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I would say that they have already aged into their late teens, meaning some of the older members like Lar are probably now in their early twenties.
I would like to see them age more slowly, if only because comics time cannot follow real time. People do not freeze at the end of a cliffhanger for 30 days until their adventures continue in the next issue. 10 years of our time would generally be about 4-5 years comics time, especially given 1 year jumps like Legion Lost. This seems to be about where they are now.
But whither from here?
I think the Legion needs to remain teenagers, perhaps only slightly aged into their early to mid twenties.
This is probably an unpopluar choice, but I would like to see the Legion rebooted every 10-15 years. Let new creators creat a new Legion for each new generation.
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I would like the Legion to remain as young as possible. They are the original teen group title and I think there are a lot of stories to tell about their youth while they are still young.
Especially since the reboot, I thought there was a real opportunity to show interpersonal relationships between the young Legionnaires. I thought this was one of the good things to come out of the post boot Legion (Chuck & Vi on a date, Triad's crush on M'Onel, Chamelon's secret crush on Spark, and others). I would like to see DnA work in more of this into the current storylines. Let the Legionnaires date people and different people. The Apparition/Ultra Boy relationship came too hard and heavy too soon - and having kids should be much further down the road for any members.
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From: Frederick, MD | Registered: Aug 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Portfolio Boy: This is probably an unpopluar choice, but I would like to see the Legion rebooted every 10-15 years. Let new creators creat a new Legion for each new generation.
That's an interesting proposal. It would solve a lot of age-problems and could invigorate the book. Keep the best of the traditions and characters but start fresh. It might be easier than trying to evolve logically.
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In the tradition of previous incarnations, Star Boy should get a goatee or something -- he's certainly old enough to have to shave. It would at least distinguish him a bit more from Invisible Kid.
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quote:Originally posted by Portfolio Boy: This is probably an unpopluar choice, but I would like to see the Legion rebooted every 10-15 years. Let new creators creat a new Legion for each new generation.
I don't want a "reboot" but I wouldn't mind a generational approach. The old Legionnaires might still be around in an advisory role, but there would be new teen-aged Legionnaires as the main team.
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