Also in October, I'll be inking the back-up section of Legion of Super-Heroes #6, which will feature pencils by an old friend of mine - Phil Jimenez! Good times had by all. Boy, I want to pencil and ink that book so badly! I loves me some Legion.
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The Legion book is going to have a "back-up section" now? Huh??? I hope that means the comic will be more pages ... why would they start cutting the main story so early on? The book just started for crying out loud!!
From: ontario | Registered: Feb 2007
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quote:Originally posted by future king: The Legion book is going to have a "back-up section" now? Huh???
I *hope* that this will be like the back-up features in the second half-dozen or so issues of Alpha Flight, detailing back stories from each of the characters.
*If* the 'backup' is Legion related, perhaps a storyline about off-screen characters (like Chuck and Lu), or filling in some mysterious new info about current characters (why did Shady dump Mon?), I'd be okay with the idea.
If it's like the current Adventure backups, about the Atom or something (a character that I haven't cared about since he carried a sword, in Sword of the Atom), I'll be annoyed...
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quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: Jiminez has confirmed he is drawing a LSH story on his Facebook page, so I think it's all going to be LSH-related.
I hope it is a feature that will focus on little used Legionnaires like Chuck and Lu, Blok and Mysa or M-E Lad, etc. So they should expand the over-all book to accomplish this. My concern is that they chop the main story in order to devote the 8 pages or whatever for this "character driven" back-up story. Ugh!
From: ontario | Registered: Feb 2007
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Maybe the backup is to allow the main artists time to catch up? Did the solicit for this issue include a mention of a backup?
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A short 8 page LHS backup story can be positive in many ways!
1) Focusing on/concluding one of the subplots of the main story.
2) Divert on a tangent completely away from the main story.
3) Feature different Legionnaires not currently used in the main story (Black Witch/Blok, M-E Lad, Chuck & Lu, etc.)
4) Allow for guest writer/artist appearances. The Legion has been fertile ground for up-and-comers in the past. Maybe vets like Jim Sherman or Mike Grell would also be more inclined...?
5) Short stories have often generated a lot of quick character development (a la Cary Bates).
6) A condensed, complete short story in a single issue may be more enticing to new Legion readers than a multiple subplot continuing story. Sales, baby.
7) Legion = more. More characters, more story, more action, more diversity for a more diverse Legion fan base.
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From: Frederick, MD | Registered: Aug 2003
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quote:Originally posted by future king: The Legion book is going to have a "back-up section" now? Huh??? I hope that means the comic will be more pages ... why would they start cutting the main story so early on? The book just started for crying out loud!!
Chill, baby, chill!! It's only for 2 issues until the next story arc,"Assasins" begins...and this way Paul can squeeze in more Legionnaires and whatnot!!
From: elizabeth,nj | Registered: Jul 2003
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I figured someone here would have commented by now about Paul's comment in the newsarama article about how Tenzil is around but just doesn't fit in with the current team.
That's a shame but at least we are getting him for one page in issue 6. Also we should be seeing Chuck and Lu this issue too since the backup is about the Legion Academy.
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