Well, there have been as many incarnations of this thread as Legion message boards, but thanks to Gary and Scott, we've all found a terrific home here at Legion World.
I thought it would be a nice idea to start this thread up again, so that we can get to know all our LW friends and family, both old and new.
Here's some of the standard info that people have included in the past -- but please feel free to tell your fellow Legion Worlders as much or as little as you'd like.
Name Age Where you live What you do
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.)
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.)
Anything else that you want to share!
[ September 24, 2008, 08:02 PM: Message edited by: Stu Rat ]
Posted by SharkLad on :
Name: Jim Age: 38 Where I live: Long Island, New York
Legion info: I first starting reading the Legion in second grade (circa 1978), a collected edition a classmate had. I remember it mostly for the cover, featuring Superboy and Legion flying away from HQ. Years later, I found and bought the book at a small comic shop. I started reading the Legion regularly with LSH #300. My favorite era is Levitz & Giffen (the Great Darkness Saga), followed closely by Shooter & Swan (the Fatal Five arc introducing Shadow Lass; Mordru's first appearance).
I am not currently reading any comic books. When I'm not working, ideally, I'm playing with my niece and nephew, going to the movies, sleeping, eating out, swimming in my pool, traveling ... did I mention sleeping?
I'm very proud of having been involved with the LMB since it's early days, and I always feel like I'm home when I'm able to wander back ...
[ August 04, 2010, 04:38 PM: Message edited by: SharkLad ]
Posted by STU on :
Hi Jim -- it's nice to get to know you!
I've always been fond of the distinctive SharkLad logo since the old school DCMB days...
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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Great idea Stu!
Name: Des (short for Desmond) Age: 22 Where do I live?: Ct. again after four years at UCONN What do I do?: Well, I'm a full time student in Grad School at Trinity College trying to get my Masters in History, and from there, I'll try to get my Ph. D. (don't know where yet). I'm looking for a part time job, and I'll let you guys know when I get one!
I started reading comic books when I was nine, and my dad has been collecting them since 1960. I'm luckier than most other collectors, because my dad still has almost every Marvel comic since the silver age started, and most of the DC's! So when I started getting interested in the Legion, I was able to go back to the early Adventure issues, and read the Legion stories right up through to the present time (with only a few stories missing). My favorite period is the Levitz era (especially with Giffen), but I've come to love all of Legion history (with a few exceptions). Between my dad and me, we collect pretty much every DC, Marvel and Crossgen comic right now.
I started posting on the DC boards when I was a freshman in college, and helped found the LMB! I've been along for the ride ever since, with a few notable absences, but always come back, which has just happened again! I plan to stay in school forever, never have a real job, and spend most my time reading comics and books, watching football, and hanging out with my girlfriend Sue (of three years now, who I've mentioned on occasion). I still make my way up to UCONN to party (which I did last night a bit too hard) so the drunken debauchery hasn't ended yet!
Well, everyone else, just who are you?
[ August 03, 2004, 08:47 AM: Message edited by: Cobalt Kid ]
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Well, everyone else, just who are you?
Does the phrase "Secret Identity" mean nothing to you people?
[Harry MacAfee]"Kids ... I don't know what's wrong with these kids today ..."[/Harry MacAfee]
*Sigh* ... no respect for tradition ...
Posted by Danny Blaine on :
Name Matt Age 34 Where you live Cincinnati What you do Call Center Manager
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.) I started rading Legion when I was around 7 or 8. My first Legion Issue was one of the Earthwar issues. My favorite era is Levitz/Giffen/Lightle
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.) I love scary Movies (Halloween is my fave) and also Dark COmedies (Heathers, Jawbreakers) and Mockumentaries (A Mighty WInd, Best in Show) and some comic book inspired movies (Donnie Darko, Unbreakable).
My musical taste is stuck back in the 80's IM afraid. I love bands like Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Electronic, Depeche Mode etc...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Danny Blaine:
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.) I love scary Movies (Halloween is my fave) and also Dark COmedies (Heathers, Jawbreakers) and Mockumentaries (A Mighty WInd, Best in Show) and some comic book inspired movies (Donnie Darko, Unbreakable).
My musical taste is stuck back in the 80's IM afraid. I love bands like Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Electronic, Depeche Mode etc...
Danny, I love scary movies too, and Halloween is also my favorite. Also, I'm a sucker for scary movie sequals, even if they're not that good. I love Halloween 4, 5, and 6, I think their the scariest ones. I'm thinking of watching all 5 Phantasms, because I heard they're really cheesy, which of course makes them a bit more appealing.
Posted by Danny Blaine on :
Cheesy can be good
Posted by Danny Blaine on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
quote:Originally posted by Danny Blaine:
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.) I love scary Movies (Halloween is my fave) and also Dark COmedies (Heathers, Jawbreakers) and Mockumentaries (A Mighty WInd, Best in Show) and some comic book inspired movies (Donnie Darko, Unbreakable).
My musical taste is stuck back in the 80's IM afraid. I love bands like Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Electronic, Depeche Mode etc...
Danny, I love scary movies too, and Halloween is also my favorite. Also, I'm a sucker for scary movie sequals, even if they're not that good. I love Halloween 4, 5, and 6, I think their the scariest ones. I'm thinking of watching all 5 Phantasms, because I heard they're really cheesy, which of course makes them a bit more appealing.
I haven't seen any of the Phantasms all the way through...
Posted by icefire on :
Name Thomas or Thom Age 31 Where you live: Tennessee near Chattanooga What you do: I process orders for La-Z-Boy
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.) I started reading when I was 6 or 7. I love the Who is Reflecto storyline!!!! I love the Baxter series!!! Fave characters Laurel Kent, Projectra,Karate Kid, Triad and Ultra Boy.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.) I love roller coasters and scary movies just saw Cabin Fever. I like most music but I'm a huge Country music fan!!!!
Posted by STU on :
Wow, I didn't know you liked roller coasters and country music, Icey! (How nice to live only a few hours from Nashville, eh...! )
I started getting into country music last year and I'm a currently a casual fan -- I listen to it on the radio, but I haven't gone to any concerts yet or anything.
(I also like La-Z-Boy recliners... )
Posted by icefire on :
I saw Garth Brooks live!!!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Yeah Danny, I figure I'd give the Phantasm's a try. Horror sequals are hit or miss for me. I love the Halloweens, hate the Jason movies but kind of enjoy the Freddie ones depending on my mood. Real good horror movies are the ones I really love, but sometimes I just get in that mood.
Posted by icefire on :
I love Coasters big-time!!!! I also love La-Z-Boy they pay the bills!!!!
Posted by SharkLad on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I love the Halloweens, hate the Jason movies but kind of enjoy the Freddie ones depending on my mood.
The third Nightmare (Dream Warriors?) was pretty cool ... the kid in the wheelchair who dreamed he had super-powers appealed to the inner geek in me ...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I need to watch the Nightmare on Elm Streets again, I haven't in awhile. Halloween 4, 5 and 6 are my favorites, I remember finding them so terrifying when I was about 12 that now I think it's more nostalgic fear than anything.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by SharkLad:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I love the Halloweens, hate the Jason movies but kind of enjoy the Freddie ones depending on my mood.
The third Nightmare (Dream Warriors?) was pretty cool ... the kid in the wheelchair who dreamed he had super-powers appealed to the inner geek in me ...
Plus Dokken's (sp?) title track rocked!
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Name: Scott Sharritt Age: 37 Where you live: Happy Valley (otherwise known as Utah) What you do: Business Technology Supervisor (I handle the intranet, IVR and Avaya systems, among others, for a branch of Marriott)
Legion info: Garth has always been my favorite. Even as a kid when we played super-heroes I was always Lightning Lad. My first story was Soljer's Private War in Superboy # 210. It came out around the time my father passed away. It wasn't until about 2 years later that I really started to reading them again but that was my first experience.
I love the pre-crisis/pre-boot era, especially the Levitz/Giffen era. But Steve Lightle has been, and still is, my favorite Legion artist. I loved watching the Legion grow older, become married and having children. I think in a way it helped my through my teens seeing them age. Yes I spent quite a bit of time alone then.
I got away from the books sometime after the TMK era started. I wasn't drawn back until a few years ago, when, on a whim, I searched on the internet for something about them and found an e-mail role playing game. I was hooked again and now play in about 5 to 8 different games, most of them Legion and most of my characters being Garth. Maybe one of these days I'll get you all into a game here on the board. They are great fun. And maybe I'll share some of my fan-fic. It might surprise a couple of you.
Non-Legion, non-comic book, I love movies, music and computers. I'm one of the few people I know who think it is relaxing to play with HTML and design web pages. I like role-playing games and have a DnD group that plays every so oftem but its been a few months for them to get together.
Music wise I'm eclectic. I listen to just about everything but am partial to Alternative right now. Still Heart, Pink Floyd and 80's music are in my blood. Oh, Evanescence, if you didn't already know, is my current favorite. I have yet to tire of the lovely voice of Amy Lee.
Movies I like run the gamut. I don't have a particular favorite at the moment but anything in the British comedy realm makes me laugh out loud. Horror movies are in my blood. My mom used to take my little brother and myself out to a triple feature that started at midnight on Friday night. We wouldn't get home until dawn. Classics like Blood Farmers, Devils Rain and 2000 Maniacs. I'm not as much into sci-fi movies as I used to be. Probably just because I don't have the time much anymore.
Books. I just don't read much anymore but like movies, horror is the best. Caroline and I collect vampire books (its how we met). I like classic sci-fi like ERB and Asimov too. Plus any Dirk Pitt adventure by Clive Cussler.
TV. 24 is my current favorite. Keifer Sutherland is so perfect in the role. I hope the new season is as good as the last (which I need to finish watching before the end of October). And I watch just about every Seinfeld re-run I can.
I think that's enough for now. Back to packing.
Posted by Almost New Kid on :
Name: Chuck Tabor Age: 49 & Holding Where you live: Westerly RI What you do: Retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer, Former Quality Systems Analyst for a major Aerospace Casting Company, Currently studying Computer Programming and Writing. I don’t ever want to work for someone else again, so I am currently trying establish my writing credentials. Just maybe…
Legion info: I started reading the legion in the late 1950’s, when they first started making guest appearances in Superboy, Adventure, and Action comics. My favorite era was the second Levitz Run. My favorite artists are Steve Lightle and “Iron” Mike Grell. My next favorite(s) would be the current DnA run, with Steve’s art (Are you listening DC!!!)
Other things you like: Watching my grandchildren grow up – I missed way too much of my children’s developmental years because I was off riding submarines. I love reading, mainly SciFi (Robert Heinlein, Asimov, Alan Dean Foster, Andre Norton, EE “Doc” Smith, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack L. Chalker, Piers Anthony, Spider & Jeanie Robinson… I could go on a while) but any well written book can hold my attention, I’m not big on movies but do watch a select few (any John Wayne movie, Independence Day, Men in Black, X-Men… Is there a theme here?) I don’t watch TV except for Sports (Red Sox & Buffalo Bills, how masochistic is that?) and News (Fox News keeps my disgust with the growing right wing lunacy in this country fresh on a daily basis.) I can and do listen to almost any music, but Steppenwolf and Creedance Clearwater Revival hold my heart.
To me Legion World is a wonderful exercise in Creative Writing combined with the opportunity to interact with some very special people who share some of my interests. Gary & Scott have provided us with a fantastic playground/clubhouse. Thanks Guys.
Space Ranger concurs with the above statements.
Truth and Justice shall Prevail!!
Posted by Sonnie Boy on :
Keith, 34, Surrey UK - though originally from NE Scotland and I investigate GPs for fraud and embezzlement. It's not that much fun really though the end result is satisfactory but even so thank Gawd for Legion World, stupidvideos.com and internet porn I say! <heh, you wanted personal disclosure?> Though that said I have a wee studio were I paint and have recently had a Kuwaiti Gallery order 8 pictures from me so I may give up the day job sometime soon.
I'm not sure of my first real memory of the Legion as both of my brothers had comics around as I grew up so they would have always been there though I have a strong recollection of the team being split up and fighting one another with Kryptonians, Atlanteans and loads of time travel..... no idea of the issue at all these days!
Fave characters have been Star Boy, Triplicate Girl/ Triad and Timber Wolf. Loved Cosmic Boys Nipple Gripper costume, pity about the stuffed shirt in it.
Fave period was the much maligned 5YG era - still love it now! And Cos had a personality there for the first time, which was a real shocker!
hobbies other than reading are painting - see Sonnie's Studio Snaps in the Bit's o' Legion Business section - my man Roj, buying CDs, avoiding getting a tan, food and wine. I'm sure there are others but this isn't the appropriate forum.....
I'm not a movie fan, I get bored too easily these days..... I'm more of a 'doing' kind of bloke than a 'watching' kind. That's my excuse for having no attention span anyway.
[ September 30, 2003, 12:26 AM: Message edited by: Sonnie Boy ]
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Lately I've been really into the Clash, it's all I've been listening too! Anyone else a big Clash fan?
I'd say my two favorite bands are Led Zeppelin and Metallica (the first 5 albums especially), though I have a whole host of other bands that I love (Green Day, Doors, CCR, Beatles, etc.) And if anyone listens to hip-hop, I really like the Wu-Tang Clan and lately Mobb Deep. I like pretty much everything...
Posted by the boy with UltraPowers on :
Name: Matthew Barton
Alter Ego: the boy with UltraPowers
Origin of Alter Ego: taken from "Superboy" #98 July 1962, introducing Ultraboy
Age: 31
Base of Operations: Manchester, United Kingdom
Occupation: retail manager for "Bally"
Legion Fan since: "Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes" #253 July 1979
Favourite Legionnaire: Ultraboy
Favourite Legion Creators: Dave Cockrum, Mike Grell, Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen, Steve Lightle, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Olivier Coipel
Favourite Legion stories: "The Great Darkness Saga", "The Abduction of Shrinking Violet", "The LSV War", "Who is Sensor Girl", "The Five Year Gap", "Legion of the Damned" and "Legion Lost"
Favourite Legion Era: i actually like them all !!
Legion claim to fame: meeting OLIVIER COIPEL on the 16th of July 2002 in Paris
Favourite films: "Star Wars" all 5, "Halloween", "Scream", "Aliens", "T2", "Thelma & Louise", "Batman", "X2" and "The Wizard of Oz"
Favourite TV: "Buffy: TVS", "Star Trek: TNG", "Ally McBeal", "Smallville", "TwinPeaks", "Sex and the City", "24" and i've not watched any of "Alias" yet !! but when i get it on DVD i know i'll love it, too .....
and finally here's me !!! for anyone who hasn't seen a photo of me, before ....
Matthew.
[ September 29, 2003, 03:57 PM: Message edited by: the boy with UltraPowers ]
Posted by Duplicate Man on :
Codename: Duplicate Man Secret Id: Allan, but don't tell anyone! Occupation: Computer Programmer. Base of Operations: Kansas City, Mo.
Posted by Awkward Pause Boy on :
Fine… in the interests of me not being a voyeur for having read all the rest of these…
My name’s Robert Dell I’m 32. I live in Portland, Oregon. I work as a Technical Writer/Training Coordinator (I prefer not giving more job information than that because it takes too long to convey the details, and it's never worth it when I finally get to the end.)
My favorite character is Element Lad, both because he was supposed to be gay, and because even if he’s not, he’s got a darn cool power.
I love the adventure era for the same reason I love camp.
I started reading in March.
I like hearing classic Jazz vocalists.
I like it when movies are good, so can’t pick a particular genre over another.
And finally, the colors I painted the rooms of my house last year include Bog, Shady Lagoon, Cactus, and Pollen.
Posted by Estimate Lad on :
Name: Doug Bell Age: 32 (33 in October) Live: Bristol UK shortly to be Falmouth, Cornwall, UK What I do: Management Information Administrator for one of the UK's largest universities, although shortly to give that all up to be a full-time beach bum.
Legion - love the Levitz stuff but favourite era remains TMK. Currently enjoying the current run though. Fave characters - Jo, Tenzil, Lu, the Subs, Estimate Lad, Spaceopoly Lad and of course Nardo.
Other - main interests away from Legion are music (punk, rock and folk mostly), science fiction, playing guitar and surfin'.
Posted by Numf El on :
Name : Ken Thomson Age : Far too close to 40 for comfort Live In : Aberdeen, Scatland (sic) What Do I Do?: Instrument Designer (systems for measuring, not instruments for playing)
Legion Info: Started reading around the age of 7, having started out with the FF & Spidey at about 4. Fave storyline - The Great Darkness. Darkseid just needs to get a grip and do some real damage.
Other Things I like : Spending time with my two daughters (except for trying to get them to do homework !!). Getting rid of the kids and spending time with my wife. Films - particularly long ones for some strange reason, Sci-Fi, good comedy (e.g. Python). By the way Bicycle Repair Man - Cool Alter Ego. Football - the real game, not that nancy thing with padding from across the pond (which can be quite fun too). Music - particularly stuck in 80s AOR. Though listening to Marilyn Manson, Shania Twain and Preston Reed at present. Now there's a threesome for you. Sarcasm.
Anything else I want to share: Big brother to Sonnie Boy.
Posted by Sonnie Boy on :
((((((((NUMFY)))))))) <----that means 'hugs' Ken, in case you were wondering.....
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Lately I've been really into the Clash, it's all I've been listening too! Anyone else a big Clash fan?
I am. London Calling is one of the greatest rock albums ever.
Posted by Estimate Lad on :
Hey Numf El great to have another Aberdonian onboard at Legion World! Although not from there myself (Millport born, Edinburgh raised) I spent a good five years of my life in Aberdeen.
You don't happen to know Mike at Asylum Comics?
Couldn't agree more about your views on footie!!!
Posted by Princess Crujectra on :
Name: Crue Jectra
Age: Well, I'm no longer a felony in 95% of the United Planets, if that's what you're asking
Where you live: LMBP Outpost, in orbit around Legion World
What you do: Shop, flip my hair, give people direction, save the world... y'know... Princess-y stuff
Legion World men you like: Well, of course my favorite is the Boy With Ultra Powers (dreamy sigh), but I'm also quite fond of Lashie Poo, Povvie Poo and Cobie Cakes
Other things you like: I love the feeling of fur against my bare flesh, but would never wear clothing made of real fur, so I compromise by snuggling with Furball (that sweetie) and I try to rub up against Nightcrawler whenever I think I can get away with it
Anything else that you want to share!: Always remember and don't ever forget: There's more to me than a great pair of knockers. I also have soft bouncy hair and a firm ass
[ October 01, 2003, 09:12 AM: Message edited by: Princess Crujectra ]
Posted by The Crusader on :
Name: Michael
Age: 35
Where you live: Southern Maine
What you do: Administrative Assistant (translation: Secretary with delusions of grandeur) in the Customer Service Department of a catalog printer
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): Started reading Legion when I was about 6 or 7, and have been with them ever since. Levitz was my favorite writer, of course, and I count Jurgens, Immomen, Shoemaker, Coipel, Batista, Sprouse and early Giffen among my favorite artists. My favorite characters are probably Shadow Lass and Sensor Girl (pre-boot) and Invisible Kid and Brainiac Five (post-boot)
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.): I love romantic comedies, sci-fi flicks, fantasy novels, and Harry Potter I like a little bit of every genre of music, but am a sucker for sappy ballads.
Anything else that you want to share!: I am the man behind the throne, meaning that Princess Crujectra is my alternate ID. I didn't realize how well I played her character until people were shocked to learn the truth. Perhaps I should try drag for Halloween? Nah Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Name: Rob Age: 40 Where do I live: Boston (as noted below) What do I do: Well, I graduated from law school and passed the Massachusetts bar last year. I am still looking for a legal job. I do volunteer lawyering work with a group that goes to a couple of homeless shelters in Boston.
Legion: history: First Legion Comic was Superbo & the Legion of Superheroes #212. I love the Levitz era of Legion. Favorite Legionnaires: Quislet (naturally), Tellus, Blok, Chameleon Boy, and Projectra (even as Sensor)
Other interests: I like Buffy, Angel, and Smallville. I am a little hooked on Trading Spaces and the British Version, Changing Rooms, although I will probably never redecorate. I loved History when in school. I recommend the book "Lies my Teacher told Me" which is about how history is taught in American schools.
Anything else I want to share: If you are hungry, I'll share my lunch with you.
Posted by SharkLad on :
quote:Originally posted by Princess Crujectra: I compromise by snuggling with Furball (that sweetie)
damn ... that matted hunk of fleas just got here and he's already staked a claim ...
Posted by Furball on :
>Rou row rit. reh reh reh<
Posted by Princess Crujectra on :
quote:Originally posted by SharkLad: damn ... that matted hunk of fleas just got here and he's already staked a claim ...
Well, I was talking about fur, dear... that's why I mentioned Furball and not you. You might not have noticed, but you are a little fur-light
Now, if I had been discussing dorsal fins... Posted by SharkLad on :
quote:Originally posted by Princess Crujectra: Now, if I had been discussing dorsal fins...
grab on, your highness ... I'll take you to new depths ...
Posted by Furball on :
>Rats Right...rew rows with the dead eyed swimming death rachine<
Posted by Princess Crujectra on :
See? There ARE some benefits to setting your sights a little lower Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Take good care of her boys, after all she is royalty !
And good to see Crusader pop in here too everynow and then Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Lately I've been really into the Clash, it's all I've been listening too! Anyone else a big Clash fan?
I am. London Calling is one of the greatest rock albums ever.
All I can say Miner is that you have impeccable tastes in music! I've been listening to London Calling every day on the way to class for about three weeks now and can't stop myself. It really is one of the best albums of all time!
To really get my girlfriend annoyed, I blast "I Fought the Law" and sing along to it!
Posted by Harbinger on :
Harbinger AKA Belinda Hill
I'm also Scottish - hoots min! There's a few of us hereabouts isn't there?
Though I now teach music to unappreciative teenagers in South London. For those in the UK the series Teachers is unfortunately not dark enough to do modern teaching any justice. That all said I love my work, my classes from hell and all.
I also wanted to try to write a fan-fic. Which is how I ended up on this board, my housemate Sonnie persuaded me to put my thoughts and ideas "out there". He suggested here, and we've been fighting over the pc of an evening ever since.
My first real introduction to the Legion was through my husband - he hid his comic collection in old shoe boxes from me - with all his nervousness about it I thought it was going to be something really awful like a dismembered body he'd chopped up . As I have a couple of brothers I had seen, and read, a fair few comics as a teen so he found me an easy convert.
At this point I have to say "....behave!"
My fave ever comic is the "elseworld" 5YGap story with Andrew Nolan and Glorith reintroducing the Time Trapper to the universe and Valor to us all.
Rokk's dinner with Mordru comes a close second.
Hated the Legion on the Run, simply awful stuff!
Thoroughly enjoying the current DNA run, here's to many more by them.
Other things about me that may interest you -
I'm a red wine fan, I love cats, chocolate (oooooh evil stuff!), gardening and my hubbie... awwww! He is a love
I may not have as statuesque a mind as Imra but I do have a better pair of hooters.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Harbinger, I'm only recently discovering the joys of wine, being 22, but I am fast becoming a big wine fan!
My fav red is Cabarnet Savigaughn (sp?) and my fav white is Pinot Grigio! I can't get enough of these two with dinner!
Posted by the boy with UltraPowers on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: and my fav white is Pinot Grigio!
i love a good bottle of Pinot Grigio, too !!!
Matthew.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Name: Nancy
Age: 48
Where: Southshore Nova Scotia
Legion history: Read it back in the 60s, I don't remember which was the first issue. I grew up reading tons of comics and Legion was just one of many favourites. I followed it sporadically and it really became my #1 during the 5 YL series. The early TMK stories, the later Levitz era and the 1966-67 Hamilton/Shooter/Curt Swan stories are the stand-outs. I like the current run too, but we're in the middle of it so it's harder to judge.
A lot of enjoyment of the Legion is tied into this discussion board. I've seen a lot more in the stories and learned to appreciate the art more from other people's comments and insights.
Other interests: I'm a pop culture dork. I haven't had a TV since 1982 because I was a hopeless TV addict and it definitely had to go. Consequently, I read a lot of anything and everything, but I'm a dilettante, no expertise. I like a lot of music but don't pay it too much serious attention; our radio/concert choices are very limited here. My favourite is medieval & renaissance music which tends to be rather obscure outside of major cities.
My main other interest is open-pollinated/heritage seed saving (primarily vegetables but some flowers).
Anything else: I dropped out of the rat race when I was 40 (I was losing anyways!) after 20 years of marketing research with a little political polling thrown in.
Posted by Bevis on :
Name: Bevis (no, really, that is my name.)
Age: 27
Where I live: Well according to most people I know 'in a world of my own' but also Manchester, UK.
What I do: Well my job title is 'Information Assistant' but I pretty much always call myself 'Librarian' (hence the old Lucien id) but when you get down to it I'm one of those administration people that kind of do a bit of everything. Look after the library, do the travel arrangements, stationery orders. All that sort of gubbins. Plus I do comics as well which is sort of at the stage where I'm just about moving from amatuer to semi-professional. Not earning any money from it yet but it's just a matter of time dammit.
Legion info: It's all the LMBPs fault. No, really. Up until a few years back I'd never read anything with the Legion in apart from the Zero Hour trade and considering I'd only got back into comics fairly recently then they were just another bunch of characters that I didn't recognise. Anyway so there I was quite happily minding my own business on the onder Woman boards when the LMBP crashed in on one of the road-trips. And they caught me, dammit. Got me all interested in the LMBP and as such in the Legion. I think Legion Lost had just started when I was told about LSH and #2 was the first one I picked up. I got a few back issues as well and the trade of the first few issues of the post Zero Hour relaunch and I've been hooked since. Favourite era... well, the current one but that's coz I've not really read any others. Fave characters are Umbra, Timberwolf and Invisible Kid. I could easily do without the Shamelss Hussy or the Dumb Jock though.
What I do outside comics: Ummm... not much. Heh heh. Major Buffy and Angel fan, and I've recently gotten into CSI but apart from that i don't really watch much TV at all. Oh, Sex & The City and Will & Grace too I guess. Plus Neighbours, but that's the hubbys fault.
Pretty much all of my spare time I spend drawing or painting or writing though. I have an over-active imagination but luckily also have artistic ability so I can find a release for all the pictures and stories banging round in my head. If'n I couldn't it'd drive me mad. Also read a hell of a lot and love going to the cinema. And of course there's Chris, my hubby, who I spend a lot of time with, whether that be bickering on the phone, vegging out in front of the telly on a Friday night or getting absolutely trolleyed and dancing like a... well, like a great big poof.
Musically I'm so obviously gay. Kylie, Abba, Shirley Bassey (saw her in concert a few weeks back. If you ever get the chance go see her, she's faaaaabulous), Indigo Girls, Annie Lennox, k d lang. Plus stuff that I've inherited (in a way) from my mum; Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Eliza McCarthy, opera in general but especially Puccinni and Verdi. And i love musicals. Not all musicals though. I hate, *hate* Andrew Lloyd Webber (with the possible exception of Evita) and really have a fondness for the darker or less mainstream musicals. Chicago (the stage version is much better than the film), Rocky Horror, Blood Brothers (probably my favourite of all), Into The Woods, Sweeney Todd, Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, stuff like that.
Yeesh, basically I'm a very stereotypical queen. heh heh.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Name: Dave
Age: 33
Where I live: Southeastern Michigan, ooutside of Detroit.
What I do: Right now I'm a documentarian and trainer for a community college's internal data system. I work with the different people in the college in regards to procedures, and document them. Then train the rest of the staff and faculty on them.
Legion info: Ah...memories. I read S&the LSH #208, plus a handful of other Legion issues at my Grandma's house for years. I loved them. Years later, I discovered the first issue of the League of Super Assassins two-parter in one of those Whitman 3-packs. I think it had the last issue of the Earthwar saga in there as well. I didn't get back into them until right before the Baxter book appeared. I have since gotten just about every major appearance in some form or another. The Legion is the only comic that I guarantee I will always buy.
What I do outside comics:
Writing: I am working on some DC & Marvel crossover Universe books at a fan fic website. Been really good for me in getting ready to finally start my dream Legion project.
Reading: Not to much lately. I love King (horror) and Turtledove (Alt History). I am waiting to red the last few books of the Left Behind series until next year. I am going to start rereading them (all 12 once the last one is published) in January.
Television: Not too much in reality. I love Law and Order (the original series, although I am getting into Criminal Intent more. Just can't get into SVU for some reason.) I love Unwrapped on Food Network. I watch some History Channel, or A&E crime stuff.
Music: Really Eclectic taste. Some faves are Sting, The Dave MAtthews Band, John Mayer and Billy Joel.
Movies: I love movies. All kinds. Don't get out to the movies very oftem though...and renting is not that pressing right now.
Play: I spend a bit of time playing with my daughter. Everything from Care Bears to Fisher Prices' Loving Family.
Posted by the boy with UltraPowers on :
quote:Originally posted by Bevis: Name: Bevis (no, really, that is my name.)
Age: 27
Where I live: Well according to most people I know 'in a world of my own' but also Manchester, UK.
What I do: Well my job title is 'Information Assistant' but I pretty much always call myself 'Librarian' (hence the old Lucien id) but when you get down to it I'm one of those administration people that kind of do a bit of everything. Look after the library, do the travel arrangements, stationery orders. All that sort of gubbins. Plus I do comics as well which is sort of at the stage where I'm just about moving from amatuer to semi-professional. Not earning any money from it yet but it's just a matter of time dammit.
Legion info: It's all the LMBPs fault. No, really. Up until a few years back I'd never read anything with the Legion in apart from the Zero Hour trade and considering I'd only got back into comics fairly recently then they were just another bunch of characters that I didn't recognise. Anyway so there I was quite happily minding my own business on the onder Woman boards when the LMBP crashed in on one of the road-trips. And they caught me, dammit. Got me all interested in the LMBP and as such in the Legion. I think Legion Lost had just started when I was told about LSH and #2 was the first one I picked up. I got a few back issues as well and the trade of the first few issues of the post Zero Hour relaunch and I've been hooked since. Favourite era... well, the current one but that's coz I've not really read any others. Fave characters are Umbra, Timberwolf and Invisible Kid. I could easily do without the Shamelss Hussy or the Dumb Jock though.
What I do outside comics: Ummm... not much. Heh heh. Major Buffy and Angel fan, and I've recently gotten into CSI but apart from that i don't really watch much TV at all. Oh, Sex & The City and Will & Grace too I guess. Plus Neighbours, but that's the hubbys fault.
Pretty much all of my spare time I spend drawing or painting or writing though. I have an over-active imagination but luckily also have artistic ability so I can find a release for all the pictures and stories banging round in my head. If'n I couldn't it'd drive me mad. Also read a hell of a lot and love going to the cinema. And of course there's Chris, my hubby, who I spend a lot of time with, whether that be bickering on the phone, vegging out in front of the telly on a Friday night or getting absolutely trolleyed and dancing like a... well, like a great big poof.
Musically I'm so obviously gay. Kylie, Abba, Shirley Bassey (saw her in concert a few weeks back. If you ever get the chance go see her, she's faaaaabulous), Indigo Girls, Annie Lennox, k d lang. Plus stuff that I've inherited (in a way) from my mum; Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Eliza McCarthy, opera in general but especially Puccinni and Verdi. And i love musicals. Not all musicals though. I hate, *hate* Andrew Lloyd Webber (with the possible exception of Evita) and really have a fondness for the darker or less mainstream musicals. Chicago (the stage version is much better than the film), Rocky Horror, Blood Brothers (probably my favourite of all), Into The Woods, Sweeney Todd, Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, stuff like that.
Yeesh, basically I'm a very stereotypical queen. heh heh.
great profile Bevis !!! you always write great replies !!!
i can't believe we still haven't met, yet !!! we've got to do something about that .....
Matthew.
Posted by superboymddjr on :
Name Mike (yeah another Mike or Michael) but can call me "MD" Age 33 (another 30's - ) Where you live Sunny North California What you do my job, you mean? If so, then I work as a rehabilitation counselor for the deaf.
Legion info: favorite characters - Superboy, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5. I started reading the Legion, so much due to my best friend's influence on me, he brought them to school and shared them with me and we read them together and talked, play-roled, and commented on them. The first Legion I saw when he brought it to me - S/LSH #203 - death of Invisible Kid.
My first Legion issue that I BOUGHT after begging my Dad to take me to 7-11 (ah, old days where 7-11 was more accessible for comics!) and I saw the S/LSH #231 (or 230?) the first giant book featuring the Fatal Five. "The Day Universe Dies" or something like that. Whoa. That book is now being worn out since I have been reading that book all over again and again...my favorite first book! so Proud of it. Hey, it s still in a good condition.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.): Movies - B-movies (so campy!!), any Sci-Fi, Horror, Action movies, some comedy (depends on who...), Mystery....
NO music for me - unfortunately since I cannot hear the music.
Books - Harry Potter (at least I am NOT alone! I read that for a guilty pleasure but at the same time, was pretty impressed with the author!), Science/Mystery/Horror. No Romance please! Too mushy and sad and blah. Not for me.
Anything else that you want to share? : Oh yes, I play in sports - Baseball, Softball, Football, Racquetball, Tennis, etc....I also play Heroclix..gotta love that!!! Anyway if someone wants a Live Wire, Saturn Girl, or Cosmic Boy (and future Legionnaires - at least three) clixes, let me know ASAP - I have extra of them at home. Posted by Dev Em on :
I'll take them.
I have cash or some trade for ya.
I know I have a Mike Grell autographed issue around. Plus some others.
Let me know what ya need.
Posted by superboymddjr on :
Dev - PMed you! Posted by Dev Em on :
Woo!!!
Posted by Dev Em on :
Thanks
Posted by EmeraldEmpress on :
My name is Diego, I have 42 years old, I live in Spain but I live in Argentina and for a little time en Roselle Park, New Jersey. I'm a profesional Dj I like house, dance. Mi favorites singers are Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Madonna, Grace Jones, Diana Ross, Bananarama and the list gon on...and on. I'm a gay male too. My favorites legigionaires ara Saturn Girl, Projectra, Tasmia, Tinya and of course the most glamorous villainess The Emerald Empress.
Posted by SharkLad on :
quote:Originally posted by EmeraldEmpress: My name is Diego, I have 42 years old, I live in Spain but I live in Argentina and for a little time en Roselle Park, New Jersey.
que pasa Diego? Mis padres son de Espana, y pase la mayoria de mis veranos en un pueblo en el pais vasco ...
Posted by StuRat on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Harbinger, I'm only recently discovering the joys of wine, being 22
Sure. Posted by Danny Blaine on :
Posted by StuRat on :
I've gone by StuRat (my original DCMB ID), Iron Rat (LMBP codename), Stu, Stuey, STU, etc.
I grew up in the era of music videos, leg warmers, Rubik's Cube, and other assorted zaniness.
I'm a bit nomadic: I've lived all over, but mostly in large urban areas. Haven't really done the rural or small town thing yet, but there's still time... my only real prerequisite is that I live less than a couple of hours away from an ocean or other large body of water. Bit anxious about being too landlocked.
Legion: I first started reading with Legionnaires #1 in the early '90s. Favorite artists are Stuart Immonen, Chris Sprouse, Adam Hughes, and Alan Davis. I've also liked Lee Moder, Jeff Moy, Olivier Coipel, Curt Swan, and Colleen Doran's art as well. Favorite storylines include the first Legionnaires story arc (Fatal Five reunion) and End of an Era.
Interests include: roller coasters, RPGs, video & computer games, animation, toys & action figures, traveling, eating, and sleeping.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Stu's also met more LMBers than anyone else I think! It's either him or Ultra Matt!
Posted by the boy with UltraPowers on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Stu's also met more LMBers than anyone else I think! It's either him or Ultra Matt!
hey Cobie !!
Stu has met more "LMBers" than i have !!
i've only met Stu and Rhino !! although Bevis and i do both live in Manchester !!
but we haven't met yet ....
oh yeah !! i have met Olivier Coipel !!! and Kev Walker !!!
Matthew.
[ October 03, 2003, 04:10 PM: Message edited by: the boy with UltraPowers ]
Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
Name: Eric
Age: 32
Where you live: Fabulous Ferndale (also southeastern Michigan outside Detroit)
What you do: Mild-mannered copy editor for a major metropolitan newspaper, anime and kidvid columnist, freelance writer
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): I started reading when I was around 7 when my uncle would take me to the comic shop (he and my aunt used to do laundry at our house when they lived in an apartment nearby). As I got a bit older, he let me read all his Legion back issues -- which gave me something to do at family gatherings at their place since I was an only grandchild for many years. I haven't stopped buying since and took my own back issue collection to when the book officially became SLSH. I've met Tom and Mary Bierbaum several times. (They're two of the founders of the Legion APA APA-LSH, of which I'm a member.) Love or hate their stuff (I'm somewhere in the middle -- and the stuff I like least had Keith Giffen attached, too), they got the shaft.
Books: Go, Harry Potter! I haven't had much time for noncomic reading since I started my video columns and discovered this darn message board.
Music: Showtunes -- big time. Billy Joel, Bangles, Bette, Babs, Erasure, classical (Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky)
Anything else that you want to share! I do community theater whenever I can and collect children's books. I also have the best Christmas and Halloween displays on the street.
Posted by Super Lad Kid on :
Name - Keven (yes, that's the ways it's spelled)
Age - 28 (I feel like a young'un around here)
Where I live - Wonderful Warren, yet another Southeastern MI, suburban Detroit location; maybe we should have a convention or something
What I do - teach history to junior high and high school students at a small private school; coach a soccer team on the side
Legion info - I've been reading the Legion for as long as I can remember. I've quit and come back so many times that I finally realized that I would be reading this comic till I died. I got hooked to the message boards back when the LMB first organized. I joined as Super Lad Kid with the ability to mimic any smell I have ever encountered, but I never took part in the adventures. I lurked around for a couple of years until I finally spoke up on these boards.
What I do for fun - Teaching and coaching pretty much takes up most of my time (no complaints, though, I love it!), but when I get the time, I love to watch Start Trek: Next Generation reruns, play computer-RPG games, or keep up with the latest on current events. I'm also pretty heavily invovled with my church. I love watching college football and pro-basketball.
Movies - just been introduced to Bond movies and I love them; haven't seen much of the late- Moore/Dalton era, but I'm working on it
Music - classical/quasi-classical? (Josh Groban, Charlotte Church, Sarah Brighton, Andrea Boccelli - not really sure how to classify them, but I always find them under the classical section in the store)
I'd usually rather be lurking, but I make myself post on here just to break out of my "on-line shell". I'm really more outgoing in real life than I am around here for some reason.
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
quote:Originally posted by Super Lad Kid: Music - classical/quasi-classical? (Josh Groban, Charlotte Church, Sarah Brighton, Andrea Boccelli - not really sure how to classify them, but I always find them under the classical section in the store)
Keven, given your musical taste, I think you'd also like Alessandro Safina and Mario Frangoulis. Give them a listen some time.
Posted by Super Lad Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Semi Transparent Fellow:
quote:Originally posted by Super Lad Kid: Music - classical/quasi-classical? (Josh Groban, Charlotte Church, Sarah Brighton, Andrea Boccelli - not really sure how to classify them, but I always find them under the classical section in the store)
Keven, given your musical taste, I think you'd also like Alessandro Safina and Mario Frangoulis. Give them a listen some time.
Will do. Thanks for the advice.
Posted by Thora on :
Name: Thora
Location: Taltar
Occupation: Ambassador
Favorite Legionnaire: The Female ones
Posted by icefire on :
quote:Originally posted by Thora: Name: Thora
Location: Taltar
Occupation: Ambassador
Favorite Legionnaire: The Female ones
Thora you look hot did you get a new haircut!!!
Posted by SharkLad on :
I thought it was the eff-me pumps she was wearing ...
Posted by EmeraldEmpress on :
Quiero mandar un cariñoso saludo a Sharkland desde Valencia que queda en el sur de España al lado del Mediterraneo. Larga Vida a la Legion!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
quote:Originally posted by EmeraldEmpress: Quiero mandar un cariñoso saludo a Sharkland desde Valencia que queda en el sur de España al lado del Mediterraneo. Larga Vida a la Legion!
Well, I got the last line.... Hear! Hear!
Posted by Varalent on :
Ahem, allow me:
"Quiero mandar un cariñoso saludo a Sharkland desde Valencia que queda en el sur de España al lado del Mediterraneo. Larga Vida a la Legion!"
I would like to send a very warm greeting to Sharklad (sic) from Valencia, which is located in the south of Spain next to the Mediterranean.
Long Live the Legion!
[ October 06, 2003, 02:23 PM: Message edited by: Varalent ]
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Thank you Varalent. I wish I spoke Spanish.
Posted by Varalent on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: Thank you Varalent. I wish I spoke Spanish.
My pleasure, FC.
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
In addition to all his other magnificent attributes, Vee is the official translator of Legion World. Posted by SharkLad on :
hey fc,
yo quiero taco bell ...
Hola Empress,
nunca he estado en Valencia ... conozco al Pais Vasco, Galicia y Barcelona ...
Hey Vee,
que pasa hombre?
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Posted by Princess Crujectra on :
Tortilla! Posted by Low-Middle-Income Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Super Lad Kid: Name - Keven (yes, that's the ways it's spelled)
Neat!
I guess that would make your Kryptonian given name Kev En, huh?
One of my favorite folk rockers is Kevn Kinney from drivin' n' cryin' .
[ October 07, 2003, 07:28 AM: Message edited by: Low-Middle-Income Lad ]
Posted by Low-Middle-Income Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Princess Crujectra: Tortilla!
Gawd, I'm having South Park flashbacks to Cartman's J-Lo hand puppet...
"Taco! Taco! Taco!" Posted by Varalent on :
quote:Originally posted by SharkLad: hey fc,
yo quiero taco bell ...
Hola Empress,
nunca he estado en Valencia ... conozco al Pais Vasco, Galicia y Barcelona ...
Hey Vee,
que pasa hombre?
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Que pasa, Sharky, no sabia que tambien hablabas espanol.
Valencia es una region muy bonita. Vale la pena visitarla.
Posted by Varalent on :
quote:Originally posted by Semi Transparent Fellow: In addition to all his other magnificent attributes, Vee is the official translator of Legion World.
Well at least for some old world pre (30th century) Terran languages. I'm not certain I can handle any others!
[ October 07, 2003, 07:40 AM: Message edited by: Varalent ]
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
quote:Originally posted by Varalent: Que pasa, Sharky, no sabia que tambien hablabas espanol.
Valencia es una region muy bonita. Vale la pena visitarla. [/QB]
How's my translation?
What's happening Sharky? I didn't know that you also spoke Spanish.
Valencia is a very pretty region. It's worth the trouble to visit it.
(I never studied Spanish but did take 4 years of Latin.)
Posted by SharkLad on :
muy bien, semi ...
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
New Mission Monitor Board game: guess what the Spanish means. Am I looking for Taco Bell? Yo quiero taco bell? Could I get some private tutoring here or should I just hop on a plane to Spain? (I know, they speak Spanish in Massachusetts which is closer, but Spain's more exotic.)
Posted by SharkLad on :
me gustan huevos ...
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
you like eggs?
Posted by SharkLad on :
who doesn't?
Posted by Varalent on :
LOL
Posted by Varalent on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: New Mission Monitor Board game: guess what the Spanish means. Am I looking for Taco Bell? Yo quiero taco bell? Could I get some private tutoring here or should I just hop on a plane to Spain? (I know, they speak Spanish in Massachusetts which is closer, but Spain's more exotic.)
Spain is well worth the trip. Beautiful country & climate! Wonderful, friendly people, stunning landscapes, so much history and....the Costa del Sol!
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
I was in Spain a long time ago.
Posted by Varalent on :
It's been years for me as well but I can't wait to go back.
Posted by SharkLad on :
creo que voy a ir el verano que viene ...
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
quote:Originally posted by SharkLad: creo que voy a ir el verano que viene ...
Donde? Barcelona? Siches? Ibiza?
Posted by SharkLad on :
el pais vasco, de donde viene mi madre ...
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
Very cool. My neighbor is Basque - strangely, her name is Judith, but she's 100% Basque and speaks English with a strong accent. Very nice lady.
I just realized that I just assumed "vasco" was Basque. Was I right?
[ October 07, 2003, 07:52 PM: Message edited by: Semi Transparent Fellow ]
Posted by SharkLad on :
si ... or "bai," as they say in the basque country ...
Posted by Low-Middle-Income Lad on :
Donde el banjo???
Posted by Bevis on :
Ble mae y crwban? He he he
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Is it true that there's a sign at the border that says, "Welcome to Wales. Now go home."?
Posted by SharkLad on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: "Welcome to Wales"
what about "Welcome to Sharks"?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
All of you Brits, what kind of beer do you drink, and how do you drink it? I have a goal set in my life where I try every beer in the world, so I figure I might as well join in while we're asking questions about other countries Posted by Almost New Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by SharkLad:
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: "Welcome to Wales"
what about "Welcome to Sharks"?
Is the second line "stay for lunch"?
Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I have a goal set in my life where I try every beer in the world, so I figure I might as well join in while we're asking questions about other countries
Since you're 22 and have only been drinking for a short while ... ... this'll take a while. Posted by STU on :
Who's Who, people.
Who's Who! Posted by Varalent on :
Who's STU? Posted by STU on :
Someone Terribly Uninteresting. Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by Varalent: Who's STU?
But VVho's Vee? Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
quote:Originally posted by STU: Someone Terribly Uninteresting.
Someone Terribly Underestimated? (by himself)
Posted by STU on :
Semi, Thanks Undoubtedly!
(Dude, this is hard!) Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
quote:Originally posted by STU: (Dude, this is hard!)
STU, I didn't ever think I'd hear you talking dirty to me. Posted by STU on :
You need to listen more closely, then. Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
STU, STU, STU - your reputation as the "Stud to Underestimate" is "Somewhat Temporarily Undone".
Posted by Varalent on :
Seems Totally Undone to me!
Posted by Varalent on :
...but you Shouldn't Take Umbrage
Posted by Varalent on :
...although it does Seem Terribly Unfortunate
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
Well, you win, I'm So Totally Unable to respond. Posted by SharkLad on :
quote:Originally posted by STU: Who's Who, people.
Who's Who!
so more espanol on this thread?
ay, que lastima!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hey Stu!!!
Since I know you've travelled quite a bit and met many LMBers, I want to know just where you've been! I figure I can live vicariously through you for a bit until a get some money, so where exactly have you made all your fun trip?
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
quote:Originally posted by STU: Who's Who, people.
Who's Who!
This is from a guy who chased *ahem* "Insect Queen" around in the last thread we had like this at Legion HQ.
[ October 09, 2003, 01:16 AM: Message edited by: Nightcrawler ]
Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Hey Stu!!!
Since I know you've travelled quite a bit and met many LMBers, I want to know just where you've been! I figure I can live vicariously through you for a bit until a get some money, so where exactly have you made all your fun trip?
[placeholder: to be edited in at a later date ]
Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by Nightcrawler: This is from a guy who chased *ahem* "Insect Queen" around in the last thread we had like this at Legion HQ.
Don't forget Leeta 87 -- and neither IQ nor Leeta, it must be stressed, were alt IDs of mine. (Scout's Honor!)
[ October 09, 2003, 05:23 AM: Message edited by: STU ]
Posted by SharkLad on :
I was once King of Alt IDs ... but I was forced to abdicate when I fell in love with a commoner ... we had a happy life for a time ... but then I ate her ...
<splash>
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
You know, what we need around here is a giant squid.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
But would it clean the pool?
Posted by SharkLad on :
me like squid ...
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Posted by imskian78 on :
Sorry so late... Dean, 36, Massachusetts (Boston area) . Love Levitz/Giffen era, think DNA are doing an ok job too. . Started reading in 1978, Earthwar, loved it. Re read it often. . Fav. stories would be Legion lost, Great Darkness, anything involving Violet. Loved the legion on the asteroid story 289 (oh the drama) . Love Bjork, Kate Bush, Aimee Mann, Erasure, Abba, Horror movies, suspense, reading (must read Stupid White Men by Micheal Moore, Space 1999, Survivor, The green. . Think it would be great to get together as a Legion fandom group in NYC or something. Would be a blast.
Love Shrinking Violet, Star boy, Ultra boy, Element Lad, Projectra (pre boot), Umbra, Dawnstar
Hate Montress, Gates, KId Q, and always seeing the same legion members over and over again!
oh and Cos. costume from Grell was hot!
Posted by The LMBP Spectre on :
Name: Josephine (Joey for short) Location: the LMBP's Hall of Fallen Heroes
Once, I was the LMBPer known as Foodmaker Kid (Dweezil Lewis), who was killed in battle. I was resurrected in the body of Donna Troy with the powers of the Spectre (and also mixed with Jar Jar Binks and Hal Jordan who are no longer connected to me). Now, I am my own separate identity, and I have made peace with myself.
I am a reserve LMBPer with vast powers who keep to herself these days. I am not entirely comfortable with fraternizing with others, but perhaps I'll stop in at SHAKES sometime.
I am single, and enjoy relationships with other ladies...
Posted by SeaPea on :
Hi! I'm new so here's the info..
Name: Carol Age: I'll be 50 (yuck)next Monday Occupation: clinical microbiologist
I started reading the Legion with Adventure 312 (2nd half of death of LL story) at the ripe old age of 9. I haven't stopped. I have every issue in comic form and now I am buying the archives. However, I haven't reread them in a while so my knowledge is strongest with the issues of the 60s and 70s. Loved the Cochrum, Grell, and Abel eras and the stories of Paul Levitz.
Favorite Legionnaire is Element Lad and if anyone knows if they are going to bring him back or not please let me know! (My life is meaningless without the boy). Also like Sun Boy, Mon-el, Cosmic Boy and Ultra Boy.
Other pastimes include soccer (3 days a week, not bad for an old lady) and fly fishing. Also a big fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Do I pass?
Posted by SharkLad on :
nice to make your acquaintance, carol ...
Posted by Semi on :
Yeah, of course you pass.
[ October 13, 2003, 09:02 AM: Message edited by: Semi ]
Posted by Varalent on :
Hi Carol, there is no pass/fail grade here. All that;s required for admission is a love for the Legion! Nice to meet you!
Vee
Posted by Healex on :
Hello Guys... my turn.
Name/Stats: Ted, 38 yrs old, Tampa, Fl
First started reading the Legion with Superboy and the Legion # 201. Thats why I love Infectious Lass. Favorite period would be the Cockrum/Grell issues. All I can say is thank god I had an older brother that had a roommate skip out on him, leaving all his Adventure Comics (which I got).
Favorites would be: Shadow Lass, Phantom Girl, Projectra, Infectious Lass, Element Lad, Invisible Kid
Other interests: Star Trek, Space 1999, Man from Atlantis, Action Figures.
Been reading some of the fan fic on here and want to try my own. Using the lesser used characters.
Posted by STU on :
Welcome to you all! Hope you like it here at LW. Posted by Faraway Lad on :
Late as usual (see the description of the faraway power in that thread) but this is me.
Who Am I Thread? Name Darden Coulthard
Occupation Civil Servant, Working in ACAS attempting to conciliate in Industrial Tribunal hearings
Where do you live a new town some 10 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne in England (just)
Legion info I remember reading the Legion as a kid of around 7,8 9 something like that. Living in the frozen north it was very difficult to get copies of the legion on a regular basis but they were always my favourites. As I got older and “grew up” I left the legion behind. Then some ten years ago now I saw a Tales of the Legion comic on a second hand book stall in a market. I bought it for nostalgias sake and enjoyed reading about these childhood friends. So the next week I went back to find out what happened next. It was a fatal mistake. I was hooked again. It took me a long time to realise what was going on and to find out that the legion was still being published and to find a shop that had the new issues. But since then I have been a regular. I am getting close to my aim of having copies of every legion comic from 247 just a few more old adventures and odds and sods to get.
In terms of favourites I have to say I loved the Adventure era run. The storytelling the art and the general wildness of the stories still have a charm that is unique. Levitz and Giffen around the time of the GDS are good reads. And I do like the stories of DanA. Perhaps controversially I liked the “archie” legion artwork and think the Moy versions of the characters are amongst the best looking ever. Shame about some of the stories though.
Favourite characters are Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy, with honourable mentions to Superboy, Gates, and B5
In terms of other interests I have to admit to a love of History and if I am not reading the legion I am often found with my head in a history book. Although I like all periods my favourites are the 17th (English Civil War) and 18th (The Enlightenment). And that’s about it, what with work, two teenage kids the legion and real life I don’t have much time to be a huge fan of any other genre.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Far, I'm a history buff too! I plan on getting my doctorate in history, mainly in Roman history and Medieval European. But there are plenty of other time periods that I'm really interested in! These include Byzantine, Medieval and Imperial Russia, and Late Middle Ages in Europe. One aspect of history I like is the Habsburg Empire centered in Austria, especially during the 17th and 18th century. Really, all history, especially European and Asian, are a big hobby of mine!
Posted by Faraway Lad on :
Cobie,
I managed to get my Masters in 2001 with a thesis on the policing of industrial disputes in the late 19th century. But I just dont have the time or money to go any further.
Still I do enjoy a good session in the Archives (just for fun you realise) So if you want a hand in the work for the history of the LMB let me know
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Wow three history lovers (counting myself) Who also like a series about the future.
Cobalt Kid, I also noticed you seem to be a They Might Be Giants Fan too.
Posted by Juan on :
I also like history, but for me it's just a hobby. I wish I had more time to devote to it (at the moment I'm interested in Japanese history...)
Juan
Posted by Vee on :
Make that five. I minored in History (majored in International Relations). Favorite eras include Ancient Greece, Medieval, Renaissance, US History from Colonial Period through Reconstruction, plus an area which has had very little attention given it: Latin America from colonialization to modern day.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Guys, that's awesome that we all like history. I'm currently in grad school going for my masters at Trinity college in Hartford, Ct., and I hope to go for Ph. D soon after. Like you Far, I don't know if I'll be able to have the time or money to keep a steady pace though.
Juan, I've never had the chance to get into Japanese history yet, but I certainly plan to. Ancient and Medieval Chinese have always facinated me, especially the Mongol period, and I hope to extend to Japan.
Vee, as I said, I love the Medieval period, and I have a special love for Ancient Greece. The tale of the 300 Spartans is by far one of my favorite periods of history, and one of my favorite historical stories. Latin America is definately a area of history that deserves study, I'm glad to see your interested in it! Likewise, I've become very interested in Byzantine history, Medieval Middle East and the Balkans, all other areas that haven't had the enormous amount of previous research that some have.
Quis, I'm glad you like history too! I like They Might be Giants a lot, and am only starting to get into them. The song "Istanbul not Constantinople" is what really did it for me, it's one of the catchiest songs I've heard. In the last two years, I've gone through a phase where I've started listening to more underground type bands that have come out in the last decade (as opposed to earlier decades) including Flogging Molly, which you may be familiar with from Boston (an Irish punk band). I love many different genres of music, especially stuff like these two bands.
Posted by Almost But Not Quite New Kid on :
You can add a sixth to that list. While my formal education has been more technologicly oriented. I have always been facinated by history. In particular, the classic Greek and Roman myths and legonds.
Although, I do have a certain fondness for Harry Turtledove's versions of history.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Chuck, that's great! As I said, I have a fondness for those eras too!
Roman History is my main focal point in my studies, and what I hope to teach if and when I become a professor!
Posted by Almost But Not Quite New Kid on :
Let me know when you start teaching. Storrs is only about 45 min away. I could audit the course and sit in the back describing the content for legion world.
Just imagine that! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Wow, I didn't know you were that close! Pov lives about five minutes from Storrs (or actually in it)! We're all right near each other!
If I teach, you guys should definately audit! We'll all get laptops and go online at Legion World and write tag threads Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Chuck, I just read that you're from Westerly Rhode Island! I love Westerly!
I go ever summer to Misquamicut Beach at least for two weeks! It's always one of the highlights of my summer. Great place!
Posted by Super Lad Kid on :
#7 right here. I've been teaching history to junior high and high school students for five years now.
Cobalt Kid, that's awesome that you get to teach it. Nothing like talking about your favorite things to a captive audience!
I teach at a small Christian school so I pretty much cover all of the history-related classes (World, U.S., Geography, Government). While it's loads o'fun, I sometimes feel like a Jack of all Trades and Master of None. I enjoy studying the Roman Empire, Byzantines, Mongols, Church History, French Revolution/Napoleon, and 20th Century. Japanese history sounds intriguing, Juan, and one of these days I may spend some time reading up on it.
Posted by Vee on :
quote:Originally posted by Super Lad Kid: #7 right here. I've been teaching history to junior high and high school students for five years now.
Cobalt Kid, that's awesome that you get to teach it. Nothing like talking about your favorite things to a captive audience!
I teach at a small Christian school so I pretty much cover all of the history-related classes (World, U.S., Geography, Government). While it's loads o'fun, I sometimes feel like a Jack of all Trades and Master of None. I enjoy studying the Roman Empire, Byzantines, Mongols, Church History, French Revolution/Napoleon, and 20th Century. Japanese history sounds intriguing, Juan, and one of these days I may spend some time reading up on it.
SLK: I taught at a catholic high school for a few years after college and taught US 1 & 2 as well as a World Issues course (as well as all the Spanish courses) I developed that World Issues course as a junior & senior elective course which dealt with a distinct hot button issue each quarter. Turned out to be the most popular course in the school, which was really great! There's no better feeling than teaching a course to a group of student that really want to be there and participate.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
SLK, that's great, it's good to see another history buff here! It's pretty cool that you and Vee have had the chance to teach history before! I had the experience to be a teaching assistant at UCONN (as an undergrad, a pretty prestigious position) in sociology, which has the undergrad teaching program. I really can't wait to get to teach history though. Since I want to teach on the college level, I'll be teaching kids only a few years younger than me. That must have been a pretty cool feeling Vee!
And SLK, I like the Jack of all Trades approach to history! Don't sell yourself short!
Posted by The Shark with Ultra Powers on :
I taught elementary school (briefly) before spending five years as a high school counselor ... I liked teaching social studies the best ... just thought I'd put my two cents in ...
Posted by Vee on :
Looks like we can start a local of the Social Studies and Affiliated Disciplines Union (SOSAD U? ) here.
[ October 20, 2003, 07:14 PM: Message edited by: Vee ]
Posted by Semi on :
Well I taught high school one year and I taught senior year economics. It's like history, just lying a different way.
Posted by Vee on :
Posted by Rody the Super-Rat on :
Name: Rody
Occupation: super-rat
Powers: super-strength (for a rat), super-speed, flight, invulnerability, heat vision, x-ray vision, super-scurrying, etc.
Affiliation: Legion of Super-Rodents
Hobbies: squeaking, eating cheese, rising up against humanoid tyrants
Favorite Legion moments: The ones featuring rodents. What? Can't think of any? That's right! Those guys are speciesists! Posted by Owl Lad on :
I'll throw my hat in the teaching ring too. I teach English at the high school level. I've just finished a unit on Oedipus Rex where I covered ancient Greek theatre history and tragedy and now I'm delving into Hamlet. Anybody got anything on 11th century Danish history?
Posted by Sonnie Bozzo on :
Hamlet? It's not as much fun as the Legion?
I worked on a set for Hamlet once and the director was a right woos! The costumes were sumptuous though.... hmmmm very nice.....
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Quis, I'm glad you like history too! I like They Might be Giants a lot, and am only starting to get into them. The song "Istanbul not Constantinople" is what really did it for me, it's one of the catchiest songs I've heard. In the last two years, I've gone through a phase where I've started listening to more underground type bands that have come out in the last decade (as opposed to earlier decades) including Flogging Molly, which you may be familiar with from Boston (an Irish punk band). I love many different genres of music, especially stuff like these two bands.
Haven't heard of Flogging Molly.
They Might Be Giants also do a song about James K. Polk. (one of my favorites of theirs) In 1844, the Democrats were split The three nominees for the presidential candidate Were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist James Buchanan, a moderate Louis Cass, a general and expansionist From Nashville came a dark horse riding up He was James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump
Austere, severe, he held few people dear His oratory filled his foes with fear The factions soon agreed He's just the man we need To bring about victory Fulfill our manifest destiny And annex the land the Mexicans command And when the votes were cast the winner was Mister James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump
In four short years he met his every goal He seized the whole southwest from Mexico Made sure the tarriffs fell And made the English sell the Oregon territory He built an independent treasury Having done all this he sought no second term But precious few have mourned the passing of Mister James K. Polk, our eleventh president Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump
[ October 21, 2003, 10:26 AM: Message edited by: Quislet, Esq ]
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Ha, Quis, I never really listened to that song before, but I'm going to make it a point now!
Posted by STU on :
BU--
Er, can't really bump when it's already there! Posted by Looks That Kill Lad on :
Name: Paul MacNeil Age: 31 Where you live: London, UK What you do: Service Desk Supervisor
Legion info: Started reading the Legion back in the 80's. My first issue was Lord Romdurs Castle but I didn't really go mad for ituntil the Levitz era (a golden age in general for DC comics). I loved the TMK era but really didn't like the post ZH stuff until DnA came along. Fave Legionnaires are (Levitz era) Invisible Kid 2, Blok, White Witch, Element Lad, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Magnetic Kid, Tellus & Quislet (TMK era) Rokk, Kent Shakespear, Dragonmage, Andromeda, Spider Girl, Element Lad, Veilmist (post ZH) Cosmic Boy, Brainiac 5, Shikari, Magno
Other things you like: I like sci-fi/fantasy/horror films and the odd weepy. Musicaly I like all sorts but tend towards indie/alternative stuff and I'm a big Pratchett fan. I also have a bit of a weakness for cartoons that have their own toys. Especially Pokemon and Transformers!
Posted by Galadhran on :
Just checking in... It's 3am my time. Will post more when I am actually more human Posted by Galadhran on :
Ok I changed my mind... might as well do it now when I am pretending to be human!
Name: Shanton (which bloody rhymes with Clinton) Age: 32 (which is older than Paul up there. Where you live: Melbourne, Australia (where Kylie grew up) What you do: Lecturer (or Manipulator of Young Minds)
Legion info: Started reading the Legion back in the 70's. My first issue was stuff from my Dad's treasure trove... no idea where it is but have loved Imra Ardeen ever since! Then stopped reading comics for a long time... Vaguely remember the Prophet and Sensor Girl and Polar Boy era, then there was the 5 Year thingy which I didn't have the patience to follow... avoided Archie Legion but have read ever issue at least 10 times since LOTD! Fav Legionanires? Imra and Tasmia since forever, and also more recently... Shikers and Jazzy. As you can see... we're on first names basis.
Other things you like: To quote Paul "I like sci-fi/fantasy/horror films and the odd weepy". One of me fav all time novels trilogy thingy is "Daughter of the Empire" by Feist and Wurts. I sing, produce and present a radio show, entertain myself and am generally a LURKER!
Posted by Crujectra on :
I wasn't a huge fan of Daughter of the Empire, but I did like Magician: Apprentice and Master (I was a fan of Pug, I guess), as well as a couple of the later books in that series. Haven't read them in AGES, though...
[ October 31, 2003, 08:29 AM: Message edited by: Crujectra ]
Posted by Looks That Kill Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Galadhran: Age: 32 (which is older than Paul up there.
But you're on the otherside of the planet! given the time difference who knows how old we really are
[ October 31, 2003, 08:30 AM: Message edited by: Looks That Kill Lad ]
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hey Shanton, hope you're enjoying it here!
And Paul, I haven't really 'seen' you yet on the boards, hope everything is good!
Posted by Kid Prime on :
quote:Originally posted by Looks That Kill Lad: Especially Pokemon and Transformers!
We really ought to talk more. Posted by Galadhran on :
quote:Originally posted by Kid Prime:
quote:Originally posted by Looks That Kill Lad: Especially Pokemon and Transformers!
We really ought to talk more.
Pokemon is Cool... I have a personal stuffed Charizard... only coz my friend cou;dn't find a Charmander... my ALL time fav Pokemon!!
Posted by STU on :
PIKA PIKA!
Paul, where are you? Posted by Juan on :
I just realized I haven't done this yet.
Name: Juan
Age: 35
Where you live: Vancouver, Canada. I was born and raised in Medellin, Colombia, so yes, Spanish is my native language. I also lived for seven years in Germany, a country that I really like.
What you do: I'm in the very last stages of a PhD in Biology (in fact I defend my thesis November 12th). So instead of studying, I post in Legion World. Essentially I use molecular data to try to understand evolutionary relationships of plankton species.
Legion info: My mother bought me my first comic book when I was five: the first issue of Colombia's must successful superhero, Kaliman (I always think it's quite a shame that North Americans have not yet been introduced to Kaliman, it's a very different style from super-heroing. I should tell you about it sometime... But I digress). My father bought me my first issue of the Legion (Wildfire's spotlight, late seventies) during a trip to the US. Big mistake, I bugged him for more ever since (I always told him that comic books were really helping me to improve my English. They may have...). My favorite era: Levitz/Giffen/Lightle/LaRocque. I am not a vehement opposer of v4, but I certainly prefer what came earlier. Hated Legion on the Run, and for that reason was not too disturbed with the reboot. The current era is quite good in my opinion, but I'm always left feeling that it could be SO much better, there are so many layers that exist in the Legion's mythos. Oh well, apparently there aren't enough fans to keep more than one title afloat, so I'll just be happy with what I can get...
Other things I like: When I was growing up I liked three things very much: languages, geography/history and biology. I guess I like things that help me understand this planet of ours. As you probably can guess, I absolutely LOVE travelling (which explains why it took me so long to finish my PhD. Some things for others, right?). More recently I'm finding myself interested in understanding the bases of the world's religions, not because I'm in any way religious myself, but because it helps me understand so much of the way people think, the way people express themselves through art, etc. It's really quite fun.
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
I want this one headlined!
It's a Legion Board tradition, dammit!
Posted by Looks That Kill Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by STU: PIKA PIKA!
Paul, where are you?
I'm here Stu!
With you, me, Galadhran & Kid Prime we could start the LMBP Pokemon Squad!!
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Polemon's cool, but I was actually talking about the Transformers... Posted by Looks That Kill Lad on :
aha! The Animation Squad then
I'm more of a classic Transformers fan to be honest but I still like to watch the new stuff as well.
I managed to merge my Pokemon & Transformers fanaticism by naming my Pokemon after Transformers on my first game. My first Pokemon was a Squirtle called Seaspray.
Posted by Kid Prime on :
I'm a TOTAL classic fan! I've been getting the classic toy reissues they've been offering here in the States at Toys R Us, and while the weapons are a bit different (to distinguish them from the originals,) the figure are still the same! I've managed to pick up Jazz, Prowl, Bluestreak, Starscream, Thundercracker, and Red Alert over the past year!
That's a good idea, naming Pokemon after transformers (once I get a Pokemon game, I'll have to do the same. I'm sure guys like Laserbeak, Rumble, Hound, Bumblebee, Ironhide... and others... would make great names.)
[ November 03, 2003, 08:12 AM: Message edited by: Kid Prime ]
Posted by Looks That Kill Lad on :
I've kind of avoided the re-issues for now as I need to save money and I know if I buy one I won't be able to stop myself from buying them all.
A few months ago I was in a comic shop near me and I saw they had a corner for 2nd hand Transformers and they had Soundwave with Ravage and Swoop (The three I've always wanted but never got). It was all too expensive thought. I had to quickly leave before I did something my bank balance would regret
Using Transformer names is very useful with Pokemon.
[ November 03, 2003, 08:31 AM: Message edited by: Looks That Kill Lad ]
Posted by Kid Prime on :
They ARE addictive. Tracks and Hoist are next on my list, along with Skywarp. I wish they would reissue Soundwave!
Posted by Looks That Kill Lad on :
If/when I cave in my wish list is Soundwave, Ravage, Thrust, Ramjet, Swoop, Inferno (goes well with my Grapple), Jetfire, Shrapnel, Bombshell, the Predicons and Scorponox.
Posted by Kid Prime on :
<Kid Prime looks longingly at his small collection> One day I'll have them all again. During my late teens nd early twenties, going to thrift stores and yard sales looking for Transformers was something of a hobby for me. I had amassed a collection of almost all of the originals... over 200 figures.
I sold them all for $1600 about 3 years ago. One of the decisions I have most regretted in my life.
Hey, have you seen the Transformers profiles I've been writing over in my thread "Kid Prime's Room" on this forum? I'm finally done with the original cast of characters and I'm about to move on to the 'bots and 'cons introduced during the first year of the cartoon. If you have any thoughts on the characters, I'd love to hear them!
(You do have to wade through a lot of non-transformer-related posting in the thread, buut there's about one profile per page. I'm pretty proud of my writing and the pretty Transformers pictures I've been putting up.) Posted by Looks That Kill Lad on :
I still have all my old ones in my mums house somewhere. I'm pretty sure I kept them all, although my collection was far from complete. I was buying them up until around the headmaster/target master era I think. The standard of the toys dropped considerably and I just had no interest in them anymore. Although I still go weak at the knees when I see the classics.
I did get some of the Beast War ones which were actually very good (although I had one that combined and you needed a physics degree to do it).
I've actually been scanning your thread right now. Take me a whikle to get through it though as I'm really supposed to be working
Are the character descriptions your own? That was one of the things that made me love the. The profiles & the stats.
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Yup, I've been writing them all. I've been drawing from the cartoon and the Transformers Universe.
Posted by Harbinger on :
quote: I'm in the very last stages of a PhD in Biology (in fact I defend my thesis November 12th).
Best of luck tomorrow, Juan.
'Binger
Posted by Juan on :
Thanks. Having Legion World around to relieve stress has been very helpful.
I'll let you know how everything goes.
Juan
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Wow, good luck Juan! As a first year grad student, I can imagine how amazing it must feel to get where you are!
Let us know how everything goes!
Posted by Juan on :
I don't know, at the moment I don't feel particularly amazing. Maybe tomorrow...
Allright, back to the books (and thanks for the support!)
Juan
Posted by Vee on :
Good luck Juan! Sounds like LW is getting it's first Xenobiologist is residence!
Posted by STU on :
Best of luck, Juan! Posted by SharkLad on :
vaya con Dios, Juan!
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Chili Con Carne Juan!
If he becomes a PhD, does that mean he will charge more for us to read his posts?
Posted by Doctor Juan on :
That's ten bucks. US. For reading the post, I mean.
Which meeaans....
I'M A DOCTOR!!!! Whohoooo!!!
My brain is mush at the moment, I'm generally a wreck, but I'm a wreck with a PhD. Whoohoo!!
Ejem.
I thought things went relatively well, there were some things that I didn't know, but nothing major. All in all I think the examining committee was reasonably happy...
OK, I think I'll post something more coherent later, when I can actually think. But now I'm going to party!
Juan
PS/ I'm going to have to wait until tomorrow to get Legion 26 and the Companion! Because of Rememberance Day my comic book shop didn't get its comics today....
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
Congratulations Juan! Posted by Kid Prime on :
Juan, that's FANTASTIC! SERIOUS congrats! WOO HOO!!!!!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
And now Legion World has it's own doctor/professor! That makes you the specialist in all things we need help in Juan! We'll have your office up in no time!
Posted by Doctor Juan on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: And now Legion World has it's own doctor/professor!
Oh, I'm most certainly not a professor!
But seriously, I really appreciate all the messages you've posted. Thanks, it has been great to have Legion World around.
Posted by Doctor Juan on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: That makes you the specialist in all things we need help in Juan! We'll have your office up in no time!
A specialist in ALL things, eh? Oh, boy...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Your office up and ready for you to move in! I guess I should let you know that on Legion World, you're the head professor, medical doctor and scienctist now! Hope it's not too much work !
Seriously, it is so awesome that you're a doctor. Congrats again bud!
Posted by MYG on :
Name: Kenny
Age: 38 (I'll never grow up though!)
Where you live: Born and raised in New York City. Actually I was born on Long Island, but I grew up in NICE area of the Bronx!!! (believe it or not, it does exist). I actually live in Jersey now!
What you do: I earned a B.A. in commnications. I Work for the Govenment.
Legion info: I began reading the Legion in 1980 (I think I was still 14 yrs. old). I've collected everything at one time or another. I currently collect LSH, Titans, JLA and the Avengers. All collections are either complete runs (all incarnations) or close to it. The Legion remains my all time favorite. I loved the Giffen/Levitz runs(who doesn't?) I also liked the Bierbums(probably spelled that wrong). I got hooked on the vast cast of characters and I considered it a challenge to "keep up" with everything that was going on in the book. I started collecting around the time just before Superboy left the title and the Legion totally took over. I just about have their entire run from 1958. I eventually purchased Adventure Comics# 247.
My favorite characters: are Timber Wolf,Myg,Mysa and Grev Mallor. They have attitude and I love to see these characters interact with others. Have you ever seen Mysa angry?!?
Other things you like : I love to travel (as often as I can), movies, Animals, collecting things, hanging out with friends and sometimes just doing absolutely nothing!!! I also like to write. I even have my own "fan fiction" stories of the Legion...some I've shared on the boards. I love classic 60's and I am a big fan of 80's music, as well as Free-Style and club!
Anything else that you want to share: I got engaged this past Summer (in Cape May, NJ) to my one time girlfriend, from 15 years ago. We will be married next year! I guess it pays to wait sometimes.
[ November 14, 2003, 04:58 PM: Message edited by: MYG ]
Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
You have Adv. #247?!?!?!
That is so cool. I have it too (well, the cover -- on a magnet on the fridge ).
And congrats on the engagement!
Eric
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Yeah! A doctor! Now I can leech off you for free! Seriously, good luck with your studies too, I have an uncle who's studying too, but I can't remember how many years he's been working at it. Here's my profile: Name: Paulo Age: sweet 16! Can I be Cub? Where: Way over here in the Philippines. What I do: Well, I'm a student, so I'm supposed to study, but I'm too lazy to do much of it
Legion info: I was first exposed to the Legion during the SW6 era, and then read some reboot issues. Due to my limited budget, I would just scrounge up some back issues when I could. It was during Legion Lost that I got completely hooked, and now I make it a point to get the issues as they come out. Thanks to the Internet, I know a about the preboot too, and I've had the good luck (thanks to my aunt's collection) to have read many of the Levitz run and lots of TMK and the Adventure era too.
Faves: KINETIX!!!!, Lyle, Brainy, Garth, Tinya, Vi, Chuck and Triad and Val, but I pretty much like everybody too.
Other things: Mostly just hanging out with friends, and I read a lot. I actually used to like to study, but then I discovered a whole buncha friends who taught me how to do lots of other fun stuff.
Anything else: At least half a dozen other kids here read Legion too, but none of them are as in love with it as I am yet, but I'm hoping I can change that. It's a wonder I get to post here at all, cause I'm pretty busy with schoolwork and other activities over there, but at least I have Legion World for fun. Haven't read any of the other profiles yet, but I hope I'll get around to it soon. Oh, and thanks to Cobalt Kid for letting me know about the Mission Monitor Board, and to everyone else so far for making my stay here pretty great. Now I have another reason not to study Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Welcome Myg!
And Invis B., I didn't know you were 16! That makes you the youngest LMBP right now! I think I'm the second youngest, and I'm 22 (yeah, I know, I'm getting old ). Hope to see you posting more, especially over in the Tag Threads!
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Thanks for the invite, Cobalt, I won't be able to post regularly for a while, but I'm looking forward to when school's out again. Legion World's the best vacation spot around! And 22's not so old, you could still pass for 18, couldn't you? Posted by Vee on :
Welocme Invisible Brainiac! Glad to have you on board. But, as a former teacher I would encourage you to keep up with your schoolwork and not let LW interfere with that. Getting good grades now will get you a great job later which will allow you to spend as much time on LW as you want in the future! (How's that for incentive?)
V
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Kill the kids! Oh, just kidding.
IB There are a lot of teachers around here. Now go do your mathematics.
Of course, if you stay around here, like all good teachers I will either put on a video and tell you to let me sleep, or I'll tell you the story of how I got myself smuggled onto the Philippines.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Well, Blockade, I'd like to hear how you got yourself smuggled out of the Phillipines. Or were they glad to see you go?
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: Well, Blockade, I'd like to hear how you got yourself smuggled out of the Phillipines. Or were they glad to see you go?
Heh, getting out didn't occur to me while getting smuggled in and yeah I think they were happy to get rid of me. Not having an entrance visa caused a bit of a problem when trying to buy a flight out to Hong Kong.
I think I'll (unashamedly) tell my story anyhow. This is a Who are you thread.
I was in Northern Borneo over the Ramadan and headed towards Brunei then to the mainland. Well for history buffs, remember Oliver North? In addition to other things, he ratted out the Sultan of Brunei, that the Sultan had given money to contras. Sultan not happy, said to US citizens, No entry to you! without visa. To get a visa you had to be on the mainland which I couldn't get to because I had to go through Brunei to get there! Not wanting to pay for a flight (cheap bastard that I am) I go to looking at the maps for a way out. Hmmmm, southern Philipines is close. There are smugglers and pirates that bring goods from Malasia into the southern Philipines, bypassing customs and duty in the only legit port of entry, a thousand miles to the north. I went to a Malay friend I had made, whose father worked for their coastguard. I asked him, had anyone ever tried to hitch with the pirates?
The father didn't like the idea, knew I was going to do it on my own, so HE found a boat on which he thought I would be safe. After an overnight in the harbor and customs returned the captain's guns, eventually I was smuggled into Jolo, which is the region where the rebels (now Al Quaida) center. From there, with help, I worked my way north to Manila seeing one of the most beautiful countries on Earth, climbed a volcano, played in the rice terraces, and generally saw and met some of the most fantastic and friendly people. Oh by the way, if some lady comes up to you and regales you with stories of her daughter, how smart she is, how she can sing and play piano...Mom is looking for to marry off said daughter. Run.
As to getting out. Without the entrance visa, I was unsuccessful in trying to buy a flight out. I could try to hitch on a cargo ship, something I had done leaving Papua New Guinea in an as yet untold story but I didn't want to do THAT again.
Well, immigration had their way with me (or I with them).
After I told the first table how I entered, they shook their head and said "you came in the back way?" Apparently having a name for coming in by the southern islands with smugglers.
I got passed from table to window to table with the same response until finally I was hooked up with a guy name Ali Badjao. That has two connotations. He was muslim (in catholic northern Philipines) and he was from the south where originated the badjao pirates.
He was all good about it. His concern was that I was involved in arms or drugs, or that I might have info leading to such types. He had a good laugh about it, took me out to lunch, and had a backdated visa written into my passport so I have proof of the whole story!
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
All I can say is WOW! Now that's a story!
Posted by Super Lad Kid on :
All I can say is, I lead a dull and boring life.
Posted by Harbinger on :
BB you should get together with Sonnie and swap stories - he's the king of being deported but somehow getting away with it and he still gets Xmas cards from the Police forces involved - I'll let him tell it!
I wish I'd done something exciting on my holidays now.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Great story, BB! Glad you enjoyed your stay here, and thanks for complimenting my country! If you ever want to come back, I know a whole bunch of old ladies trying to marry off their daughters... I hope you can speak Chinese! (I'm a Chinese-Filipino, not of pure-native blood) But at least the food will be just as good, if not better, than Chinese take-out! Oh, BB and Vee too, thanks for the concern about my studies, don't worry, I still study enough to make it to the honor roll, and if I ever get the equivalent of a big fat "F", it won't be because of Legion World! Posted by Blockade Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Harbinger: BB you should get together with Sonnie and swap stories - he's the king of being deported
Ha! now THAT sounds like fun!
And one of my favorite things is swapping stories. I LOVE listening to people talk about the things and experiences they have I do not, like their kids or going to the Opera (better to listen than to go )
[ November 20, 2003, 10:19 AM: Message edited by: Blockade Boy ]
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Blockade Boy, now that is one interesting story! Wow! I can't wait to hear Sonnie's too!
I feel like I live a boring life too...
Posted by Crujectra on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: I feel like I live a boring life too...
Not everyone can be deported, dear... some people have to content themselves with being depraved Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Thanks Princess ! Depravity is a speciality of mine too...
Posted by STU on :
Moo.
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
Stu, puppies do not moo, Even though you think they do. It's time for you to really bark, And scare away burglars in the dark.
You are SHAKES' best defense Against the Inquisitor's new offense To try and steal our precious booze, Without you, Stu, we'd surely lose.
Bite him quick and bite him hard Chase him running into the the yard. Make sure he never comes to SHAKES again Unless it is to pick up men.
Posted by STU on :
That was brilliant, Semi.
I'd respond, but all I'm capable of composing is doggerel.
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
Well, I agree, it was inspired. But doggerel? Could we have an OED explanation?
Posted by STU on :
Doggerel is kind of like mongerrel, only I'm not a mutt.
Posted by JT.Hawk on :
Name: Todd Harper
Age: 33
Where I live: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
What I do: Research in biology at the University of British Columbia (currently a cohort of the (in)famous Doctor One).
Favorite Legionnaires: Timber Wolf, White Witch, Monstress, Ultra Boy.
Likes: Sports … tennis and volleyball, movies … I’ll watch anything, books … I have a penchant for Sue Grafton, music … anything and everything 80s.
Miscellaneous: This is my first real post. Cool. I’ve run out of boring facts, so I’ll just stop now …
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Great to have you aboard, JT! Cool that you and the esteemed Doctor One are cohorts! Posted by RenDaggle on :
Tony Hughes 28 Cedar Falls, IA Senior at the University of Northern Iowa (English Lit. and Film Studies)/ Restaurant and Bar manager and bartender and DJ (whew)... aspiring Legion writer (or editor... whatever they'd let me do) Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Vi, Triad, T-Wolf,... Levitz, Giffen, Lightle, Bierbaums,... Summer '86 (the Tales issue where T-Wolf goes to Lythyl for Val, followed by the draft of "Sensor Girl," Polar Boy, Pol, Tellus, and Quislet) Empire, the Muppets, Coppola, Cameron Crowe, Richard Linklater, Donnie Darko!, the Coens, Chris Guest, the Marx Bros., Shyamalan, ... Salinger, Kerouac, Hinton, King,... old Punk, ska, jam bands, Thelonius Monk, Groove Holmes, Sublime, Ben Harper, Pearl Jam, Phish, the Dead, NIL8, the Pimps, Brad, Satchel, the Strokes, the White Stripes, the Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Floyd, Jimi, CCR, 3 Dog Night, the Beasties, Ween, the Gorillaz, the Pixies, etc.
Posted by Frog Kid on :
Name: David Brun
Age: 28
Where you live: Lyon, France
What you do: Stupid things
My favorite characters: err... I like everybody!
Creators: I like everybody, too(I think).
My favorite stories (in no particular order): The revolt of the Super-Pets; the Krypton/Atlantis war; the LSV saga; the magic wars ; the darkman saga; the 5-year gap; the Dawnstar/Wildfire story drawn by Gene Colan; the 1st annual with the return of Computo...
When I started reading: in the early 80's. It was a traduction of the Legion that reprinted the Dr Mayavale story and the 1st part of the Darkman saga. I didn't know what to think about it; I was used to titles such as X-men, Fantatastic Four, Superman, New Teen Titans... but I didn't know who all these colorfuls characters were... but some concept were really cool: The Legion was helping RJ Brande to create stars! A president for the whole earth! WOW! I couldn't find at the time the following stories. A few years later, I buy a few issues of a comic called "Les Vengeurs" and what I discover inside was stunning: the 3rd and 4th issues of the baxter serie, and in another the Timber Wolf story on Lythyl(?), followed by the try-out story that introduced Sensor Girl. I was hooked for life... until the plublisher ceased to translate American comic books. My last issue was LSH(baxter)#21.
When I discovered in the 90s that I could get original US comic books in France. I tried the Legion again with issue 50 of V4. Hooked again! I have since collected all of V3, V4, the reboot, the superboy comics... I mostly miss the silver age stories, but the archives will help me to resolve that...
Other things I like:
Comics: Superman and Supergirl, Wonder Woman, JSA, Flash, Promethea,... Movies: the "Alien" saga, Star Wars, Star Trek: First Contact,... but I like a lot of other things too. TV: Buffy, That 70s show, Ab Fab, Coupling(UK), Star Trek:DS9,...
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Great to know more about you, Frog Kid and Ren Daggle! Welcome aboard!
Posted by Frog Kid on :
Thanks, Kid Prime! This place is so cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooollllll!!!!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Welcome JT, Ren and Froggy!
I see a lot of good comics and music in your favorites .
Posted by Abin Quank on :
Looks like I missed a couple of welcoming threads, So here's a belated Welcome to Frog Kid and Ren Daggle!
Posted by Owl Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by JT.Hawk: Name: Todd Harper
Age: 33
Where I live: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
What I do: Research in biology at the University of British Columbia (currently a cohort of the (in)famous Doctor One).
Favorite Legionnaires: Timber Wolf, White Witch, Monstress, Ultra Boy.
Likes: Sports … tennis and volleyball, movies … I’ll watch anything, books … I have a penchant for Sue Grafton, music … anything and everything 80s.
Hi Todd,
Nice to see another Canuck on the board. I hail from Ontario. I couldn't help but see other similar characteristics. I'm 34 and I too love tennis, and v-ball (I've coached both sports for a few years at the high school where I teach). I'm also into squash although I don't get much time to play now that I have a 16 month old daughter. I too am a book and movie lover and an 80's "old-timer".
Just wanted to welcome you. Legionworld is a great distraction from the world of academia.
Posted by Owl Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by JT.Hawk: Name: Todd Harper
Age: 33
Where I live: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
What I do: Research in biology at the University of British Columbia (currently a cohort of the (in)famous Doctor One).
Favorite Legionnaires: Timber Wolf, White Witch, Monstress, Ultra Boy.
Likes: Sports … tennis and volleyball, movies … I’ll watch anything, books … I have a penchant for Sue Grafton, music … anything and everything 80s.
Hi Todd,
Nice to see another Canuck on the board. I hail from Ontario. I couldn't help but see other similar characteristics. I'm 34 and I too love tennis, and v-ball (I've coached both sports for a few years at the high school where I teach). I'm also into squash although I don't get much time to play now that I have a 16 month old daughter. I too am a book and movie lover and an 80's "old-timer".
Just wanted to welcome you. Legionworld is a great distraction from the world of academia.
Posted by RenDaggle on :
Thanks, Fellers, and yes, indeed, this board IS really cool! Posted by Blockade Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: JT, Ren and Froggy!
Sounds like an After School Special.
Welcome and welcome back
Posted by STU on :
Welcome to all -- and thanks for contributing to the growing Roll Call of Legion World! Posted by JT.Hawk on :
quote:Originally posted by Owl Lad: Hi Todd,
Nice to see another Canuck on the board. I hail from Ontario. I couldn't help but see other similar characteristics. I'm 34 and I too love tennis, and v-ball (I've coached both sports for a few years at the high school where I teach). I'm also into squash although I don't get much time to play now that I have a 16 month old daughter. I too am a book and movie lover and an 80's "old-timer".
Just wanted to welcome you. Legionworld is a great distraction from the world of academia. [/QB]
Thanks for the kind words Owl Lad. There are a number of canucks on here ... and a few Vancouverites to boot! I love this place. I'm still getting my feet wet in the posting department, but I'm sure in a little while I'll be posting up a storm ... hehehe.
Posted by Kid Prime on :
You already made a splash with your win of the signed Legion #27... great job!
Posted by JT.Hawk on :
quote:Originally posted by Kid Prime: You already made a splash with your win of the signed Legion #27... great job!
Thanks Kid Prime. Luck was definitely on my side.
Splash .... great movie ... I love John Candy ... ahhh the memories.
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
quote:Originally posted by JT.Hawk:
quote:Originally posted by Owl Lad: Hi Todd,
Nice to see another Canuck on the board. I hail from Ontario. I couldn't help but see other similar characteristics. I'm 34 and I too love tennis, and v-ball (I've coached both sports for a few years at the high school where I teach). I'm also into squash although I don't get much time to play now that I have a 16 month old daughter. I too am a book and movie lover and an 80's "old-timer".
Just wanted to welcome you. Legionworld is a great distraction from the world of academia.
Thanks for the kind words Owl Lad. There are a number of canucks on here ... and a few Vancouverites to boot! I love this place. I'm still getting my feet wet in the posting department, but I'm sure in a little while I'll be posting up a storm ... hehehe. [/QB]
Just registering. I'm a Canadian. born in Ontario - actually lived in Vancouver in 1982 - and now live in California. But I maintain my Canadian citizenship.
Posted by icefire on :
VOTE STU!!!
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Please remember to take down all political signage after the election.
Article 47, subsection iv.a of the 87th ammendment to Legion Constitution states,
"Please remember to take down all political signage after the election."
Violators will be subjected to repeated readings of "Legion on the Run."
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
We must have a member for each letter of the alphabet by now, although off-hand, i can't think of who's name starts with "X" or ''Y".
Posted by Owl Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Semi Transparent Fellow:
Just registering. I'm a Canadian. born in Ontario - actually lived in Vancouver in 1982 - and now live in California. But I maintain my Canadian citizenship. [/QB][/QUOTE]
'Atta boy Semi. California may be sunny, but Canada is cool.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: We must have a member for each letter of the alphabet by now, although off-hand, i can't think of who's name starts with "X" or ''Y".
I am proud to have added to the Q names!
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: We must have a member for each letter of the alphabet by now, although off-hand, i can't think of who's name starts with "X" or ''Y".
Hmm, we need an X-Bomb Betty and a Yera.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
A quick scan of the membership directory yield xchen and yarky!
Posted by MLLASH on :
Yellow Kid too!
Posted by Ger on :
Name: Ger (aka Gerald, Jared) Age: 34 Where you live: Dallas, TX (soon to be Odessa, TX) What you do: as little as possible
I started up a fun Legion web-site shortly after the new series started but now I can't even remember the address.
I was a member of the old DC boards and the LMBP for a while then tragedy struck and I was lost in the Kwai-verse for a couple of years. I found my way back to find the Legion has grown and changed and blossomed.
Posted by Crujectra on :
quote:Originally posted by Ger: I started up a fun Legion web-site shortly after the new series started but now I can't even remember the address.
quote:Originally posted by Ger: What you do: as little as possible
Wow! We have so much in common.
When are you moving to Odessa, Ger? I've driven through there before -- it seems like a nice place to live. I hadn't realized before that it was a college town, what with UTPB being there and all.
Posted by Ger on :
quote:Originally posted by STU:
quote:Originally posted by Ger: What you do: as little as possible
Wow! We have so much in common.
When are you moving to Odessa, Ger? I've driven through there before -- it seems like a nice place to live. I hadn't realized before that it was a college town, what with UTPB being there and all.
I'm actually going there to go back to school. I went to the Art Insitute and have a degree in Commercial Art, but I have no portfolio and have no experience with the current software used for graphics so I'm practically un-hirable. I'll have to start from scratch so I'll probably go to Odessa College for my first year or 2 as I hammer down what I want to major in, then transfer to UTPB to finish up. It is very scary -feels like I'm taking 10 steps back.
Posted by minesurfer on :
Name: Mike - minesurfer Age: mid 30's Where you live: Just outside of DC near Dulles Airport What you do: Civil Engineer (Purdue Grad 1998)
Legion info: I like all of the Legion characters. Some more than others, but I would say my current affinities are for Andromeda, Querl, and Ferro. Creators... I very much enjoyed DnA's run and the beginning of the reboot. I started reading in 1998ish. I picked up The Beginning of Tomorrow TPB and just started getting all of the back issues. Once I had all of the reboot, I went back and started with No. 259 and worked my way forward. I have about six more HC Archives to get, and my collection will be complete.
Other things I like: I'd better mention my loving wife first here (just in case she ever reads this) .
I am a Big Cub fan. Love Indiana University Basketball too. I like good movies but tend to stick with Sci Fi and Action flicks.
Other than comic books, I've read alot of John Douglass' work (he helped to start the Behaviorial Science Unit for the FBI). The Star Wars Expanded Universe books have been enthralling so far. I use to play Diablo2 online, but have recently started playing the Wind Waker on Gamecube.
My big Legion Extra Curricular activity is my Customized Legion of Superheroes Action Figures. You can find some links to a mock convention I participated in during the fall of 2003 in the Trophy Room. Someday they might even end up on Lightning Lad's page.
[ December 11, 2003, 07:59 PM: Message edited by: minesurfer ]
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by minesurfer:
What you do: Civil Engineer (Purdue Grad 1998)
Love Indiana University Basketball too.
! ! ! !AAAAA-HEM! ! ! !
Beware the comb-over. Purdue "undue purversity" University BSEE 81
[ December 12, 2003, 03:15 PM: Message edited by: Blockade Boy ]
Posted by minesurfer on :
There's precedent in my family for being a Purdue Grad, but an IU basketball fan. My father has an Analytical Chemistry degree from PU, but is an IU fan.
I have immense respect for the job that Keady has done with that club. They look like they are going to be really tough this year. I don't see my Hoosiers beating them. They are just too tough inside.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Don't remember if i have filled this out yet or not, so here goes:
Rickshaw1, actual name, Rick Bennett Occupation: Tree Killer, help to ensure that everyone's favorite funny book comes out. Age: 36 Marital Status: Today is the 1 year anniversary of the day i asked Carol to be my missus. Still haven't figured out why she said yes, but an oral contract is binding and i havent let her out of it. Location: Sumter South Carolina, but currently house hunting around Lake City SC. Legion Info: Started reading around issue # 214, been reading ever since. Have many of the adventure and superboy backups printed in the digest form. Want the Hardcover Archives, but who the hell can afford forty dollars a book. Most liked character: Brin Lest Liked character: Mon-el currently, he's damn boring. Jazmin a close second. Favorite era: Earthwar. Shermans art was decades ahead of its time, and still better than most out there now. Awaited events: Currently, how Brin is really from Zoon, and how he ended up on Rimbor with powers.
Other favorite things: Humor in books, scuba, baseball, women's beach volleyball (watching, not playing), woodworking...these are just hobbies. My favorite thing is my wife. There are just so many intersting things i can do with her.
Current activities: I hold the title of Legionworld's Resident Cranky Poster. And with damn good reason.
Posted by Danny Blaine on :
Danny Blaine, actual name, Matt Crider Occupation: Call Center Manger of a large Bank Age: 34 Marital Status: Parterned Location: Cincinnati, Oh grew up in Aurora,IN Legion Info: Started reading around issue #243, right in the middle of Earthwar. Most liked character: Star Boy Least Liked character: Dirk Morgna. Never liked him at all. Favorite era: Great Darkness - Levitz/Giffen Awaited events: The addition of Chemical King to the ranks (I wish), more of the new Cadets
Other favorite things: Writing, DVD's, Music etc
Current activities: Aside from the above, flirting...
Posted by rokk steady on :
rokk steady, real name: michael everett
occupation: lawyer, slayer of veterinary entreprenurialism
marital status: partnered
location: los angeles
legion info: first issue = SLSH #262
most liked: cosmic boy, dream girl
least liked: colossal boy, kid q
favorite era: levitz/giffen
awaited events: the reintroduction of Sun Boy as a legionnaire; the day my partner starts casually wearing rokk's grell-era costume around the house
other faves: pembroke welsh corgis, music (dandy warhols to goldfrapp to muse to kelis and so on); alien quadrilogy box set
current activities: seeking someone who will spank me Posted by Fat Cramer on :
quote:Originally posted by rokk steady: current activities: seeking someone who will spank me
I bet you could train a corgi to do that....
Posted by rokk steady on :
Considering how smart they are, you're probably right. Do you have personal experience with the breed?
At any rate, even if a corgi could be trained to spank me, I'm afraid I prefer a human hand...
Posted by Varalent on :
quote:Originally posted by rokk steady: At any rate, even if a corgi could be trained to spank me, I'm afraid I prefer a human hand...
That being the case, you might consider a Carrrgite!
Posted by STU on :
Or a corggite.
Arf! Arf! Arf!
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
name: Sean Occupation: journalist Age: 35 Marital Status: single Location: Hudson Valley, 'bout 100+ miles north of Manhattan, between the Catskills and the Berkshires.
Legion Info: My 1st issue: DC Superstars 17 (origin story + 1st case). 1st LSH issue: 236 Read regularly 246-257, 272-Levitz 63, and DnA 15-. I've been filing in many missed issues in past 1/2 year (I now love the bierbaum era).
Most liked characters: Tinya, Rokk, Shikari, Kent (of course), Laurel, Imra, hell, most of them
Least Liked characters: Zoe-as-terrorform, Devlin, glow-in-the-dark-Celeste, Thunder, Gim Allon
Favorite movies: Casablanca, Young Frankenstein, Contact, too many to list.
Music: celtic (including Black 47, Enter the Haggis, Chieftains, Natalie MacMaster, Ashley MacIsaac), jazz (Satchmo, Ella), folk (Indigo Girls, Joni Mitchell, early Bob Dylan), mostly, but I have fondness for odd-n-ends (80s pop, two-step-garage, 60s Brit Invasion, classic disco, 80s altrnative (when alt WAS alt); almost anything but country.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Good luck with finding the rest of those back issues, Kent, and welcome to Legion World!
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Invisible Brainy-
Thanks.
A Zoe lover? Good for you. Does that mean when she came back mackickally transformed after visiting Mysa (1995-6-ish), that you were "chasing tail?"
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Chasing tail? Heck, I went and bought myself a cat with reddish fur and named it Zoe! Well, almost did, but my sister is allergic to cats.
[ December 21, 2003, 05:39 PM: Message edited by: Invisible Brainiac ]
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Cats. The original Terrorforms.
but ya gotta love 'em.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Gang-
Happy holidays to one and all.
I'm on the road (or rather in the air) bright and early in the morning, and problably won't be back on the board til early January.
Be well. LLL.
Posted by Saturn Girl on :
Take care of yourself, and safe journey Kent. Looks like we have some sharing to do when you get back. LLL and Merry Part, Caroline
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Have fun on your trip, Kent! Hope to see you back soon!
Posted by STU on :
May the road rise to meet you, and may the wind be always at your back. Safe journey, KS.
Posted by Harbinger on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: Cats. The original Terrorforms.
but ya gotta love 'em.
I love that quote that if cats looked like toads we'd see what little evil bastards they really are.
I am a cat lover before you lynch me, I just think it's a great quote!
Posted by Stoopid Cat on :
quote:Originally posted by Harbinger:
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: Cats. The original Terrorforms.
but ya gotta love 'em.
I love that quote that if cats looked like toads we'd see what little evil bastards they really are.
*Hiss*
Can see some attitudes need adjustment around here. I'm here now, Humans will learn.
*Hiss*
Posted by STU on :
x 1,000,000,000
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Leader Stu sir, now you finally have a chance to show off your great speed and your superb hunting skills! Stoopid cat's all yours! Just don't confuse him with Fat Cramer Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: Stoopid cat's all yours! Just don't confuse him with Fat Cramer
Heaven forbid! I'd never do that!
(The croissants at Café Cramer are too scrumptious! )
Posted by Stoopid Cat on :
quote:Originally posted by STU:
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: Stoopid cat's all yours! Just don't confuse him with Fat Cramer
I'd like to do that! I hate Cats! I think I'll just Bann all of them!
*HISS*
Threats Now, STU?
LISTEN, YOU MANGY PUPPY, TOUCH ONE HAIR ON MY BABY SISTER AND...
*HISS* Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Looks like STU took the mangy puupy comment to heart, since he ain't a canine no more!
Posted by Monkey Eater Lad on :
Who's Who Profile
Legion World Alias: Monkey Eater Lad
Name: Kevin
Age: 23
Home: Alameda, CA/San Francisco, CA
Occupation: Monkey eating and human resource stuff
Legion Fan From: Probably when my uncle bought me a couple issues of "Who's Who in the Legion of Superheroes" when I was 5 or 6. Didn't get more into Legion till later on though.
Fav Legionnaire: Matter-Eater Lad or Chameleon
Fav Legion Creators: Chris Sprouse, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Olivier Coipel
Fav Era: DnA/Coipel - I working on reading older eras still.
Fav Movies: Rushmore, Lost Boys, Singing in the Rain, anything by Pixar, X2...
Fav TV: Alias, Buffy, Smallville, Friends, ER, O.C.
Fav Music: Barenaked Ladies, Travis, Guster, The Cardigans, Diana Krall, Bjork, Everything But The Girl, and of course Ace of Base
Fav Comics and Books: The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Clay, American Gods, Fast Food Nation, The Maltese Falcon, Harry Potter, A Wrinkle In Time Series, New X-Men, Legion, X-Statix, Top 10, Runaways...
Ooooh! You're kev_incal! I've been a fan of your work for quite some time. I think at one point I even posted a link here to the Comics2Film website so that others could check out your work. I think one of my all-time favorites was the Shawn Ashmore/Bobby Drake pic.
Hmmmm... maybe at some point you might even consider doing photomanips of some of the Legion Worlders... many of us have costume designs either here somewhere or at the LMBP Outpost site . Posted by Monkey Eater Lad on :
Hey Princess (someone who actually knows of me!)! Glad you like my work. Maybe as I get to know more folks here I can cast some of y'all as Legionnaires (like I did with my Comics2Film friends here).
Posted by Harbinger on :
I love your work MELad.
Posted by Monkey Eater Lad on :
Thanks Harbinger! I've got a couple more pics cookin' right now in Photoshop, just gotta find the time to do it (I just got picked to be on a jury ).
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Gotta agree with Harbinger and the Princess. I went and checked your photomanips (anything Harbi and Princess Cru like MUST be a must-see) and I totally enjoyed myself.
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
quote:Originally posted by Monkey Eater Lad: (I just got picked to be on a jury ).
Poor you Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by Monkey Eater Lad: (I just got picked to be on a jury ).
Hopefully it will be an interesting case to hear
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Isn't it the boring cases you want? That way you won't get nightmares.
[ January 08, 2004, 09:03 AM: Message edited by: Sanity or Madness? ]
Posted by Monkey Eater Lad on :
Maybe they'll put Chameleon back on trial. Either way, its supposed to be a fairly short trial - ending next thursday at the latest...
Posted by STU on :
Hey, MEL -- how was the trial?
Posted by Monkey Eater Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by STU: Hey, MEL -- how was the trial?
Hey Stu sorry, I musta missed this one...
The trial took longer than expected (4 days instead of 2-3) but was pretty interesting. It was a 2nd degree burglary trial where a guy was seen entering a building and was caught with tools, some of which had the initials of the victim engraved in them. It took a while but we finally all agreed that the guy was guilty of breaking and entering with the intent to steal stuff. The plus side was I got to explore a new city (Fremont, CA) and I found some new comic book stores and bought a new video game.
Posted by Comet King on :
My ex-flatmate got a murder trial. Apparently they had to see pictures of the body and they were so horrible he wouldn't even tell me what they looked like!
Posted by Monkey Eater Lad on :
ooh sounds exciting! mine wasn't nearly as gruesome - though the fact that the defendant was there in the courtroom staring at us the whole time was a little unsettling...
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Must have been some experience. Good to see you back her, ME Lad!
Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: Anything else I want to share: If you are hungry, I'll share my lunch with you.
I'm hungry. Posted by STU on :
for any new residents of Legion World!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Yeah, I'm glad that this is headlined again! It's a Legion World tradition!
Posted by Abin Quank on :
So when are we going to see some new profiles???
Hmmm...
Posted by Pov on :
Crap... I don't think I ever posted here! Hold on, lemme go get the list of questions...
Posted by Varalent on :
You know, I'm not sure if I ever did either! How many pages do I have to read through to be sure? TWENTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hmmm, maybe I'll just post an abridged bio instead...
Posted by Varalent on :
Name: Julio
Age: 45
Occupation: Renaissance Man ~ which means I do a little bit of everything, although I currently hold the title of Vice President/General Manager.
First started following the Legion: in the Adventure era ~ "The Civil War" issue # 333 was the first Legion comic I ever read (and owned. It was given to me by the older brother of a friend.) Adventure # 354 "The Adult Legionnaires" part one was the first Legion comic I ever bought and I continued buying ever Legion issue through the end of Adventure, into Action Comics, and then on into Superboy. (I even bought the entire run of Legion of Super Heroes v1 - all reprints!)
Continued buying until I went off to college (1977) then stopped because I was TOO old for comics (I did work up the courage to buy an occasional issue even after that and I use to sneak peeks at them at bookstores when I was SURE no one was looking! )
Saved them all these years and I would go back and re-read them whenever I was feeling nostalgic. The in the '90s I discovered how much my old comics were worth (through eBay) and that got me interested again. Since then I've completed my collection of all Adventure era appearances and have worked my way forward to the present day. I'm now proud to be a regular subscriber once again.
Favorite Legionnaires: Mon-El, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Chemical King, Element Lad, & Cosmic Boy (all in their preboot incarnations). I was also always a big fan of the Subs, Reserves, Honorary members & the Super Pets!.
Favorite Stories: Mordru's first appearance (two parter- Adventure 369 & 370); the Adult Legion (two parter - Adventure 354 & 355); the fight with Universo in "End of the Legion/Legion Chain Gang" (two parter- Adventure 359 & 360), The Dark Circle's first appearance (Adventure 367), the first appearance of the Legion Academy & the birth of the LSV (Adventure 371 & 372) are just some. I also loved the Magic Wars arc when I finally read it.
Other things you like: I love to read. I prefer Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Mysteries as well as some historical novels, but will gladly read anything, if its interesting. Enjoy most styles of music although my favorites are all considered oldies today Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by Pov: Crap... I don't think I ever posted here! Hold on, lemme go get the list of questions...
Geez, I didn't think the list was THAT far away...! Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by Varalent: You know, I'm not sure if I ever did either! How many pages do I have to read through to be sure? TWENTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hmmm, maybe I'll just post an abridged bio instead...
At last!
Good to "meet" you, Julio. Posted by Juan on :
Hi, Julio, nice to get to know you a bit better!
So, do you have Latin American ancestry? I just ask because of the name (and the Florida connection, you do seem to go there often).
Posted by Varalent on :
Yes, I was born in Cuba (on the day Castro marched into Havana and took personal control of the government) but my family fled to the States when I was about 2 1/2 years old.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Rumor is, Vee might look like Ramon Navarro !
Posted by STU on :
Who needs rumor? Didn't you see those Vee-licious pics Vee posted a while back? Too bad he took 'em down already! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
What? I missed 'em!
Oh yeah, that reminds me! I have two pics of myself I want to post! Now I just need to learn how to do it!
Posted by STU on :
Sorry, Cobester -- you snooze, you lose!
Now pony up those two pics, if you please!
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: What? I missed 'em!
I have them saved Cobster.
And I'm not doing a bio since you all know way too much about me already.
[ February 18, 2004, 07:20 AM: Message edited by: Nightcrawler ]
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Nice !
Oh yeah, that reminds me: no one show up at my house in the middle of the night with out calling ahead of time first, so I can direct you to Pov's! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Question for Juan, Sharky and generally everyone:
How many languages do you know? I ask because as I slowly attempt to get my Ph.D in the next 8 or so years, I'm going to have to learn a variety of languages, since it's in history. Since I'm going to specialize in Roman history and the Early Middle Ages, here are the recommended languages I was told I MUST know:
Ancient Latin- to translate ancient texts for myself! Ancient Greek- ditto! What fun! French- to argue with French scholars in their own language! German- Ditto!
and...Arabic, preferably Ancient Arabic! Why, because everyone knows those other four, and it'd help to make myself stand out! They said go for Italian too if I get bored!
Although I'm being sarcastic, this is what I really need to learn! I'm slightly proficient in French and Latin, but I have no skills in German and Ancient Greek, let alone Arabic. It should be an interesting next couple of years...
What other languages do you guys know, and did you have to learn them for school?
Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
Just for giggles I ran Cobies last post through bable fish, translating from english t french. Then I took the translation and rand it back through into english...
Question for Juan, Sharky and generally each one:
How many languages do you know? I ask because while I slowly try to have my Ph.D in the 8 next approximately years, I will have to learn a variety from languages, since it is in the history. Since I will specialize in the Roman history and the average ages young person, here languages recommended that I was known as that I MUST know:
Ancient Latin to translate the ancient texts for me! Ancient Greek idem! What a recreation! French to be discussed with the French disciples in their own language! German Idem!
and... Arabic, Arabic preferably ancient! Why, because each one knows these others four, and helps of it' D to be made the stand outside! They said go for the Italian too much if I obtain tedious!
Although I would be sarcastic, is this what I must really learn! I am slightly qualified in French and Latin, but I do not have any qualification in German and Greek ancient, even less Arabic. It should be forthcoming interesting years...
What of other languages you of the types do they know, and you had to learn them for the school?
Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
Same game using Chinese:
The question is Juan, Sharky and common everybody:
How many languages do you know? I request because when I slowly attempt to have my Ph.D in the next 8 several years, I must learn various language, because it is in the history. Because I specially study the Roman history and the childhood middle ages, this I am told the language which recommends me must know that,
Ancient Latin translation ancient text for I! Greek same! Any pleasure! French and the French scholars argued uses they language! German same!
And... Arabic, well ancient Arabic! Why, because did everybody know these other four, can help with it to make the oneself standpoint! They said for Italian too if I obtain tastelessly!
Although I am the satire, this is any I truly needs to learn! I am slightly skilled with French and Latin, but I do not have the skill to use German and Greek, 更不用说 Arabic. What should this be interesting next 23 years...
other languages you the person knows, and you will have to learn them for the school?
Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
OK, I'm done hi-jacking your thread now. Thanks for the diversion.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Just a little reminder how much fun it'll be for me to translate stuff in the next fifty years !
Posted by Juan on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Question for Juan, Sharky and generally everyone:
How many languages do you know? I ask because as I slowly attempt to get my Ph.D in the next 8 or so years, I'm going to have to learn a variety of languages, since it's in history. Since I'm going to specialize in Roman history and the Early Middle Ages, here are the recommended languages I was told I MUST know:
Ancient Latin- to translate ancient texts for myself! Ancient Greek- ditto! What fun! French- to argue with French scholars in their own language! German- Ditto!
and...Arabic, preferably Ancient Arabic! Why, because everyone knows those other four, and it'd help to make myself stand out! They said go for Italian too if I get bored!
Although I'm being sarcastic, this is what I really need to learn! I'm slightly proficient in French and Latin, but I have no skills in German and Ancient Greek, let alone Arabic. It should be an interesting next couple of years...
What other languages do you guys know, and did you have to learn them for school?
I speak Spanish, German, English and French, and stutter heavily hispanized Italian. No Latin whatsoever. And I would love to know some Greek (modern Greek, mind you), but alas, I don't.
As to whether I had to learn them for school..., well, no, not for university, if that's what you mean. Having grown up in Colombia, my mother language is Spanish. I went to a German school my whole life, so I started studying German as a small child. It's a good thing, too, because it's not an easy language to learn, especially coming from Spanish. I started English in high school, and ended up learning it mostly through movies and comic books that my father used to bring me from the States. And French..., well, I had a few months time between high school graduation and the beginning of University. At first I wanted to work a bit on my English, but then I changed my mind and ended up in France, where I took an intensive course in French for four months. It actually worked, but boy, talk about jumping into the deep end of the pool! I was 19 years old then, and arrived with absolutely no French whatsoever... A great time, though. I enyojed that so much, that later on I took another intensive course in Italy (I had less time, just a month and a half, and that's probably why I don't do Italian that well).
I really enjoy languages, they really open up worlds. It's actually very difficult to describe why it's so much fun learning them, you just live differently speaking other languages, you think differently. It's really not a matter of learning to say things in other languages, to me, it's more about being able to listen to what people have to say, in their own way. You get so much!
Professionally, I've benefited greatly from speaking different languages. For one thing, I got to study in Germany, for Biologists that's really one of the main places to be. And University there is very cheap, too, even for foreigners (not so many go there, precisely because of the language barrier). I also benefit greatly from being able to read European papers in the original languages, and from being able to talk to European scientists in their own terms. Actually, one of the things I'm thinking about now that I've finished my PhD is learning another language. Maybe something Asian this time.
So, my advise is, plunge in. If you can possibly manage to go to either France or Germany, and study French or German there, do it, it will be quicker and much more enjoyable. Heck, it's a great lot of fun. You'll have to come up with some funding, though. German is not easy, coming from English you'll probably need at least 5-6 months of an intensive course. Unfortunately you can't do this intensive thing with Latin, as far as I know. But maybe you can do it with Greek? How about studying Ancient Greek in Greece? Will you get hopelessly confused with Modern Greek? Good luck!
As for Arabic, I also played with the idea of learning Arabic, it's really quite an interesting language. But Arabic has a very big problem: it's extremely dialectal. In other words, the Arabic you learn in one country will not necessarily be understood (at all!) in other countries. And everybody just writes Classical Arabic, the language of the Koran, a language that nobody speaks anymore! That turned me off a bit from learning Arabic, since, as I said, my main objective is always to be able to listen to people. But for you it might work, if you just learn Classical Arabic. Just don't expect to be able to talk to anybody.
(Just as a bit of a final note, the same is true for German, it's an extremely dialectal language. When I arrived in Frankfurt for the first time, after having spent years in high school learning German, I couldn't understand a word! Not one! It was quite disconcerting at the beginning! But Germans do all speak 'high German'if asked, the German that you learn as a foreigner, so it's OK. That's also the language that they use on TV, at the University, etc. But definitely NOT on the street! There, it's a whole different ballgame.)
All I can say is... enjoy!
Juan
[ February 18, 2004, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: Juan ]
Posted by Comet King on :
We had to take one language at school until we were 16. Latin was the easiest so I did that!
The only other language I know is German. And the only things I can say in that are " That is a table" and "Willy Schmidt is next to the bowling alley."
Posted by Varalent on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: What? I missed 'em!
Oh yeah, that reminds me! I have two pics of myself I want to post! Now I just need to learn how to do it!
Not to worry Cobie. I'll show 'em to you if you'd like.
Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by Varalent: Not to worry Cobie. I'll show 'em to you if you'd like.
Define "'em"... Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Sounds good Vee, I'm curious! (And I promise to post my other pics!)
Juan, thanks so much for the feedback! All I can say is WOW!!! That's a lot of languages, and majorly impressive! Like you said, I'm going to have to dive right in, and really make it a part of my life to learn and adapt to other languages in the next few years--luckily, this is something that I've always wanted to do and have been prepared to do for some time! Still, knowing all those languages is extremely impressive!
Like you said, going to France and Germany is probably the best option for learning the languages, and a trip over there has been in my mind for some time. Latin I can learn as I go (I've already started), and Ancient Greek may work in Greece, I'd have to see about that. Classical Arabic is what I'd need to study anyway (despite no one speaking it), since that is what the documents that I'd be researching would be in! It all sounds like so much work and so overwhelming, but I know it can be done...I know people who've done it, like you!
Thanks for the feedback! You may not know it, but this has been EXTREMELY encouraging !
Posted by STU on :
Hee hee!
Soon you'll be able to spell "creatively" in lots of other languages, Cobie! Posted by Comet King on :
Blimey! This thread is on it's last legs no? Next question anyone?
OK! Here's one! "When were you last sacked from your job? And what did you do wrong?"
Here's my answer! "Well, it wasn't the last job I got sacked from. But a few years ago I worked in Pret A Manger (for 11 days) and got sacked because I made 250 bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches and accidently left the tomato out."
NEXT!
Posted by Proty II on :
quote:OK! Here's one! "When were you last sacked from your job? And what did you do wrong?"
The last time I was actually "sacked" would have been back around '73 when I was dismissed from my job at a plumbing supplies warehouse. I don't think I did anything wrong, they just didn't need two guys on the loading dock anymore.
More recently, I've had a couple of companies go bankrupt on me. I worked for a programming house that wrote software for in-circuit test and when it finally shut its doors in '90 I wound up going freelance for a couple of years while I made ends meet by running a SuperCrown bookstore.
I had to move from Anaheim to San Jose to get another job in the electronics industry only to have that company go bankrupt '02. They were bought by another another company but I was out of work for six weeks before the new company hired me back.
Every other job I've had I've left of my own volition, unless you count getting kicked out of the Coast Guard for admitting that I had unnatural feelings for the guy in the upper bunk.
I've basically had two careers: retail management and electronic engineer/test programmer. I actually prefer retail management (especially the two bookstores I ran), but being an engineer is a lot more lucrative. Oddly enough, all through High School I thought I would become an English teacher. Luckily that didn't happen since I can't stand kids.
Ken
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote: Originally posted by Proty II:
Luckily that didn't happen since I can't stand kids.
Guess I should stay out of your way, then?
Sounds like you've had an interesting life, though. Are you kind of a jack-of-all-trades now?
Posted by Proty II on :
quote:Guess I should stay out of your way, then?
Sounds like you've had an interesting life, though. Are you kind of a jack-of-all-trades now?
Don't worry IB. Anyone who's a Legion fan is wise beyond their years.
And no, I wouldn't call myself a jack-of-all-trades. I have my little niche in test engineering and quality and that's about it. I worked in retail until I was 30 (I'm 48 now) and was able to fall back on that when I was in-between engineering jobs. Aside from that I'm pretty useless.
Ken
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Nah, I wouldn't say that. Your fanfic is pretty cool.
Posted by Proty II on :
Thanks!
Ken
Posted by Numf El on :
Back to the "sacking" question....
I got sacked from a job as hotel porter for drinking on duty (not being drunk - just drinking). It probably didn't help my cause that I was 17 at the time........
Posted by Stoopid Cat on :
**Purr**
I got sacked once but I clawed my way out.
**Purr**
Posted by josum64 on :
Ok here is something about me i am 39 single living in sunny south fla, I have been a fan of the legion since sunboy had his big fight with regulus in a superboy comic 193 i think, i love the first shooter era and i love curt swan, i like to listen to my police scanner because you hear some rather interesting things at work
Posted by Kid Apocalypse on :
Age 35 Name Kelley
Well my love of comics came at a early age.I can remember the day and the events that led me to be a comic fan.I was 8 yrs and was sick my Late Mom took me to the Doctor and later to the drug store.It was there that I found my love of comics there was a comic rack in the drug store and I walked over to it.I remember looking at all the comics and heros on there covers and then one stood out(Avengers 182)Hawkeye was on the cover with bow in hand and I said I wanna be like him.Well my Mom came over and asked if I wanted some comics 30cent at the time I said yes ma'am and she bought me some along with Avengers 182.Since then my mother pasted away in june of 1999 I still have that issue of Avengers 182 framed in my home and I get misty eyes every time I see it because my Mom started my love of comics and she will always be great memory.Btw I am a big Legion fan Dc also.Right now I read mainly Dc comics JSA,JLA,Batgirl,Legion,Froniter,Green Arrow,and such.I also got the chance to open my own comic shop for a few years that was a dream come true.
Well thats all be well
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Cool! Nice getting to know you two, josum64 and Kid Apocalypse.
Posted by josum64 on :
Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: [ Cool! Nice getting to know you two, josum64 and Kid Apocalypse.
IB you are not so bad yourself dude, asa matter of fact this is such a great board with great people.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
quote:Originally posted by Varalent: Yes, I was born in Cuba (on the day Castro marched into Havana and took personal control of the government) but my family fled to the States when I was about 2 1/2 years old.
Cool! My parents are from Cuba!!
tu primo, lil'rhino
Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
Name: Theresa Age: 17 Where you live: Anaheim, CA What you do: I'm a high school student, planning to study acting
Legion info: My favorite character is Kinetix, and I obviously like the era she is included in, I have only begun to start reading
Other things you like: I like acting, reading, and idolizing celebs.
Anything else that you want to share: Cute things are cute like me, but if you make me mad I get nasty
[ November 19, 2004, 05:18 PM: Message edited by: HighPriestess Viviane ]
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Glad to have you on board!
So, how do you feel about Zoe's current terrorform state?
Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
That is like so ~bleep~ up. She should revert to her old sexy self and all that good stuff, the powers are cool though.
Posted by Varalent on :
quote:Originally posted by lil'rhino:
quote:Originally posted by Varalent: Yes, I was born in Cuba (on the day Castro marched into Havana and took personal control of the government) but my family fled to the States when I was about 2 1/2 years old.
Cool! My parents are from Cuba!!
tu primo, lil'rhino
Gracias por la bandera!
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
KinetixgreenZoe,
I am in perfect agreement with you. Zoe fans unite!
Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
ZOE FANS UNITE.
I like that one.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Yeah!
: Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
To steal a page out of Teed's book:
Something to spice up this thread Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
Nice, I'd do him, if he was 3D.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Thanks! That's Cobalt Kid!
Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
Prowwr!!
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Looks like Cobie's magic is working on the ladies yet again. Go Cobie!
Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
Magic, animal attraction, its' all good, as long as I'm not making breakfast in the morning. Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Well, I'm sure we can figure out something else I can eat Posted by Faraway Lad on :
GG says "are you having Fish for breakfast AGAIN cobie"
Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
This is Sara, I'm a friend of Terry's (KinetixgreenZoe), she went to go record a program, and I'm using this moment to place a message, if Cobalt going to be eating anything of Terry's I'm going to be in the room. THREESOME BABY!
[ April 09, 2004, 03:26 PM: Message edited by: KinetixgreenZoe ]
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Sara, I belive you're speaking my language
Aleph, Cali.? Maybe there's a new reason to go across country !
Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
(this is actually Terry, instead of that stupid b*tch Sara) You can always stay in my guest bedroom, if you'd like.
Posted by Beetleblack on :
Hello all, this is my first post. I'm still having a good smooch around Legion World so if you see me looking lost please be gentle
Name: M Age: 31 Where you live: Midlands, United Kingdom What you do: Retail *shudder*
Legion info: Pretty new (and also old) to the title. Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes was one of the first comic books I ever had bought me (only had a few sporadic issues and I was about 10/11 at the time). I think as a kid I was just fascinated by how many of them there were and all the 'cool' names! I've been out of the comic-scene for a LONG time and am slowly getting back into it so my knowledge isn't great, at the moment I am trying to collect back issues, am currently reading Legion of Super-Heroes (1989 series). Not sure who my favourite creators or stories are at this stage, although I have a soft spot for Shrinking Violet (I just love the name for some reason!)... oh and Timber Wolf is a hotty!!!
Other things you like: Other comic books that I love are Doom Patrol (Morrison/Pollack run), Invisibles (Morrison) Alpha Flight (vol 1), Excalibur (vol 1) and getting back into various X-Titles (or trying to) Cult TV (Doctor Who, Blake's 7, The Tribe) and anime (Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon and MORE Sailor Moon!). Movie wise I tend to watch horrors (as that's what the boyf likes!), recently saw Van Helsing which I thought was good (and not JUST for Hugh Jackman in a loin cloth, although that helped!). Quite enjoy Japanese horror movies like Ringu, Dark Water etc. Enjoy listening to music, tends to be female-singer-songwriters (Tori Amos, Jane Siberry, Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, Lucy Kaplansky, Lene Marlin, Kate Bush, Natalie Merchant). Fave authors include Philip Pullman, Tanith Lee, Angela Carter, Anne Rice, Storm Constantine. I'm also into writing but never seem to make the time to actually do any! Also enjoy online RPGs.
Anything else that you want to share: *hands around a box of chocolates*
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Welcome aboard then, Beetleblack! I'm sure you'll do just fine here.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
In the interest of keeping this thread going here are a few questions I hope everyone can answer (and I mean everyone!)
Best you movie you last saw in the theaters?
Favorite Legion cover?
Favorite sport?
Posted by CJ Taylor on :
Here I am...
Name: that's classified Age: 31 (that should be classified) From: Minnesota, where the grass is green (when it isn't cold), the lakes are clear (when it isn't cold), and the skies are blue (when it isn't cold.)
Legion lore: A fan of DnA, I signed on when they did. "Widening Rifts" is my favourite arc. Chuck Taine came in swinging a wrench, no powers just gutsy; he became my favourite character. I've picked up a few of the archive editions, I can see why fans are so devoted to the team.
Other comics: I'm a Batfan too. JSA and JLA too. PLANETARY is good when it comes out, and SOJOURN was a great book.
When not reading comics, I'm playing softball or checking out some band at the club. I do work, but not in a history museum. I'm a technophobe, better with an abacus than a computer. Took me a while to get here, but I made it. See you fanatics around.
Posted by DMFirebow on :
Name: Will Age: 32 Where you live: Aurora, CO
Legion info: My favorite characters are Wildfire, Timber Wolf, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, and GiGi Cusimano (all Post-Boot of course). I started reading LSH when Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel got married way back in Superboy # 200. And my favorite story was the Great Darkness Saga.
I love playing tabletop RPG's, especially Mutants and Masterminds, and am planning on starting a Legion group for that game soon.
Posted by DMFirebow on :
Oh yeah, the most recent movie I saw at the theatre was the Punisher(two thumbs up!)
Favorite Legion Cover: Hmmm... that's a tough one, there's been some great ones, but I think the issue where SuperBoy was flying away crying after he found out how the Kents died..
Favorite Sport:Uhhmmm... Magno-ball?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I'll answer my own questions too:
-Most recent movie I saw in theater was Kill Bill Vol. 2 again, which was freaking awesome. I can't get enough of it, and I can't reccomend it enough. Go see it!
-Favorite Legion cover: I'm going to go with Keith Giffen's cover during the Omen and Prophet story with Ultra Boy, Mon-El, and a few others shooting out of the cover. Very dramatic and it's always stuck with me as a favorite for some reason.
-Favorite sport is hockey. I played it for over ten years, from when I was a wee lad to a high-school star, and it's still my favorite watching it today (although I never get the chance to play it anymore).
Everyone else, I expect answers!
Posted by Greybird on :
I haven't replied to this go-round? About time, I'd say ...
"Real" name: Steve
Alter ego: Greybird
Origin of alter ego: One of Dawnstar's younger brothers ("Who's Who in the LSH" 1, 1988)
Age: 40something
Partners: Single
Where I live and work: Los Angeles
What I do: Use my intellect, really, but to earn money, I do Windows support, typography, and copyediting
Legion fan since: 1982, in a serious way, though I'd read it on occasion since the late 1960s
Worst Legion characters: None (that joined honestly)
Fave Legion creators: Paul Levitz, Jim Sherman, Steve Lightle, Greg LaRocque, Dan Jurgens, Pat Broderick, Keith Giffen (pre-Crisis only)
Worst Legion creators: Keith Giffen (since 1989) ... nope, no one else comes close
Fave Legion stories: Great Darkness Saga, Universo Project, Earthwar, and the ongoing Dawny - Drake romance over 12 story years
Worst Legion stories: Omen and Prophet, everything after Magic Wars and before Zero Hour
Fave Legion single issue: "LSH" v2 n311, the end of Dawnstar's vision quest
Worst Legion single issue: Anything by TMK, take your pick
Fave Legion cover: "LSH" v3 n38, the passing of Superboy (Sienkiewicz's painting)
Fave Legion era: Levitz's writing, 1977-1989
Fave visual art: Winged humanoids, van Gogh's "Starry Night," Jose Manuel Capuletti
Fave films from before I was born: "Casablanca," "The Philadelphia Story," "Citizen Kane," about 20 others
Fave films from since I was born: "The Apartment," "Yentl," "Moulin Rouge," about 30 others
Best movie I last saw in theaters: "Spartan," by David Mamet, with Val Kilmer
Best movie I last saw on DVD: "Big Fish," by Tim Burton
Fave book authors: Ayn Rand, Donald Harington, L. Neil Smith, J. Neil Schulman, Ira Levin
Fave music creators: Beethoven, Puccini, the Gershwins, Cole Porter, John Williams
Fave music performers: Barbra Streisand, k.d. lang, Frank Sinatra, Placido Domingo
Fave sports: Baseball (when the Cubs, White Sox, Dodgers, or Angels make the playoffs), Northwestern Wildcats football
Fave foods: Toasted bagels, eggs Benedict, deviled eggs, New York cheesecake
Worst foods: Peanut butter, marshmallows
Current activities: Looking for more work ... and more Legion fan-fiction, and more non-fan-fiction, and trying, after some years, to get my Dawnstar Website fully on line
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Whew, talk about complete!
Movie: Troy, it was pretty good but I kinda hated the ending.
Cover: tough one, but the twin covers of Legionnaires 47 and LSH 91 come to mind...
Sport: Badminton, since it's about the only one I play. Swimming, too.
Posted by Comet King on :
Movie: I don't go to the cinema. When I was younger I became a bit worried that if I "jumped" or anything then other people would point at me and laugh at me! What started as an irrational worry has now overwhelmed my brain and I don't think I've been to the cinema for a few years now...
Cover: Hmm. I liked the Alan Davis ones. But my favourite was LSH 297 or something - the one with the Legion academy! They all looked great! Shame Lamprey never appeared again though!
Sport: Pah! I became a comics fan coz I hate sport!
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Most recent movie: Hellboy. A superior grade of B-movie. Good fun.
Favorite Legion cover: I don't have one. Seriously.
Favorite sport: Baseball, although TPTN of this sport are doing everything they can to cure me of this. I'm also developing an interest in soccer.
Posted by UTS on :
Favorite sport: Toss-up between kickball and dodgeball.
Posted by CJ Taylor on :
Adding to the madness:
BEST movie I last saw in a theatre: Return of the King
Favourite sport: I live softball from January through July. It's what keeps me from posting here more often.
Favourite Legion Cover: Legion #1! It just looked that cool.
And, because I'm curious:
What favourite comic got cancelled in the last year?
Who is a favoured comic creator(s)?
Posted by CJ Taylor on :
And UTS, We got leagues of both for adults here in Minneapolis. I'm looking to get a team, if you're interested.
Posted by UTS on :
Interested, but a bit too far away at the moment, unfortunately.
Unless...
[ May 29, 2004, 08:29 PM: Message edited by: UTS ]
Posted by UTS on :
quote:Originally posted by CJ Taylor: What favourite comic got cancelled in the last year?
The John Arcudi/Tan Eng Huat version of DOOM PATROL (though maybe that was over a year ago, I'm not sure).
I'm going to get the new DP coming out next month, but I think it'll be a poor replacement... Posted by Chameleon Boy on :
Used parts of Greybird's template.....
"Real" name: Richard
Alter ego: Chameleon Boy
Age: 43
Partners: Single
Where I live: Belmont, CA USA
Where I work: Menlo Park, CA USA
What I do: I am a part time hairdresser and I do graphic art and trying to stay healthy....
Legion fan since: 1969
Fave Legion characters: Chameleon Boy, Dawnstar, Wildfire, Element Lad, Timber Wolf, Dragonmage or White Witch (the Legion needs a mystical character)
Fave Legion creators: Dave Cockrum, Mike Grell, Paul Levitz, Jim Sherman, Steve Lightle, Greg LaRocque, Dan Jurgens, Pat Broderick, Keith Giffen (pre-Crisis only)
Worst Legion creators: Keith Giffen (since 1989), Ric Estrada and Arvell Jones (mostly fill-ins but pretty aweful work. Jack Abel, my all time least favorite inker!!
Fave Legion stories: Great Darkness Saga, Universo Project, Earthwar Saga (If only James Sherman would have finished that one.... sigh....) "The Attack of the Infinite Man" by Levitz, Sherman, Wiacek, Oda and Berube and the back up by Levitz, Nasser, Layton, Oda and Berube from Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes #233, perfect issue from cover to cover!!
Posted by Teliyon on :
Name : Jay Elliott Age : 27 Where you live : Manchester, England What you do : Searching for my place in the world (still........argh!)
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.) : Favourite characters : Ultra Boy, M'Onel/Valor/Mon'El (ahhh....the Gand dude), Shrinking Violet (sigh, I'm in love), Brainy, Ferro!!!! Karate Kid, Dawnstar. Fave story : THE END. That story always makes me cry. When I started reading : Er......I forget actually. But it was 5YG period. Not long before THE END. Bought a load of back issues following the war for Earth. What a ride! Then I bought as many back issues as I could. The Reflecto/Ultra Boy/Superboy story was amazing. I've just recently managed to pick up LSH 37 & 38. SIGH. Poor Supes. Never on my fave list but cool guy. Loved him returning as the anchor in the last run of V3.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.) Fave book : Lord of the Rings. Read it every year since I was 8. Cool. Fave movie : Hmm. I love Planes Trains and Automobiles (I'm a sucker for a happy ending). Lord of the Rings (each one makes me cry). Fave music : Evanescence, Meat Loaf, Bon Jovi, Brian Adams, Nickelback, Metallica. Music with a message. Fave sport : Fencing. There's few things I've found that I love as much as a good sword fight.
Love to read and write. I have something published, just a poem in a poetry anthology. Working on a fantasy story which'll probably never see the light of day. Also assisting a friend as his "Creative consultant". I'm just pitching ideas his way.
Posted by Michael K. Willis on :
I joined this board a while ago but never remembered to post to this thread. I'm rectifying that error now.
Name: Michael Age: 48 Where you live: San Diego What you do: freelance writer
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.):
Given my "advanced years" it shouldn't come as a surprise that I started reading the Legion during the fabled Adventure Comics days (the first one I bought was #333, "The War Between Krypton and Earth"...I still have it as a matter of fact.) I started reading the book because I was into all things Superman as a kid and Superboy's membership made Adventure a must buy.
The Legion is the one series I have followed faithfully...even during those times when I wasn't reading any other comics.
My all-time favorite Legionnaires are Brainiac 5, Superboy (Kal-El), Saturn Girl, Chameleon (Boy), and Dawnstar (I also have a soft spot for Kono and Kent Shakespeare from the TMK era.)
I've always been a DC fan but somehow I raised a son who is primarily a...shudder...Marvel fanatic (My daughter just read Elfquest...couldn't get her to read super-hero books.)
Michael
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Hi! It's great getting to know you guys better!
Posted by Owl Lad on :
Name: ah, but where's the mystery? Age: 34 Where You Live: The Great White North (but no igloos where I live) What You Do For a Living: English Teacher What You Do For Fun: reading, squash, volleyball, playing chase around the house with my 2 year old daughter Status: Married
I've been reading Legion since I was 14, so I guess it's been 20 years!
Favourite LSH creators: Paul Levitz, Steve Lightle Favourite storylines: Legion of Super-Villains and the death of Karate Kid, the Universo Project and Who Is Sensor Girl?
Favourite Characters: Shadow Lass (Shady forever!), Phantom Girl, Lightning Lass, Dream Girl and Sensor Girl (all by Levitz and Lightle, 'natch!)
Other Favourite Titles: JLA,JSA, Birds of Prey, Teen Titans, Outsiders (Recently dropped all X Titles, Avengers and Wonder Woman...diapers and an education fund cost $$$ after all!)
Posted by Library Lad on :
Heya!
Name: Kurt Age: 42 Where?: Morgantown, WV. Occupation: I work the Circulation desk at the WVU Evansdale library.
Legion: Dear Gods! I read the death of Ferro Lad as a young kid when it first came out. I remember waiting with tot fidgeting for the second part of the Fatal Five returns/seige of the LSH HQ story to come out. Pretty much have been around ever since, despite nearly constant cussing and spitting and general curmudgeonly fussing over damn near every issue of the Reboot era. (I'm an ossified Pre-Crisis fan and not well-adapted to change.) I did enjoy the dark and grim Five Years Later era, at least at first.
Other Interests: Um. Most things "weird" or "bizarre". Everything from Trek to Godzilla movies to Santo masked-Mexican wrestler movies to well, Mexican wrestling to Chambara flicks to HK Hopping vampires to...well. The list goes on for awhile.
Secret Weakness: Superheroine erotica. (hey! Nobody's perfect!) That and my cat rules my life. sigh.
Posted by Infectious Drura on :
First post!! yay! (I use too many exclamation marks that's my *real* super power!)
Name: Jackie
age: 31
location: near London, England
my legion history: first found the Legion by reading my older brother's dog eared old Adventure Comics issues, and a love of all things Legion related ensued from then on forever and ever amen etc. Was horrified when I first got a hold of a contemporary Legion issue (LSH 271 "who is the dark man") and found the costumes had been changed! I didn't get over that for years! (I was a child who hated change! )
Interest in current incarnation of Legion wavering somewhat just because it just doesn't feel like 'my legion' anymore. I want all the characters who have been needlessly killed off and changed species and powers back as they were. *sigh*.
After the Levitz period I was out of touch with the Legion for a while, was re-introduced by LSH v4 24 and 25. Talk about a re-baptism of fire! I didn't know what the heck was going on! I didn't know who any of the characters were! I knew Brainy and right, that guy in the hospital bed must be Timber Wolf because they are calling him Brin, but who is that yellow skinned blue haired girl with the freckles? Who's that tall blonde woman with the Supergirl powers? I was totally lost, but I was hooked again!
I'm talking too much about the Legion and not enough about myself ha.
Favourite characters-Princess Projectra and Brainiac 5. Both really came into their own in the TMK/v4 Legion I think. After the beautiful exploration of the Orandan culture hinted at by the Bierbaums for her to be reborn as a cartoon comedy snake who existed just to go nyaa nyaa to the old fans and make lame jokes about the British royal family....well it rankled with me to put it mildly.
One of the reasons I don't read the Legion anymore, but I may be getting back to it! (I believe things may have improved since I last read it)
Mmm I've gone on far too much. Sorry 'bout that!
-Drura, baking delicious Oolian flu for everyone!
Posted by Numf El on :
Welcome ID - it's good to have someone else on this side of the big pond!
By the way - how near is near? Brian Cox apparently is quoted as saying that he comes from a little town just outside of Glasgow - and he's from Dundee.
So all things are relative. Especially my mother.
Posted by Infectious Drura on :
Thanks for the welcome!
heh, I'm from Staines, Middlesex. I was a little nervous of putting my exact location on the internet. It's become a habit to be deliberately vague, not that I really need to be secretive here, I really should have said it in the first place!
I'm about 20 miles from London (I think.)
[ June 03, 2004, 08:06 AM: Message edited by: Infectious Drura ]
Posted by Obadiah Oldbuck on :
Can it be that I have never responded to this thread? Well, let's rectify that right now!
Real name: William Duke Harrington
Alter ego: Obadiah Oldbuck
Origin of alter ego: Title character of the first comic book published in North America, circa 1837
Age: 36
Partners: wife, Sheila. No children
Where I live and work: (live) Sumner, ME. (work) Buckfield, ME
What I do: (by day) Customer Care Specialist for a phone/internet/television provider. (the rest of the time)reporter for the Advertiser-Democrat, Norway, ME
Legion fan since: hooked with very first issue, SUperboy & the LSH #218 OOOUUUIEEE!!!!
Fave Legion creators: Paul Levitz, Jim Sherman, Jim Shooter, Curt Swan, early Kieth Giffen, Mark Waid, Alan Davis, John Forte, Ed Hamilton, Win Mortimer, Mike Grell, Dave Cockrum, Jeff Moy,
Worst Legion creators: later Keith Giffen, Steve Ditko, Oliver Coipel, Roger Stern's ghosts, I used to hate Jummy Janes until I saw some of his original pencil work on ebay (man, that guy got screwed)
Fave Legion stories: Great Darkness Saga, Earthwar, Shooter era, realy reboot to Team 20/30 split
Worst Legion stories: Omen and Prophet, everything after Magic Wars and before Zero Hour, most post Team20/30 split
Fave Legion single issue: can't pick one, dude!
Worst Legion single issue: Most of Mike McAvennie's run as editor esp. Dark Circle Rising
Fave Legion cover: late Adventure era Adams covers
Fave Legion era: Levitz's writing, 1977-1989
Fave films: most any Jimmy Stewart, 1776, Glory, the Indiana Jones series, Star Wars 4-6, abount a zollion others
Favorite DVD: Firefly, the complete series
Fave book authors: Ayn Rand, PG Wodehouse, Mark Twain, PJ O'Rourke,
Fave music creators: depends enitrely on mod, most anything beside rap, hip/hop, metal
Fave sports: stock car racing
Fave foods: all of them, esecially ones that come out of my garden
Posted by Teliyon on :
Hey there Numf-El and Infectious Drura! Is this a brit pack invasion or what? The first people I've spoken to in a while from England who love the Legion. I'm honoured (don't have to feel so funny about the spelling now) to meet you both.
P.S. I just got to ask, because I'm a bit of a geek, do either of you two desperately want to type "Valour" rather than "Valor"?
Funny story. I had a t-shirt printed from a Valor comic some years ago. Loved it. All my friends used to take the mickey out of me and call me the gas man. Valor gas. Sigh. Maybe you had to be there.
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Teliyon: All my friends used to take the mickey out of me
Hey Merriam!? Hey Webster!?
Translation please?
Posted by Numf El on :
quote:Originally posted by Infectious Drura: heh, I'm from Staines, Middlesex. I was a little nervous of putting my exact location on the internet. I'm about 20 miles from London (I think.)
That's close enough - I certainly wouldn't ask you for more detailed info than that. I know of Staines 'cos the company I work for has a subsidiary company whose main office is in Staines, and I have a friend who works in their IT department who has travelled to and fro.
quote: The first people I've spoken to in a while from England who love the Legion.
Wrong spy Teliyon - Scotland. Way up in Aberdeen for me.
Also on this side of the great pond are Sonnie Bloke (my brother), the adorable Harbinger, Faraway Lad and Gigglebot Girl, Sanity or Madness and Bevis, to name but a few.
I know what you mean about the spelling - I generally don't care too much, if we're expected to put up with their bad spelling then they can put up with our correct spelling.
Anyway, Welcome - have fun!
Posted by Teliyon on :
Whoa, Numf-El. (AND whoops). Scotland. Nice one. Soz about the mistake.
And Blockade Boy : Merriam? Webster? I'm afraid the reference is lost on me. But taking the mickey means to insult in a friendly way. To rag on me. A bit of banter between friends.
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Ah! got it. Oh, Merriam-Webster is a dictionary.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Love your taste in music Teliyon.
Posted by Querl Dox on :
Name: Paul
Age: 24 (25 in August)
Base of Operations: I'm from Normandy but living near Paris (Noisy le Grand) since september 2003, that is to say in France.
Fun detail: my parents are living near Detroit! My father found a job there.
Occupation: at the moment, i'm in a company for 2 months to do graphic production (Photoshop, Flash MX).
Legion Fan since: I used to live in a small city where i do not have acces to a comics shop. I've been reading the credits months after months on the DC Comics website since 2001 and my access to the web, and i've always look at The Legion with envy among the other titles i like because it looks great. Since i'm on Paris, i've discovered a french message boards on comics where people love "The Legion" and it reminds me that i can go looking now for the title. So, it's only 2 months that i've been collecting issues of the serie (n°32 and 33) on a regular basis. But the first issues i've read is Legion Lost since number one and then i've become a legion fan.
Favourite Legionnaire: i like them all, they are all great, there is no superstars among them, they are all well developped, that's a thing i like. Even if i have a preference for Live Wire. I like him a lot.(i suspect it's because i've only read Legion Lost, Legion Worlds and The Legion 1-27 for now, where he is well seen)
Favourite Legion Creators: Steve Lightle, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Olivier Coipel (that's the only ones i've read until now, so....)
Favourite Legion stories: "Legion Lost"
Favourite Legion Era: i like them all, i'm collecting every issue i can find because i like the serie. Since i've started reading it, i like the characters, not an era in particular.
Legion claim to fame: meeting OLIVIER COIPEL on the 15th of May 2004 in Paris (he made me a superb Live Wire!)
Other series i like: Flash, Green Lantern, JSA, JLA, Birds of Prey, Nightwing, Robin, Young Justice (before it was stopped), Batgirl, Sandman, 100 Bullets, Fables, Authority, Planetary, Hulk, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Punisher, Alias, Hellboy, Bone, Queen and Country.... I'm forgetting some for sure and i'm discovering others....
I also buy mangas and euh... I don't know how to translate that in a way you can understand the difference...maybe graphic albums (you know European books as those from Humanoids Publishing. However i know they are resized for you and the US market)...I like good stories no matter what the format is, that's all.
Here we have 2 types of books: comic books format and the graphic albums format. If you use "comics" for all the books, that term "comics" is only used here as a reference to the US production as manga refers to the asian production.
I hope i've made it clear for everybody.
Favourite TV: "Buffy", "Angel", "Star Trek", "Ally McBeal", "Smallville", "Sex and the City", "Farscape", ....
Favourite Music: no preference, when i like it, i like it.(classic, pop, rock, hardrock, metal, r&b, techno...etc...)
Otherwise, i like sport and i'm playing basket-ball in a club.
Ok, I don't know what to add, so see ya on the message board!
[ June 08, 2004, 04:43 PM: Message edited by: Querl Dox ]
Posted by Frenk on :
Name: Frenk
Pain in my ass: sharing a body with another head!
Posted by Dyvud on :
Name: Dyvud
Don't listen to that stupid other head of mine!
Posted by Teliyon on :
Lightning Lad. Why thank you sir. Yes, I am a humble rocker with a soft side.
Posted by sensory lad on :
Hi. New here but been a Legion fan since way back then. Started reading Legion since I was 8.
Name: Dave Age: 34 Base of Operations: Manila, Philippines
First Legion story read: A Grell pencilled story I think involving Legion tryouts where 7 didnt make the cut since they had similar powers as 7 Legionnaires.
Least Favorite Legionnaires: Kinetix, Invisible Kid II, Quislet
Favorite Era: Levitz Era and the 70's Legion stories. Appreciated the Bierbaum era though
Other comics I like: Sandman, Strangers in Paradise, Planetary, old Authority
Other faves: TV - Alias Movies - LOTR, horror movies Music - runs the gamut from Elliot Smith to White Stripes. Not much country though
That's it.
Posted by CJ Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Querl Dox: [QBLegion claim to fame: meeting OLIVIER COIPEL on the 15th of May 2004 in Paris (he made me a superb Live Wire!) [/QB]
Querl, I've heard nothing but great things about Olivier. He sounds like one of the coolest artists to meet. His Brainiac 5 is just about one of the coolest visual characters ever.
Posted by Querl Dox on :
CJ, Olivier is so kind with his fans! Always a good word for them when you come to see him. He's great.
And yeah, me too, i like a lot Brainiac 5 made by him!
And Welcome Sensory Lad!
[ June 10, 2004, 10:18 AM: Message edited by: Querl Dox ]
Posted by Duplicate Man on :
Secret ID: Allan, but don't tell anyone. Age: 43 First Legion Issue: SB/Legion #205
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
Well, I see I never checked in on this thread, either! Allow me...
Name: Chaim Mattis Keller Age: 33 Family status: Married with five children Occupation that pays the rent: Computer Programmer Legion Claim To Fame: The Legion Reference File, of course! Also have met Mark Waid, Tom McCraw and Jason Armstrong (obtaining drawings of Star Boy and Brainiac 5 from the latter) and wrote fanfic for Fanzing. First Legion Story: Tyroc vs. Zoraz, Superboy # 218 Regular reader since: 1991 Favorite Legion Era: TMK. Favorite Legion writers: TMK. Favorite Legion artist: Greg LaRocque. Favorite Legionnaires: Brainiac 5 and Star Boy. Also regularly read: JSA, H-E-R-O. And collect back issues of the "near future" DC Sci-Fi characters, such as Space Cabby, Star Hawkins, the Star Rovers, Tommy Tomorrow, etc. Formerly read: Starman, Fantastic Four (during Byrne era), Dazzler, New Mutants, Power Pack. Favorite movies: Star Wars, the original trilogy. Airplane!, Rat Race, South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. TV: MASH, South Park, Simpsons, Futurama, Night Court. Books: The Kinsey Millhone series. Music: Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Chicago, Air Supply, Survivor, Styx, Boston, Evanescence. Sports: Kansas City Royals, suck though they do at the moment.
Current obsession: getting votes for my buddies in the Small Press Idol contest! Anyone who hasn't voted in that yet, please help!
Also, I want to learn how to make my own graemlins! Those things are so cool!
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Chaim Mattis Keller: Family status: Married with five children
In my state you must marry an adult and only one at a time
I amuse me
Posted by Chaim Mattis Keller on :
That joke would have worked better if I had erroneously written "to" or ambiguously written a comma instead of, correctly, the word "with."
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
No, it wouldn't have worked any better Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Name: Sean Springer Age: 35 Family status: Single Occupation that pays the rent: Journalist Legion Claim To Fame: closest thing, I guess, is meeting Paul Levitz in the mid-90s, saw him cringe when I praised his Legion work. First Legion Story: origin story in DC Super-Stars 17. wasn't impressed (still not with that one). S/LSH 236 was next, loved it! Regular reader since: 1978-1989, 2003- Favorite Legion Era: three-way tie: Levitz/Giffen, TMK, DnA Favorite Legion writers: ditto. Favorite Legion artist: Giffen (v2: 280s to 305, 50-59 of v3) Favorite Legionnaires: Tinya, Kent, Lar and Salu... and post-boot Luornu Also regularly read: Hellblazer, Strangers in Paradise, Stray Bullets, Strangehaven. Also follow in TPB: Starman, Planetary, 100 bullets. Formerly read: Cerebus, various Vertigo books... years ago, read most DC superheroes, plus many Marvel. Favorite movies: Casablanca, Braveheart, Shindler's List, LOTR (all 3), 2001, Star Wars, Contact, Airplane, the Monty Python movies. TV: Stargate, the Daily Show, Stargate, Friends (yeah, so sue me), MASH, Law & Order, JAG, Barney Miller Books: Mists of Avalon, historical fiction, plus real history that catches my eye Music: Louis Armstrong, Enter the Haggis, Indigo Girls, Black 47, Beck, Loreena McKinnitt, Dido, Slade, Sting, the Cheiftains, Artful Dodger, Ella Fitzgerald, Smashmouth, the Clash, and Sarah Brightman Sports:part-time Yanks fan. part-time Manchester fan. hate American 'football,' but watch the superbowl with friends. sometimes catch winter Olympics... that's about it. Current obsession: since my Legion fandom reignited last year, I've rebuilt my Legion collection to more than 600 comics, up from around 100 (pre-1992 purge, I'd omly had around 190ish). Zeroing in on silver age now... Capt. Dallas helped me complete my Bronze (thanks, Keith!). Also working on several writing, art and comics projects. one or more may be done any century now...
[ July 03, 2004, 05:32 PM: Message edited by: Kent Shakespeare ]
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Oops.
Coipel. forgot to list him in faves.
Hey O.O.! you're a small-town journalist, too?
Posted by Glorith on :
Name: Glorith
Occupation: Queen
Hobbies: Looking at Lash and listening to my worshippers.
Posted by MYG on :
***UPDATE***
Name: Kenny
Age: 38 (Will be 39 next month...can't believe that!)
Location: Born and Raised NY (living in NJ)
Family status: Engaged (getting married this October!)
Occupation that pays the rent: Government
Legion Claim To Fame: I met Paul Levitz at a convention in the late 90's. I also own a copy of Adventure Comics issue# 246.
First Legion Story: Probably Superboy & the Legion of Superheroes issue#246 (1978).
Regular reader since: 1980 (Almost 25 years?!?)
Favorite Legion Era: Levitz/Giffen.
Favorite Legion artist: Giffen
Favorite Story: "The Great Darkness Saga"
Favorite Legionnaires: Timberwolf, Dawnstar, Rond Vidar(He was a cool Green Latern), Myg(kid had attitude), Grev Mallor(Tasmia's Cousin was cool too) and Ayla Ranzz.
Also regularly read: Avengers, Teen Titans & JLA
Formerly read: Everything Marvel and DC at one time or another.
Favorite movies: The Breakfast Club, the "Friday the 13th" and "Halloween" flicks, the X-Men movies.
TV: The Honeymooners!!!, Eight is Enough, the Sopranos, Real World.
Sports: Mets AND Yankees, Hockey, Ultimate Fighting, Boxing.
Current obsession: Everything Legion...and I have ALMOST EVERYTHING Legion dating back to Adventure Comics issue# 246.
[ July 11, 2004, 06:51 PM: Message edited by: MYG ]
Posted by ANIMEAvenger on :
Name: ANIMEAvenger
Age: 25
Marital status: single
Occupation: other
Location: Western Australia
First Legion Story: EEK! can't quite remember. *hangs head in shame* er...i remember it was late 70's-early 80's era ish that had Superboy and Supergirl in it (yeah i know, REAL help that is).
Other regularly reads: All Superman titles, Wonder Woman, SUPERMAN/BATMAN, JSA, JLA, Teen Titans, Ultimate Fantastic Four and other type of DC trades or specials when available.
Favorite movies: Superman 1 and 2, Supergirl, Batman 1 and 2, Spawn, X-MEN 1 and 2, Spider-man 1 and 2.
Music: Madonna (she's #1 BABY!!!), Prodigy and Marilyn Manson...ect.
Past time hobbies: Drawing paticularly within the Bruce Timm JL Animated type style, watchin Timm Animated style toon series, Japanese Manga and ANIME...ect.
AA
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Eek! 25 years old and you were reading Legion in the late 70's?
Good pre-schools there in western Oz.
I have a Legion memory softspot in Oz. When I was a kid, my local drug store stopped carrying. So I thought, being just a kid, that the book just no longer existed. Twenty five years later while traveling through Townsville I saw an outside spinner rack with LSH. This turned out to be much to my then girlfriend's chagrin as I immediately started buying up every back copy I could find and spent the rest of my evenings on the hostel beds reading comics.
I still have the books but lost a dutch gymnast girlfriend that could do some amazing things.
Oh well.
Posted by The Red Bee on :
Name: James Davis
Age: 37
Marital Status: Married with lil' ones
Location: Indiana
Favorite Comics: Legion, JSA, Starman and Thor from Marvel
Legion Reader Since: #1 of the Baxter run, and still stuck being nostalgic for it.
Favorite stories: All of Levitz (especially Great Darkness) and the first thirty issues of TMK.
Favorite Legionnaires: Duo Damsel and Bouncing Boy! And Cosmic Boy.
After a couple months of lurking, I've decided to post a little. I'll try to jump into this madness when I can Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Great to see you, Red Bee! Post a little, post a lot!
Posted by CreativityKid on :
Legion Code Name: CreativityKid
Real name: Mike
Age: 35
Base of Operations: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Earth
Occupation: Newspaper reporter
Legion since: #280 (part of the "Who Is Reflecto?" story arc)
Favorite Legionnaires: Invisible Kid, Matter-Eater Lad, Wildfire
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Hey, CK! you, me and Obadiah Oldbuck are all reporters!
Posted by Nekogami on :
Name: James Age: 27 Where I live: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada What I do: Wish I could find a new job.
Legion info: Started reading back in the 80s - with the 50s, 60s, and 70s runs. Picked it up again with the Zero Hour reboot, dropped it for lack of funds a bit later, picking it up again now. Favourite characters... Hmm. Classic team: Shrinking Violet , Mon-El, Bouncing Boy, Ferro Lad, Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel, Matter-Eater Lad, Collossal Boy. Postboot: Vi , Kinetix, Valor, Ferro, Apparition, Superboy (I've never liked that SuperX hung with the Legion, but I like the story behind the current one being there.), Triad. The 60s hold a place of fondness in my heart, but I really like the Postboot version - if for no other reason than the decades of the 20th century titles messing up continuity have been cleaned up.
Other things I like: I'm a gamer, which ate up most of my free time when I was working. Beyond that I'm a general geek - I like comics, animation (particularly, but not limited to Japanese), SF/F books/movies/etc. I listen to a lot of different music (J-Pop, Goth, Metal, Top 40, Classic Rock, Folk, some Classical...I could go on.)...
I can't think of anything else potentially of interest, so... I guess I'll sign off now.
[ July 14, 2004, 01:09 AM: Message edited by: Nekogami ]
Posted by Monkey Eater Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: Hey, CK! you, me and Obadiah Oldbuck are all reporters!
Hey I was a reporter, editor, and cartoonist for my college paper and a reporter for comics2film.com! Maybe its time to open the Daily Planet 3004?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Monkey Eater Lad:
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: Hey, CK! you, me and Obadiah Oldbuck are all reporters!
Hey I was a reporter, editor, and cartoonist for my college paper and a reporter for comics2film.com! Maybe its time to open the Daily Planet 3004?
I was the editor/reporter/typesetter/photographer for a small town weekly for two years. Also served as the only two year editor of my school paper and taught the journalism class my senior year when our teacher was activated to Panama in the 80's.
Posted by Varalent on :
quote:Originally posted by Nekogami: Other things I like: I'm a gamer
That being the case, have you tried out City of Heroes yet? It's awesome! There is a group of us from Legion World that play it regularly and we have a great time. Check out the "Your Chance to be a Legionnaire" thread on the Legion Forum here on Legion World for more info. You can go there by clicking here.
Hope you'll be able to join us sometime!
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Varalent:
quote:Originally posted by Nekogami: Other things I like: I'm a gamer
That being the case, have you tried out City of Heroes yet? It's awesome! There is a group of us from Legion World that play it regularly and we have a great time. Check out the "Your Chance to be a Legionnaire" thread on the Legion Forum here on Legion World for more info. You can go there by clicking here.
Hope you'll be able to join us sometime!
Vee ought to be on NCsoft's payroll. Posted by Nekogami on :
quote:Originally posted by Varalent: That being the case, have you tried out City of Heroes yet? It's awesome!
So I've heard. Sadly, I can't afford an MMORPG ATM. If I ever CAN afford one, CoH will no doubt be it, but it'll be a while for that.
Posted by Varalent on :
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad:
quote:Originally posted by Varalent:
quote:Originally posted by Nekogami: Other things I like: I'm a gamer
That being the case, have you tried out City of Heroes yet? It's awesome! There is a group of us from Legion World that play it regularly and we have a great time. Check out the "Your Chance to be a Legionnaire" thread on the Legion Forum here on Legion World for more info. You can go there by clicking here.
Hope you'll be able to join us sometime!
Vee ought to be on NCsoft's payroll.
And what makes you think I'm not? Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote: Originally posted by Lightning lad:
quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Monkey Eater Lad:
quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: Hey, CK! you, me and Obadiah Oldbuck are all reporters! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hey I was a reporter, editor, and cartoonist for my college paper and a reporter for comics2film.com! Maybe its time to open the Daily Planet 3004? -----------------------------------------------
I was the editor/reporter/typesetter/photographer for a small town weekly for two years. Also served as the only two year editor of my school paper and taught the journalism class my senior year when our teacher was activated to Panama in the 80's.
Gosh! And I'm in charge of all the news in my school paper!
Posted by Varalent on :
And I also was the editor of our HS newspaper and the yearbook. Seems like we've got plenty of editors around. So when do we start up LWNN (Legion World News Network) ?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Sounds like a plan.
What sort of format are we talking here?
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Wow! I've just spent an enjoyable hour reading over this whole thread, and I sure do feel like I know several people a whole lot better now!
You know, I've never posted a profile to this thread. I may have to rectify that oversight soon... Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
*Ahem*
You were saying? Posted by Gina Donahue on :
Name: ...Gina Donahue.
Age: 24
Where you live: Denville, NJ -- AKA 'The Hub of Morris County'. AKA 'Exit 38, I-80 Eastbound'.
What you do: I am gainfully employed as a Starbucks shift supervisor, but I'm (as are so many others) trying to break into comics. God, such a cliche'd phrase.
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): Cosmic Boy, hands down. Creators? Gosh, it's a tough call. My favorite run is Stern/McCraw/Peyer/Carani/Moy/Moder etc -- with emphasis of Moy over Moder; I liked the cute and the humor more than the spindly limbs. Stories? Well, given my obsession with Cos, I'd have to say the Sting, ending with LSH #80. Second to that is the Team 20 run. I'm far and away most familiar with the postboot Legion, as I've been reading religiously since Zero Hour, but -- well, let me put it this way. I grew up not far from the Joe Kubert School, and they used to have a crapload of back-issue boxes in the back room of the art supply store. So at the same time as I was reading postboot, I was also reading v3 and v4. This makes my head a complicated jumble of love and knowledge. I *am* the girl responsible for this past April Fools' Day character application for Fortress Lad. I could go on and on and on and on and on and... yeah.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.): Oh hell, I hope I'm not the sum of my interests. 1) I generally don't watch television. 2) I don't have to patience for movies, except in very rare circumstances or in the cases of certain favorite movies from back when I had an attention span. 3) My taste in music is spectacularly eclectic, and god, examples of it are listed in ten billion different places and I'm too lazy to list some again. 4) I read a lot of books. I don't like high fantasy. At the moment, I'm rereading 'The Wizardry Quested' by Rick Cook, finally reading 'Stranger in a Strange Land' by (duh) Heinlein, and idly reading 'Comparative Politics' by Jacobs, Conradt, Peters, and Safran. I'm on the lookout for any Flashman books I haven't yet acquired.
I have a tattoo of the Flash symbol on my right ankle, and I need new glasses. And a nap.
--GD
Posted by Gina Donahue on :
This is the part where I go OMFG CLASH!!!!111oneone
It's also where I go -- haha. Guys. If you love the Clash, then no matter how you may have felt about Joe's solo album and soundtrack work, and now matter what you may have thought of the Mescaleros' first two albums...
...you will love Streetcore with all your heart, and listening to it will make you cry. Hell. Listening to it still makes me cry, and by now I can play every damn song on the thing. But then, re-reading the last Summer World issue does it too. Aw, Chuck, that /was/ the livin' end.
...uh, right. So. Clash! Dear god yes the Clash! Go to clashcity.com and jump through the hoops -- believe you me, it's well worth the comparatively tiny hassle, if you want ancient bootlegs, if you want live recordings of the post-Jones Clash that DON'T suck and that can give you an idea of how much Cut the Crap would've rocked the house down if it hadn't been processed to death...
I'm 'Tomorrow' on the boards there.
-GD
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Gina, as a HUGE fan of the Clash, thanks for the info! I'll definately check out the website when I can, since I can't get enough of one of my favorite bands. Since I'm pretty much unfamiliar with the post-Jones Clash (on purpose), I'll check it out!
I think Outdoor Miner is also a huge Clash fan, and we've both talked before (in this thread IIRC) about how London Calling still manages to blow us away!
Posted by rtvu2 on :
Name Richard Age: 28 City: Austin, TX
Fav Legion: Cosmic Boy, Nightwind, and Tellus and don't forget Polar Boy!
(I liked the TMK era...)
Started reading the Legion in late 80's with Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heros, got in the regular book with the Trial of Brainc 5.
Other then that, love movies, love books and reading...
Posted by strwrshrln on :
Harlan Age 38 I teach special education at the middle school level. I started reading the LSH way back around Superboy 222 or 223. I stopped reading when i was in high school. Trying now to go back and pick up what I missed out on. I have had lots of time to read recently. I have been undergoing cancer treatment so I have not worked since February. This has left me with lots of reading time to try and read some of my old back issues and catch up on the current series. I collect vintage Star Wars toys, baseball cards, and NASCAR items of my cousin Greg Biffle.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
I love the Clash, Gina.
also, welcome, Texans!
Posted by greatplaidmoose on :
Hello all!
Name Rich Age 34 Where you live Greensburg PA What you do Manager of Anime Store
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.) : Sun Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Lightning Lass, Polar Boy. Paul Levitz, Mark Waid, Dave Cockrum, Mike Grell, Steve Lightle. I started reading with Superboy & The Legion of Super-Heroes #229.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.) Comics, Sci-Fi TV, Doctor Who, Movies of all types.
Posted by Kid Prime on :
And also, don't forget that greatplaidmoose is known for his awesome Survivor games on the DCMB Dc Direct forum! Great to have you here, man! Posted by Varalent on :
Good to see you greatplaidmoose!
Posted by greatplaidmoose on :
Thanks guys! Hello!
Posted by Harbinger on :
Hello, how are you?
[ August 06, 2004, 03:53 PM: Message edited by: Harbinger ]
Posted by greatplaidmoose on :
quote:Originally posted by Harbinger: Hello, how are you?
Quite well. How are you? These boards seem pretty cool so far. I haven't seen much negativity which is so rampant on other boards. It's so cool!
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
NEGATIVITY???!!!??? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT???!!!???
<wink and a nudge>
Posted by greatplaidmoose on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: NEGATIVITY???!!!??? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT???!!!???
<wink and a nudge>
It's just so refreshing. I'm so tired of all the harsh posts on other comics boards. It's so refreshing to read a so many positive posts. Posted by The Red Bee on :
greatplaidmoose, I feel exactly the same way. Even when lurking, it's so nice to see such a positive atmosphere and constant goofing around.
I like to lurk at the Legion part of the board and then quickly read through the recent posts on the Mission Monitor Board, which usually gives me a good laugh before I sign out.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
That's why everybody should have External Affairs (tm). Have you had yours today?
Posted by Harbinger on :
quote:Originally posted by greatplaidmoose:
quote:Originally posted by Harbinger: Hello, how are you?
Quite well. How are you? These boards seem pretty cool so far. I haven't seen much negativity which is so rampant on other boards. It's so cool!
I'm very well GPM, thanks for asking.
And while we do have some negativity on the whole it's either impersonal, constructive (if you know what I mean)or we're too cool to bother!
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
ditto.
and we make pointless posts like this just to add ro our post-counts.
how do you think I got above 700? sometimes it takes more than an innocent External Affair (tm), but you can never go wrong with them. Have you had yours today?
Posted by matlock on :
I never did post to this thread yet and it's been on my to-do list so:
Name: Matthew
Age: 33
Location: Douglasville, GA. About halfway between Atlanta and the Alabama, geographically and mentally.
Occupation: Field Biller for a national janitorial service company. It's about as exciting as it sounds, but I seem to be finding time to post at LW a lot these days. Don't tell 'em okay?
I'm married with 1 daughter, who I will occasionally bore you with anecdotes about.
I started following the Legion regularly with LSH v. 3 # 13, the Timber Wolf spotlight story. I've been with it off and on ever since, even after ostensibly quitting comics totally.
My favorte creators are more or less the usual suspects: Shooter, Levitz, Cockrum, Lightle, Giffen etc.
Favorite Legionnaires: Timber Wolf (pre-boot, the new guy's not doing it for me) Gates, well I'll think of more later.
Time to leave work, will wrap this up tomorrow.
Posted by Loser Lad on :
Welcome matlock! Posted by Loser Lad on :
Oh and oneathesedays I'm gonna post one of these things too. Posted by Miss Terious on :
I'll post one day as well. Maybe once Loser Lad does. Maybe later. *tee hee* Posted by Loser Lad on :
Hrmph. Yeah, I guess I usually do finish first...
Posted by Miss Terious on :
And you leave a big mess behind too! Posted by Loser Lad on :
So I've heard. I'm usually sleeping by then. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Matlock, the antecdotes about your daughter don't bore us, so keep 'em coming! Especially any that have to do with Spider-Man Posted by Numf El on :
What's that about matlocks daughter needing anecdotes? She hasn't been bitten by a snake, has she? God forbid!
Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Matlock, the antecdotes about your daughter don't bore us, so keep 'em coming! Especially any that have to do with Spider-Man
Matlock's daughter is secretly Spider-Man?! Posted by Loser Lad on :
Sssh! It's a secret!!!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I've blown it!
Damn spell-check diety! Now I've exposed a super-hero!
Posted by Loser Lad on :
At least I can trust you to keep my deep, dark secret, right Cobie?
Cobie???
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
What, the mullet? Oh Shit---!
Sorry, Lou! I promise I'll never speak of it again...
Posted by Loser Lad on :
What's that? I have no idea what you're...
*runs and hides*
Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
Ha ha ha ha...
Mullet...the eighties...
Good Times, great beer, I was born, how the hell do I remember the eighties so vividly.
Me Like Secrets!
[ August 24, 2004, 05:24 PM: Message edited by: KinetixgreenZoe ]
Posted by Loser Lad on :
Must be from all the John Hughes movies. In real life the 80's pretty much sucked.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The 90's rawked! Well, the mid to late 90's at least!
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Without the 80's, we wouldn't have Transformers, though, so I have to give it at least that.
Posted by matlock on :
quote:Originally posted by STU:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Matlock, the antecdotes about your daughter don't bore us, so keep 'em coming! Especially any that have to do with Spider-Man
Matlock's daughter is secretly Spider-Man?!
Doggone it! Now I know why J. Jonah Jameson egged my house over the weekend. Thanks a lot.
Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
It's all about Jem, that was the best show I have ever put my eyes on. It's why I chose the professions I have.
[ August 24, 2004, 05:27 PM: Message edited by: KinetixgreenZoe ]
Posted by rtvu2 on :
Just want to Best Buy and you can buy the first two season on DVD. Was here boyfriend's name really Rio?
Posted by matlarrk on :
And did he dance upon the sand?
Posted by KinetixgreenZoe on :
His name was Rio Pacheco. And you can buy the 1st half of season three now. If you have any questions you can ask Christy Marx. Go to her website and email her, she great in responding.
Posted by Comet King on :
quote:Originally posted by KinetixgreenZoe: It's all about Jem, that was the best show I have ever put my eyes on. It's why I chose the professions I have.
Er. You're a pink haired rock singer? So what's your day job?
Posted by HighPriestessViviane on :
I'm officially unemployed or a student if you would, I'm studying to be an actress and an English professor. I am in a band called Holographic Nature featuring John Cotton. It's made up of family, except for John Cotton, who is just playing with us at the moment.
I don't have pink hair but I have put temporary coloring in my hair when I perform, sometimes, and pink has been one of the many colors, mostly pink, green and white.
[ September 21, 2004, 07:43 PM: Message edited by: HighPriestessViviane ]
Posted by DrakeChase3004 on :
Does your band have a website? Do you tour? Coming around NYC anytime?
Posted by HighPriestessViviane on :
I'm the most advanced when it comes to the web, and I don't know jack, so no website.
We might start touring in mid-autumn, but a member is still iffy about doing it, were hoping for a yes, it's looking like we will, I know what cities I'm going to, but I should ask which clubs.
I am going to New York, if I tour for 5 days, we are literary going to dicuss a contract with the record label Jetset. If all goes well, then I will have a website.
Posted by TheGreenActingBug on :
Awesome, Vi. Go you!
Posted by HighPriestessViviane on :
It sounds like fun, but I'm working constantly and I have no time to actually have a break. Remember I'm going to New York and back in 2 and a half months, non stop driving.
Posted by MYG 235 - Andy S on :
ANDY S., 32 yrs old LOS ANGELES (transplanted from a decade in New York, before that I did undergrad at UC Berkeley) MFA Candidate at UCLA, Theater/Film (writing)
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.)
Started reading LSH around the Omega storyline. Became passionately loyal during Levitz/Giffen thru the first couple years of TMK (vastly underrated work, IMO). Favorite Legionnaires: Karate Kid I & II, Projectra/Sensor Girl, Dream Girl/Dreamer, Chemical King, Invisible Kid I & II, Spider Girl, Color Kid, Night Girl, Shadow Kid, Laurel Kent, Nightwind, Duo Damsel and Tyroc.
(No, I never really understood my particular sensibilities either. I just know I feverishly looked for all their appearances and had a healthy, mostly-consensual fantasy life with some of them -- ahem.)
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.)
I read a lot -- mostly fiction and plays, primarily by ethnic writers. I also dissect movies with my brother (who works on films and tv series as a cameraman), much to the consternation of anyone accompanying us (so we go by ourselves). As for music, I listen to musicals (yes i'm gay), house music (ditto yes), r & b (because i like to hear men croon about how much they love me and i relate to the women talking about how he broke their heart), the frustratingly tiny percent of hip hop that's innovative and brilliant (currently that might only be Outkast and Missy Elliot standing), and a scattering of world music i pick up while travelling.
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Great to see you here, MYG 235-Andy S! Sounds like we have a lot in common.
Posted by CreativityKid on :
I posted this when I first joined, but ...
CreativityKid
Real Name: Mike
Age: 35
Base of Operations: Pawtucket, RI (home of the Pawtucket Red Sox!)
Occupation: Reporter for a daily newspaper
Legionnaire since: LSH (1st series) #280, part of the "Who is Reflecto?" storyline
Favorite Legionnaires: Invisible Kid I, Bouncing Boy, Matter-Eater Lad, Colossal Boy
- the Kid
(Paid for by the "Committee to Elect Creativity Kid Leader.")
Posted by Dream Boy on :
Name: Jay Age: 28 Where you live: Baltimore, MD What you do: Social Worker
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): I'm actually a recent fan. I was a casual reader of the Baxter series and the old Legionaires book, before Zero Hour took over. I've recently started getting back into the Legion, first picking up some issues of the recent series and buying some trades, including The Great Darkness Saga, which I had heard a lot about. My favorite Legion members are Dream Girl/Dreamer, Saturn Girl, and Dawnstar. Favorite creators include Levitz and Giffen.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.) I'm not a big movie person but do watch my fair share of television. My musical tastes are more along the lines of Top 40/hip hop/R&B. And I have an affinity for trashy novels.
Anything else that you want to share!
I'm a fan of Japanese women's pro wrestling.
Posted by Kid Prime on :
*I figured it was time for me to finally make good on my promise to do an entry here in the LMB Who's Who!*
Name: Jeff Age: 31 Where you live: Birmingham, AL What you do: Throw food at people while dreaming about going back to school for my Masters
The first LSH issue I picked up was the "fill the audience in" issue at the end of the first Reflecto saga. I loved it, mainly because I thought Phantom Girl and Dawnstar's outfits were SO cool, and for the gratuitous shots of naked Superboy, which positively influenced my sexual orientation (though it was pretty hardwired into me by that point.) Later on, I picked up some digest reprints of the Adventure era. and loved them as well. All of which prepared me for Legion and Legionnaires #0, which hooked me. I've been a pretty big LSH fan ever since!
I love the Transformers, and click here to read more about that! I love musical theater, and theater in general. I wish I had the opportunity to play more in musical theater these days. My undergraduate degree is in music (voice) and I'm pretty dang good. Of course, now I'm thinking very seriously about doing a career 180 and going back for a master's in biostatistics, becoming a research scientist, which is pretty wild for someone who once was a professional singer and actor, but things change.
I also love Lee, my partner. He is at the center of my life. He works with software and makes TONS more money than I. I'm still figuring out how to deal with that. We have been together for nearly 3 years now, and I hope we will never part ways (at least until we're both in our twilight.)
I love sports, especially college football (to watch) and tennis (to play.) I love video games, and they eat up far too much of my time. If it wasn't for Civ 3, I'd have my first symphony finished by now. I'm a composer as well, and my biggest, most secret dream is to stand up and accept the Tony for best score of a musical. I doubt it'll ever happen, but who knows what can happen in the next 50 years! I also love other 80's cartoons besides Transformers (GI Joe, Thundercats, He-Man) and cartoons in general. My very favorite movie is probably still The Empire Strikes Back, though the Lord of the Rings trilogy is gaining ground. I also dig more recent indie fare, like American Splendor and such. Lee and I are pretty heavy movie afficianados. Uhm... I love being here on Legion World. And I feel very blessed by the people who have become my friends here. As for the philosophical currents moving my life... let's save that for another thread and just concentrate on the Transformers here!
AUTOBOTS! TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!
Posted by Future on :
Nice to know a bit more about you, Kippers!
You'll be sure to thank Legion World when you accept that Tony, won't you? Posted by 235 - Andy S on :
quote:Originally posted by Kid Prime: Great to see you here, MYG 235-Andy S! Sounds like we have a lot in common.
After reading up on you, I can safely agree with you. (though that whole monogamous-partner thing is a mystery to me)
Posted by HighPriestessViviane on :
Hmm...maybe I should do one of these.
Posted by Thora on :
name: Thora of Taltar.
home planet: Taltar.
occupation: Ambassador.
Legion fan since: Adventure Comics # 368.
hobbies: flogging, carving exact replicas of friends and enemies, scheming against cretinous males.
favorite Legionnaires: the female ones.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Wow, Thora posted a Who's Who profile! Way to put forth even more of an effort!
Not only will this win you over some votes, the new gentler you is making a great impression on us LWers.
Posted by TiJulk MrAsz on :
Brandon 23 Brooklyn, NY I work in an office, and I'm finishing up my last few credits of art school (BFA, Fine Arts [Painting]).
Let me just say I love what you guy call the "Archie Legion" derisively. I thought it was good for what it was, and it kept true to the spirit of the book for pretty much it's entire history up to the end of the Magic Wars. Admittedly, it fell off after a while (I guess it started slowly around Dark Circle), and Roger Stern did seem to be slacking off somehow (of course we have high expectations from his earlier work, especially on Action Comics). Anyway I was sad to see it go, especially since we had TWO TITLES!!! Some people just had it out for it from the beginning though.
I first met the Legion as a kid in John Byrne's Superman. I missed the second part in Action Comics, though. I bought every #0 issue that came out, and I knew that Waid was writing Legion at the time, but despite the ravings in WIZARD I didn't pick it up again until the Superboy crossover (I only got the Superboy issue, but later tracked down the Legion books). After that I picked up Legionnaires #36 on the shelf, bought it, and was hooked! Valor, Ultra Boy, and Element Lad became my three favorite male Legionnaires. It's since shifted slightly, I've come to love Gates as you can see. By the Emerald Eye saga it was my favorite book and I could barely make it through the mere two weeks between the two books. I was on LSH-L and the racdl Newsgroup site up until I went to college. BTW, anyone from that list migrate here? Everyone uses codenames now. Is the Legion of Super-Gamblers still in action?
I'll say my favorites are as follows in terms of Eras and creators:
Levitz (until it trailed off) most of the Reboot Shooter Superboy & The LSH Adventures era (dispite the lack of characterization... they're fun!) The Legion SW6 Legionnaires Legion Lost and Worlds (I liked the M'Onel issue, but the Spark issue was my second least favorite of the postboot, after LL #12.) TMK pre-Levitz, pre-300 v.2... especially when Joe Staton and Jim Janes were drawing
Waid is one of my favorite writers, and I fully expect to love the new series. I hope Gates, XS, and Kinetix make it in. I also like Peyer, what's he doing these days. It was his idea to make the 30th Century vegetarian. Waid did the same for Superman in birthright... do you think he'll do it in Legion? It makes sense for the 30th Century in my opinion. While I didn't like the tone of the 5YG stories as much, I have to say that Tom and Mary really know (knew) the Legionnaires' individual personalities. I know Waid will give us lots of characterization. I hope the pacing doesn't suck like it did in the reboot from Mordru on. The pacing and suspense was really working well before that.
Favorite Legion artists (no particular order):
Chris Batista (bring him back for the spin-off/2nd title!) Jeff Moy Phil Moy Lee Moder (his work hit a stride at a certain point) Mike Grell Steve Lightle Adam Hughes Curt Swan Keith Giffen (Mahlsteadt inks circa v.3 300's) Stuart Immonen Chris Sprouse Colleen Doran Alan Davis Scott Kolins
Incidentally, Gates and I read the same books! Well, that's all for me. Long Live the Legion of Super-Activists! Anything else that you want to share!
Posted by TiJulk MrAsz on :
Oh and I forgot to mention I love FOX's The O.C. because they plugged Legion TWICE!
Posted by bIZARRO nO.1 on :
mE AM HATE YOU ALL SO MUCH, ME NOT TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT ME!
Posted by Stargazer on :
Name: Dave Age: 35 Where I Live: Tyler TX What I do: Center Manager for largest Home Medical Company in the nation. ( ooh ahh)
Legion Info: Started reading the Legion way back.. Have always loved the concept and can not imagine the comic world with out one. Have always related to Timberwolf, but love all the characters.
Other things: I love to read all types of books. Have really gotten hooked on Peter David's Star Trek New Frontier and Sir Apropos of Nothing series ( he does it all) I enjoy horror films and really good slap stick..like the Naked Gun movies..
Posted by Loser Logan on :
Hey Dave.
Glad you've decided to post. I swear there's a "Welcome" thread for you somewhere buried under the pages and pages of posts. Things move pretty quick around here, so don't be afraid to jump in and get your feet wet. We're a pretty good bunch one you get to know us!
Posted by Gold_Leader on :
Well, here goes
My name's Hollis. I live in Georgia (A suburb of Atlanta, actually). I work at a theatre to pay the bills (and by bills I mean Waffle House and Cigarettes) and fund my college payments. I live in a dream world, and I'm just fine with it. I've been doing creative stuff like comics and cartoons and videogames since I was young. I love being social in crowds, and always loved being the weirdo. I used to go to this old comic store near a fabric shop my mom loved and happened upon a copy of the Legion of Superheroes. I liked them, and the old guy at the shop (I loved that guy. he always smelled like old newsprint and mothballs. The smell of a quality comic shop, in my opinon ) gave me a copy of Legionnaires issue one on the house. I was hooked. I loved the art, the characters, _everything_. I started digging, and soon I collected every Legion comic I could find. I loved the dynamic, the setting, the drama, the loss (I was so young, so I was always choked up when I saw a shot of all the Dead Legionnaire statues. I know its stupid, but it's also childhood ) and what can I say...been a legion fan since. Other interests...well I love rpg games, be they PbEM, IRC, console, or otherwise. I love the improvisational creativity involved and all that. Movies? Uh, Boondock Saints, Igby Goes Down, and pretty much any Zombie flick Music? Uhm, I pretty much live by the Barenaked Ladies, but I love all music, from rap to country. Books? Clockwork Orange, anything by Douglas Adams. Heh, that's pretty much it. Sorry bout the huge post. I'm sure that's more than anyone wanted to know about anyone, heh...
Posted by HighPriestessViviane on :
Loved the huge post, I like to here about my posting buddies.
Posted by Numfwing on :
Good to have you onboard GL and Stargazer.
Not too sure about you though bIZARRO no1
Posted by Kent on :
quote:Originally posted by bIZARRO nO.1: mE AM HATE YOU ALL SO MUCH, ME NOT TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT ME!
If he really was a bizarro, he'd have followed trhat line with the information he just said he wouldn't share.
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Aha! The truth comes out!
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
Yay! I'm me again!! The crossover is out and the Legion-we-knew are Lost again. I don't know what the official positions of the board adminiatrators are but I've decided it was time to "navigate" back through whatever that funky-colored-special-effect was and see if I can locate Britonopolis and LMBP-HQ !!
Anybody wanna hold hands?
________________________________ Goodbye:
Superyellow Yellow Flash Kid Aquayellow Yellowbeast Boy Yellow Hawk Wonder Yellow and a very fond farewell to Captain Yellow Jr.
-We hardly knew ye-
[ October 08, 2004, 01:13 PM: Message edited by: Yellow Kid ]
Posted by M'Arr V'inn on :
Are being quite curious collection of specimens.
fitting nicely into armada's pre-expeditionary files.
gratitude.
Posted by M'onel on :
Name: Benjamin Ronning Age: 20 (Born January 10,1984) Where you live: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada What you do: Eat, Sleep, Post... repeat
Legion Info: I started reading Legion comics with the old Adventure Comics my mom bought as a kid/teen. But really didn't get into buying Legion until the DnA stories.
Other things you like: Video Games! More specifically Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, Pokemon and Sly Cooper.
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
PCG - Post #1
Forged in the heat of fiscal warfare The Primary Color Gang raided Savings and Loans and Rare Antique Auction houses at will. No locks, no traps, no rent-a-cop, no security system, no high bidder could stop them. Together the Fabbo Four built an overnight empire of antique boutiques throughout the UP. Within their first year in business all four of the original PCG were featured on the cover of Supervillian Weekly. Fame and fortune and all they ever wanted was at their fingertips. All was well.. no.. all was fabulous. Champaign dreams on a caviar budget...until the day Dream Girl went shopping.
Once "outed" by the Legionnaires the criminal activities of the Color Gang soon went public. Their stock plummeted and their financial backers suddenly decided there were bertter financial opportunities and focused their attentions on the Wanderers. Faced with ruinous legal fees the Primary Color Gang opted to drop their luvrative advertising contracts, sell off their their Silverale knockoff manufacturing facilities and disappear from public view. They vowed vengance on the Legion. One of these days...
-a little more tomorrow too-
[ October 15, 2004, 01:21 AM: Message edited by: Yellow Kid ]
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
PCG - Post #2
the Yellow Kid
PERSONAL DATA Alter Ego: Bill Randolph Occupation: Entreprenureal spirit Marital Status: Single Known Relatives: from the Kattzenjammers to Kon-el we're all related Group Affiliation: Primary Color Gang and the Legion of Message Board Posters First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #247 (shadowy figure in the background) Base of Operations: Britonopolis, Earth Height: 5'6" Weight: 140 lbs. Eyes: green Hair: none
HISTORY Billy Randolph was born a pro-war activist during a heated exchange of colonial ideologies. YK quickly grew to be a champion of the little man, a rabble rouser and devout capitalist long before it was popular. He toured Cuba on horseback and he flew wingman for Captain Eddie. Later he fought side by side with immortal Golden Age greats like Woozy Winks back in "the Big One". He kicked commie butts with Dan Garret andh and later attended the funeral of the Flash. Even Superman once said, "Who is this guy?" High praise indeed from big blue. A long and colorful career ended suddenly early in the 21st century when a freak shaving accident caused a wierd rainbow special effect portal to open and he was drawn into the Invisible Latte Zone where he was stranded for weeks and weeks.
The Yellow Kid was eventually freed from the Latte Zone when Brainiac 5 used part of the Computo program while creating aa iced Latte machine for a Space Rawk Sock Hop at the Legion Rocketship during one of his psychotic breaks. To quote Lightning Lad, "If Computo pops out I'm going to fry Brainy's hide" Freed from the Zone the Legion soon came to value him as a comrade and invited the Kid to join the club.
POWERS & WEAPONS Stronger than the obvious truth, faster than a seedy rumor, able to leap logic boundries in a single step. As a publicity specialist, popular opinion, politics and media buzz are all affected by YK's super yellow journalism powers. Yk can also super-spin at the speed of light.
[ October 15, 2004, 10:58 PM: Message edited by: Yellow Kid ]
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
PCG - Post #3
The Gay Green Giant-
PERSONAL DATA Alter Ego: Lola Occupation: Supervillian fashion and accessory design. Marital Status: Confirmed bachelor Known Relatives: none known Group Affiliation: Primary Color Gang and the Legion of Message Board Posters First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS # Base of Operations: Britonopolis, Earth Height: 5'8" Weight: 140 lbs. Eyes: green Hair: Green or whatever he wants it to be this week.
HISTORY One day our small hero was shocked to find out that he was different than the other boys. He was green. He could grow to be over a hundred feet tall too.
POWERS & WEAPONS The Giant can grow to be well over 100 ft. tall and is porportionately super strong to match. In Giant form he is also bulletproof. He is always well dressed and never goes out without his makeup.
[ October 15, 2004, 11:15 PM: Message edited by: Yellow Kid ]
Posted by Pariscub on :
Hi guys,
Seems I'm the new Kid on the block.
Name: Bruno Age: 38 Where you live: Edinburgh, Scotland What you do: Translator specialized in games (Magic and the such)
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.)
My favorite characters are Star Boy, Timber Wolf, Cosmic Boy, Sensor, Tellus, Blok, White Witch, Polar Boy...
Favorite creators: Levitz, Giffen, the Bierbaums, Mike Grell, DnA, Coipel
Favorite stories: The Great Darkness Saga, the Wedding of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad, The Death of Superboy, the Destruction of Earth, Legion of the Damned, Foundations... Five Years later...
Started reading Legion (in French) during the Mike Grell years...
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.)
Science-fiction in general, Star Trek, Red Dwarf, Babylon 5, Neverwhere, US comic books, the Avengers.... well the list is very long...
Anything else that you want to share!
Well, I'm French, gay and a bear. Does that make me a bad person? Posted by Loser Lad on :
Welcome aboard Pariscub! I think you'll be popular enough here! Posted by Pariscub on :
Loser lad, do you really think so?
Thanks again for the help with the pics... we'll know right away if I've learned something LOL
It works, it works... And I know, I look stupid on this pic... Just wanted to add the pic to my who's who posting Posted by Yellow Kid on :
PCG - Post#4
Red Rascal-
Alas, Roy was killed during his first mission with the team. He died heroically sacrificing his life for the team in a freak shaving accident.
Red Rage-
The powerhouse bad boy turned mellow. He was all the rage in Kalvin Klink's underwear adds until he was disfigured in a freak shaving accident and turned his considerable charm to evil. An extremely strong youngman but not particularly bright, Red Rage became the embodiment of intolerance and verbal destruction. His power was feared in government circles and celebrated in the media. "Rage Smash!", his first studio CD filled with illegal lyrics and politically incorrect inferences broke industry records and assured 'the Rager' a place in pop history and on posters in post offices across the UP.
Blue Cheese Lad-
Edward changed the focus of the Gang with his llighthearted take on crime. He masterminded such classic plots as The Venturian Walking Money Walkathon, The Interplanetary Circus Roustabout's Union Retirement Fund scandal and he didn't even pay royalties on Fatal Five Pez dispensers. He walked a little on the wild side.
BCL retired before the End of An Era and now owns and operates a small pastry shop in Britonopolis.
Blue Boy- Protege to Triple-G, BB has yet to make his mark on the interplanetary scene in the theater of superheroics. He's poised and confident in his sleek new Superhero outfit complete with cape, easily accassable weapons pouch and boots that adjust to a number of supervillian accessories and shticks. All rounded and ready for action BB shows us the new look for the fall this year in the UP.
**pics to follow** (when I make some, that is)
Posted by ferroboy on :
My name is Dan, I'll be 34 is just two days, and I live in Newburgh, NY. Right now I work in a deli but I'm trying to get a job in a bank. (Not too exciting, but it's better than what I've got.)
My favorite characters are Ayla, Cos, and Brainy, and my favorite creator was Paul Levitz. I also enjoyed Laurel Gand from the TMK era. My first Legion book S/LSH (don't know the number off-hand) was when I was 6 or 7. I didn't read regularly until I was about 12, but I've been hooked ever since.
I like reading, usually sci-fi, but also novels. I enjoy writing, but I'm extremely private about it. I like to hike and go camping, as well as play tennis (even though I'm not very good at it). Oh, and icefire's post reminds me that I really like rollercoasters - which is thanks to an ex who forced me to go to Six Flags.
Posted by Paul Newell on :
Name
Paul Newell
Age
37
Where you live
Australia
What you do
Freelance animator/illustrator
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.)
No big favourites, I love the Legion as a whole.
Started reading back in the mid seventies. Here in Australia we used to get these B&W bumper reprint comics and I loved reading the Legion ones...You would get a mix of Adventure era stories with Cockrum & Grell ones. First actual colour issue I bought was part 4 of Earthwar. I then bought Legion on and off until V4 started, that was when I got serious. Gradually, I built my collection back to Superboy #172 and have the Adventure/Action stories in the Archives.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.)
big James Bond fan, both books and movies. Terry Pratchett, Raymond E. Feist, Agatha Christie, Kinky Friedman, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and all styles of music are some of the things I'm into. Posted by TimberBear on :
welp thought i'd add some info about myself...
Name: Ed Age: 33 Where you live: Phoenix, Az (aka the hellmouth) What you do: employement? or in my personal life
Other things you like: Horror movies(esp. zombie flicks), the X-Men (esp. Rogue), The Walking Dead (best comic out there right now!!!), Alt-Metal (Godsmack, Evanescense, Disturbed...)
Anything else that you want to share! Single and living in phoenix after a 3 month tryout in San Francisco...maybe moving back to St. Louis (my hometown) cuz i really hate phoenix...
Posted by Pariscub on :
We want a pic TimberBear :=)
Posted by Hamz on :
Name: Cary Age: 38 Location: LaPorte / NW corner of Indiana Long term relationship of 21 yrs Occupation: Medical field
Legion info: A huge fan since I was 5 yrs old. First comic was Adventure Comics # 403 and I instantly fell in love with the Legion.
Favorite characters: I love pretty much all the characters with Invisible Kid (Lyle), Star Boy, Ultra Boy, Brainy, Element Lad, Projectra, Saturn Girl, Kent Shakespeare, Laurel Gand (TMK era) and Ayla Ranzz among my most favorites.
Favorite artists: (in no particular order) Kitson, Giffen, Lightle, Sherman, Cockrum, Swan, Coipel, Immonen, Forte, Moy and Shoemaker.
Favorite Legion eras: Levitz-Giffen, Cockrum, Swan, Sherman, Lightle, TMK, Moy and the short period right before the Magic Wars with the Giffen "military" look.
Other interests: I love to draw, watch movies, collect action figures and play racquetball.
Posted by TimberBear on :
quote:Originally posted by Pariscub: We want a pic TimberBear :=)
i'd be happy to oblige...but have no way to post one myself...anyone care to help?
Posted by EuroMutt on :
Helllo all. I'm new here (obviously).
Name's Jeff. I'm from the Lancaster, PA area (no I'm not Amish). 25 years old. Not really sure what I am professionally - I went to art school for illustration, spent some time in a design studio and realized it didn't fit. I'm about to embark on a totally different venture, which I'm excited about, but nervous to talk of for fear of jinxing it until its official (Calamity King - stay away).
I've been reading my Dad's Legion comics since I was a kid, but really became a die-hard fan with Legionnaires #1 (Chris Sprouce rocks!), which was the first book in my box when I got one at my LCS (God, was I really 13?). Since, I've tracked down almost every Legion comic since '75, and a lot predating that.
Favorite Legionnares are easily Matter-Eater Lad & Bouncing Boy, with the SUBS being close behind. But I really dig them all, especially the weird, quarky ones.
Other intersets include drawing, music, movies, good food and wine, reading and the outdoors (camping or the beach).
Ok, I feel a little too narcassistic now, so I'm done talking aobut myself for a good long while.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Good to see all of you guys posting your info! Be sure to jump into as many threads as you can!
YK- your info on the Primary Color Gang cracks me up! "Freak shaving accident"... Posted by Elvis Lad on :
Name: Forrest Satchell
Alter Ego: Elvis Lad
Age: 32
Base of Operations: Hollywood, California
Occupation: Bartender/Bouncer at Akbar in Silverlake and General Contracting work.
Legion Fan Since: Superboy and The Legion of Super-Heroes # 220. Purchased at a yard sale when I was 5.
Favorite Legionnaires: Male: Ultra Boy (hes made me weak in the knees since I was 5) and Mon-El. Female: Dream Girl and Princess Projectra.
Favorite Legion Creators: Mike Grell ( his Legion boys were my sexual awakening), Paul Levitz, Jim Shooter, Dave Crockrum,Keith Giffen, Stuart Immomen, Oliver Coipel, and I think Mark Waid and Barry Kitson are soon joining this list!
Favorite Legion Stories: The Great Darkness Saga, The 5 years Later saga, Dream Crime, every story with The Fatal Five, The Universo Project, Legion of the Damned, and Legion Lost.
Favorite Legion Era: Dave Crockrum/Mike Grell Era !!
Favorite Films: WILD AT HEART !!, Bonnie and Clyde, Thelma and Lousie, Carrie, Amelie, Dogs in Space, Kill Bill films, Halloween, Logan's Run and of course The Star Wars films!
Favorite Music: Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash,Marc Almond, Social Distortion, Loretta Lynn, James Intveld, The Cramps, Concrete Blonde, Lone Justice, Stevie Nicks, Heart,Duran Duran,Henry Rollins, The White Stripes, Bjork, Style Council
Favorite TV Shows: Twin Peaks, ER, Desperate Housewives, Lost, and REALLY bad shows like The O.C. and One Tree Hill.
I wanted to post a pic of myself but nothing I tried worked, the dreaded red x was all I got, and I wasnt able to post on the album. Anyone have any helpful hints for me on this?
Looking forward to getting to know everyone, ive been a Legion fan for 27 years now ....yikes that makes me feel old at 32 to say !
Oh, how do you upload a custom avatar ?
Forrest
Posted by Brainiac68 on :
Greetings Legionnaires. NAME: Craig ALTER EGO: Brainiac68 AGE: 36 HOME: Detroit (I so wanted to say Parts Unknown) OCCUPATION: Welder INTERESTS: Finally finish remodelling my kitchen, getting ready for a new arrival in June,playing Texas Hold-em FAVORITE MOVIES: Patton, True Believer, Euro-Trip, Spinal Tap LEAST FAVORITE MOVIE: When a Stranger Calls...that flic just creeps me out! FAVORITE MUSIC: A.I.C., Distubed, etc. but I like going to Bluegrass festivals with the family...go figure FIRST COMIC: The Total Eclipse of Sun Boy in Superboy and the Legion... 197.? FAVORITE LEGION STORY: Tenzil For The Defense FAVORITE LEGIONNAIRES: Element Lad, Ultra Boy, and Saturn Girl USELESS FACT: I have seven guitars in my house. JUST FOR FUN: Pick up "Click,Clack Moo...Cows That Type" by Cronin and Lewin in your local bookstores children's section. Funniest thing I've read this year.
Posted by Satire Lad on :
Name:Erik Bell
Alter Egos: Satire Lad, The Amazing Packrat, Phone Guy, and in one bizarre instance, Michelle.
Age: 24
Base of Operations: Maine. I won't repeat the nicknames I know.
Occupation: Data Monkey
Interests: What've you got?
First Legion Story: Legionnaires #1, back when places like Costco and other bulk stores used to have those 20 comics in one bundle for sale.
Favorite Legion Era: Post-Zero Hour. Primarily because I love Jeff Moy's artwork.
Favorite Female Legionnaire: Triad
Favorite Male Legionnaire: Brainiac 5
Least Favorite Legionnaire: I don't know if he counts, but...Jamm. Where's Marvel's 'Scourge' when you need him?
Favorite Movies: Dark City, Duck Soup, Lost in Translation, Millenium Actress, Anything with MST3K commentary, 10 Things I Hate About You. ...no, seriously.
Least Favorite Movie: Manos: The Hands of Fate (that is, without the MST3K commentary)
Favorite Music: You name it, I have it, except for...
Least Favorite Music: Hardcore Gangsta Rap, 99% of pop music with exploitative lyrics, hillbilly country that doesn't get the joke.
Strange, Yet True: Registered minister, near-fluent in ASL, took several years of gymnastics, highest bowling score (yet) is a 187.
Picture?: Once I stop being lazy and utilize the webcam at my office, perhaps...
[ November 12, 2004, 09:14 AM: Message edited by: Satire Lad ]
Posted by disaster boy on :
name: brian garcia nom de guerre: disaster boy age:27 live: los angeles ca do: grad student in architecture and art
favorite characters: white witch, lightning lass, projectra, invisible kid, karate kid, element lad, umbra, shikari, magnetic kid, emerald empress, dream girl, kent shakespere, rond vidar, andromeda
favorite leader: dream girl or cosmic boy
favorite villain: lightning lord from the baxter lsv
favorite legion hq: the orange clubhouse or legion world
favorite creators: giffen, dan and andy, tom and mary, al, and levitz, pearson
favorite eras: 5 year gap (yes i know this is poor party conversation) legion of the damned, magic wars, giffen's first run (great darkness, omen)and the baxter, and earthwar
favorite costumes: the magic war's body armor
favorite legion invention: the trans suit or the tesseract storage
my first legion book was the one where cham and rj brande went to durla to restore cham's powers. super girl was in this one.
my last one was the umbra story a few months ago where she returns to her homeworld to find out where her powers went.
favorite pastimes: eating, shopping and playing with my dog
least favorite pastimes: studying
music: anything that rocks, or is upbeat, or super depressing
tv: is dead to me since buffy left the air
favorite comics: x-men, hellblazer, and of course the legion
nice to meet you, -b
[ November 15, 2004, 09:32 PM: Message edited by: disaster boy ]
Posted by HighPriestess Viviane on :
It's nice to meet you. The CA group is getting bigger.
Posted by dedman on :
NAME : Marck Hearn AKA : Dedman; Cannonfodder Boy; Spook AGE : 31 LOCATION : The shadows behind you OCCUPATION : Short-Order Cook and Mural artist FAV LEGIONNAIRE : male - Ultra boy, Twolf, Blok female - Sensor Girl, Phantom Girl, Kid Quantum 2 FAV VILLIAN - Emerald Empress, Vrykos (sp?) FAV CREATORS - Levitz; Giffen; Lightle FAV ERA - Original Levitz/Giffen run FAV STORY ARC - great darkness saga; LSV; Legion Lost FAV FILMS - True Romance; Alien series; Hellraiser films; Very Bad Things; Requiem for a dream FAV MUSIC - Cradle of Filth; Six Feet Under; Tristania; Kataklysm; Buddy Holly; Most 80's music FAV TV - Dead Like Me; Trailer Park Boys; Lost; 24; Survivor ODD FACT - once worked as a pro wrestler PIC - you really don't want my pic
[ November 17, 2004, 10:58 PM: Message edited by: dedman ]
Posted by ferroboy on :
quote:Originally posted by dedman: PIC - you really don't want my pic
WRONG! In fact, we demand pics! Hey, I have four pics of me floating around here, so you can do the same!
Posted by HighPriestess Viviane on :
PIC FREAKS!
Posted by Hamz on :
Ferroboy, You should add more current pics of yourself. You're VERY handsome. And that chest pic....mmmmmmm yum... :-)
Posted by ferroboy on :
I'll work on it, Hamz. Maybe something with better lighting,
Posted by STU on :
quote:Originally posted by disaster boy: favorite eras: 5 year gap (yes i know this is poor party conversation)
Hey, there are some 5YG fans around here... Posted by ferroboy on :
quote:Originally posted by STU:
quote:Originally posted by disaster boy: favorite eras: 5 year gap (yes i know this is poor party conversation)
Hey, there are some 5YG fans around here...
I liked the first year or so. It started going downhill and was completely horrible by the 40s.
Posted by disaster boy on :
i loved the first year. i just thought it was brilliant. i also liked jason pearson's run alot when the dominion took over earth. i remember being excited about comics again when the 5yg started coming out.
Posted by HighPriestess Viviane on :
Name: Theresa Marie Bunkofske-Keller
Alter Egos: KinetixgreenZoe, RavenArcanna, HighPriestessViviane, DivineOpalJanell, Pizzazz, Rainmaker, Grand High Witch Eva Ernst
Age: 18
Base of Operations: California
Occupation: Student/Actress
Interests: Acting, Comics, Music, Good Friends
First Legion Story: The latest Dark Circle saga was the first Legion plot I was introduced to.
Favorite Legion Era: Post-Zero Era. Kinetix!
Favorite Female Legionnaire: Kinetix
Favorite Male Legionnaire: Cosmic Boy/Star Boy
Least Favorite Legionnaire: I don't really have on, but I guess maybe Ferro, no, Kid Q I, maybe I don't know, I never like Gear or Computo (especially her because for some reason I thought she should be Asain, she didn't fit in her skin right) WHY MAKE ME CHOOSE!
Favorite Movies: X-Men movies, Anything with Anjelica Huston, Sleepy Hollow, Hocus Pocus, a whole bunch more
Least Favorite Movie: John Carpenter's Vampires (gross)
Favorite Music: Indie Rock/Slow Rock (Luna, Bette Midler), Show Tunes
Least Favorite Music: Hardcore Gangsta Rap
TV: Will and Grace now, nothing much else, a few WB shows, and ER
Odd Fact: I'm judgemental, but not harshly and I laugh a lot and like to laugh with others, yet I am shy
Picture:
[ December 10, 2004, 09:38 PM: Message edited by: HighPriestess Viviane ]
Posted by Lady Van Tassel on :
I just got a scaring email from Terry that said I was lazy and should post more, and that I should post in the Who' who, so before she kills me here I go:
Posted by Lad Boy on :
Name: Rob
AKA: Lad Boy
Age: 41, 29 in hexadecimal
Home: Arlington, VA/Washington, DC
Occupation: Analyst for an obscure federal government program
Legion Fan Since: Superboy and The Legion of Super-Heroes # 202.
Favorite Legionnaires: Male: Element Lad, Sun Boy, Lightning Lad Female: Dream Girl, Projectra (when she looked like Grace Kelly, not like Grace Kelly’s handbag)
Favorite Legion Creators: Mike Grell. I had an artistically inclined school friend create a poster of several Grell-era Legionnaires for me. I stared at Sun Boy and Lightning Lad for years as I was falling asleep -- ages 9 - 18. **edited 12/12/08, to add Cockrum, Kitson, Calero **
Favorite Legion Stories: It’s been so long, I don’t recall the stories, maybe the Earthwar saga.
Favorite Music: Clapton, Ella, Raitt, Dire Straits, Annie Lennox, Maria McKee, Muddy Waters, J.S. Bach
Favorite TV Shows: The Weather Channel, because unless there’s a hurricane to track, I see no reason to turn the damned TV on.
[ December 12, 2008, 04:39 AM: Message edited by: Lad Boy ]
Posted by Lady Van Tassel on :
Name: Geraldine Alter Egos: Rapture Age: 17 Base of Operations: California Occupation: Student Interests: Comics, Movies, Books/Reading First Legion Story: Um...Five Year gap one, that's the one with Jewel right. Favorite Legion Era: 5 year gap Favorite Female Legionnaire: Umbra (though I like Princess Projectra) Favorite Male Legionnaire: Mon-El Least Favorite Legionnaire: Kid Quantum I Favorite Movies: Indiana Jones Least Favorite Movie: Moulin Rouge (I am justified) Favorite Music: Country Least Favorite Music: Rap TV:SNL Odd Fact: I am very scornful Picture:
[ June 28, 2005, 04:46 AM: Message edited by: Morgaine of the Faeries ]
Posted by Lady Van Tassel on :
What, you didn't actually think I would post a pic of myself, I just stole from Viv's example.
[ November 20, 2004, 02:02 AM: Message edited by: Lady Van Tassel ]
Posted by ferroboy on :
Hey! None of that! I _demand_ pics that show you! If I can do it (and I hate being in pictures) then so can you! No DO IT before I get angry! Posted by STU on :
Until Viv posts an actual pic of herself, I'll always think of her as resembling Anjelica Huston... Posted by ferroboy on :
Yeah, but Viv is 18! Anjelica Huston...well, not so 18ish. It doesn't work for me.
[ November 20, 2004, 05:39 PM: Message edited by: ferroboy ]
Posted by Luca on :
Real Name: Luca A.K.A.: SensorKid (here) Age: 28 Base of Operations: Italy Occupation: ex-student looking for the right job Interests: literature-comics-computer graphica-names First Legion Story: The Great Darkness Saga First Story I saw LSH: Crisis Favorite Legion Era: Paul Levitz period Favorite Female Legionnaire: SensorGirl Favorite Male Legionnaire: Ferro Favorite Movies: Clerks Favorite Book: Vurt by Jeff Noon Favorite TV serie:Buffy Posted by ferroboy on :
Aw, that's so sweet that I'm one of your favorite Legionnaires, Luca! (OK, not quite me, but close enough.) And another Buffy fan joins the ranks! Not to mention another Levitz-era lover.
Posted by HighPriestess Viviane on :
Anjelica is a regal beauty, with a sexy figure, do think of her as me.
Posted by Basilios on :
Name: Basilios Papavasiliou
Age: 23
Occupation: Student of Graphic Design
Home: Sydney, Australia
Favorite Male Legionnaires: Brainaic 5, Starboy, Karate Kid I Favorite Female Legionnaires: Shadow Lass, Shrinking Voilet
Favorite Legion Creators: Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen, James Sherman, Steven Lightle, DnA and Oliver Copiel.
Favorite Legion Era: Hmmm.... I like bits of all of them.
Favorite Movies: The Night of the Hunter, Kiss Me Deadly, Hanni-bi(Fireworks), American Graffiti, Heaps more
Favorite Music: Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Mike Patton, Heaps more
Posted by ferroboy on :
quote:Originally posted by HighPriestess Viviane: Anjelica is a regal beauty, with a sexy figure, do think of her as me.
I understand the _feel_ of Anjelica, but it's her age that throws it off for me.
Posted by HighPriestess Viviane on :
She's only 52. My dad's older than her. You know in today's society old is around 62-64. So she's still a babe and just deal.
Posted by Kent on :
quote:Originally posted by HighPriestess Viviane: She's only 52. My dad's older than her. You know in today's society old is around 62-64. So she's still a babe and just deal.
It's true. I once dated a lady more than 20 years older than me that I -and many other people- assumed was only about five years older.
Posted by LanternLad on :
Name: Scott Age: 30 Status: Happily Married Where you live: Apple Valley, CA What you do: Office manager of a Nursing Registry
Favorite Legionnaire: Probably Lar Gand, maybe Jo... it's too difficult to pick one. creators: Giffen (I liked the dark stuff... he wasn't afraid to really screw with characters), Levitz, DnA stories: Lost, Terra Mosaic (the stories that ripped out your guts everytime something bad happened alas, poor Dirk) eras: All of them when I started reading: around 1984
movies: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings books: Lord of the Rings, true Ghost stories music: Real Alternative: the Cure, Coldplay, the Verve, the Smiths, Oingo Boingo, a Perfect Circle, Bauhaus, Love & Rockets etc. Classics: the Beatles, the Doors, Bowie, Pink Floyd etc. Hard Rock: Van Halen, etc. Metal: Queensryche, Tool etc. Industrial: Ministry, NIN
Music Hates: Alternative crap (since when is Metallica alternative?), Rap, Country.
Musics a big thing for me, I have over 600 CD's.
Favorite Comics: Legion, GL, Nightwing, JSA, Books of Magic (and a few dozen others)
Posted by ferroboy on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent:
quote:Originally posted by HighPriestess Viviane: She's only 52. My dad's older than her. You know in today's society old is around 62-64. So she's still a babe and just deal.
It's true. I once dated a lady more than 20 years older than me that I -and many other people- assumed was only about five years older.
I had the opposite experience. I dated a guy (well, it was 2 guys, but we'll ignore this detail) 12 years older than me but everyone thought it was more like 20.
Anyway, my point wasn't about whether or not 52 is old, but whether I can wrap my mind around a 52-year-old-looking 18-year-old. Get it?
Posted by ferroboy on :
LanternLad, glad to have you here! I like your taste in music. Oh, and I see you're brave enough to admit to liking the TMK-era LSH. Posted by White Raven on :
I've been on this thing forever and just realized I never signed this... eek!
Name: Kat Nickname: White Raven
Character name: Lisa Amai, Sklarian in a stolen SP uniform, being VERY naughty!
stories - great darkness saga, zero hour and emerald violet
eras - clone time!!!
when you started reading - I have legion from back before the great darkness saga, kinda started when amethyst had that pullout waaay back in the comics, really caught on in the more resent, Mysa turns into Amethyst pre-ZeroHour
favorite books - David Eddings and Anne McCaffrey
other favorite comics - X-MEN and ElfQuest
used to be on LegionMUSH waaaaay back when, and I'm crazy as can be... in a good way.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent:
quote:Originally posted by HighPriestess Viviane: She's only 52. My dad's older than her. You know in today's society old is around 62-64. So she's still a babe and just deal.
It's true. I once dated a lady more than 20 years older than me that I -and many other people- assumed was only about five years older.
I had one of the best flings of my life with a girl five years my senior and all my friends found it to be absolutely scandalous! Posted by HighPriestess Viviane on :
quote:Originally posted by ferroboy:
quote:Originally posted by Kent:
quote:Originally posted by HighPriestess Viviane: She's only 52. My dad's older than her. You know in today's society old is around 62-64. So she's still a babe and just deal.
It's true. I once dated a lady more than 20 years older than me that I -and many other people- assumed was only about five years older.
I had the opposite experience. I dated a guy (well, it was 2 guys, but we'll ignore this detail) 12 years older than me but everyone thought it was more like 20.
Anyway, my point wasn't about whether or not 52 is old, but whether I can wrap my mind around a 52-year-old-looking 18-year-old. Get it?
You should see my friend who smokes, she looks 60 because she's done it since she was in junior high and now she's 25 and she looks double that.
Posted by Luca on :
Kat..do you like Anne McCaffrey? I got some old book of Pern and they are in my fantasy list of books! they are old editions but quite good!
do you know the right cronology? or they are like the Darkover book without a particular order?
Posted by White Raven on :
The order is in the front of most of the books...
I'd have to dig out the books to get the correct order.
Posted by Luca on :
ok ok! thanks! it doesn't matter!!! ^_^ I'll see them later! nowaday I have a lot of book to read!!!
Posted by Harbinger on :
quote:Originally posted by ferroboy: Oh, and I see you're brave enough to admit to liking the TMK-era LSH.
Always good to see another LWer with great taste Posted by Kent on :
quote:Originally posted by Harbinger:
quote:Originally posted by ferroboy: Oh, and I see you're brave enough to admit to liking the TMK-era LSH.
Always good to see another LWer with great taste
Hell yeah!
Posted by LanternLad on :
Thanks Ferro Lad. Music is second only to my comics.
And yes, I did enjoy the TMK era... I liked the darkness of the stories and you never really knew who was next on the chopping block (be it Blok or the Earth). It helped to inspire my style of writing. No one & nothing is safe... as long as it progresses the story. My friends like my writing, but are afraid of what I would do (to their favorite characters) if I was ever hired by DC.
Fun!
Posted by Harbinger on :
quote:Originally posted by LanternLad: And yes, I did enjoy the TMK era... I liked the darkness of the stories and you never really knew who was next on the chopping block (be it Blok or the Earth). It helped to inspire my style of writing. No one & nothing is safe... as long as it progresses the story. My friends like my writing, but are afraid of what I would do (to their favorite characters) if I was ever hired by DC.
Fun!
it would be great if you could post some of your work in the Bits forum LL
Posted by LanternLad on :
Never did anything of that nature before Harbinger... How would I go about doing it? Just post it? Add a link? If I can just post it I'll do it... If a link is required, all is lost...
Posted by lil'rhino on :
quote:Originally posted by Basilios: Name: Basilios Papavasiliou
Best name ever!
Posted by ferroboy on :
quote:Originally posted by LanternLad: Never did anything of that nature before Harbinger... How would I go about doing it? Just post it? Add a link? If I can just post it I'll do it... If a link is required, all is lost...
I figure you can cut and paste it into a new thread. It may not fit in one post so you might need a few posts to get it all in.
Posted by Harbinger on :
quote:Originally posted by LanternLad: Never did anything of that nature before Harbinger... How would I go about doing it? Just post it? Add a link? If I can just post it I'll do it... If a link is required, all is lost...
I used to just write it all out in a reply box and post it - that's why the grammar is so awful in my earlier Legion 35C stories
Now it's written into post sized chunks in a word document then copied and pasted into the relevant thread in Bits forum. New authors/ artists/ colourist/ poets and other scoundrels are always welcome!
Give it a go LL and if you have any problems give me a PM.
Looking forward to reading your work.
Bxx
[ November 26, 2004, 03:02 PM: Message edited by: Harbinger ]
Posted by Numf-El on :
I'd agree with H.
If links are required I'd suggest you have a word with Nightcrawler.
Posted by LanternLad on :
Well, I have 2 versions. Basic plot (basic for me,is incredibly long & detailed w/dialogue) or actual comic script (2 complete issues).
The actual script contains dramatic changes to the final story, so I would recommend it. However, it is a comic script, so there's panel info & all.
which would you like?
Posted by Harbinger on :
BOTH!!!
well you did ask! If you want to post either that would be great LL - whichever you think is best.
Posted by ferroboy on :
I think I'd like to see both, too. I'd love to see the script and that go back and see all the details I missed.
Posted by Sorceress Morgause on :
Name: Heidi Alter Egos: Minx Age: 28 Base of Operations: California Occupation: Student/Photographer Interests: Photography First Legion Story: Uh? Favorite Legion Era: Hmm... Favorite Female Legionnaire: Apparition Favorite Male Legionnaire: Ultra Boy Least Favorite Legionnaire: Timberwolf Favorite Movies: Chocolat, Civil War movies Least Favorite Movie: Interview of the Vampire Favorite Music: Showtunes, Country, Classic Least Favorite Music: Hardcore Gangster Rap TV:Will and Grace Odd Fact: I'm not odd. Pic:
[ December 10, 2004, 09:28 PM: Message edited by: Sorceress Morgause ]
Posted by mr bergstrom on :
Name: Brian.
Age: 36 in 9 days.
Current Home: Southern California.
Original Home: Oregon.
Boarding School Home: New Hampshire.
College Home: San Antonio.
Law School Home: San Francisco.
Occupation: High school teacher- this year I’m teaching two sections each of AP English (Language and Composition), Theory of Knowledge, and British Lit, and serving as department chair.
Began reading Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes in: 1976.
Favorite Legion Hero: Wildfire.
Favorite Legion Artist: Mike Grell; he taught me how to draw.
Favorite bands: Pavement, The New Pornographers, Gang of Four, Elastica, The Fall, Elliott Smith, New Order, Rilo Kiley, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Colourbox, XTC, Fugazi, The Shins, They Might Be Giants, Rufus Wainwright, Sonic Youth, Wilco, Pixies, Swell Maps.
Favorite film directors: Stanley Kubrick, Michael Mann, Terry Gilliam, Woody Allen.
Favorite television series: The Simpsons, Twin Peaks, Northern Exposure, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Homicide: Life on the Street, Angel, Oz, The Wire.
Favorite visual artists: Marcel Duchamp, Wayne Thiebaud, Man Ray, Saul Steinberg, Chuck Close.
Favorite novelists: Don DeLillo, James Salter, Thomas Pynchon, Joan Didion, Denis Johnson, Neal Stephenson.
Favorite non-fiction writers: Joan Didion, Greil Marcus, Nick Tosches, Lawrence Weschler, Mike Davis, Tom Frank, Stephen Malkmus, and David Foster Wallace.
Posted by ferroboy on :
quote:Originally posted by mr bergstrom: Name: Brian.
Age: 36 in 9 days.
You should add your age to your profile. That way it will show up on the calendar and we can all wish you a happy birthday!
quote: Occupation: High school teacher- this year I’m teaching two sections each of AP English (Language and Composition), Theory of Knowledge, and British Lit, and serving as department chair.
Theory of Knowledge? That's not something my high school ever had. I do intend to become a Social Studies teacher at some point. I'm actually so close to my goal that it's almost silly I haven't actually gone ahead and completed my degree.
quote: Favorite television series: The Simpsons, Twin Peaks, Northern Exposure, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Homicide: Life on the Street, Angel, Oz, The Wire.
And yet another Buffy fan joins the ranks! I think that show must attract comic book fans because it's so close to super-heroics.
Posted by antacidlass on :
very neat MB idea...i'll have to post some info here soon
Posted by Vee on :
quote:Originally posted by mr bergstrom: Occupation: High school teacher- this year I?m teaching two sections each of AP English (Language and Composition), Theory of Knowledge, and British Lit, and serving as department chair.
You'll soon discover that there are a number of other teachers here on LW. I'm a former HS teacher (Spanish & History) and I know that Super Lad Kid is currently teaching HS as well.
Posted by High Queen Igraine on :
Name: Heather Alter Egos: None Age: 23 Base of Operations: California Occupation: Student/Singer/Vet. Assisstant Interests: Music, Vetenerian Practice First Legion Story: Uh? Favorite Legion Era: Post Favorite Female Legionnaire: Saturn Girl Favorite Male Legionnaire: Lightning Lad Least Favorite Legionnaire: Triad Favorite Movies: Evita Least Favorite Movie: Interview of the Vampire Favorite Music: Showtunes, Country, Classic Least Favorite Music: Hardcore Gangster Rap TV: Unknown Odd Fact: In real life HighPriestess Viviane (Theresa) is my favorite cousin, Sorceress Morgause (Heidi) is my older sister, and Morgaine of the Faeries (Geraldine) is my younger sister Pic: Posted by High Queen Igraine on :
Oh, HPV , Morgause and Morgaine all update the profiles.
Posted by ferroboy on :
Great theme you ladies have going there, Heather. But, um, you don't have a first Legion story? Then what the heck are you doing here??
Posted by High Queen Igraine on :
I just don't have a favorite one.
Posted by ferroboy on :
Oh, because you wrote "Uh?" under first Legion story. Posted by Lobo Gris on :
Name: Alejo Age: 24 Base of operations: Buenos Aires (the state, not the city) Argentina. Occupation: Graphic Desight Student Interests: Camping, reading. First Saw the Legion in: Crisis First Legion Story: LSH vol3 #46 Favorite Legion Era: mmmmm Favorite Female Legionnaire: Xs, Tinya Favorite Male Legionnaire: Cosmicboy, Matter-Eatter Lad, Gates Favorite Movies: Cenizas del Paraiso.
Posted by Director Lad on :
Whoops! I coulda sworn I'd already posted to this thread. Oh well, better late than never
Name: Sudro Brown II Age: 33 Base of operations: Amherst, MA Occupation: Tech Writer/Admin Asst. by day, director by night
Interests: The Legion (s'pose that goes without saying), The Who, tabletop RPGs, computer games, y'know, standard nerd stuff
First Saw the Legion in: Superboy & the Legion 257, followed by LSH 264, then LSH 282, and finally LSH 285 whence my true collection begins
First Legion Story: The afore mentioned S&LSH 257
Favorite Legion Era: Levitz/Giffen
Favorite Female Legionnaire: It's so hard to chose; probably Tinya
Favorite Male Legionnaire: Mon-el, Ultra Boy, T-wolf, Sun Boy, Lightning Lad
Favorite Movies: Oh there's too many to name...
Favorite Music: Wide range of tastes from the Who, to The The, to the Scissor Sisters, to Soundgarden, to the Ditty Bops, to Nick Drake, to...well, you get the idea.
Posted by Spannerhead on :
Hia LegionWorld
Name - Spannerhead, or Alan Burrows
Age - old enough to know better, Forty five next year
Location - Croydon, UK
Interests - Film, music, food, wine, random trivia, surfing and not taking things too seriously
Favourite Legionnaires - Nura, Imra, Val and Brainy - I never liked the really powerful members.
Other information - introduced to Legion World by Harbinger, my wife. She's fed up with me logging on as her
Is that enough?
Posted by Pov of Nine on :
!
Welcome, Alan. Any foo- I mean, anybody COOL enough to marry B is okay in my book! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Welcome Alan! Glad to have you finally stop by! Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Welcome, Mr. Harbinger!
Posted by Harbinger on :
yeah, welcome Mister Burrows. Good to see you've finally got your own log in name Posted by matlock on :
Hi, nice to see you here under your own steam Mr. B. I missed this before somehow. Welcome!
Posted by huntdrouin on :
I've been lurking on this thing forever with few posts but really have posted like a fiend during the last day since LSH # 1 hit. Here goes...
Name: Hunt Drouin (as if that isn't obvious by me screen name) Age: 39 Base of operations: Sacramento, CA Occupation: Event Planner with my own recently launched company
Interests: The Legion and other comics super groups. Reading fiction, movies, cooking (learned a lot since I've been partnered, ha). Basically anything fun and escapist.
First Saw the Legion in: Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes 213 "Last Fight for a Legionnaire" and "Death Stroke at Dawn"
Favorite Legion Era: I've loved a number of them so that's hard to say. I'll always be partial to the Grell art era. Damn, he made them sooo sexy.
Favorite Female Legionnaire: Shadow Lass, the one and only
Favorite Male Legionnaire: Timber Wolf and Chemical King (who never got a fair shake)
Favorite Movie: The Color Purple
Favorite Music: This is just embarrassing. I think I'm still partial to 70s music. Anything from Rock to Disco.
Posted by ferroboy on :
Hunt, I'd never have guessed Timber Wolf was a fave of yours.
But you're not along on the 70s music, nor the various types of music from that era.
As for cooking, I've somehow always managed to date guys who cook. So while I *can* cook, I've rarely had the need/opportunity to do so.
Posted by Kinetix on :
Hi, everyone! Diving right into it...
Name: Jason Grey is as close as you're getting. Age: 27 Base of Operations: A secret mountain fortress hidden deep within the backwoods of Vermont. Occupation: Writer.
Interests: Comics, coffee, writing, redheads, Legion, Babylon 5, Dr. Who, the internet.
First Saw the Legion in: LSH 303. I got this shortly after it came out, and I was a kid. I came in and out of the Legion, an issue here and there, mostly through those three-packs drug stores used to sell for two bucks. I fully came into the Legion fandom thanks to a few friends using my weakness for redheads and Alan Davis, and shortly before LSH 100, I became a regular reader. Since then I've gotten many, many back issues, putting me 10 issues shy of a complete run from Superboy/LSH 197 to the present, and many more issues before then as well.
Favorite Legion Era: Most anything Levitz, from Giffen, to Lightle, and beyond, then back again.
Favorite Female Legionnaire: Kinetix.
Favorite Male Legionnaire: Lightning Lad/Livewire
Favorite Movies: The Crow, Dark City, X-Men, Spider-Man, Clerks.
Favorite Music: Mostly Celtic stuff, but I vary from there to Weird Al, classical, some modern stuff, U2, Aerosmith. A little of almost anything.
Addtional Junk: Some folks might remember me as Foenix13/Foenix/Kinetix from various Legion-related AOL and IRC chats from awhile ago. I'm still around on IRC, as my long-running position of running what was once the primary comics discussion channel, DALnet's #comicbooks. I've also run a few online LSH RPGs (Amongst other comics), the latest of which is currently floudering due to only have a few players, and a lazy *cough* GM.
[ December 31, 2004, 11:27 PM: Message edited by: Kinetix ]
Posted by ferroboy on :
Looking at your "additional junk", I think I might have some memory of you. The "foenix" spelling in particular seems familiar. But don't be afraid of names here - we've all got one and no one's using it against us.
[ January 01, 2005, 06:52 AM: Message edited by: ferroboy ]
Posted by Kinetix on :
*grins* Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if folks have a vague memory of me here and there. I kinda fell out of touch with the fandom, but not the comics. So many other places to visit online. =P
Figured now was as good a time as any to wander back over.
As for my name, I've used "Jason Grey" in various capacities for years now, and is as much my name as most others to me. And my last name isn't too hard to figure out with a bit of detective work. "Grey" is easier to spell and pronounce than "Bourgeois" anyways.
J
Posted by ferroboy on :
I actually think I've seen you post on rac*. Does that seem likely?
Posted by Kinetix on :
Oh, almost certainly. I mostly frequent racmx, and have for ten years now, with dips into racmu and the Legion newsgroup.
J
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Spannerhead: introduced to Legion World by Harbinger, my wife. She's fed up with me logging on as her
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
All this time I thought I was communicating with Harbinger and ***!!!*** it may have been an imposter!
Posted by Vee on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: All this time I thought I was communicating with Harbinger and ***!!!*** it may have been an imposter!
Nah! Just an Alt ID! (Doesn't that make you feel better FC? Posted by Harbinger on :
He can jolly well sign in as himself from now on, though I don't think he posted all that often as me, at least not that I've found anyway Posted by HighPriestess Viviane on :
I had someone post as me once or twice.
Note to self: Kill Sara for that.
Posted by Mon-el 1973 on :
Name:Troy Age:33 Base of Operations:Illinois Occupation: Postal Worker (mailman) Interests:Comics,Music,Movies Began reading Superboy& the Legion of Super-Heroes in 1975 (yes i started as a 4 yr old thanks to an older cousin)... First Legion Story:"The Legionnaire Bride of Starfinger"S&LSH #200 Favorite Legion Era:The Cockrum & Grell Era Favorite Female Legionnaire:Phantom Girl Favorite Male Legionnaire:Mon-el Least Favorite Legionnaire:Chemical King Favorite Movies:Superman II,The Empire Strikes Back Least Favorite Movie:Godzilla (the 1998 version) Favorite Band(s):Beatles,Zepplin,Public Enemy Favorite TV Show:Seinfeld,Angel,Buffy,Lost in Space
(editted to show list format)
[ January 10, 2005, 08:50 AM: Message edited by: Princess Crujectra ]
Posted by Proty on :
Well, let's see... I bought my first Legion comic in May of 1978, at the tender age of 8. I no longer have the issue, and can't remember anything about it, other than having bought it. In those days, I used to trade in my comics at a used book store, and buy other back issues with the proceeds. I can clearly remember buying SLSH 200 & 203, which I still have and dearly treasure. Anyway, I bought Legion comics off and on for the next 10 years or so, and then really got into the Legion in a big way while I was at college. I've bought darn near every Legion book since about 1988 or so.
And I guess I'm a curse for some of my favorite characters: Proty, naturally, & Blok, Quislet, & Kinetix. Others who have fared a bit better: Cosmic Boy, Sensor Girl (at least, before she was a snake), and Cham.
Posted by HighPriestess Viviane on :
Nice to see ya guys!
Posted by Firebow on :
Can't believe I didn't notice this thread before...!
Name: Will Age: 33 Marital Status: Married Base of Operations: Shelbyville, KY (though my heart's back in CO) Occupation: former Travel Agent, now adventurer. First Appearance: Doc Nimbus and the LSH #1. History: My brother got me started on comics back when I was around 5. The first book I remember reading was Superboy and the LSH #203.. I think that's the number. The issue where Lyle gets crushed by Validus.. I became a diehard Legion fan, my favorite era being Levitz. My favorite guy characters are Cosmic Boy, Timber Wolf, Wildfire and Blok. My favorite girl characters are Dream Girl, Dawnstar, Light Lass, White Witch and Supergirl (Pre-Crisis).
Hobbies: I like almost any type of Role-playing games, from the medieval fantasy (D&D) to super-hero (Mutants and Masterminds). I also enjoy spending time with my kids (I have two, one boy, one girl), and playing City of Heroes with LWers!
Music: I like the Black-Eyed Peas and Evanescense(sic). Movies: I loved Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter movies! TV: Currently I watch Smallville, Lost, Alias, Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal. In the past I was a diehard Buffy and Angel fan(still am)!
[ January 13, 2005, 05:12 AM: Message edited by: Firebow ]
Posted by john on :
name john age 40 single sunny south fla security guard pre crsis legion fan the shooter era
Posted by Ultra Boy's Boi on :
Name: Scott Tatum Age: 34 Where you live: Atlanta, Georgia What you do: going to graduate school. About to begin a strenuous summer of vacationing.
Legion info: Male chars: Ultra Boy (of course), Invisible Kid, Element Lad (before insanity), Color Kid and Karate Kid. Female chars: Princess Projectra (Sensor), Mysa, Dream Girl, Saturn Girl. Villians: Mordru, Emerald Empress.
First issue: hmmm well the one I remember most vividly has Ultra Boy on the cover in the maw of a dinosaur in space. I have collected various Legion incarnations from the 80s, 90s up to the new Legion re-boot.
Other things you like: RPGs (D&D and Mutants and Masterminds currently), City of Heroes (see below for toons), taking classes, theme parks and roller coasters (love Islands of Adventure and Six Flags over Georgia has great coasters), swimming.
Anything else that you want to share! Love the site. The timeline posts have helped fill in gaps where I have missed some storyline progression. Have also enjoyed grouping with other Legionnaires on City of Heroes. My toons are on Virtue server : Rain Bow, Ultra Boi, Northern Star, Invisible Lad, Astral Deva, Pride March, Electron Shell, Snow Lad. On Victory: Rainbow Pride.
See you online! Scott
Posted by matlock on :
Hi Scott, glad to see another Atlantan on the board. Hope you made it through the ice storm over the weekend ok.
Also a late welcome to john and the Doc!
Posted by Karie on :
Name: Karyn Paul Age: 23 Where you live: London (real home is Durban, South Africa) What do you do: Secretary (dog's body) - druing the week, work at museums on weekends.
My first Legion comic was Legionnaires #1, and have been trying for the past 10 years to get the rest of them. There are just no comic book stores in Durban, so making the most of London stores =) and collecting every single Legion issue I can get my hands on.
Favourite characters are Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, Chameleon, Brainy, Ultra Boy, Invisible Kid, actually all of them.
I'm loving this site, there's so much I didn't know, and the sketches, and info are brilliant!!!!
Posted by Matthew E on :
Name: Matthew Elmslie Age: 33 Where you live: Toronto, or close enough as makes no difference What you do: itinerant cubicle monkey
Legion info: the first issue I ever read was the one where Blok joined, and I've had a soft spot for the big lug ever since. Several favourite eras, including the current one. Favourite story... it's hard to beat the Great Darkness.
Other things you like: baseball, ping-pong, ice cream, Canadian history, generational history, rock'n'roll.
Posted by ferroboy on :
Damn, I've been posting so infrequently that I've missed welcoming people in here! (Not to mention in the numerous welcome threads.)
So...hello to Troy, Proty, Will, Scott, Karyn, and Matthew! I see a few of you are right around my age (34).
But, um, Scott...Astral Deva? Sounds like the name of a drag queen. Is there something we ought to know about you? Posted by Yellow King on :
quote:Originally posted by john: I am a stranger in a very strange land
You don't know the half of it. I swear, the longer you stay the stranger it gets too.
Posted by PolarBoy on :
Once Batman stole my pants
True story that Posted by ferroboy on :
I knew Batman couldn't be trusted! I hope he doesn't expect to blame it on Composite Superman, some bitter rival, or even a clone-helper! Well, there's nothing for it but to not read any Batman books except S/B!
Posted by Royd on :
G'day Everyone,
Name: Royd Base of Operations: Perth, Western Australia Legion Fan Since: circa 1977/1978 Hobbies: comics, original comic art, role playing games Fave LOSH Artists: Keith Giffen, Stuart Immonen, Adam Hughes, Dave Cockrum, James Sherman, Mike Nasser Fave LOSH Storyline: Great Darkness Saga Fave LOSH Characters: Braniac 5, Wildfire, Ultra Boy, Karate Kid Fave LOSH Female Characters: Dream Girl, Phantom Lass, Laurel Gand LOSH (and other) Original Art: http://members.lycos.co.uk/liroyd/ http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=111
The original art features some lovely Legion-related artwork including covers, pin-ups and sketches, most by good buddy, Stuart Immonen.
(Note: While I'm pleased to see that the Legion is still around, I'm afraid it's not the Legionnaires I grew up with so I find it hard to "relate" to them).
Best,
Royd
Posted by ferroboy on :
Glad to have you around, Royd. What do you think of the new Dream Girl and Karate Kid? Since they're old-time favorites of yours, I'm wondering how you view the new versions.
Posted by Sir Tim Drake on :
Hi, everybody.
I came over here from comicbookresources.com, where I moderate the Classic Comics forum. CBR has not had a Legion forum for several years, and the Legion threads on our DC Universe forum just weren't enough for me... I'm loving the new Legion so much that I just have to talk more about it. Thus, I followed my fellow CBR moderator Paul Newell to these forums.
Name: Aaron Kashtan Base of Operations: Providence, Rhode Island / St. Louis Park, Minnesota Legion Fan Since: 1994 Hobbies: comics, debate, video games, having a good time all the time, watching football Fave LOSH Artists: Curt Swan, James Sherman, Mike Grell, Keith Giffen, Adam Hughes, Jeff Moy, Barry Kitson Fave LOSH Storyline: Great Darkness Saga Fave LOSH Male Characters: Invisible Kid I, Mon-El, Bouncing Boy, Colossal Boy Fave LOSH Female Characters: Shadow Lass, Light Lass, XS, Phantom Girl, Shrinking Violet Fave LOSH Androgynous Characters: Chameleon, Quislet
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
That's the first time I've seen a fave androgynous category. Welcome Sir TIm - chatter on!
Posted by ferroboy on :
It is different, isn't it? It's funny, too, since Cham was never androgynous prior to Threeboot.
Posted by Matter-Eater Lad on :
Hello, all. I'm a new old fan, or something to that effect.
Name: Damin J. Toell Age: 27 Where you live: Astoria, Queens, New York What you do: Attorney Favorite LSH character: Tenzil Kem Favorite LSH era: TMK
Been lurking on the boards for a little while, thought I'd finally join in case I felt the urge to contribute. I first got into comics around 1987, mainly with the SUPERMAN line and a few other DC books. Other favorite characters/titles over the years included GREEN LANTERN, SANDMAN, and CEREBUS, although I consistently read a wide range of DC Universe titles, as well as a selection of indies from Dark Horse, Image, etc. Never really caught on with Marvel titles at all. I became a letterhack in later years, and I was getting letters printed at least once or twice a week once I hit my stride. I haven't read any of my letters in years, and I'm sure I'd be horribly embarrassed were I to do so now. I don't recall if I ever got anything published in any of the Legion-related titles.
I got into LSH early on in the TMK run. I also own a selection of issues from the 3rd series (including the Great Darkness Saga), as well as the first five of the Archive HCs. I read the series consisently through late 1995, when I pretty much gave up on comics in general, as real life started to creep in on me as I prepared for college. This meant I lived through the entire ZERO HOUR mess, and I was quite disappointed at seeing so many years of continuity, characters and charm done away with so quickly. It was probably no coincidence that the end of my comics addiction came about not long after the death of Hal Jordan and LSH.
Since 1995, my contact with comics has been minimal. I finished out the run of SANDMAN and I kept up on CEREBUS via the phonebooks, but that's about it, other than the odd issue every couple of years (e.g., the Clark & Lois wedding issue of SUPERMAN). Now, almost 10 years later, LSH is being revived (again) and Hal Jordan is returning. I'm not sure if either of these will lead to anything worthwhile, but I am checking out both the new LSH series and the GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH mini. The excitement of this board has been fueling my interest in the new LSH, and we'll just see how far both that vicarious excitement and the actual quality of the run can take me. Since I have so little (emotionally) invested in comics at this point, there's really nothing for me to lose in this experiment.
I would still like to complete my collection of the 3rd series. This would probably be most easily accomplished by buying the entire series as a lot, if possible, and I assume that this would be most likely to occur by keeping an eye out an eBay. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Once I acquire the entire 3rd series, I'd love to read it and the 4th series (though surely not all in the same sitting).
Most importantly, I am fully shocked that Matter-Eater Lad wasn't taken already. Where's the love for Tenzil?
Best, DJ
[ March 20, 2005, 11:24 PM: Message edited by: Matter-Eater Lad ]
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
Honestly, DJ, I too was shocked that there wasn't a Matter-Eater Lad yet. Welcome!
And welcome to all of those who have taken the plunge by joining up. Looking forward to what you guys have to say.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Welcome, M-E Lad!
Don't sweat the name thing; you'll find plenty of love for Tenzil on these boards.
Posted by Matter-Eater Lad on :
Thanks for the welcomes. From looking at the member directory, it actually looks like there was another M-E Lad, although he didn't use the hyphen ("Matter Eater Lad"). I just selected the name on a lark during registration, assuming it was taken. If there's any problems/confusions, I'm sure a mod will let me know.
DJ
Posted by ferroboy on :
TMK era, eh? So long as it's not much beyond the third year. I'm also pretty surprised no one had Matter-Eater Lad, but there are definitely M-EL fans around these parts!
Posted by Matter-Eater Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by ferroboy: TMK era, eh? So long as it's not much beyond the third year. I'm also pretty surprised no one had Matter-Eater Lad, but there are definitely M-EL fans around these parts!
I loved it at least through the destruction of Earth, and stuck to it pretty much until Zero Hour. Hey, there was still a Tenzil issue after Earth blew up!
DJ
Posted by Consilience Kid on :
Hi, everyone. It's great to find an active, healthy Legion forum. I kept hearing about a dedicated, enduring fan base, but I didn't know where y'all were hiding out.
Name: Julia Claire Age: 25 Base of Operations: the consensual hallucination known as Vancouver, British Columbia Legion Fan Since: 1996 or 1997, lost track around 1998-2004, back on board as of 2005 What you do: Graphic designer, art student, writer/artist/filmmaker-type creature Hobbies etc: making up weird stuff and trying to get paid for it, assorted outdoors activities, yelling at CNN, masqurading as a mild-mannered marketing intern, so on... Fave Legion Artist/Storyline/Character: I don't think I've seen enough of the overall history of the books to really judge yet. From what I have read, I thought 'Legion Lost' was a great storyline. It's hard to pick favorite characters when everyone's being written so well, but I'll go with Garth, Brainy, M'Onel, Cos, Triplicate Girl/Triad and Lyle. For now.
I'm a bit of a comic book dilettante in general. I came into the hobby as a pretty standard X-men and Elfquest fan and eventually diversified out to various DC and independent titles. I started buying LSH books on a whim during the Post-Reboot era. I was buying 'Generation X' at the time, and I actually was 16, so I found it easier to relate to teenage characters. The first issue I bought is hard to recall exactly because I bought a ton of back issues too. I think it may have been Legionnaires #49 or #50. I lost track in early 1998 when I sort of fell out of the comic buying habit. My little sister and brother divided up my comics when I went off to university. They've since been scattered to various friends and friends of friends. But both my siblings are, or were, Legion fans by exposure.
I glanced back at comics over 1998-2000, but the X-books were such a mess that it wasn't worth bothering with. The Legion books of that time seemed too dark and strange after the shiny/happy Peyer/Moy Legionnaires I was used to. Ironically, this era has become my favorite now.
I have a really hard time explaining to people why I like the Legion series because I generally don't like Campbellian storytelling, the pure superhero genre or shiny retro futurism. I like Frank Miller-style realism, Morrison-style weirdness, Bendis-style character writing and Shirow-style cyberpunk dystopia. So, how can I like a series about 'silver age-tinged teenage superheros in a stylized and optimistic future' anyway? I'm not sure. I can't come up with any concrete reason beyond a nebulous intersection of characterization, theme and atmosphere. But I do like it.
There is something undeniably compelling about this series, but I can't really put my finger on what it is. I've never seen anything that had the same kind of interpersonal dynamics. There's nothing in 'superteens in the brightly colored future' to explain where that came from. There are plenty of other superteen books, some of them futuristic. I can't figure out what it is that makes this one work the way it does.
I wonder if it's just the decades of character development that have refined the cast into something that works so uniquely and well. The DC flagship characters have a longer history, but I would guess there was a lot of pressure to keep the characters in fairly blank, familiar archetypes and to maintain their series at the status quo. It seems to me that the various LSH writers would have had more freedom to tinker with the concept and write complex, difficult, less 'lowest common denominator' characters. I wonder if, ironically, the fractured history and uneven sales of the Legion books has actually worked in it's favor.
Eh.. I really didn't mean to write an essay for an introduction post, either. I'm just stuck at home with the flu and bored stiff. I'm really going to have to think about this more when I've had more sleep and less tylenol, but there does seem to be something very unique about the LSH.
...and it's just occurred to me that all of the above is probably painfully obvious theorizing that you guys analyzed to death years ago. So please excuse my newbie chatter. Nice to meet you all.
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Those were some lovely thoughts, Julia. Thank you for such a thoughtful moment, and welcome! We... ARE Legion Fandom! Posted by Kid Prime on :
quote:Originally posted by Matter-Eater Lad: Thanks for the welcomes. From looking at the member directory, it actually looks like there was another M-E Lad, although he didn't use the hyphen ("Matter Eater Lad"). I just selected the name on a lark during registration, assuming it was taken. If there's any problems/confusions, I'm sure a mod will let me know.
DJ
No worries, Tenzil. I'm sure the original M-E Lad has been lost to antiquity (unless, of course, he is an alt-ID of MLLASH, which is always possible.) :-)
Posted by Polar Boy v2.0 on :
Name Age: 38 (yes, I'm a old phart) Where you live: Michigan...Detroit area What you do: Design engineer
Legion info: I came into the Legion world during the early Keith Giffen run. I can't remember which issue. I think it was "Who is TimberWolf?", pre-Crisis storyline. I lived through most of the post-Crisis lines up until the end of the Legion Lost maxi-series. I pretty much gave up after that.
I came about Polar Boy for a couple reasons. One, I like the character, even when he took over as the Legion. Another is when I was role playing him with the DC Comics role playing system. I was battling a villian and rolled a critical hit. High enough that Polar Boy actually killed the villian. This was over 10 years ago and is still a running joke with us.
Other things you like: Running, swimming, working out, reading Christian books.
Anything else that you want to share! Not really. Unless anyone needs to know anything else.
Posted by DarkPriestess Viviane on :
Well, you didn't mention Kinetix, so we can't be friends...JUST KIDDING! Come and give me hug!
Welcome, and thanks for the info, not everyone does one of these.
Posted by Polar Boy v2.0 on :
::give Viv a hug:: umm, I won't get in trouble if I did this, will I??
Regarding the Kinetics thing, I wasn't wholly sold on the "Lost Legion" storyline since it paralelled Star Trek: Voyager and I thought it was a blantant rip-off.
Posted by DarkPriestess Viviane on :
quote:Originally posted by Polar Boy v2.0: ::give Viv a hug:: umm, I won't get in trouble if I did this, will I??
Regarding the Kinetics thing, I wasn't wholly sold on the "Lost Legion" storyline since it paralelled Star Trek: Voyager and I thought it was a blantant rip-off.
I never liked the terraform!
I like hugs, just watch the hands.
Posted by Polar Boy v2.0 on :
Oh...sorry... Sometimes my hands have a mind of their own.
Posted by Alienfish on :
Name: Bill Age: 41 Live: Camano Island, Wa Do: Moving company emp. Former colorist for Image comics
Started reading Legion in the early 70's about 72 or 73. It was an older Adventure ish. Really got into it durring Mike Grell's run. # 212
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
How cool. What did you work on at Image? I'll bet you have dozens of cool stories about working at a comics studio.
Posted by Alienfish on :
I worked on everything that Extreme Studios did(I know, I know evil incarnate, but it was a way into the comics field). Glory, Youngblood, Bloodpool, Avengelyne, Prophet... everything around '95 and '96. After that I did some Grifter, Darkness, Altered Image, Black Panther, Pitt Crew, Ash... I don't remember it all.
Most of the guys were great. Inkers Danny Miki and Jon Sibal were awesome to be in the same studio.
Posted by Alienfish on :
I'd love a crack at coloring the Legion.
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
This is as good a place to audition as any. Some of the Legion staff like to read through threads here so if you join in the art threads in "Bits" there's a chance they'll see your stuff. Heck, we'd love to see some too. ...and welcome aboard. We're kind of wierd but we're fun. (at least WE think so)
Posted by Alienfish on :
Not sure how to add pics to the board but here is a link to some of my art
I like it. I might have some of those issues.
Posted by Gay Green Giant on :
Oooo I like. Those are lovely.
If you use the Full Reply Form when you post you can use either the "Image" or "Thumb" option to add pics. That's the easiest way to add artwork.
Like this-
The actual link looks like this- THUMB]http://alienfishaudio.com/Comdark.JPG[/THUMB -except that I removed the parts that surround the link to make the picture show up.
Posted by Alienfish on :
Thanks for getting my Darkness page up here. It was the only thing I did for Top Cow.
Posted by Gay Green Giant on :
Oh good. I'm glad you didn't mind, it's gorgeous. I really just did that to show you how the link up works. I just linked it to your own thumbnail on your site rather than searching out the larger version of the image. Very pretty work. There are quite a few really good pro and amatuer artists and a couple of pro colorists that come here. I'll bet if you were to PM NightCrawler of Lightning Lad they'd add your site to the other sites in the Legion Creators forum if you want them to.
Have you looked through Barry's design sketches in the forums yet? I'd dearly love to see someone lay a bit of color on some of those pencils. Betcha Barry would get a charge out of it too. Yellow Kid has a gallery of those hosted at Imageshack if you haven't seen them yet and there's even some Jim Lee Legionnaire designs to be found here somewhere. Cool stuff.
Posted by Alienfish on :
Thanks for the info on getting the images into the posts.
If I have time this weekend I'll throw some colors on 1 or 2 of Barry's drawings.
I'm trying to get some of James Sherman's originals (or photo copies) to see what that older art would have looked like with modern colors.
I did post an older pic I did on the Saturn Girl bash forum. I did the pencils, inks and colors.
Posted by Vee on :
Alienfish, your art is incredible. Love the one entitled "Utopia's Corner". Really beautiful.
Posted by Comet Boy on :
Name: Benel( I know, weird name) Age: 17 Where you live: Bronx, New York What you do: I'm currently a student.
Legion info:My favorite character is Cosmic Boy. I'm kinda knew to the Legion, but with the Kitson/Waid reboot, I think that I'mma get situated with old and new Legion alike.
Other things you like: I'm a big fat comic dork, but I also enjoy novels, philosophy and classic literature in general, Goethe in specific.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
welcome, Benel!
I briefly lived in the Bronx myself.
Posted by Comet Boy on :
BX stand up!
Posted by MYG on :
Hey Benel, good to have you! I grew up in the Bronx from the age of 5 until only a few years ago. Although the section I grew up in was not considered "Da Bronx" as the world knows it. People would tell me, that's not the Bronx!!! Again, the Legion welcomes you!
[ May 21, 2005, 07:25 AM: Message edited by: MYG ]
Posted by Comet Boy on :
Good to be welcome as a Legion faithful eventhought I just recently came into being my Legion-self last December.
I've heard alot of older Legion fan putting down the Waid/Kitson reboot, but I'm glad to have such a warm reception. Proves that once a Legionnarrie, doesn't really matter.
Which reminds me, I should get a ring....
Posted by MYG on :
I've been a Legion fan since 1980 (I know that seems like a long time ago to you Comet Boy...but it really isn't!!!). I was a big Giffen/Levitz fan back then. Now that was when the Legion was like the number 2 DC book, right behind the Teen Titans of Perez/Wolfman fame! I have to say that the only time I was THIS excited about the Legion was probably the "Legion Lost" mini-run. Waid and Kitson are excellent. They have captured the Legion in a light that this team hasn't seen in years! people are actually excited about this book again and that's great!!!
Posted by Caliente on :
Name: Beth (or B1 as my brain-sharing partner would say -- don't ask.) Age: Never ask a lady such a thing! *is appalled* Wait... I'm no lady. I'm 18. Where you live: I thought we weren't s'posed to give this kinda info out on the internet! Well, I've always been a rebel, so... I live in various parts of sunny California. What you do: Full-time student. >.< Yeah. Even this summer. *sigh*
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): Well, I'm pretty new to the Legion. I've only started reading with this recent incarnation because #1 I love what Mark Waid did for the Flash and his run on Fantastic Four was pretty neat and, #2 with this newest reboot I felt much less intimidated. I mean, so many characters and I knew nothing about any of them! (Except XS who I really like -- where is she, anyway?) Anyway, so far, I really like Dream Girl, Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Triad and... just about everyone else. Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad seem like the "Scott and Jean" of the Legion (X-Men ref, sorry.) but that's about the only thing I don't love. For some reason, Cos really reminds me of Mal from the T.V. show Firefly. In fact, the whole series reminds me of it... the writing, the way the stories unfold... I'm really, really enjoying it. (And that's enough rambling from me.)
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.): (Or, maybe it isn't. ) I read loads of other comics, to start. I think my favorites (excepting the Legion) are probably... Flash (He's my favorite hero ever!), Runaways, JSA, Young Avengers, Teen Titans, Cable/Deadpool, Aquaman, Astonishing X-Men, Batgirl, Nightcrawler... yeah. The list goes on but I don't think you want to go there. In case it wasn't obvious by my list, my favorite author is Geoff Johns. By far. As for 'books, movies, music, etc.'... Well, my favorite book is The Firebrand and I like a lot of variety. My favorite movie... erm, I dunno. I like a lot of movies -- I've hardly ever not liked one. Maybe Bride and Prejudice. Music. Ohmigod, I love music. Oasis and Fall Out Boy are getting lots of play atm. And... again, enough rambling.
Anything else that you want to share!: No, no. I think that's quite enough. I'm just happy to be here 'n' stuff. w00t~
[ June 05, 2005, 12:12 PM: Message edited by: Caliente ]
Posted by BrianT on :
Hi there,
I have been a Legion groupie since 1969. I began the long journey when i was about 5 or 6. Although i did not become aware of it until i was much older (say about seventeen) it was Jim Shooter who inspired me to be creative and yearn for the avenues that formed the great expanse of the universe.
He became the very first Legion fan to break out with his take on the Legion during the mid-60's and he was only 15 when he started to pen his very first Legion tale featuring three doomed Legionnaires and one royal survivor who had underwent various creative, emotional and evolutionary changes on her run with the team.
It was not until i was about 22 that i dabbled into the Shooter bandwagon by writing and drawing my own Legion stories....and to this day i kicked myself for not being more assertive with my ideas. I remember a Time Trapper multi-parter where i practically wiped out all of Metropolis by utilising the Gowampi plant-beast (ADVENTURE 326) and used Glorith (ADV 338) as a resurrected Trapper flunky who ultimated met her fate again with a lethal hour-glass. The motivation behind the Trapper's plans was to kidnap the members of the team who had suffered various losses in the past, by pitting them against a rescue team of Legionnaires whom Trapper had transformed into the adversaries the captured feared and hated the most. This convuluted action-fest culminated with the Trapper's chronal headquarters being absorbed by the Infinite Man (S/LSH 233) whom the gathered Legion had summoned from the past.
(insert tongue-in-cheek comment here)I never would have made the grade trying to sell such an "absurd plot-line" but i kept on slogging away until i realised that the Crisis would have retconned my various "hits and misses" to the scrap pile.
No harm in trying, right? Thanks for putting up with me - so far LOL
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Welcome, guys!
C-Boy and Caliente, I'm 17 myself, though I've been a fan of the Legion since the previous series.
BrianT, that sounds really impressive - maybe you'd like to post some of your work in the Bits forum?
Posted by BrianT on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: Welcome, guys!
C-Boy and Caliente, I'm 17 myself, though I've been a fan of the Legion since the previous series.
BrianT, that sounds really impressive - maybe you'd like to post some of your work in the Bits forum?
IB, u never know...
Posted by Caliente on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: C-Boy and Caliente, I'm 17 myself, though I've been a fan of the Legion since the previous series.
Another baby!! Kidding, I kid. Good to know I'm not the only youngin' tho. Good to "see" you IB. (Hee, I'm so entertained by your name. ^_^)
Posted by High Priestess Viviane on :
Welcome all you people!
IB, not 18 yet?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
IB, Cali and Viv, don't worry, I can act as the responsible parent of this group! After all, I'm the ripe old age of 23!
Posted by Caliente on :
Ancient. Good thing you're on our maturity level, huh? Posted by legionadventureman on :
As a Substitute member, i dont know if i have the clearance to say that: i am 40 years of age, and despite having given up reading comics years ago, the Legion (both good and bad) have always had a special place in my heart...
Just call me Sentimental Lad *sniff*
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by legionadventureman: As a Substitute member, i dont know if i have the clearance to say that: i am 40 years of age, and despite having given up reading comics years ago, the Legion (both good and bad) have always had a special place in my heart...
Just call me Sentimental Lad *sniff*
keep posting and you'll soon stop being a Sub. I'm half way to Time Trapper.
And you are a few posts away from being a Reservist
[ June 28, 2005, 09:43 AM: Message edited by: Quislet, Esq. ]
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Thanks Quis, you're a champ!
I keep trying to think up stuff, but i think my creative lake bed has dried up...
Posted by matlock on :
Don't worry, just post anyway.
And welcome you all who I haven't crossed paths with yet.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote: Originally posted by Caliente: Another baby!! Kidding, I kid. Good to know I'm not the only youngin' tho. Good to "see" you IB. (Hee, I'm so entertained by your name. ^_^)
It's great being young, wild and reckless - and you don't have to be under 18 to get away with it. Thanks - I like your name too, how'd you think of it?
quote: Originally posted by High Priestess Viviane: IB, not 18 yet?
Yup - kind of weird, huh? But I'll be 18 in a few months Posted by High Priestess Viviane on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac:
quote: Originally posted by Caliente: Another baby!! Kidding, I kid. Good to know I'm not the only youngin' tho. Good to "see" you IB. (Hee, I'm so entertained by your name. ^_^)
It's great being young, wild and reckless - and you don't have to be under 18 to get away with it. Thanks - I like your name too, how'd you think of it?
quote: Originally posted by High Priestess Viviane: IB, not 18 yet?
Yup - kind of weird, huh? But I'll be 18 in a few months
Then we can have sex, I mean, "make love."
Posted by Caliente on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: It's great being young, wild and reckless - and you don't have to be under 18 to get away with it. Thanks - I like your name too, how'd you think of it?
Thanks!! Ages ago, when I was signing up to be a member at FanFiction.net, I couldn't think of a name that hadn't already been taken, so I went for something in Spanish. Caliente means 'hot' and I am pretty hot stuff, so...
Nah, seriously, it sounded cool and I'm from California and junk, so there ya go! Now I use it most places I join just for uniformity, though occassionally I use "hello katzchen" or "queen bee".
*shrugs* That really wasn't as interesting of a story as I'd hoped...
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
I think it's pretty interesting; a lot more interesting than mine, anyway And it does sound cool.
quote: Originally posted by High Priestess Viviane:
quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac:
quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Caliente: Another baby!! Kidding, I kid. Good to know I'm not the only youngin' tho. Good to "see" you IB. (Hee, I'm so entertained by your name. ^_^)
It's great being young, wild and reckless - and you don't have to be under 18 to get away with it. Thanks - I like your name too, how'd you think of it?
quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by High Priestess Viviane: IB, not 18 yet?
Yup - kind of weird, huh? But I'll be 18 in a few months --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Then we can have sex, I mean, "make love."
Oh, yes. Love makes the world go round - and I've been practicing making banana splits too I think you'd enjoy those. ;}
Posted by Insouciant Lad on :
Ahem. (Clears throat - looking for posting voice.) Hi all. What a great website here and I just wanna say you guys are the best! I've been lurking here for a little bit and I thought I'd finally join the community.
Name: Mark Age: 40. When did I get so frickin' old!?! Where you live: College Park, MD, home of the Terps and just 8 miles from the Washington Monument. What you do: Federal Employee pencil pusher.
Legion info: My first legion comic was S&LSH 219 I believe (or maybe 217) featuring the story of Element Lad and his revenge against Roxxas. He immediately became my favorite legionnaire. I stopped collectiing comics in general around '94 (no thanks to the SW6 storyline) and have only recently rediscovered the joy of comics. I am totally digging the latest reboot btw.
Other things you like: All kinds of stuff from sports, summer blockbuster movies, travel and brewing.
Anything else that you want to share! Nah, I'm coy at first, then I dont shut up. I cant give away all the details yet... Posted by Monkey Eater Lad on :
Welcome to all the new 'Worlders! Free passes to the Museum of Legion Arts for everyone:
And I thought Thora had scared away all the lurkers!
If you like brewing, Insouciant Lad, you'll want to join the crowd of 3fers at SHAKES.
Posted by Insouciant Lad on :
Thanks very much for the tip F.C. The one thing I really love about LW is that it is home to way more than just people talking about the LSH.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Feel free to join in whatever strikes your fancy, Insouciant Lad!
Posted by KidMarvel on :
Ive been meanig to get around to writing this for awhile....
AKA Joeboy Real Name: Joe Nickname: Joey FTB (from the block) Age: 24 Where do you live? Newcastle, Australia What do you do? During the week I lead a normal life as a High School Librarian, and on the weekends I work in a nightclub in Sydney
I first started reading the Legion with Legionnaires #1 and have been a pretty faithful fan ever since…there was a period where I stopped reading comics in general but I have recently started reading again, and, despite issues with the coloring, I’m loving the New reboot. Kitsons’ art is phenomenal and Mark Waid can do no wrong in my books.
My Favorite Legion artist will always be Chris Sprouse, However Lee Moder is another favorite. Artists that I wish would work on Legion are Chris Bachalo, Jim Lee and George Perez (even if only it was a poster ala JLA/Avengers #3)
I know its not many fans favorite but Im a BIG fan of the Giffen Legion…even up to Zero Hour…Although admittedly the Legion on the Run and Brainy as crochetty old man was pretty naff .
The current state of my Legion collection is pretty dismal, as due to events I wont go into, I lost my entire Comic Collection, Minus One box of various issues of various titles…I think in all there would maybe have been 10 or so Legion issues.
Other things I like: Horror Movies, Terry Pratchett novels, Blueberry Donuts, Trance Music, Dance Parties in the middle of nowhere (or “Doofs” as they’re known here) , Brian Froud, Ani Defranco and Edward Gorey.
Theres a book called “1001 movies to see before you die” of which I have seen 946...So I think its safe to say that Im as obsessed a person can be about Movies without being a Film Student.
My top 10 movies are:
1: Donnie Darko 2: Napoleon Dynamite 3: Fargo 4: Hedwig and the Angry Inch 5: Battle Royale 6: the Nightmare before Christmas 7: the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original) 8: Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetry Man) 9: Human Traffic 10: Blood, the last Vampire
Though it’s a little unhealthy I have a near encyclopedic knowledge of Serial Killers. This doesn’t mean, however, that I aspire to being one myself…
Finally I just wanted to mention what an a massive part of my life the Legion has been. It seems that for every bad thing that has happened in my life there’s been a Legion issue to get me through it. Most recently, the Three boot (is it three boot? It is isn’t it? ) has helped me to finally Kick a Drug addiction that started just after the Suicide of my Twin Brother. I’ve been Drug Free for 2 and a half years now (well that’s only if you don’t count beer and cigarettes lol.) and whenever I get the offer I just say, simply, “Sorry, But Im so sick of it I could scream.”
"Das, was man sich vorstellt, braucht man nie zu verlieren"
Seacrest, out
Posted by SouthtownKid on :
Hi, all... just registered here...
My name's Wes, age 35, I'm a cartoonist and longtime (it doesn't feel long, but...) Legion fan.
I started reading Legion in '83, towards the beginning of the first Levitz/Giffen run, and once I read #300, with Swan, Cockrum, Sherman, and the rest, I was really hooked for life.
At the same time, DC was reprinting the early stories in Adventure digest, and I ate those up, too. As dated as those stories seemed in the '80s, there was something about them that no other DC or Marvel book was doing for me. 20+ years later, and those digests are still about an arm's length from where I type this (now along with the Archive editions).
As a side note, I worked for some years as a letterer for Comicraft, and when Mike McAvennie offered us Legion back in '99, I fought like crazy to be given the book. I worked with Mike, and then later with Stephen Wacker from 'Legion of the Damned' (LSH #122), through Legion Lost, Legion Worlds, and The Legion, up until #24 (Lightle issue!).
But the real reason I'm here now, is the newest reboot. I loved the first issue -- it captured so much of what to me was the feeling of the old, old Legion... I mean, it's so different, but somehow it feels so much closer than what we've had in a long time (and even though I loved that stuff, too)...it's hard to describe... "Sense of wonder," comes close, I guess. I worried if they'd be able to keep the book this good, but they have -- it's been great!
And I needed to be able to talk with others about it...
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Hey KidMarvel and SouthtownKid, great to have two new faces. I've no idea where Newcastle or Southtown are, but hey, I've no idea where Toledo is and I live here.
Oh sorry, you'll have to learn to ignore THAT personality.
Welcome to you both! You both seem to have some skills I could strive to. KidMarvel, some fortitude there buddy! I got a feeling you'll be a Mission Monitor Board Regular and SouthTown I know we'll ALL be looking forward to seeing some of your art over on Bits o' Legionnaire Business!
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Hi Blockade Boy,
I also am from Australia, from a smaller city called Adelaide. I've been a Legion Worlder for a few weeks, but with so many new faces to introduce yourself to, its understandable how you could miss mine.
I dont intend to ever be forgotten - but in a good way, of course LOL
Brian
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
It occurs to me I've never actually introduced myself here how rude. When I found this place I didn't think I'd be posting here quite so much but since I am, here goes.
Name: Peter Age: Still on the approach to 30 Location: Toronto, Canada
Legion Stuff: Started with the new series, love it. Have recently read most of the Adventure and most of the Superboy/LSH issues for the first time. The eighties stuff I have only a vague knowledge of.
Other Interests: I have degrees in biological science and biz admin.
Known in my circle as the king of trivia, I've won a few trivia competitions back in the day but the proviso is the stuff I know can't possibly be useful in any real-life situation. Oh if I use bad corporate jargon a lot, it's because I only recently completed the biz degree and the brainwashing has not worn off yet.
[ July 11, 2005, 06:59 PM: Message edited by: Tamper Lad ]
Posted by Arachne on :
Hmm, never introduced myself, either. I think I'll keep it that way. Somebody around here has to be a mystery.
Welcome aboard, folks!
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Great to see so many new faces, 'specially the Aussies! Mmmm... that accent's so dreamy...
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Enjoyed our brief online chat, KP, pity you couldnt stay...
Brian
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Welcome to all of you!
Tamper Lad, I'm sure you'd love the Spaceopoly Forum. We have tons of trivia games there.
SouthtownKid, that's pretty cool! It's always great meeting someone who's worked on the Legion. Nice work on the lettering.
KidMarvel, congratulations on kiicking your habit. You're a pretty strong guy.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Insouciant Lad, don't be shy! There's a lot of fun to be had on Legion World!
Posted by KidMarvel on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: KidMarvel, congratulations on kiicking your habit. You're a pretty strong guy.
Just call me Guido Carosela
(X-Factor reference)
Posted by dedman on :
Hmmm....i'm going to have to go through this thread to see if i've already introduced myself...if not its WAY WAY WAY overdue!!!
Posted by Graypilgrim on :
I've spent the better part of two days at work going through these various boards. I guess I should at least make a formal presentation to the crew whose posts I have enjoyed reading!
Real name: James Location: Washington, DC Age: Yes
I've read the Legion off and on, and I have extremely fond memories of the earlier issues I stumbled upon: Supergirl was a member and Cosmic Boy wore the disco costume. I read pretty faithfully in the 80s, read the Great Darkness, got a little confused and distracted with what followed, watched the Earth destroyed (bad move, that), but then the reboot just did me in. I'm back now with the new series.
Because of time and finances, I read comics selectively: my current titles include some of the Seven Soldiers series, LSH, Black Panther. I like the Justice Society but really want to limit my comic buying.
I'm in grad school, and have a habit of collecting degrees. I'm on my third master's, this one in theology. I should be working on my master's paper (I graduate in a year, I hope) on Julian of Norwich, a 14th century English mystic, but right now I'm in lazy summer mood.
I'm looking at the possibility of doctoral work in the future, either pastoral theology or church history, likely emphasis: patristics/early church. (Does the Legion need a resident chaplain?)
I'm currently a librarian. My training was in rare books but now I work in digital information. Go figure.
I've managed to get two boyfriends hooked on comics, but the current one isn't budging.
I'm currently addicted to City of Heroes, and can be found almost exclusively on Pinnacle. I so enjoy some tabletop games, and I used to write for White Wolf (et al.).
My favorite Legion heroes include Dream Girl, Karate Kid, Night Lass (for some reason--I think it is the jet black costume and bouffant hair), and the White Witch. Okay, I like a lot of them.
Here's me: (if i can do this correctly)
They're both within the past five years. I stopped having pictures made in the past couple of years. Gimme some time in the gym, and maybe I'll feel okay about pictures again :-P
But school gets in the way. Actually, City of Heroes gets in the way of school, which gets in the way of the gym...yadda yadda Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
A big welcome to you too, Graypilgrim! Man, you sure do have an accomplished life.
Posted by Graypilgrim on :
Thank you! And i'm really not accomplished--I just look good on paper Posted by Caliente on :
Another Dream Girl fan, yay!! Welcome GP!
Lifetime student, eh? Some days, I feel like I am too... but that's probly just 'cause I am at this point in my life. Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Being a student sure isn't easy. I miss high school Posted by Graypilgrim on :
I certainly prefer being called a lifetime student to a professional student, like some people. Until I start getting paid for grad school--and student loans do NOT count!!--I'm not a professional student. That's why I need to get funding for the doc program.
Posted by Vee on :
Glad you made it over here Gray! Now about the JSA... Posted by Caliente on :
JSA!!!!111!1!!one!~!!
Sorry. I have the of Geoff Johns. Check the title y'all. Posted by Stealth on :
Hi. My name's Raquel; I'm 31; I live in Florida but I hope not to live there much longer; I was a librarian for years, now I'm looking for a new direction in life.
I got into Legion through L.E.G.I.O.N., which is one of my favorite comics of all time, especially after Keith Giffen left and Alan Grant and Barry Kitson took over entirely.
I'm still catching up on the original book (I was on hiatus from comics until recently) but of the issues that I have, I like the ones from Volume 3 the best. My favorite of the original charcters is Shadow Lass.
The current comics I really like are The Rann-Thanagar War, The Return of Donna Troy, and the new Green Lantern ongoing. I'm still trying to make up my mind about the current Legion book, but I'm going to give it a few more tries.
My favorite non-DC book is The Avengers, not the current one, but a lot of the Roger Stern stories from the 80s and most of the Bob Harras stories from the 90s; I was thrilled to hear recently that Harras is going to be writing JLA.
My biggest non-comics obsessions are British cult singer Julian Cope and the TV show Alias.
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Hi Stealth!
Hey, didn't we just have another Librarian join the boards?
This is starting to smell of conspiracy. I'd better check my overdues.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Hi Stealth!
You're going to find a lot of other Tasmia fans here too.
Btw, hope you find your new direction. Though I've heard that sometimes the search can be a lot of fun too.
Posted by Luna on :
Hello Stealth, welcome!
Posted by Graypilgrim on :
Yes, I was one of the new librarians on board. I got my training in Rare Books at Catholic University (in DC) but now I work with digital information. *shrug* I like the older stuff better.
If I can't be the Legion chaplain (Cleric Kid!) I want to be the Legion antiquarian (Book Boy!).
And welcome aboard, fellow librarian! (Even if you're looking for a new direction. You might find that the mind of a librarian never fully leaves you. Look at Oracle...)
Posted by Graypilgrim on :
Yeah Vee what about the JSA? Send me a message or direct me to another thread...
Posted by Paul Trimble on :
Hi Legion fans! I'm Paul and I live in Northern Ireland. I'm 41 and run a small comic shop combined with a music store. My first Legion comic was Adventure Comics #380 and, instantly hooked, I've followed the Legion faithfully in every series since then. Favourite characters have always been Ultra Boy, Sun Boy and Lightning Lad among the guys and Dream Girl, Princess Projectra and Phantom Girl among the gals. Always had a fondness for the Cockrum/Grell era but also dig the Earthwar run, Great Darkness Saga and the early issues of the Baxter run. Really enjoying the new series-and it's selling very well!! I read way too many comics, mostly DC, and favourites are pretty much anything Geoff Johns writes. Apart from comics I'm a big fan of Elvis , the Beach Boys and Bruce Springsteen. Also enjoy watching movies and quality TV (Lost, Alias, West Wing, Smallville). Look forward to joining in the fun here!! Cheers
Posted by matlock on :
Hi Paul, glad to meet another Beach Boys fan on the board, though I guess I'm mostly a fan of the era that ended with Pet Sounds. I haven't had much exposure to the later years.
Also welcome Graypilgrim and Stealth, glad to have you on board! This place is lots of fun and almost entirely full of nice people to hang out with.
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Paul Trimble: Hi Legion fans! I'm Paul
WHAT!
You mean I've been running on this board with this silly Blockade Boy moniker and we are allowed to use real names?
No Paul Lad or Trimble Terror?
Well then, just call me by my real name: Carl Rove. Don't tell anyone. (<=== American political joke. Feel free to disregard)
Posted by Owlman on :
Hello everybody. I am Johan, 48 years old and I live in the city of Spijkenisse nearby the city of Rotterdam in The Netherlands. I work fultime as a manager of a department store and partime as a actor. I start collecting comics in the mid-sixties and read my first LSH story in the late sixties. I have a comic collection of 20.000 + comics. Most of them American, but also many Dutch comics.
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome, Paul and Owlman.
Paul, I'm also a fan of Geoff Johns' writing (although I only started reading his work earlier this year; then again, that's added the thrill of a new discovery) and of Alias.
Posted by Paul Trimble on :
Hi and thanks for the warm welcome. Matlock, great to meet another Beach Boys fan-Pet Sounds is my all time favourite album. Blockade Boy-you mean thats not your real name too!! (sorry Carl!) Didnt actually occur to me to use a hero name but i do like the name Trimble Terror! Perhaps I should rename the shop! Thanks for the welcome Stealth-if you can try and find the Stars and STRIPE series, it was one of Geoff Johns first titles and was very good reading. Geoff is listed as a guest at next years comic con in Bristol in England so I hope to get to meet him. Cheers
Posted by Daemonking on :
Name: Chauncy Cummings Age: 41 Locale: Los Angeles
Started reading Legion when I was 10 or 11 and backtracked to pick up most of the original superboy and adventure comics. I thought it was one of the best concepts in stories. Much like Green Lantern or Justice League but for a younger crowd and all of the heros were there because they wanted to be.
Glad to be part of the community.
Posted by Arachne on :
Glad to have you. Posted by Stratum on :
Name - Jamie Age - 32...almost 33 Live - St. Louis, MO (or close enough) Work - Network Security Engineer
Legion Stuff - Got into the Legion heavily in the early 80's and followed them fairly regularly into Zero Hour, where they lost me. Actually, SW6's retcon pretty much did it for me although they were still interesting.
I'm a huge DCU fan tho'. I've always been drawn to their characters much more than I have Marvel ones.
I also play CoH, that's where the name Stratum comes from. On the Guardian server.
Jamie
Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
Welcome to all our new members. I really need to be better about keeping up with this thread -- lots of new names.
Stratum, there are a few CoH players on the board. Our biggest presence is on Virtue, and a WaK Legion homage group recently started on another server, but I can't remember which one off the top of my head. Most people have alts scattered all over the servers. In case you haven't seen it yet, here's the latest page on the CoH thread in the Anywhere Machine section of the board.
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to Legion World, Stratum.
Posted by Vee on :
Hey Stratum! It's great to have another CoH player/Legion fan on board. As Seymour said, there a re a number of us playing CoH. We have Legion based SGs on Virtue, Pinnacle, Infinity, Protector as well as other SGs based on JSA, Titans, etc scattered around. Check the link Seymour provided and it'll take you to one of two CoH threads on the Anywhere Machine forum here on Legion World (the other is basically a list of all our Chars)
Great to have you here!
Posted by Stratum on :
Woot! Thanks guys! I'm checking it now.
Jamie
Posted by Luna on :
Hiya, nice to see ya, Stratum.
Posted by Caliente on :
Howdy!! *waves* Nice t'meetcha. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Okay, I started a whole thread (sorry), but I'll post it here too:
Name: John (not much imagination, I know, but it was my parents' choice) Age: 35 Location: Planet Houston Occupation: Librarian
I've read LSH off and on since the late '70s. I've always liked how it was a team where everyone's contribution was appreciated (this was a team that had Bouncing Boy as a member, after all).
So when do I get my flight ring?
Posted by Thriftshop Debutante on :
Starting a whole thread is a good thing. Starting two whole threads is a good thing. Et cetera.
Welcome!
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Welcome, everyone!
Free flight rings, Eryk Davis Ester nelly caps, pink Saturn Girl saturn earrings, black Invisible Kid headbands, green Kinetix headbands, tiny Violet violets and special headbands with movable Chameleon antennae for everyone.
Posted by Monkey Eater Lad on :
I'm pretty sure I never did one of these so here it is.
Name: Aaron Age: 22 Hair: Dark Brown (although when I've been in the sun a lot it turns Reddish-Brown so that's the color it is now) Eyes: Brown & covered by glasses Location: Alaska, although I want to go back to SoCal (where I was born & raised) ASAP. Current Job: Stock boy, volunteer Librarian Wanted Job: Hmm guess by my name. Musician/singer/songwriter also good. Favorite Legionaires: Andromeda, XS, Spark, Triad, Star Boy, & a bunch of others. Favorite Legion Era: The Reboot Current Favorite comics: Runaways, Academy X, Cable/Deadpool, New Thunderbolts Favorite Authors: Piers Anthony, Terry Pratchett, Steven King, & more. Favorite Music: I have very eclectic tastes. I'm currently on a big J-pop kick though. PuffyAmiYumi Rocks! Favorite Anime/Manga: Fullmetal Alchemist, Inu-Yasha, Cowboy Bebop, Shaman King, Case Closed, YuYu Hakusho, Samurai Champloo, Scryed, etc.
Other misc stuff about me: I play trumpet. I take karate. I'm very good with animals. In fact while I don't currently have any pets I've had cats, dogs, birds, horses, goats, fish, and a turtle before. My ears are pointy. I have CFS. Well I've probably babbled enough. If y'all have any questions and/or comments post them in my official thread.
[ August 11, 2005, 06:07 AM: Message edited by: ActorLad ]
Posted by KidMarvel on :
Another Frigging Librarian?
Posted by KidMarvel on :
Oh...Im Proud to have been an extra in "Matrix Revolutions"...and not so proud to have been an extra in "Queen of the Damned" Posted by legionadventureman on :
Whats wrong with frigging Librarians, Kid Marvel? You might just learn something...*snicker*
Posted by KidMarvel on :
I AM a Librarian *snerk*
Posted by legionadventureman on :
but did you ever frig one?
Posted by KidMarvel on :
Ive Frigged lots of people...wait. Define Frig.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
not on a family-orientated website like this, KM! *tease*
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I'm a librarian although I'm not certain that I've ever frigged. That has something to do with gelatine dessert, doesn't it?
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Its a polite way of saying if you've ever had sex, Rockhopper *wink*
Brian
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Oh.
I must have been thinking of something else. Posted by Luna on :
Welcome Actor Lad!
Posted by Joey-X on :
quote:Originally posted by legionadventureman: Its a polite way of saying if you've ever had sex, Rockhopper *wink*
Brian
Actually it means somethinge else...but I wont Divulge
Posted by Caliente on :
Aaron... will you marry me?
Posted by legionadventureman on :
this is supposed to be a clean-minded topic, after all!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Joey-X:
quote:Originally posted by legionadventureman: Its a polite way of saying if you've ever had sex, Rockhopper *wink*
Brian
Actually it means somethinge else...but I wont Divulge
Does it have anything to do with gelatine dessert?
Posted by ActorLad on :
quote:Originally posted by Caliente: Aaron... will you marry me?
Ah sucks, sure Beth. You obviously seem hecka cool and all. If you have any skeletons/zombies/other assorted ghouls in your closet we can deal with that later.
[ August 11, 2005, 08:30 PM: Message edited by: ActorLad ]
Posted by Caliente on :
Yay!! When you come to SoCal, we'll get hitched!!
Lash and Luna can be my bridesmades~
Posted by ActorLad on :
Hmm, for my best man I'd probably have Reboot. Another groomsmen could be Cobie.
You know what would be cool instead of a plain old limo? A stretch hummer!
[ August 11, 2005, 09:14 PM: Message edited by: ActorLad ]
Posted by Caliente on :
Ooh!! I like the way you think...
...we should make a "wedding thread"...
...or we could continue hijacking this one...
...decisions, decisions (and elipses! ).
Posted by legionadventureman on :
You mean who would make the cutest couple on Legion World?
Posted by ActorLad on :
Hmm, it's a tough call. Hijacking a thread is a lot easier than lowjacking, or even clubbing a thread.
[ August 11, 2005, 09:39 PM: Message edited by: ActorLad ]
Posted by Caliente on :
Ha-ha!! This is true...
...and we're the cutest couple on Legion World LAM!! Well, excepting Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl of course.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
You and Outdoor Miner have got potential, Cali
Posted by legionadventureman on :
or maybe Tamper Lad, hmmmmm...?
Posted by ActorLad on :
Hey! What are you doing LAM? Can't you see Cali & I have chemistry like one of those spiffy science project volcanoes?
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Ok, so Cupid i ain't LOL
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Do you need a hug, LAM?
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Sure - go ahead, Rockhopper *grins*
Posted by Disaster Boy on :
group hug!
Posted by Caliente on :
Okay!
And, hee!! Actor Lad, Tamper Lad, Outdoor Miner... Maybe I should become Saturn Girl II!! Posted by legionadventureman on :
You are a baaaaaad girl, Cali! Good for you!
Posted by Vee on :
quote:Originally posted by Caliente: Okay!
And, hee!! Actor Lad, Tamper Lad, Outdoor Miner... Maybe I should become Saturn Girl II!!
Sounds like becoming Luornu might be more useful Posted by Frio on :
Okay, so this weirdo named 'Caliente' claimed that I might like this site since I'm a big Waid fan and have been reading the new Legion series. So, I thought I might introduce myself. Guess who came up with the name?
Name: Alexandria (Alex) Age: 20 Location: Okay, only crazy people would answer this question, so let's just go with planet Earth. Current Job: Home Depot employee. Yes, it does suck. Wanted Job: Is it possible to get paid for sitting on your ass and doing nothin all day? Favorite Legionaires: Chameleon Boy, Brainiac 5, Dream Girl, Micro Lad, Element Lad. But I should point out that I only know the new Legion series. Favorite Legion Era: This one now. Current Favorite comics: Runaways, Legion of Super-Heroes, Mystique (I refuse to believe it's been cancelled), Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four
Posted by Caliente on :
Hey. I'm not weird!! You're weird. Only crazy people will tell their location??
"Paranoia, paranoia everybody's out to get me."
Posted by Frio on :
Dork.
Posted by Caliente on :
Geek.
Posted by Frio on :
Don't know why I let you talk me into this in the first place.
Posted by Caliente on :
Because you me.
Posted by Bast on :
Name: Bast Occupation: Goddess, protector of cats, women and children, provider of fragance, perfume, alchemy and magic Location: Egypt and Avalon
There is little you else need to know.
Posted by Frio on :
*long suffering sigh*
Unfortunately.
Posted by ActorLad on :
Howdy Frio, I hope you enjoy your time here!
Greeting's Bast! Your presence is much appreciated.
[ August 31, 2005, 01:32 AM: Message edited by: ActorLad ]
Posted by Frio on :
So you're the Actor Lad I've heard so much about. Don't worry, all good things.
Cali, why are all of your love interests green? You're kind of a freak, aren't you? I mean, more than I thought before.
Posted by Caliente on :
*sigh* Shut up Alex.
Posted by ActorLad on :
Eh, the green isn't my normal look, I'm usually kind of tan.
Posted by Frio on :
Well, that's a relief! I was starting to worry about a fetish developing or something.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
There is no proof to the rumour that Actor lad and Beast Boy/Gar Logan are related. Actor Lad is in fact the natural born son of Rita Farr(Elasti-Girl) and Steve Dayton.
Posted by ActorLad on :
Nah, I haven't yet wrote up my mind-blowing "origin" on the boards yet.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
But, you gotta admit, my scenario is pretty cool, right?
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to Legion World, Frio and Bast.
Posted by Bast on :
quote:Originally posted by Stealth: Welcome to Legion World, Frio and Bast.
Thank you, Actor Lad and Stealth.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Aw, anybody who has certain feline tendencies can't be all bad...IMHO, cats rule - dogs definitely don't!!!
Belated welcomes to Frio and Bast
Posted by Frio on :
Thanks Stealth and Legion Adventure Man.
Though, I must admit, I prefer dogs, it's still really nice to meet you both. Meet being a relative term, I suppose...
Posted by Nova on :
Hi,
I know nothing about comics, which I see is the focus of this board. I'm here to annoy Tamper Lad.
Last Saturday, I was hangin' at Pet... Tamper Lad's place. Surfing the 'net while the boys were busy outpissing each other in poker I found out why annoying messages from him had virtually stopped this summer.
Thank You Legion World!!! Tamper Lad's friends all thank you!!!
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
Well now I know what the giggling down the hall was earlier... Posted by Abin Quank on :
quote:Originally posted by Nova: Hi,
I know nothing about comics, which I see is the focus of this board. I'm here to annoy Tamper Lad.
Last Saturday, I was hangin' at Pet... Tamper Lad's place. Surfing the 'net while the boys were busy outpissing each other in poker I found out why annoying messages from him had virtually stopped this summer.
Thank You Legion World!!! Tamper Lad's friends all thank you!!!
So do you know the secret words which will Shut Tamper Lad Up?
P.S. Tamper Lad has friends? Whooda thunk it?
[ September 13, 2005, 05:01 PM: Message edited by: Abin Quank ]
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
Abin, I think Legion World wouldn't be receiving Nova's thanks on behalf of a relieved group for diverting my attention from them, if they could do that.
Now J, if you guys really miss me. The tenth anniversary of the first email I ever sent all of you is coming up next week. (I just checked my archives). I suppose I could send out a best of collection if you wanted . I know you guys really love D's old hockey pool list.
[ September 13, 2005, 05:29 PM: Message edited by: Tamper Lad ]
Posted by Everyday Girl on :
Ohmygod, I'm supposed to tell you guys some stuff about me here, right? Like my name is Brittany and I'm almost 18 and I'm here because I started reading Gramps's comics and he laughs a lot when he reads this board so I decided to post here sometimes.
Posted by ActorLad on :
Hello & Welcome to LegionWorld Everyday Girl!
Posted by Ghost of Numf-El on :
Yeah, hi & welcome - jump right in and join the fun.
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome, Everyday Girl.
Posted by Suncat on :
Now that I've read this entire thread, I supposed I should add my info too.
Name: Laurie Age: 44 Where I live: Suburb on the western side of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA What I do: You mean, like a job? I earn my keep as a software engineer.
Legion info: Blame my parents. First, when I was about seven, my dad stopped by the local pharmacy which in those days carried comic books. He didn't know much about the current comics characters, but he knew I liked super-heroes and brought home an issue of Adventure. The story was "Heroes for Hire", I think near the end of the Adventure run. One issue and I was hooked.
I didn't know how to find more issues in a series then. But I knew other characters like Superman, and it was luck that I found Action comics just as the LSH resumed there in the back-up story. By then I was getting the hang of looking for specific titles. Followed the Legion to Superboy and never looked back.
And I said that both parents were to blame? Mom was my enabler. She bought the books for me before I had the funds myself, on the condition that she read every comic book I picked. A conscientious mother must know what her daughter is reading, right?
What else I like: Drawing and painting, writing fiction, needlework (mostly knitting these days), studying foreign languages (Japanese at the moment), reading, watching animation (American and Japanese anime), spending time with my wonderful husband and our cat, moderating and teaching for my volunteer job at OekakiCentral . My tastes in reading have broadened over the years--I still love comics and science fiction and fantasy, but now also include manga and historical fiction. Never have been too much into the music scene, but there's some artists I like: Fleetwood Mac, Alan Parsons Project, Led Zeppelin, ELO. Have I dated myself enough with those admissions?
Name droppings: I haven't attended the really big comics conventions, but we've had many folks come to our local comics con. Among LSH creators, I've had a chance to meet Mike Grell, Dan Jurgens (who lives here), Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson. It stunned me to no end when Mr. Grell *remembered* me after about 15 years from when we first met and he saw some of my work, back in the 1980s. When Mr. Anderson was here a couple years ago, he brought his wife on the trip, and she sat at the con table with him. She was knitting! So I got to talk art with him and knitting with her.
[ October 26, 2005, 06:36 PM: Message edited by: Suncat ]
Posted by STU on :
Nice to meet you, Suncat!
Posted by Fearsome1 on :
First post on the board. (Thanks to Nightcrawler for the assist!)
Name: Chuck Age: 44 (in February 2006) Location: Greenville, South Carolina Job: Security in Information Technology
Info: One of the first comics stories to really affect me (by that I mean "hook me") was the death of Triplicate Girl at the hands of Computo. Way back when! I prefer the Legion from the Cockrum/Grell era.
Like Suncat above, I've been privileged to meet Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson, Mike Grell and Dan Jurgens, along with other Legion creators like Mark Waid, Alan Davis and Chris Sprouse and of course my fave , Dave Cockrum (he lives just a few miles down the road from me).
Gentlemen all!
Posted by CJ Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Suncat: Now that I've read this entire thread, I supposed I should add my info too.
Name: Laurie Age: 44 Where I live: Suburb on the western side of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
I'm not alone in exile! Welcome Suncat!
Posted by CJ Taylor on :
And hello Fearsome1.
These last two posters have me wondering how many states, and how many countries are represented here on LW.
Oh, look a butterfly...
Posted by Ghost of Numf El on :
quote:Originally posted by CJ Taylor: These last two posters have me wondering how many states, and how many countries are represented here on LW.
Oh, look a butterfly...
We could probably ask Nighty to create a map of the world which could be populated with flags representing members etc. etc.
You know, when he's got nothing better to do with his time.
Now, where did that butterfly go ........
Posted by Not-So-Bad Lad on :
Hey guys. Typed this up on a whim and thought you'd get a kick out of it
History: Holus was destined to never amount to much. As one of the few inhabitants of Myar without an leaning towards alchemy, he constantly brought shame to his family with his flippant attitude and lacadasical lifestyle. He was content with a menial postion at a local Starship Refueling Center, and a life of carefree activities. One day, while visiting his cousin, Hart Druiter, he was accidently exposed to the remains of Hart's destroyed alchemical potion, and was granted powers by the crude potion derivitive. Holus cared little about this new change, until the betrayal of the Legion of Superheroes by his shameful relative. Holus, trying defend the honor of his planet and his family, applied for the Legion as Not-So-Bad Lad, his name being both a metaphor for his power and his stance on his people and planet. Unfortunatly, Holus' powers were considered power duplication, and limited in their application, and he was denied. Thankfully though, his easygoing and gregarious attitude relieved the Legion of the stigma left by Nemesis Kid, and he became close friends with several Legionnaires, including Matter-Eater Lad. Tenzil suggested he tryout for the Legion of Substitute heroes, but after a 'misunderstanding' between him and Infectious Lass over a cigarette, he was elected off of the team, but allowed to stay on as an Auxiliary Substitute.
Then, the unthinkable happened. Due to the machinations of Glorith, Mantis Morlo, and The Super Moby Dick of Space, the universe began to unravel. Only the quick thinking of Holus, the dancing abilities of Tenzil Kem, and the tastiness of certain fungi saved existance from certain...nonexistance. Unfortunatly only Tenzil, Holus, Cosmic Boy, and Wildfire remembered anything about the event, due to the instability of the timestream at the time, and Holus was still ineligible for Legion Membership. Rokk, however, decided to keep his number handy incase another such event occur, and Not-So-Bad Lad was named the first Secret Honorary Auxilary Substitute Legionnaire!
Powers: Being exposed to the containmenated remains of the alchemical formula that spawned the powers of Nemesis Kid, Holus is capable of imperfectly replicating the powers or abilites of those around him. For instance, if he were to duplicate Sun Boy, he could generate heat of up to 185 degrees farenheit around his body. For Matter-Eater Lad, he would be able to eat many thing humans would consider unpalleteable. Not-So-Bad Lad could also recreate, albiet imperfectly, abilites that are inherent in others. If he were to be around someone who spoke Spanish, he would be able to understand the language, but not speak it, or speak it, but without being able to inflect properly.
Personality: Holus is a sincere, generous individual, with little in regards to rancor or anger for anyone else. Carefree and jovial, there are few in the Universe who would not befriend him, and even fewer who would regard him with illwill. That being said, Holus is unyeilding in his attitude, leading him to grate on the nerves of more serious minded individuals. There is absolutly no one in the universe above good natured ribbing for Holus, no authority above wisecracking, and no situation grim enough to not warrant a bad joke. While he is aware that he annoys several people, Holus is way to busy smiling to care. All in all, he's not so bad.
How do ya'll like it? Thought I'd give another dimension to what is otherwise a useless (but cool In My Humble Opinon) screen name.
[ February 06, 2006, 12:53 AM: Message edited by: Not-So-Bad Lad ]
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome.
Your erudite knowledge of Legion mythos is quite impressive for someone as young as you.
quote:Originally posted by Not-So-Bad Lad: If he were to be around someone who spoke Spanish, he would be able to understand the language, but not speak it, or speak it, but without being able to inflect properly.
Let's see if you understand this:
Espero que disfrutes de todo lo que ofrece Legion World. Diviertete mucho.
Posted by Not-So-Bad Lad on :
I flunked Spanish twice. The only Spanish I can remember is the first verse of 'Dr. Worm' by They Might Be Giants I transcribes for a project. Got an 'F' too... Posted by Stealth on :
Fair enough. What it said was, "I hope you enjoy everything Legion World has to offer. Have a lot of fun."
But now I notice something I missed before -- you've been here since 2004. Oops. Sorry.
Posted by Sollie on :
Name: Catrina Age: 15 Where you live: Massachusetts What you do: er, yearbook?
I've read most of the series, except for some bits in v2 I missed (mainly around when Dawnstar joined). My favorite incarnation was post-ZH (apparently I'm one of the 12 people out there that likes it); I was actually introduced to it through someone's icon of Brainy kissing Lyle, then went out and picked up a few issues. I've always liked Brainy, and I didn't even realize how much I liked Lyle until he kicked the bucket in the first continuity. I thought Jenni was adorable (actually read the Impulse issues with her first, very much ;_;), I was fond of Sensor, and I was growing a soft spot for Jan until he went loco (that page in the Legion where Imra talks to the cadets about him totally broke my heart).
I don't like it when stories get blatantly fourth-wall breaking (Morrison's Animal Man? Good. Superboy telling everyone to read the miniseries in YJ? Good. 'We must do this to fix the continuity timeline!' Not so good.), and I solidly dislike blatant retcons (I'm never comfortable with preboot Andromeda/Laurel, because my brain keeps going 'but but but Kara!' Pre-Crisis Kara and PAD's Linda were my favorite Supergirls, and I can't stand the new one). Also, comic book writers need to take five minutes to Google a BMI index or at least a height-weight chart sometime because if I see one more 5'11" athletic superheroine that weighs 120 pounds and she's not snapping in half like a twig, I'm going to scream.
In other comic stuff, I like Robinson's Starman, Ellis's Transmetropolitan (pretty much anything by him, really), and BKV's Ex Machina and Y: the Last Man. Art-wise, I love Stuart Immonen, Adam Hughes and Tony Harris.
Other than that, I do lots of random writing and drawing (usually oekaki...this one was quick, but at least not terribly embarrasing). I play video games a lot (namely the Final Fantasy series, beat most of them and replaying 6 right now), and I spend a ridiculous amount of time playing the Sims (I've got a Legion of Sims 2--and general DC--which is awesome, Brainy made Hal Jordan cry).
My username comes from one night of pwning my way across TFC as a soldier; the nickname stuck. Also, I use the word totally because all-encompassingly doesn't really roll off the tongue.
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
quote:Originally posted by Ghost of Numf El: We could probably ask Nighty to create a map of the world which could be populated with flags representing members etc. etc.
You know, when he's got nothing better to do with his time.
Now, where did that butterfly go ........
Here's a temp attempt. I'll try to create a customized local version when I have a chance.
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome, Sollie.
Posted by Ghost of Numf El on :
quote:Originally posted by Nightcrawler: Here[/URL]'s a temp attempt. I'll try to create a customized local version when I have a chance.
Gary - what can I say?
F'n'A! You RAWK!
Can I suggest that we give it a thread of its own, that way everyone can see it and register.
[ February 28, 2006, 11:58 PM: Message edited by: Ghost of Numf El ]
Posted by Ghost of Numf El on :
Sollie - it's good to have you on board.
<Edited to remove uncalled for, presumptious comment - Sorry!>
[ March 01, 2006, 04:20 AM: Message edited by: Ghost of Numf El ]
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Welcome, Sollie!
you'll find plenty of fans of each era here. He generally don't rag on people for thier tastes, except in jest, (although no one's yet really admitted to liking the Gerry Conway years best ).
Posted by Caliente on :
Welcome, welcome Sollie!!
I've actually only read the reboot and 3boot, so... yeah. I don't like it more, exactly, just don't have the patience to go through preboot eras too.
I also XS, btw. But I'm a pretty big Flash Family fan, so... there we are.
Anyway, can't wait to see more of your art posted in the Bits section (I hope) and YAY for having another teenager on the board!! (19 is still teen. )
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
As I am to all younger people on this board, I, the mature 24 year old Cobalt Kid will always be available in a mentor capacity!
Can't wait to see your art!
Posted by CJ Taylor on :
quote:Originally posted by Ghost of Numf El:
quote:Originally posted by Nightcrawler: Here[/URL]'s a temp attempt. I'll try to create a customized local version when I have a chance.
Gary - what can I say?
F'n'A! You RAWK!
Can I suggest that we give it a thread of its own, that way everyone can see it and register.
The map thing is very cool, Gary. Thanks!
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
Dang! Another "oops"! My own fault (of course) for hardly ever mentioning my actual physical location but I see that Oklahoma City doesn't have a red dot to represent ME.
Love the map G.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
The map wouldn't load for me. Posted by Nightcrawler on :
quote:Originally posted by Yellow Kid: Dang! Another "oops"! My own fault (of course) for hardly ever mentioning my actual physical location but I see that Oklahoma City doesn't have a red dot to represent ME.
Love the map G.
Thanks! You have to sign up there, YK. It's separate from the board and isn't even located on our server. (Yet! I plan to dismantle the code and steal...er...borrow it for over here, one of these days when I have a free afternoon or two.)
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: The map wouldn't load for me.
Unfortunately, I have no real control over it. I'll test it out here (see above^).
Posted by OldLad on :
Name: Will Live: Austin, Texas Occupation: Real Estate Agent Age: 37
Legion info: I first read the Legion in the Summer of 1974. I spent that entire summer at my Grandparent's house. They owned a convenience store and because of that they had a ton of old comics lying around their house that their older grandkids and kids had brought home from the store. They had racked up an impressive, if heavily worn, collection going all the way back to the 40's and 50's. They had a ton of old Superman, Jerry Lewis and a lot of those great Warren Horror Magazines. I spent that entire summer reading those old books and that was my introduction to the world of comics.
Among those comics were quite a few Adventures featuring the Legion. I must have read those old Adventures a hundred times that summer...specifically the one where Lightning Lad dies and the arc that introduced Mordru.
Even though I missed the Silver Age Legion when it first came out...those were the first Legion stories I read, and because of that I have always been a huge fan of the Silver Age Legion, and more or less a Silver Age Legion fan, in particular the Shooter/Swan stories.
By far my favorie comics ever are the two parter that introduced Mordru.
After that I picked up a few issues here and there..the story by Levitz about the extended 30th century life span, the tail end of the Earth War..the tabloid that came out in the 70's.
The story arc that got me hooked on the Legion permanently was the arc by Roy Thomas...the Ultraboy, Superboy, Reflecto arc...after that I was hooked.
I am definitely a fan of the Sci-Fi elements of the Legion that featured prominently in the Hamilton, Siegel and Shooter Legion.
I am not a big fan of the Levitz Legion. I actually liked his first run better and found his second run to be pretty depressing after getting off to a great start.
Favorite Legion Characters(in order): Superboy, Karate Kid, Mon-El, Chameleon Boy, Duo Damsel, Phantom Girl, Supergirl,(as you can see, I wasn't a real big fan of what the Crisis did to the Legion),
Favorite Villans: Mordru, the Fatal 5(Mano), Darkseid and the Dark Circle.
Least Favorite Villian: John Byrne
Favorite Legion Stories(in order): The first appearance of Mordru. The one shot hero. The Reflecto Arc. The Great Darkness Saga. Just about all of the Matter Eater Lad stories by Giffen and the Beirbaum's in the 89 Legion series.
Favorite Writers(in order): Jim Shooter, Edmond Hamilton, Roy Thomas and Keith Giffen(cept for killing Karate Kid).
Favorite Artists(in order): Curt Swan, Barry Kitson, Dave Cockrum, Steve Lightle, John Forte, and Keith Giffen(the pre style change Giffen).
I really like the direction Barry's art is taking and he has easily moved into my second all time slot of favorite Legion artists. I wasn't a big fan of his during his L.E.G.I.O.N. years, but the stuff he is doing now is freaking awesome...the chracters are so well drawn and his work has developed a gracefullness that reminds me of Curt Swan at his peak...but he also has a style all his own at the same time. I really like his 31st century and space backgrounds.
It's great seeing an artist hit one of those exciting periods where they come into their own and finally hit their creative stride and prime...it looks to me like Kitson is hitting one of these periods right now on the Legion and it is very exciting. I hope it lasts longer than Giffen's prime.
I am undecided on Waid...he is one of my favorite modern writers, I loved his Flash stint. But I was not a big fan of his first tenure on the book...this time around he's doing some good stuff, but I still haven't recovered from the 94 reboot. Still, I like just about everything else he has written aside from the 94 Legion so I have high hopes for this Waid/Kitson team. I hope DC is going to support them in making the Legion Great again...it'd be nice.
Movies and Books: I am big Sci-Fi buff...I love horror movies and science fiction and can't get enough of that stuff...and a big part of the reason why is from reading those old Legion stories.
My thoughts on the current Legion: It's already my favorite extended era since the Silver Age Legion...and it's very reminiscent of that era. I hope it keeps up...I hope the series has a heavy Sci-Fi edge and I hope we again start seeing the expansion and growth of the 31st century, specifically in the villian and planet department. I hope they bring back all of the elements that make the Legion the Legion, and then I hope we can move on to bringing in new characters, new worlds and new villans...I am ready for us to move out of the cycle of continually retelling and reintroducing, I want that stuff back, but I am also ready for some new stuff so I hope we get there quickly.
Nice to meet you all and I look forward to participating in Legion discussions on this board.
Here's to hoping someday John Byrne gets written out of the Legion's continuity.
[ March 29, 2006, 12:08 PM: Message edited by: OldLad ]
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Welcome Will! Always good to have another long-time fan jump into the fray, especially one who shares my view on Byrne.
If you are into fan-fiction, a couple of our regulars have a really great Matter-Eater Lad series going on over in the Bits forum. You'll probably get a kick out of it.
Posted by rtvu2 on :
Yeah! Another Texas and one from Austin. Where in Austin do you get your books Will?
Posted by OldLad on :
LL, thanks for the welcome. I will be sure to check out the fan fic section of the board and thanks for letting me know about it .
I wish I could say that I am a longtime reader right now, but actually I am coming back to the Legion, and comics, after a 6-8 year absence, more or less. I totally missed the DnA era of the Legion except for about 2 issues...ditto the last Legion series.
Oh yeah I don't like John Byrne at all...he pretty much ruined comics and the Legion for me and his revamp of...heck, basically DC, was what ultimately drove me away from comics. I got tired of complaining. Evidentally DC was tired of having their old fans complaining...I got tired of being told not to complain, I got tired of being told to take my inferior product and like it. I got tired of being told that new fans are more important than producing a product everyone can enjoy....I always thought the goal was to produce a great comic, not to produce one that you have to be a new fan to enjoy...
So I finally got the message and stopped complaining. I also stopped buying everthing they produced. It seemed to be what they wanted based on the product they were giving me. So no, I really don't like John Byrne at all.
IC brought me back and has resparked my interest...I am hoping DC will fix the Legion this time around. I am hoping they will make it fun again...and so far it has been fun. The Legion is pretty much the only comic I buy regularly.
RT, thanks also for the welcome and it is awesome to meet another Austin Legion fan. Right now I have just kinda gotten back into comics, and am trying to catch up on my Legion back issues, so for the time being I am going to Austin Books and as soon as I get caught up I'll probably be switching to a small store in South Austin(Southside Comics is the name I think) .
[ March 29, 2006, 02:07 PM: Message edited by: OldLad ]
Posted by Ghost of Numf El on :
Good to have you on board Will.
BTW - 37, that's almost young around these parts....
Don't forget to put yourself on the Legionworld map - see Nightcrawlers post, second bottom of the last page.
Posted by Brainiac 5 on :
John Byrne is the comics equivalent of the antichrist.
Posted by Lucky on :
Hey everyone! I've lurked here for a few months, but finally decided to be proactive and join! Here's my info:
Name: Chip Snyder
Age: 21
Where I live: From Oxford, Mississippi, but I am currently living in Montpellier, France for the semester studying French. I came here last August, then when home for a two month break in December and came back here in mid February. I'll be here til around the middle of June.
What I do: I'm a student enrolled at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), but currently taking classes in Montpellier, France. I'm currently in my Junior year.
Legion info:
I am a pretty late bloomer when it comes to the Legion. I didn't start reading until July of last year. I actually have to thank Wizard Magazine for me trying it out, since they picked it as their book of the month. I was about to drop a title from Marvel, New X-Men: Academy X, because I'd heard of a creative team and cast change for that book. I wanted to try something new and a sci-fi comic like Legion seemed interesting (note: I actually ended up adding New X-Men back to my list in December, after discovering it wasn't as bad as I feared). So I ordered the first 6 issues online and loved them! There were a lot of characters, but I understood everything, and I got really caught up in the plot and really grew to love the team. When I went to Wizard World Chicago the next month, I bought the first Legion Archives HC and a TPB. I even, after much begging and sad looks, convinced my dad to help me buy a copy of Adventure Comics #247 that I saw at the convention. I blew my whole budget on it, but I was really proud to have it. I read the first Archive on the plane back, and when I got home I ordered all the Legion TPBs I saw online. I had to go to France soon after, but brought all my Legion comics with me. When I came home for Christmas, I ordered the second Archives, and loved it too. I ordered the third a few days ago, and my dad is going to bring it to France when he comes to visit me next week. I am still new to a lot of Legion lore, and most people here probably know a lot more than me, but I guess that is a good place to be since I know I have a lot of great stories ahead that I'll get to read for the first time. I'm really looking forward to that.
Favorite Legion Character: I guess I'd have to go with Cosmic Boy. After reading the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Beginning of Tomorrow TPB, he quickly became my favorite character. I like the role he's played in the new series, though he seems a little more arrogant than he used to be in the reboot, but he's still my favorite. Saturn Girl is a close second.
Favorite villian: This is where my inexperience shows, because I have not read many stories with the Legion and their more famous villians. I think the Time Trapper is going to make his first appearance in the next Archives volume that I'll get next week, so I'm looking forward to that since he sounds cool. I'll pick Darkseid. I've read the Great Darkness Saga (which was confusing at first since I had no idea who a lot of those people are, but I understood it by the end, and that Wildfire guy is actually kinda cool) and Darkseid was a major threat in that. I enjoyed it. Lemnos was a good villian too. As was that Imp guy who killed all the Legion in the second Archives volume but Superboy tricked him into saying his name backwards and everything was reversed. I'm not even going to try to spell his name, but I enjoyed that story.
Favorite era: I'll have to say the modern one since I don't know as much about the others and this was how I first met the Legion. Still, I really enjoyed the first TPB from the reboot Legion, and one day I may try to find some backissues of that because it was really interesting, and I liked how they set things up in that series, maybe even better than in the current one. If I'd read more of it, I might have listed it as my favorite.
Thoughts on current series: The first Legion stories I read were in this era, which I think you guys call the threeboot. I'm really enjoying it so far. I haven't read the latest issue, the one where Supergirl joins, because of the time it takes to get to my dad's house and then for him to send it over her with my other comics, but I'm looking forward to it. Kara is probably my favorite female character in comics, I've already read both her Archives volumes and enjoyed them, so her being on my favorite team is great. I enjoyed the whole Lemnos arc. I like that the Legion are becoming an autonomous branch of Earthgov, it should be interesting to see how well that works out for them. I'd say this is one of the best books I get now.
Other comics I like: Fables is probably the best comic I get right now, I've been reading it since the beginning and it just keeps getting better and better. Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, and Runaways are all great too. BKV is my favorite writer right now. I think Negation was one of the best sci-fi comics ever, and I loved Tony Bedard's run on that (because CrossGen went bankrupt the story was never finished). I think Tony would be ideal to replace Waid on Legion when he leaves (which I hope isn't anytime soon). The series that got me into comics was Superboy, and I really miss that book. Superboy (Conner Kent) is my favorite character in all of comics. I haven't read Infinite Crisis 6 yet, but I know what happens, and my dad is going to bring me that issue when he comes.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Posted by Cosmic Boy on :
Name - Matt Age - ??? Where you live - England What you do - student
Legion info - I'm pretty new to Legion, only starting to read with the new series and then going back to check out the older stuff. My favourite character is Cosmic Boy, as you can tell, and I also like Lightning Lad and Shadow Lass.
Other things you like - I love Marvel and DC comics, movies, books, and food. Lots of it. Posted by Tamper Lad on :
Welcome Cosmic boy fans, Matt and Chip. There's actually a few of us he started with the new series around here. Don't feel intimidated by the old folks around here who know all sorts of stuff about planetary chance machines etc.
Jump right in and you'll be talking about the Super Moby Dick of Space in no time at all.
(*sigh* Why are they always Cosmic Boy fans.) Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome guys!
quote:Originally posted by Tamper Lad: (*sigh* Why are they always Cosmic Boy fans.)
'Cuz Rokk rocks!!! Posted by Cosmic Boy on :
I forgot to mention I love The Great Darkness Saga as well - it's my favourite 'old' Legion story.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
"Old" Legion story.
Always glad to have another Garth fan on board. Welcome Matt!
Posted by Cosmic Boy on :
Thanks!
Posted by Caliente on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad:
quote:Originally posted by Tamper Lad: (*sigh* Why are they always Cosmic Boy fans.)
'Cuz Rokk rocks!!!
Darn skippy!!
Anyway, welcome aboard boys. Great to see newer (than me, at least) members getting involved. ^_^
Posted by Tshil on :
Name Tim Age - Old ( older than that even ) Where Iowa
I am an old fan of the LSH and I have been away way to long. I look forward to learning all the things I can about the new stories.
Also what program is everyone using for the animated gifs?
[ April 11, 2006, 04:30 PM: Message edited by: Tshil ]
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Everyone, young and old, is welcome here on Legion World!
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Welcome, welcome, welcome!
Just jump on in! The water's fine!
Posted by Darwin Monkey on :
Name: John Age: 26 (but a very old 26) Where you live: Boston What you do: Generally speaking, as little as I can conceivably get away with. When that's not an option, I write. Poorly.
Legion info: I'm really just sort of involved around the margins, hovering on the fringe like some kind of carrion bird. I have enjoyed what I've read of the reboot Legion enormously, and the latest incarnation of the series shows a great deal of promise, in my estimation. However, I am withholding judgment for the time being--at least until somebody tells me what I think. I'm pliable that way.
Hmm. My favorite characters are Brainiac 5 (by a considerable margin) and Chameleon Boy. Also, I miss Gates. Probably for reasons too perverse to bear mentioning. Certainly not on a family-friendly board. And now perhaps I've said too much . . .
Other things you like: Oh, I like all sorts of things. Science fiction, high fantasy, low fantasy, history, philosophy, German opera, the various Ultimate series from Marvel, Calypso music, the JLU, animated sit-coms of various kinds, Shakespeare, RPG's, pecan pie, cocktails, etc. There's more, probably, but I rather doubt anybody really wants to sit through an exhaustive list of the methods by which I dissipate myself beyond all hope of redemption.
However, I should mention the big one, which apparently is being strongarmed into joining sites pertaining to fandoms in which I take an interest by a certain, unrelenting teenaged bully (who shall remain nameless). She knows who she is. Really, I'd have been far more comfortable lurking indefinitely . . .
Posted by Caliente on :
Y'know, I'm barely teenaged anymore. So close to 20, I can taste it...
At any rate, I'm glad to see you finally posted John!! All I can really say after a show like that is:
1. Ew to the Gates fetish. That's going on the List of Things I never Needed to Know, thanks. 2. You don't write poorly, you big baby. 3. I'm surprised you left out your love for villainous characters! Doom wants to know where the love is John. And you know how he gets...
Anyway, welcome you big baby. for you.
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
Welcome DM, you'll notice that all of Cali's male friends on this board have green avatars. Posted by Darwin Monkey on :
Yeeeeeeeees. Old age is creeping up on you now, isn't it? Very soon now, you will be ready to join the Forces of Evil. You automatically qualify for membership as soon as all those pesky adolescent ideals are eroded away.
Also:
1. It's not a fetish, exactly. More a predilection. 2. Am NOT a baby! *pouts* 3. Yes . . . we all quail before the awesome power of DOOM. I will make every effort to propitiate him before he launches my apartment building into space. He'll do it, you know.
And Tamper Lad, I'm really less a friend than I am a lackey. A poor, downtrodden, utterly hapless minion. Woe is me. Woe, I say!
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Darwin Monkey: I'm really less a friend than I am a lackey. A poor, downtrodden, utterly hapless minion. Woe is me. Woe, I say!
So say all the Green Lads of Legion World; So say we all. And I'm quoting Actor Lad there. Just sayin' to avoid the whoopin'
Jump right in, all sorts of stuff and interesting people here.
Posted by Caliente on :
Hey now!! You green boys love me!! Y'know you do...
...
...hello?
And, yaaaay, John!! You posted again!! w00t~ Even though I wouldn't qualify you as a lackey, per se... minion would work, though. Posted by Stealth on :
Wow. It's been quite a while since LW had this many newbies at once. Welcome, all.
Posted by Nick Vinson on :
Hi everybody. Thanks for letting me into this clubhouse.
Name: Nick Vinson Age: 24 Where you live: Sweeny, Tx What you do: Youth Pastor (as of May 1st)
Legion info: Started reading Legion with fulltime interest as of THIS new reboot. Waid/Kitson/Wacker talked me into it at the Dallas Wizard World 04. And I'd always been interested in the Legion as a concept. Had actually bought the Blight storyline out of interest, but left comics shortly after. Mostly due to a fulltime night job. No time to buy anything.
Went back and am working on a Post Zero Hour run. Started with Valor actually. I love me M'Onel. As a concept and as a character theres just so much there to love.
Other things you like: Lawrence of Arabia is my favorite movie, and Kurt Vonnegut is currently my favorite writer. I enjoy the works of C.S. Lewis, Philip K. Dick, and Terry Pratchett.
Anything else that you want to share: I really like this comic. Other Comics I read: (monthlies) Godland, Hawkgirl, Fell, Casanova. (Wait on Trades) Invincible, Marvel Team-Up, the last few years of DC's books (Teen Titans, Outsiders, Batbooks, Supes, Wonder Woman, Identity Crisis and tie-ins, Manhunter , anything else that catches my interest but is outside of my pocket book as a pamphlet). Trust me, my pull list used to be huge. Especially last year when I worked at (a now defunct) comic store.
Oh and Will Eisner is the Cecille B. DeMille of comics.
Posted by Joe-Boy on :
Yay! Legionworld NEEDS more Pratchett fans. and MARS NEEDS COFFEE!!!
Posted by Nick Vinson on :
I cant wait for the summer. READING TIME! I haven't even read the last 5 Pratchett novels.
Ugh!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Brainiac 5: John Byrne is the comics equivalent of the antichrist.
Welcome everyone to Legion World! Here's hoping to see you in all the various forums discussing all things that are kewl!
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to Legion World, Nick.
quote:Originally posted by Nick Vinson: Will Eisner is the Cecille B. DeMille of comics.
Well said.
Posted by Nick Vinson on :
quote:Originally posted by Stealth: Welcome to Legion World, Nick.
quote:Originally posted by Nick Vinson: Will Eisner is the Cecille B. DeMille of comics.
Well said.
It was either DeMille or D.W. Griffith, but thats only a comparison on the technical achievements that Eisner came up with via the technical achievements that Griffith invented for film. Such as the Iris, the close up, etc.
But since Griffith has the stink of controversy about him, DeMille seemed the better choice.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
I' a huuuuge Eisner fan, but I have to admit his earliest portrayals of Ebony and other African-Americans made me wince. Not to Griffith melevolence, but still... only judging in the context of the times - and his later strides to do better - can I rationalize it.
Posted by Mekanix on :
Been a member for some time but finally decided, after a bit of recent lurking, to join up offical-like.
Name: Seems a bit personal t'me but you seem like good eggs so call me Kit. Age: Only as old as I feel. Where you live: Banished to the States. What you do: Piss around a lot.
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): Started reading with the reboot. Liked it well enough but lost interest in The Legion. Started again with the 3boot. Loving it. Isn't Cos just the most brilliant wanker ever? Favorite characters - Tinya but not with Jo, Jo but not with Tinya, Imra, Brin, Rokk, Jazmin (also not together), Luorna, Lyle... the list goes on. Favorite creator - Waid would have to apply, I suppose, since he's dragged me into the Legion more than once. Probably Farmer, too, for writing Superboy's Legion. Bloody amazing that was. Favorite stories - White Triangles, Legion of the Damned, and Legion Worlds to name a few.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.): I enjoy a variety of comics, movies, books and music but, in the interest of brevity, I think I'll just share one of each. Favorite comic - No, it's not Legion, it's actually Next Wave. Ellis is a talented pissant if I ever did see one. Favorite book - Don't get a lot of reading in but maybe Heart of Darnkess. Don't ask why, I don't even know. Favorite movie - Schindler's List, though V for Vendetta came close to dethroning it. I must have a thing about totalitarian regimes. Favorite music - OK Go, no contest.
Anything else that you want to share: I think that's enough. Cheers Legion World!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Mekanix,
Glad you have started posting.
Posted by rokk steady on :
OK, I've been away for so long, maybe I should update...
Name: Michael Age: 37... damn, I am getting old! Where you live: Los Angeles, westside What you do: I mostly rue the day I decided to become a lawyer; however, I have a dream job as general counsel to a public company where I can wear shorts and flip-flops to work and bring my dog with me. Pet: Ripley VonHaunches, a 2-year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Legion info: Started reading around #262 or so, and was immediately taken with seeing Cosmic Boy and Dream Girl in their underwear in that exact issue. They have been my favorite Legionnaires ever since, but I think the #262 underwear thing is just a coincidence in that regard. My first subscription issue was the beginning of the Reflecto story, and a subscription was the only way I was ever gonna get any comic back then.
Favorite characters - Well, Cos and Dreamy. Also, Jan & Dirk & Lu. And Rond Vidar.
Favorite creator - Levitz & Giffen & Bierbaums, and I grow more and more fond of DnA as time passes.
Favorite stories - Great Darkness! Levitz's last Emerald Empress story! The first year and half or so of v4! Legion Lost!
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.): Favorite comic - Historically, Legion and Zot! and Miracle Man. Currently, Young Avengers and just about anything Grant Morrison does and Lucifer Favorite book - John Irving's 80s output, and some of his 90s output. Frank Herbert's Dune, and some of the sequels. Favorite movie - Blade Runner & Blue Velvet & LotR Favorite music - Historically: Blur, Saint Etienne, ABBA, Depeche Mode; Current: Franz Ferdinand, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Graham Coxon TV: Buffy, Battlestar Galactica, Strangers with Candy, Simpsons
Cheers!
[ April 28, 2006, 01:55 PM: Message edited by: rokk steady ]
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
You know, I don't think I ever did this.
Name: Rob age: 43 I live in Boston MA Currently I am unemployed. I am a lawyer and do volunteer legal work. Eventually I want to do legal work for a non-profit legal aid group
Legion: My first issue was Superboy & The Legion of Superheroes #212. Which featured the Legion of Super Rejects story and a backup Night Girl story which introduced Cosmic Boy's rebound date of Sinde.
Among my favorite Legionnaires are: Chameleon Boy, Princess Projectra, Dream Girl (after she became leader), & Quislet.
Other Comic book favorites: The Flash & Justice League
Other favorite characters: Red Tornado, Raven, & Crazy Jane (From Morrison's Doom Patrol)
Other Interests: History, Reading, Puzzles
Favorite Movies: Europa, Europa; Pleasantville; The Killer (John Woo)
Two tear-jerker films I like: It's a Wonderful Life & Stepmom.
Books I liked and recommend: Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen; Another Mother Tongue by Judy Grahn; Perilous Times: Free Speech in wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism by Geoffrey R. Stone; Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism by Susan Jacoby
Posted by Nick Vinson on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: I' a huuuuge Eisner fan, but I have to admit his earliest portrayals of Ebony and other African-Americans made me wince. Not to Griffith melevolence, but still... only judging in the context of the times - and his later strides to do better - can I rationalize it.
Yeah. That was the ONE down side to Eisner's Spirit. It did seem that Eisner matured artistically out of that phase.
Posted by Nick Vinson on :
quote:Originally posted by Mekanix: Favorite music - OK Go, no contest.
Hooray! another OK Go fan!
Posted by Mekanix on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Mekanix,
Glad you have started posting.
Thanks! Seemed the thing to do. Posted by Mekanix on :
quote:Originally posted by Nick Vinson:
quote:Originally posted by Mekanix: Favorite music - OK Go, no contest.
Hooray! another OK Go fan!
Got that right mate! More people ought to embrace them. They're really bloody fantastic.
Posted by Ghost of Numf El on :
quote:Originally posted by Mekanix: Isn't Cos just the most brilliant wanker ever?
Very well put, Mekanix. Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Mekanix:
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Mekanix,
Glad you have started posting.
Thanks! Seemed the thing to do.
And even more glad you posted a limerick Posted by Mekanix on :
quote:Originally posted by Ghost of Numf El:
quote:Originally posted by Mekanix: Isn't Cos just the most brilliant wanker ever?
Very well put, Mekanix.
Why thank you, Numf El! I try!
If you don't mind my asking, have you always been a 'ghost of'? Or is this a more recent sort of development?
How does one become a 'ghost of', anyhow?
Posted by Mekanix on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.:
quote:Originally posted by Mekanix:
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Mekanix,
Glad you have started posting.
Thanks! Seemed the thing to do.
And even more glad you posted a limerick
I'm glad it was noticed - it was bloody difficult figuring out the rhymes. I don't think poetry is really my forte.
But it was relatively fun, so I suppose, in the end, it was worth the toil.
Posted by Ghost of Numf El on :
quote:Originally posted by Mekanix:
quote:Originally posted by Ghost of Numf El:
quote:Originally posted by Mekanix: Isn't Cos just the most brilliant wanker ever?
Very well put, Mekanix.
Why thank you, Numf El! I try!
If you don't mind my asking, have you always been a 'ghost of'? Or is this a more recent sort of development?
How does one become a 'ghost of', anyhow?
Hi Mek.
Have you ever seen the film 'Aliens'? it's one of my favourite ever films.
I used it for the basis of a OneVision story that I wrote last year called 'Dragons'. It was based around myself, my brother Sonnie Bloke, good friend Harbinger and various other people who popped up in previous stories I had written.
If you want to search it out and read it (it's quite a lengthy read) then I won't tell you exactly how I die (I don't think that's giving too much away) so as not to spoil the surprise.
However - if you aren't going to read it ...
S P O I L E R
remember Bishop?
'Nuff said.
So no, I've not always been a ghost.
There's also another thread of my post-Dragons ongoing journey to Hell in 'Numf and Sonnie Go To Hell On A Pushbike' over on the Bits forum.
Just don't expect a piece of serious literature.
Cheers, Numf
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hi, walkwithcrowds here.
I've spent the last couple of weeks reading through this lot and now feel that I "know" a lot of you much better. As I've read it in a condensed time frame it's easier to see older names that haven't ben around for a while or have been quieter recently...speak up guys, the more the merrier (and knowing this crowd, there'll be smutty jokes in reply to that saying on the way).
My name is John (Hi!) I've already covered my comic reading history in a previous post at Welcome walkwithcrowds and if you really are interested you can read it there. While your there add a post as a way to sign my "visitors book", I'm hoping to get a "signature" from all 1045 members.
My favorite comics are: The Flash (my all time favorite) Doctor Strange and The Legion and Daredevil kinda jostle for third place.
That's only "mainstream" comics, I don't count Vertigo, horror, humour stuff in that. If I did Hellblazer would be number two and Groo the Wanderer would be four.
My first issue of the Legion was #1 of 5YL and I was hooked from the beginning. Since then I've managed to buy a complete run from when "Superboy and.. " became just "The Legion" and I'm working my way back.
My favorite Legionnaires are (and remember I'm biased toward 5YL versions of these characters) Cosmic Boy, Brainy and Matter Eater Lad (Trust me, I'm a Senator!).
In the "other stuff" category?
I'm a big reader, Michael Moorcock, David Gemmel, P.G. Wodehouse, Raymond Chandler, Terry Pratchett, Arthur Conan Doyle, Douglas Adams, Kenneth Grahame, Robert Rankin and Philip K Dick are a few of my favorite writers.
Films:(in no particular order) BladeRunner, It's a Wonderful Life, Fight Club, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Aliens, Annie Hall, Stir Crazy, The Haunting (original version) The Raiders of the Lost Ark and Little Shop Of Horrors (The Musical Version)
I'm from Glasgow so it's pretty much a given that I like a booze up, but I've been cutting back a lot recently. I still enjoy a good night out and a party but I tend to dance more and I'll give the karaoke a go, if I don't get Boo'ed off.
I'm not too sure how to post a photo of myself here but I promise to do it as soon as I figure out how. Till then, I'm about 5'5, don't know my weight but I'm slim, have cropped dark brown hair, one blue eye and one brown eye, high cheek bones, all my own teeth and a beautiful wee bum.
Oh the name walkwithcrowds comes from a poem called IF by Rudyard Kipling and I first saw it in an old Secret Origins annual on the Flash. In the story Wally says it was Barrys' favorite poem. It is an amazing poem and it had a very big effect on me, I've got it framed and on my wall.
That's it. If I think of anything else I'll get back to you.
I want to finish off by saying thanks to everyone here as you've all been really freindly and fun. And a special thanks to Quislet Esq who has been my own personal mentor...You're my Yoda, man.
Love John
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hi I'm back again.
Y'know how I said I would try and post a photo of me when I figured out how? Well let's give it a try.
If it worked I want to thank Cobie for his help.
If it didn't work then it's my fault for being thick.
[ May 19, 2006, 05:59 AM: Message edited by: Spellbinder ]
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hhhmmm. Didn't work.
Okay I'll try and figure out what went wrong and get back to you.
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Okay, let me try again...
[ May 19, 2006, 06:10 AM: Message edited by: Spellbinder ]
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
DAMN!
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Okay, let's try AGAIN!!
If it worked that time it's all thanks to Nightcrawler - what a guy.
If it didn't work? Well that's thicko me again.
[ May 19, 2006, 06:01 AM: Message edited by: Spellbinder ]
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
...and AGAIN!!!!
[ May 19, 2006, 06:11 AM: Message edited by: Spellbinder ]
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Anybody reading those last few posts will wonder what the hell is going on (that and "who the hell is this ugly guy?"). The first time I posted them none of them worked, since then Spellbinder has gone back and fixed them for me.
Thanks Crujectra, If you're ever in Glasgow I'll stand you a pint.
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Okay, Spellbinder has explained - in words of one syllable, so I could understand - what to do so...Let's see if I can do it?
If this works There should now be a picture of my ugly mug.
What do you mean "God I hope it doesn't work!"
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
YEEEEEESSSS!!!!
SPELLBINDER? YOU ROCK!!!!
YOU ARE THE DADDY!!!
# Jumps up and down in glee #
Yes! It works, it works!! IT WOOOOORKS!!!
BWAH HAH HAH HAH!!!
THERE'S NO STOPPING ME NOOOOOW!!!!!
Posted by Spellbinder on :
Yay! Good work!
Hmmm... I think I like the glasses picture best, but then I've always had a weakness for guys with glasses Posted by Joe-Boy Harvestar on :
Its the whole Clark Kent thing Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Well, have you ever seen me and Superman in the same room?
I'll say no more.
Posted by GreenLanternLad on :
Hi all. After a good bit of time lurking I have decided to join in on the fun, inspired by the realization of a dream...The Legion of Super Heroes Animated Series (Yeah boyeee!). Keep an eye out for my upcoming Fan-Art thread if you would be so kind. Feedback greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Adam, GreenLanternLad
Posted by Vee on :
Glad to have you join us Adam!
Posted by GreenLanternLad on :
Wow thanks Vee. For a moment there I was starting to feel like 'Suspicious Outsider Lad'.
Posted by Disaster Boy on :
welcom GLLad. can't wait to see your art.
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hey GLL! Welcome aboard.
Like DB said, can't wait to see your art. Though I'm sure you'll allready know that you'll be amongst a lot of talented people.
I just checked out Joe-Boys newest stuff and it's great. Looking forward to seeing yours - I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Allow me to add my welcome, GreenLanternLad.
Seeing as you have been lurking, you do know you have to post a limerick. Posted by Tekwych on :
Name: Mark Age: 42 Where do I live?: New Mexico What do I do?: I design, build, & Maintain REALY BIG computers
Legion info: I picked up the Legion in the late 70's and have been a die hard fan of pre Crisis ever since. L.E.G.I.O.N did little for me and I lost interest with Zero Hour. The new series has renewed my interest. Yes there are changes but, so far, they make sense within the future that Mark Waid has created. I still have a soft spot for Drake Burroughs and Dawnstar, their star-crossed love got me through high school. If Mark wants to improve the new series he should bring back Wildfire & Dawnstar
I've been lurking around here for almost two years now and thought I finally sign up.
Other Interests: Along with my pantheon of cats I collect action figures. Mostly Japanese but anything that catches my eye is fair game. I did freelance work for Palisades Toys, working on their PALz line. These days I run a web site for action figure collectors called Go! Figure. You can find toy related wallpapers and icons along with galleries of some customs and part of my own collection.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome, Tekwych! Glad to have you aboard.
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hey Tekwych (reminds me of sandwhich - Damn! Now I'm hungry) Welcome to Legion World. I'll go and check out your site and let yu know how I got on. Hope to see a lot more of you on the boards.
Welcome aboard mate.
Posted by Vee on :
Hi Techwych! Weloome to our little corner of the Universe. Glad you decided to join us.
Posted by izi on :
Wow, so much energy and nice people around here, maybe I'll pop in and say hi..
Name:Izi Age:19 I live: On the West Coast What I do:Right now I'm an Art Student, majoring in Illustration since I want to become a comic book illustrator(my goal since I was 3)
L.E.G.I.O.N info:I started late, around 1999, 2000 when I got a whole packet of old comics from different series at a yard sale and Legionnaires number 1 was in it and I liked the art of it(Chris Sprouse was the penciller right?)and I just loved Apparation and her relationship with Ultra Boy so when I found more Legion books I bought them,but they were from different eras and different books so i was confused to say the least,but i loved Apparation(I have a thing for intangibility ala Shadowcat and Appparation)and then invisible Kid 1. So I kept buying them and then the 2005 reboot came out and I thought it'd be a good chance to catch up on the whole past, so to speak and now I'm loving Legion.And now I find myself liking Light Lass and Element Lad more and more.Whew that was a long one.
Anything else I'd like to add...Uhmmm...Nothing else, except please be nice to me as I learn more about the Legion of Superheros
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hi izi! Check out the 101+ Things All True Legion Fans Know Thread on the Legion board, which should help you to get caught up!
Seriously, though, I'm sure you'll find this to be one of the most friendly and welcoming groups on the internet, and we've got fans from all eras of the Legion!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Welcome GreenLanternLad and Tekwych and whoever else I've missed over the past few pages as well!
(I really should check this thread more often!)
Posted by Vee on :
Hi izi! Glad you found your way here. As EDE said (that would be Eryk...we like to shorten everyone's name around here though I don't think YOU need to worry about that! ) this is by far the friendliest place on the web I have ever come across. Sure we'll argue about which 'boot of the Legion is the best but everyone will agree that The LSH is best.
You'll also find a wealth of knowledge here that is simply astonishing. Ask any question about the Legion and you will get an accurate answer faster than you can possibly imagine. So have no fear about asking questions.
And perhaps of the most interest to you, the artistic talent here is tremendous. Take a look through the "Bit's" forum and you will see what I mean, not to mention that Barry Kitson, the artist extraordinaire of the current series is a regular poster and shares his pencils and inks of the cover with us before they are seen anywhere else!
Have fun and make yourself at home!
Vee
[ June 30, 2006, 06:29 PM: Message edited by: Vee ]
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hi Izi. It's that your real name (mine's is John) or is it short for anything? My mums name is Isobel and she gets called Izi - although I,ve never considered how you would spell that...Izzy?
Anyway welcome on board, Vee and EDE are right, this is a really friendly place and everyone is very helpful.
Now, you have to post a limerick and a photo of yourself and just have a hell of a lot of fun.
Posted by Pariscub on :
Right, I haven't been aroudn for a while, so I thought I shoud reintroduce myself to the crowd.
I'm Bruno from Edinburgh, Scotland... ermm... what's to say...
I'm a translator, working for big international game companies producing Customizable Card Games among others...
Love sci-fi, Doctor Who, wearing kilts...
And here's my new tatooo!
Posted by etherpunk on :
Name:Tobey Age:35 I live: In Seattle What I do: Currently unemployed, and teaching myself Photoshop and Illustrator in the meantime.
I started reading Legion probably around the start of the Baxter days (LSH v3?) and really got hooked around the Great Darkness Saga, which to me is probably the strongest Legion story I can remember. I collected Legion off and on after that , and really got on board with the post-Crisis Legion stuff. Still an avid reader to this day, and I would say Wildfire, Mon-El and Element Lad are probably my favorite characters.
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hi Tobey. Welcome aboard mate. Don't be shy and just jump in and start posting. I know Paris looks really scary in the above photo but we are all really nice and he's more a teddy bear than grizzly bear. (I hope)
Still looks scary though.
Posted by Pariscub on :
Oh I am a cuddly teddy bear indeed LOL
Actually, maybe we should revive the "Bears and cubs and otters Oh my god..." discussion thread one day Posted by Ravenette84 on :
Hello everyone!!! I'm Ravenette or Raven (yes Raven is my real name it not a TT thing so don't ask). I met some of you in SD at con with L.E.G.I.O.N.john. For the rest of you I didn't meet... I was asked to join up and post, so here I is!
I'm 22, live in the San Francisco bay area I'm an Artist, painting (acrylics), photography, as well as inking and coloring.
As for what Legion stuff I know.... well I'm going to be a big dissapointment there. I'm sure if given a chance I'll learn lots from you fine folk and then get into it myself. But for now I'm here to look pretty and make somewhat shocking (yet tasteful) comments.
Please feel free to ask me anything you want to know.
Posted by Seth Gaterra on :
Okay, how do I begin?
Well, I'm Carrie Brown; some of you people may know me from various Legion PBeMs or "Brave And The Bold". for those people, you should recognize my username.
Don't usually give out locale info and all, but I'm over 18.
While I'd read some Legion in the 70's or reprinted stories from earlier, I only really got into collecting them with the "Legionnaires" title. Not cause I was such a fan of v4, but an issue 1 seemed the best way to go. Would select postboot (pre-Blight) as my favorite era; after that, it went all v4 and I let it go. Tried the 'threeboot', but... just didn't ring true to me.
Posted by Tekwych on :
quote:Originally posted by Ravenette84: Hello everyone!!!
I'm an Artist, painting (acrylics), photography, as well as inking and coloring.
Welcome, got a link to any of your work? I'd love to see your style.
Posted by Ravenette84 on :
quote: Welcome, got a link to any of your work? I'd love to see your style
It has more photography than the other stuff, but it has other stuff too.
Welcome all newbies!
I dig the evil bunnies Posted by Ravenette84 on :
Thanks! glad you like my bunnies. they are very popular with the people who see my stuff....
Posted by Tekwych on :
Raven you've got a great eye behind the lens. Very nice framing.
Posted by Ravenette84 on :
Awww you flatter me! I've always said my brain works better behind a camera than anywhere else, but its impossible to go places with me because ever five steps I'm taking more photos. I have a feeling I drove LEGIONjohn nuts in SD....
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome to Ravenette and to Seth! It seems like you've both made yourselves at home already. Enjoy yourselves. We have a lot of fun here.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Welcome aboard!
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Yay! New guys!
Hi Ravenette and Seth.
Nice to know you.
Hope you have fun and that you'll both be around for a long time.
Posted by RevJRob on :
Jim 48 Camden, SC sales
I have been a Legion fan since I discovered their existance during the 60s. I was born in April of '58 (the cover date of ADV247[yes, I am aware it was actually on the stands around Nov-Dec of '57]). I succeded Rex Joyner as president of Klordny, unfortunately unemployment forced me out of the APA. I am glad to know it is still around. I have always had a thing for Saturn Girl, Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel and Phantom Girl. Other favorite Legionaires are Ferro Lad, Lightning Lad and Chamelion Boy. My favorite era was during the 60s with Curt Swan as the artist and the Legion as the featured characters. While the early stores were...ummm...quaint (sorry, but the "colorful action costumes"[uttered by both Superboy and Supergirl] line made me wretch), they often boardered on silly. I also liked the early part of Giffen's tenure (I never forgave him for destroying the world)
I also like rugby, reading (sf and mystery)
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hi Rev or do you prefer Jim?
Good to have you aboard.
You've been a Legion fan longer than I have so you probably know your way around this place pretty well allready. It's good to see you posting though.
Hope you have fun.
Posted by RevJRob on :
You can call me either, just don't call me late for dinner
Posted by dedman on :
Hey Rev, welcome to Legionworld!!!
Posted by Vee on :
Catching up on my welcomes since I'm just back from vacation. Great to see more new members!
So hello to Raven ~ I hear you've met some of our traveling ambassadors of good will while in SD .
Hi etherpunk ~ I'm a big Mon-El fan as well, glad to have you on board.
Welcome Seth! ~ Lots of fans of all incarnations of the Legion here so enjoy yourself chatting about whichever version you most like.
Hi RevJRob ~ Good to see another longtime fan here. You and I have been around about the same amount of time so I look forward to sharing conversations with another fan of the early stories.
Posted by Space Ranger (Dark Oval Sector) on :
Name: Dak Occupation: Space Ranger (Dark Oval Sector) Favorite Legion characters: Science Police
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hey Dak!
Welcome to Legion World. They are all really nice people here and I'm sure you'll be made to feel right at home.
See you on the boards.
Posted by Kate Harvestar on :
Kate 19
Hi All...Im Joeboy's younger, much more attractive sister. He's been bugging me to sign up for ages and I finally got around to it. I wasnt really a Legion fan at first but Ive become one by proxy. the Titans are more my thing...anyway. So hi everyone Posted by Tamper Lad on :
Welcome Kate, sister of Joe-Boy.
Rest assured we do not serve quiche. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome aboard, Kate. I hope you appreciate our loveable eccentricities.
Posted by Lad Boy on :
Welcome aboard. I guess this means your brother will have to act all nice in here now so you won't run home and tell the folks what he's up to.
Posted by Vee on :
Hi Kate, welcome to Legion World! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Welcome to Legion World Kate! Hope to see you around more often in the various forums (there's a Titans one!).
Posted by Nick Vinson on :
Hello Kate. And welcome!
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hey Kate!
Welcome to the gang. You will probably find this hard to believe but we all think your brother is pretty cool!
Do you have any embarrassing stories can you tell us about him to change our minds?
Posted by ActorLad on :
Welcome Kate! Good to have another fan of Arrested Development aboard.
Posted by Kate Harvestar on :
Thanks for the warm welcomes everyone
quote:Originally posted by walkwithcrowds: Hey Kate!
Welcome to the gang. You will probably find this hard to believe but we all think your brother is pretty cool!
Better not let him read that. It'll go to his already overside head ("its as big as Sputnik")
quote:Originally posted by walkwithcrowds:
Do you have any embarrassing stories can you tell us about him to change our minds?
I have many many embarrasing stories. Mwoo-ha-ha-haaa! > Posted by Ambassador Angra Metternich on :
Name: Ambassador Angra Metternich
Location Origins: Elia, the Dominion, the Dark Oval. The Dark Oval is host to five dominant species. One of these five is the Dominion.
Occupation: Diplomat
Favorite Legion Story: TMK Legion #1. When we learn the Dominators have taken over Earth.
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Uh, hi Ambassador.
By any chance, do you go by any other name?
Posted by RevJRob on :
Welcome, Kate
Posted by Uranus Lad on :
What's up Legion Worlders!
I'm Uranus Lad
I live in Portland OR on the planet Earth. I've "lurked" around this site off and on for a couple years now and finally broke down and registered. i discovered the Legion as a young kid in the early 70's during the Mike Grell scantily-clad Legionairres period *sigh*. Aside from a couple periods in the intervening years I've been collecting but have always been a fan. My favorite characters are probably Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Chameleon, Ultra Boy, Shadow Lass, Wildfire as well as Bouncing Boy and Matter-Eater Lad (2 highly underated characters who I hope to see back someday) I also liked Tellus and Blok in the interest of seeing more non-humaniod characters something majorly lacking in the current run unless you count crowd scenes.
Anyway, Hi all!
Brad
Posted by matlock on :
Hi Brad, glad you de-lurked and it's always happy to get another supporter for Bouncing Boy and Matter-Eater Lad.
So you live in Portland OR on the planed Earth? Well, which is it?
The good thing is, there are funnier people than me here. Welcome aboard anyhow.
Matt
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Welcome Brad! Always cool to hear a longtime lurker has de-lurked and joined the site!
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hey Brad.
Good to see you posting. As you've been "lurking" for a while you'll allready know how friendly everyone hear is.
I hope you're here to stay.
Welcome aboard.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Welcome Uranus Lad!
Posted by Downunder Lad on :
Evening Legion Worlders
Name: Iain Location: Sydney, Oz (hence the codename ) Occupation: as little as possible - mostly playing with other people's IT systems Been hooked on the legion since: 1976. S/LSH 216 was the first comic I ever bought. I still have it... Favourite characters: I always thought Chameleon was the most fun, although Timber Wolf probably gets my vote. What took me so long to find this place? NFI. It just suddenly occurred to me that there had to be a message board out there somewhere Posted by Faraway Lad on :
Howdy Iain, welcome aboard. Hope you enjoy the ride.
Posted by Opal on :
Hello, my name is Opal!
Posted by Disaster Boy on :
Hi Opal.
Posted by Opal on :
Hello, Disaster Boy! Posted by Whordru on :
Hello, Opal...I'm Whordru.
Nice avatar, honey... Posted by Ghost of Numf El on :
Come now girls - play nice.
Or at least sell tickets .....
My money's on Opal backing down gracefully before she gets her ass kicked.
[ September 22, 2006, 07:12 AM: Message edited by: Ghost of Numf El ]
Posted by Xben on :
I’ve been here for a little while now, mostly answering / posting trivia questions and voting in Sketch Lad’s games. After reading all sixty pages of this thread, I thought I’d post too.
Name: Ben Mc Age: 36
Where I live: Perth, Australia, although I grew up in Peekskill, NY (not too far from NYC) and my family still lives there
What you do: I am a full-time volunteer with a Christian missions organization, involved mostly in various aspects of leadership, as well as overseas video production and training.
LEGION BACKGROUND: Hard to remember precisely, but I think “Brother Hate” (featuring Garth, Ayla, & Brin tracking down Mekt) in a friend’s digest collection was my first exposure. I also somehow acquired the “blood crystals” story featuring a crazed Chameleon Boy. There are various issues of “early” LSH that recall buying sporadically, including the second half of the Kantuu (genie) story, the Dr. Mayavale issue, and especially #280—Superboy is Reflecto. As a result of that, the first arc that I tracked down and bought particularly is the much-despised Reflecto / Grimbor chains the earth storyline. After a gap, I then started buying regularly with #295, where at first I didn’t like Giffen’s style. Quickly grew on me.
My collection now includes all the Archives but 9 & 11 (some day), sporadic issues of Adventure, Superboy & the Legion, and then it’s pretty complete from the first “LSH” ongoing until today. I’ve liked a lot of it, but Levitz is my favourite, but didn’t mind 5YG (except for Garth/Proty & Legion on the Run), and loved early Reboot (first year, particularly) and early DnA (loved Legion Lost).
Current run is hit and miss with me. I like characterization and individual issues, but find the development of the whole series to be a bit frustrating. At this point, the characters don’t feel sustainable to me, as if whoever follows Waid will just have to start all over again.
OPINIONS ON CREATORS: Loved Waid’s involvement on the Reboot, more so than now. Love Levitz, early Giffen, Sherman, Shooter, Swan, early DnA, Batista, Coipel, Kitson, Lightle, Immomen. Like Moder, later Giffen, Tom & Mary, etc. Really didn’t like Scott Kolins, which is funny because I later loved him on Flash.
FAVOURITE LEGIONAIRRES: My top choice has always been Garth Ranzz (I hated the Proty-boot—how do other Garth fans feel about that?) I also liked Lyle (but not the current version), Tinya, lots of others, depending on the creator’s take. My favorite female character would hands-down be Imra, especially when she’s shown to be super-tough, as in Legion of the Damned and the Universo Project.
FAVOURITE STORIES: Great Darkness, Universo Project, Legion Chain Gang two parter, original Mordru story, Legion Lost, Widening Rifts, Legion of the Damned, Who is Sensor Girl / Emerald Empress’ Fatal Five, LSV war, LSH #300, LSH Annual #1 (return of Computo)
OTHER COMICS: In spite of enjoying the X-Men when I was younger, I made the decision at some point to follow DC semi-exclusively just to be able to focus my money. I used to buy Superman a lot and have a pretty thorough collection for the first 10 or so post-crisis years. Suicide Squad and LEGION were old favourites as well. These days, since I went into missions, I get a lot less, but currently buying Green Lantern and Justice, as well as the Legion. Also giving Superman a try now since it’s less titles than before. Used to buy Flash before Wally disappeared over the case of a page or two of Infinite Crisis.
Spending a lot more birthday money, etc. on collections and trade paperbacks, and in that format have enjoyed Astro City, Tom Strong, Amazing Spider-Man (masterworks), Superman Showcases, and others.
OTHER INTERESTS: Books: Not reading as much as I used to, but I like Jane Austen, GK Chesterton, CS Lewis, and Dorothy Sayers (Peter Wimsey mysteries). Enjoy Agatha Christie now and again.
Movies: Lots! Singin’ in the Rain is my favorite, probably. Also Some Like It Hot, Dark City, LA Confidential, Fargo, Star Trek II, In the Heat of the Night, Jesus Christ Superstar, and my recent discovery (on an airplane), the Japanese film “Summer Time Machine Blues”.
TV: Too much, including Star Trek, Lost, Doctor Who, MASH, Taxi, and others.
I also enjoy writing and playing “How to Host a Murder Mystery” games.
I’ve been making films, videos, & audio dramas for the fun of it since I was eleven.
OTHER FUN FACTS: If you count a “visit” as being someplace overnight, leaving the airport, and eating a meal, than I’ve been to twenty-eight countries.
MY SCREEN NAME comes from a joke in college. “XBen” has the mutant ability to teleport a grain of sand into someone’s eye. So here comes Magneto, then Zam! He’s caught off guard by a grain of sand in his eye, and XBen clops him on the head with a bowling pin.
QUESTION: How does the “membership status” thing work here? Is it just something you pick for yourself? Or is there some sort of system?
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Hey XBen, welcome.
"Membership status?"
Do we have status? Great! Now I can order the shrimp cocktail.
Not sure what you mean by membership status. I notice that you haven't yet selected an avatar, is that what you mean? For that, click "profile" above, then preferences. Dropdown that page a bit until you find "avatar" or if you have an image already you'd like turned into an avatar, Gary (Nightcrawler) I believe is the one to call out for that.
If by "membership status" you mean like "active," "applicant," and all that, you changed that by following MLLASH around and everytime he posts, you posts. Remember, quality counts.
Which organization you with (if you don't mind)? I once got flown around by MAF and Wicklif while over in that part of the world (Papua). Great organizaitons. Brave people.
I'll look forward to your postings. Take care.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
You can select your membership status by going to your profile and clicking on "edit profile". Otherwise, it is automatically assigned according to the number of posts you have.
Posted by Xben on :
But mine never changed, at least not next to the messages myself. I've just changed it, according to the levels I saw in the faq section. Oh well, it doesn't really matter.
By the way, Blockade Boy, I'm with Youth With A Mission (YWAM).
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Oh, you need to leave it blank in order to get it to change automatically.
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hi Downunder Lad/Ian and Xben/Ben.
Even though you have both been around a while and I "know" you from the Spaceopoly threads, it's still nice to be able to say hello.
As you've both been here a while you know that they are all good people here and you don't need me to tell you to join in.
I hope you are both here for the long haul.
Posted by Xben on :
Thanks. It definitely seems like a friendly place here.
Posted by wndola1 on :
Where is Tekwych's Dawnstar image from? It's gorgeous!
Posted by Lurker Lass on :
Name: Well, on the rest of the Internet, I go by 'the Keet,' but my real name's Toni. Age: Turned 18 this year. Where you live: Vancouver, Canadiana What you do: First year art student
Legion info: I think, as far as how I started, I'd really have to blame scans_daily the most. I... liked what I saw and, as always, decided to look a little further than I perhaps should've! Which is really how all my obsessions start. I still have some trouble keeping track of all the writers/artists and the eras, though (particularly the ones before Zero Hour - yes, I'm weak). My favourite character across all the reboots and different versions would have to be Brainiac 5 (something about a descendant of Superman's enemy gone good but who frequently goes insane, almost blowing up THE WORLD appeals to me, I guess), but I'm also quite fond of Saturn Girl, Invisible Kid, Dream Girl, Shikari, Lightning Lad and Lord, Phantom Girl, and Timber Wolf (though I'm actually not sure why) from various incarnations. (And Matter-eater Lad. Who couldn't love him.)
Other things you like: Comic-wise, a lot of Vertigo - DC and I still aren't on speaking terms since Infinite Crisis, but I can't help but love their adult line; at Marvel, Runaways and X-Factor. Used to really be into anime/manga, but ever since Akira nothing's really matched up, and I've mostly moved past it. Nonetheless: lots of drawing! I hardly watch many movies or much TV anymore, except for my cartoons (YES!), but I enjoy me some fake, satirical news.
Being really shy, I'm probably going to end up like some rare sighting of the Sasquatch, but I'm very usually watching. And drawing.
And lurking.
Posted by Doctor One on :
Oh, a fellow Vancouverite! Welcome to Legion World. Could we see some of your art sometime?
Posted by Lurker Lass on :
Once I get off my lazy nass and scan it in, sure XD
Posted by Thriftshop Debutante on :
quote:Originally posted by Lurker Lass: I'm also quite fond of ...Timber Wolf (though I'm actually not sure why)
[ November 16, 2006, 02:39 AM: Message edited by: Thriftshop Debutante ]
Posted by Pizza Delivery Girl on :
Hey, there's no challenge in destroying a measly *world*. Brainy makes spirited efforts towards blowing up the universe!
And all the cool people are from Vancouver. Tis true. Posted by ActorLad on :
Welcome Lurker Lass, I hope you stick around and have fun!
Posted by Razorsaw on :
Uh, hello all. I'm Razorsaw, and I've just gotten into Legion through the 'toon. ^_^ So I'm very much a newbie. Pleasure to meet you all.
Posted by Caliente on :
Yay, more new people! Welcome, welcome. Posted by CJ Taylor on :
Welcome Razorsaw, good to see another newbie. The gang here are all good folk (Spelbinder is especially friendly,) so jump in and have fun.
[ November 19, 2006, 11:08 PM: Message edited by: CJ Taylor ]
Posted by ActorLad on :
Welcome Razorsaw!
Posted by Vee on :
Hi Razor! Posted by Straya on :
Greets! I'm yet another example of the influx to Legion fandom via the animated series. I came across this place while looking for a good place to discuss the series and characters, and hopefully find a place with fan art and fan fic. (There really isn't too much on the animated series out there, yet.)
Name/Nicknames: `Straya, Aestraya, TeknoKat, TK, Strayabot, "that crazy robot/mecha fangirl" Age: 28 Gender: Female Location: Oklahoma City Occupation: Specimen Prep Tech (part of a unit that's between the docs/hospitals and the labs) Hobbies/Interests: Drawing, writing, role playing, chatting, movies, sci-fi/fantasy novels, comics, anime, manga, music, guinea pigs, green tea
Favorite Legionnaire: So far and only via the animated series, Brainiac 5. (Like the mecha freak would pick anyone else first? LOL. But seriously, I like the smart ones. And the ones that look harmless enough at FIRST.....)
Other Series/Fandoms: Transformers...my first love as a child and one I'm still very into, mostly with Gen1, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Galaxy Force and the more recent comics. I've also taken an active interest in Avatar the Last Airbender, The Batman and Teen Titans. In the past, I've been very active in the fandoms for Gundam (particularly Wing and G), and Suikoden III.
So, anyway, hi! Probably a longer than necessary introduction, but I'll be around. Just don't mind any typos I might make on the occasion. I try to proofread, I really do, but I work a graveyard shift and sometimes I'm a little too fuzzy in the head to catch all my typing mistakes. ^_^;
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Welcome various new folks!
Posted by Vee on :
Hi Straya! Welcome aboard.
You'll find lots of very talented people here on LegionWorld. After checking out the link you rpovided to some of your artwork, I think you will fit right in. You have some wonderful work posted over at devaintart!
Kid Prime is going to swoon when he sees some of it! He's a huge transformer fan as well as Legion fanatic.
Look forward to having you share some of your work here.
Posted by ActorLad on :
Welcome Straya! Your art is very cool. You'll find a few other Transformers fans here, including myself. Gundams and MegaMan rock most hard as well.
Posted by Fangirl Girl on :
Name: Sara Age: 20 Location: Sammamish, Washington (I also own a beautiful summer home in the deepest pits of hell with a lovely view of the rivers of blood of sinners) What you do: Playland Attendant (also work parttime as the secretary to Satan)
Favorite Legionaire: Brainiac 5 (I have a nerd fetish) First starting reading the series a few years ago when I bought my very first Legion comic, a 1976 comic featuring the Adult Legion.
Things I like: Cartoons, comics, music, video games, anime, manga, yaoiyaoiyaoiyaoiyaoiyaoiyaoi
Anything else: Please don't judge me because I work for Satan. She's a really nice woman, I even get free coffee! Also don't judge my bisexuality, I'm proud to swing both sides of the fence!
Posted by ActorLad on :
Greetings Fangirl Girl! I hope you enjoy your stay. There are a ton of interesting folks to get to know here.
Posted by Straya on :
Vee and Actor Lad: Rock on! Always great to meet other Transfans, and fans of Gundam and the various Mega Man series. And I'll probably toss some of my art and/or fic up around here at some point. Unfortunately, my job practically consumes my life during the week, so I don't as much time for creative side activities, but hey...we'll see what happens.
*also looks forward to "meeting" Kid Prime*
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Wow loads of new people. Hi Razorsaw, Fangirl Girl and Straya. The new cartoon seems very popular, I've never seen it and I don't even know if it's on here (does any body know? Numf, Faraway, Bevis?) It's good to see you all and I hope you stick around.
Welcome!
Posted by Fangirl Girl on :
I know that mynameisearl09 on youtube.com has all of the episodes uploaded there.
Posted by Arachne on :
So many new people! I've been away to long. :7 Welcome aboard, folks. Posted by Joe-Boy Harvestar on :
quote:Originally posted by Straya: Vee and Actor Lad: Rock on! Always great to meet other Transfans, and fans of Gundam and the various Mega Man series. And I'll probably toss some of my art and/or fic up around here at some point. Unfortunately, my job practically consumes my life during the week, so I don't as much time for creative side activities, but hey...we'll see what happens.
*also looks forward to "meeting" Kid Prime*
You should definately Should post some of your art - it rocks hardcore!
Posted by Straya on :
Joe-Boy: Thanks! I suppose I can go ahead and post the one inked doodle I did of WB!Brainiac 5. I've got someone on DA who's jonesing for me to take on Brainy's battle bot mode, though, and I might have to do that at some point. Really trick him out Transformers style or something. I'd also really like to draw Lightning Lad at some point... I like his character AND his design. Always a good thing.
Posted by Faraway Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by walkwithcrowds: Wow loads of new people. Hi Razorsaw, Fangirl Girl and Straya. The new cartoon seems very popular, I've never seen it and I don't even know if it's on here (does any body know? Numf, Faraway, Bevis?) It's good to see you all and I hope you stick around.
Welcome!
WWC
Its not on yet in the Uk
So you have to ty to find those sites I have read about which let you down load them.
Or so I have been told. I would never condone anything which breeches copyright Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to all the newbies.
Straya, I'm a Transfan, too. The Gen1 cartoon is my *favorite* TV show of all time!
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Yay!
Stealth's back!!
Oh and thanks FL.
Being the law abiding citizen that I am I'll just have to wait till it comes out here. If it ever does.
[ November 28, 2006, 05:10 PM: Message edited by: walkwithcrowds ]
Posted by Straya on :
quote:Originally posted by Stealth: Straya, I'm a Transfan, too. The Gen1 cartoon is my *favorite* TV show of all time!
*high-fives Stealth* Sometimes you just can't beat the classics, ya know? X]
Posted by Stealth on :
Amen to that, Straya, amen to that.
Posted by Bouncing Boy 61 on :
Hi everyone. I'm new.
Obviously my favorite character is Bouncing Boy.
I live in SE Michigan USA.
I love the legion on Saturdays but missed last weeks due to going to Arizona. Wanted to see Porcupine Pete.
Anyways glad to be aboard. My Avatar will follow if I get permission from its creator.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Welcome BB 61!
Always great to see fans of cool characters like Bouncing Boy joining up!
Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
Always cool to see fellow SE Michiganders, too!
Welcome!
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to Legion World.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome BB61. I live in Texas, but I went to grad school at Wayne State in Detroit.
Posted by Timberwolf on :
I joined this site last year but haven't posted who I am and all so I think I should do it now, better late than never.
Name: Jon Age: 18 Where you live: Henderson, NV What you do: Student of Multimedia
Well since I have only read the current Legion, Waid and Kitson, of course.
My favourite stories I have read are issue #19 of SLOSH with Chameleon being a detective, and the issue of SLOSH with Ultra Boy and Supergirl fighting on the planet with an Orange Sun, showing Ultra Boy was still useful.
Well Era's would have to be the Current one.
I Started reading Legion when I started to gain a slight interest in the legion and learned more from Comic Bloc's Message Board then Joined here and then picked up the first trade of WaK's legion and loved it, then started reading the legion when it got to SLOSH since it was a good jumping on point.
I am trying to get myself out there as a Graphic artist or a Film Editor.
Posted by Vee on :
Welcome to LW Timberwolf! I would encourage you to pick up the SHowcase version of the Legion when it hits the stands so you get a feel for earlier versions of the LSH as well. I suspect you'll love it.
Posted by Vee on :
And sorry to have missed your post on here as well BB61! Glad to have another Chuck fan around. Have fun! Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Timberwolf, only 18. Can we keep him? We'll raise him as our own.
Welcome T-Wolf!
Well if you like Cham as Detective, you'll have to ask some around here for the earlier boot issues of the "Espionage Squad."
Hey BB61, you're not all that far from me. I'm in NW Ohio. Bouncing Boy has always been one of my favs too. Welcome!
Posted by Chemical King on :
Oh, you can introduce yourself here as well? That's nice
So who am I:
34 years old psychologist, married to a 27 year old psychologist, working in Youth Care (I don't exactly know if that's the right translation...) with troubled children and adolescents. Next to comics I like movies and TV shows like Lost (no spoilers please, season 3 starts next sunday on my Pay TV channel, sooooo excited...).
Oh yeah and I'm one of the few Germans who likes Baseball and the Red Sox. Soccer or football, as we call it, of course.
I've been a Legion fan since my childhood days and wrote about the way I got into it over at the "Roadmap" thread. Favorite characters: Chemical King because there were so few issues with him, Ultra Boy, Wildfire, Ayla and Projectra. Dislikes: Colossal Boy and the whole Reboot.
Other comic books I like: Sandman, Watchmen, Nex Men, Teen Titans, X-Men, Avengers and currently Squadron Supreme, Noble Causes and Giffens Hero Squared.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Welcome again, Chemical King!
Timberwolf, you're in Henderson? You could have met a bunch of us who went to Vegas last summer (me, Abin Quank, STU, L.E.G.I.O.N.-John). STU and I even drove through Henderson!
Welcome also to BouncingBoy61. Not my favorite LSH member, but I can respect those who do.
Posted by Lard Lad Robot on :
quote:Originally posted by Chemical King: So who am I:
34 years old psychologist, married to a 27 year old psychologist....
<click>Query: Why are my humor subroutines prompting me to ask, "So...how do you feel?"
Humor...unfathomable to this unit!<click>
Posted by Timberwolf on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: Welcome again, Chemical King!
Timberwolf, you're in Henderson? You could have met a bunch of us who went to Vegas last summer (me, Abin Quank, STU, L.E.G.I.O.N.-John). STU and I even drove through Henderson!
Maybe it might of helped if I put this up when I joined, but I didn't start reading LoSH till later in the year last year, but if you ever come to Vegas again, it would be cool to meet you guys.
Posted by Chemical King on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad Robot:
quote:Originally posted by Chemical King: So who am I:
34 years old psychologist, married to a 27 year old psychologist....
<click>Query: Why are my humor subroutines prompting me to ask, "So...how do you feel?"
Humor...unfathomable to this unit!<click>
Tell me about your mother...
...to quote another cliche Posted by Chemical King on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad Robot:
quote:Originally posted by Chemical King: So who am I:
34 years old psychologist, married to a 27 year old psychologist....
<click>Query: Why are my humor subroutines prompting me to ask, "So...how do you feel?"
Humor...unfathomable to this unit!<click>
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hey BB61, Timberwolf and Chemical King. Sorry I didn't welcome you earlier but I haven't been around much lately. I hope you enjoy yourselves here. Just join in and have fun.
Posted by stephbarton on :
Hey everyone, I'm stephbarton, first name Stephanie. I'm 22, a senior in college at East Tennessee State University.
I'm a poly sci and history major with a minor in German.
My fave legion is probably the Levitz-Legion (which most of my collection comes from quarter or dollar bins)
Favorite Legionnaires--don't really have any, there are some I really like but none I have latched on to with an obsessive passion or anything. I do like Projectra (mostly because of the arc where karate kid dies, she kicked butt) and I like Timberwolf and Wildfire, but I pretty much like every Legionnaire (minus IK2...)
I have a lot of the Levitz era Legion up to the Sensor girl arc, then my collection has a ton of holes in it. I'm really looking forward to the Showcase presents of the LOSH so I can get those early stories (hopefully they do a more complete job for Legion than they did for Shazam!/Captain Marvel).
I have some of the post-ZH legion but not a lot and only the 'Foundations' arc from the DnA Legion. I have up to issue 25 of Supergirl and the LOSH, I might go ahead and pick up the rest of Waid's run but I don't know yet.
So that's me...
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Welcome, Stephanie!
How's Johnson City, these days? I grew up in Bristol, so it's cool to see someone on here who's practically in my hometown.
Posted by Vee on :
Hi Stephanie! Welcome to Legion World. Glad you found your way here. Have fun!
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to LW, Stephanie. As you'll soon see, there's something for everyone here. Enjoy.
Posted by stephbarton on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Welcome, Stephanie!
How's Johnson City, these days? I grew up in Bristol, so it's cool to see someone on here who's practically in my hometown.
Wow! small world. Honestly I'm amazed at how many people I meet that are from this area.
Johnson City's great, the weather has been wonderful the last few days (even though we had some rain showers, nothing bad).
I'm sure I'll love it here on the board, I've been lurking that last few days and I'm amazed (and somewhat intimidated) by the sheer massiveness of legion knowledge on this board, but you all seem cool so I guess I shouldn't worry too much Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hey Stephanie, welcome to Legion World. I hope you stick around for a while. There are two rules here. 1) Post often and 2) Have fun.
Make sure you obey both - or there will be trouble.
Posted by ActorLad on :
Howdy Stephanie! Dive right into the deep end and you'll get along swimmingly with all of us. Posted by lizrdprnce on :
Name: John M. Age: 34 Where I live: Birmingham, AL What I do: Attorney
Legion info: My first Legion book was S&LSH 256, "This Is Your Life-and Death, Brainiac 5!", but I didn't really get hooked on Legion until the Dark Man/Fatal Five storyline. My favorite Legion period was the Giffen-Bierbaum run. Favorite Legionnaires include Matter-Eater Lad, Cham, pre-ZH Element Lad, and Wildfire.
Comics: Primarily DC. I read from 1977-1998, but I quit gearing up for law school. Identity Crisis and esp. Infinite Crisis brought me back, as well as the JL/JLU and Legion cartoons. My rekindled passion has even worn off on my wife, who has recently started rereading my old Legions with me.
Other interests: College sports, esp. SEC football; comedy (TV, movies & stand-up)
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Roll tide!!! Posted by lizrdprnce on :
And a Roll Tide! right back at you, Kid Prime.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Yay! More cool people!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome fellow attorney lizrdprnce.
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Hey Lizrdprnce! Welcome.
Another attorney. We're an accountant and a madam away from taking over Wall St.
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to Legion World.
Posted by lizrdprnce on :
Thanks for the welcome, Quislet, Esq. I hope the legal business is treating you better in Boston than it's treating me in AL. And thanks for all the other warm welcomes, as well. I hope to be very active on this board once I get acclimated, but we'll have to see with my workload.
[ April 18, 2007, 12:31 AM: Message edited by: lizrdprnce ]
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome, Lizrdprnce. From your profile I see we share a birthday. Always room for another August 29th person!
Posted by dedman on :
Welcome aboard Lizrdprnce!!!
Posted by Vee on :
Howdy lizrdprnce! Welcome to LegionWorld. You'll find lots of fun, friendly people around here so have a great time.
Posted by Kid Prime on :
Always great to have another college sports fan on the board... it's always fun once college football season kicks off!!!
I hope to make it over to Tuscaloosa for a game or two myself (fingers crossed)...
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Cool Kippers!
I might actually be able to see the Ole Miss/Miss State game next year, which would be great. Because (A) I love college football and its rivalries, (B) Mississippi has my favorite US accents and I've never been there and (C) the girls at Ole Miss are drop-dead GORGEOUS! Posted by Kid Prime on :
The egg bowl? Really??? You should make a detour and stop by, I'm only 3 hours away!
Posted by lizrdprnce on :
Cobalt, you got that right about the Ole Miss girls. A friend of mine graduated from law school there last year, and I loved visiting her just to see the girls. It was worth the four hour trip from Birmingham, AL!
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hey lizrdprnce.
It's a pleasure. Where does the screen name come from? Your second name wouldn't happen to be Morrison by any chance?
Anyway, have fun and I hope to see you around a lot.
Posted by The Daxamite Kid on :
Name: Brent Age: 34 Where I live: Person County, NC What I do: Jack-of-all-trades Yet Sadly Master of None
Legion info: I've been reading comics since the late 70s yet wasn't really exposed to the Legion till the mid 80s. First ish was #300, wherein Brainy helped Ferro Lad's brother find his peace. I really liked the look and feel of the Levitz Legion yet at that time could only follow the title sporadically. It wasn't until the McGraw-Peyer Legion that I started following the team seriously and have done so ever since.
Fav character is obviously Mon-El.
Right now I'm reading the Showcase Vol 1 of the LSH and am loving it. I may not be a full-fledged Legion comic geek yet but I am working on it. Otherwise I read mainly DC now because Marvel has made me mad. I grew up reading Marvel yet I hardly recognize any of my fav characters anymore. Plus, I have a real soft spot for Usagi Yojimbo, one of the true great comics being released today.
I don't watch reality TV shows, but will watch crime, sci-fi, and fantasy shows. (BSG is the best) I watch baseball and football religiously. Plus, I spend as much time as I can with my lovely wife and my son.
I'm just glad to have found this place. Looks cool.
Posted by Vee on :
Welcome aboard Daxamite Kid!
First and foremost....Yay! Another fan of Lar!
Glad to hear you are enjoying Showcase and that you are well on yourr way to Legion geekdom but it isn't a prerequisite here on LW. All Legion fans of all Legion incarnations should feel at home here. The members here are funny friendly, very helpful and I believe we may well have the most complete knowledge base about Legion Lore collectively. So if you have any questions, just ask. I guarantee you'll get an answer to even the most obscure question in no time at all.
Glad you found your way here! Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to Legion World.
Is "Eager Young Space Cadet" a reference to Porky Pig's character in the original Duck Dodgers cartoon?
Posted by The Daxamite Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Stealth: Welcome to Legion World.
Is "Eager Young Space Cadet" a reference to Porky Pig's character in the original Duck Dodgers cartoon?
Most certainly is. Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Can't have enough football fans.
Welcome DK.
Your location? Is giving the county pretty much the way down there? Been a long time since I've even been through NC. Had a job interview once in.... eh, I forget. It'll come to me. Hickory? yeah that's it. Hickory.
Welcome to legion World.
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Welcome to the gang DK.
I hope you are here to stay, it's a pretty cool place.
Posted by QuietDarkness on :
Lurked for 2 years. Joined, still lurking. What the heck, tonight I decided to introduce myself.
Name: SherylR (what I used at dalnet Legion chat, lo those many years ago)
Age: 52
Location: Bellaire, Texas. Bellaire is the biggest little city within the Houston city limits
What you do: Registered Nurse. I also am the editor and the owner of The Collector Times, but that's my rathole of a hobby I pour money into, rather than a money making concern.
Legion info: Hahah! I started reading with Adventure 300...it hooked me at age 5, and I've been reading ever since. My favorite Legion artist of all time is Mike Grell, although Barry Kitson ranks a very close second, and I loved Dave Cockrum. Writers? Levitz, of course, and I also loved Keith Giffen's writing. I loved v3 and v4. Detested the first reboot with a passion, yet I am really enjoying the current run, warts and all. There's no Legionnaire I actively dislike, but if I had to pick favorites, it'd be Saturn Girl and Brainiac 5.
My oldest daughter is a Legion fan, too. I gave her the reboot title when she was about 14 or so and asked her to read it and so she could tell me if it sucked or not. She initially LOVED it, and like a good little Legion fanatic, went right back into my collection, and read everything from Adventure 247 on. So we do kinda stand out, being the mom/daughter Legion fandom team. I've made her a couple of Night Girl costumes: One is the silver age version, and the other one is the Grell costume. She's worn both to Comic Con International and to various Texas conventions. The year Barry and Mark attended Wizard Texas, my oldest daughter was wearing the 1950s Batwoman outfit, if that rings a bell with anyone. It was at that con that Barry told my daughter about this message board, and she told me about it. I've been lurking every since.
Amusingly enough, my husband, the I-don't-read-comics-I-read-real-books guy, loves the Legion cartoon. We watch it together every Saturday morning.
My youngest daughter is the rebel...she makes hers Marvel!
Anyway, I'm glad to be here. Hopefully I'll post periodically, now that I've decided to break the ice.
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
Welcome to the community QD. Glad you finally posted. It sounds like your household is chock full of Legionny goodness. That's really cool.
Posted by Thriftshop Debutante on :
If you love Night Girl, I love you! (Imra & B5 are pretty good too.) Bonus points for being a nurse.
The SA Batwoman outfit is one that seemed to me like it shouldn't have worked but did anyway. Have you read The Nail, by the way?
Please feel free to start a thread with costume pictures, if you and your daughter would like.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Hi Sheryl - or QuietDarkness! Great to see you coming out of the lurking darkness. Do you do the beehive hairdo for Night Girl?
Posted by Vee on :
Hi QD! Welcome to Legion World. Glad you de-lurked and decided to post. Now that you've taken the hardest step, I predict you'll be posting up a storm in no time at all! Posted by Faraway Lad on :
Hi QD glad you decided to post, we love more people to join in and have fun.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome, QuietDarkness and an official Texan "Howdy, neighbor!" to a fellow Houstonian (yes, I know Bellaire is an independent city)!
Always good to have another Texas Legion Worlder on board.
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to Legion World, QD.
Posted by Señor Widebottom on :
Yvonne Craig lives in my breath-takingly oversized pantaloons!!
Posted by Insaniac5 on :
Hi. I'm new here. 38 year old married engineer from Rochester, NY. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to visit here, it'll depend on my workload and such. It looks like a great site, though.
Question for lizrdprnce. Do you post at the DC site under the same name?
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Hi Insaniac5!
Welcome. I used to be a 38 year old married engineer in nearby Syracuse.
uh,
Now I'm a 49 year old single sometimes teacher in Toledo, but hey!
Alternate timelines and all that.
You know what they say
"all work and no legion world makes..."
Hope to see you joining the nuthouse. Bring the wife.
[ July 20, 2007, 08:01 PM: Message edited by: Blockade Boy ]
Posted by Vee on :
Hiya insaniac5! Welcome to Legion World. You'll find that posters here are among the friendliest and most knowledgeable on the net. So make yourself at home and have fun!
Posted by kidflash2fan on :
ell, there have been as many incarnations of this thread as Legion message boards, but thanks to Gary and Scott, we've all found a terrific home here at Legion World.
I thought it would be a nice idea to start this thread up again, so that we can get to know all our LW friends and family, both old and new.
Here's some of the standard info that people have included in the past -- but please feel free to tell your fellow Legion Worlders as much or as little as you'd like.
Name Ashley Age 21 Where you live hell oh im sorry ppl normally cal it nj What you do im a artist a cartoonist but i haven't had any thing published
Legion info Brainiac5, invisible kid element lad and atom girl are my favs
i started reading the newest reboot and that got me hooked ( when i had money i used to spend ungodly amount of money in the comic shop my comic deal suggested it to me and since i've been broke this is the only one i still read every month then i have made friends with ppl who know the older legion and ive been luckly to read and love them
i love the nearly naked cosmic boy costume hands down. my fav legion story is bounce boy and duo damsels wedding
Posted by Vee on :
Welcome to Legion World, kidflash2fan. Glad to have you join us here.
Have fun! Posted by kidflash2fan on :
oh i am thank you
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to Legion World, and thanks for starting that joke thread.
Posted by Titan Lad on :
Name: I usually just go by CP on boards. Age: 15 Where I live: Dalls, Texas What I do: student
Favorite Legionaire: Dream Girl, Invisible Kid, Cosmic Boy, Phantom Girl
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome to Legion World Titan Lad aka cpsm1092 aka CP.
Now you must go to the Limerick thread in Spaceopoly and write a limerick (just kidding. But feel free to try one if you wish)
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
Hi CP, welcome.
I think we have to add a new line on the "age poll."
Don't mind us "slow-typers" and join right in.
So, what version of Legion do YOU like best.
Sorry.
[ August 08, 2007, 02:49 PM: Message edited by: Blockade Boy ]
Posted by Titan Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Blockade Boy: Hi CP, welcome.
I think we have to add a new line on the "age poll."
Don't mind us "slow-typers" and join right in.
So, what version of Legion do YOU like best.
Sorry.
I really like the 2005 remix series that is going on right now, I just starting picking up DC again so I don't know awhole lot about the Legion but I am interested in them.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome, Titan Lad!
Glad to have another Texan on board. I'm in Houston. We have several members in the Lone Star State.
Welcome again.
Posted by Titan Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad: Welcome, Titan Lad!
Glad to have another Texan on board. I'm in Houston. We have several members in the Lone Star State.
Welcome again.
Aw cool, alot of my family lives in Houston so I visit there often.
Posted by Singularity on :
Name: Joe Singleton Age: >40 Where you live: Dallas, Texas, USA, North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Sol System, Orion Arm, Milky Way Galaxy What you do: Customer Support
Started collecting with S&LSH #217, but first exposed to the Legion with the Timber Wolf/Tyr issue (can't recall the #)
Always favored Phantom Girl and Shrinking Violet (I like brunettes), but always had a soft spot for Supergirl when she was with the Legion. Of the guys, I like Ultra Boy and Timber Wolf, and Cosmic Boy, because magnetic powers seemed so cool to me back in the day.
Favorite eras are the Cockrum/Grell period. Enjoyed the Giffen period, at times, especially the Great Darkness Saga. Favorite artists are Swan, Cockrum, Grell, some Sherman, Immonen, Hughes, Sprouse and Moy, in no particular order.
This is what Singularity would look like. He has the power to warp space-time so he can teleport or bend space to deflect energy, stuff like that.
[ August 12, 2007, 03:16 AM: Message edited by: Singularity ]
Posted by Singularity on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: Do you do the beehive hairdo for Night Girl?
Yes she did!
Joe
Posted by Vee on :
More new members! Strike up the band!
Welcome Titan Lad and Singularity!
Good to have you both join us. Make yourself at home and have fun! Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Cool drawing, Singularity
And welcome, Titan Lad. I was 15 when I first started here - and back then I was pretty much the only one that young. But I still felt welcome then - you can just imagine how much fun you'll have now.
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hi Titan Lad and Singularity.
Hope you enjoy yourselves when you are here and I hope you'll both be around for a while.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Welcome everyone!
And WWC--I'm glad you're posting again a lot! I was wondering where you were a few weeks ago.
Posted by Vee on :
quote:Originally posted by Singularity: Name: Joe Singleton Age: >40 Where you live: Dallas, Texas, USA, North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Sol System, Orion Arm, Milky Way Galaxy What you do: Customer Support
Started collecting with S&LSH #217, but first exposed to the Legion with the Timber Wolf/Tyr issue (can't recall the #)
Always favored Phantom Girl and Shrinking Violet (I like brunettes), but always had a soft spot for Supergirl when she was with the Legion. Of the guys, I like Ultra Boy and Timber Wolf, and Cosmic Boy, because magnetic powers seemed so cool to me back in the day.
Favorite eras are the Cockrum/Grell period. Enjoyed the Giffen period, at times, especially the Great Darkness Saga. Favorite artists are Swan, Cockrum, Grell, some Sherman, Immonen, Hughes, Sprouse and Moy, in no particular order.
This is what Singularity would look like. He has the power to warp space-time so he can teleport or bend space to deflect energy, stuff like that.
Oh and BTW Singularity, I think it's possible, if you ask really nicely in the right place, that someone might be able to magically create a version of you artwork to use as an avatar! Posted by Titan Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Singularity: Name: Joe Singleton Age: >40 Where you live: Dallas, Texas, USA, North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Sol System, Orion Arm, Milky Way Galaxy What you do: Customer Support
Started collecting with S&LSH #217, but first exposed to the Legion with the Timber Wolf/Tyr issue (can't recall the #)
Always favored Phantom Girl and Shrinking Violet (I like brunettes), but always had a soft spot for Supergirl when she was with the Legion. Of the guys, I like Ultra Boy and Timber Wolf, and Cosmic Boy, because magnetic powers seemed so cool to me back in the day.
Favorite eras are the Cockrum/Grell period. Enjoyed the Giffen period, at times, especially the Great Darkness Saga. Favorite artists are Swan, Cockrum, Grell, some Sherman, Immonen, Hughes, Sprouse and Moy, in no particular order.
This is what Singularity would look like. He has the power to warp space-time so he can teleport or bend space to deflect energy, stuff like that.
You are from Dallas also? Awesome.
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
We're on the Orion Arm? I never knew that. No wonder I'm always getting lost.
Posted by Lass Girl on :
Name: My name's Shayla and *sniff* I'm a Legion geek. Age: 29 Where you live; New Jersey What you do: Marine Science
Favorite character: Brainiac 5 (LOSH Cartoon and Post Zero Hour) Favorite era: Post Zero Hour Started Reading: As of this post, one month ago now
Posted by Vee on :
Welcome aboard Lass Girl! For someone that has only been reading the LSH for a month you sure did pick the perfect board name! Are you by any chance related to Lad Boy? (j/k)
Glad you've found your way to Legion World. Have fun!
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to Legion World, Lass Girl. Among other things, this is the perfect place to learn about the rich history and mythology of the Legion.
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Happy to meet you Lass Girl.
Hope you enjoy your time here.
It's a cool place.
Posted by Singularity on :
quote:Originally posted by Titan Lad: You are from Dallas also? Awesome.
In the area. I live in Little Elm, a little north of Dallas, but who'd recognize that town?
You know, growing up, my dream was to pencil the Legion book. Never got the chance, made too many bad decisions along the way that kept me from ever making my break into comics. Even so, I still have that dream of doing something Legion-related.
Lately, I've been semi-obsessing over Google SketchUp and I posted some of my models in a thread, here: SketchUp Stuff by Singularity
Appreciate the welcome. Joe
Posted by Singularity on :
quote:Originally posted by Blockade Boy: We're on the Orion Arm? I never knew that. No wonder I'm always getting lost.
Yeah, you gotta make a left at the Perseus Spur. It's an easy mistake.
Joe
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Welcome aboard, Lass Girl and Singularity!
Always happy to see another Brainy fan, LG.
Wonderful sketches, Singularity!
Posted by What Was Wrong With the Reboot? Lad on :
Name: Kyle Age: 20s Where you live: USA #1 What you do: sit at a desk all day
Legion info: my first comic that i read, loved and wanted to read more of was Legionnaires #1. what got me was the fact that they were kids. and they were cool. and they wore colorful costumes and had powers and all did different stuff. the founders love triangle seemed realistic to me (with Garth being the jealous boyfriend and eventually acting out in anger), the Tinya/Jo relationship (he's the freaking man!), Inferno being such a player, Tenz and Vi (it made so much sense, he's such an extrovert and she's so quiet!). they would flirt, they would goof off, they would argue. and most importantly they were in the future. and as a 4th grader, that meant anything was possible for me and i didn't have to worry about how Superman's death was going to affect every story, or how Batman's back getting broken was going to change things. i actually was really grateful for the reboot b/c i had no idea of what was going on during end of an era (i was in 5th grade, i needed simplicity!). my favorite legionnaires are easily any Garth or Jo, GATES (!!!!!!!!!), XS (when she was introduced i seriously called her 'Ziss' b/c that's how i thought it was pronounced), Kinetix, crazy element lad, and SW6 matter-eater lad.
after lurking on this board for over a year or so, i've come to see that the reboot wasn't the most popular era and yes, i got sick of the "archie legion" too, but Legion of the Damned and Copiel really drew me back into comics. i thought Legion Lost was AWESOME and the reboot will always be my legion.
i love chris sprouses work on Legionnaires, Copiel, and when Humberto Ramos drew the legion a few times while XS was in Impulse. and i always wanted to see Ringo do the legion too, which is a shame that he never will...
anyway, i love the boards, check em every day while at work, i love the fanart stuff! i wish i had a scanner, i would have a lot of stuff i could throw on here (and you could see how big of an influence Ringo and Ramos were on me...)
i can't say that i'm into the threeboot, but with Shooter coming back and the art that i've seen, it definitely will be worth looking into.
ok later!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome W4The Reboot? Lad.
Glad to have you posting.
Posted by Vee on :
Hi W4TR Lad! Glad you decided to de-lurk and join in in the craziness. Since you've been around for a while you don't need the learners manual so go have some fun! Hope you eventually get the chance to scan some of your art. Love to see it.
Posted by Snakeguru Lass on :
Name: What? you want me to share my secret identity? Call me Jen.
Age: 30 Where you live: I live in Europe, Sweden actually.
What you do: I used to work in the food industry biz then assembled things in the metal industry biz. Currently i'm looking for a new job.
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.)
I've never read a Legion of Superheroes comic book in my life so far, my first 'exposure' to the Legion was via the animated LOSH. I got so interested that i looked it up in the Wikipedia, learning about the characters comib book history.
My favorite characters are Brainiac 5, Phantom Girl, Timber Wolf, Bouncing boy, Lightning lad, Shrinking Violet, Chameleon boy and Karate Kid.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.)
I like a lot of things: Science fiction, comic books (Spiderman, Justice league, X-men, Transformers, Batman, Heavy Metal, MAD)PC games like World of warcraft (guilty pleasure, yeah) music, fantasy, literature, shopping, movies, nature science, webdesign and mythology.
My other fandom interest include the various Transformers tv series, Elfquest, Gargoyles, X-men Evolution, Justice League, Farscape, Star Trek DS9 and Star Wars. Whiew. Too many.
[ October 28, 2007, 02:59 PM: Message edited by: Snakeguru Lass ]
Posted by Dain on :
Hey, another European! Welcome, Snakeguru Lass. I can't help but wonder about your nickname though. Snake-guru Lass?? It sounds intriguing! Posted by Snakeguru Lass on :
Hi, thanks! Well the name is taken from a user handle i have on Lycos and since this is a Legion site i threw in a "lass" for fun.
Posted by Doctor One on :
Hi, Snakeguru Lass!
Welcome to Legion World. Sweden, eh? Maybe you'd like to come to the Anywhere Machine, we've been having a discussion about International School Reading lists that is turning out to be quite interesting. I'd be really interested in how things are in Sweden. It's in the Anywhere Machine, topic: International School Reading (or something of that sort)
Enjoy the site!
Posted by Antão on :
I guess this is the right place for introductions, so:
Who: Antão, Positive Man Where: Lisbon, Portugal Why: Love of Legion (and lots of lurking here) When: 1973, first comic ever read, at age 5 (a brazilian reprint featuring Invisible Kid and Phantom Girl in some Espionage Squad action from the Adventure era) What: I translate books ("serious" ones) and breed dogs for a living, I surf and ride horses for sport, I will not ever drop the Legion (I liked the 5 year gap even if it spawned several horrors: I didn't like the reboot at all -with the exception of the DnA issues- nor Waid's recent stuff).
Favorite creators: Levitz, Shooter, Giffen, Grell. Favorite Legionnaires: Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy, Blok Phantom Girl, White Witch, Dawnstar
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome Snakeguru Lass and Antao (sorry about not using the tilde)
Dive right in and post, post, post.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Welcome to LEGIONWORLD Positive Man & Snakeguru Lass!!!
Posted by Positive Man on :
Thank you, folks.
Posted by Snakeguru Lass on :
Thanks everyone. About that School reading list, Doctor one, well, it's not easy for me to remember overly much about what books we got to pick and read from the lists as it was many years ago since i went to High school. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome, Snakeguru Lass and Positive Man.
Snakeguru Lass, please allow me to thank you on behalf of your country for IKEA. I couldn't have furnished my home without it!
Both of you, please make yourselves at home.
Posted by Dain on :
Hey, Positive Man. Welcome! Is the Legion published in Portuguese today?
Posted by Clive on :
This topic's on page 69...ohhhh, yeah!
Posted by walkwithcrowds on :
Hi W4TR Lad, Snake Guru Lass and Positive Man. Welcome aboard guys. Hope you all have fun here, it's a great place and one of the friendliest board there is.
Posted by Positive Man on :
Sorry about the time that has passed between your question and my answer, Dain, but my workload has been relentless. To my knowledge the Legion has been (very badly printed and translated) published in brazilian editions until the end of the 5 year gap. It was never published in european Portuguese. And a quaint factoid for you: my first issue was read in Africa (Dad was a military man), in Mozambique, to be precise. I started collecting it in English with the Bouncing Boy-Duo Damsel marriage issue (thanks for paying for it while I couldn´t, Mom and Dad ).
Posted by Positive Man on :
And I forgot to include my thanks to all the kind folks that added their personal welcomes to grumpy old me.
Posted by Semi Transparent Fellow on :
quote:Originally posted by Positive Man: I guess this is the right place for introductions, so:
Who: Antão, Positive Man Where: Lisbon, Portugal Why: Love of Legion (and lots of lurking here) When: 1973, first comic ever read, at age 5 (a brazilian reprint featuring Invisible Kid and Phantom Girl in some Espionage Squad action from the Adventure era) What: I translate books ("serious" ones) and breed dogs for a living, I surf and ride horses for sport, I will not ever drop the Legion (I liked the 5 year gap even if it spawned several horrors: I didn't like the reboot at all -with the exception of the DnA issues- nor Waid's recent stuff).
Positive Man, what kind of dogs do you breed? I show dogs as a hobby.
Posted by Positive Man on :
Again: my apologies for the delayed answer, Semi. Work has been a dog's girlfriend. I breed three local dog races (two recognized by the FCI and one about to), that are mainly shepherds (all of them were used as wolf fighting mastiffs) and guard dogs even if they can also used for search and rescue or leading the blind (I hate "political correctness"). Here's some links with photos (Am I even allowed to do this? Let me assure the board administration upfront that these sites aren't mine, neither belong to anybody I know or do business with) for you to know the roll call of my "Interplanetary Bunk Beast Guard" : http://www.rt-serradaestrela.pt/regiao/caodaserra.htm http://www.rafeiroalentejo.info/index.cfm?l=1 http://www.caodegadotransmontano.org.pt/
The latter is about to be recognized by the FCI. Believe me, none of these are to be trifled with...
Posted by TripleJ on :
Name: Jack Age: 42 Location: Okie-homa Legion Fan since 1979 and have read all the way back to the beginning. I can't wait to see how Jim Shooter handles the Legion this time around. I have been away from the Legion for a while and I hope I can get back into it with him coming back. I was never a big fan of the reboots and rewrites.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome to Legion World TripleJ! You aren't our first Okie member, but I am sure you'll represent that state very well.
I see you found the trivia threads. I won't force you to write a limerick on the limerick thread. (But I won't stop you from writing one either. )
Again welcome!
Posted by TripleJ on :
Thanks Quislet!!
Who knows what kind of stuff I might come up with here? It's going to be fun hanging out here!
Thanks Again!
Posted by Vee on :
Welcome aboard TripleJ! Hope you enjoy this place as much as I have.
Posted by Teronna on :
Name: Sara Age:17 (6 days!!!) Where you live: Chicagoland
As I'm considerably younger than most people on LW, I'm the newbiest of newbies heh.
Posted by Vee on :
Hi Teronna!
Glad you discovered the Legion and found your way to Legion World.
Have fun! Posted by Arm Fall Off Boy on :
Name:David Age:40 Very first comics-When I was 8 I went to the hospital to have my tonsils out. My Parents brought me ice-cream, World's Finest #226, and Superboy starring the Legion # 208, both 100 pages for 60 cents each! 20 years and 4,000 comics later, my parents were going "D'oh!" LLL!
Posted by Vee on :
Welcome aboard David!
You'll soon discover that Arms Fall Off Boy has quite a devoted following here so you sure picked a great screen name.
Have fun!
Posted by Invisible Man on :
Finally decloaking after some very enjoyable time watching on the sidelines
About me:
38 years old M.A. in Lit. Studies of North America Politics working in cultural communications based in Germany likes Basketball
Legion fan since my childhood days (spotty memories of what must have been SLOSH # 228),
got lost in the 80s
came back with "The Legion #1", been backtracking (more or less successfully) since then.
Favorite characters (across all versions): Invisible Boy (both Lyle and Jaques) Colossal Boy (somehow always ends up a bit goofy, but golden heartesd in every incarnation) Phantom Girl (can't take the girl next door away from her)
Other comic books/characters I like: James Robinson's Starman, Chronos (Walker Gabriel), most Stuff by Grant Morrison, currently Fables (add to that European stalwarts like Spirou, TinTin, but also the likes of Luc Orient & Bob Morane, Blueberry and John Difool and you get the picture).
Currently faced with the typical dilemma of most mid-thirties: enough money to pay for the whimsical hobbies, but not the appropriate attic for convenient storage...
Be seeing you - Jens
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Nice to meet you, Jens!
Posted by Vee on :
Welcome to visibility, Invisible Man!
Glad you decided to decloak and join in the fun.
Posted by Emergency Backup Cos on :
Been lurking for a little bit, but I figure I should introduce myself:
Name: Abby Age: 27
Gina DC got me into the Legion by dangling the reboot Legion at me and getting me interested in, of all characters, Magno. She did not warn me how thankless being a fan of Magno would actually be, unfortunately, but managed to make a LSH fan of me anyhow.
Other favorite characters: Cosmic Boy, XS, Invisible Kid, Night Girl. The reboot Legion was my first and remains my favorite, but I dabble a bit in other boots as well.
Other trivia: if you've read a profile of Magno anywhere online, chances are I wrote it.
[ April 05, 2008, 07:18 PM: Message edited by: Emergency Backup Cos ]
Posted by Eryk Dumaka Ester on :
Jeepers! A Magno fan? Now I've seen everything!
Welcome EBC!
Posted by Stealth on :
Welcome to Legion World.
Posted by Dreaming Celestial on :
Name: Colin Age: 28 Location: Bradford, but I spend a lot of time on the move
Got into the Legion in the mid-90s, stopped with the end of Abnett & Lanning's run. Took a look at a Waid/Kitson issue (forget the number, sometime in the #10s), and REALLY didn't like it. Not sure about this "Legion of 3 Worlds" thing.
Posted by matlock on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Dumaka Ester: Jeepers! A Magno fan? Now I've seen everything!
Welcome EBC!
Indeed. Anyone willing to step up to the plate as a Magno fan should fit in nicely here.
Welcome aboard EBC!
Dreaming Celestial - I finally bailed out on Waid/Kitson, but Shooter and Manapul have drawn me back in. Everytime I think I've read my last Legion story, something draws me back.
Posted by Eileen on :
Hi! Long time lurker, first time poster here! I figured all the good usernames were taken, so I used the one I go by on ff.net, which is also my real name. (Maybe I'm just not that creative.) I became a Legion fan thanks to the animated series (I'll miss it! *sniff!*), but I've picked up the regular title and I'm getting into it. Now the trade paperback hunt begins! Nice to meet you all, and I hope I can be a useful member of the team, so to speak.
By the way, my sig is from my first posted fic on ff.net, which is here, if you're interested.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Welcome Eileen! Glad to see a longtime lurker join in! Seems like you're off to a good start with the regular title and TPB's. Definitely jump right into all the forums!
Posted by Eryk Dumaka Ester on :
Welcome, Eileen!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
"Come on, Eileen!" Make sure you de-lurk...a LOT!!!
Posted by Matter Lad on :
Greetings Eileen. I've found it best to just say what you mean.
Then they walk away, hating me. But that's bound to happen.
Posted by Jeffrey Allan Boman on :
I'm late in this thread (like everything, since I joined last week), so here goes:
Name Jeffrey Age 41 Where you live Montreal, Canada What you do I'm a computer software support guy, and a freelance writer, with credits in the RPG field. I'm also a freelance publisfer/editor and letterhacker.
Legion info I started to read comics when I was 14, but only started with the Legion after 18. I'm a fan of Giffen's Great Darkness saga and the 2boot's 20th century stint. My favorite characters: Phantom Girl (the original), Quislet, Ferro from the 2boot.
Other things you like I'm a fan of science fiction literature and media, so there's a good chance that if you mention a book or TV show/film in that field I've seen or read it. I also enjoy watching the NBA and professional wrestling (they wear their underwear on the outside too!).
If I shared everything I'm into you might end up believing I'm a phony, so I won't.
Posted by Not-So-Bad Lad on :
Uhm, Hello.
I'm back, which isn't really news I think.
...but it's good to be back! Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Not-So-Bad Lad: Uhm, Hello.
I'm back, which isn't really news I think.
...but it's good to be back!
And it is good to have you back (in our clutches )
Posted by Not-So-Bad Lad on :
Good to be here! (though your clutches are sweaty, and could use a dash of sanitizer )
Posted by PenaltyKillah on :
Should probably have a quick bio here...
I'm late in this thread (like everything, since I joined last week), so here goes:
Name: Justin Age: Legionnaire-age Where you live Metro Vancouver, Canada What you do Still a student. Design graphics and have a snazzy YouTube page. Meh.
Legion info Unfortunately, I was born after TMK had started to leash the Legion into a dark and scary path... so I got hooked into Reboot. I'm hooked with the continuities and whatnot. Reboot Brainy and Threeboot Cos are my faves. One has a dynamic personality and one doesn't, but that's what I love.
Other things you like Philosophy. Political ethics. Too real-world? I'm a loyal Young Justice fan (hoping that generation wouldn't end up in DiDio's genocide).
Posted by veryvery on :
Name adriana Age: 23 ;_; Where you live: seattle What you do: character design
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): brainiac 5, saturn girl, dream girl, lyle pretty much all types/versions are cute to me. waid, bedard, legion lost era DnA. coipel and manapul art is my fave.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.): drawing. batman. brainiac (evil 1), mafia things, clones, podcasts
Anything else that you want to share! - i havea podcast where me and my partner in crime summarize super old legion stuff.
i curse a lot. every post i make has a rough draft that's 90% cursing.
Posted by Atoning Unifex on :
Name: Chad Age: 38 Where you live: Rochester, NY What you do: Library drone
I've been reading since..errrr...1979? 1980? The Levitz-Giffen Legion is "my" Legion. Every retcon and reboot takes a little bit more fo my soul away, but I keep buying and reading because there's still a part of me that wants there to be a large team of futuristic superheroes with flight rings saving the day. I have a goofy love of Comet Queen.
I come to Legion World after being in a contest with Sketch Lad on CBR and watching Jokester on Deviant Art. I dabble in drawing and will most likely post some artwork here eventually.
Legion and X-men are the comic books I've read msot consistently over the last 30 years (fuck a duck, I'm OLD) but my favoritest comic of all time is Love and Rockets.
Ummm...I think that's it...for now.....
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
You're not old. We got old here and you're not it.
Welcome AU (<== Gold reference)
Some of us are more old than clever, sorry bout that.
I think we have a member from Rochchester... or Albany. Somewhere in NY not NYC. Lived in Syracuse for awhile myself. Beautiful state.
Anyhow, from your post I take it you'll be posting on the "Bits" forum. Look forward to seeing your stuff.
Posted by Exnihil on :
Hi, there, Legion-worlders.
Exnihil, here: a long-time DCMB Legion poster who is about to defect and take up residence here due to erratic board moderation over there.
So, by way of introduction:
Name: Thomas Age: 35 Where you live: Suburban PA, but usually travelling What you do: IT trainer/consultant
Legion info:
- Favorite characters: Ultra Boy is certainly # 1, along with other faves Mon-el, Brainy, Cham, and Saturn Girl.
- Favorite creators: For writing- Levitz, TMK, and the 3rd coming of Shooter. For art - I favor Cockrum, Grell, Sherman, and, when the mood is right, Jason Pearson or Oliver Coipel.
- Favorite stories: Earthwar, The Universo Project, Terra Mosaic
- When you started reading: 12 years old, "inherited" five long boxes of classic Silver Age stuff. First Legion story I read was the second part of the Sun-Eater story (Death of Ferro Lad) and I was hooked!
- Other things you like: I love travel, and enjoy hiking, biking, cinema, and reading (though time to do any of them seems to be an ever-diminishing commodity).
Looking forward to getting to know some new folks here. See you about.
Posted by Vee on :
Welcome to Legion World guys!
Exnihil: You'll find some current and many former DCMB posters here. I still pop over there on occasion but rarely post any longer. You'll find it's much more pleasant here (at least I hope you will.)
AU: 38 isn't old around here. I'm 5 months from 50 and I don't think I'm the oldest poster here. 'course I could be, the rest might have died off from old age by now!
Adriana: I keep meaning to check out your podcasts but keep forgetting. I promise I will one of these days.
PenaltyKillah: Young Justice! Yay! There are some other fans around here as well. Be sure to check out the Titans forum here as well.
Have a great time everyone! Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
I've been on here for three years and thought I did this already,but I guess I was wrong since I can't find it on here.
Name: Tim Age: 41 Where you live: Ky, though I did live in Illinois for twelve years What you do: Material Handler at a major automotive company
Legion info:
- Favorite characters: Timber Wolf,Wildfire,Karate Kid,and all the Pre-Crisis characters in Dave Cockrum costumes please,and even Superboy I didn't know how much he meant to the Legion until he was gone.
- Favorite creators: Dave Cockrum,Jim Shooter,Paul Levitz,Steve Lightle,Mike Grell, Cary Bates and now Geoff Johns and George Perez.
- Favorite stories: Most of Jim Shooter's Adventure run, One Shot Hero,Dead Hero Live Executioner,The Betrayer From Beyond,Future Shock For Superboy,The Infinite Man who Conquered The Legion,Monster In A Little Girl's Mind,The Great Darkness Saga to name a few.
- When you started reading: I started when I was 7 years old in 1974,when a cousin gave me a stack of Superboy comics that included the Bates/Cockrum Legion,one look at Dave's art and I was hooked,but getting comics was hard to do in rural Kentucky,luckily we moved to Illinois when I was eleven in 1978 and they had comics everywhere old and new,I filled in my Legion collection and I expanded my collecting to all team books,but the Legion will always be my first and favorite.
- Other things you like: My family,College Basketball(Go Cats),Classic Rock 'N' Roll,Sci-Fi,History and I guess Comics since I have anywhere between 12,000 to 15,000 especially Team Books.
[ August 02, 2008, 12:19 PM: Message edited by: Lone Wolf Legionnaire ]
Posted by Acid Digestion Lad on :
Been here a while and realized I'd not done this yet..so..Now it shall be done.
Name: Acid Digestion Lad ( but i've taken a liking to ADL when someone's running out of time) Age: just turned 23 recently..go me. Where you live: I'd like to say Bismoll or ya know someplace cool, but nope Los Angeles. What you do: Photoshoper, occasional freelance stuff, Musician, Comic Book Junkie
Legion info: favorite characters: Hmmmm. Matter Eater Lad, Starboy, Ultra Boy, Mon-El (or whatever name Lar has). Ferro, Andromeda, Karate Kid, Triad/Duo Damsel, XS, Superboy, Apparition..and so on and so on.. Oh lets just say I love the legion and leave it at that.
creators: Hmmmmm. the DnA team, Shooter to a point, Waid and Kitson, Cockrum , Levitz-Giffen team, the Giffer-baums. Again just about all of them.
stories: Hmm, while I rarely have any idislike here are some alltime faves. "End of an Era" and it's preceeding zero hour stuff. "Dark circle" ala the reboot legion. the whole " Life and death and the end of time" Oh ya know what, anything by paul levitz and those guys to be honest.
eras: Mostly all, partial to the adventure legion and their growing up to paul levit'z runs. The Giffer-baum 5YG legion as well as the SW6-ers. Extreme love for the Reboot\DnA team. Oh and also Johns' "Action" Legion.
when you started reading: Comics? About when I could first read. Legion? I honestly do'nt remember but some time around my getting into high school. Although I started with the old Superboy and the legion stuff, and the Adventure stuff.
Other things you like: Reading, Writing, Cooking.
That's all she wrote folks, I'd add more but it's giving me an appetite , and you don't want to give me an appetite..Lates amigo's I'm off to cook. Posted by Valour on :
Name: Jesse Vallon Age: 22 Where you live: Gold Coast, Australia What you do: I'm just a story writer
Legion info: Fav character is obviously Mon-El but the name was taken so I used Valour and I also like Brainiac 5
Other things you like: Ancient History, Story/Poetry writing, Anime/Manga
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome to Legion World Valour. We do have a few Mon-el fans here. We also have a few of your fellow Aussies here too.
Posted by stuorstew on :
Name: Lee
Age: 35
Where you live: Dorset, England
What you do: Housing Systems and Nominations Officer
Legion info: Started reading my brothers collection in the late Seventies, first issue I remember buying was #276 Lord Romdurs Castle and have been hooked ever since.
My favourite era was the early 5YL when Keith Giffen was still on board and my least favourite was the period following this until DnA took over.
Favourite character is Infectious Lass as she is just so much and potentially the most powerful of all the Legionnaires and least favourite is Dawnstar.
Other things you like:
When not working or reading comics I can usually be found at the cinema, reading, taking long romantic walks and filling out message board questionnaires that sound like online dating forms. Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Welcome stuorstew! You'll find quite a few Infectious Lass fans around here!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome stuorstew,
I'll see if we have a long romantic walk thread for you. Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Hi, new member, frequent vsitor.
Name: Jude Deluca (Pen Name) Age: 17 Home: Bronx, NY Occupation: High School Graduate and hopefully getting into Hunter College next fall.
Legion Info: Really got into it after reading the Lightning Saga. Enjoy all runs, but don't really know a lot about when they had Pocket Superboy.
Fav Characters: Sensor Girl, Timber Wolf, Computo, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Night Girl, Rainbow Girl, Ivy, Kent Shakespeare, Lightning Lass, Matter-Eater Lad, Starman, Dawnstar, Dragonmage, Catspaw, Gemini, and Kinetix.
I'm happy with both Legion costumes, old ones and the ones in Lo3W, except that disturbing half-naked Cosmic Boy.
Other Info: Enjoys writing and reading stuff other than comics and manga, hopes to become a writer, I'll read anything written by Grant Morrison, I can make sense out of Final Crisis, and I've been an anime fan since I was seven.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
welcome, Sarky!
I lived in the Bronx for about a half-year or so back in the 90s.
Posted by cleome on :
[clears throat] Is this thing on ?
[cringes from feedback] Never mind.
Name: cleome aka cleome45, sometimes
Age: Ten thousand times older than sand
Home: Pacific NW
Occupation: Vanished into thin air. Visit me next year when I'm back to crashing on Mom's couch in Jersey.
Legion Info: Was a big fan during much of the Levitz Era, but drifted away around 1986-88. Somehow found out about the cartoon and now have wandered back in again. Currently reading "Threeboot" collections from the library, which don't rot nearly as bad as certain folks led me to believe they would.
Fav Characters: How much time do you have ? Oh, Chameleon, Dream Girl, Star Boy, Brainiac 5, Shrinking Violet/Atom Girl, Shadow Lass, on and on like that.
Other Info: The blasted cartoon drove me to write fic again after a decade-long hiatus from such pointless yet addictive excursions. I should be shot. Oh, and I garden, cook, and obsess about politics, too. When I'm not tearing out my hair about the lack-of-employment thing.
Thanks for letting me hang out with ya'.
[ December 05, 2008, 12:14 PM: Message edited by: cleome ]
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Hey cleome. Small world.
Posted by cleome on :
SK/Jude, I thought of telling everyone that I stalked you over here from FF.net, but I didn't want to frighten them right out of the gate. Plenty of time for that later.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
I have a stalker... this must be what it feels like to be famous. XD
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
welcome Sarcasm Kid & cleome
Posted by cleome on :
Well, I could be Kent's stalker, too... I multitask.
Oh, and I didn't marry a sock puppet, but I did marry a bankruptcy attorney. Is that close enough for jazz ?
Posted by cleome on :
How d'you do, Quislet, Esq. ?
I was an admirer of the original Quislet, back in the day. I guess the trend is away from non-human-looking Legionnaires and that's kind of a shame.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
quote:Originally posted by cleome: Well, I could be Kent's stalker, too... I multitask.
Cool! I haven't had a stalker in a few years.
welcome!
Posted by cleome on :
[bows]
I only stalk the groovy fic writers, but you already knew that.
Posted by Stealth on :
A belated welcome, cleome.
Shady and Dreamy are favorites of mine, too.
And thanks for starting that thread about our hobbies and interests in the Anywhere Machine. I had a lot of fun posting there.
Posted by cleome on :
[shuffles feet]
Awww... 'tweren't nuthin'. [blush]
Posted by Wonder Lad on :
Long-time Legion fan, relatively short-time Legion World lurker, stepping out of the shadows to make my first post.
name: Matt age: 37 (shudder) location: Kentucky
My first issue of LSH was 296 and I remember seeing it on the rack at the drugstore and being pulled in by the art and the impressive cover. Didn't have the faintest clue what the book was about, but I bought it. After reading it, I still didn't have much of a clue, but I liked it. Bought #299 and enjoyed it. Bought #300 and was HOOKED! My poor copy of #300 is in complete tatters because I've read and re-read it so much over the years. At that point I started grabbing every issue I could including the reprints in Adventure Comics and Best of DC and bought every new issue after that that came out. Unfortunately, my home town didn't have a comic shop and once Tales of the LSH ended, so did my Legion collecting (along with Outsiders and Teen Titans). Once you couldn't get comics at the drug store or supermarket or convenience store anymore, my comic days were pretty much done (after typically buying no fewer that 30 different books a month). IMO, regulating comics to specialty stores only is the worst things to ever happen to the industry.
I've kept random tabs on the goings on in the comics industry (always been strict DC fan) over the years and picked up a random issue here and there, but I'm not sure I've bought a single new comic in at least 10 years. However, hearing that the old LSH was back has sparked my interest again and I've been picking up old OLD issues of Superboy & the Legion off of ebay (got about 50 issues coming soon in the mail). If the new old Legion gets their own regular series, I might just have to pick up a subscription and get into the comics game again. Oddly, it would be my very first comics subscription ever. lol
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome Matt,
Wait nine years before shuddering.
I know a couple of people here do use subscription services. I don't know if DC still does subscriptions directly.
Posted by Hypno Lad on :
Hello! Newbie to both this board and to the Legion in general - I decided to take an interest in them because I enjoy second-string superheroes in general, so an entire team of them appeals to me greatly. I like my superheroes to be a little more underground...I figure if I'm going to know more about superheroes than everyone else I know, my favorite characters should be guys nobody else has heard of.
Real name: Scott
Occupation: College student
Other interests: Gender & Sexuality studies, literature, hypnosis (hence my Legion-ish screen name)
Started reading the Legion with the trades for Threeboot (it seems to me that it reads better as trades than it did for all of you who bought it monthly). I particularly loved Brainy, and I eventually gave the previous Legions a try (as well as following the Johns version).
My other comic obsessions of late: Blue Beetle, Transformers, Invincible, Atomic Robo, Hellboy, Astro City, and Busiek's Conan run. I'm also a big fan of the Millar/Hitch Ultimates, Busiek's Avengers, the JLI and assorted sequels, and may have to add Empowered to the list - just picked up the first volume and love it.
I alternately like my superheroes deep or goofy.
[ January 09, 2009, 07:45 PM: Message edited by: Hypno Lad ]
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome to Legion World, Hypno Lad!
You should like the Legion villain Universo. His power was originally described as super-hypnotism.
A Legion Trade to read would be the Great Darkness saga. It is considered The definitive Legion story.
Also the colorist for Atomic Robo is a regular here.
Posted by cleome on :
Oh, good. There's at least two people here newer than me now.
[waves]
Posted by LardLad on :
Five or more, now, actually! Posted by cleome on :
Have you all braced for the possible post-Smallville flood of newbies ?
[Readies popcorn]
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
Bring 'em on.
Thankfully Hypno Lad just showed up, I'll betcha he can whip that mob into shape.
Posted by rocket cat on :
Name: Jennifer, but usually just Jen Age: 23 Where you live: Texas, USA What you do: College Student, Library Clerk
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): My love for comic books has been an on-off affair since junior high, and I got hooked on them again in 2006 (picked up DC: The New Frontier at work one day...and well...haha) and I think this is the most into them I've ever been.
Anyhow, the Legion has always fascinated me with it's huge cast and rich history. I'm not well versed in a lot of it, but with the recent Legion activity in the DC universe my interest in it has picked up greatly.
My favorite Legions would have to be the one currently appearing in Geoff John's recent works (the original Legion? or some incarnation of it?) and the post Zero Hour Legion.
Well...I can't think of much else to say, I'm not very good at these things. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome, rocket cat! I'm also in Texas (Houston) and I'm a librarian!
Sit back and relax. You're among friends here.
Posted by rocket cat on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad: Welcome, rocket cat! I'm also in Texas (Houston) and I'm a librarian!
Sit back and relax. You're among friends here.
Thanks for the welcome Rockhopper! Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Hi Rocket Cat! The New Frontier is a wonderful re=introduction to comics. The Geoff John's Legion is the original Legion, aged somewhat, but opinions differ as to just where they split off from the original continuity.
And if you can't think of much else to say, just make up something outrageous. Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Like a limerick.
And Welcome to Legion World Rocket Cat
Posted by Stealth on :
quote:Originally posted by rocket cat: Name: Jennifer, but usually just Jen Age: 23 Where you live: Texas, USA What you do: College Student, Library Clerk
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): My love for comic books has been an on-off affair since junior high, and I got hooked on them again in 2006 (picked up DC: The New Frontier at work one day...and well...haha) and I think this is the most into them I've ever been.
Anyhow, the Legion has always fascinated me with it's huge cast and rich history. I'm not well versed in a lot of it, but with the recent Legion activity in the DC universe my interest in it has picked up greatly.
My favorite Legions would have to be the one currently appearing in Geoff John's recent works (the original Legion? or some incarnation of it?) and the post Zero Hour Legion.
Well...I can't think of much else to say, I'm not very good at these things.
Welcome to Legion World, Jen. You'll find a lot more women here than at most comics boards. There's myself, Cleome, Fat Cramer, Veryvery, Stephbarton, Kidflash2fan, Caliente, Harbinger, Arachne, Saturn Girl...
I, too, returned to comics in the mid-00s. Green Lantern: Rebirth had the same effect on me that New Frontier had on you. I look back fondly at that time, I call it "Fangirl: Rebirth."
And I think it's cool that you use an Ed Wood quote as your signature.
Posted by cleome on :
Welcome, rocket cat. (I'm a recent arrival and they still let me sit on the good sofa right away. I'll clear a space for you.)
Posted by rocket cat on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: Hi Rocket Cat! The New Frontier is a wonderful re=introduction to comics. The Geoff John's Legion is the original Legion, aged somewhat, but opinions differ as to just where they split off from the original continuity.
And if you can't think of much else to say, just make up something outrageous.
It is wonderful! It's one of my absolute favorite stories ever, and I often go back to look at it.
Something outrageous you say? I'll keep that in mind. ;p
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Like a limerick.
See...now when you say *that*, I think of things that one probably shouldn't be posting all over a message board...cause those are the only kind of limericks I know.
quote:Originally posted by Stealth: Welcome to Legion World, Jen. You'll find a lot more women here than at most comics boards. There's myself, Cleome, Fat Cramer, Veryvery, Stephbarton, Kidflash2fan, Caliente, Harbinger, Arachne, Saturn Girl...
I, too, returned to comics in the mid-00s. Green Lantern: Rebirth had the same effect on me that New Frontier had on you. I look back fondly at that time, I call it "Fangirl: Rebirth."
And I think it's cool that you use an Ed Wood quote as your signature.
Heh, well that's good to know.
Yesss...GL:Rebirth was one of the many trades quickly consumed by me after New Frontier.
Thanks, it's one of my favorite quotes. It's from the opening lines of 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' if I'm not mistaken.
quote:Originally posted by cleome: Welcome, rocket cat. (I'm a recent arrival and they still let me sit on the good sofa right away. I'll clear a space for you.)
Ahahaha, thanks. Good sofa eh? Is there a bad sofa too? Want to avoid it if I can...
Such warm welcomes here! I'll do my best to post often, still a little overwhelmed with learning what's what with all the Leigons.
[ February 09, 2009, 10:33 PM: Message edited by: rocket cat ]
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by cleome: Welcome, rocket cat. (I'm a recent arrival and they still let me sit on the good sofa right away. I'll clear a space for you.)
Actually, here on Legion World, we spell it "sopha", but that's a story for another day. Posted by cleome on :
(snip)
quote:rocket cat: Is there a bad sofa too? Want to avoid it if I can... [Razz]
It's the grubby tan one with the nasty-looking exposed spring in the middle. Usually I pile a bunch of throw pillows over it and get the shortest person in the lounge to sit there.
(snip)
quote:Rocky: we spell it "sopha", but that's a story for another day.
Exposition yesterday, exposition tomorrow, but never exposition today !! [sulk]
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Sigh!
The "sopha" spelling comes from this post I made on page 16 of the Victorian Flirting Thread:
Hey I am reading a book on Victorian London and the author presented an amalgamation of advice offered to Victorian ladies at the time. I thought of this thread when I read them and am now going to share some with you.
Never be in the company of an unmarried man alone, unless considerations such as the imminence of an acceptable proposal of marriage outweigh the normal rule.
If about to faint with emotion, make sure there is a convenient sopha on which to subside. Not all gentlemen can be relied upon to catch a falling female in time.
When at the opera, assume an expression of transported delight, and ignore any tendancy of the gentlemen in your party to spend time surveying the other ladies in the house through their opera glasses.
If a dubious joke is made in your hearing you have a choice. Either you may show your disapproval, by a frigid glare - but this shows that you understood the double-entendre; or you may take the easier course and ignore it, so demonstrating your pure innocence.
When other peoples' children are presented to you, express delight and admiration, no matter how unprepossessing the infant. Resist any temptation to call attention to their running noses, wet pantaloons, or digital nasal explorations. One can only hope that all these matters will be taken care of by some third party such as the nursemaid. ... Meanwhile try your utmost to avoid physical contact with them, combining an adroit management of your skirt with uninterrupted paeans of praise. Much the same applies to other peoples' pets, with obvious amendments.
You must never be seen in an inelegant posture. Blowing out a candle is decidedly inelegant, If there is no handy extinguisher; let someone else distend their cheeks.
[ February 10, 2009, 06:30 PM: Message edited by: Quislet, Esq. ]
Posted by My New Pep Pep on :
Hi everybody!
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Hi, Pep! Welcome! Make yourself at home!
(and Rocket Cat, my belated welcome to you, too!)
Posted by stephbarton on :
Belated welcome to Rocket Cat... Thanks for the laugh Quis...
And a very huge welcome to My New Pep Pep (ok, I want to know where that name came from)
Posted by Vee on :
Just getting caught up...
Welcome to LW Rocket Cat & Pep Pep. Make yourself at home and just have fun. You'll quickly discover what a wonderful online community this truly is, full of funny, caring, lovable people. Glad you found your way here.
Vee
Posted by Otto Plastino on :
quote:Originally posted by Stealth:
quote:Originally posted by rocket cat: Name: Jennifer, but usually just Jen Age: 23 Where you live: Texas, USA What you do: College Student, Library Clerk
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): My love for comic books has been an on-off affair since junior high, and I got hooked on them again in 2006 (picked up DC: The New Frontier at work one day...and well...haha) and I think this is the most into them I've ever been.
Anyhow, the Legion has always fascinated me with it's huge cast and rich history. I'm not well versed in a lot of it, but with the recent Legion activity in the DC universe my interest in it has picked up greatly.
My favorite Legions would have to be the one currently appearing in Geoff John's recent works (the original Legion? or some incarnation of it?) and the post Zero Hour Legion.
Well...I can't think of much else to say, I'm not very good at these things.
Welcome to Legion World, Jen. You'll find a lot more women here than at most comics boards. There's myself, Cleome, Fat Cramer, Veryvery, Stephbarton, Kidflash2fan, Caliente, Harbinger, Arachne, Saturn Girl...
I, too, returned to comics in the mid-00s. Green Lantern: Rebirth had the same effect on me that New Frontier had on you. I look back fondly at that time, I call it "Fangirl: Rebirth."
And I think it's cool that you use an Ed Wood quote as your signature.
Fangirls rule!
Posted by Jefferson l.o.b Sergeant on :
Name: Jefferson Age: 34 but I'm the eternal youth so it doesn't matter Where you live: Brooklyn NYC What you do: Teacher
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.):
I have been reading comics 5 and I always will.
The LSH was reaching its zenith right through my childhood so it was a perfect mesh. I bought the Levitz-Giffen legion right off the shelves.
My favorite Legions- Levitz/Giffen Legion is the definitive one for me.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
welcome, Jefferson! Glad to see you diving in with new topics on the other board.
Posted by Bottle City of Kanga on :
Hi! It's me! I'm new(ish)!
Posted by SharkLad on :
Welcome to LW, BCoK!
Posted by RevJRob on :
Seeing as how it has been almost three years since I last posted anything I guess I should re-introduce myself. I am Jim, longtime Legion fan, parlor magician, rugby player and past president of the Klordny APA (first successor to Rex Joyner). Good to see y'all again.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Welcome back, Rev.
I, too, was a member of Klordny, for all of about two months back in 1982 or so. (Making copies and mailing them was just too expensive on a college student's budget!) But I remember the APA fondly.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
It's a Klordny reunion! I'm currently a member and Kent Shakespeare is our President. Welcome to Legion World, Jim, and pull some coins out of our ears!
Posted by cleome on :
I love that there are still APAs. Partly because I used to be in one. Also partly because their existence is probably an affront to all those snot-nosed kids nowadays who can't imagine how anything Not On The Internet can actually exist.
Posted by dedman on :
Yeah I just joined up with Klordny a few months back, its pretty awesome!
Posted by Lethargy Lad on :
I expect my views vis a vis literature, music, cinema, culture, and politics will be revealed anon, post by post.
As for "credentials": hard core comic book junkie and Legion fan since 1968, with an insane fixation on Brainiac 5 and Supergirl and beautiful blond babies.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Welcome Lethargy Lad! Don't be too lethargic about posting though. Plenty of Brainy and Brainy-Kara lovers here.
You're probably the first person to list Lew Rockwell as your home page, although some of us read the articles there.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome LL (Hmm are you a friend of Superboy???? )
Posted by Candle on :
I don't know if I introduced myself here and forgot it during a 'senior moment'. I FEEL like a senior even though I'm only 58, almost 59. Like Indiana, I think it's not the years that count but the milage. sigh
I was a member of the LMBP way bace before the 'new' DC boards and was one of the first members of the club(s) on Yahoo. I went by the Shady part of my full handle, Shadowplay in Candlelight, then, in honor of being called 'Shady' by the LMBPers (and because Tasmia Mallor is my favorite LSH character.)
Now, I use the Candlelight, part. My real name is Candace, which means Candlelight, ergo. . .
My computer went down, my life got complicated and here I am again and have been for awhile now, although I can't remember how long. sigh
Posted by Set on :
quote:Originally posted by Candle: I went by the Shady part of my full handle, Shadowplay in Candlelight, then, in honor of being called 'Shady' by the LMBPers (and because Tasmia Mallor is my favorite LSH character.)
Now, I use the Candlelight, part. My real name is Candace, which means Candlelight, ergo. . .
Every time I saw that Shadowplay in Candlelight moniker, I thought that you should be called Chiaroscuro.
But that reminded me of Charo, and the mystique evaporated. Bad luck, that. Posted by Lethargy Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Welcome LL (Hmm are you a friend of Superboy???? )
Gosh yes! Isn't he swell? Actually, you know, I probably shouldn't say this, but Pete Ross told me about a camping trip he took once and...
aah...
Maybe I should just let that rest.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Candle, I did not know you were Shady. Good to see you back, even though we've been speaking on another thread.
For the newbies, and because I as well am now past forty and do not remember if i have lit up this thread:
Rickshaw1: Real Name...Rick Bennett Occupation: Many and varied. In times past I have been a timber buyer, a pre-stress concrete worker, a Trucking company Dispatch/Manager, a construction manager for Palm Harbor Homes, a county Home Inpector, a private home inspector in business for myself, a driver for Fed Ex
Education: Financial degree from Francis Marion University in Florence, SC. I currently live 24 miles south of there in Lake City, SC.
Legion fan: since there was a bomb inside a planet and Ultra Boy thought PG was killed by it. The green lizard guys sucked, I thought. Why would the waste a perfectly good big boobed teenaged pigtailed brunette. Then I saw shrinking violet from the same era and thought...Okay, fair enough. then I saw Princess Projectra and said to myself...She looks just like Seka. then I turned eight.
Hobbies and Interests: Baseball, Carolina Panthers and South Carolina Gamecocks football. Scuba diving, which I hope to do again one day. Carpentry, Reading anything and everything that catches and holds my attention, a small nursery that I am trying to start from the ground up with zero money, do it yourself stuff like plumbing, electrical, auto...basically, anything I can do with my hands. Online....well, I watch a few tv shows here and there (the late, lamented scrubs, ditto Dharma and Greg, Big Bang theory, Rules of Engagement, Castle, Bones) as well as bombing around the DCU boards as well as these, natch. Here, my main haunt is the Anywhere forum and Dr. Gymll's. And I am the official Resident Cranky Poster. DO NOT CHALLENGE MY SUPERIOR CRANKY-NESS OR I SHALL SMITE THEE WITH THE HAMMER OF ...SOMEONE REALLY CRANKY!
I learned computer on DOS, so don't expect me to know any bells and whistles...i still use a cell phone to make calls and take calls. lame, I know.
And, I now estimate my comics collection to number around 15,000. But the speed of growth is slowing considerably of late.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
I guess it's good to redo ourselves here, rather than expect newbies to reread 76 pages and pick out who is current from the masses.
I'm Sean. I'm an American in Canada, a grad student in History, age 41. I've done everything from restaurant work to small-town journalism, art/antique restoration to landscaping, and even worked in a CBS for a half-decade in the mid-90s.
I've been a Legion fan since around 1978, dropped it in 1989, followed it sporadically during the 90s, but came back full-time with the DnA run 7 years ago this spring. Joined LW 6 years go.
I'm not TV person and see only about 1/3 of the movies I intend to. I only follow a few comics these days, and am more inclined towards Vertigo than super-heroes. I mourn the great black-and-white indy-comics scene of the 90s, and aspire to one day get around to an online GN I've been brainstorming.
My biggest creative accomplishment thus far is Legion of Camelot, a fanfic interweaving LSH and Arthurian lore, which in my Microsoft Word version numbers more than 600 pages in length (and I'm not even halfway). I also draw, but with less speed than a can write.
I'm a post-whore like the best of em, but my grad school workload has been limiting my participation here of late.
Posted by Stealth on :
I'm Raquel, your friendly neighborhood madwoman -- but only on the internet. When I'm off the internet, I'm just a regular girl, but the internet brings out a whole other side to me.
I am a major pop culture geek, especially when it comes to pop music, comic books, and 80s TV cartoons (how I miss the lavish production values, melodramatic voice acting, and larger-than-life music of those cartoons.)
I am bisexual, and I favor women, and it's great that Legion World is so tolerant of alternative lifestyles.
I was raised on funny animal comics, didn't get into superheroes until my late teens. My favorite Legion era by far is the Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque one, but my favorite of anything to do with the Legion is the middle issues of the original L.E.G.I.O.N. run.
Currently, the only comics I follow are Fallen Angel, Conan, a handful of Vertigo titles, and the Marvels Project Golden Age mini-series.
I am an active (if erratically productive) fanfic writer. I have some fanfics here at Legion World in the Bits forum, as well as at my own blog, which there's a link to on my profile. I also have two Transformers fanfics at Legend of Cybertron, "Into the Unknown" and "A Bitter Homecoming."
Posted by Exnihil on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: I guess it's good to redo ourselves here, rather than expect newbies to reread 76 pages and pick out who is current from the masses.
Good idea, Kent!
Thomas, here - 36, New Yorker by birth, Pennsylvanian by marriage. I'm a former Special Ops paratrooper, currently an IT consultant (though I, too, have had some odd jobs - including two unfortunate weeks in 1991, selling frozen meat, door to door, off the back of a truck).
I'm madly devoted to my wife and my dog, the two of whom have, respectively, inspired my vegetarianism and my support of the SPCA.
I love travel (both for work and pleasure), go through phases of music interest (jazz, blues, folk), and am a massive cinema buff.
My Legion interest goes back to age twelve when my family's landlord gave me his old Silver Age comic collection. Not really an artist or serious writer, my own creative Legion outlet has been the design and staging of several Legion-themed message board "game shows". I've put on several seasons of a Legion-based Jeopardy show, and last year staged a massive Legion-Survivor game here on LW. I'm currently putting together a Legion-Amazing Race that I hope to stage early next summer.
Posted by Dev Em on :
My name is David. Born and raised and still live in the greater Detroit area of Michigan...you know the place that has over 15% unemployment.
I'm an Unemployed worker. Have done many jobs over the years. Currently Part Time at Toys R Us.
Going back to school in a few weeks.
My love for the Legion goes back to the 70's when I discovered a stack of comics in my Uncle's room. He had several giant issues of Superboy laying there and I was hooked.
My life really consists of my two kids. Hannah (9) and Jonathan (2 in about 18 days.) They are what keeps me moving.
I follow the Legion, the Flash and The Walking Dead. I love Zombie movies of all kinds. I am currently working on my Legion restoration project utilizing all Pre reboot continuity.
Posted by BouncingBear on :
My name is Ed and I live in Utah with my partner Matt. (yes, I'm gay). As I kid in the 60's, I lived in Palmm Springs, CA where I read my first Legion story which was Adventure #342 the Legionnaire Who Killed. I thought it was a great read and two issues later with the Super-Stalag of Space I was hooked on the Legion for life. I became and avid fan and wrote many letters to the Legion Outpost until finnaly I was chosen to have one printed in Superboy 172 in 1971. From then I decided to start calling myself the Letter King and had several letters printed for the next four years or so. Then I joined the Coast Guard and spent the next 20 years saving people on the high seas. I tried to keep up with the Legion but couldn't always do it with my military career and family taking up so much energy. Now I'm retired and my son who is in his late twenties gave me a couple of comics to read and the Legion was among them. Now I'm back.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Name: John
Occupation: Librarian
Age: Twenty-twenty
Points of Origin: Boston (12 years in childhood; 6 in adulthood), Florida (9 years), Detroit (2 years) and Houston (the last 11 years).
Children: None human; One canine: Seven-year-old male beagle mix, Hyvvie (short for Hyfrydol).
Relationship status: Single
Orientation: Gay
Hobbies and interests: Comics, choral singing, classic TV and movies, penguins, beagles and all sorts of other things.
Legion fan since: 1978.
Comics preferences: DC's second string (Legion, JSA, Flash, Green Lantern); Peanuts.
[ January 06, 2010, 08:06 PM: Message edited by: Rockhopper Lad ]
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
My name is Greg. I live in the Kansas City area and teach college composition courses. Occasionally, I also write stuff.
My obsession with the Legion goes back to Legion of Super-Heroes v. 1 # 1, in 1973, which was a reprint of "The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion" (Adventure # 328). I got in on the ground floor as Cary Bates and Dave Cockrum revamped the Legion later that year.
As a child, my five favorite Legionnaires were Mon-El, Lightning Lad, Invisible Kid, Sun Boy, and Chemical King. Each of these would suffer death at some point, an ominous sign?
I followed the Legion faithfully until 1990, when I checked out during the Five Years Later period. I returned twice, during 1993-94 (winding down the 5YL period) and from 1998-2004 (most of the reboot). Currently, I'm not following the Legion or comics at all, but I still post here. LW is a fun community to be part of, and I enjoy analyzing the old stories.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Not much is known about Quislet, Esq. as he is a national man of mystery (hoping someday to become an international man of mystery.) This may have something to do with his love of word puzzles and logic problems.
His first exposure to the Legion was Superboy & THe Legion of Superheroes #212, which saw the debut and only appearance of Syndi.
In his subscription bag at the local comic book shop, one will find issues of JSA, JLA, Flash, Legion, Green Lantern, & X-Factor.
He has had training in the legal field, but is currently unsure as to what he wants to make his life's work. He became an uncle at the tender age of 7 and now boasts of 7 nieces and nephews and 7 great nieces and nephews. Making him a great uncle. He will occassionally talk about himself in the third person.
Do you think we should revive the Limerick thread in Spaceopoly?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by BouncingBear: My name is Ed and I live in Utah with my partner Matt. (yes, I'm gay). As I kid in the 60's, I lived in Palmm Springs, CA where I read my first Legion story which was Adventure #342 the Legionnaire Who Killed. I thought it was a great read and two issues later with the Super-Stalag of Space I was hooked on the Legion for life. I became and avid fan and wrote many letters to the Legion Outpost until finnaly I was chosen to have one printed in Superboy 172 in 1971. From then I decided to start calling myself the Letter King and had several letters printed for the next four years or so. Then I joined the Coast Guard and spent the next 20 years saving people on the high seas. I tried to keep up with the Legion but couldn't always do it with my military career and family taking up so much energy. Now I'm retired and my son who is in his late twenties gave me a couple of comics to read and the Legion was among them. Now I'm back.
I didn't know Utah had a Coast Guard base. Posted by Lardi on :
quote:Originally posted by Exnihil:
Thomas, here - 36, New Yorker by birth, Pennsylvanian by marriage. I'm a former Special Ops paratrooper, currently an IT consultant (though I, too, have had some odd jobs - including two unfortunate weeks in 1991, selling frozen meat, door to door, off the back of a truck).
I'm madly devoted to my wife and my dog, the two of whom have, respectively, inspired my vegetarianism and my support of the SPCA.
I love travel (both for work and pleasure), go through phases of music interest (jazz, blues, folk), and am a massive cinema buff.
My Legion interest goes back to age twelve when my family's landlord gave me his old Silver Age comic collection. Not really an artist or serious writer, my own creative Legion outlet has been the design and staging of several Legion-themed message board "game shows". I've put on several seasons of a Legion-based Jeopardy show, and last year staged a massive Legion-Survivor game here on LW. I'm currently putting together a Legion-Amazing Race that I hope to stage early next summer.
...and he's a dead ringer for NASCAR's Jeff Gordon! (Yes, Thomas, I SHALL run that into the ground! )
Posted by dedman on :
Hmmm...just noticed we are doing re-intro's.
I'm Mark, aka dedman aka bathori, aged 36.
I just finished studying for my 3rd class power engineer certificate and will be working in the field starting in late March. Before getting into this career I worked a variety of jobs including - farmer, labourer, telemarketer, pro wrestler, set designer, musician, cook and security guard.
I am originally from Newfoundland, but have lived and worked in Fort McMurray, Alberta for the past (almost)4 years.
I am married to a wonderful lady and we have no kids, but two cats.
I first got into the Legion with those old Blue Ribbon Digests, but never started to collect till around the Great Darkness Saga, when the local store started carrying Legion on its spinner rack. The Levitz era still stands as my favorite. Ultra Boy is my favorite Legion member.
Other comics I enjoy (or have enjoyed in the past) include- ROM, Alpha Flight, The Walking Dead, Fables, Preacher, Astro City and Powers.
Besides comics I enjoy video games, reading, drawing, photomanipulation, music (performing and listening), and watching movies and some TV shows.
Other message boards I frequent include gamefaqs.com and x360a.org.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Getting closer to finishing my review of the 5YL storied, and the beginning of my continuation epic.
Posted by Stealth on :
Looking forward to that epic, Dev.
Long as I'm posting in this thread, I should give the following update: I now have a second, all-fanfic blog, but I will keep doing occassional posts on the original blog -- expect a review of The Losers movie for sure.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Does the blog thing work good for you Stealth? I've considered doing that as well as posting it here .
Posted by Stealth on :
Blogs are a godsend. You can take up as much posting space as you want and not worry about the posts being to big to load quickly. Instead of posting my fanfics in Bits, where the threads can get cumbersome, I simply post links to each successive chapter. Plus, you can come up with cool designs for your blog. I would highly recommend having a blog entirely devoted to your 5YL continuation epic.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Looking like a good probability.
Posted by Crymsun on :
Guess I'll clue you all in on who I am.
Real Name: Will
Aliases: Big Sexy, Crym, Cuthale
Group Affiliation: Saturday Night Gamers
Base of Operations: Aurora, Colorado
First Legion Book: Superboy #203 - The death of Invisible Kid.. <choke>
Legion Crush: Dream Girl
Comics: I'm mostly a DC guy. I'm a life long Legion fan, and I like the JLA, Teen Titans, Superman Family, Batman Family, JSA, Power Girl and The Green Lantern titles. LOVE Fables and The Unwritten.
Favorite Legionnaires: All of them.. well.. except the Khund Legionnaires.
History: I grew up in a small town in Kentucky, and have lived in various places such as: Woodbridge, VA; New Orleans, LA; and now in Colorado. I have two children, Katie and Ricky. I'm currently separated from my wife, and after a period of unemployment, I now work for DirecTV. I have worked in the automotive industry, been a chimney sweep, worked retail, been a travel agent, and have done some screenwriting for a failed pilot. boo.
Interests: Comics, Role-playing, Gaming (the triumvirate of geekdom). I enjoy college basketball and pro football. I like to blog, and am now hopelessly addicted to message boards.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
We're so glad you decided to join us, Crymsun. You made our roadtrip to the DC boards totally worthwhile!
Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
Yay! another member with Kentucky ties,the more the merrier,welcome to Legionworld Crymsun.
Posted by Blacula on :
I'm not sure if I've ever posted to this thread so here's my Who's Who profile -
PERSONAL DATA
Alter Ego: Daniel Occupation: Law Student Marital Status: Single (not legally able to get 'Married') Known Relatives: Mother, Father, 3 Siblings Group Affiliation: None Base of Operations: Perth, Western Australia First Appearance: Zambia, 1977 Height: 6'3" Weight: 90kgs Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown
HISTORY
Daniel was born in a mining hospital in Zambia where he grew up the son of a professional hunter/game warden (think Congo Bill without the magic ring) and had many adventures in the exciting and dangerous wilds of Africa before moving to Perth, Western Australia at the tender age of seven.
After some experimentation with the gateway drug of Tintin and Asterix comics, Daniel later discovered the world of DC Super-Heroes and was a complete addict by about age 10, much to the eternal heartbreak (and still ongoing criticism) of his parents.
After long ago tiring of his early favourite characters Green Arrow and Speedy, Daniel's current favourite 21st Century hero is (for reasons even he can't quite fathom) Mal Duncan aka Hornblower, Guardian, Herald and Vox. His true comics loving heart, however, belongs to the various concepts and characters of the Legion of Super-Heroes - most especially Colossal Boy/Leviathan, Bouncing Boy, Invisible Kid I and Tyroc, his top 4 Legionnaires.
Other than comics, Daniel enjoys TV and movies of all genres and styles (a teenage foray into gems of the Blaxploitation era having the most lasting effect on his online presence), reading both fiction and non-fiction books, news and current events, swimming and nature based activitites, playing sports a lot more than watching sports, travelling and meeting new people, and hanging out with friends.
Being something of a wandering soul, Daniel finds it hard to stay in one place for too long and thus spent most of his 20s calling either Sydney, London, Columbus (Ohio) or New York home. As well as spending significant periods of time in Trinidad & Tobago, Madagascar and Botswana for work-related purposes. Now that he's in his early 30s he plans to stay in Perth until his degree finishes in 2012 before getting the Hell out of here again!
Posted by lil'rhino on :
That hippie standing behind you is up to no good!!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Gonna try updating mine as well.
Name: Jude Deluca (Pen Name) Age: 19 Birthday: Christmas Home: Bronx, NY Occupation: College Student, writer, daydreamer, compassionate care giver, arrogant prick, loving grandson, and shameless manipulator.
Legion Info: Really got into it after reading the Lightning Saga and watching the cartoon. Enjoy all runs, but don't really know a lot about when they had Pocket Superboy.
Favorite Color(s): Blue and white. Favorite Band: Priss and the Replicants. Favorite Authors: Devin Grayson, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Gail Simone, Doug Moench, Rumiko Takahashi, Naoka Takeuchi, and Ngaio Marsh. Favorite Artists: Nei Ruffino, Joe Prado, Dale Eaglesham, Alex Ross, Jill Thompson, Tony Daniel, Rick Mays and Adam Warren.
Favorite Movies: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Batman, and Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular. Favorite Music: Rock, and the opening and ending songs of anime. Favorite TV Show: Revolutionary Girl Utena, Daria, and Faerie Tale Theatre.
Dislikes: Alzheimer's Disease, cockroaches, baloney and other lunch meats, remakes of horror movies, reality television, mistreatment of fictional characters and the elderly, the state of parents marriage, and idiots.
Comics Info (a.k.a. favorite characters)... Legion: Too many to list, but for now, Lightning Lad, Computo, and Monstress Batman Family: Batman, Batwoman, and Harley Quinn Superman Family: Lois Lane, Matrix, and Belinda Zee Wonder Woman Family: Donna Troy and Blue Snowman Flash Family: Wally West and Captain Cold Green Lantern Family: Alan Scott and Kyle Rayner Titans: Arsenal, Joker's Daughter, and Bat-Girl Doom Patrol: Dorothy Spinner, Rhea Jones, and Crazy Jane Vertigo: Black Orchid, Golden Age Sandman, and Dian Belmont JSA: Power Girl, Cyclone, and Ma Hunkel JLA: Animal Man, Zatanna, and Martian Manhunter DCU: Resurrection Man, Hourman, and Rima the Jungle Girl. Multiverse: Brooks, Carol Ferris from "GL: Evil's Might", and Vampire Batman Sandman: Death, Goldie the Gargoyle, and Delirium Milestone: Icon, Rocket, and Brickhouse Green Arrow: Arsenal and Lian (the rest of them can go suck it) Quality Comics: Spider Widow Villains: Clayface, the Candlemaker, and Persuader (Elise Kimble) Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer, Klarion, and the Whip Kingdom Come: Batwoman II, Bloodlust, and Red Hood Aquaman: Tempest and Mera Secret Six: Jeannette and Scandal Savage Wildstorm: Grunge and Fairchild
Pre-Crisis: Saturn Girl, Dawnstar, White Witch Post-Crisis: Sensor Girl Glorithverse: Tenzil, Timber Wolf, Jo Nah SW6: Computo Reboot: Inferno and Monstress Threeboot: Gazelle, Timber Wolf Action Comics: Lightning Lad, Black Witch Animated: Lightning Lad
[ May 13, 2010, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: Sarcasm Kid ]
Posted by Red Arrow on :
Name:Prefer not to reveal Age: 19 Where you live: Illinois What you do: History & Chinese Major, Credit Union Employee this summer
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.) Favorite Characters: Mon-el, Wildfire, Princess Projecta, Nemesis Kid (favorite Legion villain) Eras: Pre-Crisis, Threeboot When I Started Reading: At around age 9 I read alot of my father's 80's comics. He owned a comic book shop that went brankrupt before I was born and there are still boxes in my grandfather's basement.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.): I love the spy genre. I read mostly comic books and non-fiction. My favorite book is the Silmarillion. I don't have a favorite type of music, I can listen to anything.
Story Behind the Username: I am ending a RPG that I ran for months. One of the characters I created was a Red Arrow, who was a member of a Thunderbolts team. I created her before I knew about Lian's death. However, I am taking advantage of the situation to create a complex character. Maybe I could use her in an RPG here.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome to Legion World Red Arrow!
We do some role playing here on the board. I think a couple of people are planning something soon.
Posted by Kent on :
welcome, Red Arrow!
I'm a grad student in History.
Posted by Red Arrow on :
I want to thank you all for creating this website. I'm staff at a site that is losing it's magic, and you guys still have it after all these years. I am seriously thinking of making this my only comic book forum.
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
We're glad to have ya here, Arrow!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome aboard Arrow. We have a lot of fun here. Legion World is not just a Web site or a comic book forum: it truly is a community--in some ways, even a family.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Some of us don't even read comic books anymore!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad: Welcome aboard Arrow. We have a lot of fun here. Legion World is not just a Web site or a comic book forum: it truly is a community--in some ways, even a family.
Too true, take it from me.
Posted by cleome on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Some of us don't even read comic books anymore!
They why are your lips moving?
Posted by Meteoro Lad on :
Hello, everyone! I just found this thread and I guess this is where I'm supposed to introduce myself
I'm a Legion long time fan, in fact, when I was like 7 years old, I read my first Legion book and two things stroke me:
1. I couldn't understand a thing. 2. I was hooked for life.
I guess I just like being confused Posted by lil'rhino on :
Welcome to Legion World!! MLLASH is going to be thrilled that you're finally here!!
Posted by Meteoro Lad on :
I guess I didn't get the hint before, lol. I know you guys mentioned LegionWorld before, I checked it out and looked at the homepage in joy, mostly at the little links at the right and didn't notice the Message Board banner that is highly displayed on top.
Well, it took me a while but I finally got here
I'm glad I did.
I guess I have yet something more to do when at work, lol.
Posted by Kent on :
welcome, Meteoro!
Posted by Dev Em on :
Welcome.
Posted by cleome on :
I, for one, am shocked at this wanton encouragement of frivolous entertainment while on company time.
Click Here For A Spoiler[secretly jealous that there's no internet available at work]
Click Here For A SpoilerWelcome, Meteoro! Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Welcome, Meteoro! Love your blog - the Aquaman/Sea Monkey romance cracked me up.
Posted by jab on :
hi! new. hows it goin.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Is this Jab from the Facebook page? :-)
Posted by Necator on :
Name: Jason Age: 39 Where you live: Las Vegas What you do: Entertainment Sales
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.): The first issue of LSH I ever read was when Dagon the Avenger started kidnapping the Legionnaires' relatives. My favorite storyline would have to be the Great Darkness Saga, as it introduced my favorite member, the White Witch.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.): Having studied music as a kid, I listen to a wide variety of music. As far as movies go, I absolutely LOVE horror movies.
Posted by jab on :
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: Is this Jab from the Facebook page? :-)
it is!!
Posted by Ramble Damsel on :
Is Jab short for Jabberjaw? Posted by jab on :
quote:Originally posted by Ramble Damsel: Is Jab short for Jabberjaw?
it's not!! Posted by MLLASH on :
quote:Originally posted by jab:
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: Is this Jab from the Facebook page? :-)
it is!!
Yay!! Welcome!
Posted by jab on :
too much fun on the facebook page, had to cool up and join in the klordny
Posted by MLLASH on :
Thanks man! BTW I'm about to friend request you on FB Posted by cleome on :
Welcome, Necator and jab!
Grab yourselves something cold from the fridge, put your feet up, and relax!
Posted by lfdog on :
Greetings! The thread said to introduce myself - so here I am.
I am super-new to the Legion and the folks at the DC boards have been very helpful in pointing me in the right direction on what to read to get up to speed.
Plus they told me aboutnts place.
Looking forward to it!
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Welcome, lfdog!! I'm the one who pointed you here( I'm mattachine @ the DC boards ). Take your shoes off, look around & have fun! Everything you want to know about the Legion & it's history can be found in our various forums & threads, and if you can't find it, just ask! All the posters here are extremely helpful as well as incredibly attractive!!
Posted by Ann Hebistand on :
Hello! I'm an alt-ID.
I used to be another alt-ID, but now I'm me!
See?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome lfdog!!!!!
And welcome to Ann Hebistand, an alt-alt.
Posted by Loitering Lad on :
New guy here! Actually I think I've been a member for a couple of years but forgot about this site until I found the facebook page. OOPS!
Longtime LSH fan but have found that there are many gaps in my knowledge of certain eras. Plus I'm currently not buying any comics and I'm missing out on all the new love for th eLegion that's happening. sigh...
i started a thread with some of my own drawings, check 'em out and let me know what you think!
Plus, I'm on facebook - Cliff Stockton. If you friend request me please mention the Legion or this message board.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Welcome back Loitering Lad!
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
Yeah, Loity, feel free to...stick around! Posted by Superman Graphics on :
**Raises Hand & Stands Up** Hello My Name Is Superman Graphics, I like making custom graphics and used to read a few comic books in my life time. And wanted to start making graphics that have to do with superheros. So I wanted to says I suffer from being a graphicholic and I need help. I am running out of Ideas. thank you for listen and lets hope we find a cure together LOL
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
We'll be having you make Lester Spiffany, Sinde, Leeta 87, and Hate Face graphics in no time. Posted by cleome on :
Happy anniversary, cleome.
Posted by Lad With Glasses on :
Name: Lad With Glasses Age: Undetermined Where you live: Unknown What you do: Drift. Oh, and I professionally impersonated John Lennon for a spell.
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.) : Whichever ones involve the greatest amount of iridescent sharkskin costumes and the least amount of disco music.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.): COFFEE! (Interspersed with an occasional Lucky Strike a la' the long-departed Billy Nguyen.)
Anything else that you want to share!
This is... a very interesting place you have here...
Posted by Tymann on :
I've been reading LSH since the sixties. Mon-El is the guy. I recently set up a site where I could show my Paper Models of LSH. Check it out and tell me what you think. Tymann
what up Tymann, those models are cool ... i love the Night Girl one!
Posted by Yes, yes and YES on :
Yes.
Posted by EmeraldEmperor on :
Ok, new to the boards. I've been reading since Grell was the artist, loved the Levitz/Giffen era, HATED the stories after the 5-year gap, gave up by the time that Shooter rebooted the Legion this last time.
I am soooooo glad to have the Legion back that I knew and loved. It's not perfect, but who cares? I love these characters.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Welcome to Legion World Emerald Emperor!
You'll find people here who like different eras of the Legion, but we all get along. (of course my opinion reigns supreme )
So hop right into any of the threads. We don't bite, unless you like that sort of thing. Posted by future king on :
Just wanted to send a shout out to all my Legion World friends and wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!
This includes all of you newbies!!! Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Welcome to all you newbies. Glad to have you here. Now, as you know, there is a small fee to be paid to older members when you join. You each receive a mentor to show you around and help you out. In return, we think it nice to show a little love to those mentors.
's not much, just some small tokens. Why, I myself have received generous sums of money wired to me by many greatfull and appreciative former protege's. Just last week I received in the mail Mona Lisa's smile. Don't know what they did with the rest of the painting.
several months back I received a monthly subscription to Puma and Nectarine Monthly, along with some... unique...clothing. Don't really know what that was about. But still, you get the picture.
We will leave it to you newbies to sort out who gets what, but please send all gratuities, gifts, and assorted fruit baskets to 80085 Klordny Way Mars Volta Colony, Mars, The Solar System (really need a catchier name than that), Milky Way Galaxy.
Posted by The Flying Fool on :
Howdy.
Old member/lurker whose come back after life got in the way for awhile. Funny ol' life, isn't it?
Memories fade, so I've been a Legion lover ever since #300. Been up and down through all the different team versions, but as long as DC keeps publishing them, I'll keep reading them.
Posted by Dev Em on :
Welcome back Flying Fool. Same thing happened to me several years ago...Legion Worlders loves wehn we come home again.
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Glad to see you, FF.
Posted by Arcane-Lad on :
Name : Gabriel Age : Old enough to know better, young enough to not care and do it anway: ) Where you live: Lewiston, Id What you do: Surgery Clerk/Dad/Writer
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.)
The Blight Storyline that led into Legion Lost probably some of the best stuff... However I didn't really get into Legion until Johns brought back the whole Superboy thing that Superman did in Action comics.
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.) Avid reader, the best purchase I've made recently was the HTC EVO that has been doubling as an e-reader! So I've been catching up on more books than thought possible
Anything else that you want to share! Ask away and i'll tell ya Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Welcome Arcane-Lad,
Ok I'll ask a question. You have a one month all expenses paid vacation to anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Posted by future king on :
Hey AL welcome. You look scarier than ever dude!
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
Pay no attention to FK. Thet boyah ain't raht!
Posted by future king on :
quote:Originally posted by rickshaw1: Pay no attention to FK. Thet boyah ain't raht!
Why, you!??! Posted by Sonnie on :
Hi, I'm Keith, used to be here a lot, then went travelling for a couple of years and now I'm back. Have i missed much?
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Welcome back, Sonnie!! We missed you.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Sonnie came home with a vengeance. Posted by Fanfic Lady on :
Welcome back.
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: Sonnie came home with a vengeance.
Hide the matches! Just kidding. I actually like that song.
Posted by cleome on :
Nice to meet you, Sonnie. Put your feet up, have a glass of punch, and tell us newbies all about what it was like in the good old days of the LMB...
Posted by Shining Son on :
Hi folks,
I've been looking for a new online comics "home". A friendly place that wouldn't accept disrespect of various sorts. Though I ran across LW years ago and bookmarked it, I wasn't looking then. Recently I think something on Facebook linked here and I've been lurking on and off for weeks. Went through the whole Legion World history. Seems like a nice place. Yeah, I know the unpleasantness was edited out of the history, but I LIKE that. That's what a nice place does!
And from what I've read, it doesn't seem like a place where homophobia would be allowed to stand. Please tell me right now if I'm mistaken on that.
Then I signed up when I was ready to post, but I suppose the Admins have lives of their own outside of the board (??!!?!!?! the NERVE!!!) so it took a few weeks to be able to post and by then the urge had passed temporarily.
Then I go back to my first post draft, and what happens? DC decides the change the course of the comics business forever. They hope. Time will tell.
But what it did was make my intended inaugural post-- listing all the reboots as I know them and asking for clarification as to what they're called here, as well as which facts relate to which reboot-- well, kinda moot now. Or so it feels.
However I didn't want to wait any longer to make my first post. I wanted it online while I was still being listed as "newest member"
So anyway, I first read Legion, and comics in general, when I was a kid and found a box of comics my brother left behind in the closet of our bedroom, including a few Adventures with Superboy & the Legion.
I went through two periods of buying new comics, the first was when Legion took over Superboy. The second ended during the 5 year gap period.
Since then I've kept up with comics by reading ABOUT comics, but not really reading any. It seems to be enough. :-)
Posted by SharkLad on :
Welcome to Legion World, Shining Son!
Posted by Doctor One on :
Nice to have you here, Shining Son. Welcome.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Shining Son, half of us are gayer than ice-skating and the other half loves us for that!
Welcome.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Welcome Shining Son! Look forward to you jumping into all the various forums!
Posted by He Who LSHes on :
Shining Son, a lot of us older fans (me included) aren't keeping up with the current series, reboots, and comics industry hangups, either. That does not diminish our love for the Legion and the older stories.
Looking forward to your participation.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Welcome, Shining Son!
We definitely try to keep this a place that is respectful to all posters, as long as they're willing to be respectful to others. We hope you find it to your liking!
Posted by Shining Son on :
Thanks guys and gals!
Lash- well the home I "ran away" from a year ago was the Gay League of America, where presumably far more were gay and those who weren't would be mandated to accept it.
And yet one person made such a stink 2 years ago about "why do we have to have Gay Pride?" (and "when is Straight Pride Day?") that on a gay forum of over 1300 members nobody said "Happy Gay Pride!" last year. And yet a week later someone pipes up with Happy July 4th, and then many chime in the next day with what they did for the 4th, so it's not that they don't like observing holidays.
Therefore I no longer assume that a place that seems safe-- or should be safe-- is. So thanks for the reassurance.
HeWho: That's why I corrected myself to say it only *feels* moot. I know what you mean though, which is why I was going to ask the question in the first place. (And I will eventually.) I wanted to make sure my "boot-nomenclature" was the same as everyone else's, because the odds were against I'd ever be talking about a "current" Legion since I don't buy comics now. Though let's see how ingenious DC turns out to be. If online comics end up being 50 cents...
Perhaps it would have been more accurate to say the question about Legion reboots felt dwarfed by the impending company-wide reboot.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome to Legion World, Shiny! We have a lot of fun here and are always glad to have new people joining in.
As for homophobia, I don't think I've ever found an online place that was more accepting and welcoming than LW. It's mostly a non-issue.
"Ice-skating?" I always say "Gay as a cupcake."
Posted by MLLASH on :
Gayer than boobs!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Boobs are gay?!?! Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Jeepers! Boobs and cupcakes?!?
This gay thing is seeming more appealing all the time!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Next thing you know, Lash will proclaim MMA is gay! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
But I think we can all agree figure skating is pretty gay.
Posted by Emily Sivana on :
Welcome to the forum! And I got to comment that while comic books themselves may be uncertain, I think the industry as a whole is strong. We have so many comic book movies out this summer. I'll be parodying all of them sooner or later!
Posted by cleome on :
Belated 'Welcome Aboard' from me, too.
[snip]
quote:Originally posted by Shining Son: Thanks guys and gals!
Lash- well the home I "ran away" from a year ago was the Gay League of America, where presumably far more were gay and those who weren't would be mandated to accept it.
And yet one person made such a stink 2 years ago about "why do we have to have Gay Pride?" (and "when is Straight Pride Day?") that on a gay forum of over 1300 members nobody said "Happy Gay Pride!" last year...
I hope that next time, somebody just retorts that pretty much every day is Straight Pride Day.
(Dog have mercy...)
[ June 08, 2011, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: cleome ]
Posted by cleome on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: Boobs are gay?!?!
Which would make Power Girl the ultimate gay icon?
(I'm so )
Posted by lil'rhino on :
I've seen cupcakes that look like boobs!
Posted by future king on :
Hey Shining Son, welcome aboard! Hope you survive the experience. Mwa - haaa - haaaaaa!!!! Posted by Shining Son on :
Um, was survival even an issue? You know, you could mention that on the front page!
Cleome yes, I'm sure I or someone said every day is Straight Pride Day.
I'd love to see the idiot ask the Puerto Ricans why they have to have a pride day. (Just had PR Day parade here in Manhattan yesterday.)
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
A belated welcome to you Shining Son.
Feel free to play some games at the Spaceopoly forum. (I want to mandate it for all new members, but everyone else said "no" ) And somewhere on this forum is a Victorian gay flirting thread.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by future king: Hope you survive the experience. Mwa - haaa - haaaaaa!!!!
Has this board changed from the Legion to the X-Men? Posted by cleome45 on :
[snip]
quote:Originally posted by Shining Son: Um, was survival even an issue? You know, you could mention that on the front page!...
It's only your connection with the outside world that will really be in peril, Son! Soon you will learn that fresh air and exercise are totally unnecessary for survival. [cue ominous music]
Oh, and here's a thread I started when I was a newbie here-- if you feel like contributing.
Posted by cleome45 on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: A belated welcome to you Shining Son.
Feel free to play some games at the Spaceopoly forum. (I want to mandate it for all new members, but everyone else said "no" ) And somewhere on this forum is a Victorian gay flirting thread.
Okay, but if we have to start flirting in Spanish to honor PR Day (as mentioned in Shining Son's post), I'm doomed. I only know about a dozen words in Spanish, and they're all from watching reruns of Sesame Street.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by cleome45: Okay, but if we have to start flirting in Spanish to honor PR Day (as mentioned in Shining Son's post), I'm doomed. I only know about a dozen words in Spanish, and they're all from watching reruns of Sesame Street.
Back when I worked at the bank (yes there was only one bank in the world so it was "the bank") A woman and her 20something daughter came in to open an account, but neithe of them spoke English. They only spoke Spanish. The bank has just posted a list of employeees who spoke other languages. So while we tried to get one of the Spanish speaking employees on the phone, I said to her "Hablo espanol muy muy muy muy poco." She laughed and said "My english very very little."
After that, whenever she came in to the office, she would smile and wave at me.
Posted by Shining Son on :
It had to happen. As of yesterday I am no longer the newest member of Legion World.
Well, six weeks is a good run. It's been a long time since I was the baby of the family.
I suppose I might be "newest member to actually post" for a while though.
Posted by future king on :
Shining Son, sure you're only at 71 posts now but before you know it you'll be at 5700 posts and saying " Wa hoppen?? " ... like we all did one time! Posted by Ash on :
Hey Folks! I just wanted to introduce myself. I am the New Guy Ash. I am 26 year old Comic fan who spends most of his free time reading Legion books in my ugly apartment in Sioux City, IA. I am pretty new to the Legion.
I grew up in middle of nowhere Rural Minnesota and I didn’t really have access to comics, let alone the Legion. As a kid, I saw comics every once in a while at the bookstore in the Mall, or at a Grocery Store. I never got really ready any or bring them home. I really liked the X-Men Cartoon from the 90s, but every time I picked up an X-men comic they seemed unapproachable and self-involved. I couldn’t get 2 issues in row, let alone a whole event. I would read large collections of like Calvin and Hobbs or Peanuts that I would get at book fairs and big box stores.
I went to college and discovered the wide, wide world of sci-fi movies and TV. Growing up I loved watching Westerns with Dad and Grandpa and I spent a lot of my high school years playing sports and working on the farm. I kind of missed out on tons of stuff. At school I was on my own. I had summer Job watching the front desk of a College Dorm and I would sit and watch a lot of Buffy, Angel, Star Trek and lot Horror and Sci-Fi Movies. There was a Used Book/Comic Store not too far away I would go in looking for stuff like The Road and Call of Wild not finding what I was looking for and come home with Watchman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Comics, and Vertigo Books.
I didn’t really understand the Justice League for a long time. I thought that a world with Superman (who is basically all powerful and unstoppable) didn’t need a whole Justice League. Or why in a world with the Fantastic Four and the Avengers would people be afraid of Mutants or hate the X-men with such a passion? Superhero teams seemed out of place to me until I found the Justice Society of America. Here was a large group that had a history, a purpose, family and a Legacy. I got hold of as many trades as I could and I started reading as much JSA as I could. I began reading all the JSA and JSA related books I could get Including All-Star Squadron and Infinity Inc. I loved older comics. They had so much more story and I loved the art. I started reading Old team books from the 70s and 80s: X-Men, New Teen Titans, and JLA.
I found the Legion first though the Lightning Saga and in Teen Titans. I found all of these old issues of LSH V2 at my LCS for a 1.00 or less and started putting together a run. They were amazing, but I am kind of a type “A” personality when it comes to reading books. I like to start from the beginning. At the time I wasn’t interested in Silver Age books. I decided to start reading the Legion from the back-ups in Superboy (that were collected in Legion Achieves Volume 10-12) and just kept reading putting together my collection through to where Keith Giffen Left the 5 year later Legion and then I just kept going after I reached that mark. I eventually went back and read all of the other 9 volumes of the Achieves. Currently I am finishing off the Baxter Run and then I plan keep going through 5 Years Later and then on the Reboot Legion. Legion of 3 Worlds has really made me decided that there is a place for all the versions of Legion, but I have to say that the original Version of the Legion is still my favorite of all the Legions. While I have enjoyed a huge chunk of Legion books, I still have a about the whole of my lifetimes worth of Legion books I still haven’t read yet and I am looking forward to enjoy. But I have read enough that I feel current with Legion as far as the all the recent Geoff Johns/Paul Levitz stories.
My favorite Legionnaires are Wildfire, Dawnstar, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Element Lad. My favorite Legion Stories are Great Darkness, Legion Lost, and Earth War and Eye for an Eye. I think my favorite Legion artist is Dave Cockrum and Mike Grell (with Giffen and Steve Lightle in a closely behind). My favorite Sub is Stone Boy. My favorite Legion writers are Levitz and Shooter. My favorite issues are Legion Annual 1 with Computo, Adventure 340-341, Adventure 352-353 with the Fatal Five, The DC Collectors Edition Special Issue with Levitz and Grell where SG and LL get married, Superboy and Legion of Superheroes 200, and many others I am forgetting. What I love about the Legion is the Giant team and the unpredictable nature of stories. I love the long serial stories and how the Legion builds off its history. I love that the Legion has so much packed into it and you can get some much out of it. It is also a book on its own. Even during “Events” the Legion is still self-contained. I am not particularly excited about the DC Re-launch, but I know that even if I drop the rest of my DC books, I will still be picking up the Legion books. I am so excited for the new Levitz’s Legion Origin Mini and I can’t wait to get a flight ring to be put on my shelf.
I still read a lot of non big two books and I read a lot of comics in general. I dropped most of Marvel books last year, but I still read Captain America and Daredevil (although I dropped it during Shadow land). I love comics. I like watching goofy TV shows like Home Movies, Big Bang Theory, and Freaks and Geeks. I am the hugest DOCTOR WHO fan (Classic Series and Modern) and my favorite Doctors are Baker, Tennant, Davison, and Smith (But I am not picky). I would be the first to say that I may not be the most knowledgeable Legion fan, but I want to be. My Wife is art Teacher and my house is filled with Pots and paintings. She made a Huge Flying Spaghetti Monster that Sits on top of bookshelf in the Living room. We spend our Saturday mornings watching Episodes of the Real Ghostbusters and Mystery Science Theater 3000.
I feel pretty isolated at times. I end up moving away from my family and most of my friends. I really don’t have any friends that read Comics, let alone enjoy the Legion. The Legion of Superheroes is kind of the book I wish I would have found at the Walden books when I was 8.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Welcome, Ash... you've found a great place to hang and discuss your comics love!! You are not alone!! Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Always great to have new Legion fans on board!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Welcome! Looking forward to you diving right in to the various forums!
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
Welcome, Ash! This is a good place to make friends with some great Legion fans. Make yourself at home.
Posted by Jerry on :
Welcome, Ash! I'm impressed with the time and effort you've put into getting to know the Legion and its history. It warms this old Legion fan's heart.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Welcome Ash!
Are you ready for your initiation tests?
First, you will compete with Rockhopper Lad to alert a spaceship mthat their fuel tank is leaking. (no fair using a radio) Then we will see whether you or cleome can raise a sunken statue from the bottom of the ocean. (If you lose this challenge, you will be taunted by us saying "You lost to a giiirrrrl!") And finally, you will have to put out a forest fire before Shark Lad can.
Posted by Ash on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: Welcome Ash!
Are you ready for your initiation tests?
First, you will compete with Rockhopper Lad to alert a spaceship mthat their fuel tank is leaking. (no fair using a radio) Then we will see whether you or cleome can raise a sunken statue from the bottom of the ocean. (If you lose this challenge, you will be taunted by us saying "You lost to a giiirrrrl!") And finally, you will have to put out a forest fire before Shark Lad can.
Can I just pull a Stone Boy and let Saturn Girl finish my test for me?
Posted by Dev - Em on :
^good luck with getting that to happen. Posted by Shining Son on :
Hi Ash,
I love your wife's blog- Fanboy Wife. Threw me for a minute when your home page was written as a woman, but then she mentioned her husband Ash.
If it ever seems like I don't like you, it's because you took all the attention away from me. Posted by lil'rhino on :
Welcome Ash!! Be sure to visit Legion World's facebook page!!
Posted by SharkLad on :
Welcome to Legion World, Ash!
Posted by Ash on :
quote:Originally posted by Shining Son: Hi Ash,
I love your wife's blog- Fanboy Wife. Threw me for a minute when your home page was written as a woman, but then she mentioned her husband Ash.
If it ever seems like I don't like you, it's because you took all the attention away from me.
Yeah, I understand, no one likes the New Kid.
My wife is a powerful enemy. I usually link to her blog as my homepage on boards. She needs the attention. She is home for the summer and is currently making me a Ghostbusters Proton Pack out of Paper Mache and junk she found around the house. It's for my Halloween Costume. We always Go BIG for Halloween. She gets to listen to me talk about the Legion a lot.
[ August 12, 2011, 09:32 AM: Message edited by: Ash ]
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Ash,
You will be surprised how quickly you cn go from being the new kid here to being a regular.
Posted by Ash on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: Ash,
You will be surprised how quickly you cn go from being the new kid here to being a regular.
"But my pants say 'irregular.'"
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
We are all a bit irregular here. We are expecting a shipload of Activa soon.
Posted by Shining Son on :
quote:Originally posted by Ash:
quote:Originally posted by Shining Son: If it ever seems like I don't like you, it's because you took all the attention away from me.
Yeah, I understand, no one likes the New Kid.
No one? No, doesn't seem to be any anti-new-kid feelings around here that I've noticed. If anything they love us.
In your case though, there's ONE not-as-new-because-of-you kid who might be jealous. Accident of birth, nothing you can do. And nothing to really worry about till you're old enough for noogies and wedgies.
Posted by cleome45 on :
When my newborn brother came home from the hospital with Mom, my older sister and I almost immediately came down with either mumps, chicken pox, or measles. I don't recall which. However, Sis and I wrongly blamed him for this, and the poor dude's been paying for that for the last 42 years.
So long as you don't give us any communicable childhood diseases, Newbies, you should be just fine. Posted by He Who LSHes on :
^
Proof positive that boys make girls sick.
Posted by cleome45 on :
It really wasn't his fault, though. Poor guy.
And now he won't give my Legion comics back. Never underestimate karma, Fellow Sentients.
Posted by future king on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: We are all a bit irregular here. We are expecting a shipload of Activa soon.
Mine better get here soon. That's all I gotta say!
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Seems Ash is still the new kid!
Posted by lil'wino on :
shaddap!
Posted by Thora on :
It is I-- Thora of Taltar! You may greet me now.
Posted by Thriftshop Debutante on :
quote:Originally posted by He Who LSHes: Proof positive that boys make girls sick.
Will that do, Thora?
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Jeepers! I miss the days when Ash used to post on Legion World!
Posted by Power Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Thora: It is I-- Thora of Taltar! You may greet me now.
Hello Thora Posted by Angdar Fel on :
Hello all. I am new here.
My story has been started in the forum called bits.
Any questions?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Welcome Angdar Fel!
Hope you like it here. Some nice people about.
As for a question....hmmmm.... let me think........ um OK What is the capital of Montana? Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome, Angdar. We have lots of fun around here. Sit back and enjoy yourself.
Posted by Power Boy on :
Hello Angdar ! Welcome.
Posted by Maltshop von Sockhop on :
quote:Originally posted by Power Boy: Hello Angdar ! Welcome.
GASP! Stop this shameless flirting!!!
**GLARES**
Posted by Power Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad: Welcome, Angdar. We have lots of fun around here. Sit back and enjoy yourself.
BAH! This is far more flirtatious !!!
Posted by Maltshop von Sockhop on :
Debbie-taunt-tastic!
Posted by Maltshop von Sockhop on :
ATTN: New Legion World posters:
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by Angdar Fel: Hello all. I am new here.
My story has been started in the forum called bits.
Any questions?
Welcome, Angdar! Would you like to post a link to your story in your signature? It'll get much more exposure that way.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by Dr. Gwen Roil: Girl Psychiatrist:
quote:Originally posted by Power Boy: Hello Angdar ! Welcome.
GASP! Stop this shameless flirting!!!
**GLARES**
Lash is so dashing when he glares!
Posted by future king on :
Welcome to the Legion Dangler Fell!
I hope I got your name right.
Posted by Angdar Fel on :
Thanks for all the welcomes. Hate to see anyone glaring...but, on this MLLASH fellow...it seems to work.
Posted by Angdar Fel on :
quote:Originally posted by future king: Welcome to the Legion Dangler Fell!
I hope I got your name right.
Thank you for the welcome Fubar King. Did I get that right?
Posted by future king on :
Aha! You are NOT who you SAY you are!! Posted by Angdar Fel on :
What are you implying?
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Yeah...what are you implying?
Posted by future king on :
Gee ... I think I'm implying that Angdar Fel is someone else who's already a member on here but with a different name.
I thought I was being obvious!
Posted by Shining Son on :
Well I got it. And I'm all for it!
Because that would mean I'm back to being the newest member who's still posting!
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
We should hold a parade for Shining Son, then - as the Newest Legion Worlder until __________________.
Posted by cleome45 on :
Actually I'm Angdar Fel's alt.
Sorry. I really wanted him to tell you sooner.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
quote:Originally posted by cleome45: Actually I'm Angdar Fel's alt.
Sorry. I really wanted him to tell you sooner.
I think this bring us full circle and the universe is now going to implode.
Posted by cleome45 on :
So that means I won't have to pay my Discover bill, right?
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Pretty much.
Posted by cleome45 on :
w00000000t!!!
(That almost makes up for the fact that I'll never achieve Double Time Trapper status.)
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Sacrifices must be made.
Posted by cleome45 on :
Indeed.
Now I just have to decide what major purchase to blow my $3.56 "Cashback Bonus" on.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
I would suggest candy or alcohol, since it will not matter soon anyway. Posted by cleome45 on :
So the choice is between expensive candy and cheap booze...
Posted by Dev - Em on :
well, you could go with cheap candy and booze.
Posted by cleome45 on :
quote:Originally posted by Dev - Em: well, you could go with cheap candy and booze.
But then there's the risk of still having a few cents' worth of Cashback money left when the universe is no more.
So many important decisions... so little time...
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Give iit to the homeless guy outside the store...good karma and all that.
Posted by future king on :
Oh we all know he'll use it towards a good and worthwhile goal for himself! Posted by Dev - Em on :
Well, if the world is going to end...he might as well go out happy as well. Posted by future king on :
One can be happy without booze (um, err ... I think!? )
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by Dev - Em:
quote:Originally posted by cleome45: Actually I'm Angdar Fel's alt.
Sorry. I really wanted him to tell you sooner.
I think this bring us full circle and the universe is now going to implode.
Well, the universe is certainly taking it's time imploding.
Posted by Anita Cocktail on :
Shaddap, all of youse! *hic*
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Only if you say "please".
Posted by Dev - Em on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac:
quote:Originally posted by Dev - Em:
quote:Originally posted by cleome45: Actually I'm Angdar Fel's alt.
Sorry. I really wanted him to tell you sooner.
I think this bring us full circle and the universe is now going to implode.
Well, the universe is certainly taking it's time imploding.
It actually did, and then restarted, exactly the same...so you didn't notice.
Posted by the Hermit on :
Hi. Since I've been (mostly) lurking and occasionally posting here for over a year I figured I'd better introduce myself properly.
I'm a 58-year-old off and on collector of comics in general and the Legion and Justice Society titles in particular.
My current "on" phase started around the time of Legion of Three Worlds. As my last "off" phase had started just before the DnA run of the reboot I had a lot of catching up to do and have only recently completed Legion Lost, The Legion and the threeboot (mostly through TPBs), although I have yet to find copies of the Widening Rifts storyline. I've also discovered the joys of Neil Gaiman's Sandman, James Robinson's Starman, and have been working on finding the various Justice Society series that have been published since the Zero Hour travesty.
Other "on" periods have been the late 60s to early 70s (when I snapped up virtually everything with Neal Adams' name on it and then had to sell my entire collection out of financial necessity in 1974), the late 70s through mid 80s (got interested when I saw All-Star #62 on the racks and quit in disgust when Marvel started flooding the market, causing my favorite titles to get cancelled), and the mid-1990s (when I saw an issue of Legionnaires at a local super market and immediately subscribed to both Legion titles).
I'm currently going slowly through my old books, deciding which ones to hang onto, occasionally rediscovering something I really liked (Those Annoying Post Brothers, anyone?) and giving the rest to my brother-in-law (who still considers Wolverine the best character ever created, poor guy).
As for other obsessions, I'll put something up on that thread Cleome45 started a few years ago for that purpose.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Nice to meetcha, Herm! Stick around, so we can get to know ya better! Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Welcome to the latest Legion Worlder - Cantonyx
Don't let anyone tell you that you have to compose a limerick!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I suspect he'd be suited for the "I'm thinking of an animal" thread!
Posted by Duck Call Lass on :
Hi all, I'm new. I've been a Legion fan most of my life.
I used to run the LSH-L mailing list and LegionMUSH.
--Kynn / Duck Call Lass / Caoimhe Snow
Posted by Anita Cocktail on :
Welcome, hunny! *hic*
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Yay for new posters!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
On behalf of Legion World's avian contingent, welcome Duck Call Lass! Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by the Hermit: Hi. Since I've been (mostly) lurking and occasionally posting here for over a year I figured I'd better introduce myself properly.
Welcome Hermit! Hope this post is the beginning of many many more!
Hope you have luck finding the rest of those back issues. Widening Rifts was pretty good in itself, and was great for setting up Legion Lost and escalating the drama.
quote:Originally posted by Duck Call Lass: Hi all, I'm new. I've been a Legion fan most of my life.
I used to run the LSH-L mailing list and LegionMUSH.
--Kynn / Duck Call Lass / Caoimhe Snow
Woohoo! We're glad to have you aboard, Duck Call Lass!
Posted by Blaze on :
I'm no longer the newest member!
Welcome just the same, Duck Call Lass.
Posted by Fanfic Lady on :
Welcome, Duck Call Lass.
Just out of curiosity, who are your favorite fictional ducks?
Posted by Lard Lad on :
"Duck Call Lass", eh? Can Fart Girl be far behind? Posted by Shining Son on :
Behind! HA!
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Welcome Duck Call Lass!
Now we have someone to round up all our ducks. It's been quite a problem here.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by Blaze: I'm no longer the newest member!
Welcome just the same, Duck Call Lass.
Blaze,
No one stays new here.
Posted by Shining Son on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: Blaze,
No one stays new here.
Amen, Quis.
Posted by Duck Call Lass on :
quote:Originally posted by Fanfic Lady: Welcome, Duck Call Lass.
Just out of curiosity, who are your favorite fictional ducks?
I don't actually like ducks!
Which makes my power somewhat useless in combat but at least I won't freeze the Legion in a crisis situation!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hmm... I suspect Elmer Fuddlad might find a use for Duck Call Lass's power!
Posted by Shining Son on :
Yes, traditionally those who used duck calls were only fond of ducks in the hunting and eating sense.
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
Hi Duck Call Lass. Welcome to Legion World!
Just yesterday I was looking through a few old e-mails I saved from Legion-List and and one was a response I wrote to "Kynn." Would that be you?
Posted by rickshaw1 on :
But...but...but... Duck Call Lass... who will put all our ducks in a row now?
nvm, I'm still trying to figure out how to post a pic.
Posted by conundrum on :
i am the conundrum.
your world is very interesting to me.
i think i may stay a while.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by KryptonKid: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/photo.php?fbid=2979975545006&set=a.2513592405719.2148977.1430450072&type=3&theater
nvm, I'm still trying to figure out how to post a pic.
Where, KK? Do you mean here on Legion World? Try right-clicking the pic you want to post, and select "copy Url". Then paste the URL in the [IMG][/IMG] tags.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by conundrum: i am the conundrum.
your world is very interesting to me.
i think i may stay a while.
Why, hello the conundrum. Do we address you as "the", or is conundrum okay? I'm not quite clear on the etiquette, unfortunately.
Posted by conundrum on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: Why, hello the conundrum. Do we address you as "the", or is conundrum okay? I'm not quite clear on the etiquette, unfortunately.
you may call me conundrum.
the article is unnecessary.
i hope there is a place here for one such as i.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
can we call you connie?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
How about Connor?
Posted by Shining Son on :
Hey conundrum!
Legion World is big, there's a place for everyone.
Posted by MLLASH's back on :
...blank stare...
Posted by Conjure Lass on :
I suppose I should stop lurking like a stalker and introduce myself? *waves* I swear I vaguely recall seeing this place or something like it years ago. How old *is* Legion World, anyway?
Posted by Power Boy on :
Hello Conjure Lass! Cool name!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Welcome, CL! We've been around nine years now!
Always happy to have new blood, however.
Posted by Conjure Lass on :
quote:Originally posted by Power Boy: Hello Conjure Lass! Cool name!
Thanks! It's been my internet handle foooorrr...about 15+ years? I'm aging myself a bit here. XD
Posted by Conjure Lass on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Welcome, CL! We've been around nine years now!
Always happy to have new blood, however.
*SMIIILE* I must have seen you guys years ago and was too shy to come and play. I could swear in the late 90's I saw someplace very, very similar to this. Perhaps i'm imagining things. The memory ages more and more quickly these days. XD
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Oh, no! *GASP* I have a weakness for magic ladies! I better keep my distance!
Seriously, welcome, Conjure Lass! Call me, "Lardy"! We've been known to roleplay here a bit... Posted by Exnihil on :
Welcome to LW, Conjure Lass!
Hope you enjoy your stay!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
BTW, your tagline cuts to the heart of me, CL! Posted by Conjure Lass on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: Oh, no! *GASP* I have a weakness for magic ladies! I better keep my distance!
Seriously, welcome, Conjure Lass! Call me, "Lardy"! We've been known to roleplay here a bit...
EEEEE! Everyone is so nice! *is pleased* I will call you Lardy all you want! You know, my grandmother (god rest her soul) used to fry chicken in lard and it was THE BEST.
I'm going to associate your name with fried chicken...pretty much from this point on.
Posted by Conjure Lass on :
quote:Originally posted by Exnihil: Welcome to LW, Conjure Lass!
Hope you enjoy your stay!
I have a sneaking suspicion that I'll be setting up my fandom tent here.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Conjure Lass:
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Welcome, CL! We've been around nine years now!
Always happy to have new blood, however.
*SMIIILE* I must have seen you guys years ago and was too shy to come and play. I could swear in the late 90's I saw someplace very, very similar to this. Perhaps i'm imagining things. The memory ages more and more quickly these days. XD
You might be thinking of the old DC message boards, which had a similar blue/black color scheme.
Our origin, in brief: Back in 2003, DC radically changed the format of their message boards. A number of posters on the Legion board, unhappy with the change, migrated around to other boards until Nightcrawler founded this board as our very own Legion-centric site.
Posted by Jerry on :
Welcome Conjure Lass. More stories about lard fried chicken, please!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Conjure Lass:
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: Oh, no! *GASP* I have a weakness for magic ladies! I better keep my distance!
Seriously, welcome, Conjure Lass! Call me, "Lardy"! We've been known to roleplay here a bit...
EEEEE! Everyone is so nice! *is pleased* I will call you Lardy all you want! You know, my grandmother (god rest her soul) used to fry chicken in lard and it was THE BEST.
I'm going to associate your name with fried chicken...pretty much from this point on.
*swoon*
Posted by Conjure Lass on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:
quote:Originally posted by Conjure Lass:
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Welcome, CL! We've been around nine years now!
Always happy to have new blood, however.
*SMIIILE* I must have seen you guys years ago and was too shy to come and play. I could swear in the late 90's I saw someplace very, very similar to this. Perhaps i'm imagining things. The memory ages more and more quickly these days. XD
You might be thinking of the old DC message boards, which had a similar blue/black color scheme.
Our origin, in brief: Back in 2003, DC radically changed the format of their message boards. A number of posters on the Legion board, unhappy with the change, migrated around to other boards until Nightcrawler founded this board as our very own Legion-centric site.
Perhaps that was it! Well, i'm glad that it was founded so that I could wander in nine years late to the party. I've always enjoyed being fashionably late.
Posted by Conjure Lass on :
quote:Originally posted by Jerry: Welcome Conjure Lass. More stories about lard fried chicken, please!
XD I would, but it goes straight to my thighs.
Posted by Dev - Em on :
First off...Welcome Conjure Lass.
Secondly, I am never going to be able to look at Lardy the same way again. Drooooooool...
Posted by Conjure Lass on :
quote:Originally posted by Dev - Em: First off...Welcome Conjure Lass.
Secondly, I am never going to be able to look at Lardy the same way again. Drooooooool...
Once a year I still go to the store and buy a tub of lard to cook with. I lock all the doors and fry things in it and feel naughty about it for WEEKS.
Posted by Fanfic Lady on :
I have not! I will do that tomorrow after I get off work. Damn my having to get up at 3am just so someone will pay me.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Welcome, Conjure Lass! It looks like you're an instant hit!
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
Welcome home, Conjure Lass! Glad to have you in the LW family. Posted by Jay Kay on :
Alrighty then--
Name: Jared Age: 23 Where you live: Arizona What you do: Training to be a web designer/developer, as well as an amateur writer/artist
Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.)
I'm a bit of a recent constant reader--I remember that when I first got into comics, one of the first books I got from my public library was the Threeboot Legion. I remember enjoying it when I read it, but I don't think it left that big an impression on me at the time. I really got into them when I picked up the Johns/Frank Superman & The Legion of Superheroes story. With that, I started following the modern stuff with Legion of Three Worlds and on.
Since then, I've been picking up and reading stuff from different periods, but mostly following from the beginning (I've been using a podcast called The Legion of Substitute Podcasters" as a guide).
Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.)
Well, I'm a huge fan of comics in general, both from the Big Two (though if I were honest, I probably have more knowledge/love for DC), as well as the indie/creator-owned stuff, like Vertigo, Image, Dark Horse, Top Cow, and the like.
Favorite movies is one of those things where my top ten changes approximately every 10 minutes.
Books, I'm really into sci-fi (obviously), horror, and mystery/crime (LOVE me some pulp/noir).
Music is another big varied thing. I like some rock, some hip-hop, some post-rock, and a lot of other alt/indie things in-between.
Not much else is coming to mind, so yeah, happy to be here, and if there are other questions, feel free to ask. Posted by Set on :
quote:Originally posted by Jay Kay: I'm a bit of a recent constant reader--I remember that when I first got into comics, one of the first books I got from my public library was the Threeboot Legion.
First off, welcome!
Secondly, it's totally cool that the Threeboot Legion was your first introduction. We've got a lot of people whose first Legion experience was the 'classic' team, and a few more who are deeply invested in the 'reboot' team, but the threeboot team is generally a 'second language' (or 'third language,' actually) to most of us!
Posted by Exnihil on :
quote:Originally posted by Jay Kay: (LOVE me some pulp/noir)
I know it's early yet, guys, but I'd like to nominate Jay Kay for the next leader of the Legion of Message-Board Posters. He is clearly a man of elegant and refined taste.
Just kidding with you Jay, I am huge fan of hardboiled noir fiction. Who are some of your favorite authors?
I hope you enjoy your time on Legion World, and welcome!
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
Welcome, Jay!
Posted by Dev - Em on :
Welcome to Jay Kay!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
We've got a few others who started with the threeboot, though I don't believe most of them are posting much these days. Definitely nice to have younger fans on board!
Welcome, Jay Kay!
Posted by Jay Kay on :
quote:Originally posted by Exnihil: Just kidding with you Jay, I am huge fan of hardboiled noir fiction. Who are some of your favorite authors?
Well, there are the obvious guys in Hammett, Chandler and Spillane. I've also enjoyed Max Allen Collins, James Ellroy, Dennis Lehane, and so on--I'll admit I'm probably not as well-read as I would like to be (I've probably watched more movies and read more of the comics), but I do really enjoy them.
And thanks for all the welcomes you guys. Posted by Emily Sivana on :
Welcome to the forum. I also started with the Threeboot. I found the Legion the year it came out, so of course I read it. I enjoyed it very much and miss a few of the characters now that it is gone.
Posted by Conjure Lass on :
I have yet to read Threeboot, to be honest. I started with post Zero-Hour Reboot. I LOVE SNAKE!JECKIE AND I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS IT.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by Jay Kay:
Since then, I've been picking up and reading stuff from different periods, but mostly following from the beginning (I've been using a podcast called The Legion of Substitute Podcasters" as a guide).
Well, I'm a huge fan of comics in general, both from the Big Two (though if I were honest, I probably have more knowledge/love for DC), as well as the indie/creator-owned stuff, like Vertigo, Image, Dark Horse, Top Cow, and the like.
Welcome, Jay! If you have any Qs on continuity or you want recommendations on which comics to read, just ask over in the Legion forum!
I think quite a few posters here also prefer DC to Marvel, but we have threads for both of those and for many other publishers over in Dr. Gym'll's which I see you've found already
quote:Originally posted by Conjure Lass: I have yet to read Threeboot, to be honest. I started with post Zero-Hour Reboot. I LOVE SNAKE!JECKIE AND I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS IT.
Another post-Zero Hour baby! Kinetix and Gates are still MY top two favorite Legionnaires ever, and that version of Brainy, Garth and Tasmia also trump all over versions for me.
Posted by Set on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: Another post-Zero Hour baby! Kinetix and Gates are still MY top two favorite Legionnaires ever, and that version of Brainy, Garth and Tasmia also trump all over versions for me.
The Silver Age-through-Baxter/Lightle run will always be 'my' Legion, but I do vastly prefer the Reboot Invisible Lyle to any other version.
While I do like elements of just about every Legion continuity, the Reboot really did Lyle justice.
Posted by Conjure Lass on :
quote:Originally posted by Set:
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: Another post-Zero Hour baby! Kinetix and Gates are still MY top two favorite Legionnaires ever, and that version of Brainy, Garth and Tasmia also trump all over versions for me.
The Silver Age-through-Baxter/Lightle run will always be 'my' Legion, but I do vastly prefer the Reboot Invisible Lyle to any other version.
While I do like elements of just about every Legion continuity, the Reboot really did Lyle justice.
YES. Actually, when I came back to the legion this year I was REALLY UPSET that Lyle is dead. I'd never seen any Invisible Kid but him! The only thing that would have made me happier is if the writer's had actually gone ahead and let him be gay. He was supposed to be dating Condo, but that never panned out. They seemed to be leading into a Brainy/Lyle thing in Legion, but that got canceled.
The fangirl in me weeps at the injustice. XD
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Welcome, Jay Kay and Conjure Lass!
Posted by cleome46 on :
quote:Originally posted by Conjure Lass: I suppose I should stop lurking like a stalker and introduce myself? *waves* I swear I vaguely recall seeing this place or something like it years ago. How old *is* Legion World, anyway?
I am... strangely drawn to that magical avatar!!
Welcome!
(We are younger than Springtime, but old enough to be classed as really fine-quality cheeses. I mean, if we were cheeses... Or something...)
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Welcome, Jay Kay and Conjure Lass! Glad to see you both diving right in.
Posted by Jerry on :
I think Cleome is trying to say that we sometimes get cheesy, and if you hang around long enough you are bound to come across a thread devoted to your favorite food - whether it contains cheese or not. Right, Cleome?
Posted by cleome46 on :
Jerry saves the day/dialogue.
Posted by Jay Kay on :
quote:Originally posted by Set:
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: Another post-Zero Hour baby! Kinetix and Gates are still MY top two favorite Legionnaires ever, and that version of Brainy, Garth and Tasmia also trump all over versions for me.
The Silver Age-through-Baxter/Lightle run will always be 'my' Legion, but I do vastly prefer the Reboot Invisible Lyle to any other version.
While I do like elements of just about every Legion continuity, the Reboot really did Lyle justice.
Yeah--from what I've read, all three takes on the Legion have their own interesting/awesome things about them. Posted by lowercase mllash on :
Nice to see some new faces, I was getting so tired of looking at the old ones! Posted by Viridis Lament on :
Welcome to Jay Kay and Conjure Lass!!!
Question for CL - Were you involved with Fortunecity in the mid to late 90's?
Posted by Power Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by lowercase mllash: Nice to see some new faces, I was getting so tired of looking at the old ones!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Welcome, Conjure Lass and Jay Kay! We're so glad to have you here!
quote:Originally posted by lowercase mllash: Nice to see some new faces, I was getting so tired of looking at the old ones!
We love you, too, Lash. Posted by hojotoho on :
Posted by Exnihil on :
Welcome to hojotoho!
Keeping Legion World safe from cookie monsters since 2012. Posted by Dev - Em on :
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: Nice to see some new faces, I was getting so tired of looking at the old ones!
>glare<
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I think we may have solved the mystery of what happened to obscure LMB character Cookie Monstress!
Er... welcome hojotoho!
Posted by Fanfic Lady on :
Welcome, hojotoho.
Is it hojotoho as in Howard Johnson's and Toho Studios?
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
What's the bounty on Elmo?
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
And cookies all around the world are thanking hojotoho for saving them!
Welcome! Posted by Conjure Lass on :
Welcome to the fun crowd, hojotoho, despite the fact that you just killed a piece of my childhood! Posted by Shining Son on :
Looks like hojotoho is our 1600th registration.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Big Bird, you're next. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by hojotoho:
Posted by Power Boy on :
cookie?
"Big Bird ... run!" ok "waddle!"
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Jeepers! I wonder if she's ever going to post anything other than this picture?
Posted by Power Boy on :
I was going to be Big Bird for Halloween but now I am reconsidering.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
The costume made you look like Woodstock, anyway.
Posted by Blockade Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Jeepers! I wonder if she's ever going to post anything other than this picture?
Nowhere to go but down. Can't beat that first impression.
Making America safe from PBS!
Posted by Conjure Lass on :
I feel safer already. Now if only she'd do something about NPR and the national debt, she can run for president!
(i'm totally kidding, i love NPR because i'm a nerd)
Posted by cleome46 on :
Save Cookie! Get Cokie!!
Posted by Fanfic Lady on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Jeepers! I wonder if she's ever going to post anything other than this picture?
Maybe we should do a thread where we offer to make a statue of her. It worked for Grendel, didn't it?
Just kidding. Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Maybe we should all change our avatars to Cookie Monster first.
Posted by Viridis Lament on :
Wouldn't that just send her into a killing spree?
Blue fur and googly eyes everywhere!!
Posted by Kinetix (Zoe Saugin) on :
Hi, I'm Kinetix, and rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated!
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by Viridis Lament: Wouldn't that just send her into a killing spree?
Blue fur and googly eyes everywhere!!
Yeah, but at least she'll be back! Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by Kinetix (Zoe Saugin): Hi, I'm Kinetix, and rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated!
It's like meeting a living legend! Posted by hojotoho on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: I think we may have solved the mystery of what happened to obscure LMB character Cookie Monstress!
too right.
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Welcome back, o Slayer of Cookie Consumers!
May I ask, what do you do with all the cookies you rescue?
Posted by hojotoho on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac: Welcome back, o Slayer of Cookie Consumers!
Wow, go away for a month and merit a "Welcome Back".
As a mom of a VERY ACTIVE two-year-old, I probably will not post here very often. And while I have enjoyed being a Woman of Mystery, I guess I ought to just come out and say why I showed up here.
Some of you may know me.
I killed Cookie Monstress in exactly the same way that Darth Vader killed Anakin Skywalker.
Got it?
I was in High School when they killed Monstress. I didn't like it. I even changed my posting name to Kirsten Flagstad for awhile (because it ain't over 'til the Fat Lady sings) until I just gave up on comic books altogether.
On the other hand, it was good preparation for when J. K. Rowling killed Dumbledore.
Nowadays, as a K-1 teacher, I am literarally more into Mo Willems...
Posted by hojotoho on :
If you google Cookie Monstress, there are hundreds of people and businesses going by that name now. But I was the original.
Five-foot-two* Furry and blue And just like Tenzil I can eat anything And I usually do.
* But I'm four-eleven, really.
[ January 02, 2013, 12:27 PM: Message edited by: hojotoho ]
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Wow! hojo, you were the same Cookie Monstress from the old DC Message Boards?!? Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Bloody Liberty!
If that's true, you're a long lost friend! You joined our group back in 2000!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
*Gasp!* And I always thought Cookie Monstress was a legend made up to fool new members, like Miss Priss or Outdoor Miner!
Posted by Dev - Em on :
(The giant Legion drinking glasses should be along by tomorrow morning.)
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Wow! This is awesome! Here's a "real" welcome back for ya.
I didn't like when Monstress died too. rip Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Wow! I love getting to meet the folks I've only heard about from before I joined! The LMB has such a rich history!
Is the "Hojo" part of your name an homage to the late, great Howard Johnson's chain?
Posted by cleome46 on :
Dang. She never came back. Next time, I'll have to come up with trendier dairy packaging. :/
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Perhaps if we get Paul Levitz to bring Monstress back, she'll come back too!
Posted by hojotoho on :
CAUTION: SOME LINKS MAY NOT BE WORK-APPROPRIATE
Lard Legion: Yes, I am, in fact, that very same Cookie Monstress. Or was. It was such a long time ago.
Cobalt Legion: Just for kicks a few months ago, I decided to look up the old DC message boards again, but I guess DC doesn’t like message boards anymore. Anyway, I found this and yes, I guess I was a member of these boards, too, once upon a time. But if you are an old friend, Cobalt Legion, you have changed your name enough so that I don’t recognize you.
Calamity Legion: A legend? Are you saying I am some kind of an Articuno, Zapdos, or Voltres? I am real. I am.
Spider Flower Legion: Thank you for the welcome back gift. I do love milk and cookies. However, as a mom, I actually manufactured my own milk for about six months, which was way awesome. Did you know it's blue?
One of the reasons I took the name Cookie Monstress on the boards was because of my uncanny ability to EAT ANYTHING and not gain weight. Oh, I know the Bulimia Girls always say the same thing, but I really do think that there really is something weird about by metabolism. But when I was pregnant with The Boy I managed to put on around 40 lbs! Mostly from Coldstone. I was so happy! Lost it all right away, though.
Naturally, another reason I took the name Cookie Monstress is because both Monstress and Cookie Monster are just awesome.
“Remember, Cookie Monster, an avalanche is a sometime food.”
Penguin Legion: “Hojotoho Heiaha” is actually the opening aria of the third act of “The Valkyrie”, part of the Richard Wagner’s “Ring of the Nibelungen” operatic trilogy. Sung by Brunhilda, it introduces the classic “Ride of the Valkyries” orchestral piece. It was introduced to the Americas in the 1930’s by the Norwegian sopranoKirsten Flagstad, the greatest operatic soprano of her time. Ms. Flagstad, in fact, is the stereotypical cliche incarnate of all operatic sopranos, and her likeness has appeared in, among other places, the Ghostbusters cartoon. But you knew that.
I like Howard Johnson’s OK, but the last time I was there, DH spent a good half hour in the bathroom with The Boy teaching him to throw up into the toilet, and not onto the floor. It seems that HJ’s food is just too greasy for The Boy’s delicate baby tummy. Ironic, huh?
Invisible Green Legion: They haven’t brought Monstress back yet? I thought everybody in comics came back eventually except Bucky. Besides, I don't think you can "make" Paul Levitz do anything. If she does ever come back, then next time they need to make her blue. And furry. With googly eyes. And an addiction to Oreos.
Wow. I am so overwhelmed. So many fans old friends. I should start a blog.
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at least for some old world pre (30th century) Terran languages. I'm not certain I can handle any others!![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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) here.![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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for any new residents of Legion World!
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, Mon-El, Bouncing Boy, Ferro Lad, Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel, Matter-Eater Lad, Collossal Boy. Postboot: Vi ![[Yes]](graemlins/nod.gif)
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I'll post one day as well. Maybe once Loser Lad does. Maybe later. *tee hee* ![[Optimus Prime]](graemlins/OptimusPrime.gif)
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But I'm a pretty big Flash Family fan, so... there we are. ![[Echo-Chamber Chet]](graemlins/EchoChamberChet.gif)
![[Super-Moby Dick of Space]](graemlins/SuperMobyDick.gif)
in no time at all.![[smack]](graemlins/smack.gif)
![[sigh]](graemlins/sigh.gif)
![[Superboy]](graemlins/Superboy.gif)
![[Cheers]](graemlins/cheers.gif)
![[Glorith]](graemlins/Glorith.gif)
![[Magno]](graemlins/Magno.gif)
![[Duo Damsel - Animated]](graemlins/DuoDamsela.gif)
![[TimeTrapper]](graemlins/TimeTrapper.gif)
![[Styx]](graemlins/Styx.gif)
![[Elastic Lad]](graemlins/ElasticLad.gif)
![[No]](graemlins/shake.gif)
![[Evil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
![[Lightning Lass]](graemlins/LightningLass.gif)
![[Lightning Lord]](graemlins/LightningLord.gif)
![[AHHHH!!!!]](graemlins/scream.gif)
![[shrug]](graemlins/shrug.gif)
![[Hmmm?]](graemlins/hmmm.gif)
![[Gasp]](graemlins/faint.gif)
![[gasp]](graemlins/gasp.gif)
![[slap]](graemlins/slap.gif)
![[ROTFLMAO]](graemlins/rotflmao.gif)
![[Monstress]](graemlins/Monstress.gif)