfuauOriqYDVTT2UnRZufPnFXwGXgGnGGZl6K2miHdSb0a_89wJzt2w2s1J7jCXO_tRaeLANOA6tOGicGOQ0uflyt18ISXkTws2mYnK8qEQUAyQbE04NQ/s2006/JLA_LSH3%20(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="1273" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1uohgqbBkjjJicWfO5gV4Indxce38A84OgwYZeflfCYPS0GkTsr0Tq6oebfAE8ekzME2yQfuauOriqYDVTT2UnRZufPnFXwGXgGnGGZl6K2miHdSb0a_89wJzt2w2s1J7jCXO_tRaeLANOA6tOGicGOQ0uflyt18ISXkTws2mYnK8qEQUAyQbE04NQ/w406-h640/JLA_LSH3%20(7).jpg" width="406" /></a></div></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Aquaman and Ultra Boy are thrown back into the Age of Dinosaurs. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLCqUj95kAQEF0vm-ZJLfjXC1pXVjwtCETOuUi3CxxQwNivvqIu4bfrk4pWGpyJuxsHe7vfW_Gpq_zT_8VUivKB9zi0GhQ-igo00uvCgSXqQC837b9rSZgfq_VSVvp-VZqHewk6H2KBZ7Ehdb_0cpBRmKkLeDZkDeBGXo-2mck107z6QKf-wjiNnrYA/s1987/JLA_LSH3%20(8).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="1278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLCqUj95kAQEF0vm-ZJLfjXC1pXVjwtCETOuUi3CxxQwNivvqIu4bfrk4pWGpyJuxsHe7vfW_Gpq_zT_8VUivKB9zi0GhQ-igo00uvCgSXqQC837b9rSZgfq_VSVvp-VZqHewk6H2KBZ7Ehdb_0cpBRmKkLeDZkDeBGXo-2mck107z6QKf-wjiNnrYA/w412-h640/JLA_LSH3%20(8).jpg" width="412" /></a></div></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Gold Lantern is about to witness the arrival of the Hindenburg at the Daily Planet building in Lakehurst, New Jersey. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1306" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR93jx5YmGOibTph2DTNCkh2oLGVmVg0sitDDa0BxGDYgqGEBjOC8pyLl_uua7k57zEefGUudnLztk7F1pN5hgAF-pCcuXj22My6kua-oXbBe_odRfIENvNRNokRoZ3mKGOT6yOiNT-GTfR2Lg_ZdVMeyYaT5UiiVIdpv9RvxVFcE8L24kAqtEHlQPig/w454-h640/JLA_LSH3%20(9).jpg" width="454" /></div></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Russell's Review: </b><br />I re-read last issue's summary and except for the part where the Great Darkness lashes out and flings Our Heroes into various parallel universe pasts, the same summary for last time would have worked for this issue. Three issues in and we're STILL just staring at the Great Darkness and have no idea how to combat it? Uggh. </div><div><br /></div><div>This.</div><div>Story.</div><div>Is.</div><div>Moving.</div><div>Very.</div><div>Slowly. </div><div><br /></div><div>Am I the only reader who every time I come across the term "space-time continuum" I think bad Star Trek Next Generation? Isn't this hole just a rip in time, between "our" time and the Legion's? It sounds</div><div>pompous to use terms like "space-time continum." (Your mileage may vary.) </div><div> </div><div>For your entertainment, here are a few panels this issue that Made Me Go Hmmmm (tm). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSuHPrSnDWpYYNmWCG-4mB3g-H2to2Idf11GHFNso-qhFTQwoo5fpjfC6aLO1ckN-5-JKP5qRpq9QNoMR1Its4YHUrCbB1NUICs7GduuJMrWX9anLbX3Ods2yTkY51_apdRUZskxxmbusPtndKZp4Y_ZfChkG5z612VRwvk5Gk_a1YqUyDibrzW_grA/s532/JLA_LSH3%20(1)%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="532" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSuHPrSnDWpYYNmWCG-4mB3g-H2to2Idf11GHFNso-qhFTQwoo5fpjfC6aLO1ckN-5-JKP5qRpq9QNoMR1Its4YHUrCbB1NUICs7GduuJMrWX9anLbX3Ods2yTkY51_apdRUZskxxmbusPtndKZp4Y_ZfChkG5z612VRwvk5Gk_a1YqUyDibrzW_grA/w400-h246/JLA_LSH3%20(1)%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It sounds pretty effin' serious, Mon-El</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUOZPO3e8hI7E-UM9_6GB85F6JvMeJbccw27buZX2AgwakGb_Ezr1p56WHC2VOqLTLrkl8ZbifZdwycSA0v5nOm5Hm0cYY_spGEM3HavW9sifZk9NA5RqUdf1nCG1R5vpc2S9kh7Z0VzPIHJoKq1X1sQ2yAtM4hECOqeF4lIFTgVYDWBBR5bD9vu9cA/s1153/JLA_LSH3%20(2)%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="1153" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUOZPO3e8hI7E-UM9_6GB85F6JvMeJbccw27buZX2AgwakGb_Ezr1p56WHC2VOqLTLrkl8ZbifZdwycSA0v5nOm5Hm0cYY_spGEM3HavW9sifZk9NA5RqUdf1nCG1R5vpc2S9kh7Z0VzPIHJoKq1X1sQ2yAtM4hECOqeF4lIFTgVYDWBBR5bD9vu9cA/w400-h221/JLA_LSH3%20(2)%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Temporal Rift of impossible proportions" is pretty damn clear, Black Adam. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIRkQrSrnHQ8eJaWQHVfZa7WIhW_jGDk20YebaHxiNH6kCwUMoj2MRMhKzvfpxmasuaZPisImTbtoerk8AX0S465hhPoeT3gmt_tihP-G1l5WiqdlqrrPcvi7Mf2TDUY1Rd12U4yzGxb5Ti3tkFe2vaYYFBgkCiJaj80mmI8VA4BVVu6nod2YbBZ70A/s788/JLA_LSH3%20(3)%20busy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="788" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIRkQrSrnHQ8eJaWQHVfZa7WIhW_jGDk20YebaHxiNH6kCwUMoj2MRMhKzvfpxmasuaZPisImTbtoerk8AX0S465hhPoeT3gmt_tihP-G1l5WiqdlqrrPcvi7Mf2TDUY1Rd12U4yzGxb5Ti3tkFe2vaYYFBgkCiJaj80mmI8VA4BVVu6nod2YbBZ70A/w640-h224/JLA_LSH3%20(3)%20busy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"You've been busy." With what? No idea what this means. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88cjf8kkMsJQOqIrKvX-h53MstgD83sBE4s78biJm4HHDTU2ZnWfbfMJTtzaLzlYPP7Cfieac1ed1X5fb5W9eiMgiBMFZicsP-76EFpB6N5aqB7q4oZgCLThjkOlIz8H6sZ127ZVnMP3PtUy1H1z7TNlIYm2PRbofmqynJgUQgDzD5qjcV1bWjcifVg/s1021/JLA_LSH3%20(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88cjf8kkMsJQOqIrKvX-h53MstgD83sBE4s78biJm4HHDTU2ZnWfbfMJTtzaLzlYPP7Cfieac1ed1X5fb5W9eiMgiBMFZicsP-76EFpB6N5aqB7q4oZgCLThjkOlIz8H6sZ127ZVnMP3PtUy1H1z7TNlIYm2PRbofmqynJgUQgDzD5qjcV1bWjcifVg/w406-h640/JLA_LSH3%20(10).jpg" width="406" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You'd think so, right? </div></div><div><br /></div><div>So let's just ignore the fact that this is not a very well plotted story (well, for six issues; I get the impression that it would have been awesome if it had been told in three or four installments instead). My biggest gripe this time is the lack of characterization. The JLAers all seem cynical and morose; the Legionnaires all seem to be Golly Gee Wow impressive youngters. I feel like we've gone back to the Gardner Fox Silver Age days when anybody could be saying any of the word balloons on the page, and I'm not a big fan. Don't believe me? Imagine popping anybody else into the Batman or Aquaman bits and having them say their lines. I guess the one exception is Mon-El, who is portrayed as an insufferable jock-type. The way he goes off on Bouncing Boy in this story was shocking. </div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, can't Ultra Boy and Mon-El break the time barrier? They used to be able to. </div><div><br /></div><div>So let's just cut to the chase: if you're a fan of Bendis, you'll probably like this. If you're a fan of good old-fashioned plots and characterization, you probably won't. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Status: </i></b><br />This issue is sure to be reprinted in the collection <b><u>Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes</u></b>, which will probably go on sale in <strike>December 2022</strike> January 2023. (Updated due to the production delays. If we're lucky the actual series will be done by September!) </div>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-32679323745045469852022-03-14T06:00:00.248-04:002022-03-26T09:58:53.390-04:00Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #2<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgTKP7ejTrRqLagNTpFQ8CWA-7c7Qs1zL_I0BgYnIPpAOmBic_63RuglhFuyZqIalO5A5gH-6mSCWUyTuzCzls7WtDvJaH_Mkk71-DHTOfeMhd6Ld9zIt6CULiQ5MS6Io0s4gECQkc4Tt_oOihWeMiMpYgLh_tTcFxAcYfnAh8SN8EDuEpo0wu9j1dLg=s2015" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="1313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgTKP7ejTrRqLagNTpFQ8CWA-7c7Qs1zL_I0BgYnIPpAOmBic_63RuglhFuyZqIalO5A5gH-6mSCWUyTuzCzls7WtDvJaH_Mkk71-DHTOfeMhd6Ld9zIt6CULiQ5MS6Io0s4gECQkc4Tt_oOihWeMiMpYgLh_tTcFxAcYfnAh8SN8EDuEpo0wu9j1dLg=w261-h400" width="261" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #2 (May, 2022)<br /></b><i>title</i>: The Gold Lantern Saga Part Two</div><i>writer</i>: Brian Michael Bendis<br /><i>artist</i>: Scott Godlewski<br /><i>colorist</i>: Ryan Cody<br /><i>letterer</i>: Dave Sharpe<br /><i>editor: </i>Michael McCalister<br /><i>senior editor:</i> Paul Kaminski<div><i>covers:</i> Scott Godlewski & Ryan Cody (main); Travis Moore & Ryan Cody (variant)<br /><br /><i>reviewer</i>: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage<br /><br /><b>Overall Summary: </b><br />Gold Lantern is stuck in the past, the Justice League is stuck in the future, and I'm stuck in the middle with you. <br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>Mission Monitor Board: </b><br />Without a "Roll Call" it's hard to tell but here are the characters I recognized or who were actually mentioned in the story, in (kind of) order of their appearance: Gold Lantern, Chameleon Boy, Dawnstar, Lightning Lad, Karate Kid, Brainiact 5, Triplicate Girl, Saturn Girl, Phantom Girl, White Witch, Bouncing Boy, Monster Boy, Cosmic Boy, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy, Shadow Lass, Mon-El, Superboy, Wildfire, and Dr. Fate. <br /><br /><b>Supporting Characters:</b><br />The Justice League: Green Arrow, Wonder Woman, Batman, Aquaman, Black Adam, and some chick named Queen Naomi<br /><br /><b>Opponents:</b><br />bad writer, worse editor<br /><br /><b>Summary:</b><br /><i>The issue opens with a scene on the planet Apploza, a year before the Legion was formed. Teen Kala Lour saves several chilren traped in a burning building.Soon after, an alien named Gdon arrives because "the Elders" have sent him to recruit the youth into their new Corps. </i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXr6buFIR7GECPWiYnEk1iS0719nbtfqpD8_0yC9l4XyRB5nX641XbiokWe18mFfORq6wJaPBymAFv9zjdNMmXwotFYv0RXmeNUerYKrNMSFNWr9aP2KNoY2Sux7dMcv2vh6g_gst3HRO-c6QgeHAZYD7owsj6bd6H1w9UrKb7CNGxuEN6cSudV40G2w=s1964" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="1277" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXr6buFIR7GECPWiYnEk1iS0719nbtfqpD8_0yC9l4XyRB5nX641XbiokWe18mFfORq6wJaPBymAFv9zjdNMmXwotFYv0RXmeNUerYKrNMSFNWr9aP2KNoY2Sux7dMcv2vh6g_gst3HRO-c6QgeHAZYD7owsj6bd6H1w9UrKb7CNGxuEN6cSudV40G2w=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div></div><div><i>Now (well, in the 21st Century equivalent), Gold Lantern finds himself alone. All of the Legionnaires and Justice Leaguers have disappeared in a cloud of "darkness." And because he is disconnected from the main lantern power source by time and space, his ring does not function well, However, he does manage to find the dark anomaly hovering in the sky near the Hall of Justice. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>In the 31st Century, Green Arrow awakens in a sterile, plain room to Wonder Woman watching over him. She turns out to be Chameleon Boy, who tells him, "We thought you might like to hear (our news) from a friendly face." </i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5pdwHpVNshJRP40ySEQ7a7cnx-pH2aRSMRURrGVjKdAKFCPkD_8A1brQ7Uuj8AwI0Ykfddm-jE-e6ZP-Uugigm-Np0vByKH4NNmjrMw077H2Ezn19bmGg-ahEXswuNfPtwm0pemPmNOcpBgSWBvVXMXcjtbkb6hyUDCf_vFGqpUOQBC2pScMR7oWqOA=s1993" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="1262" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5pdwHpVNshJRP40ySEQ7a7cnx-pH2aRSMRURrGVjKdAKFCPkD_8A1brQ7Uuj8AwI0Ykfddm-jE-e6ZP-Uugigm-Np0vByKH4NNmjrMw077H2Ezn19bmGg-ahEXswuNfPtwm0pemPmNOcpBgSWBvVXMXcjtbkb6hyUDCf_vFGqpUOQBC2pScMR7oWqOA=w406-h640" width="406" /></a></div><i>Elsehwere, Queen Naomi awakens in a hologram of her room, with Dawnstar hovering over her. In the scene shown, Dawnstar tells her nothing. In fact, she adds to her (and our) confusion. Next door, Wonder Woman is overwhelmed by the greatness of the future. </i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinWccDskfRdE5MCWBDUTDYd3CyfcLBlHl18wnOXwbmBojnUcYe52zETWFXTApFSMcXR0CfSCfNvyw74na9DZfvxAVmwhXC-94Jex0vJJJRQHymkq8VoBR-gZ18dG9hdiKVzJosos1BF5uV03K6-7YI1jzXH0i8PN7ujoP6PEkLuvq0JHK-ux3MSpFsgg=s1983" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1983" data-original-width="1245" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinWccDskfRdE5MCWBDUTDYd3CyfcLBlHl18wnOXwbmBojnUcYe52zETWFXTApFSMcXR0CfSCfNvyw74na9DZfvxAVmwhXC-94Jex0vJJJRQHymkq8VoBR-gZ18dG9hdiKVzJosos1BF5uV03K6-7YI1jzXH0i8PN7ujoP6PEkLuvq0JHK-ux3MSpFsgg=w402-h640" width="402" /></a></div></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>They get together in a room called "Heaven," but Batman is anxious to return to the present. Brainiac 5 is concerned with the time stream problem, so doesn't want to let the Justice League go just yet. As Batman is about to get into an argument, the darkness anomaly appears in the sky over Legion headquarters. Batman orders Ultra Boy and Black Adam to lead a team to investigate. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrY7uD7jiUNFvJ034JPbHWm2nz2zk0VCoxyttYI0olR-vs2wAJNINFk6ijONDD3KpvHZ9ydbaHeeiu5fl27qw1o7K3bNNB5ANpi3IRm5kA0Qx_W_l9mUPp3iJ7h19Bce55mS7ClyhRlyshQ_v6R0cfBcM6M0GvabRsX0YK07B8uj9wP1a9MxvjfITBuA=s1225" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1225" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrY7uD7jiUNFvJ034JPbHWm2nz2zk0VCoxyttYI0olR-vs2wAJNINFk6ijONDD3KpvHZ9ydbaHeeiu5fl27qw1o7K3bNNB5ANpi3IRm5kA0Qx_W_l9mUPp3iJ7h19Bce55mS7ClyhRlyshQ_v6R0cfBcM6M0GvabRsX0YK07B8uj9wP1a9MxvjfITBuA=w400-h238" width="400" /></a></div></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>In another flashback, Kala Lour is attempting to refuse membership in the Gold Lantern Corps, and the Elders try to convince him to join. </i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDF43N2ifx2o14g9wUCZDpX5496t2xIKSlZy5LIKCPQTLIumJjU4gP4cKefYJKwYKVGOAeUxN2QhhsH4fbcczLL8XPg8tXVovE24Nr-Qljj73uMNWIfGi2qMAdyITC0M-O1JYfPgG0_060QCtG7sPgimWlGMukdnvpX_J6zpuIfSHINt7iujNCB92o1Q=s1981" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="1302" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDF43N2ifx2o14g9wUCZDpX5496t2xIKSlZy5LIKCPQTLIumJjU4gP4cKefYJKwYKVGOAeUxN2QhhsH4fbcczLL8XPg8tXVovE24Nr-Qljj73uMNWIfGi2qMAdyITC0M-O1JYfPgG0_060QCtG7sPgimWlGMukdnvpX_J6zpuIfSHINt7iujNCB92o1Q=w420-h640" width="420" /></a></div><i>A team of Legionnaires and Justice Leaguers approach the dark anomaly, and Black Adam....blasts it with lightning (or something). Gold Lantern sees or hears or recognizes this force, and suddenly he and Brainiac 5 can communicate over the time-span. Brainiac 5, in classic drama queen fashion, now predicts the end of all things. </i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnasoOkJ1rHNQQVe6Ah5L2MS9Whajnoll5o7FzVmO0xc5u0IiRAG367qd3m410LKAyPgJ47ZYJRC3bqN_HuZ35NwYFQ6LMhVAD7pZivmKaoIP6yy0SqPsEy5qpf_eTFLldqUNYLTIUWg3SlAS0M2oXpH7r9Ls4mugiak_vpuP_2xd-NkrbJEyRAg-UbQ=s2026" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="1312" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnasoOkJ1rHNQQVe6Ah5L2MS9Whajnoll5o7FzVmO0xc5u0IiRAG367qd3m410LKAyPgJ47ZYJRC3bqN_HuZ35NwYFQ6LMhVAD7pZivmKaoIP6yy0SqPsEy5qpf_eTFLldqUNYLTIUWg3SlAS0M2oXpH7r9Ls4mugiak_vpuP_2xd-NkrbJEyRAg-UbQ=w414-h640" width="414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(I call "bullshit")</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Russell's Review: </b><br />"We read it so you don't have to." </div><div>I said that in jest a few months back but boy! if I didn't love the Legion so much I would not be picking this garbage up. DC clearly doesn't care if Legion of Old-Time Fans like me enjoy their current stuff or not, because this issue is just SO bad on SO many levels. Shall I enunciate? Isn't that why you're here? ;-) </div><div><br /></div><div>Let me confess right up front that I don't mind being led astray or having certain pertinent information withheld from me as an audience member IF there is an entertaining pay-off. (It's an alien cookbook!) Here, however, I guess I just don't trust BM Bendis to have all that much up his sleeve. He strikes me as more of an Emperor-without-any-clothes type of guy, if you know what I mean. For example, that nifty Interlac that is sprinkled throughout the issue? It says exactly what the English says. So on page one? "Planetary Apploza...." etc is written once in English, and once in Interlac. Does the Interlac look cool? Sure. But it's absolutely pointless. </div><div><br /></div><div>Those yellow word balloons on page three, where Gdon speaks to Kala Lour and his sister? I initially guessed that they are supposed to show that he is speaking, or communicating telepathically, or something different from the plain white text balloons Kala and his sister are using. Only, hold on, the neighbor uses yellow text balloons, too. So.....yeah. What's the point, then? Dare it be that I'm putting in more effort to read the book than the creative men did to make it? </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, while I'm on the subject of Kala Lour, he doesn't have "visual sight" but he was able to rescue the children from the fire and he seems to operate fine without it. In fact, according to him over half of his planet doesn't have "visual sight." So...how DO they "see"? BM Bendis can't be bothered to explain this to us. </div><div><br /></div><div>One last note on this whole spotlight on Gold Lantern: I get that he's supposed to represent the audience, being confused and not knowing what is going on. But when NOBODY knows what is going on, it's not a great trait to give to your main protagonist. And the sci-fi babble is strong here: on page five he says that the great darkness anomaly is happening "simultaneously a thousand years ago." Uh, I've been reading comics for decades and I still don't understand how characters can just banter that type of line around. "Time" is not just another stage on a different set. This just doesn't make sense. </div><div><br /></div><div>But maybe it's just me and how I feel about Gold Lantern, because I don't know him and I don't like him. Ditto for Queen Naomi, by the way; if she's an anomaly or a mystery, too, then she should have sat this adventure out. She's a distraction; one that I am SURE will not be explained before this story ends. Mark my words. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So then we get Wonder Woman watching Green Arrow sleep....naked? Not sure what that is about, but okay, the Legion's world is sterile and unemotional. Cut to Queen Naomi, who awakens with all her clothes on in....her room? No, it's a hologram that Computo created to ease her waking up. Of course, that begs the question as to why they didn't do the same for Green Arrow....? <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV5EwuRWlYvW5JyUPEw3xmvyw5bsgAD_OYRYIGYs-k42emkr0T2j-x5TyP0SNE0oG79ZkhbAq0xUWwoqto1vh8Mfx1v6H48IU_087IPypa9XO2LLnOuxXTRp4crZvYZczsRWGW7cjk0YfvaAr-19FeFksiPOeJYB3FIhuq01XuBGZ3OjhKF6dSDzpLHw=s1998" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="1300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV5EwuRWlYvW5JyUPEw3xmvyw5bsgAD_OYRYIGYs-k42emkr0T2j-x5TyP0SNE0oG79ZkhbAq0xUWwoqto1vh8Mfx1v6H48IU_087IPypa9XO2LLnOuxXTRp4crZvYZczsRWGW7cjk0YfvaAr-19FeFksiPOeJYB3FIhuq01XuBGZ3OjhKF6dSDzpLHw=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">frivolous close-ups of.....nothingness</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>Then we get another few frivolous full-page spreads, and for this Aquaman fan the most annoying panel in the book, wherein BM Bendis appears to be playing Aquaman as an ass. Not amused, Bendis. (Also, as a side note: still NOTHING about Aquaman's trident? Bendis doesn't even care about his own continuity. Sheesh.) </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBCsixJlP8FHraUh5stczgXx3cQcgzj7rl8-7rHVUfZ05XLKiR46EHxLCmQ-PZ1BOqKbGDeu0-MMHVfhiaCBRT3vT056AhIlRyGGNk3_kJjvPS1vkKkhqA5RBVjbLpw-XfJ_FhfL5fTK5D0Z4vEnrcqfeXEhtud2rNomMuFfP9zu1exQ9yMOOA_LJPHQ=s1950" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBCsixJlP8FHraUh5stczgXx3cQcgzj7rl8-7rHVUfZ05XLKiR46EHxLCmQ-PZ1BOqKbGDeu0-MMHVfhiaCBRT3vT056AhIlRyGGNk3_kJjvPS1vkKkhqA5RBVjbLpw-XfJ_FhfL5fTK5D0Z4vEnrcqfeXEhtud2rNomMuFfP9zu1exQ9yMOOA_LJPHQ=w412-h640" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I LOATHE panel 2. <br />And...who or what is Pixel Lad in the last panel? </td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, when Black Adam confronts (?) the dark anomaly, he....excuse me, what DOES he do? Black Adam can shoot lighting out of his hands now? Since when? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjRyztl9dNwqX2N54XKH4jvF7lDiGJFSs3kNZ1_Z_55_oppgtIo3eBFJZgRe3FlFwQI8pRMlGFRzd0LXiTjv8enJevZn-NuJCeXY-JHsiBvGjj7Vm4jFDSST4ST3ExWnFg9e5XGv7HT6eIaE_LheI7Qmjft7J2k_wADCNeU8IbE2ztZBviwupKYNG5lA=s744" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="377" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjRyztl9dNwqX2N54XKH4jvF7lDiGJFSs3kNZ1_Z_55_oppgtIo3eBFJZgRe3FlFwQI8pRMlGFRzd0LXiTjv8enJevZn-NuJCeXY-JHsiBvGjj7Vm4jFDSST4ST3ExWnFg9e5XGv7HT6eIaE_LheI7Qmjft7J2k_wADCNeU8IbE2ztZBviwupKYNG5lA=s320" width="162" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I think you get the picture. The dialogue is awful, the plot is terrible, and the characterizations are off. The good news is that there are four more issues of this. Hooray? At some point the two groups will fight; that should be nice for a change. </div><div><br /></div><div>Please, if you are reading this and disagree with ANYTHING I have written here, leave a comment. I'm sure I'm the equivalent of the grumpy old Rond Vidar yelling at the kids in his comic, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'm wrong.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Status: </i></b><br />This issue is sure to be reprinted in the collection <b><u>Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes</u></b>, which will probably go on sale in December 2022. Reserve your copies now. ;-) <br /></div>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-89212005879657881112022-02-28T06:00:00.011-05:002022-02-28T22:16:20.142-05:00The Legion of Daab Heroes! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="667" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2DCI4CGRe88qTpcH3SFjR0h6Vmnp4bB9WW-Q-nWQmIraM-QRsCWVAT5Mh23CcMsnYSg_6D3Oa5DDhfLOYlz0HT7tmBvO8zuHR6Ujrv7YX2pfEOkLdGnCkeFMug2xgB1F8Qpab5BzCSDZy3BIUQEKvMtclryuk-4SEKwZR1Q-g0tzNXHg-1_BP2qLYDw=w400-h198" width="400" /></div><p style="text-align: left;">I recently commissioned a poster of the Legion of Super-Heroes from my good buddy, artist extraordinaire Luke Daab. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I told him I wanted it to call back to the Neal Adams 1976 calendar illustration, but maybe with them flying straight at the audience.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikQSCO91BYYbeJvjYXgLcSVTrlWZtI-LvzLI05wbSQO-npvmJanLZ-JyZkz66N5F9BaH7M3OCgwJhoTHaqAo387UUg-9Y5AWFR2ZrfHfAdBLuTuoGpVJocaDx0DNE_puDRa8r7cAcepHi2ErkErDpp6B32p5Ny0bhfqC5DmDQmGRDkec1iRyq73Q7khA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikQSCO91BYYbeJvjYXgLcSVTrlWZtI-LvzLI05wbSQO-npvmJanLZ-JyZkz66N5F9BaH7M3OCgwJhoTHaqAo387UUg-9Y5AWFR2ZrfHfAdBLuTuoGpVJocaDx0DNE_puDRa8r7cAcepHi2ErkErDpp6B32p5Ny0bhfqC5DmDQmGRDkec1iRyq73Q7khA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I also suggested he reference the Mike Grell Limited Collector's Edition cover, which also has the Legionnaires flying out at the reader. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="640" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3CGJmCEUp7ZkjorknqDastqLclrpQ7CAW5Y_-EZ--6FPp36T7L3jnaE4KpmOxYbZYZQmfTySict_-KctMphEie9j_cQy_4jSs5zbldeNPtJm7ANpkBR1DHYiAIVzEdA0j5sqnfGQAA54TslYMK1JyM9mh7iGnnTT9aZqJwSjXOYU9-a7n0oKaez_Lpg=w400-h281" width="400" /></div><p style="text-align: left;">So I gave him a list of twelve of my favorite Legionnaires, and the era I wanted him to portray, and a list of others he could fit in if he had the space or if the design worked for them. </p><p style="text-align: left;">And what he came up with blew my Legion-loving mind!!! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwbHQgKTeU_NMuwHJLij4Mw-kWSR1aeRHGJnollf2aONivDAY3a4UVUIsr-PdAIErZhnPHmQoMGtgFcntxprFEThXB8dU-QyM_8V9KC4jmi1f2YxN2Xhylg6KDg8qHXRmh715Ospjm6t345KCSN_PBmtbvdsmLTvSP51y9EnJCO2Ppf5O23Vpa5NU7MA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwbHQgKTeU_NMuwHJLij4Mw-kWSR1aeRHGJnollf2aONivDAY3a4UVUIsr-PdAIErZhnPHmQoMGtgFcntxprFEThXB8dU-QyM_8V9KC4jmi1f2YxN2Xhylg6KDg8qHXRmh715Ospjm6t345KCSN_PBmtbvdsmLTvSP51y9EnJCO2Ppf5O23Vpa5NU7MA=w400-h267" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">Just take a look and you'll see the characters I love the most. It's always hard to narrow down Legionnaires, but I think I included a great collection of the Baxter-era members. Don't you agree? </p><p style="text-align: left;">I HAD to start with the founders, and then front and center are my three favorites: Chameleon Boy, Shadow Lass, and Mon-El. And Tellus is a sentimental favorite, not only because he was the first non-humanoid member, but also because he was created by the late, great Steve Lightle. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO-_-VvnDCO-cTs06REpE14epliZ499K9iA0rIaIkGCAaWiVUHEQoEoGBXgbFf88Zv8ib2RpLTrY9oe2o_-CU9p8Mvzjso34z5JC8nHvTG6E-EUTak0N57YBDBHfvTY5x1GLBZRwFGY94AApkOg7U5ZQKEzjjULcZ_c2V7j2n5TQKVVVFtW6DiDxreUQ=s706" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="706" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO-_-VvnDCO-cTs06REpE14epliZ499K9iA0rIaIkGCAaWiVUHEQoEoGBXgbFf88Zv8ib2RpLTrY9oe2o_-CU9p8Mvzjso34z5JC8nHvTG6E-EUTak0N57YBDBHfvTY5x1GLBZRwFGY94AApkOg7U5ZQKEzjjULcZ_c2V7j2n5TQKVVVFtW6DiDxreUQ=w400-h130" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I also LOVE the pairing of Phantom Girl and Ultra Boy, flying side-by-side with Sensor Girl. Phantom Girl has her eyes on the mission, but Ultra Boy has his eyes on Phantom Girl, haha! <p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm_sy50-dtm5Ajl6X6zsEKkB802OkvmcwJzgDNtQMwtXOjzcqENVK667Qt8NqXaKOQJrDt7pWetbc0T9C1Scl3mQBdcFUxpb0y7g8pvz-NIyl9VKU1CcULeNtPHXSu8q5HJIBybvqoSyCCGewdnfkk_fmT7ko1Bz-pI6XR-tAJR-L1c2ot_uNffsE-AA=s404" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="404" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm_sy50-dtm5Ajl6X6zsEKkB802OkvmcwJzgDNtQMwtXOjzcqENVK667Qt8NqXaKOQJrDt7pWetbc0T9C1Scl3mQBdcFUxpb0y7g8pvz-NIyl9VKU1CcULeNtPHXSu8q5HJIBybvqoSyCCGewdnfkk_fmT7ko1Bz-pI6XR-tAJR-L1c2ot_uNffsE-AA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I love this SO much. I hope you like it, too! This print is available at Luke's site: </p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.daabcreative.com/prints/legion-of-superheroes-355" target="_blank">Daab Creative LSH #355 </a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Please head over there and get one of these for yourself! Believe me, it looks even better at a larger size. I just didn't want people to save this picture at a high-quality resolution. Go get yourself a real copy of this masterpiece! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="428" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9haAMbF1iU1Y1xP7CO18lEd0ilTcd43qLcgFT-mxDY3UzrkckJO6zIM2Uc9zeHTqYO5X2gxP9u6JLgq9Brt8vq61nDemqcMfO2SyqHizDKdya7gV3Snso0MnfbDuLNLhcd38EHi09yFGN_iU0xXhfYeinvQmnU4913LjwiZsf9PCX98vG1qWksr2AWw=s320" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And you can still get this print, too.....! <br /> <a href="https://www.daabcreative.com/prints/legion-of-superheroes-collage-print" target="_blank">https://www.daabcreative.com/prints/legion-of-superheroes-collage-print</a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZUXbwdbamkKsMWUzytuPbSGzMu8p26kR4-y1N16zd-cfJ-QQkvI-iOoU5JLEk7I72L84gp7U7qo-7VOy8jx_NCe2ifPcX_5x7Hzv3lEE1ijjjNS75kIKCNGRUMDHvJbjgrioiz_97OsijIh0gl7_qYtqTEFfZb_TRk9YqlDQzZAroeXarLzjnyJpmgQ=s1125" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZUXbwdbamkKsMWUzytuPbSGzMu8p26kR4-y1N16zd-cfJ-QQkvI-iOoU5JLEk7I72L84gp7U7qo-7VOy8jx_NCe2ifPcX_5x7Hzv3lEE1ijjjNS75kIKCNGRUMDHvJbjgrioiz_97OsijIh0gl7_qYtqTEFfZb_TRk9YqlDQzZAroeXarLzjnyJpmgQ=w426-h640" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Or the set of post-cards based on these portraits...!<br /><a href="https://www.daabcreative.com/prints/legion-card-set" target="_blank">https://www.daabcreative.com/prints/legion-card-set</a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTanUxPHQaEHnrycZ9B5X4kRgUVxm2KyjMG2zrYV98ZOECDVrHLINdEMUyfQHLN9i7qSGj2pJYZJAV8-kxQwdRv5Z7kOTX2CscxT5tLIG7bSnHX3EcT2VfKls2o4CiyvlSYoU7z2LSYpVB4Jv7uWWMozNHAIu1Fj68uj-656deBzpkeTHnsxQrm66YAw=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTanUxPHQaEHnrycZ9B5X4kRgUVxm2KyjMG2zrYV98ZOECDVrHLINdEMUyfQHLN9i7qSGj2pJYZJAV8-kxQwdRv5Z7kOTX2CscxT5tLIG7bSnHX3EcT2VfKls2o4CiyvlSYoU7z2LSYpVB4Jv7uWWMozNHAIu1Fj68uj-656deBzpkeTHnsxQrm66YAw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Long Live Luke Daab </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>and....</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Long Live the Legion!! </b></span></div><p></p>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-77307657724397138432022-01-31T05:30:00.000-05:002022-01-31T05:43:32.854-05:00The End of the LSB! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlOFuvM7vzHXDKpRA8HmCoBDOuX57dDlc7lSRsiVYiApMJQX5Wv8eeSJmlAwXVx2yDQRzoZGzVMXDDP0w6foDmuSPP7pVq74VRfC4d8H3YH0UsXedQJ2fQK7-SUo_EcNklHHwYgeuBNhrx3QT39XQf9k5d3PBoOsj2337lX-_yJjdJq-F_7v6JQEJXSg=s2127" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="1903" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlOFuvM7vzHXDKpRA8HmCoBDOuX57dDlc7lSRsiVYiApMJQX5Wv8eeSJmlAwXVx2yDQRzoZGzVMXDDP0w6foDmuSPP7pVq74VRfC4d8H3YH0UsXedQJ2fQK7-SUo_EcNklHHwYgeuBNhrx3QT39XQf9k5d3PBoOsj2337lX-_yJjdJq-F_7v6JQEJXSg=w358-h400" width="358" /></a></div></div><p>It's with a strong sense of bittersweet satisfaction that I announce the semi-retirement of the Legion of Super-Bloggers. </p><p>The Super-Bloggers was started back in July 2014 to celebrate all things Legion. Seven plus years later, we've read and critiqued all eight versions of the group, plus various supporting titles and groups. Check out the links on the right side of this page if you don't believe me! Believe it or not, we have run out of things to say about the Legion of Super-Heroes! </p><p>Don't worry, though, we're not going to close the blog down. We promise we will be back whenever there is a Legion related comic, such as <b><i>JLA vs LSH #2</i></b> in late February. Of course, if (when?) an ongoing <b><i>Legion</i></b> series comes back, we'll be back to cover that, too. And if one of our bloggers has an essay or something similar that they want to share, we'll post it. We know that are still some Legion comics we didn't get around to covering, and we may get to them now that we won't have a self-established publishing deadline to meet. (We know that we never got around to reviewing The Wanderers. It's on our list.) </p><p>We simply don't have enough material to cover on a daily or thrice weekly or even weekly basis. Believe it or not, we started with the Silver Age and have gone all the way to the current versions! And while that is somewhat sad, it's also quite an accomplishment. </p><p>So keep your eyes open and we'll be back with a new post before you know it! </p><p>Huge shout-out to Shagg, Siskoid, Kyle, Tim, Dr. Anj, Glenn, David, Condo, Mike, Derek, and Emsley, and to all other bloggers who have helped out in the past seven years. </p><p>LONG LIVE THE LEGION! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh7touGk6n9L86SkZwOPnCqPm7d8ZA_Y9ax0BpNkuT5OhT5OTfT2NYGxLdjbSFQkolkm2FQhMWbPCFf68D7E2Uq-uowbXHAFGdLAB2yDCce5Bho-lztNTg_EPXhfCO42y5wyWoRyv1nCKGasmcN-4THEY0Rs616YVFznnGmx_Xjk8ZmkrMHVYB2AY96A=s208" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="208" data-original-width="208" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh7touGk6n9L86SkZwOPnCqPm7d8ZA_Y9ax0BpNkuT5OhT5OTfT2NYGxLdjbSFQkolkm2FQhMWbPCFf68D7E2Uq-uowbXHAFGdLAB2yDCce5Bho-lztNTg_EPXhfCO42y5wyWoRyv1nCKGasmcN-4THEY0Rs616YVFznnGmx_Xjk8ZmkrMHVYB2AY96A" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><br />Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-44692426547559314542022-01-24T06:00:00.001-05:002022-01-24T06:00:00.233-05:00Imposters & Infiltrators<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE-R493L7nYdxfUem10kbBHGEGvxMu9_N4c43M_ClaA4EbIL0f_xct29C7ALdx_ZWjRGkkjRbWkSyXv-MPzbPPlwr8d7XStf6jUyf9JLopy2AekcZjR6Nb5Q-AASEzYPxDzXTWIHrs6qRicb2IzyJZT2Ar7R6Kt_NM4dc5RlOJ-UJW8NLO0QoPWGl_hQ=s633" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="633" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE-R493L7nYdxfUem10kbBHGEGvxMu9_N4c43M_ClaA4EbIL0f_xct29C7ALdx_ZWjRGkkjRbWkSyXv-MPzbPPlwr8d7XStf6jUyf9JLopy2AekcZjR6Nb5Q-AASEzYPxDzXTWIHrs6qRicb2IzyJZT2Ar7R6Kt_NM4dc5RlOJ-UJW8NLO0QoPWGl_hQ=w400-h249" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Imposters, Infiltrators, and Other Impersonations<br />by Emsley Wyatt</div><p>I've recently written posts about who joined the Legion and when, and I also looked at the “flip side” of the coin; namely, which characters were rejected. </p><p>But every so often when you flip a coin, it lands on its edge. And those circumstances are what this article is all about. In other words, today we're looking at infiltrators, imposters, and other impersonations in or by the Legion. Once again, if I left anybody out, please let me know.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnW3Aw1jamVh9bOMx_P-hbVmVYkuBbDJG9-FHmiI62jogpIIF7fhAneVT5yr1s_QckL2BAlMuKeTgfSiH5nV8qsGGT35McTTpOxpAKzf49Ub9em8946Vgo6j18ng_ZFKfUDdJ-_j5UQGp-UpLIdYDbqFIPm6ddY2h1umanG1g5TUOviTQzVKJnNBR1wQ=s326" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="326" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnW3Aw1jamVh9bOMx_P-hbVmVYkuBbDJG9-FHmiI62jogpIIF7fhAneVT5yr1s_QckL2BAlMuKeTgfSiH5nV8qsGGT35McTTpOxpAKzf49Ub9em8946Vgo6j18ng_ZFKfUDdJ-_j5UQGp-UpLIdYDbqFIPm6ddY2h1umanG1g5TUOviTQzVKJnNBR1wQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><p>The presence of infiltrators and imposters has a long tradition in Legion of Super-Heroes comics. For our purposes, in this post an "infiltrator" is someone who joined or attempted to join the Legion with hidden motivations (such as Dynamo Boy and Nemesis Kid, shown above). On the other hand, an "impostor" is someone who bypasses the tryout process and simply takes the place of an active Legionnaire, usually getting him or her out of the way first and usually, but not always, for villainous purposes. </p><p>This story-telling device began even prior to the Legion getting its own ongoing series: the first imposter took the place of new Legionnaire Sun Boy in “The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero” (<b><i>Adventure Comics #290</i></b>, Nov 1961).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrQu-IyUIIsVl3Dn8Ses_a-w0L20Q15QM8vnIDOu0DVK3I2tr0siSMRtw844et4pMOprBuXTtUjKVxtPdTQCqFEOKYRpVPOub1HndDige7jsNO9Icbrm3ONpp-jL78S_l0sguHs0AIR7z-l730xhDTFzfuNqdFnoPyEVQ5RPJ-lP3z-d6er5w53oJB_A=s443" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="443" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrQu-IyUIIsVl3Dn8Ses_a-w0L20Q15QM8vnIDOu0DVK3I2tr0siSMRtw844et4pMOprBuXTtUjKVxtPdTQCqFEOKYRpVPOub1HndDige7jsNO9Icbrm3ONpp-jL78S_l0sguHs0AIR7z-l730xhDTFzfuNqdFnoPyEVQ5RPJ-lP3z-d6er5w53oJB_A=w400-h389" width="400" /></a></div><p>The criminal impostor, with his “Mission: Impossible” mask and a device to simulate Sun Boy's solar glow, planned to get the parts of the super-secret Cyclops Robot. His plan was foiled because he didn't know the Legion secret handshake. And why are they on the planet Xanthu, anyway?</p><div style="text-align: left;">The entire Legion was impersonated in <b><i>Action Comics #287</i></b> (April 1962) by Chameleon Men (who appear to be a different chameleon race than Chameleon Boy, i.e. non-Durlan). Unable to duplicate the Legionnaire's abilities, they simply pretended to lose them. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaIrYyCKR53v0E6f6kzcM-zXlStt2MrzTkjykcoTcHhzG15Sv2sfzHQC55JX3W3JDyxMxoR_YwsrVo2lgZJ3CWhiQINsg8RIv5PGQwYyDmz0fteJyLoVlLHSzY9eqAZ9nT0zkXV3kuPmN-CPOUqPlS9An6qQPNEqxYGLbrsOHB6l0ipD6yNBSYda2U9g=s586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="586" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaIrYyCKR53v0E6f6kzcM-zXlStt2MrzTkjykcoTcHhzG15Sv2sfzHQC55JX3W3JDyxMxoR_YwsrVo2lgZJ3CWhiQINsg8RIv5PGQwYyDmz0fteJyLoVlLHSzY9eqAZ9nT0zkXV3kuPmN-CPOUqPlS9An6qQPNEqxYGLbrsOHB6l0ipD6yNBSYda2U9g=w400-h343" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Their plot was foiled by Supergirl and a telepathic cat (no kidding). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And who can forget the time Ayla Ranzz impersonated her dead brother, Lightning Lad, in <b><i>Adventure Comics #308 </i></b>(May 1963)? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXguaTdxy3uPthOviJafoPVsBeMWVN0FY7IKHv0GuG4F5-S_KfyuEsh4PTRUmIz8HGnRcyDhraJLrI0YXt6C1UTknLfwc3ZjCm_Rpac1tANiX28IeSGWWeYZ2m2-MkkBX4tDmvVEegi0pQusGeN4GqhcCIzl96PZj-vwYYN3488R3zANx-v1ouEGderw=s495" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="495" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXguaTdxy3uPthOviJafoPVsBeMWVN0FY7IKHv0GuG4F5-S_KfyuEsh4PTRUmIz8HGnRcyDhraJLrI0YXt6C1UTknLfwc3ZjCm_Rpac1tANiX28IeSGWWeYZ2m2-MkkBX4tDmvVEegi0pQusGeN4GqhcCIzl96PZj-vwYYN3488R3zANx-v1ouEGderw=w400-h358" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The entire Legion was impersonated again by aliens from the planet Zyzan, who coveted our rare ores. They used “disguise projectors” because they were unable to change their actual forms. This was in the story “The War Between the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires” in <b><i>Adventure Comics #311</i></b> (Aug 1963).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8xqaNs9r04eMItfmPV2kbkPdsYceU67TJpWdtQqmMM-8oMwMZYZCQbhjlV9D0ZLXOxCEhKF1_Q8CwjC0RhtxCN7_cI_fMWf6zQuc4sb0TVDnG00RDhnruNYqM9fPFq3qk2__dAgl4nMXQyEkNuvHaSRR6A7G0lJavQTVO7ykg6rAaHLgW3Rv2MoL8gA=s579" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="557" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8xqaNs9r04eMItfmPV2kbkPdsYceU67TJpWdtQqmMM-8oMwMZYZCQbhjlV9D0ZLXOxCEhKF1_Q8CwjC0RhtxCN7_cI_fMWf6zQuc4sb0TVDnG00RDhnruNYqM9fPFq3qk2__dAgl4nMXQyEkNuvHaSRR6A7G0lJavQTVO7ykg6rAaHLgW3Rv2MoL8gA=w385-h400" width="385" /></a></div><p>Their plot was foiled by, you guessed it, the Legion of Substitute Heroes.</p><p>Of course, Legionnaires pulled off a few infiltration and impersonation jobs themselves. Chameleon Boy did it too often to count. Superboy impersonated Dev-Em, and a group of Legionnaires and Academy recruits infiltrated the nascent Legion of Super Villains. Legionnaires have even impersonated each other, in some instances to protect Superboy's secret identity. As a typical example, here is Chameleon Boy impersonating Clark Kent in <b><i>Superboy #93</i></b> (Dec 1961).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5NWQEkDKCQbMb3LWLLSsq6xZgJSfOj1riV-BNXSUrKLW4A1dXrIzSvY0jkwDBuaTzWmPc20FF-NMWx6gV9FcOpLEy5c3UrMrWfNLquDTUGIki6_iPb0jiHP2wTvFWXmGTaq_qsDRKBnO-vXG1Dg1ZhfRThndLX43hmZZwl61QNak-f8PsQpWr6KYB2g=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="320" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5NWQEkDKCQbMb3LWLLSsq6xZgJSfOj1riV-BNXSUrKLW4A1dXrIzSvY0jkwDBuaTzWmPc20FF-NMWx6gV9FcOpLEy5c3UrMrWfNLquDTUGIki6_iPb0jiHP2wTvFWXmGTaq_qsDRKBnO-vXG1Dg1ZhfRThndLX43hmZZwl61QNak-f8PsQpWr6KYB2g=w400-h328" width="400" /></a></div><p>One of the whackier impersonations was in “The World of Doomed Olsens” from <b><i>Jimmy Olsen #71</i></b> (Oct 1963). In this story, four Legionnaires (and Protty II) impersonated some of Jimmy Olsen's strangest transformations to play an initiation prank on Jimmy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBJwV3fX5Rzk8uejJ2-k2zCwtkkCk-tpnlRjNCqoTYMtQyxsHYRbzCGxhgREepDz5QTj9OoAFMGoqwt5j2iOPGI6qqGXLmEsDtF7t6P80TA4O5qVt5eJYMtKLXDllIrcC3QDTaD_QUTmd7dgFSwbcfNwbeZ_TWEGq69Cxk_9GxepPOziEW6iXXyHpHKw=s889" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="889" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBJwV3fX5Rzk8uejJ2-k2zCwtkkCk-tpnlRjNCqoTYMtQyxsHYRbzCGxhgREepDz5QTj9OoAFMGoqwt5j2iOPGI6qqGXLmEsDtF7t6P80TA4O5qVt5eJYMtKLXDllIrcC3QDTaD_QUTmd7dgFSwbcfNwbeZ_TWEGq69Cxk_9GxepPOziEW6iXXyHpHKw=w400-h160" width="400" /></a></div><p>From left to right Protty II as Wolfman Jimmy (not to be confused with Wolfman Jack), Cosmic Boy as Porcupine Jimmy, Chameleon Boy making like Elastic Lad, an act he would later reprise in the infiltration of the Legion of Super Villains, Bouncing Boy as Fat Jimmy, and Colossal Boy as Giant Turtle Jimmy. To the right of Jimmy is Mon-El as “Gion-El,” the master of ceremonies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqDthTeY6ungWLhOYT8r1iNKyAMT9qVKwBXUhWFdcnf3xEDsoCzfr3sask8xJvKcCPTpBaq0qWM6kdbt04adbD-X2tz6NPJuDn_tusSzAzvqP5pj5x9Zm8vIvJpfNHRlLJUzzMUfhjfUj3IRZk9Z4l_stviMEHwq9VQFKpg5v5Kre6BwY2Pwwjfgu1Zw=s634" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="634" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqDthTeY6ungWLhOYT8r1iNKyAMT9qVKwBXUhWFdcnf3xEDsoCzfr3sask8xJvKcCPTpBaq0qWM6kdbt04adbD-X2tz6NPJuDn_tusSzAzvqP5pj5x9Zm8vIvJpfNHRlLJUzzMUfhjfUj3IRZk9Z4l_stviMEHwq9VQFKpg5v5Kre6BwY2Pwwjfgu1Zw=w400-h343" width="400" /></a></div><p>Colossal Boy impersonated a Red Kryptonite embiggened Superboy in <b><i>Adventure Comics #315</i></b> (Dec 1963). Nice to know they keep a stretchable Superboy uniform and facemask on hand, eh? </p><p>In addition to people impersonating Legionnaires, from very early-on you also had people trying to infiltrate the Legion: people with actual powers joining the Legion, usually for nefarious purposes. The first of these was the character fans call “False Pretenses Lad,” shown in a flashback panel in <b><i>Adventure Comics #327</i></b> (Dec 1964). The whole reason for his existence seems to be to tell the readers that joining the Legion under false pretenses is a crime.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xjRiKHF7A4wLLh5R1aEcCwSgA__Ons1TGdWHxsx5sj4otsiajjdwVRrcyyC-YmEYLV9ua00IfDT6g6uLiHqZ6RRp9-7KnKEVtpIsQH-pzKN7e2sGqxOXlJF4HQfLFoAVUIIqeXxkWRC6SmwfeCH93GmlklTa5E4wZ9mqqQJnIqnc0DbMbblRFz5rFQ=s586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="586" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xjRiKHF7A4wLLh5R1aEcCwSgA__Ons1TGdWHxsx5sj4otsiajjdwVRrcyyC-YmEYLV9ua00IfDT6g6uLiHqZ6RRp9-7KnKEVtpIsQH-pzKN7e2sGqxOXlJF4HQfLFoAVUIIqeXxkWRC6SmwfeCH93GmlklTa5E4wZ9mqqQJnIqnc0DbMbblRFz5rFQ=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></div><p>Nothing else is ever said about him again, but fans have speculated that he might be Jan Jor, mentioned as an infiltrator in <b><i>Adventure Comics #354</i></b> (March 1967). However, there's no real evidence behind that supposition. Draw whatever conclusion you wish.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIvl-ktVIcs_O_kCApSLF0C16mVwSQnljS_f4AuflsUnasnVUPoxvFL7uDzq0vTfi2bIHcLddKObaC8mlMiiKd8gJNu8WF7is2d5lLmGWGFL70vsT_mTQp8uzd2J-k3QSY1lu4TIzRfV7YSvx-Fu1X4v-pTA_q7ATE9vxFrdlniNyMMQNuujbNx6pdpg=s629" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="629" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIvl-ktVIcs_O_kCApSLF0C16mVwSQnljS_f4AuflsUnasnVUPoxvFL7uDzq0vTfi2bIHcLddKObaC8mlMiiKd8gJNu8WF7is2d5lLmGWGFL70vsT_mTQp8uzd2J-k3QSY1lu4TIzRfV7YSvx-Fu1X4v-pTA_q7ATE9vxFrdlniNyMMQNuujbNx6pdpg=w400-h366" width="400" /></a></div><p>Not all “infiltration” was done for sinister purposes. Indeed, the first one we saw was committed by an active Legionnaire, Mon-El. In “The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire,” from <b><i>Adventure Comics #305</i></b> (June 1963), Mon-El gets out of the Phantom Zone for a test of a lead poisoning antidote; he pretends to be an applicant called Marvel Lad. It's all a gag by him and Brainiac 5.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRvEcd6WZ2kmD8l-FLgFwV3PZZ7tWe9zrDN63yknB1ZJDt0UqO6rAnz1ymiH_vvx_TgmNsnGqlHxVLiQ6hBBRrtuQ3SQeYh9riUV-zmJ4KWoK6111FtEtebnQrXjGSso_gqJirLlHUskHb5p1jlyvafQB1K3IfW14GO-oc-d9dilhKABUk3MIAiV-94g=s505" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="505" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRvEcd6WZ2kmD8l-FLgFwV3PZZ7tWe9zrDN63yknB1ZJDt0UqO6rAnz1ymiH_vvx_TgmNsnGqlHxVLiQ6hBBRrtuQ3SQeYh9riUV-zmJ4KWoK6111FtEtebnQrXjGSso_gqJirLlHUskHb5p1jlyvafQB1K3IfW14GO-oc-d9dilhKABUk3MIAiV-94g=w400-h345" width="400" /></a></div><p>Dream Girl actually infiltrated the Legion twice, once to save a number of Legionnaires, and once, with Star Boy, to hunt for her sister, the White Witch. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS084NPV6_zQNqF7kboWUcYl57DCsfdhWh-RXaY0EH_RKAmOo9BqwFDmePaDn1k0V8Akb6RfpkAh91gBC88d4GyZ5BiZ11DcdvMKLBk4wX0MONLxWUsVRWcxpusWh2udpDW4LQr8MtirenzxiYSC97DiQblKvc54Cg0RS46Gh_sOenzxi7gE2XFRs0QA=s618" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="618" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS084NPV6_zQNqF7kboWUcYl57DCsfdhWh-RXaY0EH_RKAmOo9BqwFDmePaDn1k0V8Akb6RfpkAh91gBC88d4GyZ5BiZ11DcdvMKLBk4wX0MONLxWUsVRWcxpusWh2udpDW4LQr8MtirenzxiYSC97DiQblKvc54Cg0RS46Gh_sOenzxi7gE2XFRs0QA=w400-h343" width="400" /></a></div><br />The stories appeared in <b><i>Adventure Comics #317</i></b> (Feb 1964) and <b><i>Adventure Comics #350</i></b> (Nov 1966), respectively.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigfoSiTUEjfySZGLD7YQesJsR__We-ZdcZVVGGbFSp2PgFMEXB4J0nnba7rtqknNG6jOeF0nXnMgNtoDRA9Wwsm7UPS6Xsk8cTtle5EI--q7sv9d4wkOVA5qU2Su6OfmWx5QKLxbr46II2vo1RORFpVWOkzeSKhWUKxUq1ZviaDNxLSJvrBlHTVSLRkQ=s692" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="692" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigfoSiTUEjfySZGLD7YQesJsR__We-ZdcZVVGGbFSp2PgFMEXB4J0nnba7rtqknNG6jOeF0nXnMgNtoDRA9Wwsm7UPS6Xsk8cTtle5EI--q7sv9d4wkOVA5qU2Su6OfmWx5QKLxbr46II2vo1RORFpVWOkzeSKhWUKxUq1ZviaDNxLSJvrBlHTVSLRkQ=w400-h324" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The first “sinister infiltration” that we actually see is that of Command Kid in <b><i>Adventure Comics #328 </i></b>(Jan 1965). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx0dTP6PpAyBBYI1M61SC829KdWtK4vhsmMmWD3WuwqXqWScwb7J70FvBKwQamDops7jvVUUmW6V3j5hEYeJretDYxUrqgrv1IPRi7YvaULatQmDSC7BunuKtI26gh_dPjikFZTpFpUnY8jrfoD5x-qtn2ib5IEYpjT9zDpYUc--yQyf6g2pxI-NhIGQ=s662" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="662" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx0dTP6PpAyBBYI1M61SC829KdWtK4vhsmMmWD3WuwqXqWScwb7J70FvBKwQamDops7jvVUUmW6V3j5hEYeJretDYxUrqgrv1IPRi7YvaULatQmDSC7BunuKtI26gh_dPjikFZTpFpUnY8jrfoD5x-qtn2ib5IEYpjT9zDpYUc--yQyf6g2pxI-NhIGQ=w400-h319" width="400" /></a></div><p>Command Kid could create illusions. That would sure be a great power for a Legionnaire to have; too bad he didn't last beyond this story, eh? He was actually possessed by a demon who planned to “infect” the other Legionnaires with others of his kind. Once the demon was driven out, Command Kid lost his power and left the Legion. Presumably no charges were filed against him as he wasn't responsible for his actions. As the demon fled into space, Saturn Girl said that she was afraid they hadn't seen the last of the creature or his kind. We had.</p><p>The next infiltrator was “Dynamo Boy” in <b><i>Adventure Comics #330 </i></b>(March 1965) in a story entitled “The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire.” Hey, that title sounds familiar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUs0Xu0Yz_r1LW_mba4VE3GfZXmzwKhlatcC-62j00cGVfHFqC1j3eLXiHAGgypB99gfrWZaRoITSLFgnL4RG39QrRqVSl2HyA3BmRaVogODE_JH53kSAL76Fy16ghyGaICcwLV_ncyfzTp0XjHGm_-bCoLmASxt4iipwYzxNxGrLlW0zHJhP7OAFfvg=s629" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="629" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUs0Xu0Yz_r1LW_mba4VE3GfZXmzwKhlatcC-62j00cGVfHFqC1j3eLXiHAGgypB99gfrWZaRoITSLFgnL4RG39QrRqVSl2HyA3BmRaVogODE_JH53kSAL76Fy16ghyGaICcwLV_ncyfzTp0XjHGm_-bCoLmASxt4iipwYzxNxGrLlW0zHJhP7OAFfvg=w400-h333" width="400" /></a></div><p>Following Dream Girl's playbook, Dynamo Boy frames one Legionnaire after another on bogus charges and gets them expelled. In part two of the story, he tries to build a new Legion consisting totally of villains. He recruits the Legion of Super-Villains, who have come into their past (our future) from the (further) future. They proceed to double-cross him and maroon him in the (even further) future. It never really worked for me that the adult versions of the LSV came back in time to join. It would have been better, in my opinion, had Seigel taken advantage of the chance to introduce those characters at a younger age, contemporary to the Legionnaires. The later story where Tarik the Mute started the LSV would have only taken some small modifications to still be consistent. </p><p><b><i>Adventure Comics #337</i></b> (Oct 1965) featured “The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion.” Here we see not one, not two, but three infiltrators. Murran spies apply as Size Lad, Blackout Boy, and Magnetic Kid to take the places of four Legionnaires who resign to get married. “Size Lad” could make objects bigger or smaller. “Blackout Boy” could project zones of darkness, sort of a prototype for Shadow Lass. “Magnetic Kid,” not to be confused with the later Legionnaire with the same name, could attract living creatures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcWsrECbGCNBPguCEyxZEipAeVXGz7Orp6pnoLPJSYsel_s3yL-mBVeyaLUaJT1WQtBAuwyDeRZRlMR7wqeY-wTXUObv0zE_AHPBSUhVBM8JCGixmPCOTSLJwm5HXkoPHa_PnX7KCSUOWojZ1Ig8zL6J16sdNYyleZliyS7fZNARbe-XYAW0MjeNrfJw=s588" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="588" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcWsrECbGCNBPguCEyxZEipAeVXGz7Orp6pnoLPJSYsel_s3yL-mBVeyaLUaJT1WQtBAuwyDeRZRlMR7wqeY-wTXUObv0zE_AHPBSUhVBM8JCGixmPCOTSLJwm5HXkoPHa_PnX7KCSUOWojZ1Ig8zL6J16sdNYyleZliyS7fZNARbe-XYAW0MjeNrfJw=w400-h375" width="400" /></a></div><p>The weddings were fake, natch, done only to plausibly create vacancies in the Legion ranks that the spies could fill. They were defeated after stealing a bogus document that supposedly contained a secret Legion plan, then leading the Legionnaires back to their home planet for their capture.</p><p>The most successful Legion infiltrator had to be Nemesis Kid, who debuted in <b><i>Adventure Comics #346</i></b> (July 1966). He joined the Legion along with three other applicants, but he was actually working for the Khunds. If not for Superboy's foresight and a dumb mistake on his part, he might have pulled off his plan to destroy Earth's defensive weaponry and leave the planet open for invasion.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimqNGwpn7aFg-SQD0OkxODS2mc4NQkUwb5y5ybdADQLdx0hePetQxzz1MsT6NymnRaoGtp2tH1U79JWKqTDl873aIhrhGs6RBmOqOlm1YlyyqnWoOZ3-TeUm05bNwQLrWGVvYIme4Y-CEY2rXTzjDpFuIG8VtXQwwZDoCj_1d2QgsuytiwuWrOpZ2KZw=s750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimqNGwpn7aFg-SQD0OkxODS2mc4NQkUwb5y5ybdADQLdx0hePetQxzz1MsT6NymnRaoGtp2tH1U79JWKqTDl873aIhrhGs6RBmOqOlm1YlyyqnWoOZ3-TeUm05bNwQLrWGVvYIme4Y-CEY2rXTzjDpFuIG8VtXQwwZDoCj_1d2QgsuytiwuWrOpZ2KZw=w213-h400" width="213" /></a></div><p>Even when they began to suspect that one of their new members was a traitor, the Legion initially thought that it was Karate Kid. Hey, his name is Nemesis Kid, for Pete's sake. (That's not my joke, but I don't know who to give the credit to.) The character returned a number of times and ultimately killed Karate Kid and was killed himself by Princess Projectra. </p><p>The next infiltration was in <b><i>Adventure Comics #364</i></b> (Jan 1968) and was committed by Biron the Bowman and Blockade Boy who were, in reality, Comet the Super-Horse and Protty II. The story was “Revolt of the Super Pets.”</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3vKyFmBBayy10lAwPHZmo5cf9zpvjaPE4GYWVMFPkIUY8jGjZcQYfqJQNXLW6YJveG9EQP8UxywbPxTUg56wNaq2jc-3gvKDSO1JN4XDxPceJbB-j-JkgLoeuXHFtgsdlxjaUGaRmaXCwXT7wCGyVvt1TxVp7-9QO54z8WN3QTvl-NlpH3AUE1JTiYg=s900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="900" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3vKyFmBBayy10lAwPHZmo5cf9zpvjaPE4GYWVMFPkIUY8jGjZcQYfqJQNXLW6YJveG9EQP8UxywbPxTUg56wNaq2jc-3gvKDSO1JN4XDxPceJbB-j-JkgLoeuXHFtgsdlxjaUGaRmaXCwXT7wCGyVvt1TxVp7-9QO54z8WN3QTvl-NlpH3AUE1JTiYg=w400-h236" width="400" /></a></div><p>I don't even know if this one should count as the Legion saw through their deception right away. The only thing that this story illustrates is that even Jim Shooter wasn't above the occasional bit of Silver Age silliness.</p><p>The impersonation by a Legionnaire trope even made its way into an “imaginary story” in <b><i>Lois Lane #47</i></b> (Feb 1964), in which Night Girl impersonates a Kryptonian Lois Lane to protect her secret identity from a prying human Clark Kent. Don't ask. (Editor's Note: this story was recently reviewed on the LSB page <a href="https://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspot.com/2021/12/krypton-girl-and-legion-of-super-heroes.html" target="_blank">here</a>!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvel92J5Gq0DHR564rOVTY-xZW82JZcXWjZoqSyhG8ynL1MykkkddwOIAkGTtPsOT89ml3qDNAv0gCtjy2zugqWRFenQh2Ea3ZmtOAdp72Ao-DNfnVUwmhsjGPdM6aDC_rtkK6BPjfgF4UrEq1V0d_6GfA0Eue1CLhROdLJ5uRfXLCg6EKzi8V1SmWnQ=s587" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="587" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvel92J5Gq0DHR564rOVTY-xZW82JZcXWjZoqSyhG8ynL1MykkkddwOIAkGTtPsOT89ml3qDNAv0gCtjy2zugqWRFenQh2Ea3ZmtOAdp72Ao-DNfnVUwmhsjGPdM6aDC_rtkK6BPjfgF4UrEq1V0d_6GfA0Eue1CLhROdLJ5uRfXLCg6EKzi8V1SmWnQ=w400-h340" width="400" /></a></div><p>Legionnaires have also impersonated other Legionnaires for tactical advantage, as in <b><i>Adventure Comics #371</i></b> (Sept 1968). Chameleon Boy and Superboy impersonate each other to beat Tarik the Mute's “glassifying ray” gun. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7ZLaVJsxXCefvSAe47ZAmhgbfTUa1MIZMWE8lvskaMuKpuyY1QrzEORaPUi8LJwGWE0vkTR7xQq-P5w8W0K0iWV7FdyWOz5vc8KEsHGFiwBgzd8JWTabW8UK0_gdsD6PuwbQ7m8tvGmJHDtYp4G9E-yTaYRMuxPw2R4P4NotCgEEpEQSYchKrmW0bSg=s467" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7ZLaVJsxXCefvSAe47ZAmhgbfTUa1MIZMWE8lvskaMuKpuyY1QrzEORaPUi8LJwGWE0vkTR7xQq-P5w8W0K0iWV7FdyWOz5vc8KEsHGFiwBgzd8JWTabW8UK0_gdsD6PuwbQ7m8tvGmJHDtYp4G9E-yTaYRMuxPw2R4P4NotCgEEpEQSYchKrmW0bSg=w323-h400" width="323" /></a></div><p>Superboy had some spare make-up in his cape pouch to “touch up his disguise.” Nothing said about why he would have orange make-up or the makings of antenna. And did they switch costumes as well? And if so, how did Superboy's costume change to glass, then broken glass? And if they did not, where did Superboy get a Chameleon Boy costume? I've read this story literally dozens of times over the years, and have never noticed this little plot hole. Did you? (Actually, I've always kind of thought that Cham doesn't even “wear” a costume, as much as he creates one as part of his power.)</p><p>Superman and Cosmic Man did the exact same thing in<b><i> Adventure Comics #354 </i></b>(March 1967).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXq5wL5bNjTWwOfghR-EiUkPWFH_2c6TipkvSoKuHolgi5_MB-KzLW2TFM2Yw84VXXSja_DMKKhA7wAEpGLnjZIP7q8F5w5SfFUvRfRXYZaVzrAejHKg9Aa2Kn6O0GHEFdhBaX6fBndns1NitMiC99y4QVgpRjm37oN61ZGz0Hdjjc4QfnINnthwKijw=s1172" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1172" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXq5wL5bNjTWwOfghR-EiUkPWFH_2c6TipkvSoKuHolgi5_MB-KzLW2TFM2Yw84VXXSja_DMKKhA7wAEpGLnjZIP7q8F5w5SfFUvRfRXYZaVzrAejHKg9Aa2Kn6O0GHEFdhBaX6fBndns1NitMiC99y4QVgpRjm37oN61ZGz0Hdjjc4QfnINnthwKijw=w400-h194" width="400" /></a></div><p>This story does mention the previous use of this trick against Doctor Light. I had to recheck the first story and it was Superboy who had the idea. Good thing, because if it had been Chameleon Boy, knowing that Superman and Batman had done it, and then Superman did it, remembering that he and Chameleon Boy had done it, you'd be looking at a “Captain Kirk's glasses paradox”.</p><p>Chameleon Boy also impersonated Bouncing Boy in <b><i>Adventure Comics #376</i></b> (Jan 1969) which led to him being taken to another dimension to fight an evil warlord for the hand of a beautiful princess.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpbgsw5kxah2Kr8Z9ef_uQukxf73cV7g3mG_5F9ZLR50fcjzT3BqsIcAgbg_HuL1efJ6L_S20Se2bXfUwj5_wXJK9i3shu8BoXdDXY2X6iIRPk7fb_IXPgwivrPaAeBD0zcsHzrHID0v7CM0x79KYzY804DPby1roMqC7Mtq2mp3stxaK0BBVQaoqOdg=s825" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="825" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpbgsw5kxah2Kr8Z9ef_uQukxf73cV7g3mG_5F9ZLR50fcjzT3BqsIcAgbg_HuL1efJ6L_S20Se2bXfUwj5_wXJK9i3shu8BoXdDXY2X6iIRPk7fb_IXPgwivrPaAeBD0zcsHzrHID0v7CM0x79KYzY804DPby1roMqC7Mtq2mp3stxaK0BBVQaoqOdg=w400-h285" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Oh, and speaking of Batman, he saw through Princess Projectra's impersonation of Phantom Girl in <b><i>Batman '66 meets the Legion of Super-Heroes</i></b> (June 2017).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1ejU6ODx77n2P726YLaCELzq6QAuutdBT63TESf3SX65ZS_nahdMJn2KawqVHoqMIElaixhQd9gyfEBjUwTLLoyTAPXCC7G9GpVDu4W2kUBAfQbavlIDKP3-rsTuuYbbARbK-SGXgiDbPNJlLskNrjXgV5r32f4GCL3RfbYaf6KXHC-7vKGkXXAvHhA=s758" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="758" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1ejU6ODx77n2P726YLaCELzq6QAuutdBT63TESf3SX65ZS_nahdMJn2KawqVHoqMIElaixhQd9gyfEBjUwTLLoyTAPXCC7G9GpVDu4W2kUBAfQbavlIDKP3-rsTuuYbbARbK-SGXgiDbPNJlLskNrjXgV5r32f4GCL3RfbYaf6KXHC-7vKGkXXAvHhA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>And for something completely different, real Legionnaires impersonating fake ones and accusing real Legionnaires of being fake. From “The Legionnaires Who Never Were” in <b><i>Action Comics #392</i></b> (Sept 1970).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="906" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrmgLMQclSPT8hjIBwo_Ok0Pg2Btkk5QAYGQjVOhhmDhjuPcAebdsDwT6WPpq3DplPIWax7FoLADP4DL5lLw_lNIBps7wHJMSpQen36iwu0S65uZm0jrI-KKikQFO_Ng5mqbMSJznaNwwYA-T5yw3acKOpKzAJio6LjLwUCTW7kf-QODNn-Rz26I__0g=w400-h243" width="400" /></div><p>That's Brainiac 5 and Sun Boy as “Prince Projectur” and “Saturn Lad,” by the way.</p><p>But back to some more conventional impersonations. Shadow Lass was impersonated in <b><i>Action Comics #379</i></b> (August 1969).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW0QTBzH7-Ootp_SGfbpc5EeIl1jqH2AJ6BF2weXSOPNPEd1nAWRslEHTeGvoD5PtY86XqwgkjFASC2bvHBSVL_ODHkarHQYkI7KvoeM4jst506i7NeXfgvx1aizLMFQWbxAhMdLMiTbpcIckEqr8EwdweX2Jcc1IeZ7lZF6vsuKpmjf4NePieyvVjUQ=s550" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="550" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW0QTBzH7-Ootp_SGfbpc5EeIl1jqH2AJ6BF2weXSOPNPEd1nAWRslEHTeGvoD5PtY86XqwgkjFASC2bvHBSVL_ODHkarHQYkI7KvoeM4jst506i7NeXfgvx1aizLMFQWbxAhMdLMiTbpcIckEqr8EwdweX2Jcc1IeZ7lZF6vsuKpmjf4NePieyvVjUQ=w400-h326" width="400" /></a></div><p>The impostor wasn't named in this story but she did return some months later to take the Legion on solo. She was given a name then (Uli Algor) but never given a villain name. Perhaps since her “power” was working with light and she was a woman, they couldn't come up with a unique name for her.</p><p>Brainiac 5 impersonated Superman (and Clark Kent, too) in <b><i>Superman #213</i></b> (Jan 1969) while Superman was trapped in Mordru's vault.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs6K8rd_oLhizbDei59A5krEVyeemM5WBYhRRFHjooicXkAvYzuEbP_YEUcexZTDWtGPH_3qt0nhW3tjfEOOnVT4d_pxVGFA6NCkNrudMxKmnhHzx6tQI5qkJhVrpl9T8EHUVM3FQs049zBKOYGGDfyj8txaQmxRmAuArIq3T3AzlEoPFkEtjJAsgKAg=s781" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="428" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs6K8rd_oLhizbDei59A5krEVyeemM5WBYhRRFHjooicXkAvYzuEbP_YEUcexZTDWtGPH_3qt0nhW3tjfEOOnVT4d_pxVGFA6NCkNrudMxKmnhHzx6tQI5qkJhVrpl9T8EHUVM3FQs049zBKOYGGDfyj8txaQmxRmAuArIq3T3AzlEoPFkEtjJAsgKAg=w219-h400" width="219" /></a></div><p></p><p>Eltro Gand impersonated his relative, Mon-El, in <b><i>Action Comics #384</i></b> (Jan 1970). He did so in order to save Mon-El's life. However, a miscalculation on his part actually resulted in causing the very thing he was trying to prevent. Using the life-entity transfer technology that had previously brought Lightning Lad back, Eltro Gand then sacrificed himself to revive his distant kinsman.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXw5AbopDl-laP7QUMZoLVkguIQez_tAebwZgKOXHJQuKVo36FQlk8evCMpnmpVbIlXbibPbcjLXaxKaQNLdSE4IsT0JB7VFIb4AHjc2Zup8-3_Ri9H4Igab8TfKrqiizCuKTmMJyDTi9NNX8MWrMKyjgY4NBK9BQ4A28RVHWnoT4UhjOEcxzfpU-75Q=s467" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="288" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXw5AbopDl-laP7QUMZoLVkguIQez_tAebwZgKOXHJQuKVo36FQlk8evCMpnmpVbIlXbibPbcjLXaxKaQNLdSE4IsT0JB7VFIb4AHjc2Zup8-3_Ri9H4Igab8TfKrqiizCuKTmMJyDTi9NNX8MWrMKyjgY4NBK9BQ4A28RVHWnoT4UhjOEcxzfpU-75Q=w246-h400" width="246" /></a></div><p>One of the more unusual impostors was seen in “Trust Me or Kill Me” in <b><i>Superboy #173</i></b> (April 1971). Cosmic Boy was duplicated by Mordru, so Superboy had to distinguish between the real article and the fake. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGr8kNItqf4cGiweZ-KuEtGKk_GM4i-Efn4jmqOomjLC9jaLTF5vAMc72S8yeDCzLrY48sJGyUaOSo3IyRPDADH2PuJsCdIbdO56Pv2tzEeIDymoUt7lV-bT8NGWbKfjg9y3XSdHYLH5VNj7Qn-gSWgb4TmnZbaOm3JABqucWu3CU9YTWlsq3kBkZaYw=s515" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="515" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGr8kNItqf4cGiweZ-KuEtGKk_GM4i-Efn4jmqOomjLC9jaLTF5vAMc72S8yeDCzLrY48sJGyUaOSo3IyRPDADH2PuJsCdIbdO56Pv2tzEeIDymoUt7lV-bT8NGWbKfjg9y3XSdHYLH5VNj7Qn-gSWgb4TmnZbaOm3JABqucWu3CU9YTWlsq3kBkZaYw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>It was your typical Cary Bates “puzzle story,” where one of the Cosmic Boys even uses the old “You'll have to shoot us both. It's the only way to guarantee the safety of the Enterp........er, the Legion” ploy.</p><p>Molecule Master wasn't accepted into the Legion, but his sinister attempt at infiltration was successful enough to put him into close proximity to the Legion in “The Betrayer from Beyond” in <b><i>Superboy #201</i></b> (April 1974). This was really bad because Molecule Master was an android which steadily exhaled a poisonous gas that would have, in time, killed the Legionnaires. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp0_cNxoAgxabFxnNj-cGT02VWsnYNHIJnuRUZCxT6jpIvkj2Olchl-fJ_MHFwIai7KTM7VRL-oum0u-YUx9SGp0BQQ1ckEhaU6cTIAjLIexXznBR9whYh4IJWZeSBJ29ARQERUvXWKBI6mJ-aaYAkL0Ralf51m1xOi4VT8D1D5eoDPMTIhEVBAyy7bw=s879" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="879" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp0_cNxoAgxabFxnNj-cGT02VWsnYNHIJnuRUZCxT6jpIvkj2Olchl-fJ_MHFwIai7KTM7VRL-oum0u-YUx9SGp0BQQ1ckEhaU6cTIAjLIexXznBR9whYh4IJWZeSBJ29ARQERUvXWKBI6mJ-aaYAkL0Ralf51m1xOi4VT8D1D5eoDPMTIhEVBAyy7bw=w400-h198" width="400" /></a></div><p>The next infiltration was an altruistic one. In <b><i>Superboy #204</i></b> (Sept 1974) a student from the 75th Century was scanning the 30th Century (his past) only to discover that his time-scanner was defective and somehow had interfered with the timeline to such a degree that Superboy was no longer made a member of the Legion. He therefore went back in time and as “Anti-Lad” applied for membership himself in order to "push" for Superboy's inclusion.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC624IB6gtzrAI3pMTxZ6O2AbIUVQYhEvpHEjRMiEx8ACTnvBSKmA6Y5dKYQM0ZSAWbzqvPdLGq0AkIQRarky1N3nkQvYEaX5UVS96xEMMBu5glSP7e0PMVltKsa293N466PakOl4EDd2ITg466tpVFSotA1uv5rNYy-DrAp5nl5a3Mfkt2SNuW_80NA=s552" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="552" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC624IB6gtzrAI3pMTxZ6O2AbIUVQYhEvpHEjRMiEx8ACTnvBSKmA6Y5dKYQM0ZSAWbzqvPdLGq0AkIQRarky1N3nkQvYEaX5UVS96xEMMBu5glSP7e0PMVltKsa293N466PakOl4EDd2ITg466tpVFSotA1uv5rNYy-DrAp5nl5a3Mfkt2SNuW_80NA=w400-h289" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>His ruse was detected by Brainiac 5, but despite of this exposure (or perhaps because of it) he did succeed in his mission of tricking the Legionnaires into giving Superboy another chance. </p><p>The next three impersonations were by robots. In <b><i>Superboy #204</i></b> (Sept 1974) Supergirl was impersonated by a robot that was so good it fooled its own creator, Brainiac 5. This was probably an early sign of his developing instability.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjYVWkcHfrgqFh8uiyTzZqUqXXCVwfLrJ47xRpaNqOS85uSWF7SOSHUIrmq70rt2T0CIUMhn9NbxAuMtaNrJt_Sk5wxlvMI6GFDGS_fxBLcrNdkSnpxDX6BHySdIdiR8jhHUvUUruAUEYbzGhP_YD-RGFVSkP0gNTEE7UnJwrlZFHCdoD9gHz4LQgTeQ=s519" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="442" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjYVWkcHfrgqFh8uiyTzZqUqXXCVwfLrJ47xRpaNqOS85uSWF7SOSHUIrmq70rt2T0CIUMhn9NbxAuMtaNrJt_Sk5wxlvMI6GFDGS_fxBLcrNdkSnpxDX6BHySdIdiR8jhHUvUUruAUEYbzGhP_YD-RGFVSkP0gNTEE7UnJwrlZFHCdoD9gHz4LQgTeQ=w341-h400" width="341" /></a></div><p>In <b><i>Superboy #227</i></b> (May 1977) Brainiac 5 himself was impersonated by a robot, built by Pulsar Stargrave, AKA the original Brainiac.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxHQ05KYSqLcE1eHKQlPiDWPWkCmJmPTmFR-nFwhfoP4MofEvdUFE9wcExNHJe7kLq7nrQ2pmrHmAbPDqFgrlYYxwVr5ysoeTUt9mJVKgSw8pPY5g8QV8dsOBeNpIR827Oojwxh5gTtcJkPy0q3UHd2PAraot47uhIu8kyx9GtaZc6AHhIatc0_yaN4g=s572" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="572" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxHQ05KYSqLcE1eHKQlPiDWPWkCmJmPTmFR-nFwhfoP4MofEvdUFE9wcExNHJe7kLq7nrQ2pmrHmAbPDqFgrlYYxwVr5ysoeTUt9mJVKgSw8pPY5g8QV8dsOBeNpIR827Oojwxh5gTtcJkPy0q3UHd2PAraot47uhIu8kyx9GtaZc6AHhIatc0_yaN4g=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The last robotic impersonation was of Wildfire, in <b><i>Superboy #239</i></b> (May 1978). Like the Supergirl robot, this one was created by Brainiac 5.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4nxkAkg3zduaR9SKJcpGTV9xsW2ymkZwD9EO4BQ6qCaqgUDBQIU_lt_CCc60YPrcR1QHO4yChQ7So_iEDAkvhvClKdlkreHIs6p_q-FRb37t6OuEUGwK3319hnAFdlNQCcEuaIhgU9fFjbWllYtAF1-VKxmKcV0JSz2iQY89Ux_yTiBPGfkeKZmCJiQ=s851" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="851" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4nxkAkg3zduaR9SKJcpGTV9xsW2ymkZwD9EO4BQ6qCaqgUDBQIU_lt_CCc60YPrcR1QHO4yChQ7So_iEDAkvhvClKdlkreHIs6p_q-FRb37t6OuEUGwK3319hnAFdlNQCcEuaIhgU9fFjbWllYtAF1-VKxmKcV0JSz2iQY89Ux_yTiBPGfkeKZmCJiQ=w400-h214" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The most successful imposter had to be the Durlan actress Yera. She not only successfully impersonated the Legionnaire Shrinking Violet, she did so for an extended period of time. The substitution took place circa <b><i>Legion of Super-Heroes #287 </i></b>(May 1982) and wasn't discovered until <b><i>Legion of Super-Heroes #305</i></b> (Nov 1983). I don't know how long that was in comic time but that's a year and half in our time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu7Ky2A_2LZDa8KxqbAM4Ix0wBWVwmS-TKsGXH9wXqmTo5XK6251imPH4lD2hur16XZXpqfaxo7iJGnHqupJ7hHnpy60DATX5hzMUpz-vmfLcwU3zWQFCx7w7QI-fF9TRv7qIoT18jP0vVddoLw7tQkrdhbYBxWgfImkCULEtr4cwXj86kYB5CNwn9fg=s928" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="928" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu7Ky2A_2LZDa8KxqbAM4Ix0wBWVwmS-TKsGXH9wXqmTo5XK6251imPH4lD2hur16XZXpqfaxo7iJGnHqupJ7hHnpy60DATX5hzMUpz-vmfLcwU3zWQFCx7w7QI-fF9TRv7qIoT18jP0vVddoLw7tQkrdhbYBxWgfImkCULEtr4cwXj86kYB5CNwn9fg=w400-h233" width="400" /></a></div><p>Yera even married “fellow” Legionnaire Colossal Boy as Violet. Ironically, it was her love for Colossal Boy that contributed to her discovery as it was “Violet's” abrupt abandoning of her long-held love for Duplicate Boy that first cast suspicion upon her. The Legion investigated and determined that she was a dupe of a conspiracy by Imskian separatists, and had no sinister motives herself. After her true identity was revealed, she offered to allow Colossal Boy to annul their marriage. However, he realized that he loved her, Yera, and not the true Violet.</p><div style="text-align: left;">One late night at the Legion Headquarters:<br />Bouncing Boy: My wife can become two identical women.<br />Colossal Boy: Hold my Kono Juice.</div><p>Finally, we come to the case of Laurel Kent. Laurel Kent was introduced in <b><i>Superboy #217 </i></b>(June 1977) and was purported to be a descendant of an adult Superman, inheriting only his invulnerability. She was a student at the Legion Academy and roomed, for a while, with Dawnstar. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKVDzAL1-CjeOMrgKKudUYTiBcEmW2YTStNKiuh5PKCBqvGEHTTN5wryYZXYPINUXB8Rnv-IizVWCjrzsnuIBfQKmhpibl7adh-n2rPJXTLLikJ0ZMOlotXBQY1Nj3jNtJaO2lY4yqV0GMYvI3ZVD9LVgXhnjwFF7K74Ch-GC3f_5riY2_D_AE2XY04Q=s382" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="287" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKVDzAL1-CjeOMrgKKudUYTiBcEmW2YTStNKiuh5PKCBqvGEHTTN5wryYZXYPINUXB8Rnv-IizVWCjrzsnuIBfQKmhpibl7adh-n2rPJXTLLikJ0ZMOlotXBQY1Nj3jNtJaO2lY4yqV0GMYvI3ZVD9LVgXhnjwFF7K74Ch-GC3f_5riY2_D_AE2XY04Q=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>However, much later she was revealed in <b><i>Legion of Super-Heroes (v3) #42</i></b> (January 1988) to be a Manhunter who exploited her membership in the Academy and relationship with the Legionnaires to gain access to Brainiac 5's advanced Coluan computer systems at Legion headquarters.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5lwZedz3xGXCTLMbtGeyb7Vr2pn79Og2TNxDDctGp5gsokYp6x0ZDpn73UsYvB165DYw4b4pnetmM78r8avMMyCJcuwysPRmVNInTZQep4M7rVGE3moOD-HfVGQMR7sKxh8NZd6w_72IGqdJTBVkCG6lRrk2pXgtY3YDAQykl5oPDkR0glxkMyv_7GQ=s750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="625" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5lwZedz3xGXCTLMbtGeyb7Vr2pn79Og2TNxDDctGp5gsokYp6x0ZDpn73UsYvB165DYw4b4pnetmM78r8avMMyCJcuwysPRmVNInTZQep4M7rVGE3moOD-HfVGQMR7sKxh8NZd6w_72IGqdJTBVkCG6lRrk2pXgtY3YDAQykl5oPDkR0glxkMyv_7GQ=s320" width="267" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Manhunters were created by the Guardians of the Universe. They rebelled. They evolved. There are many copies. And they have a plan. No, wait. That was the Cylons. OK, but the Manhunters did most of that stuff too. However, Laurel's case isn't so clear. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfPs2I_UA_5FEETF7IXiYJmm9fHTn22HIr5I-okuev7WBwbjiUoXjeNQcB3qbGaxj5Vd8IVmhRFrgZk4u8Ipz8BveHkXa5kPd0Fknx9nh1KFYVN2e3Q2lN1KWAjRuKKJxWbZHIg6ufTOrxVaTqPUeoSOKQ46EMaK0WAaaJTeDHRLkoGBnnwsL3DAjlmQ=s571" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="571" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfPs2I_UA_5FEETF7IXiYJmm9fHTn22HIr5I-okuev7WBwbjiUoXjeNQcB3qbGaxj5Vd8IVmhRFrgZk4u8Ipz8BveHkXa5kPd0Fknx9nh1KFYVN2e3Q2lN1KWAjRuKKJxWbZHIg6ufTOrxVaTqPUeoSOKQ46EMaK0WAaaJTeDHRLkoGBnnwsL3DAjlmQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Yes, she was established to be a Manhunter in <b><i>Millennium #2 (1988). </i></b>But she clearly shows a vulnerability to Kryptonite after being shot by a Kryptonite bullet in <b><i>Legion (v3) #8 </i></b>(March 1985) which a non-Kryptonian would not have.</p><p>Indeed, Manhunter-Laurel displays no such vulnerability to Green K in the afore-mentioned <b><i>Legion (v3) #42. </i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihjwy1fRhsU8PL7js8OAt_-yO2OwSeK4vdiv2cuckXpq5velkdDONL8uaWDXJBa2gi2Up3ffrUXWlGdDUd5DrWxZ8HndKxse5Yf7yFwi3_gISsbbDnvVnLVUttl3kdBVvFzOzPzA3su8a7EKJr0yzHzyQEjMpC9zqXo_kSGar3zehatu7kIXly8FEYug=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="640" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihjwy1fRhsU8PL7js8OAt_-yO2OwSeK4vdiv2cuckXpq5velkdDONL8uaWDXJBa2gi2Up3ffrUXWlGdDUd5DrWxZ8HndKxse5Yf7yFwi3_gISsbbDnvVnLVUttl3kdBVvFzOzPzA3su8a7EKJr0yzHzyQEjMpC9zqXo_kSGar3zehatu7kIXly8FEYug=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>During that adventure she even says, “If I was who you thought,” implying that she isn't the Laurel Kent that the Legionnaires had known. Is the Manhunter an infiltrator? This is further supported by the fact that Tellus never suspected her in all their years together, even though he was able to instantly detect the non-human nature of the temple guards when confronted by them in the later story. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCRz-_w-mvj1S0GcOJ75aESkwRR__i5bxYsl7TJd038PtHjujEp476MYio0oZVt0MDJIJeqiu0CMvKb8NVHPxNE5QZD8I9G3Xxd6u-paa49XLBvyEzcTwNodKOHM438m_y1cfBo2XAlBsJQxiLcJgTyUQ-oZn_2kSGhR6IP7SeEmX8SJCZjiBbcCRq_g=s1736" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1736" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCRz-_w-mvj1S0GcOJ75aESkwRR__i5bxYsl7TJd038PtHjujEp476MYio0oZVt0MDJIJeqiu0CMvKb8NVHPxNE5QZD8I9G3Xxd6u-paa49XLBvyEzcTwNodKOHM438m_y1cfBo2XAlBsJQxiLcJgTyUQ-oZn_2kSGhR6IP7SeEmX8SJCZjiBbcCRq_g=w400-h179" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>So what was Laurel Kent exactly? An infiltrator? An imposter? Both? Well, it is kind of appropriate for an article about people who aren't what they seem to end on a note of ambiguity, isn't it?</p><div><br /></div>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-26054303799884301662022-01-17T06:00:00.177-05:002022-01-17T06:00:00.219-05:00JLA vs LSH #1 <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj6hfAUQQ2x6rtVkRL7ghRA-1-Qh1IeMBi1084XRzKwelq9LbAQRsmjkYFWr_LsOkOZdf4TOIdiLYajFgr5PAQMzwmtYaTqPGXJRCcZFaqliJ1usnqkMv1ZnFADeFmKR6EszDQJT6pCktPEsM7nUdfN0lwnHluewotefdViaerMqmondPv5hIkSW2uwA=s1528" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="993" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj6hfAUQQ2x6rtVkRL7ghRA-1-Qh1IeMBi1084XRzKwelq9LbAQRsmjkYFWr_LsOkOZdf4TOIdiLYajFgr5PAQMzwmtYaTqPGXJRCcZFaqliJ1usnqkMv1ZnFADeFmKR6EszDQJT6pCktPEsM7nUdfN0lwnHluewotefdViaerMqmondPv5hIkSW2uwA=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div><b><i>Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes #1</i></b><br />The Gold Lantern Saga: Part One</div><div>writer: Brian Michael Bendis</div><div>Art: Scott Godlewski</div><div>Colors: Ryan Cody</div><div>Letters: David Sharpe</div><div>Associate Editor: Chris Rosa</div><div>Editors: Micke Cotton and Paul Kaminski</div><div><br /></div><div><div>It's here! The mini-series no one here at Legion of Super-Bloggers has been waiting for, but the story we couldn't stop: <b><i>Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes! </i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>We bought and read it so you wouldn't have to. </div></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div><b>JLA Roll Call:</b> Green Arrow, Black Adam, Hawkgirl, Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Batman, Aquaman, Naomi, Superboy</div><div><b>LSH Roll Call:</b> 24 or more members, but no idea really, because there isn't a call out. Here are the characters whose names were given and/or had some dialogue in the issue: Gold Lantern, Mon-El, Monster Boy, Lightning Lass, Ultra Boy, Wildfire, Cosmic Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Triplicate Girl, Saturn Girl, Timber Wolf, Blok, White Witch, Lightning Lad, Dawnstar, and others who I think I remember as Element Lad, Dr. Fate, Dream Girl, Karate Kid, Phantom Girl, Shrinking Violet, and Sean Connery as Zardoz </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Summary: </b></div><div>The Legion is being watched as they battle a Garfu. After it is captured, there is a sudden <strike>disturbance in the Force</strike> promise of Darkness and the red-haired Triplicate Girl disappears. The Legion reports to the United Planets council and the universe is on High Alert. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCmCipvEsbFUPZPD6dugh5QSEtFAsIImuWA_8gwSja7TOfIgRfXmVYubt1eW5yIE_Er920ehQnZH1u572cmCCgtz5bF7k9wHLq61w_oh0ZW13LSOzfnkemyE6NAHgjIJPqJLpgXvof1YIVxkhnNPoVbqxwc8VgEBI6WhGUd2W5NhBfSfpuwQywhcABlQ=s1516" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="972" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCmCipvEsbFUPZPD6dugh5QSEtFAsIImuWA_8gwSja7TOfIgRfXmVYubt1eW5yIE_Er920ehQnZH1u572cmCCgtz5bF7k9wHLq61w_oh0ZW13LSOzfnkemyE6NAHgjIJPqJLpgXvof1YIVxkhnNPoVbqxwc8VgEBI6WhGUd2W5NhBfSfpuwQywhcABlQ=w410-h640" width="410" /></a></div><br /><div>Meanwhile, just as the Justice League defeats the Legion of Doom, they, too experience an end to things, but Wonder Woman manages to NOT get "pulled away." Instead, the severely aged Triplicate Girl (single, red-haired variant) appears "now." She tells them she is friends with Superboy, so Batman calls Jonathan Kent. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0BEViCqkfHkddVij1ayMlJYfYwhReLpPHwFbTaSs9g-NykwZfAHJCeIL_MQwV_LO1aC5g8Ks8uDg7_z4jgXaLk1-iVIY01ebaT428jRq7RuYhGc-XsttEOUbvidhSNFjq4Dvhat2Vipu7sq7gcIMayG2U5ErYHDnBmXlPQB5HDeYS6oNHiCk3o3bdrA=s1502" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="968" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0BEViCqkfHkddVij1ayMlJYfYwhReLpPHwFbTaSs9g-NykwZfAHJCeIL_MQwV_LO1aC5g8Ks8uDg7_z4jgXaLk1-iVIY01ebaT428jRq7RuYhGc-XsttEOUbvidhSNFjq4Dvhat2Vipu7sq7gcIMayG2U5ErYHDnBmXlPQB5HDeYS6oNHiCk3o3bdrA=w412-h640" width="412" /></a></div><br /><div>In the 31st Century, Superboy shows up and won't tell anyone why they have to accompany him back to the present. It's not clear as to WHO accompanies him back, in a Time Bubble (I count sixteen on the next page) where the Triplicate Girls are not overjoyed to see each other. As the groups meet each other for the first time, another Great Darkness occurs, and this time Gold Lantern is the only one who does not disappear. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Review: </b></div><div>So, that's the story in three paragraphs. Satisfied? You the reader are either going to buy this, read this, and like this, OR you're going to buy this and read this knowing you won't like it. Nothing I can say will change your opinion. So I'll just add a few comments I had as I was reading this. </div><div><br /></div><div>Who is watching Gold Lantern at the very beginning of the story? Am I supposed to know? I assume I'm supposed to care. For that matter, who is Gold Lantern talking to? I kinda assume it's the Guardians, but that doesn't really make sense. And while we're on the subject, what IS a "Gold" Lantern? Is there such a thing? I know we have a whole rainbow of lanterns now, but I thought yellow energy was from Qward. If this isn't what his deal is, shouldn't DC be making that more obvious? </div><div><br /></div><div>I hate to say this but the art by Scott Godlewski isn't very good. The "action" where the LSH battles the Garfu....I'll send my Legion Archive collection to anyone who can tell me exactly what happened there. Gold Lantern bubbled it up? What did the others do? The disappearance of Triplicate Girl was done very, very badly. In fact, There wasn't nearly enough Kirby Crackle to show that she was being taken away. (In his defense, the similar scene with the JLA was done much more clearly.) </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiipTEHkXC0OatXAX1yEFjWThoLmmfsJVndwYFniZMArnAfonxD384T48M9vyTMyrhQSXEN8CofjVbTRuwx2Mup87vcmEqHcMECwLGGEvnOfqmn0-auE841vjMUvSWBVIJPRBVFNdt9EyYiIgTIWjYMVLROA_XQzEkC0lmAO3QcqaxkbvqnqRnEESZrbQ=s1483" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="968" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiipTEHkXC0OatXAX1yEFjWThoLmmfsJVndwYFniZMArnAfonxD384T48M9vyTMyrhQSXEN8CofjVbTRuwx2Mup87vcmEqHcMECwLGGEvnOfqmn0-auE841vjMUvSWBVIJPRBVFNdt9EyYiIgTIWjYMVLROA_XQzEkC0lmAO3QcqaxkbvqnqRnEESZrbQ=w418-h640" width="418" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Two pages of nothingness. For. Dramatic. Effect. </div><div><br /></div><div>Two pages at the UP session, with one whole page basically blank. For. Epic. Scale. </div><div><br /></div><div>The JLAers labelled and powers described, because, well, someone may not know who Wonder Woman is. (This is sarcasm. Whose asinine idea was it to ID the JLA, but NOT to ID the LSH?!?!) </div><div><br /></div><div>I do like that the JLA is shown defeating the Legion of Doom. THAT is the coolest part of the book, bar none. </div><div><br /></div><div>Who or What is "Naomi"? Should she really be in the story if she's part of the current continuity that will be forgotten in, what, two years? </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5oDLziWSzAD4fUSfc_jHYUNIRGPnPcV3mQEa3rpLcvN5v1HzHvEWYB4KqAlHKDKkUewjJtZ2uq1I4MBrSTsi21KHCsOSyQXZfSgjooMhqITllPe6RPgSMybG01HWsBwrdJ5vQmfC38reecAxFtUqPN6mYEYsBDReBuz97wwHM2Hh40bskhLVIFxs6Xg=s1489" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="961" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5oDLziWSzAD4fUSfc_jHYUNIRGPnPcV3mQEa3rpLcvN5v1HzHvEWYB4KqAlHKDKkUewjJtZ2uq1I4MBrSTsi21KHCsOSyQXZfSgjooMhqITllPe6RPgSMybG01HWsBwrdJ5vQmfC38reecAxFtUqPN6mYEYsBDReBuz97wwHM2Hh40bskhLVIFxs6Xg=w414-h640" width="414" /></a></div><br /><div>Triplicate Girl aging is another slight against the artist. Scott didn't make them look all that young, so I really didn't notice this red-haired single was supposed to look all that old. </div><div><br /></div><div>I like that Lighting Lad and Lightning Lass are trying to talk to the remaining Triplicate Girls. As the only (?) siblings in the Legion, I thought that made sense. </div><div><br /></div><div>NO idea why Superboy couldn't just tell them that Triplicate Girl #3 was stuck in a time warp. WE already knew it, and the reveal in the comic wasn't done very dramatically. Plus communication is always a good thing. </div><div><br /></div><div>No word on Aquaman's trident, which was, I dunno, the subject of a huge Legion story-line? Not even in one bit of throw-away dialogue, by maybe Ultra Boy? Nothing? Really? </div><div><br /></div><div>Two (TWO!) full pages showing that the stars of the book have disappeared. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-19961822862207687242022-01-12T06:00:00.264-05:002022-01-12T06:00:00.237-05:00R.E.B.E.L.S. #28<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2caJK8Mk8Aktg1KgoE-TGBokEi3ksGIPy1fQcGJZBbOIBjJFs_ET5OIO3t-V2nLM9PsKeMgNUy1psiQ_EWjCtPocaDY7mZWG0RlvABlSRdVhBUaBYFusyGeYdbTSisEb-oXrk5ochNnIGxDJ_bOEnKyFe2Xz9x2NnXMK1_VX861ryL5P1cwyYYazx=s1976" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1976" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2caJK8Mk8Aktg1KgoE-TGBokEi3ksGIPy1fQcGJZBbOIBjJFs_ET5OIO3t-V2nLM9PsKeMgNUy1psiQ_EWjCtPocaDY7mZWG0RlvABlSRdVhBUaBYFusyGeYdbTSisEb-oXrk5ochNnIGxDJ_bOEnKyFe2Xz9x2NnXMK1_VX861ryL5P1cwyYYazx=w259-h400" width="259" /></a></div>R.E.B.E.L.S. #28 (July 2011)</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>title: </i>Starstruck, Conclusion</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>writer</i>: Tony Bedard<br /><i>penciller</i>: Claude St. Aubin<br /><i>inker</i>: Robert Campanella<br /><i>colors</i>: Tanya Horie; Richard Horie<br /><i>letters</i>: Travis Lanham<br /><i>editor</i>: Brian Cunningham<br /><i>cover</i>: Aaron Lopresti</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Recap:</b> Dox was returning from a date with Blackfire when his ship came under attack by Starro's agent, Smite, who incapacitated Tribulus. Storm-Daughter abducted Dox and took him before Starro on the newly conquered homeworld of the Psions. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, Lobo was at a bar when he caught the scent of Czarnian pheromones nearby. Believing that he killed every member of his race, he confronted her but the woman turned out to be Starro's agent, Storm-Daughter. She had sprayed herself with pheromones and easily distracted Lobo with a kiss. It created the opportunity for her to drug him so she could absorb his energy and use it to restore Starro's strength.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Lobo recovered and reported the incident to Adam Strange, who was gathering everyone for a mission to retrieve Dox. Lobo refused to wait for them and charged ahead to find Storm-Daughter because he had her scent. Fortunately, Wildstar could track Lobo, which would help them in locating Dox, but Lyrl was left behind in hope that he could save Tribulus. After arriving on Psion, Lobo quickly defeated Storm-Daughter and Starro sent Smite to deal with him. </span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">While they fought, Starro returned to Rann with a possessed Vril Dox. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Blackfire was unable to fend off their attack and Starro quickly possessed most of the population. Adam Strange and the others set course to return to his adopted homeworld while Brainiac 3 worked on saving Tribulus.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Starro and Vril Dox, who is still under the control of a starfish, battle Adam Strange and his strike team on Rann. Captain Comet does not react well when the villain declares his intention to make both Blackfire and Starfire his concubines.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgncYxA4hCtuNk48MNPN5-v9Tushokz32WM3p7YgD-kTW-tdvsR7wb6AVbTBvNgnL1HdyTtTq7xpxS9dEDAM8buPFi5wLFUp3WRG9suPKuMs076JaNDGHnggveHAAhQpP8dSYAo_mhcbgym5zxFpjCo4bzi5OK2SZhWlpSCVoTMcRTfBcEmJUtTeiyn=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="1280" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgncYxA4hCtuNk48MNPN5-v9Tushokz32WM3p7YgD-kTW-tdvsR7wb6AVbTBvNgnL1HdyTtTq7xpxS9dEDAM8buPFi5wLFUp3WRG9suPKuMs076JaNDGHnggveHAAhQpP8dSYAo_mhcbgym5zxFpjCo4bzi5OK2SZhWlpSCVoTMcRTfBcEmJUtTeiyn=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Starro suddenly feels weaker, and we learn that its tied to the arrival of Tribulus, who is fighting the starfish enslaved citizens of Rann. Brainiac 3 explains that the beast's mental lightning is not merely electric.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUkYpYOFc7OKB8_YaWwVkTj2b9aWJMyAr6N-td_8qI6J7EegnuXCUDsT81y60ZtpRsOXeQ2SbGnrRCPxkpnxIAijgv7GFKa4mGifTDYQRk7rft0TzYPcB0RgjeYMKL6xLaq_YJFP1RG3AL-g2_PADf9sHn5_-THyoNLMNn5ZrAWhLhW_Ktd4bN3rsR=s952" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="844" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUkYpYOFc7OKB8_YaWwVkTj2b9aWJMyAr6N-td_8qI6J7EegnuXCUDsT81y60ZtpRsOXeQ2SbGnrRCPxkpnxIAijgv7GFKa4mGifTDYQRk7rft0TzYPcB0RgjeYMKL6xLaq_YJFP1RG3AL-g2_PADf9sHn5_-THyoNLMNn5ZrAWhLhW_Ktd4bN3rsR=w355-h400" width="355" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Brainiac 3 cannot control Tribulus directly like his father did, but the chip on the back of Vril Dox's head that he uses to control the beast acts as a lure.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, on the planet Psion, Amon Hakk and his team discover that Lobo and Smite have paused from their battle to share a few drinks at a bar. Smite has grown resentful over how Starro used Storm-daughter and no longer feels any loyalty towards his former boss. He takes them to the transporter that Starro used to go to Rann so that Amon and the others can follow.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">On Rann, Tribulus has finally tracked down Vril Dox just as Starro is placing one of his starfish on Captain Comet. Tribulus' mental lightning has the effect Brainiac 3 hoped for and the starfish detach from both Dox and Comet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1UVJbohJNmd5cT14RJ4t7F6n60P9fqdKk_g4OPEHudjyKqUv9-xlcdAaolmzwMWe7SCvLpPeftBpd_4Y7FrFezteqCTs1BZpstWIQAo8DjQLY0eE5KUPyBOldT5xzQUc1uRcVIERRdbjNSCYrBLUFlTNO6QkVuSkATrbhzWlVxWjlyJyeS5NHE8hY=s2560" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="2560" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1UVJbohJNmd5cT14RJ4t7F6n60P9fqdKk_g4OPEHudjyKqUv9-xlcdAaolmzwMWe7SCvLpPeftBpd_4Y7FrFezteqCTs1BZpstWIQAo8DjQLY0eE5KUPyBOldT5xzQUc1uRcVIERRdbjNSCYrBLUFlTNO6QkVuSkATrbhzWlVxWjlyJyeS5NHE8hY=w400-h308" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dox is free of Starro's control and reestablishes his connection to Tribulus, but not before Starro sends a command to the citizens of Rann that are under his control. Adam Strange sees his father-in-law, Sardath, raise a knife to his own throat and realizes the order that Starro has given to the people of his adopted homeworld.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigNE68tOmNpGVuROy75wTIso2-srJy9Of5itMOiNzTVl5alC5AP17Jeu2w4IsUduykgBSzBpTKckAQ6gh8pUifd_PCXJhjG9V3ve4geaaS7p3krf9E8HzKYo61cxAm59jSkuDUdloJLE_oULWiy2GcpHuGDnT_El545szDsIXASSqvnKCYDrjyVBqj=s1562" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="1279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigNE68tOmNpGVuROy75wTIso2-srJy9Of5itMOiNzTVl5alC5AP17Jeu2w4IsUduykgBSzBpTKckAQ6gh8pUifd_PCXJhjG9V3ve4geaaS7p3krf9E8HzKYo61cxAm59jSkuDUdloJLE_oULWiy2GcpHuGDnT_El545szDsIXASSqvnKCYDrjyVBqj=w524-h640" width="524" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">At Dox's command, Tribulus beats Starro until he stumbles into a transmat portal that Dox has activated. Dox is confidant that what awaits Starro on the other side is a fate worse than death.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl0gRA4ZlDcTr_I-vjhhJ3YtRL8nD7iatlmxmBTAKBIqQ64qyl24yGf0hB2f1CXIsyA_A4qpYvatgoZzJDZTnyCxNKkriXLhKpVQTF4CciAAajbbaPdGLN6vqUB6GOvhmXekNYwrb7yVi7U8QlA06D8msnwLOuxdcva1mIAxPgFkP9yUtIAx9esZ_9=s1944" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="1278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl0gRA4ZlDcTr_I-vjhhJ3YtRL8nD7iatlmxmBTAKBIqQ64qyl24yGf0hB2f1CXIsyA_A4qpYvatgoZzJDZTnyCxNKkriXLhKpVQTF4CciAAajbbaPdGLN6vqUB6GOvhmXekNYwrb7yVi7U8QlA06D8msnwLOuxdcva1mIAxPgFkP9yUtIAx9esZ_9=w420-h640" width="420" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">With Starro gone, the people of Rann are freed from his control. One week later, everyone gathers for a special ceremony.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg73mT0eyg0WpjX_ig1sSGQcIoXIPc1rOA08LbDSMQACShPOdLLEurWw-e7nai6AnIRaDNzUm8avukF3Be07befAqt1UsOx8G78QseLzvAInTBBy0RUCPbx44AY7U_9Sa5kFQSyA-LbdK-h-iaPAaKNF7s9F_uLvHQGmO2lFsOQ_NzdI9WHGgqIVqvu=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="1200" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg73mT0eyg0WpjX_ig1sSGQcIoXIPc1rOA08LbDSMQACShPOdLLEurWw-e7nai6AnIRaDNzUm8avukF3Be07befAqt1UsOx8G78QseLzvAInTBBy0RUCPbx44AY7U_9Sa5kFQSyA-LbdK-h-iaPAaKNF7s9F_uLvHQGmO2lFsOQ_NzdI9WHGgqIVqvu=w400-h154" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">At the same time, Captain Comet comes to terms with the fact that Starfire does not share his feelings, while Adam Strange and his wife discuss whether Brainiac 3's assistance means that Lyrl has truly changed, or if he merely wants to ensure that no one kills his father but him. Elsewhere in <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>headquarters, Lyrl says goodbye to Tribulus, noting that he shares one quality with both his father and Lobo, they all live outside the narrow conventions defining "good" and "evil." </span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Surprisingly, Vril Dox seems almost smitten with Blackfire, who has taken to calling him her consort. But their flirtation is interrupted when word is received that Oa has gone dark and something has taken control of the Green Lantern Corps.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsm99G88GytDX6FDlshedZOlYWIPpESTbzngIo7JSqBiXvRH8K6fSVvEZ68YPE0FX2lfRSZoxOy1joL_o4ly7bEOHSQZPOvtwJTxigkjPiTinZU3h_1KV7s6M28tQiTNTHCG0MLDh65AUqgg6JIEQ1iPyMo9M_0O8xFNA8L8T-KdiASBARigj7ms9g=s1308" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsm99G88GytDX6FDlshedZOlYWIPpESTbzngIo7JSqBiXvRH8K6fSVvEZ68YPE0FX2lfRSZoxOy1joL_o4ly7bEOHSQZPOvtwJTxigkjPiTinZU3h_1KV7s6M28tQiTNTHCG0MLDh65AUqgg6JIEQ1iPyMo9M_0O8xFNA8L8T-KdiASBARigj7ms9g=w391-h400" width="391" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">This was a solid conclusion to the series, although o</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ne significant thread in this final storyline was left unresolved in this finale: the fate of the Czarnian clones that Starro created. That was certainly leading somewhere, but their existence was only briefly referenced when Smite escorted Amon and the others to the transmat portal and was surprised to discover that the clones were missing</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">I also have to note that I did not get my greatest wish of seeing the secondary cast play a greater role. Bedard did a wonderful job early in the series of of introducing some fascinating characters, like Wildstar, Ciji, and Xylon. Particularly Xylon, who offered us the first opportunity to see a Dominator as one of the protagonists in a DC comic. Unfortunately, they all seemed to get pushed aside some time ago in favor of more established DC heroes, like Adam Strange, Captain Comet, and Starfire. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">I understand how these heroes could be viewed as more "marketable," and I suspect this change of direction was driven by editorial. But the greatest strength of the original <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>series was how well it developed a cast of mostly unknowns. The stakes often seemed bigger, since those heroes could be killed off permanently, as happened with Lyrissa Mallor, whereas no one could seriously believe that DC would permanently kill of Starfire</span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">On a more positive note, the focus on more well established heroes as the series progressed did lead to <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>establishing its headquarters on Rann, and the arrival of Blackfire with her people. Those were both interesting developments, and gave us our biggest surprise, the blossoming relationship between Blackfire and Vril Dox. They are both manipulative and power hungry by nature, but in this instance, they seemed to genuinely be attracted to each other.<br /><br />Sadly, we would not get any follow-up on their fate as a couple, or any further development on most of these characters, as the conclusion of the series was soon followed by the New 52. I am not terribly knowledgeable on things DC-related since then, but it appears that while <b>L.E.G.I.O.N.</b> may exist in the current DCU, any details as to its nature remain in limbo. Which is really a shame. The <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>has often felt that it existed in its own special corner of the DCU, but each incarnation found ways to exploit DC's vast history. We got to explore the cosmic side of the DCU more than it had ever been before, even in the Green Lantern titles. We got to see new sides of previously one-dimensional races such as Khunds and the Dominators, and see traditional villains like Blackfire and Despero play the role of allies. Most significantly, we got Vril Dox, one of the most fascinating, manipulative, cold-blooded "heroes" to ever lead a mainstream DC title.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hopefully, DC will return to these characters some day, but until then I will continue to miss <span style="background-color: transparent;">Vril Dox, Strata, Stealth, Lyrissa Mallor, Phase, Lar Gand, Lady Quark, Telepath, Marij'n Bek, Garv, Lydea Mallor, Amon Hakk</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">, Tribulus, Lyrl Dox, Xylon, Ciji, Bounder, Wildstar, and all the rest. Probably not Garryn Bek though...that guy was really annoying.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div>Mike Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02627891277174726157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-58382122378743243512022-01-10T06:00:00.159-05:002022-01-10T06:00:00.350-05:00Remembering Steve Lightle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhc9rJyPMqzzwdGgBGlQhRAWvCRU_yeEY6WCNqKVat4SP7SpIt8CRu24gnMxORUIURDjn8QEKqI5RFhwg04akP8oLiAK_s37PzyFWQ_6QJi-daDoGfvpUII_5IJkPTSpSa5QFg_5aHagKqU4n0D_AiJFmaJ_9WU0KegB3sMINKDfQJysW9wGwCBeIAJg=s414" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="414" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhc9rJyPMqzzwdGgBGlQhRAWvCRU_yeEY6WCNqKVat4SP7SpIt8CRu24gnMxORUIURDjn8QEKqI5RFhwg04akP8oLiAK_s37PzyFWQ_6QJi-daDoGfvpUII_5IJkPTSpSa5QFg_5aHagKqU4n0D_AiJFmaJ_9WU0KegB3sMINKDfQJysW9wGwCBeIAJg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> A year ago, January 8, 2021 we lost another legendary Legion artist. Mr. Steve Lightle left us at only 61 years young. <p></p><p>Today <b><i>the Legion of Super-Bloggers </i></b>would like to commemorate this fine gentleman with a couple of his most noteworthy pieces....</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="210" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTv4nXEgTFPqgVWm7rtkCGGbM5WorOQf3uh8IMOPuydPqo8a-Faa-15HXp8BjPcCnols6Cp5q-cvwXGBV8YtGiyBHAxzNvyUHRJz6niRozyU1fb6CytTQrsknModuSr3jDzupRh1kc_sJ/w263-h400/image.png" width="263" /></div>Steve's first Legion story! <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguTZS92gkXvxDfgO6k4oXSTkAqsGBbTS87_2QpAjTJjuaayitKlWOH_Pjkx2Wi4z0mzPCs8ZwrZJ870UqcomcL73TSOPN5Y-xsEgOtjwMhtaxSAlPcDIea5r5pWksfzTruhTE-cMPC3FR8wEzRWJKkEKuL5C5HAfqBvXwsmvFtXVvvDFC2ZVXozM9esQ=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="517" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguTZS92gkXvxDfgO6k4oXSTkAqsGBbTS87_2QpAjTJjuaayitKlWOH_Pjkx2Wi4z0mzPCs8ZwrZJ870UqcomcL73TSOPN5Y-xsEgOtjwMhtaxSAlPcDIea5r5pWksfzTruhTE-cMPC3FR8wEzRWJKkEKuL5C5HAfqBvXwsmvFtXVvvDFC2ZVXozM9esQ=w259-h400" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steve's first Legion cover...for a story he did not illustrate! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4PQiMyffIN1ze0org6m2505qL3DuBSNe5ITS68LSoYDrqIijCx4k3LKwaol0_4KlSZkpRmGxgVrTLxLMAjry4a7RkeIo0p6py4LoS2ElIyR5ee8AMSS8OWTATroHu1gBTKRwDFy4DDAGhpV1-08fAH6ecsLyno_ev0VK6y7mHsAfELogeyk7p8RDuAA=s702" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4PQiMyffIN1ze0org6m2505qL3DuBSNe5ITS68LSoYDrqIijCx4k3LKwaol0_4KlSZkpRmGxgVrTLxLMAjry4a7RkeIo0p6py4LoS2ElIyR5ee8AMSS8OWTATroHu1gBTKRwDFy4DDAGhpV1-08fAH6ecsLyno_ev0VK6y7mHsAfELogeyk7p8RDuAA=w464-h640" width="464" /></a></div>Steve had a large part in the designs of Sensor Girl, Tellus, Quislet, and the re-design of Polar Boy<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-BJ9XvAKQVWIhBAWQk3M8Im7HuSVM6weNxy3hm5mIZjrA-tMuasGFyiEKr1V4ftgMWVkEBhilpq-QPI1EqItqwcOdWPGmreDfOzLOLKy3rUgxGzohDs-9lCeKkNtaQQUD_N0-tnMAvh0O_R9WuMUE9hZROlbxM3YnzM7NrzUIr_mtcuc3_BaMBWyQ8A=s180" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="180" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-BJ9XvAKQVWIhBAWQk3M8Im7HuSVM6weNxy3hm5mIZjrA-tMuasGFyiEKr1V4ftgMWVkEBhilpq-QPI1EqItqwcOdWPGmreDfOzLOLKy3rUgxGzohDs-9lCeKkNtaQQUD_N0-tnMAvh0O_R9WuMUE9hZROlbxM3YnzM7NrzUIr_mtcuc3_BaMBWyQ8A=w320-h267" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In fact, Tellus was Steve's creation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was infinitely proud of him.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0N4aBqbzmFbUfib-Y8L-ov_A7gIJkHy4SRobdOehH1zbkqn29ES9bsRzRoX9uG-dqBLuWy9sWvsRC_0Ar3jywJydoWNcizEITH2Pd8ZTctVL9N37nZ6ahzi-iF91fXBcqwH2IJnKD9OkDED6i1hS5d-1n4zAFHhAyDzX4ChMpaC7yBoDIvhg5tRDO1g=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0N4aBqbzmFbUfib-Y8L-ov_A7gIJkHy4SRobdOehH1zbkqn29ES9bsRzRoX9uG-dqBLuWy9sWvsRC_0Ar3jywJydoWNcizEITH2Pd8ZTctVL9N37nZ6ahzi-iF91fXBcqwH2IJnKD9OkDED6i1hS5d-1n4zAFHhAyDzX4ChMpaC7yBoDIvhg5tRDO1g=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Steve loved the character Mon-El so much, he co-scripted this story with Paul Levitz</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="522" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8j6yrevxluTsIv_1vQV3utp5q0Pm0fFpS28PikBAC5n-Ux26xPMOWeR95xXa5YXmRbmjLjGS8RcF_5Y8Xw77TWzvzUm8FXa19KTTclk2P7-f4pYuK_pDDTUkUUEcWH5kyh060Uxs00j_09qgE6L3egOAOrmkZ2Td3eoRycm1UVZgqXuVeB65M0ic9Tg=w418-h640" width="418" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little-seen illustration for the <b><i>Poster Book of the DC Universe</i></b>, circa 1988. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq0_PMapv9R0DT4VNWRW3c8ca5F5OnIY5J8733sl2FJi5rOAaK9GLkBeEsufL5-i1ZKwr8GRgaHBiYJFKMzX3Qer9KEDQRnR3keS45n9ggoKIN4cJt5TiB9_OsQymaqjxYpsAm8rb-KMd6dDvk-jZDPv8zDTxl9QbtxceX2kjDu20mp45i56EwD6-rzw=s606" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq0_PMapv9R0DT4VNWRW3c8ca5F5OnIY5J8733sl2FJi5rOAaK9GLkBeEsufL5-i1ZKwr8GRgaHBiYJFKMzX3Qer9KEDQRnR3keS45n9ggoKIN4cJt5TiB9_OsQymaqjxYpsAm8rb-KMd6dDvk-jZDPv8zDTxl9QbtxceX2kjDu20mp45i56EwD6-rzw=w422-h640" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steve came back for covers and the odd issues in the late '90s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBvfZyGI2M5BNqI-aE81RxpvhvqO7nU6l5Bk3widXNDbC7dvpQlHUBnr018qFK75QndqAG9kYb2AsoQvjqiQuhRxhX7YYRMpJyLHxq5HYoXTW3EjYMofd8BD01wV0pxgidlvzZ_1TA71ZKi2T6L-mSJwFD2lIJq7fD4FoyoFRlP_CQwzGnJBqGQ-GgaQ=s984" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBvfZyGI2M5BNqI-aE81RxpvhvqO7nU6l5Bk3widXNDbC7dvpQlHUBnr018qFK75QndqAG9kYb2AsoQvjqiQuhRxhX7YYRMpJyLHxq5HYoXTW3EjYMofd8BD01wV0pxgidlvzZ_1TA71ZKi2T6L-mSJwFD2lIJq7fD4FoyoFRlP_CQwzGnJBqGQ-GgaQ=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steve did the covers of<b><i> LSH v. 7</i></b>; most will agree they were the best part of the issues</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH2Rb5jPZI0QBolH77JE6ez9h0Nc3TmobA8Y56O3toyFR0WhQkz1CPghgSkjSGSy-pSDK4GmFiXMJUq8LupLTOI7Xem6pYS1Ggi3q_QeYyNohTis6h0tdbsGvBzxTGQznuSjN6WXKfdXhg-2SAyGOkiZKPRMBf1rVshCrG_EG3lOkTjj__MN2Wq_BzJg=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH2Rb5jPZI0QBolH77JE6ez9h0Nc3TmobA8Y56O3toyFR0WhQkz1CPghgSkjSGSy-pSDK4GmFiXMJUq8LupLTOI7Xem6pYS1Ggi3q_QeYyNohTis6h0tdbsGvBzxTGQznuSjN6WXKfdXhg-2SAyGOkiZKPRMBf1rVshCrG_EG3lOkTjj__MN2Wq_BzJg=w422-h640" width="422" /></a></div> I know that Steve enjoyed combining two of his loves for this cover</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2dAiHnKfLUm9nqd6dR3c7cCKub-JNON3kO_g4SOH3AOfFg98kvMxFtEkXwEru9mCmyQfi8HF0dKvluNF8EOsLGpWtHCvzjYNACtpQ70rC6PDrGhfDVyh8gpMqrKDM41ufNF7yTS41hM6XCzmwDnYSInOO3t-fsaJDs7e6DJzDjBVtChc-qyKofTF2Pg=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2dAiHnKfLUm9nqd6dR3c7cCKub-JNON3kO_g4SOH3AOfFg98kvMxFtEkXwEru9mCmyQfi8HF0dKvluNF8EOsLGpWtHCvzjYNACtpQ70rC6PDrGhfDVyh8gpMqrKDM41ufNF7yTS41hM6XCzmwDnYSInOO3t-fsaJDs7e6DJzDjBVtChc-qyKofTF2Pg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">A commission I got from Steve several years ago. I love it, and treasure it more each day. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSgumOIneI01YtSnCM_RK0TjNscu2G6RAe1mMrFH7YdxIM5Xf_u-PU0rvPrEVMtdHxo3xvlIlyvTXNOIRXLPs0qt-7ocRAiqfOsyVO7i9QWjmes8MipLfIVGH9kCVvPLDg_huaZTKnKBJttMZgxjb4Xdr_cnBAk2xSmrnEnhNSCNqWKVqt_kOWflppAg=s1684" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="1104" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSgumOIneI01YtSnCM_RK0TjNscu2G6RAe1mMrFH7YdxIM5Xf_u-PU0rvPrEVMtdHxo3xvlIlyvTXNOIRXLPs0qt-7ocRAiqfOsyVO7i9QWjmes8MipLfIVGH9kCVvPLDg_huaZTKnKBJttMZgxjb4Xdr_cnBAk2xSmrnEnhNSCNqWKVqt_kOWflppAg=w420-h640" width="420" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">One of Steve's last Legion works, you can see all his favorites are here.... </div><div style="text-align: center;">A colored version was used as the cover of <b><i>Back Issue #120</i></b>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnCpY4D_LYqxkr_8wDCztBWbv_9Q9yHpQRQV1FDCsx4LlMepicIjEMrE_V0IN6I_PXB3jJgbbTpD_USlLlMQ6jXkCVF8FM9g-wd73aRu7M6yO4ngx6dbqQ3xxgylG65cjyxUegepeodOuEUTlvR-Njju1w77A_KTLHJizm1sAaOaLh7FzRJJ-B0wQt1w=w400-h240" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Steve was gracious enough to grant LSB an interview when we were just starting out. He was a very interesting man, and by the way, had nothing but praise for the Dr. Anj Sensor Girl jeckie-o-lantern from several years ago! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">To read (or re-read) our interview, visit here: </span><a href="https://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspot.com/2015/06/steve-lightle-interview-with-lsb.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">LSB interview with Steve Lightle</a></div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good-bye, Steve. <br />We'll never forget you. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsUxiWNFgQAGNO-xwariCnw_prqOqQjqRKgq4F9h-HEJmEaVvXe4boAcJqj0rMXTiCm_GnpAAf0oGbUvbm80_m7pbl9j8exERWlhq5k9Wv5Xv1ihxP8EjOrZgVZjJHl-iExWy_XutJnOOU9UGs22ES3oZDBr6TNlvI-BYJTLKNCSpAMEHwE-7qTG9zTA=s124" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="105" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsUxiWNFgQAGNO-xwariCnw_prqOqQjqRKgq4F9h-HEJmEaVvXe4boAcJqj0rMXTiCm_GnpAAf0oGbUvbm80_m7pbl9j8exERWlhq5k9Wv5Xv1ihxP8EjOrZgVZjJHl-iExWy_XutJnOOU9UGs22ES3oZDBr6TNlvI-BYJTLKNCSpAMEHwE-7qTG9zTA=w169-h200" width="169" /></a></div></div>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-51403486016171824702022-01-05T06:00:00.105-05:002022-01-05T08:54:25.723-05:00R.E.B.E.L.S. #27<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsWHkyue2ZMo55BI83YfbDVmHWqFkvmTy5Eqn_sIEnzGnkS6CwtO_jW67SjW0V8kLozE-Y6KvNwvm9PiXHwibHPmgnYVqC6hPUSvO__SWebi-QRy4rJZImpx4nGX4a69kWNRcQtdELGNpY4-6md4KblRY9aNo1hp7Fi9J79L8mmsoF2I3-IcXte3Un=s1975" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsWHkyue2ZMo55BI83YfbDVmHWqFkvmTy5Eqn_sIEnzGnkS6CwtO_jW67SjW0V8kLozE-Y6KvNwvm9PiXHwibHPmgnYVqC6hPUSvO__SWebi-QRy4rJZImpx4nGX4a69kWNRcQtdELGNpY4-6md4KblRY9aNo1hp7Fi9J79L8mmsoF2I3-IcXte3Un=w259-h400" width="259" /></a></div>R.E.B.E.L.S. #27 (June 2011)</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>title: </i>Starstruck, Part 3</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>writer</i>: Tony Bedard<br /><i>penciller</i>: Claude St. Aubin<br /><i>inker</i>: Scott Hanna<br /><i>colors</i>: Tanya Horie; Richard Horie<br /><i>letters</i>: Travis Lanham<br /><i>editor</i>: Brian Cunningham<br /><i>cover</i>: Aaron Lopresti</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Recap: Dox asked Blackfire Komand'r to join him for dinner to learn how the Tamaranean refugees were adjusting to their new homeworld. Her report was encouraging and the two hit it off surprisingly well. Dox was returning from their date when his ship came under attack by Starro's agent, Smite, who incapacitated Tribulus. Storm-Daughter abducted Dox and took him before Starro on the newly conquered homeworld of the Psions.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, Lobo was teasing Captain Comet over his feelings for Starfire when he caught the scent of Czarnian pheromones nearby. Believing that he killed every member of his race, he confronted her but the woman turned out to be Starro's agent, Storm-Daughter. She had sprayed herself with pheromones and she easily distracted Lobo with a kiss. It created the opportunity for her to drug him so she could absorb his energy and use it to restore Starro's strength.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Lobo recovered and reported the incident to Adam Strange, who was gathering everyone for a mission to retrieve Dox. Lobo refused to wait for them and charged ahead to find Storm-Daughter because he had her scent. Fortunately, Wildstar could track Lobo, which would help them in locating Dox, but Lyrl was left behind in hope that he could save Tribulus. After arriving on Psion, Lobo quickly defeated Storm-Daughter and Starro sent Smite to deal with him.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Smite is determined to avenge Storm-Daughter and confronts Lobo on the surface of Psion, while Starro leads an attack on Rann.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGSny5XBFPf8pdSZbmM08Wfh3pseygTWg05ZERmjJJ0h3QRVCSljtrfCwfAg_q3JF0vyuOIsJdwFLa3qlkYSFibDp_f8ZzhojvyVT34IveNGwpxTICjA1q-yz9RnYySMFKAYUV7zOybDvQjH1gJM_p7nXd9AE9Mvta2x0AAxHOjDS5A8rxQHx-4caO=s1355" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGSny5XBFPf8pdSZbmM08Wfh3pseygTWg05ZERmjJJ0h3QRVCSljtrfCwfAg_q3JF0vyuOIsJdwFLa3qlkYSFibDp_f8ZzhojvyVT34IveNGwpxTICjA1q-yz9RnYySMFKAYUV7zOybDvQjH1gJM_p7nXd9AE9Mvta2x0AAxHOjDS5A8rxQHx-4caO=w378-h400" width="378" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, Blackfire tries to lead a defense against Starro's attack, but Starro uses his starfish to quickly conquer much of the population. Dox arrives but he is under the control of a starfish and is soon followed by his master. Blackfire tries to incinerate Starro but her attack fails.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHwUApXYePXfmR8EfHQe03JqzHXwfl-ShPkrHiBd4BIjE61AxO7ZQT04l_lPSRy_ObtTWKcwhDrCytzZtTzALycILTr3X7eRhUJtu_3A-CjaO2GtX_myvHOPcyQDUstzyyITAypNhDZZTA8iYCGfzugG_BJtoPF8ET716c9ZTXDEooXQ6jv5gelLjc=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1280" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHwUApXYePXfmR8EfHQe03JqzHXwfl-ShPkrHiBd4BIjE61AxO7ZQT04l_lPSRy_ObtTWKcwhDrCytzZtTzALycILTr3X7eRhUJtu_3A-CjaO2GtX_myvHOPcyQDUstzyyITAypNhDZZTA8iYCGfzugG_BJtoPF8ET716c9ZTXDEooXQ6jv5gelLjc=w400-h251" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">At <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>headquarters, Brainiac 3 is struggling to save Tribulus, who was almost killed in an earlier battle with Smite. Starro's attack makes him resort to desperate measures and he deactivates Tribulus' life support.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg94pDZD51VPJGip_JR_4l02HkpKJON5tUgLsFIWnLFOkyQVoqx4dp3N7fBE5txr29hHalRGGbgBrMVHs5NDz0GdkLpG3YUfFz5erwLIPBNeaiXlr2O16txIoCagKvHSkKMmXFrhSwSy589uIKHyQp0J1dYkd4zk-QaeIxUdrdAEqhXItKwdPtygeZi=s1183" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1183" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg94pDZD51VPJGip_JR_4l02HkpKJON5tUgLsFIWnLFOkyQVoqx4dp3N7fBE5txr29hHalRGGbgBrMVHs5NDz0GdkLpG3YUfFz5erwLIPBNeaiXlr2O16txIoCagKvHSkKMmXFrhSwSy589uIKHyQp0J1dYkd4zk-QaeIxUdrdAEqhXItKwdPtygeZi=w400-h385" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lobo and Smite appear evenly matched, and both are oblivious to the Starro-controlled Psions going on about their business around them. Eventually their fight leads them into a bar, where they are both surprised by the image of Psions relaxing with a drink.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH41-6t7114hcFDtx3haItYkETfE2haCinyJQIsr5F7ZUr27lV6gxMddhDsPfVgkojUqVKfSTjC28wtSrkpX3AyPEMDUwwZYsFV3Ocd-Nk2IaeeeeNuFXlCyoeeNvJCy8AMyltZp16XW4pUUZucf-ozUJTj81LQ2fJI0pRdAEM7hgIRIxocKEVEeWa=s1053" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1053" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH41-6t7114hcFDtx3haItYkETfE2haCinyJQIsr5F7ZUr27lV6gxMddhDsPfVgkojUqVKfSTjC28wtSrkpX3AyPEMDUwwZYsFV3Ocd-Nk2IaeeeeNuFXlCyoeeNvJCy8AMyltZp16XW4pUUZucf-ozUJTj81LQ2fJI0pRdAEM7hgIRIxocKEVEeWa=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Adam Strange arrives above Psion with his <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>force just as he receives a message from Brainiac 3, who alerts him to the dire situation on Rann.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj0pvEDkxDvG3wrOvnH6rF7iZxBNCXekhQniHgshp_zRkb19Bqs4VRrmQ8BPYTW3xhYszyZPJfNulrkamgX_S9zlZe0Xkrkpr5eOUMK-w8w8kB2OC0bdhpt4OSGT1ymX0gO5abhenSypG9tgNuSU50w5Vl9y6hJunKr18ljS_i1mkJaVsiBPKBtPl3=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="1280" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj0pvEDkxDvG3wrOvnH6rF7iZxBNCXekhQniHgshp_zRkb19Bqs4VRrmQ8BPYTW3xhYszyZPJfNulrkamgX_S9zlZe0Xkrkpr5eOUMK-w8w8kB2OC0bdhpt4OSGT1ymX0gO5abhenSypG9tgNuSU50w5Vl9y6hJunKr18ljS_i1mkJaVsiBPKBtPl3=w400-h389" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">On Rann, Blackfire is becoming overwhelmed by the power of Starro. A possessed Dox is closing in for the kill just as Starfire and the others arrive. They are joined by the powerful Tribulus, who has been fully restored to health by Brainiac 3, and their combined strength overcomes Starro enoigh that everyone on Rann is freed from his control. In the aftermath, Wildstar and Amon lead the search for Lobo.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqao2r16a1ceATfmltd7FvocvZP3jnCZSyNrdIdji9df6DbuiB3kfIHM6gQ3ZLBrsbaCU99CsToxI7VALc7IIFdGE2t83xY7GyHQGsMga9qKg1DNytWUxlCJL4EBtZjVbvSnschOFCNllwsvZRGAK0Z_7zw5j_yP6Ukqbz1rD-BN3HO9-vd2FqplFE=s1977" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqao2r16a1ceATfmltd7FvocvZP3jnCZSyNrdIdji9df6DbuiB3kfIHM6gQ3ZLBrsbaCU99CsToxI7VALc7IIFdGE2t83xY7GyHQGsMga9qKg1DNytWUxlCJL4EBtZjVbvSnschOFCNllwsvZRGAK0Z_7zw5j_yP6Ukqbz1rD-BN3HO9-vd2FqplFE=w414-h640" width="414" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Well, this was the penultimate issue of this series! It was not necessarily what I wanted, which was a greater focus on many of the secondary characters that we have not seen in a while. But I will try to review it based on the story we got and not the story I wanted. In this regard, it succeeded well.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">The storyline had a good follow-up to the Tamaranians settlement on Rann in how Blackfire led the battle against Starro's troops. It also touched on her flirtation with Dox in that her initial involvement last issue was motivated by her concern for his well-being. Smite got a surprising level of character development over the last two issues in how his concern for Storm-Daughter overcame his loyalty Starro, and we got to see a nobler side to him. That was a nice set-up to his surprise bonding moment with Lobo. And while I have always been lukewarm on Lobo's involvement in any of the <b>L.E.G.I.O.N.</b>-related series, I do think Bedard used him to good effect here.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">I did expect Adam Strange to take a bit more of a leadership role given how he has stepped up over the last few issues, but its not a big deal since he was distracted by concern over his family and he probably saw the wisdom in Brainiac 3's advice. The events of this issue did move very quickly, but not so much that it felt like the creators were caught off guard and trying to wrap the series up too fast. That was a problem with the conclusion of the prior <b>R.E.B.E.L.S. </b>comic.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">We still have one more issue left, and it was easy to forget from this finale that Starro is still out there and needs to be dealt with. So please check back with me next issue as we see if the <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>can finally defeat Starro!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Mike Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02627891277174726157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-2885031010546261652022-01-03T06:00:00.105-05:002022-01-03T06:00:00.242-05:00Who's Who in the Legion #6 EXTRAS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUHDisbX18OYKS2X1ju-NlKpm5_GCehvrPx7B9CG3Ji9zka_CTud1VveobiPS_HMV_mdDGX032OsVj-Y_myV_MqLwK7mVkNuaJajEsOAIk4Id8sOLQR4FKqZC5FhrQG4GxfuPi3jj6f4SbNziImwDAmawJ5uqdACtSyBuyTyuXUJgWTVTfQgme8exyEw=s1004" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1004" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUHDisbX18OYKS2X1ju-NlKpm5_GCehvrPx7B9CG3Ji9zka_CTud1VveobiPS_HMV_mdDGX032OsVj-Y_myV_MqLwK7mVkNuaJajEsOAIk4Id8sOLQR4FKqZC5FhrQG4GxfuPi3jj6f4SbNziImwDAmawJ5uqdACtSyBuyTyuXUJgWTVTfQgme8exyEw=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><br />Continuing the series where we spotlight the features that appeared at the beginning of each issue of the mini-series <b><i>Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes </i></b>(1988). In issue #6 the series featured an in-depth tour of Metropolis...."The Wonders of Metropolis" hosted by Oli-3 Queen. <p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>We are now in the home-stretch of the <b><i>Who's Who in the Legion</i></b> series, and to be brutally honest, it feels like it. Maybe it's me; I was never a "world maker" in any role-playing game or got any interest in things like maps of the kingdom of Nordor (that's a thing, right?) So maybe I'm not the intended audience for 11 pages of geographic scenes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGhV9dwd1Xhel0eOMJlOVWA0QM8_N3Lt9W5QWIJFwL2tBDnzdn8qZXxWVW_kvVC2fupvSyYOdcrgw_HFZvDlkDviMHK2ixDaCVinj1aMHuRDF6Bh4OrCLd54Yj3BIbFe7vO9pzGlaV3TNbHWDTuZJVRrR8lOLmABnsUGu0qef9_rfrjt75kC944IGqrA=s1173" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="1173" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGhV9dwd1Xhel0eOMJlOVWA0QM8_N3Lt9W5QWIJFwL2tBDnzdn8qZXxWVW_kvVC2fupvSyYOdcrgw_HFZvDlkDviMHK2ixDaCVinj1aMHuRDF6Bh4OrCLd54Yj3BIbFe7vO9pzGlaV3TNbHWDTuZJVRrR8lOLmABnsUGu0qef9_rfrjt75kC944IGqrA=w400-h166" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>That being said, artists Grant Miehm and Arne Starr do a capable job of keeping things interesting. I flipped through the pages when I first got this and was mildly entertained. The dolphin fish at the Interplanetary Zoo and the Legion Academy group photo always catch my eye when I look at this issue. </p><p>However, when I take the time to re-read the texts, there are a few questions. First and foremost, Metropolis expanded from its original site in Delaware (according to <b><i>AWODCC #14</i></b>) to include all of New York and most of Massachusetts?!? I would have liked to have read some of THAT history. I'm not from the US East Coast, but I wonder if some of the Legion fans who ARE might have something to say about this. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJDVEz3dnIzyv_77k3LmM9iWteZ-U6Y5E2plQArNYee0Ef9ro0jmVCB5vobs-eaLaxk1YSH90SX0f_dmUovXveZ0CEBDE_OQuzgqEvrZfJPQcguJ5U1R1GiIguXbYo7_GnEXszzxO3KOnR9395exXr4wxv6NADcZqtl4NPHkZdMLov3CSmY8nO_ytKoQ=s807" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="807" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJDVEz3dnIzyv_77k3LmM9iWteZ-U6Y5E2plQArNYee0Ef9ro0jmVCB5vobs-eaLaxk1YSH90SX0f_dmUovXveZ0CEBDE_OQuzgqEvrZfJPQcguJ5U1R1GiIguXbYo7_GnEXszzxO3KOnR9395exXr4wxv6NADcZqtl4NPHkZdMLov3CSmY8nO_ytKoQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Also, randomly.... does someone have to alter the Avenue of Heroes whenever there is a change in the Legion ranks? How about uniform changes? Cosmic Boy is still shown in this illustration, but he was not then a member. Nor was Duo Damsel, who is NOT shown. </p><p>At the Zoo, there are muta-genically altered Earth tigbras!?! Looking at the illustration they appear to be a mix of tigers and zebras. And they are trained to do shows?! For shame, 30th Century! </p><p>All the restaurants are located at Restaurant Row? That seems odd. </p><p>According to the map on page one, Metropolis Spaceport is located close to Springfield, Massachusetts. Why in the world would it be located there?! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtXQFYUMnL0pz16e2xlGYksdHL4r-1kkrHZWAAXOXMB-JqmUd8SBhjtadfQMSVcIS4MZqifB4fD9zOQYP2kEeVwFHo9J9e8RJvbB8pz4oaRA3j22nCYBGkX_jkgzpklEcRMWH8wNZAYRsyKNcRDF1frqw5xj9YDpL312QI0wWdWwrW4Nawl1PbIbfjJQ=s1511" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="1004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtXQFYUMnL0pz16e2xlGYksdHL4r-1kkrHZWAAXOXMB-JqmUd8SBhjtadfQMSVcIS4MZqifB4fD9zOQYP2kEeVwFHo9J9e8RJvbB8pz4oaRA3j22nCYBGkX_jkgzpklEcRMWH8wNZAYRsyKNcRDF1frqw5xj9YDpL312QI0wWdWwrW4Nawl1PbIbfjJQ=w426-h640" width="426" /></a></div><p>Lastly, this issue's cover is probably my favorite. It looks like it was pencilled by Jim Valentino and inked by the incomparable George Perez. I love that all of the Legionnaires are there (as far as I can remember, haha). The only complaint I have (come on, you knew I had one) is that on the back cover under Star Boy the horizon seems to disappear. Is the grid supposed to represent something, or is this a bit that the artists forgot? Not sure, but whenever I notice it it pulls me out of the piece.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuYIFbH5Fv-8HZQh1xtbR3XF8XdpYwjbQMVyCgYDANpwoMVnzqW9xDi8x4-uVM95uBOkSaNNZTvtuUWTefP2J5aJWe4bXtnsvu6pAYo9RN7qaMWsyo369rKClshqiADx3MNSf6UznIgqFxnyVWoPK7DR8RqG1Dlv607s_S-YVj-DpPfsVfs8K8vAeZoQ=s1506" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="949" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuYIFbH5Fv-8HZQh1xtbR3XF8XdpYwjbQMVyCgYDANpwoMVnzqW9xDi8x4-uVM95uBOkSaNNZTvtuUWTefP2J5aJWe4bXtnsvu6pAYo9RN7qaMWsyo369rKClshqiADx3MNSf6UznIgqFxnyVWoPK7DR8RqG1Dlv607s_S-YVj-DpPfsVfs8K8vAeZoQ=w404-h640" width="404" /></a></div><br /><p>"Open" the pages to see them at Colossal Boy size!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaaz0xRoCk-zoVd-DQuUWY9yBWMe0OTD-JMG4JlGkk4UMNQQ2w8zvm0r9_gQS8iI1ZBgZU2bwtMvF899pPMpx6OigtqyQFG17gxtikko05XMr8Muip0PjkXWYGb8i-Khxy25BKzBMbWWaFBf_HF_VO03IYXLUhv5bnhfI7QRsM_v-C7DHHf7WgEZKLvg=s1802" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Derrick J Wyatt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0M-mEwXFll2u6bmRT0meDHRtX13p4rCoXruvtbhc3355rPsd1cPxLRI-TYt0N-XNeg2wmyHH3TruV382pISBXtAGI1VLY8t8swIGDDyW7czXvRDFkDrZASBGYEkTf6G5LF7Bkt1Dg8agwUfetoTmnNw5_ydIH5v4sevAWUY2xDITxJv-e4tXwStd-tQ=s381" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0M-mEwXFll2u6bmRT0meDHRtX13p4rCoXruvtbhc3355rPsd1cPxLRI-TYt0N-XNeg2wmyHH3TruV382pISBXtAGI1VLY8t8swIGDDyW7czXvRDFkDrZASBGYEkTf6G5LF7Bkt1Dg8agwUfetoTmnNw5_ydIH5v4sevAWUY2xDITxJv-e4tXwStd-tQ=s320" width="252" /></a></div><br />Remembering Derrick J. Wyatt<p></p><p>by Sarcasm Kid </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>I remember watching the Legion cartoon when it originally aired on Kids WB, and I tried to keep as many episodes as I could, saved on my DVR. Just recently I acquired the second season DVD set, making it the first time in years I'd been able to watch the show. I never stopped thinking about or focusing on the cartoon in at least some way in all these years. Incorporating the Cartoon Legion into my ideas for writing at DC has been a major element in my drafts for the past decade, and I'm not giving up on it. Though I'll say <i>Teen Titans Academy</i> has shown me how to <i>not</i> do it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3kP-3FOsLyTPaMgxK8StkB-QMSTYI1EoQrYfd28xDeEx_e31cU8yZz6dZC9sPdSSClu-u9wWRbWLjOw2FlYMAYbNa-DMt0OFbMP7jesaqHgVHggP8O-BiPNWTUIBjsYbNB7doJ8y1ayKXHzwVt3DCdobCNgKVqNS2_amxsRHUqL0NZEQRhmYuAQh6QA=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3kP-3FOsLyTPaMgxK8StkB-QMSTYI1EoQrYfd28xDeEx_e31cU8yZz6dZC9sPdSSClu-u9wWRbWLjOw2FlYMAYbNa-DMt0OFbMP7jesaqHgVHggP8O-BiPNWTUIBjsYbNB7doJ8y1ayKXHzwVt3DCdobCNgKVqNS2_amxsRHUqL0NZEQRhmYuAQh6QA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Joining the fandom for the cartoon was my first real dive into supporting the Legion on a regular basis aside from reading the odd back issue and learning about minor characters. In 2008 I became very active on fanfiction.net via submitting stories blending the Legion cartoon with elements from the comics. This was my first attempt at posting fan stories, getting my writing out there. Conversing with the other creators on ff.net was also my original connection with comic fans and my first actual friends. Sadly I've lost touch with everyone from back then, save my friend Cleome on Legion World.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2DSsLFGZUr54A6typBNj9D20kXrusElMegpz-adThRlDR1cScSAga3gLELAnhZAejmDqw-PWxc2iK7aQj18lNQShjNXvI9ODaoETMLyNqi7w3quzcxyQDhUgE33zII2Mm8HmWt7jb5RjhhYGlTDDxv0JJtTbqSMWbyzZT8ZbKLsWHuIlhoYFu0egzTg=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="400" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2DSsLFGZUr54A6typBNj9D20kXrusElMegpz-adThRlDR1cScSAga3gLELAnhZAejmDqw-PWxc2iK7aQj18lNQShjNXvI9ODaoETMLyNqi7w3quzcxyQDhUgE33zII2Mm8HmWt7jb5RjhhYGlTDDxv0JJtTbqSMWbyzZT8ZbKLsWHuIlhoYFu0egzTg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Many of you know of my habit of commissioning artwork of Lightning Lad as heavyset, and my hopes to somehow write about him like that officially for DC. At this point I've probably acquired the biggest amount of Lightning Lad (and Arsenal) artwork in the entire comics community. That concept started here with the show, after he'd been redesigned for season 2. As weird as it is to discuss, if not for focusing on this idea I would've never figured out some things about my identity as an autochorrisexual following years of confusion and discomfort.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV14gqNbtzNmFOTF6Z6IYlsDIEyz3KIvktMHEOEZvTWx-_TPHV7o0mdrJs_LmJMICsW_yFiLRQCReEIwcRVjBUO6S54Xn2yEF8hUvBYyK27j7ki3fXk1AjNf7pY69AscScWvVzgvrX_mKnNMESYzxQONG2-TViIwffjDiG_f-ct2vskCCEivk0MyE8zQ=s3300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV14gqNbtzNmFOTF6Z6IYlsDIEyz3KIvktMHEOEZvTWx-_TPHV7o0mdrJs_LmJMICsW_yFiLRQCReEIwcRVjBUO6S54Xn2yEF8hUvBYyK27j7ki3fXk1AjNf7pY69AscScWvVzgvrX_mKnNMESYzxQONG2-TViIwffjDiG_f-ct2vskCCEivk0MyE8zQ=w309-h400" width="309" /></a></div><p>Last year I worked up the nerve to contact Derrick J. Wyatt through instagram about setting up a commission. Derrick pointed out he hadn't worked on LOSH's second season, but he had no issue with working on a fat Garth commission.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY-Q_tAnv7Uai8QariddrsnmSvFaI3UTmWLmBhCwUxsecBuKjz8c1ukrkx7zOpke6lFUjuNMzLJ1baZAhjE2HxFj-WMTmcdpjb4spywlb9tbAuQi6AZtHGXjpBgi9zp--EgsjGaSefI633cGW4I0HrPHHbom_WggkJ9jfdhIlpwtpPB6WKZwQNs5EByA=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1600" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY-Q_tAnv7Uai8QariddrsnmSvFaI3UTmWLmBhCwUxsecBuKjz8c1ukrkx7zOpke6lFUjuNMzLJ1baZAhjE2HxFj-WMTmcdpjb4spywlb9tbAuQi6AZtHGXjpBgi9zp--EgsjGaSefI633cGW4I0HrPHHbom_WggkJ9jfdhIlpwtpPB6WKZwQNs5EByA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Being able to receive such a piece from one of the creators of the Legion cartoon was not something I could've imagined doing years ago. More importantly, being able to talk about it with Derrick and receiving the finished piece gave me a much-needed escape from dealing with my grandfather's dwindling health and eventual death that December. The fact Derrick passed away in December a year later is not something I enjoy thinking about.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPVbff7HlQlcYwj2OJj6XUGZK3Kq-Np2vNW_C-lJLBGm3e0pMnuZZRlg8YwHc0CTS_ud1_q9NQ3xm1hnZQUIXXrhf2ufAytynBRSGE5IaY312eczf1Q8HZFjJ7O3j4r16sbgoM5W2ioeVme0iPI79q9fLRQxT69zaFGpBjIxPX3nXBrHaF2sB3meTZVQ=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="320" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPVbff7HlQlcYwj2OJj6XUGZK3Kq-Np2vNW_C-lJLBGm3e0pMnuZZRlg8YwHc0CTS_ud1_q9NQ3xm1hnZQUIXXrhf2ufAytynBRSGE5IaY312eczf1Q8HZFjJ7O3j4r16sbgoM5W2ioeVme0iPI79q9fLRQxT69zaFGpBjIxPX3nXBrHaF2sB3meTZVQ" width="320" /></a></div><p>So even if the subject matter's weird, Derrick and this piece gave me a much-needed break from having to think about the loss of the only grandfather I ever had. The cartoon brought me to the first real friends I ever had in my life. For that I'll be eternally grateful to him.</p><p></p>Jude Delucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07192366186748612752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-22458274403402867002021-12-29T06:00:00.039-05:002021-12-29T11:56:50.829-05:00R.E.B.E.L.S. #26<div style="text-align: left;"><div><b style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipgRGndtkiP6N__vtdH_SKD8aVhU_kHBO1NuZJdPmp0HCkCJ4Noamb_P9sNiXz8hoP62TQB7KSgZhkg8Xa7IG_bujsToEdi5JJGmkYt4l0AyxlNdNEPrxoX40E4RCB0E0owOs3MyhBOnMDamynf3k077L30fVQo2FS9pQY35oqEI_yBm-gxFGf8-rm=s1965" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipgRGndtkiP6N__vtdH_SKD8aVhU_kHBO1NuZJdPmp0HCkCJ4Noamb_P9sNiXz8hoP62TQB7KSgZhkg8Xa7IG_bujsToEdi5JJGmkYt4l0AyxlNdNEPrxoX40E4RCB0E0owOs3MyhBOnMDamynf3k077L30fVQo2FS9pQY35oqEI_yBm-gxFGf8-rm=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div>R.E.B.E.L.S. #26 (May 2011)</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>title: </i>Starstruck, Part 3</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>writer</i>: Tony Bedard<br /><i>penciller</i>: Daniel Horn de Rosa & Claude St. Aubin<br /><i>inker</i>: Scott Hanna<br /><i>colors</i>: Tanya Horie; Richard Horie<br /><i>letters</i>: Travis Lanham<br /><i>editor</i>: Brian Cunningham<br /><i>cover</i>: Aaron Lopresti</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Recap</b>: Dox asked Blackfire Komand'r to join him for dinner to learn how the Tamaranean refugees were adjusting to their new homeworld. Her report was encouraging and the two hit it off surprisingly well. Dox was returning from their date when his ship came under attack by Starro's agent, Smite, who incapacitated Tribulus. Storm-Daughter abducted Dox and took him before Starro on the newly conquered homeworld of the Psions.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, Lobo was teasing Captain Comet over his feelings for Starfire when he caught the scent of Czarnian pheromones nearby. Believing that he killed every member of his race, he confronted her but the woman turned out to be Starro's agent, Storm-Daughter. She had sprayed herself with pheromones and she easily distracted Lobo with a kiss. It created the opportunity for her to drug him so she could absorb his energy and use it to restore Starro's strength.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Lobo recovered and reported the incident to Adam Strange, who was gathering everyone for a mission to retrieve Dox. Lobo refused to wait for them and charged ahead to find Storm-Daughter because he had her scent. Fortunately, Wildstar could track Lobo, which would help them in locating Dox, but Lyrl was left behind in hope that he could save Tribulus. </i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lobo quickly takes down Storm-Daughter after ensuring that she could not use her Czanian pheromones against him this time. Starro grows concerned when Lobo breaches the surface in search of their base and removes the starfish he had placed on Dox.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj57tX9woIs2dm-f3hhAUpnyxisi3UcHDEyHal2jo0W9OXr2fSg7qfvNDodb_O_qy8hYAGzSo0HyYOtbZOh2cHhr-5olXjI5wzJoAg7fW4Iv0odwfmoHNvXP30rG-fxLzqb_hLaoek7ftwo0XKEnLRSfkDXPiYsDYtb6iu4XKGKHCr0EgIIe_HshSoj=s1278" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1278" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj57tX9woIs2dm-f3hhAUpnyxisi3UcHDEyHal2jo0W9OXr2fSg7qfvNDodb_O_qy8hYAGzSo0HyYOtbZOh2cHhr-5olXjI5wzJoAg7fW4Iv0odwfmoHNvXP30rG-fxLzqb_hLaoek7ftwo0XKEnLRSfkDXPiYsDYtb6iu4XKGKHCr0EgIIe_HshSoj=w400-h390" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">On Rann, Sardath has been placed in charge in the absence of his son-in-law, Adam Strange. He is advised that Queen Komand'r just arrived with troops, even though Strange had declined her offer to help recover Dox. She warns Sardath that she needs no permission to help an ally in need, and suggests that they accept her kind offer of assistance or she will become very cross.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Adam Strange is concerned after Sardath abruptly ended their communication and calls his wife to check in. She assures him that everything is okay, but he asks her to keep their daughter home because he has a bad feeling. After their conversation, Alana hears their daughter calling from the garden and goes to check on her.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZFTcGoXL_v7xUlbf0Y93wdkNEACz0ozi8zbiqgYTTrmEXH7DleCqmGqaQmo8aKyfmjvpTeZO-uIG0_r9kI9SAEViR5ryItwtrpQIlGhTGahgpuo4_Hxasy3QUUBOzdIsCIb68Mv0exXqp2j-TDY1W5x53tzq17h3NA3U4xX-z0hxubDXcuZPmVapt=s1972" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZFTcGoXL_v7xUlbf0Y93wdkNEACz0ozi8zbiqgYTTrmEXH7DleCqmGqaQmo8aKyfmjvpTeZO-uIG0_r9kI9SAEViR5ryItwtrpQIlGhTGahgpuo4_Hxasy3QUUBOzdIsCIb68Mv0exXqp2j-TDY1W5x53tzq17h3NA3U4xX-z0hxubDXcuZPmVapt=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div>On Psion, Smite thinks that Dox's taunt has given them their answer and suggests sending the Czarnian clones to battle Lobo. Starro rejects this idea and orders Smite to stop Lobo, explaining that he will not set a single clone free until he has absolute control over them. Smite loses his temper and strikes Starro, calling him a coward for always sending others like Storm-Daughter to fight his battles. He says he will go fight Lobo but that he is not doing it for Starro. Once he leaves, Starro sets off to deal with the planet Rann personally.</div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Lyrl is performing surgery on Tribulus, who would certainly have died as a result of Smite's attack had he been human. Once he has finished, he leaves the nurses to keep Tribulus stable so he can update Sardath. </div></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiptTIfVMkZJ2WbdrgwShj95u1QPnAQe8i6nI_Kwh8rGVJLqTNsIjDkO7d3iMxS4VCBuimv1p0v-hDjSDB3kRlYCGG5E-SXZNhcIubawWIQqwX0LSZlc8yO0pihAw6W6jKmvDfg8pXaB_F4SRY83u-9v-DgfTRupCMD5h7auQlbazvqDzlYuguez3f3=s1960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiptTIfVMkZJ2WbdrgwShj95u1QPnAQe8i6nI_Kwh8rGVJLqTNsIjDkO7d3iMxS4VCBuimv1p0v-hDjSDB3kRlYCGG5E-SXZNhcIubawWIQqwX0LSZlc8yO0pihAw6W6jKmvDfg8pXaB_F4SRY83u-9v-DgfTRupCMD5h7auQlbazvqDzlYuguez3f3=w418-h640" width="418" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh good, more Lobo! Just what I wanted. Okay, I knew Lobo was destined for a prominent role in the final issues of this series given the involvement of his clones. But I was really hoping some of the secondary characters would get attention and that is not happening. At least Dox did not overwhelm the story though, and in fact, he barely played a role at all.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Despite my frustrations over how little we have seen of much of our cast lately, I know I should consider the story we are getting and not the story I wanted. And it is pretty good. Starro is always a reliable villain, even if I miss the traditional starfish form. And Adam Strange is a character I love, and he was originally intended to be part of the original incarnation of <b>L.E.G.I.O.N.</b>, although that did not happen. So it is nice to see him as an integral part of this series, and taking charge in Dox's absence.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">One unexpected highlight was seeing Smite rebel against Starro. He is one of Starro's elite guard, who Starro refrained from taking complete control of so as not to inhibit his natural abilities. So an independent streak is not entirely unexpected. But he showed real affection towards Storm-Daughter and anger over Starro placing her at risk. During his fight with Lobo, he even mentioned that she was the closest thing he ever had to a friend. This was a far more tender moment than I would have expected from Smite, and the big question is whether she feels the same. Or whether she will even learn of Smite's feelings given that she is unconscious and he is battling Lobo. I do not recall Smite's fate but I am not expecting him to make it through the end of the series. Still, it would be nice to see Storm-Daughter express some affection towards him.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are down to just two issues left in this series with much to resolve. Starro has conquered Psion and it appears he managed to quickly take over much of Rann off pages in this issue. Strange is headed to Psion to confront him, but Starro is no longer there. Kommand'R's status is unclear but it seems unlikely that she and her people would have fallen under Starro's sway easily. Please check back next week to see her fate and what happens when Strange learns of the events on Rann!<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div>Mike Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02627891277174726157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-74654840001891084742021-12-24T06:00:00.013-05:002022-01-04T20:38:27.936-05:00Tis The Season To Be Freezin' - Polar Boy in "Snow Date"<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-4NOkywml9LSis71fN-0ATSRNOvqY-0CBlNf2ZGJ8Zd7zpTMN_10B3zBIXe56sCzsuzhYidxqp5WMPbZ19arFaLhHlF_M1YufHsYPp9SSAhz7wWQWwH2xglXBvrmmVKI1WNj1Yc3I4kecB8FyDvuDKCOBlHzu2zYOARUuwmcRxMhXLHj6NF8lK5BujA=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-4NOkywml9LSis71fN-0ATSRNOvqY-0CBlNf2ZGJ8Zd7zpTMN_10B3zBIXe56sCzsuzhYidxqp5WMPbZ19arFaLhHlF_M1YufHsYPp9SSAhz7wWQWwH2xglXBvrmmVKI1WNj1Yc3I4kecB8FyDvuDKCOBlHzu2zYOARUuwmcRxMhXLHj6NF8lK5BujA=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Title: Snow Date</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Writer: Rich Bernatovech</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Penciller: Travis Mercer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inker: Norm Rapmund</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colorist: Andrew Dalhouse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Letterer: Dave Sharpe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Editor: Michael McCalister</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Legion's pretty much been absent this past year while Brian Bendis worked on Justice League, Checkmate, and, I-I dunno, whatever else he's wasting time on. I don't think about him if I can help it.</div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Imagine how delighted I was to learn my friend Rich Bernatovech was not only writing for DC's holiday anthology - he was submitting a Legion story!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">AND IT'S GOOD, YOU GUYS. LIKE SO GOOD. THE BEST THE LEGION'S BEEN IN AGES.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After interviewing Rich in my previous post, I'm now submitting a review of the story in question featuring the return of Polar Boy, Comet Queen, and the debut of a new Legion villain.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwFTPJzXk7uajJ5tNQk7JC0gNgNk-zQd93UXDHieJBcCDn9PUtwB1oedrJooHhx7C-xJUpPnGraB21-337V67Cd-mz9bn3DC2VneuMzEjwNQeGTpdwSOYhObDOWYZUwOKcrHSMT_6aJfDnV_1Tn10i2HMpCLYK2HcaLYidSdcBWXtPyvH2dF1chv8vYw=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwFTPJzXk7uajJ5tNQk7JC0gNgNk-zQd93UXDHieJBcCDn9PUtwB1oedrJooHhx7C-xJUpPnGraB21-337V67Cd-mz9bn3DC2VneuMzEjwNQeGTpdwSOYhObDOWYZUwOKcrHSMT_6aJfDnV_1Tn10i2HMpCLYK2HcaLYidSdcBWXtPyvH2dF1chv8vYw=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">It's Comet Queen's first date with Polar Boy. While CQ's initially disappointed PB decided to stay on New Earth, her disappointment transforms into delight when she sees how PB celebrates the winter holidays.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Polar Boy shows off the magnificent ice sculptures he's created in the image of various holiday icons. See, his home planet of Tharr doesn't celebrate ANY holiday. Growing up, Polar Boy never experienced the type of joy and fun the holidays bring. As he grew older, Polar Boy learned about the vast array of holidays throughout the galaxy and sought to make a monument to celebrate their differences.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe_crEHpZKioj9QaDtr3fNQWvgvr_7XxLFoVgv0GcVAJK3BcprSiW89O0OYNHtYCKbPZ9LQz5O9eTiK5S_PjK75J-mg4Bhphs_sEnBJkNKNzbILY9NF4yQiKz2JB5Q64-UgjAuxHi0395IlCTSLJfIa9o6wxE60wD69r9dvBCX-OWG9ataAyfFgWRPDQ=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe_crEHpZKioj9QaDtr3fNQWvgvr_7XxLFoVgv0GcVAJK3BcprSiW89O0OYNHtYCKbPZ9LQz5O9eTiK5S_PjK75J-mg4Bhphs_sEnBJkNKNzbILY9NF4yQiKz2JB5Q64-UgjAuxHi0395IlCTSLJfIa9o6wxE60wD69r9dvBCX-OWG9ataAyfFgWRPDQ=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><br /><p>First you've got Santa Claus from Earth, who gave out totally nova gifts making people feel happy and loved.</p><p>On Durla there was Yallo, who protected her world's younglings from an invasion. Now Durlans leave snuwies every year for her as tribute.</p><p>Sajido of Dryad settled the differences between the planet's tribes and created the tradition of their yearling gatherings. Because Sajido loved sugar, Dryadians celebrate his accomplishments by eating sugar bars.</p><p>Polar Boy comments on how all these holidays - the ones he could represent - strangely happen around the same time of year no matter the planet.</p><p>However, Polar Boy's pride in his work is cut short when Comet Queen notices the statues have gone quantum-mad!</p><p>That's the WORST kind of mad!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As Polar Boy's statues come to life to cause havoc, PB and Comet Queen try to protect the innocent bystanders. Comet Queen wonders if maybe it's like that story. You know the one, where the snowman comes to life. It's a classic.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Polar Boy points out that snowman came to life because of a hat.</span></div><p></p><p>Comet Queen then wonders if maybe it's cuz of stardust of Trom, but as PB puts it:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLoyIc_hjPncouqvxZ4DDmfvsceN_EdnnUlKQOeAQqZH_e8pQs0tWKzlvjxWeu3Fbbvb_hdRsNZLPwOCJHRHse_3hHQgWnQ_QQzrKU16Oi7o8OUqzMp7u55NkT4xEVZA3lArFielXk8g-/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="457" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLoyIc_hjPncouqvxZ4DDmfvsceN_EdnnUlKQOeAQqZH_e8pQs0tWKzlvjxWeu3Fbbvb_hdRsNZLPwOCJHRHse_3hHQgWnQ_QQzrKU16Oi7o8OUqzMp7u55NkT4xEVZA3lArFielXk8g-/w400-h299/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />While Polar Boy tries to figure who would animate his statues, and why they'd do it this time of year, Comet Queen asks if he could simply un-make them. PB clarifies he can CREATE ice, he can't make it move or un-make it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p>Yet noticing how the statues are behaving, Polar Boy realizes they're not LITERALLY alive. Something's making them move, but like puppets. With that in mind, he advises Comet Queen to crank up the heat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgDo4xDW9tBIahWeaV39VGzBGzPVPv9tY0BBeihqDxn4OufZpnaxFfJYFT7ZrUAMo6szQSVipA4cZei7hY9PJtyxCBaChlDZyM-iIhsCXQgshHD2nCcCyCMUuM9ZzAlamdPNQFRPbfIoR_dFppMlcggZl-RCD8CoIdOMfPG40EFCTHClRE0asXthT0nA=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgDo4xDW9tBIahWeaV39VGzBGzPVPv9tY0BBeihqDxn4OufZpnaxFfJYFT7ZrUAMo6szQSVipA4cZei7hY9PJtyxCBaChlDZyM-iIhsCXQgshHD2nCcCyCMUuM9ZzAlamdPNQFRPbfIoR_dFppMlcggZl-RCD8CoIdOMfPG40EFCTHClRE0asXthT0nA=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><p>Now that he sees several statues are missing, Polar Boy understands this was a diversion. Asking Comet Queen to help the civilians, Polar Boy tracks down the errant ice sculptures before the holiday season's ruined.</p><p>Why, it's almost a nightmare before [COPYRIGHTED].</p><p>Tracking down Santa's elves to the Museum of Heroes, Polar Boy discovers this mischief was instigated by none other than... CAPTAIN FREEZE!</p><p>DUN-DUN-DUUUUUUUU-wait who's that?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6K_mJk9-feM3_bzb2Eg9ly_cYVCUk-C4aXJDmVhFCgSkQ3IV7U6ijW12YOEz3aOS7Sp_-b8v9-VR24RGrz5TG695dZrFFCR5unE7DDpQlOnU1LvzXjQLTr2uYnX_RrNXAvZjkUDL_GMoD4N4PR2y1vi-F1uDE5p8IeZlENXQuTKABUgN6Ewj4Ubr6Qg=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6K_mJk9-feM3_bzb2Eg9ly_cYVCUk-C4aXJDmVhFCgSkQ3IV7U6ijW12YOEz3aOS7Sp_-b8v9-VR24RGrz5TG695dZrFFCR5unE7DDpQlOnU1LvzXjQLTr2uYnX_RrNXAvZjkUDL_GMoD4N4PR2y1vi-F1uDE5p8IeZlENXQuTKABUgN6Ewj4Ubr6Qg=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><br /><p>The not so jolly fellow in the blue suit is after Captain Cold's cold gun, and despite Polar Boy's best efforts the cold doesn't bother the villain. The cold never bothered him, anyway! (ohmygodRichrully)</p><p>Captain Freeze boasts about how Polar Boy's powers can't stop him, but they CAN help him instead! The bad captain has the power to manipulate and control ice, but he can't make it. He was waiting for Polar Boy's holiday plans to start so he could hijack the art for his nefarious schemes.</p><p>Apparently, it's really hard to find ice in the United Planets.</p><p>GOD DAMN YOU, GLOBAL WARMING!</p><p>Although just because Captain Freeze can control ice, it doesn't make him impervious to slipping on it. Foiled by his own hubris and left flat on his back, Captain Freeze doesn't understand why Polar Boy won't use his powers for his own hubris. Being led away by the science police, the Captain goes "BAH!"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqXM9Z6GLk01TCZ89mEeIRQDf1gIPHc8xZbfjUsd5FJzvz7sPX59BB5_dPaQVSKm7GhKB1WcQJuzqFZzacz_mX7fw6YT6v9M6I8Um1dtHEsEUZh4PF5G9XXkZq86-kwf8HV58_7i6329wXDrRFEqwl6M9U116h7mv-sGuyDkKqtqzQwa5Pv3MWWIHM2g=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqXM9Z6GLk01TCZ89mEeIRQDf1gIPHc8xZbfjUsd5FJzvz7sPX59BB5_dPaQVSKm7GhKB1WcQJuzqFZzacz_mX7fw6YT6v9M6I8Um1dtHEsEUZh4PF5G9XXkZq86-kwf8HV58_7i6329wXDrRFEqwl6M9U116h7mv-sGuyDkKqtqzQwa5Pv3MWWIHM2g=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><br /><p>He doesn't even add a humbug too it, HE'S RUINING THE THING!</p><p>Comet Queen swoops in and tells Captain Freeze to stop being a grinch, as she loved Polar Boy's holiday efforts and so do a lot of other people. She happily reports Polar Boy's efforts saved lives and ensured no one at the park was hurt. Though Polar Boy feels bad that their date was ruined, Comet Queen exclaims it was, like, SO mega-fetch.</p><p><b><i>GRAVA STOP TRYING TO MAKE MEGA-FETCH HAPPEN!</i></b></p><p>Since everyone loved Polar Boy's sculptures, he asks Comet Queen if he could rebuild them and then continue their date. Comet Queen loves the idea, but she first wants to try out another holiday tradition. It's called mistletoe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9niJ0Ovp5mDyB4hGxK2oI_MeVs7LN147Cg8FZE2WSF3QL9IzdAYuycBsC9xbYySglHLNlOKoozOilfJq2twAR587zmFAueMtv5oVTn4xcnFRmEfVwTQkXpqpRL-yS9qb_BefbWNRYi2C8t_neVvApW9lEN9_mbOD8idOmk479LUUxK5eaaiBf6lqpQg=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9niJ0Ovp5mDyB4hGxK2oI_MeVs7LN147Cg8FZE2WSF3QL9IzdAYuycBsC9xbYySglHLNlOKoozOilfJq2twAR587zmFAueMtv5oVTn4xcnFRmEfVwTQkXpqpRL-yS9qb_BefbWNRYi2C8t_neVvApW9lEN9_mbOD8idOmk479LUUxK5eaaiBf6lqpQg=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><p>...</p><p>Now that, THAT, that is how you do a Legion story!</p><p>Brek and Grava were utterly delightful and a pairing I never really thought of until now. And this is coming from someone who actually wrote a slash fic between Tyroc and Policy Pam. POLICY. PAM.</p><p>Grava was genuinely adorable throughout this story, Rich making her valley girl personality endearing without overdoing it. The poor kid definitely earned a break after the way her story came to a halt in the New 52 so it was refreshing to see her not being the butt of a joke after so long.</p><p>Brek was eager to do good and refused to take crap for his idealism. You can see the boy who wanted to be a Legionnaire so badly he helped found the Subs so he could be a hero even if he wasn't on the team.</p><p>Captain Freeze is an interesting addition to the Legion's roster of villains. When I glanced through the story at first I assumed this was the return of Cryo-King until I sat down and read it the whole tale. Being able to control ice but unable to make it is definitely the kind of power you'd see in a Legion.</p><p>...</p><p>A lot of people have been saying that this group oozes with negativity and toxic thinking in regards to Bendis's Legion series. It's true, we've said a LOT of nasty things about the current Legion. I won't apologize for anything I've specifically said, but I think the story told by Rich Bernatovech and Travis Mercer highlights all of the problems with the current Legion.</p><p>It was never about it being a brand-new Legion with new costumes and new faces attached to old names. The problem was the EXECUTION. Bendis's writing style has lacked the heart and soul of what made the Legionnaires so wonderful. When he's the one handling the story, it's like they're a hive mind. No personality and no depth. Dialog rambling on and on about NOTHING. Issues jampacked with just about every current Legionnaire, and half of them do NOTHING.</p><p>Throughout it all he spends so much time hyping up his new Legionnaire, Gold Lantern, when the newbie does pretty much nothing to warrant his amazing reputation. Yes, apparently that mystery is going to be cleared up in the Justice League crossover miniseries. However, can you blame us for being frustrated that Bendis baited us with this "mystery" for the entirety of the Legion series and is using a crossover to finally shed light on it?</p><p>How many issues did it take for us to finally figure out who the skeleton Legionnaire (X-Ray Girl) was? And that was solely due to the designs in the first trade collection. Of course there were also the two other newbies, Entropy Kid and Radius Lad, whose existence we weren't even fully aware of until their designs manifested.</p><p>Then you have the racist subtext via Bendis's portrayals of the Ranzz Twins, Karate Kid, and even Ultra Boy. Plus Saturn Girl's gross, stalkerish behavior and Mon-El's utterly unpleasant personality.</p><p>Rich Bernatovech as a writer has given the Legion fandom a story that most of us were finally able to enjoy. Was it a <i>new</i> Legion tale? Yes. Did that matter? No. Rich captured what Bendis's writing lacks. He clearly cares about Polar Boy and Comet Queen enough to reintroduce them for a new era, while bringing with them the true core of their personalities. Travis's designs were delightful, clear, and clean without deviating too much from the inspiration. Different, but not alienating.</p><p>As the year comes to a close and we enter into what's either the second or third year of this horrid pandemic, I'm forever grateful I got to finally enjoy a brand-new tale about the Legionnaires. If I had to support a brand-new Legion, I wish they had the kind of energy and spirit Rich and Travis brought to their story.</p></div>Jude Delucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07192366186748612752noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-45699000045451714632021-12-22T06:00:00.165-05:002021-12-22T06:00:00.249-05:00R.E.B.E.L.S #25<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxvYwXHRZPo3hwnbP0FdNoKaagiIXwFhH0g3iMuiC6BbHLxdM9xuMrsgYMnhyBT8iV1pOX5wlPtSqqPCFDfXLq79rK0VX7KtimVvcZQSFSLFwt3c6hYj9mlMjskL7JnvKaqaoOZRXTp6hG5036d7BpOv1gs7zR0oEpf2nyx3ueNZhiNsLXG1h4m0p1=s1975" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxvYwXHRZPo3hwnbP0FdNoKaagiIXwFhH0g3iMuiC6BbHLxdM9xuMrsgYMnhyBT8iV1pOX5wlPtSqqPCFDfXLq79rK0VX7KtimVvcZQSFSLFwt3c6hYj9mlMjskL7JnvKaqaoOZRXTp6hG5036d7BpOv1gs7zR0oEpf2nyx3ueNZhiNsLXG1h4m0p1=w259-h400" width="259" /></a></div>R.E.B.E.L.S. #25 (April 2011)</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>title: </i>Starstruck, Part 2</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>writer</i>: Tony Bedard<br /><i>penciller</i>: Claude St. Aubin<br /><i>inker</i>: Scott Hanna<br /><i>colors</i>: Tanya Horie; Richard Horie<br /><i>letters</i>: Travis Lanham<br /><i>editor</i>: Brian Cunningham<br /><i>cover</i>: Aaron Lopresti</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Recap</b>: Dox asked Blackfire Komand'r to join him for dinner to learn how the Tamaranean refugees were adjusting to their new homeworld. Her report was encouraging and the two hit it off surprisingly well. Dox was returning from their date when his ship came under attack by Starro's agent, Smite.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, Lobo was teasing Comet over his feelings for Starfire when he caught the scent of Czarnian pheromones nearby. Believing that he killed every member of his race, he confronted her but she easily distracted him with a kiss. It created the opportunity for her to drug him so she could absorb his energy and use it to restore Starro's strength.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Smite crashes through Dox's ship and pushes Tribulus out the other side. Dox falls from the wrecked craft and is picked up by Storm-Daughter.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaiUQXH7u4EEhOG1A4Zvj0W1IwRDD6HKj380tH7bBtqgHjY8PAoRFjgN8XvzqTYc1cfscVomwGBkIHfmPoSeS1sxcniVY0_IEuPhKNhDGSyqPtwzfY9-eZZzCbEm1lRpI-j75MNsWLMCAvasNC3ae2PpP9q0kPNFJRYKg045bN4ytkOz9wfkg1cB2_=s1605" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaiUQXH7u4EEhOG1A4Zvj0W1IwRDD6HKj380tH7bBtqgHjY8PAoRFjgN8XvzqTYc1cfscVomwGBkIHfmPoSeS1sxcniVY0_IEuPhKNhDGSyqPtwzfY9-eZZzCbEm1lRpI-j75MNsWLMCAvasNC3ae2PpP9q0kPNFJRYKg045bN4ytkOz9wfkg1cB2_=w319-h400" width="319" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Starfire joins the battle and incapacitates Storm-Daughter, but is unable to prevent Smite from retrieving her body and fleeing with Dox. He takes Dox before Starro on the newly conquered homeworld of the Psions.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglypKAkWxS7mlihDknvAXUjenDpV34l3XdLNCliuqTVnfLreZEFlr5AJlADf_VDEsEMV-d5Mi3Tk_LA_fplexlnKV9P2ZNwb5TPu5lpR8d2Gx5Q4eLYmssR_F0TK22EeaZRUX663dnra9T5rRcNBXLaCqWgcA5NjhZuDmk3JwLZqDvHWZKA_HG687j=s1309" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglypKAkWxS7mlihDknvAXUjenDpV34l3XdLNCliuqTVnfLreZEFlr5AJlADf_VDEsEMV-d5Mi3Tk_LA_fplexlnKV9P2ZNwb5TPu5lpR8d2Gx5Q4eLYmssR_F0TK22EeaZRUX663dnra9T5rRcNBXLaCqWgcA5NjhZuDmk3JwLZqDvHWZKA_HG687j=w391-h400" width="391" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lobo has returned and reports his encounter with Storm-Daughter to Adam Strange. Strange insists that they need to a plan to move against Starro, but Lobo ignores him and leaves to track down Storm-Daughter alone. Fortunately, Wildstar may not have Storm-Daughter's scent, but she does have Lobo's, so everyone heads to the spaceport to follow. They leave Lyrl behind in hopes that he can save Tribulus, who was injured in the fight.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKw1-LcbikhC2QohoP1aOgmB5PSc4dRlb56kuW8zQGaFl6BCsxaOXCxG71MleUBmfimMd9fAe5iZD9jRVhV95HrAwQAZLeSP5Cm73x2Z1JLmiCGdRggi-ybjIai25N-vM-0BnR1aHO89bb6uFRR7-nd_2knhWGbwdOcv3iwvgvBFojAGeaF5Vs034J=s1656" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1279" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKw1-LcbikhC2QohoP1aOgmB5PSc4dRlb56kuW8zQGaFl6BCsxaOXCxG71MleUBmfimMd9fAe5iZD9jRVhV95HrAwQAZLeSP5Cm73x2Z1JLmiCGdRggi-ybjIai25N-vM-0BnR1aHO89bb6uFRR7-nd_2knhWGbwdOcv3iwvgvBFojAGeaF5Vs034J=w309-h400" width="309" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Dox is horrified by Starro's plan to unleash an army of Lobo's, but his protests end when he gets possessed by one of the starfish. Starro uses their psychic connection and Dox's intellect to figure out why they have been unable to control the cloned Czarnians. Storm-Daughter detects the approach of Lobo, who we learn they were hoping would track them down. She sprays herself with more Czarnian pheromones and goes to confront him, expecting another easy fight. But Lobo is prepared and has put a clothespin over his nose to protect himself from the pheromones.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhechq36zWbSLjkXBjowgwEGGbEe2-a6ArK-mqfv6LgqD0_KWg8dwKLyxFRz3nqhdywKp4LpwAiwxba8eZAYX3ixrXNjaSYtWV2dk5kLn6zHsAhSFPpZkrj8EW3room2Lca_UVcXXTC-OChVJR0B6tZ_kER6_G2b3s37ksjuCs1I2UgrXgZCvQmYQA4=s1986" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhechq36zWbSLjkXBjowgwEGGbEe2-a6ArK-mqfv6LgqD0_KWg8dwKLyxFRz3nqhdywKp4LpwAiwxba8eZAYX3ixrXNjaSYtWV2dk5kLn6zHsAhSFPpZkrj8EW3room2Lca_UVcXXTC-OChVJR0B6tZ_kER6_G2b3s37ksjuCs1I2UgrXgZCvQmYQA4=w413-h640" width="413" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I am still enjoying this storyline and I appreciate seeing more of our cast, even if they were just quietly following Adam Strange around for much of the issue. My only complaint, which is relatively minor, comes from the involvement of Czarnians, which means a prominent role for Lobo. He has always been a ridiculous character, and I often found myself tolerating his presence in <b>L.E.G.I.O.N.</b>-related series more than enjoying it. He works best in humor books, like Justice League International, where things are expected to be over-the-top, or in guest appearances. But his schtick of being the last of his race because he killed everyone else and his obnoxious attitude can get tired quickly, particularly in a fairly serious book like <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>or <b>R.E.B.E.L.S.</b> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Admittedly though, Bedard has come up with a pretty interesting idea in having Starro clone his race and I have learned to trust his writing on this series. I just hope Lobo's presence does not take away from our last opportunity to see the supporting characters get more attention before the series wraps up in three issues.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is interesting to see Lyrl back in the fold, even if it is unclear how trustworthy he is. The fact that he insists on being called Brainic 3 cannot be a good sign, but so far he is not showing any signs of plotting against his father or the team. Blackfire is a bit of a surprise, as she and her people seem to be assimilating well and she appears quite fond of Dox. Despite being positioned as a villain in most appearances, she genuinely cares about her people and has been shown to be a capable leader. Its refreshing to see this side of the character get explored. I am also thankful they have avoided the cliche of having her and Starfire constantly bickering.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">I am not sure how I feel about Comet's attraction to Starfire. She does not appear to be reciprocating his feelings, and he is not handling it well. He is almost becoming obsessed and spent part of the last two issues drowning his sorrows in a bar. Its not a particularly good look for Comet, who has always been more of a fun character. Hopefully, this will not go down any darker direction in the final issues.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Please join me next week as Adam Strange and his team catch up to Lobo on Psion, and we can see how successful Starro is at maintaining his hold on Dox!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /></div>Mike Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02627891277174726157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-64909789720490849642021-12-20T06:00:00.039-05:002021-12-21T20:08:04.452-05:00Rich Bernatovech Talks Polar Boy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4WceZeoa0JUJ5ouPavBSVy0wAnq0Ax0_e1iur1rYCnCd0oQd5nZ3wmmIoPCiOtKiMlrSNlreWKmjUtsLH3zIqF8rOdPyP6VSLeplShoCQYTGzFYsuo11-EwIgFP4yWB2SE0qVQ9Ok0RW/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4WceZeoa0JUJ5ouPavBSVy0wAnq0Ax0_e1iur1rYCnCd0oQd5nZ3wmmIoPCiOtKiMlrSNlreWKmjUtsLH3zIqF8rOdPyP6VSLeplShoCQYTGzFYsuo11-EwIgFP4yWB2SE0qVQ9Ok0RW/s16000/image.png" /></a></div>I was delighted when I saw my friend Rich Bernatovech's name among the creators who worked on DC's 2021 holiday anthology, 'Tis The Season To Be Freezin'. My delight grew when Rich informed me he was submitting a Legion story to the mix, featuring the debut of a new version of Polar Boy.<p></p><p></p><br />Discussing it with Rich via Facebook and at New York Comic Con, I set up the chance to interview him for Super-Bloggers. I apologize for my lack of content this past year, so I was happy for the chance to submit something really special.<p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><b>Jude:</b> Hi, Rich! So, to begin, this is your first published work
from DC is it not?</p><p class="Body"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Rich: </b>Yes, I’ve spent my comic career in the independent comic
world until now. I’ve published six different titles through my own company,
Drumfish Productions, in addition to writing for other comic book publishers. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Jude:</b> Your story in <span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>“</span>Tis the Season To Be Freezin’” is a Legion of
Super-Heroes tale, specifically one taking place in the current continuity
established by Brian Bendis and Ryan Sook, right?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Rich: </b>Yes, I was told this is considered to be in the current
continuity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Jude: </b>What<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span>re
your overall thoughts about the Legion and getting to work on them
professionally?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Rich:</b> I love the Legion of Superheroes! My favorite comic titles
have always been team books and I discovered The Legion when Paul Levitz and
Keith Giffen were working on it. So, I’ve been a fan for a long time. What
initially attracted me to the Legion was the amount of history it contained.
And then there were so many characters and worlds, each with different
perspectives and development. The possibilities for what could happen were
endless. The characters and costumes were unique and even though it was set in
the future, they looked to the past to inspire their heroics. Getting to
contribute, even slightly, to this new continuity is an honor and I hope fans
will like our re-introduction of Polar Boy and Comet Queen. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Jude:</b> To go with the ice and snow theme framing the anthology,
you went with debuting a new version of Polar Boy who so far hasn<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span>t been featured in the current Legion. What was it like
getting to flesh out and redesign Polar Boy for the new Legion era with artist
Travis Mercer?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="Body"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXSvBOWB703nvYUysE2jPwBIJ3XoXv4_ZcAIVf5sSxqEa2nWIifSgJSDdJay5h88vNXT3V8kZcdsrhzJFnYvLlK2oZ5vS0piaBt6X2KX4KvsHxKn70Os4OOpjaxQVXYn1pop4ak3CjN9w/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXSvBOWB703nvYUysE2jPwBIJ3XoXv4_ZcAIVf5sSxqEa2nWIifSgJSDdJay5h88vNXT3V8kZcdsrhzJFnYvLlK2oZ5vS0piaBt6X2KX4KvsHxKn70Os4OOpjaxQVXYn1pop4ak3CjN9w/w400-h300/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Rich: </b>Polar Boy is a very interesting character to me. His
history, being rejected for membership from the original Legion team and
then helping form the Legion of Substitute Heroes, only to later join and lead
the Legion, showed great growth. And throughout, he was always longing to be a
hero. I drew upon that characteristic of wanting to help to drive this story.
Travis Mercer gets all the credit for his look and I love what he came up with.<p></p><p class="Body"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Jude: </b>What<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span>s
it been like working with Travis on this story?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Rich:</b> It was exciting to see each page as Travis turned them in.
He has a very detailed and clean style that’s full of energy! He captured the
action scenes with ease and he changes camera angles to give different
perspectives in many panels. The body language and expressions between Polar
Boy and Comet Queen made me want to see more of them together. It was a
pleasure to see him illustrate this story and I can’t wait to see what he does
next!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="Body"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl285ILljuO-fUWaOoxNB1Akaq1Z0NcspkzQK6w0vcoRV3Omo7FoqyWQLt_dvOnwQ9ML_jJ6A98tTKdxz0xQww-uPW8czovAi4IVW0qvfH9B_xCFgzYjQvFnmRX0XD5CYyc7vZyoy1uXIw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="828" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl285ILljuO-fUWaOoxNB1Akaq1Z0NcspkzQK6w0vcoRV3Omo7FoqyWQLt_dvOnwQ9ML_jJ6A98tTKdxz0xQww-uPW8czovAi4IVW0qvfH9B_xCFgzYjQvFnmRX0XD5CYyc7vZyoy1uXIw/w296-h542/image.png" width="296" /></a></div><br /><b>Jude:</b> Are there any other Legionnaires or Legion associates
appearing in this tale alongside Polar Boy?<p></p><p class="Body"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Rich:</b> It was shown in the preview page DC Comics released that Comet
Queen appears in the story and since its titled "Snow Date," it’s safe to reveal
that they’re on a date. As I mentioned, I’ve been a longtime fan of the Legion
and it’s the lesser spotlighted characters that really interest me. When I was
assigned the Polar Boy story, I remembered their brief connection and thought
it would be nice to see them together. I would love to see their relationship
grow and become one of those fun and odd Legion couples. I hope the humor and
light-hearted tone of the story is enjoyed by Legion fans of the past and
current versions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="Body"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPSKfSoRN13UZROgQyW8vSDMLEczJrCa1_IndPU6UjJQQ6E1nqCR9ak7iiIj_fS758xHxP5nUMDbaYYXbHsYRX_6KDBeiji8DUloG0n-bbuurvBenjp43r5asdCyLy7XQ9_MKR-MV48Lq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="593" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPSKfSoRN13UZROgQyW8vSDMLEczJrCa1_IndPU6UjJQQ6E1nqCR9ak7iiIj_fS758xHxP5nUMDbaYYXbHsYRX_6KDBeiji8DUloG0n-bbuurvBenjp43r5asdCyLy7XQ9_MKR-MV48Lq/w421-h640/image.png" width="421" /></a></div><b>Jude:</b> Since this is also DC<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span>s
anthology for the holiday season, what was focusing on that aspect like? Will
we be seeing any new holidays befitting the far future-scape associated with the
Legion?<p></p><p class="Body"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Rich: </b>That was the toughest part. How do you create a believable
holiday story set in the 31st Century? Naturally, what we believe and enjoy
today is going to be much different in the future. But without revealing too
much, Polar Boy’s optimism and eagerness to be a hero made him the perfect
character to bridge the holiday theme and the future. We got to create some
small new holiday elements that could possibly be used elsewhere. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Jude: </b>On the anthology in general, what was it like getting to work
on the book alongside Travis and the other creators such as Paul Dini, Tee
Franklin, and even Bobby Moynihan.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Rich:</b> I’m very thankfully to have been given the chance to write alongside so many talented creators. All of the stories in the book are great, but I
had no prior knowledge about what others were working on while we did ours. I
was very glad about that. In my opinion, it’s always best to not think about
what others are doing. That way you don’t doubt or second guess yourself when
you think about being included among creators whose work you really enjoy.
Overall, I’m very excited for people to read Polar Boy’s adventure and enjoy
all the stories!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Jude: </b>What are your hopes for this holiday season, with all the frustrations
and challenges that seemed to have carried over from last year with the
constant threat of the pandemic and everything else going on?<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Rich: </b>I hope that kindness for others becomes something more people
strive for. As you’ll see in our Polar Boy story, the desire to help others is
very powerful to me. For too long, people have seemed to be divided and many
became isolated during the pandemic, which only got worse. The Legion of
Superheroes represents the optimism we have for the future and a sense of unity.
We need more thoughts like that!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Jude: </b>Thank you again for taking the time to speak with us over on
Super-Bloggers, Rich. And thank you for your contribution to Legion lore.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Rich:<i> </i></b>It was my pleasure! Thank you for the questions. Long live the
Legion!! </p>Jude Delucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07192366186748612752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-43797266505849470352021-12-15T06:00:00.156-05:002021-12-15T06:00:00.219-05:00R.E.B.E.L.S. #24<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh64tHWWmv0_wApKDKu58AL-8Wzbz2ycdoDwgW6jqCJbdyOP0AvKA3GB0AtiY-9bad5ctE75wiYZs0-_GBNYJLJJ3aZFhLKyMN-vVZXMTS63zeSjFLcqUxPgUoYjm-Cvjg5drJCc8JmGUh08onuKoe2U1wln7mpklF592e5cmecLnhaQmXvkG7338Ao=s1973" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh64tHWWmv0_wApKDKu58AL-8Wzbz2ycdoDwgW6jqCJbdyOP0AvKA3GB0AtiY-9bad5ctE75wiYZs0-_GBNYJLJJ3aZFhLKyMN-vVZXMTS63zeSjFLcqUxPgUoYjm-Cvjg5drJCc8JmGUh08onuKoe2U1wln7mpklF592e5cmecLnhaQmXvkG7338Ao=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div>R.E.B.E.L.S. #24 (March 2011)</b></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>title: </i>Starstruck, Part 1</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>writer</i>: Tony Bedard<br /><i>penciller</i>: Claude St. Aubin<br /><i>inker</i>: Scott Hanna<br /><i>colors</i>: Tanya Horie; Richard Horie<br /><i>letters</i>: Travis Lanham<br /><i>editor</i>: Brian Cunningham<br /><i>cover</i>: Francis Portela & Javier Mena</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>Recap</b>: Adam Strange and other <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>top brass gathered to welcome dignitaries from the Green Lantern Corps, including Jon Stewart of Earth. While they met with Vril Dox, they received notice that the terrorist group known as the Citadel Liberation Front was about to collapse the Vegan sun, which would mean the end of 14 inhabited worlds.</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Stewart sent</i></span><i style="font-family: arial;"> Green Lantern Corps members Altin Admos and Gorius Karkum to deal with the problem. Dox was skeptical of their abilities, since the <b>L.E.G.I.O.N.</b> had recently had encounters with both Lanterns that left the Guardians displeased with their performance</i><i style="font-family: arial;">. But the duo were able to penetrate the Front's ship and disable their weapon. Dox was caught off guard by their success but reluctantly congratulated them. It was later revealed that the Front's actions were a plot by Dox, who had his son create the weapon. Dox had expected the Corps to fail and planned for the <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>to swoop in and claim success.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Blackfire Komand'r is joining Vril Dox for dinner so he may learn more of how the Tamaranean refugees are settling into their new homeworld. She tells him that there are days when she still gets angry thinking of what her people went through, but then she looks up at the stars and sees the same ones she used to stare at when she was a little girl.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipuwbVrUYX-zms7PEv0PpuKb5KIhi_WmrU3ZXtkr7nFZsc1K-Sn8DII0lxbV-6vw9mJDFUWodXRmlXaA6Y0DfUsWKB1Lg2el-NEnW6y3whIqT-NG8Nkmm2vn5yx2o3pVYDyAp1Laj6JYTV41GMaqGREY2x37RndKZdUnp--u-In6jo0c65-hkldtyh=s1093" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1093" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipuwbVrUYX-zms7PEv0PpuKb5KIhi_WmrU3ZXtkr7nFZsc1K-Sn8DII0lxbV-6vw9mJDFUWodXRmlXaA6Y0DfUsWKB1Lg2el-NEnW6y3whIqT-NG8Nkmm2vn5yx2o3pVYDyAp1Laj6JYTV41GMaqGREY2x37RndKZdUnp--u-In6jo0c65-hkldtyh=w400-h260" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The two are hitting it off well, although Komand'r is a bit taken aback by Dox's giant bodyguard, Tribulus. He assures her that he did not bring the beast along for protection, but only because it has a mind like a child and he feels bad when he leaves it alone.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">In Ranagar City, Adam Strange spends time with his wife and daughter, happy to be with them without having to worry about the Zeta beam pulling him back to Earth. Alana is concerned about Captain Comet and his attraction to Starfire, who Adam suspects does not reciprocate the feeling. At the same time, Comet is drowning his sorrows at a bar in downtown Ranagar when Lobo approaches. Lobo teases Comet about his feelings for Starfire, but soon notices something more interesting across the bar.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiahkfbpEl0CBUPUqRVtlo_vnatdvcbpPo_BOOtsDyC2_SEmJUL_hLy-dawFPzDmTHXsB4XYv7WnJ-hqKM8Blrwgu0nHPZubk3ynjjaJ2f5c-zY38d3GhD97Ck7ogsa6sTRrqEMNoN6uSrfZF6kuMHD7D_0v5ivcZAKXdo_cp6eL_lEKUmzyde5KQ6q=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="1280" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiahkfbpEl0CBUPUqRVtlo_vnatdvcbpPo_BOOtsDyC2_SEmJUL_hLy-dawFPzDmTHXsB4XYv7WnJ-hqKM8Blrwgu0nHPZubk3ynjjaJ2f5c-zY38d3GhD97Ck7ogsa6sTRrqEMNoN6uSrfZF6kuMHD7D_0v5ivcZAKXdo_cp6eL_lEKUmzyde5KQ6q=w400-h358" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lobo is well known for having killed every other member of his race, which is why he is surprised to catch the scent of another Czarnian. He follows and we discover that the being is Storm Daughter, servant of Starro. He demands to know who she is but she distracts him with a kiss. Lobo gets...well, excited, and assumes that she is trying to seduce him, but his excitement is soon tempered when he starts to feel a sensation similar to being drunk.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH_-P-qiCjE-m1bTwo1kM8oluGWBNBu-873rnVjxMUsOSeflifRnGZ4SgxMmHGZWNtrmvGb4x0nAsiGSuZnxZ4Gq5TMI3l4cG8vHus2HoW9zFlwR1Z94r7al9pGXDnd2g0asETEiLMTfewup1JzN-dy-YWUlXUqAYITUth7vUMHObL-CJIMysEkJ3c=s1222" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1222" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH_-P-qiCjE-m1bTwo1kM8oluGWBNBu-873rnVjxMUsOSeflifRnGZ4SgxMmHGZWNtrmvGb4x0nAsiGSuZnxZ4Gq5TMI3l4cG8vHus2HoW9zFlwR1Z94r7al9pGXDnd2g0asETEiLMTfewup1JzN-dy-YWUlXUqAYITUth7vUMHObL-CJIMysEkJ3c=w400-h371" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, Dox is approaching downtown Ranagar while speaking to Adam Strange on screen about his "date."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_FiOonf33yjzj03GPFIsxc6yw27NZyMa13qvDtpJXUo7Hz_CDLOAFFCRSPJ-qD1W8FhQhuvUYF7xGq26Po9yjhHXEeIZ8CzTRo5MGXcOBvddii56JlT5E3g9bYKa0FpnW2Cv8PzVQVPvgemDPVlJRFbwyzRNSvk_wFxzwMQN2Ht-QCSAXPE28UHbS=s1190" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1095" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_FiOonf33yjzj03GPFIsxc6yw27NZyMa13qvDtpJXUo7Hz_CDLOAFFCRSPJ-qD1W8FhQhuvUYF7xGq26Po9yjhHXEeIZ8CzTRo5MGXcOBvddii56JlT5E3g9bYKa0FpnW2Cv8PzVQVPvgemDPVlJRFbwyzRNSvk_wFxzwMQN2Ht-QCSAXPE28UHbS=w368-h400" width="368" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Dox orders Strange to go to red alert because he is under attack. Strange is confused but Starfire is close enough to Dox's ship to see what is transpiring. Starro is speeding towards the craft and bursts through the hull.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf2mrfuKQ0mqWbqKN4QowGkCYbORq4o_E52G3XTHwL0yqX2xIczHSAJwNDpIJZGhBZh4Qon0KSEmRHIFlDuYi_SdeomjZIQ5591zrbi9XI4OIrSqWVqFZgM6Tv7ZORNCuF5RocpjTGmaJ8JXBmt59IG0Vy8aqaZuzJ5zacj447pcX6ctKuCoupkE6N=s1975" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf2mrfuKQ0mqWbqKN4QowGkCYbORq4o_E52G3XTHwL0yqX2xIczHSAJwNDpIJZGhBZh4Qon0KSEmRHIFlDuYi_SdeomjZIQ5591zrbi9XI4OIrSqWVqFZgM6Tv7ZORNCuF5RocpjTGmaJ8JXBmt59IG0Vy8aqaZuzJ5zacj447pcX6ctKuCoupkE6N=w414-h640" width="414" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Yes! Finally, we get an issue that gives some attention to several members of our team at one time. I realize that a recent issue focused on Starfire, but my main complaint over the last few is how focused things have been on Dox to the expense of everyone else.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not to beat a dead horse, but one of my favorite aspects of the original <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>series was that it kept several subplots going on at one time, which allowed us to explore the secondary characters more. Yes, the series still had a tendency to lean into Dox a bit too much, but we usually got to check in with other storylines and characters at least a bit in most issues. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ideally, I would have loved to see more of Amon or the Dominator or some of the more unique members of <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>But I understand that Adam Strange, Lobo, and Comet are more well known, and at this time had appeared in more significant DC Comics of the recent past. And that's fine, I was still pleased to see this issue take some time and check in on each of them. I hope to see more of that in the final issues of this series.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thankfully, none of this took away from this issue having its own dose of action and suspense. Storm Daughter has been an intriguing villain throughout this run, so I welcomed the return of her and her master. Lobo is often a mixed bag for me, but emphasizing her Czarnian heritage raises her threat level.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">This issue was essentially exactly what I want from a <b>L.E.G.I.O.N.</b>-centric comic. Various alien races of the DC universe interacting, a healthy dose of politics, some wonderful character moments with our main cast, and some fun comic punchy-punchy at the end. Please check back with me next week to see if Part 2 is just as much fun!<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Mike Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02627891277174726157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-58291581530666078772021-12-13T13:04:00.001-05:002021-12-13T13:04:36.078-05:00Valor #21<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktjwIyo88XKFnPhsb9fKTJbn7GWRjfAqcMxCuIu_sT0RCsukTMSW1902iN2658Xi33WnzoDQqsdzFewOpKqRNiJnO-d2SMhLMkW8JUrCg59QfSsrbbBkR477HAP115j68koobA7L0XRHD/s2034/Valor21+%25281%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="1334" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktjwIyo88XKFnPhsb9fKTJbn7GWRjfAqcMxCuIu_sT0RCsukTMSW1902iN2658Xi33WnzoDQqsdzFewOpKqRNiJnO-d2SMhLMkW8JUrCg59QfSsrbbBkR477HAP115j68koobA7L0XRHD/w263-h400/Valor21+%25281%2529.jpg" width="263" /></a></div> <b>Valor #21 (July 1994)</b><p></p><p></p><div><i>title: </i>"Sudden Death Overtime part 2: Two Minute Warning"</div><div><i>writer:</i> Kurt Busiek <i>special thanks to Mark Waid</i></div><div><i>penciller: </i>Colleen Doran</div><div><i>inker:</i> Dave Cooper</div><div><i>letterer:</i> Bob Pinaha</div><div><i>colorist:</i> Dave Grafe</div><div><i>associate editor:</i> Mike McAvennie</div><div><i>editor:</i> KC Carlson</div><div><i>cover:</i> Stuart Immonen & Karl Kesel (signed)</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>reviewer: </b>Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Guest-Star(s):</b></div><div>Wave Rider, The Linear Men<div><br /><div><b>Opponent(s):</b><br />time paradoxes, Glorith</div></div></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /><br /></div><div>The Braalians, freed from the Dominators by Valor, arrive on the peaceful planet Shareth to take it over, as the Dominators have destroyed their previous home. Valor shows up to stop them. He challenges leader and uber-macho warmonger Krinn Magar for position of War-Leader so that he, Valor, can order the Braalians to leave and they will listen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSG5W_IyIQfxwX1lex6qsOla-_Rl_B26hO84fGmtT0M6650xLlkm7BFkyx22qQdomIrKloQHDu1zL6CFRpGvvxntVXqCR5mUPH7W2_GznrJF_4Nb1tNwqzCJFeb3I6YN6Jm_tt0wAUYqiGFMbV-73JnsBN2HTqtJ8lzaXQol2jKhChA5q-x6oBaU7ltg=s1868" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="1258" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSG5W_IyIQfxwX1lex6qsOla-_Rl_B26hO84fGmtT0M6650xLlkm7BFkyx22qQdomIrKloQHDu1zL6CFRpGvvxntVXqCR5mUPH7W2_GznrJF_4Nb1tNwqzCJFeb3I6YN6Jm_tt0wAUYqiGFMbV-73JnsBN2HTqtJ8lzaXQol2jKhChA5q-x6oBaU7ltg=w432-h640" width="432" /></a></div><div>Elsewhere, the Linear Men argue with what turns out to be an after image of Valor. They rush off after him to send him back to the time stream. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNCoBu24nIGeBeb7CAhEgEvOdZpAvimOselMnkN_4QU02pecikh7vgBBuUy3oB0-M5LsJUUcJqWSGbzjAqqGgiWaUNrAtK8Ae3fVTcLaQG_sjUJovJAyNZcA08HhpLGJRZigqnJbUm9IUqMCTXM7O75PJJULNxggwmer_Ey7kLsx-MDmd8Z8n5qeXtrQ=s1863" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1863" data-original-width="1258" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNCoBu24nIGeBeb7CAhEgEvOdZpAvimOselMnkN_4QU02pecikh7vgBBuUy3oB0-M5LsJUUcJqWSGbzjAqqGgiWaUNrAtK8Ae3fVTcLaQG_sjUJovJAyNZcA08HhpLGJRZigqnJbUm9IUqMCTXM7O75PJJULNxggwmer_Ey7kLsx-MDmd8Z8n5qeXtrQ=w432-h640" width="432" /></a></div>As the battle between Valor and Krinn begins, Valor suddenly splits into copies! The Linear Men choose this moment to arrive, too. However, the Braalians think that they are out to fight them, not Valor, so <i>they</i> attack the Linear Men! </div><div><br /></div><div>Wave Rider approaches Valor and breaks his chronal energy into individual particles....because, sure.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJCmnglzCJPtkv51TSE4eVyBcrprypmId-lAU3aeimGPe7syJaA9sI8aYYVE_K1V3dW0QVRopWum7hTmRqPNFhLK1c2ofSQIgwK_b_9k1dpv-4qIW14R0RQjqZfo3WZzbGv3M1TS7cwy9lImo5xsCTOd8pzIBwlQPlejwoLgrIXKt6lkNDTR6LLMLChw=s1860" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="1256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJCmnglzCJPtkv51TSE4eVyBcrprypmId-lAU3aeimGPe7syJaA9sI8aYYVE_K1V3dW0QVRopWum7hTmRqPNFhLK1c2ofSQIgwK_b_9k1dpv-4qIW14R0RQjqZfo3WZzbGv3M1TS7cwy9lImo5xsCTOd8pzIBwlQPlejwoLgrIXKt6lkNDTR6LLMLChw=w432-h640" width="432" /></a></div>Now each Valor copy is temporarily semi-independent. This group of Valors finally manage to stop Krinn (we're on page 14!). Then he (they) demand to the Linear Men to be allowed to go off to do the deeds that Valor was (will be) famous for. With evidently no power to back up their position, the Linear Men concede. Valors fly off. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoVXZYRQLFxpVBxFnWGqby7z8uGDZY3mp4HD_WSQJqHyuqZ96O7hWVNdzLwnKMMPHNlTyzcX-iikwUPQnLfPDtQPQlBUK-mKifO8z-DALH_kW0SQOMtuJp_v0hItbxRySC6VR94XO7pvmT5GSmnqiZqglR3KsnR1TJtZ3g3nRMsmtJlUrcnghL4bneHg=s1871" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="1267" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoVXZYRQLFxpVBxFnWGqby7z8uGDZY3mp4HD_WSQJqHyuqZ96O7hWVNdzLwnKMMPHNlTyzcX-iikwUPQnLfPDtQPQlBUK-mKifO8z-DALH_kW0SQOMtuJp_v0hItbxRySC6VR94XO7pvmT5GSmnqiZqglR3KsnR1TJtZ3g3nRMsmtJlUrcnghL4bneHg=w433-h640" width="433" /></a></div><div>One Valor takes the Braalians to "new Braal," aka the Braal of the 30th Century, where they are happy to face off against the native metallic monsters. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd3k2DLMiguPzGUGe__6_JMqL5CniVK9ymX84iTkseQ-A9ELFwQ3ijcJ9YBJR2kZsfMzkKWHzDWXJdlpczfs4LY6QShVfWf7gzsu8gXhVFuEQA2Fo85FNkmB3675sOQZ9vxjx2NmhSCsKwlNQkFfgJAnIonaCykfxw0ZmD5OzFrTiVrIWF9zeZaIGyaQ=s1854" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="1264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd3k2DLMiguPzGUGe__6_JMqL5CniVK9ymX84iTkseQ-A9ELFwQ3ijcJ9YBJR2kZsfMzkKWHzDWXJdlpczfs4LY6QShVfWf7gzsu8gXhVFuEQA2Fo85FNkmB3675sOQZ9vxjx2NmhSCsKwlNQkFfgJAnIonaCykfxw0ZmD5OzFrTiVrIWF9zeZaIGyaQ=w436-h640" width="436" /></a></div><div>Valor's other copies manage to free all of the Dominators' prisoners and guide them to the planets they were destined to be guided to by him, in something close to the time allotted him (them?). Based on the pace of this issue, Valor actually clearly had plenty of time left! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo8K5Mv_MpU3QMHt_c0f8XHU6jH5bhjhLptbD7c8P2_jLspwSXlbSOEtluv4pO7gELI60FPinsr2Mw5dJvERQUtHyqY-bcRAXu7FcxIiZGaKXoYsXxy-jGTlrMoaW2IGDmX9EXYKVevr2wn3SEAexX1gCncLDAhyk3N6THxITBDX7D08BEzo1wCb1beA=s1868" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="1256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo8K5Mv_MpU3QMHt_c0f8XHU6jH5bhjhLptbD7c8P2_jLspwSXlbSOEtluv4pO7gELI60FPinsr2Mw5dJvERQUtHyqY-bcRAXu7FcxIiZGaKXoYsXxy-jGTlrMoaW2IGDmX9EXYKVevr2wn3SEAexX1gCncLDAhyk3N6THxITBDX7D08BEzo1wCb1beA=w430-h640" width="430" /></a></div><div>The Valors then show up before Glorith. She combines all of the Valor copies back into one man, then when he refuses to play any games with her, she gladly sends him into the Phantom Zone, per his destiny. With a determined look on his face and a trace of a smile, Valor fades away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPVgsheK6GF7LDOlaJEfVasdaSu3jMQWKB5B5O5CczMzsCWgRuOeaSU6E_6t8LiACYdLWz6mKVz1Wo7SyVfsILnIDdt-HUl56oiIiggqThuipEaE9dYWfa_0RX7jSc13WFRLl89nJQIl1TYHVZwXf4pbSjFPqvIzrVyacyH5Eq10a_w1pGDCAMQ1U53g=s1871" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="1270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPVgsheK6GF7LDOlaJEfVasdaSu3jMQWKB5B5O5CczMzsCWgRuOeaSU6E_6t8LiACYdLWz6mKVz1Wo7SyVfsILnIDdt-HUl56oiIiggqThuipEaE9dYWfa_0RX7jSc13WFRLl89nJQIl1TYHVZwXf4pbSjFPqvIzrVyacyH5Eq10a_w1pGDCAMQ1U53g=w434-h640" width="434" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Russell's comments: </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ugh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is a pretty bad conclusion to a pretty bad storyline. Valor was almost never the "hero" of his stories, and he's not much of the protagonist here, either. He seems to accept his fate rather than embrace it, which is a much less heroic portrayal than it could be. What if he had come to grips with his destiny and then demanded the time to finish his tasks? (I'm not going to even begin to argue that the story idea was a good one; Mark Waid et al definitely painted themselves into a corner with their badly thought-out plot.) His most heroic turn comes when he and his copies face down the Linear Men and tell them he (they) are going out on their missions. But with the Linear Men literally giving up without a fight, it seems more like empty heroics than actual sacrifice. Imagine if Valor DIDN'T have an army of temporal copies to help him? Now THAT would have been heroic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The art by Colleen Doran is the best part of the issue, hands down. Even when the story doesn't make any sense, or the plotting is awful, the pictures are pretty. Sure, the copies of Valor on that splash page are *clearly* actual copies, but that's kind of impressive, too. Sort of. Doran clearly has her heart in her efforts, even when the story doesn't deserve it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Anyhoo, for all intents and purposes this issue ends the series VALOR. The next two issues are part of the then on-going "End of An Era" storyline in <b><i>Legion of Super-Heroes </i></b>and <b><i>Legionnaires</i></b>, which ended the then-current continuity of those titles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In other words, the next issue doesn't start with Valor coming out of the Phantom Tollboth, or wherever Glorith sends him at the end of this story. The action starts after Valor had been in the 30th Century a big long while, and we check in on him and his pals just in time to lose the whole she-bang. So in my mind, this issue is the end of the <b><i>Valor</i></b> series. There wasn't much to it, and that's a shame, because Valor Mon-El Lar Gand as a character has a helluva lot of interesting points about him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><b><i>Status: </i></b><br />LSB reviews of <a href="http://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspot.com/2016/04/5yl-valor-22.html" target="_blank">Valor #22</a> and <a href="http://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspot.com/2016/04/5yl-valor-23.html" target="_blank">Valor #23</a> can be found on these pages. We won't be reviewing them again separately. </div><div>This series has never been reprinted, and I seriously doubt that it ever will be. </div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZ4Wpj7EoL6XyFix83pysyqjj3pPb7TD9YfckygwCPMVzgcpr74jFYmDGEZ5vK8lDH4cZNx10CgeVveiDRqL8Pmsl8SL4mtPH3ZdgkeI7QEu7HRC05VqnPfmNdTAFmtAES1m6Lm5IrQTd/s1600/LSH-Logo+%252850x50%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="50" data-original-width="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZ4Wpj7EoL6XyFix83pysyqjj3pPb7TD9YfckygwCPMVzgcpr74jFYmDGEZ5vK8lDH4cZNx10CgeVveiDRqL8Pmsl8SL4mtPH3ZdgkeI7QEu7HRC05VqnPfmNdTAFmtAES1m6Lm5IrQTd/s1600/LSH-Logo+%252850x50%2529.jpg" /></a><b><i>Milestone: </i></b><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"></i>This is the last appearance of Lar Gand in the "current" age of continuity. The last two issues of his book are set in the 30th Century and feature the entire Legion of Super-Heroes as part of the Five Year Later "End of An Era" story-line. It is not a continuation of this story. </div>Russell Burbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-37411787680785764222021-12-08T06:00:00.156-05:002021-12-08T06:00:00.206-05:00R.E.B.E.L.S. #23<h2 style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmKvl_LOPhZcnkSvusfcXl_pCiyJBI0bLoEZko7deu3KFXXUbwHYhHL4id_ScgN8A2LOUmlK8TVRs4Zvzgmlp8sooUOye8YT4izNDEfgiYYYX6iq5PhnmWkXTCtLONjpywdW4rJDT9dxuqMbxLkocPkt6ACm8YSVPVha_y_w_zRcXkkFycObetJ7wv=s1964" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1964" data-original-width="1279" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmKvl_LOPhZcnkSvusfcXl_pCiyJBI0bLoEZko7deu3KFXXUbwHYhHL4id_ScgN8A2LOUmlK8TVRs4Zvzgmlp8sooUOye8YT4izNDEfgiYYYX6iq5PhnmWkXTCtLONjpywdW4rJDT9dxuqMbxLkocPkt6ACm8YSVPVha_y_w_zRcXkkFycObetJ7wv=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div></b></span></h2><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: left;"><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">R.E.B.E.L.S. #23 (February 2011)</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>title</i>: "To Be a R.E.B.E.L., Conclusion"<br /><i>writer</i>: Tony Bedard<br /><i>penciller</i>: Claude St. Aubin; Kevin Sharpe<br /><i>inker</i>: Scott Hanna<br /><i>colors</i>: Tanya Horie; Richard Horie<br /><i>letters</i>: Travis Lanham<br /><i>editor</i>: Brian Cunningham<br /><i>cover</i>: Francis Portela & Javier Mena</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>Recap</b>: Just as their battle with Brainiac ended, Vril Dox and his son, Lyrl, were confronted by two members of the Green Lantern Corps, Altin Admos and Gorius Karkum</i><i>. Dox had Lobo attack them, but Admos was hesitant to fight at first because his people held Lobo in such high esteem as a warrior. He soon overcame his reluctance and saw this as a chance to prove himself. Neither Admos nor Karkum were able to get the upper hand, but Admos' pride kept him from calling the Corps for assistance. Their fight was eventually interrupted by the arrival of a <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>armada and a large contingent of the press. Dox broadcast a message portraying <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>as bringing order and prosperity to their member words, and Green Lanterns as a rogue organization imposing the laws of Oa with no regard for local statutes. </i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Karkum noticed Starfire among them, a being who always fascinated her. She later encountered Starfire on the planet Norvath, and explained that they suffered a similar fate at the hands of her people, the Psions. They travelled to a prison on Psion, where Karkum explained that most of the women of her race are killed at birth and the remainder used as breeding stock. They battled the guards, but the Psions eventually blew up the prison, killing both the prisoners and guards. Starfire returned to Dox to confront him over their contract with the Psions, and in response, he nullified it. The Guardians were very displeased with the actions of both Admos and Karkum during these events.</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Adam Strange and other <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>top brass have gathered to welcome dignitaries from the Green Lantern Corps, including Jon Stewart of Earth. The purpose of their meeting is to deescalate tension that has developed between the two organizations.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCQHelH8sat8UbYi3s6jUOtexJmqBRBEtfzoFItQ_5r5wygaI-V1Jud6WbSCwHZL5l-Y9pqccG_TbPUwTVZWHLvfbpu0ZG3qGqUA-33oeD8Y2jb3MpAmkAYX9a3CREOZRgembEnmKfM9Xl9xbouqBxak2LPN987PIt4hAdQfPfj-ZdDg0HlJl92Sw8=s1165" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="1165" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCQHelH8sat8UbYi3s6jUOtexJmqBRBEtfzoFItQ_5r5wygaI-V1Jud6WbSCwHZL5l-Y9pqccG_TbPUwTVZWHLvfbpu0ZG3qGqUA-33oeD8Y2jb3MpAmkAYX9a3CREOZRgembEnmKfM9Xl9xbouqBxak2LPN987PIt4hAdQfPfj-ZdDg0HlJl92Sw8=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Strange is surprised that Jon brought the Green Lanterns Altin Admos and Gorius Karkum given their recent run-ins with the <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>But John explains that they may be on thin ice with the Guardians right now, but they are still official Green Lanterns of the Vega sector.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">On the planet Psion, the Empyrical Council, led by Science-Marshal Halor, is meeting to discuss their recent battle with Starfire and Gorius Karkum.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTYNAKWrPYGQFXEQpHNyQkgVpn-mgDZQJWerzQeJ-GS49apVJ_Ciq5ziVtYTlvdoljoSLDciQ4JCctjBZowBldCrjdmgUkreUFCy-jtjk3IyO_cH72rG9tJPYao4Yhkj36YiiyoW2VpESXIIDCYtIQS-pBx2YhAtBgbseu1kx7W6nHnk0QHMfsJUIx=s1194" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="1190" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTYNAKWrPYGQFXEQpHNyQkgVpn-mgDZQJWerzQeJ-GS49apVJ_Ciq5ziVtYTlvdoljoSLDciQ4JCctjBZowBldCrjdmgUkreUFCy-jtjk3IyO_cH72rG9tJPYao4Yhkj36YiiyoW2VpESXIIDCYtIQS-pBx2YhAtBgbseu1kx7W6nHnk0QHMfsJUIx=w399-h400" width="399" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">They immediately suspect a bio-attack, which appears to soon be confirmed by the collapse of everyone except Halor. He calls for the guards, but they are unable to respond, thanks to the arrival of a sickly Starro, and his companions, Smite and Storm-Daughter.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, the meeting led by Dox and Jon Stewart is not going well, and Adam Strange is losing hope that anything meaningful will come of it.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiI2Znlpp8bM4EPARMNxEaXvF0NJ61f5wWiGpcYfOF6YqQM00k-OtStxBBVMNvuJETFMKDzS7f38BdNq2091n3sTDomqB4--ESG7HNE5hVbfNydaX1L-LRL3L1-zra4R6QgiM3vM8qSDozyAqR-kzT2xEairicOmcbNuJIbzJ9Ah2t-4D-6RE6S4DF=s1204" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1204" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiI2Znlpp8bM4EPARMNxEaXvF0NJ61f5wWiGpcYfOF6YqQM00k-OtStxBBVMNvuJETFMKDzS7f38BdNq2091n3sTDomqB4--ESG7HNE5hVbfNydaX1L-LRL3L1-zra4R6QgiM3vM8qSDozyAqR-kzT2xEairicOmcbNuJIbzJ9Ah2t-4D-6RE6S4DF=w400-h374" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The sun known as Vega is an F-type star whose 14 inhabited worlds comprise the most densely populated solar system in the galaxy, so the threat from the Citadel Liberation Front is particularly serious.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Admos and Karkum quickly penetrate the Front's ship and subdue the terrorists, but their rings are unable to scan the module. They call Jon Stewart for help, who suspects that Dox is responsible for the situation, but he orders them to solve the problem. Karkum analyzes the device and theorizes that damaging the shell will destabilize the arming process without causing the core to reach critical mass. Her plan works and upon departing they soon encounter Green Lanterns Rayner, Natu, and Ganthet.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLRa2S8OVDHbdydlzXOYJwSzRMZ2IjigaQq7P7F-jPHtINQmv4DCHrE4-UQeb01o4kM-xM5Y6DltKHsOoz569V82nVUaXtcj-e-wimZNI-zx8ilT_xQd38dr1jORZcz-Tm3nS33kjYH36PglkIVdNQRTtdQ46QXGdC-cpMRC6rLOnYSQE2-SlQO_c9=s1157" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLRa2S8OVDHbdydlzXOYJwSzRMZ2IjigaQq7P7F-jPHtINQmv4DCHrE4-UQeb01o4kM-xM5Y6DltKHsOoz569V82nVUaXtcj-e-wimZNI-zx8ilT_xQd38dr1jORZcz-Tm3nS33kjYH36PglkIVdNQRTtdQ46QXGdC-cpMRC6rLOnYSQE2-SlQO_c9=s320" width="319" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Their success has clearly caught Dox off guard and he relunctantly credits the Corps for their success. After their meeting adjourns, he visits his son, Lyrl.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjk_aHoxPq6b9daZEi105xl4FY-QtLPLGDv0XSozzg6XqTOlKzzn_FzrLrLkczH2Btm5Ns6lsXnAuGDL9JIohZt95ETs5UccjH71jD0cufdwXbiyTDZsT2Q0Eo4p5xlZlbFjZYmSzSahQ_CzHmQL1UXfmiGw2k4kiykI2Twt5QiHxKDtSJscM8Fwsx=s1105" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="1105" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjk_aHoxPq6b9daZEi105xl4FY-QtLPLGDv0XSozzg6XqTOlKzzn_FzrLrLkczH2Btm5Ns6lsXnAuGDL9JIohZt95ETs5UccjH71jD0cufdwXbiyTDZsT2Q0Eo4p5xlZlbFjZYmSzSahQ_CzHmQL1UXfmiGw2k4kiykI2Twt5QiHxKDtSJscM8Fwsx=w400-h139" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">On Psion, Storm-Daugther forces Haron to assist in her master's recovery, and the procedure he performs appears to be successful.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXO3qmqjbxkjr-V26MJIfy8_h2HVob00hRMvyiJzdzNqlbheI9ThMkkfaBfBiK2Pz73iCwTSCHRnTNA1ZIe5H0Kf3bP9sQc0WsG6HDxdBgwqdczEr_K_moIpKU2fWJgercz47lD9YTruN2NGaxgEiMEYJDTP4etZdSOUHYXbtQdeaLtk6Py4Zhn3Vy=s1972" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXO3qmqjbxkjr-V26MJIfy8_h2HVob00hRMvyiJzdzNqlbheI9ThMkkfaBfBiK2Pz73iCwTSCHRnTNA1ZIe5H0Kf3bP9sQc0WsG6HDxdBgwqdczEr_K_moIpKU2fWJgercz47lD9YTruN2NGaxgEiMEYJDTP4etZdSOUHYXbtQdeaLtk6Py4Zhn3Vy=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This issue and the last two were both solid, entertaining stories. But they also felt like Green Lantern stories more than they did <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>stories. I appreciate that we got to see more of Starfire and Adam Strange, given how neglected most of our cast has been. But devoting so much time to GL members is a bit frustrating since we have seen virtually nothing of the rest of <b>L.E.G.I.O.N.</b>'s core members recently.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">I do enjoy having our team interact with the larger DCU, so the Green Lantern Corps' presence is always welcome. And Admos and Karkum are interesting characters, who Bedard portrayed with real depth. Its just feels as if having a few more subplots running alongside the main story would allow for greater focus on the larger cast. This was one of the strengths of the original <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>series, that there were always several ongoing subplots that we checked on each issue, albiet briefly at times. It allowed for us to explore each member a bit more, even if they were not a significant part of the main story. This has been lacking in this incarnation for the most part.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Please do not get me wrong, I do really like this series and Bedard's writing. But knowing how little time we have left has increased my frustration that we did not get more time to spend with these characters. Fortunately, the Corps is not a part of next issue, so please join me next week to see if a few of the secondary characters return to the forefront!<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Mike Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02627891277174726157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-16559610967268176682021-12-06T06:00:00.002-05:002021-12-31T14:45:10.749-05:00Krypton Girl and the Legion of Super-Heroes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIW5mDdTuOK-cAMQU_D5S9J3_XzeWtZNIrxhn5rbtGQ1_sMeck9AwkBLMmwXHWrW269Ket3bWJP7RSSkDr_1m_QkG-_4B_CJumY6-Eb9d8voPgubSYetAUNEu2aoPtDPu9hq0QGC7wWZInW6DRY_4ZNjhgBIqZJmZKQ1yjavlobKjMS_xFRIHrpOLCag=s580" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIW5mDdTuOK-cAMQU_D5S9J3_XzeWtZNIrxhn5rbtGQ1_sMeck9AwkBLMmwXHWrW269Ket3bWJP7RSSkDr_1m_QkG-_4B_CJumY6-Eb9d8voPgubSYetAUNEu2aoPtDPu9hq0QGC7wWZInW6DRY_4ZNjhgBIqZJmZKQ1yjavlobKjMS_xFRIHrpOLCag=w442-h640" width="442" /></a></div><p>Title: Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #47 - "The Super-Life of Lois Lane!"</p><p>Creators: Kurt Schaffenberger and Mort Weisinger</p><p>Imaginary stories were a frequent idea for DC during the Silver Age. Predating Elseworlds and the overall Multiverse theme, they were stories characters thought up in-universe about what might've been or could've been. Largely, the concept was used to tell tales about who Superman or Batman might marry.</p><p><b><i>Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane</i> #47</b> gave us a typical Imaginary Story operating on the role reversal concept. It also gave us a short appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes. This particular Imaginary Story is one of my favorites, and served as the basis for an alternate Earth concept I've worked on for several years.</p><p>This gave us an idea of how things might go if Lois Lane was the hero, but also gave us a sneak peek at Lois Lane as a Legionnaire. It's minor, but manages to stand out due to Lois not having much interaction with the Legionnaires despite them being good friends of Clark.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>The structure of this imaginary tale has Superman bringing Lois Lane to the Fortress of Solitude for a visit. While Superman busies himself in another section of the Fortress, he allows Lois free reign to use a supercomputer.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpwwBQT6SkRXGuVrdblkn6U8D2t2L72RE2NJyKFQZ322-_u_vzPaZL4xN-7Ef1PtbNDafMmTsLt1i_Jc2uJ9pgDqawTCvRAd123L_uk_ZwtMe38v1uk_Y5Apb8wsRx4PVi9Ir1CxBCBg2/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1097" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpwwBQT6SkRXGuVrdblkn6U8D2t2L72RE2NJyKFQZ322-_u_vzPaZL4xN-7Ef1PtbNDafMmTsLt1i_Jc2uJ9pgDqawTCvRAd123L_uk_ZwtMe38v1uk_Y5Apb8wsRx4PVi9Ir1CxBCBg2/w440-h640/image.png" width="440" /></a></div><br />Lois poses a "what if" question for the computer, wondering what life would have been like if SHE originated from the planet Krypton instead of Superman.<p></p><p>The computer avoids exposing Superman's secret identity by only showing Lois a hypothetical world at a point where she's already an adult. She's still a reporter for the Daily Planet, but also fights for truth and justice under the guise of KRYPTON GIRL.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lBD0-MtiaoKnmQofOG6qDCKXpJ2KBo9S-A29-O4w38TnHEpkf5ZWn9yIG6sNIWixX-F54Klj1dDswn4pD4L4TvUsMarRT1SSNyH2a8k-Lib4LNPtjXIBPi09mk5TZSOmhyphenhyphene8WJviH1F0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1102" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lBD0-MtiaoKnmQofOG6qDCKXpJ2KBo9S-A29-O4w38TnHEpkf5ZWn9yIG6sNIWixX-F54Klj1dDswn4pD4L4TvUsMarRT1SSNyH2a8k-Lib4LNPtjXIBPi09mk5TZSOmhyphenhyphene8WJviH1F0/w440-h640/image.png" width="440" /></a></div><p>Funny she's not Krypton WOMAN, huh?</p><p>Since Lois is the one with the big secret to spill, that means she's constantly being harassed by that obnoxious Clark Kent. Lois constantly uses her super-powers in discreet, easy to miss ways to deflect Clark's nosing around. When he asks to cut a lock of her hair, Lois uses heat vision and super-breath to melt the screw so the scissors are useless.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcpLr__Rs3fZGZ_mXYx7BU7l9ReF4W_qgLF82_Va-rqeMbmg4Qi-EApq2i5MVL7ZpfGaYPtYeNFLepPyELvQCHlZKcjFK6BwNHk3q3iTHtcNznVVPUy0Q_cRVdPPAzt-OoOgXFE7v1qa9/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1071" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcpLr__Rs3fZGZ_mXYx7BU7l9ReF4W_qgLF82_Va-rqeMbmg4Qi-EApq2i5MVL7ZpfGaYPtYeNFLepPyELvQCHlZKcjFK6BwNHk3q3iTHtcNznVVPUy0Q_cRVdPPAzt-OoOgXFE7v1qa9/w429-h640/image.png" width="429" /></a></div><br />When Clark maneuvers the two to be locked inside a bank vault (while concealing an oxygen tank and a radio to contact the police for help), Lois feigns a fainting spell and then discreetly breaks a valve on the tank to render it inoperable.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uJTvxja_tM-MxIvFWGUtwL5iT3w2U-diUrA6Mb8DNGkJ93oaUzkRir9wdYq4rEFH8hsxJZEvxLLI0y_UwTfbuLvFQikxyzwKCbTfqhbPNm10WIFNe1AGF3N8nWmKunG78O84oQl42tme/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1073" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uJTvxja_tM-MxIvFWGUtwL5iT3w2U-diUrA6Mb8DNGkJ93oaUzkRir9wdYq4rEFH8hsxJZEvxLLI0y_UwTfbuLvFQikxyzwKCbTfqhbPNm10WIFNe1AGF3N8nWmKunG78O84oQl42tme/w429-h640/image.png" width="429" /></a></div><br />Once Clark's really in danger, he calls the police for help - not knowing Lois used superspeed to also remove the transistors out of the radio. While Clark's losing his shit, some X-Ray and heat vision turn the bank's burglar alarm on and alerts the guards to free the two.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXmiBTXhULMzqu_Sg2GxLGW6L6pW3zVpgVCxP3KtKwMLH79OR9AeRpbd9rWVnsTdXX9SmrNPbdpFx4ZdnmXM5fv6EiQxPn67RdPMJ9bYd4wKXpG99NrlT7a185V99EbzhoH4NANlqTWTR/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1089" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXmiBTXhULMzqu_Sg2GxLGW6L6pW3zVpgVCxP3KtKwMLH79OR9AeRpbd9rWVnsTdXX9SmrNPbdpFx4ZdnmXM5fv6EiQxPn67RdPMJ9bYd4wKXpG99NrlT7a185V99EbzhoH4NANlqTWTR/w435-h640/image.png" width="435" /></a></div><br />This hypothetical world sees Lois reaching her breaking point and resigns from the Daily Planet just to get away from Clark Kent. Switching to a career in TV, Lois is horrified to discover Clark got fired by Perry White for as harassment... and now HE'S working at the same station! One night, the news station receives a report from the Coast Guard about a cruise ship sinking near Skull Reef. Clark thinks Lois will HAVE to leave to fix this as Krypton Girl.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBkWG2BwWWOXRHOwbnnme6qCMdgbpNjIs8TD-hXQXxDwFAFf4fctq80uMsKdyC-BqRDEjfGSJmMrbDCC8sU_uZqakW2t8VJAGLEDMZwRGVvuMjUXhYodEBLUkdtMBH5Gf421IowkMHNQu/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1029" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBkWG2BwWWOXRHOwbnnme6qCMdgbpNjIs8TD-hXQXxDwFAFf4fctq80uMsKdyC-BqRDEjfGSJmMrbDCC8sU_uZqakW2t8VJAGLEDMZwRGVvuMjUXhYodEBLUkdtMBH5Gf421IowkMHNQu/w411-h640/image.png" width="411" /></a></div><br />But wait, Krypton Girl's already there while Lois is in the station!<p></p><p>THEN WHO IS THE PHONY????</p><p>Lois receives a telepathic message from Lori Lemaris, informing her that the Legion of Super-Heroes AND the Legion of Substitute-Heroes stepped in to lend a hand!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqjuxSOOpTjHvQ2d76euE3CZyyBrqwCnLZMPa7s3HQVHG9zuZPAwkAOZmZOfb3eKREqjdI9x_5tM9LE7Ech2KdtLtV77UMIoCXzEd20uSnNbVaQ9-7N3xyA-ue8iGGs0avv-sF3VzUeiG/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1087" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqjuxSOOpTjHvQ2d76euE3CZyyBrqwCnLZMPa7s3HQVHG9zuZPAwkAOZmZOfb3eKREqjdI9x_5tM9LE7Ech2KdtLtV77UMIoCXzEd20uSnNbVaQ9-7N3xyA-ue8iGGs0avv-sF3VzUeiG/w435-h640/image.png" width="435" /></a></div><br />The Legionnaires sent Night Girl, that black haired beauty of the dark, to pose as Krypton Girl to protect Lois's identity. Since the cruise ship sunk at nighttime, it meant her powers were in full effect. The real Krypton Girl thanks Night Girl for the assist, and our substitute Legionnaire jumps back to the future with a mighty leap.<p></p><p>Unfortunately, Krypton Girl makes the biggest mistake of her life when she grants Clark Kent a tour of the Fortress of Solitude. Unbeknownst to Krypton Girl, Clark swipes a lead box of Red Kryptonite helpfully placed next to a sign reading "EFFECTS ON KRYPTON GIRL UNKNOWN."</p><p>What could possibly go wrong.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDeRSW5Zkm_-UQ1oSZyP29QVrPtw6J33MMkC6_LsT3OrxEM3oFgnVupQi9va4H0ZLlL9IEjTuPErZQrvNx5W8X08_84fNMPi1n-3oinaa6GIVeh4mo7HEQ34a5Bf2g2_w7xJGniw4k5j6/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1076" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDeRSW5Zkm_-UQ1oSZyP29QVrPtw6J33MMkC6_LsT3OrxEM3oFgnVupQi9va4H0ZLlL9IEjTuPErZQrvNx5W8X08_84fNMPi1n-3oinaa6GIVeh4mo7HEQ34a5Bf2g2_w7xJGniw4k5j6/w429-h640/image.png" width="429" /></a></div><br />Through a convoluted set-up involving a Santa suit, Clark manages to get some Red K dust on Lois without her knowledge. Thinking she'll be safe because of a special lead-lined booth at the TV station, Lois's hubris is her undoing as the dust takes effect.<p></p><p>While in the middle of narrating "Jack and the Beanstalk" for broadcast, Lois feels a tingling sensation throughout her body and hurries out of the booth before the Red K effects take over. A quick glance with X-Ray vision shows a guilty Clark ditching the Santa suit.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2FCmbIdeAGzVLosVpQMWySuUj5Qe8DpAht7NWWekcRLLA_AFLVnaArSyoIKwgd0jF-jSENUYBBVxdkfnyHCfNIkTUgskD6Q9Wc1t9lnFsK6g6X82PbT92sVSqTxnyE9jKjVEYLLxRXw8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1101" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2FCmbIdeAGzVLosVpQMWySuUj5Qe8DpAht7NWWekcRLLA_AFLVnaArSyoIKwgd0jF-jSENUYBBVxdkfnyHCfNIkTUgskD6Q9Wc1t9lnFsK6g6X82PbT92sVSqTxnyE9jKjVEYLLxRXw8/w440-h640/image.png" width="440" /></a></div><br />Having had enough of Mr. Clark Kent, Lois pulls out a portable Phantom Zone projector gun and gets into her Krypton Girl costume. The Red K takes effect, turning Krypton Girl into a giantess. Not just any giantess, a WICKED giantess, befitting the story she'd been reading when the transformation started.<p></p><p>And because Krypton Girl is so wicked, she banishes Clark Kent to the Phantom Zone for constantly messing up her life!</p><p>Back in the "real" world, Lois thinks Clark got what he deserved for screwing up her Krypton Girl career. She then remembers she's not REALLY Krypton Girl, and why should she be mad at Clark when she's acted just as badly? Maybe, maybe this will be a change for the better for Lois Lane. Maybe she'll stop harassing Clark Kent, stop trying to figure out Superman's secret identity.</p><p>And she does!</p><p>Until the next issue.</p><span><!--more--></span><p>I love the Krypton Girl costume and concept, but sadly this was a back-up feature in <i>#47</i> despite adorning the comic's cover. We never got to see Krypton Girl's childhood nor did we get to see her really bonding with the Legionnaires, which would've really made this article appropriate for this site.</p><p>Still, it's impressive that Night Girl's implied to be so strong she can simply leap backwards and forwards through time just like the Supers if she really felt like it. I'm now wishing George Perez had included Krypton Girl in the splash page from <i><b>Legion of 3 Worlds #5</b></i> alongside the other Legionnaires as a nod to this story.</p><p>Oh well.</p>Jude Delucahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07192366186748612752noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-82590710280042237552021-12-01T06:00:00.182-05:002021-12-01T06:00:00.214-05:00R.E.B.E.L.S. #22<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyy52vos6hcJcJj-BrbKUzVnmhnrRwmdfMauEokpSna0Qq61olpMIo97CF24vDG64lNH-bGKWJkPZqAjPumSCGfQ5G3Z4UTQ7sumbDtOTS89PdkNLuZvEkIYVtcfX8fpixqoM7byzYjmc/s1974/22.cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyy52vos6hcJcJj-BrbKUzVnmhnrRwmdfMauEokpSna0Qq61olpMIo97CF24vDG64lNH-bGKWJkPZqAjPumSCGfQ5G3Z4UTQ7sumbDtOTS89PdkNLuZvEkIYVtcfX8fpixqoM7byzYjmc/w259-h400/22.cover.jpg" width="259" /></a></div>R.E.B.E.L.S. #22 (January 2011)</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>title</i>: "To Be a R.E.B.E.L., Part 1"<br /><i>writer</i>: Tony Bedard<br /><i>penciller</i>: Claude St. Aubin; Kevin Sharpe<br /><i>inker</i>: Bob Wiacek<br /><i>colors</i>: Tanya Horie; Richard Horie<br /><i>letters</i>: Travis Lanham<br /><i>editor</i>: Brian Cunningham<br /><i>cover</i>: Francis Portela & Javier Mena</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Reviewer: Mike "Nostalgic Kid" Lane<br /><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>Recap</b>: Just as their battle with Brainiac ended, Vril Dox and his son, Lyrl, were confronted by two members of the Green Lantern Corps, Altin Admos and Gorius Karkum</i></span><i><span style="font-family: arial;">. Dox had Lobo attack them, but Admos was hesitant to fight at first because his people held Lobo in such high esteem as a warrior. He soon overcame his reluctance and saw this as a chance to prove himself. Neither Admos nor Karkum were able to get the upper hand, but Admos' pride kept him from calling the Corps for assistance. Their fight was eventually interrupted by the arrival of a <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>armada and a large contingent of the press. Dox broadcast a message portraying <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>as bringing order and prosperity to their member words, and Green Lanterns as a rogue organization imposing the laws of Oa with no regard for local statutes. His speech worked, and the Guardians called both Admos and Karkum before them to explain their reckless actions.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /></i></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">After Admos explains how their fight with Lobo occurred, the Guardians turn their attention from Green Lantern Altin Admos to his partner, Rookie Gorius Harkum, and demand that she explain her actions against her own people.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrouJ_5WC3-3LDptffkgbuafHu6VBIiTcr-fKPVfcxH_dPoUmAuKtj6zFfYkRJUHOiwjhn1oSfLQ5k_mfCudwRdEu1z3S0T4wABxbUaoDU58cgo1GrSoJivJgGwnON6QIuq_u9Yx4UDo/s1353/22.1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrouJ_5WC3-3LDptffkgbuafHu6VBIiTcr-fKPVfcxH_dPoUmAuKtj6zFfYkRJUHOiwjhn1oSfLQ5k_mfCudwRdEu1z3S0T4wABxbUaoDU58cgo1GrSoJivJgGwnON6QIuq_u9Yx4UDo/w379-h400/22.1.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">She informs them that after their failed attempt to arrest Vril Dox, he playing to the news cameras while they prepared to withdraw. But she noticed Starfire among them, a being who had long fascinated her. When Starfire noticed her staring, Karkum fled.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Days later, Starfire visited the planet Norvath, which was considering <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>membership, when she noticed Karkum hiding among the people and confronted her.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7DkqtNb1a-HzhmuUrtfaTUrpLUPL1KKKR3GRf8xfitQoj-WtdwVJXu7gv4N13hvWn-xHQYdxbI1MXHY6w3iNdwOgrC3s9s212qmsytYA1i-3yibEnJQRcy4E7lwmLxaZqlRcLs4mUZk/s1280/22.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1280" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7DkqtNb1a-HzhmuUrtfaTUrpLUPL1KKKR3GRf8xfitQoj-WtdwVJXu7gv4N13hvWn-xHQYdxbI1MXHY6w3iNdwOgrC3s9s212qmsytYA1i-3yibEnJQRcy4E7lwmLxaZqlRcLs4mUZk/w400-h371/22.2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">She told Starfire that she knew of her fate at the hands of her people and that it was hers as well. The two travelled to a prison on the planet Psion, where they were greeted by several Psion guards. They demanded Karkum's surrender and advised Starfire not to interfere because they had just signed a contract with the <b>L.E.G.I.O.N.</b>, meaning she should be protecting them from Karkum. Their cockiness was a mistake.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctDxO6imgJrWKGCEJGvGNj6xDu0k8_rljhDj8HfZIdMzY7qwSVgq42la_8j0lbSULduqVCWHFpOrO1YkFCzFLiH5VqLPpyLr0aaL60YGysn8ozcRH2hV0RtqJShr9JVs0MDEtrgQSwNk/s1279/22.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1279" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctDxO6imgJrWKGCEJGvGNj6xDu0k8_rljhDj8HfZIdMzY7qwSVgq42la_8j0lbSULduqVCWHFpOrO1YkFCzFLiH5VqLPpyLr0aaL60YGysn8ozcRH2hV0RtqJShr9JVs0MDEtrgQSwNk/w400-h313/22.3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Starfire was caught off guard by her actions, but understood after she was shown who the men had imprisoned. Karkum explained that most Psion women are killed at birth and the rest are placed in containment facilities like this one, where they are kept alive for breeding. Every woman is raped until she produces a quota of offspring, and this was Karkum's fate until she was chosen as a Green Lantern.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqz-QVjt0a2WoHASunff8Zir3EwgAEVI5uGe7_QbZ2vuNQmMJol9j9cMmuKee6rrlDFZkXILRtzXiWMB6o-zL8iwUG24F0bomk36eobvF-GN8jehs6G8EaI8LdeoFKyXx8tSQelSSLVvA/s1409/22.4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqz-QVjt0a2WoHASunff8Zir3EwgAEVI5uGe7_QbZ2vuNQmMJol9j9cMmuKee6rrlDFZkXILRtzXiWMB6o-zL8iwUG24F0bomk36eobvF-GN8jehs6G8EaI8LdeoFKyXx8tSQelSSLVvA/w364-h400/22.4.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Karkum and Starfire battled the guards, killing every one, even as they kept coming. But the guards turned out to be a mere distraction to give the Psions the opportunity to destroy the entire prison. The woman prisoners were killed, and Karkum was at least relieved to see their suffering end. But Starfire was driven to even greater rage and returned to Rann to confront Dox.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSw_LaPwz9NkShMAPkWXI6njAa8D4yXdz3QG1kLVxMqI9xcFE2yVJnCVywfG3-JqH5ECDEOV7cnMBtfZhA6IwdCYL8W7tnoX7EwSbeEXfzsn7T0a7ZCE-lfO4ROcRaF1duopJEgf1e9o/s1987/22.7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSw_LaPwz9NkShMAPkWXI6njAa8D4yXdz3QG1kLVxMqI9xcFE2yVJnCVywfG3-JqH5ECDEOV7cnMBtfZhA6IwdCYL8W7tnoX7EwSbeEXfzsn7T0a7ZCE-lfO4ROcRaF1duopJEgf1e9o/w413-h640/22.7.jpg" width="413" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Psions were not happy with the cancellation of their <b>L.E.G.I.O.N. </b>contract or the loss of a breeding nexus, but were relieved that the actions of Starfire and Karkum did not jeopardize a special project taking place on Psion.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjlfkYuI-MD9z1mpyBD6qimsFt_VgoXmhbEZXvyhHAoLryiD2nvzDEn9l-CdOKsVXuMOnTZgkE5S4w7FJ_dJte6dqJqaQlnEBJRpF24VzBNXBkMxQEgKJ_8Surv8nUH46jbIUAN0DQhY/s1985/22.5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjlfkYuI-MD9z1mpyBD6qimsFt_VgoXmhbEZXvyhHAoLryiD2nvzDEn9l-CdOKsVXuMOnTZgkE5S4w7FJ_dJte6dqJqaQlnEBJRpF24VzBNXBkMxQEgKJ_8Surv8nUH46jbIUAN0DQhY/w413-h640/22.5.jpg" width="413" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I do not recall ever seeing such a look of sheer terror on Vril Dox's face in any of the three <b>L.E.G.I.O.N.</b>-related series that came close to matching his expression when Starfire burst in. It was very satisfying to see that even Dox has a point where he can become fearful enough to not even bother with his usual attempts at manipulation and instead just abandon whatever plans he had at work.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">My reaction to the overall issue is somewhat mixed. I do think sexual abuse is a topic that should be addressed in fiction, but its also needs to be handled with care and a monthly superhero or science fiction comic is not necessarily the best setting for that. On the other hand, they did not shy away from the horror or brutality of it, as difficult as it was to read Karkum's story. And this is an aspect of Starfire's history that has been mentioned before, albeit often less bluntly than here. While a monthly comic may not lend itself to the most thoughtful or in depth discussion of such a topic, it is important that if this sort of abuse is part of a story, at least lifelong trauma experienced by victims is acknowledged as it was here.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Starfire has always been shown to be a warrior, but their fight against the Psion guards was not a typical battle, even if they were being attacked. It came off more as a slaughter, with her and Karkum letting out years of pent-up rage and frustration. It was certainly justified, and what the Psion men had done was truly evil. But it was still unsettling to read.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">One thing all of the <b>L.E.G.I.O.N.</b>-related titles have been good at is adding new layers of depth to races that have long been part of the DCU. They did it with the Khunds and the Dominators by adding members of those races to the team, allowing us to see more depth and diversity among their people. Nothing in this issue suggested that the Psion men were anything other than the monsters they have always been portrayed, but we did learn that the female of the species possess a level of empathy not common to the men. I am not familiar enough with Psion history to know if this has been established before, but it is an interesting aspect of their species.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was nice to see a character other than Dox get a central role, but I still hope to see more of our cast get some attention. I am a little concerned that the prominence of two Green Lanterns over the last two issues may suggest this will not happen, and if I recall correctly, even more Lanterns will be arriving next issue. So please check back with me next issue to see if it will feel more like a Green Lantern or <b>R.E.B.E.L.S </b>book!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div>Mike Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02627891277174726157noreply@blogger.com5