quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: One thing you should keep in mind when reading the Shooter stuff that he's only 13.
Oh trust me I do. Which also makes it cool. I guess we can't cut Levitz slack at 21 when Shooter started at 13. lol.
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My second issue. I was 11...wow! My first was number 248 bought in a Whitman sampler 3 pack.lol. I'm with a few of you all I was blown away with all the members and couldnt tell who was who but that is why I was so excited. Next year will be my 30 year anniversary reading Legion of Super Heroes...what a ride! About Earthwar....Loved Sherman art, Element lad with long hair, Weber's World/Ontir, the Lost in space test tubes every one was held in, the story and it's multi parts. Disliked..rushed, sloppy art and color on last few issues, not enough screen time for Shrinking Violet. All in all better than the current crap...even for a ten year old! Long live the Legion!
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I discovered I no longer have these issues when I saw HWW's thread and decided to reread the story before reading HWW's review!
*How'd* that happen?!!
Guess I'll have to bug my LCS next week...
I knew I had some holes before Levitz's second stint, but I thought they were later!
Part of me wants to wait on Archives... but at the rate DC's putting *those* out these days, I'll in a retirement home by the time they get to the Reflecto saga.
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I'm glad that my reviews have made you want to re-read the old stories, Mystery Lad, but this isn't my thread. Rickshaw1 beat me to it.
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From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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I think the name of Weber's World comes from the German sociologist Max Weber, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber who wrote extensively on the sociology of religion and government, and pioneered the study of bureaucracy and the use of that word. Hence, it would be appropriate to name an artificial planetoid devoted to government functions after him.
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From: Arkansas Province, Baaldur | Registered: Jul 2007
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Yeah, I was thinking it was Max Weber as well, but couldn't remember why it would be him, but that makes a lot of sense.
From: Liberty City | Registered: Jul 2003
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I also have very fond memories of Earthwar - though I did not read it when it first came out in Germany, it was one of my favorites when I hunted down all of the German Legion appearances in the sooner 90s. They dedicated a whole small format paperback to Earthwar back in the 80s which I found later on and loved to read.
I really consider this the first "modern style" Legion story. It has the first longer story arc I can remember, though it was kind of incoherent because the villains kept on changing til Mordru came out as the Mastermind. But it still is a big story which I would recommend as a starting point for every new fan unfamiliar with the great old continuity...
I absolutely adored Shermans art (every of his too few issues) and also think that it is a shame that he did not do the whole arc. A real pity. I consider Sherman one of the best legion artists ever right up there with the young (and the 5YL) Giffen, Lightle and Pat Broderick. Better than Coipiel and Kitson.
So yes, I think Earthwar was a major turning point which lead into what later became the Great Darkness, LSV War, Universo Project and Conspiracy. If they really bring back the Cockrum legion for good, this might be a crucial reprint option...
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I think my favorite Earthwar memory is the introduction of Ontiir. I have always liked that it took 5 years to prove he was a plant.
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quote:Originally posted by tyrociscool: Ontiir... it took 5 years to prove he was a plant.
Yeah, but whose? Good memories you bring up. Ontiir was as good a disposible character as Legion has had.
From: East Toledo | Registered: Jul 2003
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The first Legion comic I ever bought was the conclusion of Earthwar. Of course I went back and got the back issues soon thereafter. Earthwar was awesome. Political intrigue, mystery, the entire Legion (except Tyroc!) took part, multiple villains for the Legion to fight. It was like three wars in one. And of course the fact that Mordru was behind it all was great, and the way Saturn Girl, Brainy, and E-Lad teamed up to defeat him was awesome. To answer the OP, I think it was a turning point just because of the scope of the war, and the fact that earth put up that poly shield afterwards. Perhaps it was the beginning of a darker Levitz Legion, too.
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Which also makes it cool. I guess we can't cut Levitz slack at 21 when Shooter started at 13. lol.
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