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The Golden Age Legionnaire was mentioned by Johnny Thunderbolt (is that his name?) in the issue of JSA where Helena Wayne first visits the original JSA. But only in passing. You're right! I had forgotten that.
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Have we found out who the Legionnaire was?
Damn you, you kids! Get off my lawn or I'm callin' tha cops!
Something pithy!
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Have we found out who the Legionnaire was? Not that I'm aware of. And now that Geoff Johns has left DC, we'll never know.
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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I think he has six more issues of JSA to write, so it's possible we might still get an answer, but I'm not betting on it.
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I think he has six more issues of JSA to write, so it's possible we might still get an answer, but I'm not betting on it. Oh, I didn't know he was still under contract. It'll take at least six YEARS for him to write all six of them! And meanwhile he's supposed to be heading up that Pseudo-Image coalition. The best laid plans and all that...
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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Wanderer
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So, the Legionnaire turns out to be.... (Don't look if you don't want to know) ....which fits into the theme of this JSA...
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Oh, for the luvva...  I don't know whether to rage or laugh! Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Johns.
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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Wanderer
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So, the Legionnaire turns out to be.... (Don't look if you don't want to know) ....which fits into the theme of this JSA... When I saw the issue and thought about it I realized Johns is doing an Iron Lad from the Young Avengers. And then I realized that was why he chose a Ferro Lad esque mask to hide Mordru's identity and went OH MY GOD. I admit, I was right AND wrong about this being LSV related.
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Legionnaire!
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What the actual f***?!?!?!
Gaaah.
Thanks, Nighty. I was thinking about going to the LCS and picking this up. I'll wait until it gets to the app...
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Levitz having Universo be a renegade Green Lantern was a good idea.
But this, THIS is a TERRIBLE idea!
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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Legionnaire!
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I mean, I know he's out the door, but I'm officially done with Johns at this point. I just can't.
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I'm gonna be honest that this really doesn't bother me as much as you'd think.
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What's annoying me the most about this version of the JSA is that Johns is focusing on a stupid "bring villains into the Society to reform them" plot and ignoring ALL of the other stuff that just gets hinted at just in this very issue. I'd rather get page time on any of the glimpses we get than the actual main story we are told. I want to read about the actual JSA since they've been neglected for a long time. But no, he spends all of the issue/series on this stupid plot and boring villains.
This series might be worth a read as a different take if we had at least one other JSA title dedicated to the real characters that came out like say on a monthly basis, but as it is and with these endless delays - it's not fun or enjoyable to read.
And maybe "The Legionnaire" should have had a long haired silhouette in the tease leading up to this. Just saying. I'm not even sure I understand the logic of it all or how this was one on the "lost" characters to time given the original premise with this reveal.
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I think you've hit the nail right on target there, Nighty.
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So, the one good thing I have to say about this, is that while reading it I had a sudden suspicion it was going to turn out to be , and so at least it was better than that.
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So, the one good thing I have to say about this, is that while reading it I had a sudden suspicion it was going to turn out to be , and so at least it was better than that. Is it, though? Trading a fascist mass murderer for a wife beating misogynistic mass murderer?
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Well, it's not clear that it was that version of Mordru, whereas, given that it's Johns, it would almost certainly be that version of Earth-Man.
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Well, it's not clear that it was that version of Mordru, whereas, given that it's Johns, it would almost certainly be that version of Earth-Man. Point well taken, EDE.
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Don't get me wrong: I pretty much hate this, it's just I got my expectations up that it was going to be even worse! I'd also considered that it could be while talking to Mattropolis the other day! One puzzling thing about the issue: When the GA Legionnaire shows up, he shocks Michael Mayne, presumably with magical lightning? But the point had just been made that the Harlequin's suit made him resistant to magic?
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When he made the comment about still getting use to all these new powers, I thought maybe he was going to somehow be some version of the Composite Superman who had all the legionnaires powers.
Sarky, your comment about the inspiration for this story fits so well. The criticisms made above are fair, but I am waiting to see what happens with the story. There have been some apparently terrible ideas in the past that with good writing have become terrific stories. There is certainly a lot of mysteries still here, not the least of which is why he has a Legion ring.
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When he made the comment about still getting use to all these new powers, I thought maybe he was going to somehow be some version of the Composite Superman who had all the legionnaires powers.
. That was exactly my thought process! I thought it sounded like the Composite Superman, and was thinking it might be cool for a second, and then suddenly realized that it could just easily apply to Earth-Man, which seemed much more likely!
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uggggh, that other alternative would be much worse. unless that other alternative will end up dying a messy death, I'm ok with that!
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So, we know that the GA Legionnaire was working with someone else last issue, and that he had wanted to acquire Ruby but GL got to her first, so it seems likely that the story he gives the JSA at the end of this issue may not be entirely accurate.
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So, we know that the GA Legionnaire was working with someone else last issue, and that he had wanted to acquire Ruby but GL got to her first, so it seems likely that the story he gives the JSA at the end of this issue may not be entirely accurate. I wonder where that plot went. Just read JSA #11 and based on the writing quality, this should have featured the Rebirth Legion as it was written just as well as that one was. No spoilers, but this is not good Comics. If I read this crap as a kid, I 'd never had starting collecting.
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Yep. Like half an issue of super-heroes brawling with each other followed by rushed attempt to hit on/resolve a bunch of plotlines that were never very well developed to begin with.
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