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The very first one I remember reading was Superman. Lex Luthor was trying to steal the gold from Fort Knox. I believe that sparked my lifelong fascination with superheroes, gold and thieves.
A Political Bally-hoo Memory,
Would you attend one of the Inaugural events, if you were invited?
Aside from this thread, which is your favorite one on the Mission Monitor board?
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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I'm enjoying "Kill This Thread" and the bizarre turns it often takes.
Another Post Before Mealtime:
What is your favorite thread in Spaceopoly?
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From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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At the moment, I'm really enjoying "Lard Lad's Strange New Power". I love making up new powers for our buddy Lardy.
Actually, Piglet Beats Monsters: What's your favorite forum on Legion World?
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From: The Pyngwyn Colonies of Planet Hyustyn | Registered: Aug 2005
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It evolves constantly but I'll give you my current:
(1) Dr. Gym'll's - because I'm feeling incredibly enthusiastic about comic book lately. I was at an all time low feeling that DC had reached their lowest level of quality in my lifetime. Then it was He Who Wanders who reccomended I *really* spend some time looking at more independents and even non-comic literature to fill that need and I'd probably be surprised at some great stuff I'd end up liking. So I did, and suddenly am reading bunches of new comics by Vertigo, Image, Dark Horse, even Marvel (and yes, I still read several DC titles) and I'm more into comics than I have been in years.
(2) Anywhere Machine - several threads keep me intrested every time I log in. "What are you Watching?" and "What are you Reading?" are my two favorites, even if I'm just reading other posters posts at times.
(3) MMB - this has always been my favorite forum and probably will be again, but lately its just not doing it for me. I like the roleplaying a lot but don't have it in me to be a leading player in one right now. I also get a little tired and overwhelmed of the 'inane' threads. I really like random one-off threads that lead to little MMB in-jokes and random trains of thought, but those don't seem to be in vogue right now. I'm sure it will be; the MMB is cyclical, and I can wait it out.
(4) Bits - Love me some Bits. What usually happens is I don't check in for a few weeks and then spend an entire day reading through stories, looking at art and just devouring every bit of awesomeness there. The level of creativity has remained consistently amazing throughout the forum's inception.
(5) Legion forum - I also love the Legion forum, but like the MMB my enthusiasm for it is cyclical. I'm a poster than loves EDE's theories, HWW's reviews of old stroies, puns and plays on words, and above all threads devoted to be most obscure characters in Legion history. Those threads come back in cycles and I'm looking forwad to the next. Plus, the Shooter Legion was a major dissapointment to me and that's a huge factor in my Legion forum enjoyment. And while I love posters expressing their full feelings towards the Legion, there are a lot of back and forth arguements that I feel I've seen before so I kind of skip over a lot of those posts.
(6) Encylopedia Galactica - believe it or not, I'm enjoying this excellent forum lately and have been spending a lot of time looking at Legion stuff (not LMB stuff).
(7) Tie: Titans (hate current Titans series), Science Police (love watching Gary make avatars! ), Spaceopoly (just having been visiting lately) and Creator's forum (ditto).
Whew!
APBM,
What's your favorite thread in Gym'lls right now?
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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That's tough because it's hard to really get a lot of heat going on any particular thread on Gym'lls. Most people on LW are really only passionate about the Legion, it seems, so you don't get many points of view on Gym'lls unless there's a big event like Civil War or what-not. Evenb then, you're unlikely to get dozens of pages like you do for just one issue of the Legion.
So, that said, I'd go with my Gym'lls version of the Roundtable. In a couple of weeks, it's gotten three pages of activity with the potential to evolve into something bigger. That was the goal in creating that particular spin-off. Let's hope it continues!
Arf! Purrrrr! Bark! Meow! What's your favorite thread in LSH right now?
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From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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I enjoyed the Worst '90s names thread because of the different reasons why people liked or disliked certain names. The thread seems to have run its course, however, so my new favorite might be "Teenagers From the Future--Available Now."
APBM,
What's your favorite article in "Teenagers From the Future" and why?
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From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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I've only read the first few so far, but I found The Early Legion and the JLA particularly interesting because I'd never thought about the Legion in that way.
All Possible Bariatric Measures,
If you were going to write an essay about the Legion, what topic would you like to cover?
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Alien races versus "real" races. (Assimilation, dominant cultures, evolving mores and all that fun stuff that makes people throw the book across the room and yell, "Get a grip, you pretentious jaggoff ! It's just a damn comic book !")
Amalgamated Peeved Book Mavens
Same question. [Cackles]
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From: Vanity, OR | Registered: Dec 2008
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Well I haven't read the book, so there may be something similar in there already but - My essay would be on the evolution of Legion costume designs and how they were reflections of the eras in which they were published.
APBM
What superhero or super group would you like to write an essay on?
From: Fort McMurray | Registered: Nov 2004
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Apart from the Legion, the Fantastic Four. I haven't read them in years, so it would be a good excuse to get all the back issues (with a research grant, of course!). I'd write about the family as superhero group. My interest has been sparked by reading True Believers by Cary Bates, one issue of which focussed on the FF.
A Positively Breezy Memorandum,
Do you have CDs that you've never even listened to?
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Yes. My niece's husband is from Bolivia and plays in a band playing Bolivian folk music. He has given me a cd of his band that I have not played.
Abba Poison Beatles Metallica,
Have you ever been on television?
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), Spaceopoly (just having been visiting lately) and Creator's forum (ditto).
