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Didio on the future of the Legion publications:
YAY!
Which arc(s) do you think the likeliest?
I suppose "Earth War" is overdue, since they've witheld the Archives for so long. Of the top of my head I can't think of other really "marketable" arcs...

Your thoughts?


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hmmm, Earth War (would love to read that) would be good, I'm not sure but I think the 'Who is Sensor Girl' arc would be great, it's pretty rockin, I'm just not sure if it's Crisis connection (Earth 1 Supergirl mentioned) would hurt it, but I can't see any reason why it shouldn't be collected. Maybe the Universo arc (only four parts but I enjoyed it, I'm sure they could find filler material).

Maybe the Pocket Universe story? again, because of all the Crisis stuff maybe not, but I think that could be a possibility.

Isn't the Pocket Universe story already in Trade via those Byrne era Superman books?

The trouble with tpb of the Baxter series and most of the 80s soap opera type series (I'm looking at you Claremont's Uncanny X-Men) is the way plot threads could unwind over several years.

I would think Universo Project is a good choice and Sensor Girl stuff is a natural sequel to the LSV trade recently released. The Conspiracy story is quite good and is a natural sequel to the Pocket Universe thing but that would open another can of worms because that is definitely not in the canon of the current Geoff Johns version.

any thing at this point would be good for me i hate have to find new comic shops with back issues(i tend to clean out the ones i go to on my by me)....i Always get that "oh a girl in a comic shop."

My thoughts were: Earth War (many people seem to be very fond of this storyline - and it was the first real multi-parter in legion history) and Universo Project.

Conspiracy was very good, but I don't know how it would work as an isolated story without reading what had happened before. Magic Wars, obviously, would be another option.

The Greatest Hero of them all might be an option when the actual Superboy is squeezed back into Legion continuity after the lawsuits are over. But will they ever be???

How about... OMEN?

What issues was Earth War? I never read that story. Is Dreamer part of it?

I haven't read Earth War either, and Levitz is my favorite LSH writer, so I'd certainly snap up a trade collecting it.

The issues are Superboy & the LSH # 241-245. I think the year was 1977 or 1978.

I agree Earth War would be a great trade. I would love to see Levitz first storyline featuring the death of Chemical King collected with some other stories... maybe Garth and Imra's wedding.

Askipsion, all of the active Legionnaires except Tyroc, the Legion of Substitue Heroes, and the retired members appeared in Earth War. Nura was Dream Girl then, not Dreamer. She appeared but didn't play a huge role.

Thank you both for the info !

I hope they don't wait until Comic Con to announce what trades they will release - don't want to wait that long!

Universo Project was a great story and would make a great trade

I'd like to see the first part of his 2nd run as a trade paperback.

Earth War/Omega -Superboy/Legion 240-251
Reflecto - Superboy/Legion 274-282

Sure they are not strictly all Levitz but they are still good choices and he did work on some of the issues in both.

A trade collecting the issues after the ones in the first trade is also a good choice. Maybe collect issues 7-15 or so of the baxter series.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Reflecto I'm not so sure about that

Just recently reread the storyline, and though the Perez covers were simply fantastic, the story had a lot to be complained about... Grimbor squeezing the air out of Earths atmosphere with his giant chains? Hmmmmmmmmm that's very far out, to say the least...

Actually Tyroc did make a cameo in Earth War and I think even showed up in a panel or two as a bottled Legionaire even though he was supposed to be on detached duty or another mission or something like that.

The Subs did appear in Earth War and are even on one of the covers (243?) Chuck and Lu appeared as well. There's a scene where the married Legionaires (Chuck-Lu, Garth-Imra) are coming back in a ship to save the day.

By the end of issue 245 all living Legionaires except Supergirl and Matter-Eater Lad will have made an appearance as well as all of the active Subs at that time. You don't see any of the Legion Reserve or Legion Academy though.

I've always wondered if the reason ME Lad didn't appear was because Levitz knew Starlin's story had him going insane after eating the Miracle Machine, but due to the well-documented problems with that story it caused the Starlin Omega story to be published after Earth War instead of before.

Hmm. Thinking about it now - the Brainy goes nuts storyline would make a good trade. Maybe with the restored pages (if they exist or re-created) Of the Omega story included.

Hmm. I just flipped through the isssues, Colossal Boy, and I'm not seeing Tyroc in any of the bottles or group shots. His face is shown on the mission monitor board on page 4 of #241. The words "Special Assignment/Earthgov" appear under his image, and Brainiac 5 mentions that he is on detached duty. If I'm missing something, please point out the page and issue.

The situation you describe where Tyroc appears in background shots in spite of being explained as being away on special assignment does occur in the "Secrets of the Legion of Super Heroes" mini series.

Tyroc gets some group shots and a bit of dialogue, but no action ,in the Omega stroyline and the Garth and Imra wedding special. This was all very infuriating.

I have an incredible respect for Paul Levitz and love so much of his Legion work. However, his total disregard for Tyroc is something I've never been able to get over. I understand his objections to Tyroc's origin story, but he is/was a writer. He could have written his way out of his conflicted feelings in a way that was much more respectful of the character's fans and his potential as a character.

I wish they'd publish a trade paperback starting with the story right *after* the Great Darkness and continue right up to the EYE FOR AN EYE one, including the TALES OF THE LEGION 'side' series.

Then they can finish the Baxter series and go on to publish the 5YL series, and the post Zero Hour Legion.

I'd like to see everything up to Great Darkness collected in the Archive format, but I'm not sure that the period from 350 or so to Levitz's second run would sell as an archive or even as a trade paperback. Maybe an out-of-sequence SHOWCASE?

The obvoiusly perfect jump-on trade for the Levitz era would be the "Secrets of the LSH" miniseries... as I said about a year ago, this mini (which I love very dearly) has everything which the Legion was about back then, all the information and a fine story. Have read it twenty times at least

Brilliant Idea, Chemical King!

That's what I thought of when I said "marketable".

In times like these (Anniversary in a difficult time) the Legion needs some Hoo-ha to differentiate. Just filling the gaps in chronological order won't help gaining new fans...

BTW chronological: Does anybody have something definite on the future (or rather non-presence) of Legion Archives?

Omen/Prophet!

What?


OK, ok.

Stuff I would Like:

- The stuff just prior to GDS (Failed Khundia mission, Lightning Lad's breakdown, Computo Annual, etc).

- The Violet/Yera Story (maybe mixed in with the Webber's World story and Wedding Annual)

- The new Fatal Five/ Who is Sensor Girl story.

- The Spotlights (Cos, Star Boy, the Wildfire/Dawny backups, etc.)

I think a collection of the Levitz/Giffe stories not already printed would be swell.

I think there's quite a few following the Great Darkness Saga (and before the awful Omen and Prophet store) that would fill a trade. The Supergirl/Emerald Empress story would be very welcome.

I also liked the stories from Giffen's return with the Conspiracy/Infinte Man stuff.

Finally!

THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: PROLOGU...SUPER-HEROES ANNUAL #1
$19.99 US, 208 pg

Oh, those stories are very very very good... I love them dearly. Annual #1? One of my alltime favorites. "A cold and lonely corner in hell" comes to mind... and the Nullport story. Cham going to Khundia. Brodericks artwork was fantastic as well, very good TPB.

I also think they should continue the v.2 trades. Just one book missing to reach Crisis.

What can I say? There can never be enough Legion classic goodness...

Does anybody know if they even consider a future for the LSH Archives?

With the current flow it seems rather to be permanently disrupted ...

Twenty Dollars?!

DC, I don't think my own personal "bailout" is gonna' cover this. But thanks for playing.

Watch for it on ebay or some other sites that sell for half price.

FABOO!! I would still love to see EARTHWAR collected in one volume.( with a NEW Jim Sherman cover.)