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I am just glad to see Chameleon Boy with his antenna again. I really and trully hated when Kitson kept drawing him without them. He just doesn't look right without them.
From: Michigan | Registered: Sep 2003
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First post updated with solicitation text. Thanks, superboymddjr, for pointing out Dreamwar. I looked at the cover a number of times and since there weren't any Legionnaires I didn't include it. I've added it now.
From: Utah | Registered: Jul 2003
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I love, love, love this cover! Love it! Did I mention that I love it?
I love Cham's butterfly wings! They're gorgeous! They're fabulous! They're shagadelic! His costume seems ridiculous, but chain mail is making a huge comeback. Huge.
I love Colossal Boy. Finally, he looks COLOSSAL, and we can tell him apart from Ultra Boy!
I love Star Boy's look! He's frikkin' "Star Boy" people! He should look like the starriest star hero of the stars ever in the eternal starry history of stars. And he does! (BTW, can we dare hope this is the beginning of Star Boy, panel hog?)
Saturn Girl swims in my dreams again! Boy, her butt looks tighter than Hilary Clinton after 9 Obama wins in a row! I grew up with Saturn Girl's butt. It was there in good times and in bad. So lovely, so ferrous. And now it's back, and I don't have to feel like a pedophile to admire it.
There's someone else on the cover. Who?... Oh, yeah, Atom Girl, sporting Sonic the Hedgehog's hair. Oh, well, nothing's really perfect. I'm sure there's a good reason Salu has bad manga hair. It's probably a critical plot point that turns on it. Yeah, she builds up a static point charge of staggering proportions (by rubbing balloons on Saturn Girl's tuckus, probably) and uses it to shock the enemy into unconsciousness. Yeah, that's it...
Still love the cover.
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From: Chicago, IL | Registered: Jul 2004
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Saturn Girl as Hillary scars me. Now I'm gonna think of panel-hog Star Boy as Barrack Obama beating her in 10 straight Planetary Primaries for Legion Leader. Do you think she's minting the medallions yet?
From: Canada | Registered: Apr 2005
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The heck with Saturn Girl, Star Boy looks hot!
I also like the new looks of Chameleon, Violet and, yes, Saturn Girl. About time we got some Ultra Bad Boy backstory, too.
Another LoPresti fill-in issue, I see. There's a possible explanation in this week's Lying in the Gutters rumor column about internal policy changes at DC that will affect some artists. I hope FJM is back with us soon.
quote:Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Hardcover #1 Superstar artist Gary Frank joins writer Geoff Johns for an epic story teaming Superman with an adult version of the Legion of Super-Heroes...
Hopefully, advertising them here as "an adult version" is the first sign that DC is backing away from the "original Legion" baloney.
From: Reimagined Trom | Registered: Jul 2003
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The solicit says FJM is back this issue. Maybe LitG meant they have a guage on his pace and have scheduled the rest of the year accordingly
I talked to FJM at a comic show a few weeks back. He mentioned the schedule and that if this were a Top Cow or Aspen book he would be considered 3 months ahead.
But Lopresti's art is good, I think he drew some Hulk and Ms Marvel most recently before moving to DC. FJM mentioned that it works out because Lopresti isn't scheduled to start on Wonder Woman for a bit yet.
From: Canada | Registered: Apr 2005
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Hopefully you're right, TL, but the May solicitation I was just reading at Comics Continuum says "art by Aaron Lopresti and Matt Ryan, and cover by Frances Manapul and John Livesay". The one on Newsarama is just Manapul and Livesay, though.
From: Reimagined Trom | Registered: Jul 2003
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I think this version of Imra looks quite a bit like Amanda Tapping/Sam of SG1 and Atlantis! Which is great!
It's funny, but you'd think that the Legion, of ALL the hero groups would need the least amount of recycling to stay fresh. There aren't any huge solo stars on the team so people could just grow uup naturally, move on and new Legionaires join. All of the hoopla just seems silly.
I can only hope that Shooter will keep the best of the various timelines.
Shady
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But, . . . the time is shorter than we think.
Registered: Jul 2004
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hey folks, yes I am doing issue 42. Right now the fill ins lined up is for issue 41, and for 47. I had my french work overlap my legion work when I began so it ate away at my lead time. Right now we're hard at work to gain back that lead time. My editors are much more comfortable if you are ahead by 2-3 months. The last couple issues we've been working with only a 1 month cushion which leaves very little room for mistake so the fill ins lined up is to make sure that we don't miss any ship dates. I feel really bad that we had to get a fill in, but I'm working really hard to get us back on track which I believe we're well on our way! I hope that answers your concerns
quote:Originally posted by Askanipsion: Pretty cover - now if we can just get Nura back too in a BODY
AGREED, AGREED, AGREED! She is my favorite female legionaire, I am hoping Shooter will bring her back (with a body of course, her appearances with Brainy everyonce in awhile, just don't do it). Plus I really want to see Mr. Manapul draw her
From: Dallas, Texas | Registered: Aug 2007
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quote:Originally posted by Titan Lad: Plus I really want to see Mr. Manapul draw her
Yeah I love his art. He draws an awesome Irma - the best I have ever seen. His Dream Girl would look so cool.
From: South Florida | Registered: Jan 2008
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god.....can't antbody design a good look for Shrinking Violet on par with Dave Cockrum's costume and the purple modified Keith Giffen look? If anyone should have arrows running up and down it's Vi..not Light Lass, et. all I dont like the green and violet combo on both this costume and the Action costume is equally bad.
Come on people..give Dave the legacy of a well earned costume designer..nobody comes close!
Registered: Aug 2003
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When asked about the Legions 50th aniversery at Wondercon Dido said this:
"You will see the Legion of Super Heroes, you will see the Legion of Super Heroes, and you will see the Legion of Super Heroes in DC Universe #0"
From: Michigan | Registered: Sep 2003
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