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I'm not enough of a 5YL expert to say about "grife"! But I wouldn't be surprised if it did come from 5YL... the Reboot kept a lot of SW6 costume designs too, after all

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Yeah, I think most of the reboot curse words came from 5YL, but I'm not 100% certain about "grife" offhand. Anyway, I doubt you can read much into it anyhow.

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Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac
I'm not enough of a 5YL expert to say about "grife"! But I wouldn't be surprised if it did come from 5YL... the Reboot kept a lot of SW6 costume designs too, after all

I was thinking about this, but I'm too lazy (at the moment anyway) to check - but I'm wondering if it came from the SW6 Legionnaires series just before Zero Hour.


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Interesting!

Clearly this is a clue that this is actually the Rimborian hero Reflecto!

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Originally Posted by Eryk Davis Ester
Interesting!

Clearly this is a clue that this is actually the Rimborian hero Reflecto!

I'm like, wait, he's Rimborian? So I went to look up Reflecto, and the write-up mispells his name 'Refecto' at one point, and my brain is all, 'what can I make with this?' Perfecto? Rejecto? Refracto? So many terrible, terrible jokes writing themselves in my head...


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Definitely 5YL. I can't find any use of Grife in LSH v4 #1 (lots of Geez and Sheez) but it is used frequently on Rimbor in #2.

The link Nighty provided above gives a little interesting background from Tom Beirbaum.

(I'm behind again - must check page numbers before I post. Duh!)

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Originally Posted by Set
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Interesting!

Clearly this is a clue that this is actually the Rimborian hero Reflecto!

I'm like, wait, he's Rimborian? So I went to look up Reflecto, and the write-up mispells his name 'Refecto' at one point, and my brain is all, 'what can I make with this?' Perfecto? Rejecto? Refracto? So many terrible, terrible jokes writing themselves in my head...

So, apparently "refect" is actually an archaic word meaning to refresh, especially with food or drink!

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Refecto! heals you if you partake of their cupcakes!

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Ha, I didn't even check if refect was a word! I just got stuck on what sort of powers Rejecto or Refracto would have. smile


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Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac
Refecto! heals you if you partake of their cupcakes!

Unfortunately, Refecto is actually a terrible cook!

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We just have to suck it up, if we want those fingers to regrow!

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The main eatery at my former university was known as the "Refectory", and was even included in a song written by a friend, much to the confusion of our interstate colleagues. Obviously Refecto's secret HQ.

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Oh, I've heard the term "refectory" but didn't even connect it.

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ah dang! it makes sense

I love making these word origin and meaning connections.

I've had quite a few since learning Dutch - as Dutch and English are closely related, I've had a few lightbulb moments with English words, too

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A major update, I suppose, but mostly its just confirming what everyone has suspected:

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/wil...ang-instead-of-a-justice-league-in-2024/

There were (unsurprisingly) plans for the Legion to spin out of John's 12-issue JSA series which is currently limping along, but now that he has moved to Image when the series is over, those plans are gone.

Who knows whats happening with the Legion now? Not DC. They're probably wondering why the Legion isn't working as a franchise, while they plan yet another reboot.

I still hold out hope that they court Hickman again, since its pretty clear he's not coming back to X-Men any time soon. But his GODS series at Marvel just started. And his original Legion pitch for DC was used for the X-Men's Krakoa era, so he would need to bring a new pitch.

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Hickman's chance has come and gone.

My Top 3 choices for new Legion writer:

1. Jude DeLuca, our own Sarcasm Kid

2. Kelly Thompson

3. Hope Larson


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Originally Posted by Alexander
A major update, I suppose, but mostly its just confirming what everyone has suspected:

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/wil...ang-instead-of-a-justice-league-in-2024/

There were (unsurprisingly) plans for the Legion to spin out of John's 12-issue JSA series which is currently limping along, but now that he has moved to Image when the series is over, those plans are gone.

Who knows whats happening with the Legion now? Not DC. They're probably wondering why the Legion isn't working as a franchise, while they plan yet another reboot.

I still hold out hope that they court Hickman again, since its pretty clear he's not coming back to X-Men any time soon. But his GODS series at Marvel just started. And his original Legion pitch for DC was used for the X-Men's Krakoa era, so he would need to bring a new pitch.

I'm going to quietly sob in a corner since they can't even figure out to bring the reboot Legion back from limbo...


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Bendisboot Light(ning) Lass appears on the cover of DC Power #1, and Lightning Lad's arm is in the foreground. Nothing in the solicitations mentions them or the Legion.

Maybe Invisible Kid is there too?

Edit: Its a variant cover. Also, just noticed all the characters have the "black person with electric powers" trope.

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SMH....


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these variant "bait-y" covers are sooooo annoying!!!!

way to get our hopes up, DC!!

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The last time DC got my hopes up was the Polar Boy-Comet Queen Holiday Special in 2021

Showed there are still some people who know how to write

Even if the people in charge at Warner/DC seem not to want to let them


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That and the Superboy robot story from the Summer Special were excellent!

I'd get behind the writers of either of those for the Legion!

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Originally Posted by Alexander
There were (unsurprisingly) plans for the Legion to spin out of John's 12-issue JSA series which is currently limping along, but now that he has moved to Image when the series is over, those plans are gone.

Where’s that ‘I expect nothing and I’m still let down’ clip from Malcolm in the Middle…

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Originally Posted by Alexander
There were (unsurprisingly) plans for the Legion to spin out of John's 12-issue JSA series which is currently limping along, but now that he has moved to Image when the series is over, those plans are gone.

Where’s that ‘I expect nothing and I’m still let down’ clip from Malcolm in the Middle…

LOL

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