We have to assume that Mark waid lurks on these boards. Besides being a fine writer, he is far too big a Legion fan to have given these boards the pass entirely. Heck, I'd bet Wacker is around here somewhere as well.
So let's get the ball rolling on what things we would like Waid to tackle first.
Oh, and just in case they don't lurk, I will compile the top 10 requests and send them to DC ground mail.
Here are my requests:
1. If DnA intend to leave Cub dangling, I request you make like Michael Jackson and toss the little booger right over the railing. Age him right up to an adult and let him run away to found the Waderers or something. I don't care what really, just get him off the stage. These Legionniares are too young still to be saddled with kids.
2. Tiny'a 3rd body. Find it. Call it Capt. Frake. Then do as you will: merge it, kill it, or lose it again.... up to you.
3. Bring in big blue in some form: Clone-El, alt universe, whatever.
4. Address the whole Valor seeded the worlds and everyone worships him dangler.
5. OOUUUIIIEEEEEE!!!! TYROC!
6. We assume DnA will resolve the Jarth thing. If not, finish it up with both heroes restored to life and sanity
7. GIM LIVES!!
8. Who is "C?"
9. Whatever happened to Lori Morning? And Proty too, for that matter...
10. Give Chuck 50-cents for a soda and send him off to a Robot Gladiator Tournament. When he bounces back, sign him up for the Legion. And Tenzil Too! Oh, and Dirk. The Legion needs a Sun Boy!!
[ December 11, 2003, 07:52 AM: Message edited by: Portfolio Boy ]
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
quote:3. Bring in big blue in some form: Clone-El, alt universe, whatever.
One word:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Sanity or Madness?:
quote:3. Bring in big blue in some form: Clone-El, alt universe, whatever.
I don't know. I think bringing Waid in means, yet again, a closer tie to the man in red tights. Maybe we'll get an answer after Superman's own upcoming mini-reboot.
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: I don't know. I think bringing Waid in means, yet again, a closer tie to the man in red tights. Maybe we'll get an answer after Superman's own upcoming mini-reboot.
God... I'd managed to blank his connection to all that out too...
Still, even with all the pointless retcons, Clark was still never Superboy. Which is half a loaf anyway, and more in the current context.
One question: Is Steve W staying? As long as it stays out the Supes/TT office... As long as...
[ December 11, 2003, 08:27 AM: Message edited by: Sanity or Madness? ]
Posted by Sudro Brown II on :
quote:Originally posted by Portfolio Boy: 1. If DnA intend to leave Cub dangling, I request you make like Michael Jackson and toss the little booger right over the railing. Age him right up to an adult and let him run away to found the Waderers or something. I don't care what really, just get him off the stage. These Legionniares are too young still to be saddled with kids.
I agree that the Legionnaires are too young to be doing the kids thing. If possible, I'd like to see Waid find out what DnA had planned and go with that. DC should be able to pony up the extra cash for a co-writing credit.
quote:2. Tiny'a 3rd body. Find it. Call it Capt. Frake. Then do as you will: merge it, kill it, or lose it again.... up to you.
That's not a bad idea! Nice nod to the past.
quote:3. Bring in big blue in some form: Clone-El, alt universe, whatever.
I'm not as sure about this one. If we can have a Superboy in the Legion who has no links to the past, and therefore can't be the springboard for another continuity clusterf**k, I can dig it. If not, then keep Superboy in the 20th or 21st century where he belongs. And I'm a twenty-year Legion fan saying that.
quote:4. Address the whole Valor seeded the worlds and everyone worships him dangler.
Yeah, I hope that DnA are going to resolve the whole Valor/Last Son thing, but if not, let's see Waid get back to the original concept. I reeeeally don't like the Last Son twist.
quote:5. OOUUUIIIEEEEEE!!!! TYROC!
No, I don't think so. Only if he can make the character something more than the blatant token he was originally conceived as. Post-boot, the various writers have done a pretty good job of adding some color to the Legion's ranks and I'm not sure we should resurrect Tyroc unless there's a compelling story to be told.
quote:6. We assume DnA will resolve the Jarth thing. If not, finish it up with both heroes restored to life and sanity
I don't mind if Garth returns. There's precedent for a LL resurrection. However, the Legion is one of the few comics where one could say "dead is dead" and I'd like to see that tradition maintained. As much as I love Element Lad, DnA killed him and bringing him back can only diminish the impact of his demise.
quote:7. GIM LIVES!!!
Again, I really wouldn't want to see this happen. First, there's really no reason for it. Second, Gim's death was a defining moment in the rebooted Legion's history. Gim returning would seriously dilute the impact of that event.
Funny thing: I've noticed that no-one is clamoring for Monstress to return. Poor girl, she must be feeling rather unloved!
quote:8. Who is "C?"
I've missed this entirely. What's the reference?
quote:9. Whatever happened to Lori Morning? And Proty too, for that matter...
Isn't she off cavorting with the Time Trapper? Now that's a story I'd like to see. The Time Trapper hasn't been seen nearly often enough in this series and I hope that Waid will remedy that.
quote:10. Give Chuck 50-cents for a soda and send him off to a Robot Gladiator Tournament. When he bounces back, sign him up for the Legion. And Tenzil Too! Oh, and Dirk. The Legion needs a Sun Boy!!
Ha! I like the way you phrase this. However, I do like what the reboot has done for Chuck. I think he's a much more interesting character now. Tenzil seems to work well as backround comic relief. Neither character would fit into the active team that has developed post-reboot.
Sun Boy is a different matter altogether. It's really time for him to join the team. Sun Boy was a major fixture of the pre-boot Legion and I think he would add something that the current team lacks. We don't have a cad in the group and every team needs a cad to be a foil for the more enlightened members.
My biggest desire is to see some more stories like the Atlantis story. These kids need some down time. Plus, I'd like to see some single issue stories. If DC wants to make the Legion more accessible to new readers, TPTB should encourage writers to focus less on multi-issue epics. It's fine to build in running subplots, but let's see some concise, disciplined storytelling. I think that this has been DnA's biggest weakness overall.
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Portfolio Boy:
quote:We have to assume that Mark waid lurks on these boards. Besides being a fine writer, he is far too big a Legion fan to have given these boards the pass entirely.
You don't know that. Lord knows, I discovered the link to these boards totally by accident, and I don't think anyone here doubts the level of my attachment to the Legion.
Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Chaim Mattis Keller: Portfolio Boy:
quote:
You don't know that. Lord knows, I discovered the link to these boards totally by accident, and I don't think anyone here doubts the level of my attachment to the Legion.
Well, YOU we were hiding from. See, there are trivia contests here.... and we fear you.
:sniff: NOw, I'll NEVER win. Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Well, I can't find an e-mail address per se, but I found these:
Anyone want to invite him? (LL or NC would be best for obvious reasons. And DON'T EVERYONE DO IT i.e. don't spam the guy, again for obvious reasons.) And no, I can't confirm they work - I haven't tried yet, and the comicboards one is from late 2002. No idea when he put his e-mail into Newsarama.
[ December 11, 2003, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: Sanity or Madness? ]
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Cancel the form thingies, checked Google:
mwaid@aol.com
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
And while I'm at it, I may as well post the link to Kitson's e-mail form @ his homepage:
I've sent on open invitation to both Mr. Waid and Mr. Kitson.
Posted by Amentep on :
quote:Originally posted by Portfolio Boy:
Here are my requests:
1. If DnA intend to leave Cub dangling, I request you make like Michael Jackson and toss the little booger right over the railing. Age him right up to an adult and let him run away to found the Waderers or something. I don't care what really, just get him off the stage. These Legionniares are too young still to be saddled with kids.
2. Tiny'a 3rd body. Find it. Call it Capt. Frake. Then do as you will: merge it, kill it, or lose it again.... up to you.
I suppose they could possibly resolve both of these plots at once. Cure Cub of Aging, find the missing Tinya body only to find its an older person who doesn't want to go adventuring, but is perfectly willing to raise a son...
quote:3. Bring in big blue in some form: Clone-El, alt universe, whatever.
I have hoped for years that the Legion never went back to being tied to Superman...I'm hoping that - Foundation not withstanding - they don't return to having a Superman connection.
quote: 5. OOUUUIIIEEEEEE!!!! TYROC!
I've often thought Tyroc had potential but they really need a good hook for him, I think.
quote:10. Give Chuck 50-cents for a soda and send him off to a Robot Gladiator Tournament. When he bounces back, sign him up for the Legion. And Tenzil Too! Oh, and Dirk. The Legion needs a Sun Boy!!
Oddly I was never a big fan of Sun Boy, but it certainly seems strange for him not to be around.
[ December 11, 2003, 11:46 AM: Message edited by: Amentep ]
Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Amentep:
quote:Originally posted by Portfolio Boy:
[QUOTE][qb] 5. OOUUUIIIEEEEEE!!!! TYROC!
I've often thought Tyroc had potential but they really need a good hook for him, I think.
You'll note that the Steepletonians had harmonic powers, and were purple, passive, and (ala Marzel) from an isolated world. All you need is one Steeletonian with a slightly different shadfe and a more extroverted personality and OOUUIEE! TYROC!
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
Re: Superboy -- I'm not crazy about Kon, but at least he isn't dominating the stories. The only way I'd want Superboy in the Legion is that if the Legion had some reason to grab a young Clark Kent, then erase his memories before sending him back to the 20th century.
"Jarth" -- it certainly seems like a dangling issue. I can't believe he's going to stay like that forever. Something needs to be done with him that seems more like a resolution to his current situation.
Cub -- make him the Infinite Man and send him looping through the timestream for all eternity or something.
I'd love a big Time Trapper Story. Some may think he's played out, but I like'em (though the current storyline seems like it's going to include a lot of the elements usually associated with TT)
Cadets and Legion World -- great concepts that should be explored some more, even if it's a little at a time.
More WILDFIRE!!! Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Continue with DnA's direction then find your own way. Leave the old crap behind.
Posted by MLLASH on :
INFECTIOUS LASS & CALAMITY KING: DEADLY DUO!
Reboot Anti-Lad as a man-hating lesbian! The LEGION needs one!
Bring back Keith, Tom & Mary for an all-humour LEGION miniseries!
[ December 11, 2003, 03:31 PM: Message edited by: MLLASH ]
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
*gives MLLASH his medication*
Posted by MLLASH on :
MMM! Cherry flavor!
Posted by MLLASH on :
<------- Mikey likey cherry!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
SUPER-STALAG OF SPACE!!!!
Andy said he might do it, but who knows what will happen now that Waid is taking over!
Posted by MLLASH on :
Bring back MURDERMABOB!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Posted by MLLASH on :
It's been FOREVER since the Legion's last super-fatassing.
I demand one immedietely if not sooner!
You listening, Waid?!?!? Posted by MLLASH on :
BRING BACK THIS GUY:
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Super-fatassing is almost as important to the Legion as girls revolting!
Posted by Frog Kid on :
I'd like to see Matter-eater lad, Andromeda, Quislet and Tellus back.
Posted by Harbinger on :
Legion 35C
Posted by MLLASH on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Super-fatassing is almost as important to the Legion as girls revolting!
Yer darn tootin'!
Posted by MLLASH on :
If WAID is such a big got-danged big LEGION FAN then I *demand* he prove it by returning super-fatassing, Super-Stalags, Super-Moby Dicks, chicks revolting, leaders elected by readers, Infectious Lass and Calamity King to the post-boot mythos!
Posted by Doctor Mayavale on :
I would like to request more appearances by eclectic and eccentric genuises who seek revenge on Legionnaires for crimes in past lives in order to restore the cosmic balance.
Hmm... as a matter of fact, I think I remember this Waid fellow from somewhere...
Posted by Shadow Kid on :
Four words Mr. Waid:
Legion of Super Babies
Posted by MLLASH on :
Kid, I like the way you think!
Throw in a few folks getting de-volved to protoplasm, and I'm sold!
Posted by toddcam on :
quote:Originally posted by Sudro Brown II: [Funny thing: I've noticed that no-one is clamoring for Monstress to return. Poor girl, she must be feeling rather unloved!
As I used to say back on the DC message boards, Monstress should come back! More than Live Wire, or Element Lad, or Leviathan or whoever. Monstress, my love, my sweet, never really given a chance! God, she doesn't even have a smilie! Monstress, Monstress, Monstress! Oh, Candi, sweet girl, I love you...
So, like I always used to say, BRING BACK MONSTRESS!
Posted by Tromium Crystal on :
Heck, I love Monstress too, but not THAT deeply!
To Waid and Kitson: Be true to your own creative impulses but be true to our beloved characters, too. Nothing is worse than seeing your fave Legionnaires twisted, perverted, ignored or retconned because of the whim of a particular writer. DnA made a mighty effort to undo the insults of previous creators but managed to introduce a few new insults of their own. I hope you'll rise above that temptation. Having said my piece, welcome aboard!
Posted by toddcam on :
You're just prejudiced against huge, orange Cro-Magnon women.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Bring Back Monstress, then de-age her to a super-baby!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Turn Cub into Doctor Mayavale!
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Please please please turn Zoe back to normal! And please put her to good use, she really had a unique personality when she was first introduced. Oh, and how about some more characters with large insectoid abdomens? Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
More insects with breasts!!!!
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Come up with more plot contrivances to show the Legionnaires in various stages of undress. Show more skin. Sex sells!
lil'rhino
Posted by Señor Widebottom on :
This series needs CLOWNS! A clown member, a clown villian or have them visit a clown populated planet. Anything, just please... ...SEND IN THE CLOWNS!!!
Posted by MLLASH on :
Val/Andy & Lyle/Brainy Double Date!
I double-DARE ya!
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Beehives! We need more beehives! I think Sensor's hair is long enough for that Posted by MLLASH on :
GREAT idea! I love it!
Isn't it about time Ambush Bug returned to the Legion's time?
He could fall in love with an insect with breasts!
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Would Shikari qualify as an insect with breasts? Or maybe we should transform Gates too!
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