Welcome to the MoLA! For May, 2010, we present Jan Arrah, aka Element Lad, aka Alchemist.
Please be sure to visit the DIRECTORY for a list of all previous exhibits.
[ May 03, 2010, 11:03 AM: Message edited by: Sketch Lad ]
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Naturally, I'm digging into my Holo Model work to find images of Jan... Posted by MLLASH on :
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ELEMENT LAD: rhino's favorite Legionnaire!!!
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This is Jan and Shvaughn (thank-you, SK) on a glittery Camelot Legion night of fighting Mordru:
Posted by irenkesabo but the artist/animator's address is brilliantly displayed in a disfiguring yellow! sigh
[ May 06, 2010, 10:32 AM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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Shvaughn.
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My favorite version of Jan, just a few panels at the beginning of Legion LOST. We never saw him again really. sigh Here, he appears in his solid trommite form, his protection in the Void and later, as he floated in the new universe.
from a picture of Casey in MMaSM, season 2
[ May 06, 2010, 10:40 AM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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That's lovely, Candace!
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The Element Lad from the Amalgam Universe: MOLECULE BOY! Posted by Candle on :
Thanks for the comment, lil'rhino, I appreciate you!
Here's a quiet scene from Trom, Jan's home world. His people are gone, but there's still plants that survive and thrive on the radiations near the cities. They are cleansed and moistened by the falling, violet rains.
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Posted by Candle on :
I love the idea of moments from Legionnaires' childhoods. Here's one for Jan:
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[ May 18, 2010, 02:28 AM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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found on google, no photo credit given
[ May 31, 2010, 01:51 AM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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Sorry, lr. I had to darken Bill's cartoon so that I could see it better. I LOVE that he's putting the Emerald Eye into inertron! (At least, I THINK that's what he's doing.
I'm so glad to see his work here!
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Actually, it's a riff on Adventure #323! Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
That's a re-creation of a famous scene from "Eight Impossible Missions"!
Element Lad has to get rid of that highly radioactive thingamabob without using his power!
Posted by lil'rhino on :
I'll have to re-read that now. I can't remember what that Cosmic Eye thingie was!
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Mordru later tries to steal it, only to find out Jan got rid of it ages ago!
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About this time Jan is thinking "Why couldn't I have gotten the kangabronc riding mission? Or the chess-playing one? I'm pretty good at chess..."
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Jan soaking in the Trommium moonlight...
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Here's Jan and a few of the other ES members fighting with Superman in the battle against Brainiac and Lex Luthor.
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Thanks for the info, guys! sigh
If I see an Eye, it's immediately the Emerald one, OR the Luck Lord one. Glad to know there's a THIRD!
I like things in 3s.
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Your Jan on Trom is a beautiful drawing, MLLASH!
Here's one from the motivational thread by kidflash2fan:
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This is one of my favorite pictures of Jan. Well, and the rest of those Legionnaires.
In 'Superman' #697, second part of the story is by Javier Pina and colored by Blond.
This issue has my favorite cover of all time, too, by Santiago Arcas! I'm working on this one for a Legion of Light entry, too.
PS, I decided I like it really BIG! Isn't Tellus beautiful, too?!
[ June 01, 2010, 01:55 AM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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This is a very short story from a possible moment in time for Jan and Tasmia:
quote:Originally posted by Candle: 4. Tasmia's last born child is Zariah, daughter of Jan Arrah.
When she approached Jan for this child, he had resisted, at first. After she'd removed her clothes, he'd given in, rather ferociously.
She'd loved the look of him, his fair skin against her blue, his blonde hair mingled with her black. They'd made love for days and weeks, even though they really didn't need to. They were beginning to fall in love. They might have gone deeper and deeper into each other, never to come back.
But, Shaugvhn found them. Shady never knew how, but she suspected Lar and Dawnstar.
Jan had been so torn, but his commitment to Erin was real and he couldn't hurt her any more. And Tasmia had just wanted a child, right?
So, they'd had a final kiss after Shaugvhn left. Long and long, pouring what 'might have been' into every glorious, greedy, grieving moment. Then, he left.
And Tasmia had Zariah. Too young for a codename, she had her father's powers and personality and blue eyes. Tasmia loved her dearly and protectively and longingly.
Afterwards, a year or so later, Jan had gone to Trom and begun his memorial work.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Sorry Candle, that's not Manapul's artwork, Forgot who the artist for that is.
Posted by Candle on :
You're right. It's from 'Superman' #697 where Lar finds out about the Legion, faints, spends some time with Superboy and Krypto on the Kent farm and then meets the Legion again on the last page. The artist/inker is Javier Pina and the colorist is Blond. I LOVE Jan in this picture, he reminds me of Heath Ledger, my favorite of the 'young' actors. sigh Such a waste.
Any way, the Legion appeared in so many DC issues this last year, I got it a little confused. Sorry.
I'll correct it on the picture, too.
[ June 01, 2010, 01:58 AM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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original photo posted by lucienrose04
[ June 02, 2010, 03:14 AM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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I didn't notice how sad and tired Heath looked in this picture until I started working with it for an entry here. His look dictated what the poster now says.
original photo posted by SLemene
[ June 02, 2010, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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I placed this one on the Legion Worlds thread, too but I think it fits here, too. And it's beautiful enough to be seen more than once, anyway:
photo and manip posted by norcalgal76
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Nice!
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Jan in his rarely seen "Kirby-esque" costume.
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art by Phil Moy(?)
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Yeah, it's Phil.
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The Kirby like pic is strange, isn't it?! geeze
Love the Moy.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
It may be strange but it IS interesting.
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Yes, as long as he never actually wears it! lol
[ June 28, 2010, 12:04 PM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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I don't think he did.
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I remember Staton drew him in that outfit in one issue and *poof*, it was never seen again.
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a dreamy Jan by Adam Hughes!!
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Is that a boob window? (Regardless, great sketch[es] rhino! Thanks for posting 'em!)
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By the master, Curt Swan.
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I had to darken this one (and probably the others in a moment or two)! I love that Jan's using his eyes to focus his power AND he's creating complex flowers, which are biocarbon units, rather than simple elements like gold or oxygen.
[ July 05, 2010, 01:19 AM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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Here's the Moy, darkened, resized and brightened/recontrasted. <3 the face:
[ July 08, 2010, 02:33 AM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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That's pretty wonderful!
Here's Jan from the Legion of America thread:
original photo posted by WigiBomb
[ July 16, 2010, 12:06 AM: Message edited by: Candle ]
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Uuuuuuwwwwww!
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quote:Originally posted by lil'rhino:
Really cool. Where is this from?
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It's from comicvine.com- artist's name not listed.
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^ This one made me a smidge uncomfortable when I first saw it on FB, because the model looks all of about 14. But he does make a great Element Lad.
Posted by Mystery Lad on :
Nah, his hair's too straight. His face works, though.
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Another look at Trom:
photo posted by HarleyManDan67
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I just love lightning storms. I wish they were as pretty as this.
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... who drew this?
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The one & only Olivier Coipel.
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I just bought the hardcover of House of M used from the library for one dollar. Thankfully it doesn't have any library stickers.
A bit underwhelmed by the story, though.
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I so love Coipel. sigh
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Two Jans by Coleen Doran!
Posted by perezflo246 on :
Great drawing.A Hero that lacks exposure.Especialiy with those powers.Too often killed off.
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