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Someone said Johns said somewhere that it wasn't Proty-Garth. Proty-Garth, before we knew that it was Proty's spirit inside, had some major mental breakdowns, if I remember correctly.
This Garth is really quite different but all of the Legionnaires have much more personality since the reboot time, even these who are based on the originals.
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From: Salem, Oregon USA | Registered: Aug 2003
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Though I collected Clone-El's last series, it was definitely an up-and-down book that never stood out as one of my favorites. His run in ADVENTURE might change that.
I *love* that they have an option for the series numbering. Traditionalists have their Adventure # 504 and today's fans of all-new and all-now have a new # 1.
Loving the Smallville setting.
Francis' art seems to have taken on a stripped-down simple approach that my eye finds appealing. The muted coloring was lovely.
The last panel I found to be quite creepy (in a good way). Clone-El has daddy issues deluxe, doesn't he?
A very nice if not breathtaking start.
And now for THE LEGION!
While I am having a difficult time trying to accept that DC considers the LSH's current popularity to be at about the level of the latest Blue Beetle and Ravager, I didn't let that stop me from enjoying the backup tale.
The blurry character bios-blocks and mixup with Lydda and Shady was pretty unforgivable though!!
This was over much too soon but I liked the look at things to come.
All in all, a good start. Hope the sales are there.
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: Got it and read it last night!
What a pleasant surprise it was...
I *love* that they have an option for the series numbering. Traditionalists have their Adventure # 504 and today's fans of all-new and all-now have a new # 1.
My comic's guy, good guy that he is, made sure to have the 504 in my bin but I just couldn't not have that Manapul cover on 1 so I shocked him when I switched.
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Francis' art seems to have taken on a stripped-down simple approach that my eye finds appealing. The muted coloring was lovely.
I've never had a commision done, but I could really imagine hanging on my wall, a Manapul "cover" of Wyeth's Christina's World, with Imra or Ayla instead.
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From: East Toledo | Registered: Jul 2003
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I've actually been looking forward to the Legion as a back-up series, to allow character time rather than big universe-shaking epics that fall flat. I was mostly worried about the lead... Kon-El was never my fave, but this take is good so far. I like Manipul's art here better than on v5, and like the links between lead and backup.
I'm glad the Thom story seems to be going somewhere; it was the one thing I was most disappointed with in JSA. The hints-to-come bit looks good; it looks like good follow-through from L3W.
Now we just need code-names bumped up to adult names, since these are Clark's peers, not Kon's.
From: Vancouver, BC, Canada | Registered: Dec 2003
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I hope that limiting Johns to eight pages will force him to tell stories with a little more meat to them. I'm not sure he juggles large groups very well. Now I know he had success on JSA, but even that felt as though characters were often ignored and stories dragged for far too long.
I never imagined that the launching of a new Legion feature would start with Starboy(Man) and Tellus. I love Tellus and hope he won't quickly be forgotten.
I usually enjoy Johns's "sneak preview" page, but this time it felt like wasted space. I want more story!
I cannot wait until the Legion bumps Superboy out of another title.
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It was intro'd in the Robinson Starman series (1994-2002ish, when Jack Knight met Thom Kallor (the Reboot version) two times. The first time (#50), young Thom was shocked to learn that he would someday live in the past as Danny Blaine and meet his preordained fate. They met again in one of the final issues, an older Thom who knew the following day would be his last.
Current Starman/Neoclassic Thom has used the Danny Blaine name a couple times in JSA, and he is clearly a different timeline-variant of the one Jack met.
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the code names, Kent ~ be prepared for an intellectual battle, though.
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