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Wow! I really like these. Granted, I would take anything over the blandiforms they're wearing now, but these throw in a good deal of style and reference to previous styles. And, I've seen bigger boots. These are practically slippers.
I especially like Saturn Girl and the second Phantom Girl.
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I like these for the most part... remembering that they're intended for preboot Legionnaires.
I don't mind ornate gloves or boots... just not both on the same character.
ULTRA BOY: The second pic of Jo looks great, IMO... though I'm not sure what's going on with the legs.
MON-EL: Either the boots or the gloves have got to go.
PHANTOM GIRL: Tale the hair from the second sketch and put it atop the first figure's head and I think you've got something.
She should still wear pigtails from time to time, though.
SATURN GIRL: When I first glanced at the sketch, I thought this costume was going to belong to Emerald Empress... till I noticed the Saturn emblem.
It's a beautiful costume... like the rest of you, I don't think it's quite right for Imra, unless it's for some ceremonial use. However, it makes more sense for her than the pink bikini ever did.
SUN BOY: I'd have to see this head-on. My initial impression is that it's too uniform-like for Dirk. Is the topcoat supposed to be transparent?
STAR BOY: I like the starfield... the rest is a bit too military-looking.
LIGHTNING LAD: Not horrible, but you just can't improve on the uniform Garth wore up until the end of LOST.
ELEMENT LAD: Like it. I really like the jacket with actual sleeves and a cuff that isn't skintight. The boots are a bit busy. If this was used, I'd hope a reason for the arrow would be given... nowhere to go but up, considering his recent usage? Colors? Blue and green... maybe one or both of them being more pastel than primary, as used preboot. Or pink and white?
INVISIBLE KID: I like this actually. It combines lines from preboot and reboot looks... I think black and white suits Lyle more than the tan range from preboot, though.
KARATE KID: Eh... kind of bland.
DREAM GIRL: Not enough change to mention.
TIMBER WOLF: Great.
COSMIC BOY: Costume' OK, but this looks more like Cosmic KING than BOY.
I wonder if these are Lee's favorite characters? Bet he's got lots more sketches lying around, if they are.
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The only one I really liked was the first Phantom Girl.
Really disliked Irma's.
And I especially didn't like the bulked up Karate Kid.
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I wish I could draw... then I'd feel a little better about criticizing them. But since I'm a fanboy with no accountability for what I say... I may as well let loose with the words.
Who ever said that they would like to see them colored before they passed judgement made a real good point. Color could make a huge difference. That said, I look at these drawings and can't help but wander what Coipel's inked pencils looked like before colored. I'd bet that they are very similar to these. The messy hair and the forms just seem so similar. I will say that these faces are different than Coipel's drawings of The Legion.
My final word is... I like 'em all, except for Saturn Girl. I look at her design and think "Nun" and we all know how that doesn't work in The Legion.
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Aside from the arm/leg pad/thingies, I think most of them are ok. The ones I like the most are Lightning Lad, the first Ultra Boy and Timberwolf. After Sprouse's redesign of Tinya, I can't help but see Lee's Saturn Girl designs as more fitting for Apparition (sans skullcap).
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quote:Originally posted by Pov: P.SAnd the Tinyas-- The first one's a nice updating of the Cockrum outfit. I know it's blasphemy, but the shorthair look is pretty hot to me... a nice update from the pigtails.
The short hair is fine on the first Tinya. The costume, as a '70s tribute/throwback, isn't bad either.
The design of her face, though, makes her look like a cast member of "The Family Guy".
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I really like Jim's art so loved these pictures. I'd like to see the Sun Boy design face on to figure out exactly what he's wearing. Loved T-wolf, Element Lad and Star Boy. Mon El looked great and I think the impersonalisation of Saturn Girl by making her wear a mask is a master stroke - her costume as a metaphor for her training and powers - great stuff! Tinya also looked great, especially in the second picture - her bell bottom sleeves are a nice nod to Dave Cockrums design but with a twist!
Lovely stuff, thanks for sharing.
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From: here, more often than not | Registered: Sep 2003
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No masks. Fewer capes are needed, not more. Lose the bulk on hands and feet. Tinya should never have short hair. Jan should indeed get his arrow back.
Aside from that, they're all intriguing, especially (are you listening, Levitz?) in decorating a pre-Crisis Elseworlds Legion.
And that's including Dirk's skirt. Some men in that century (not of Scots heritage) are going to wear unbifurcated lower-body garments. Case closed.
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