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Rocky-- I loved your little story about the pup! It was so adorable.
Tamper-- You know the Colonel has my love. So hilarious.

Great work boys!!

Thanks! Glad it entertained someone other than its author.

I had a lot of fun playing up stuff that I don't recall seeing as much of in the comics, such as why these three teens left their home-worlds, despite (in Garth's case) a rural upbringing and strong family ties and (in Rokk's case) practical 'rock-star' status on Braal and (in Imra's case) a fairly self-focused race (telepaths being generally more comfortable among fellow telepaths, in most depictions).

Each needed a 'reason' to be leaving the nest, so I had some fun with that.

Lydda came out of nowhere. The bit about Rokk mentioning that someone grabbed his ass in the dark was a completely random quip, and suddenly there was Jath, and they were married, and then Kathoon turned into 30th century Themiscrya! She just took over! She's kinda pushy that way...

The Winathian Ambassadors ended up being my version of Statler and Waldorf (or Crowe T. Robot and Tom Servo). Veanli Guampti, the triple-threat seductress from Cargg, was another favorite. I had a lot of fun with the background characters!

I wanted that stuff to make sense, for my own purposes, and ended up having to cut a bunch of it out, because it was turning *way* too exposition-y. I hate exposition, it messes up the 'flow.'

If you like that sort of meta-stuff, there's more in my Author's Notes on my web-site.

I'm a bit blue-green color-blind, so it's even more of a bother for me. Between my posts messing up the thread, and my own difficulties reading my posts, I ended up tossing it all on my web-site for my own convenience!

I *considered* making Imra's text pink, Rokk's purple and Garth's yellow, but green-i-fying Sarya's text was so much of a pain that I said 'sprock that.' I was going to strip out the green text, but left it in for the sake of the Emerald Exhibit theme.

Glad you liked the story Fat Cramer, thanks for the kind words!

Ha ha ha
Ventura was/is priceless.

Y'know, considering some of the traditional LMB hijinks it might be advisable to start a "bail-money" fund at the Security Office.
Scotty needs his sleep...and I've always gotten the feeling Gary would say, "Call me after they sleep it off!"

I really like the short pieces spread out between the lengthier stories. It reminds me of the real 80 Page Giants. Perhaps a "reprint" from the classic LMB days ought to be inserted somewhere?

Hhmmmm, maybe next year a LMBP Secret Files and Origins might be in order?

That's like the fourth request for that in the last few weeks Rocky

Perhaps its time to revisit? I'll let my current onevision finish (its 90% written at this point) and maybe switch gears there. I like doing different stuff so it'll be a good shift.

Honestly, from Invasion to Omnia to the Onevisions and short stories, there has been a tremendous amount of LMB-related stuff happening! We may have hit our Levitz era!

This time though, I'll be demanding help. First up will be LMB: Infinite Crisis

EDE's story (so far) about Brainy recreating the lost eyes of Ekron shows the green kid at his best i.e. the polymath Brainy.

The concept of distant simultaneity isn't one that I've personally worried about, but it did make me think about the absence of different time zones in Legion stories. No matter which planet they contact, nobody has ever said "It's 3 a.m. here! You got me out of bed!" Which would be an entirely different story....

Indeed! very, uh, Chaucerian. Still, I liked the gender surprises.

Looks like you were searching for something flattering to say about it, FC!

Actually, it's not meant to be taken seriously. When I conceived it, I thought "Nothing Sacred!" would be the kind of iconic story that would show Lardy and Cobie at the height of their debaucherous period. There's actually been very little written down, mostly just vague references and entendres. So here's something that people can refer to and say, "man, they sure were sleazeballs!"

But they've come a long way, both now being in committed, monogamous relationships. And really, it would've never worked for me if I didn't come up with the twist you mentioned, something to turn it back on them--even though Lardy apparently was unfazed!

I also tried to show that the two weren't exactly alike, even back then. Notice Cobalt has reservations while Lardy has absolutely NONE. If you've ever read "Turning Point", FC, you'll see how Lardy's romantic views were shaped.

Links, if you haven't: part one and part two

I'm very proud of this story!

Just looking for a different kind of compliment, Lardy. Chaucer was pretty bawdy - and a great storyteller, if you can get past the language. I wonder what he would have done with Profem or the Grandin Gender Reversal Germ - but it would certainly have involved nuns and a couple of guys running like mad.

I really liked Set's fill-in-the-background on the Tromian massacre of Daxam because it explains the genocide without making the Tromians into total evildoers - and also explains their current highly-spiritual orientation. It gives Jan more of an edge than he has had in the series so far, which is good.

Thanks again! I definitely wanted to see more of that, and I imagine that WaK won't have time to do anything with it, given their imminent departure.

I really felt like that was something that just *had* to be dealt with, and Mon-El's being snatched away before it got dealt with felt like I was robbed. (Then again, issue 1 mentioned off-handedly that Daxam was against the Legion movement, and Sun Boy mentioned having to do something about that, so it seems that in the WaK-era, *someone* is living on Daxam...)

I'm trying to throw together a Blackout/Tasmia Mallor piece for the 80 pg giant and also trying to wrap my brain around a versus piece for this month. I hope to have one of those plotted out well enough to write it next week.

I for one am really looking forward to the text pieces and more art for this one.

btw,Drake I remember that from your proposed cover(s). Your work is just beautiful. Thanks for reposting that.

Hmm... I find the basic premise of Lash's new story to be quite implausible. I mean... how could me and him going to karaoke possibly lead to any kind of trouble?

Man, I totally would have gone to karaoke if Space Model wasn't on!

Oh grife! It's not a Space Model marathon is it? Teeds! What should we snack on?

Well, I finished my latest onevision. I must warn though, about midway through I felt tremendous writers block and only was able to finish with some private encouragement. While I'm satisfied with it, I think the middle kind of lags, so I don't love it as much as 'Spear'.

Now onwards to check out this thread Lash has started...

...and its hysterical already! More Lash! We need more!

Given the subject of the story, I really hope the answer isn't "brains".

Cobie, I'm reading you backwards, with the Horn of Undoing before Psionic Spear. I particularly liked the scene with Cobalt and Princess Tarnia on Grrgg - a nice reflective bit amid all the frantic action. It was also interesting to justify the LMB as home defenders rather than participants in the war. So far, at least....

Thanks FC! Hope you enjoy them! Like I said, I think Psionic Spear is up there as possibly being my finest work yet, but I do think there are some nice moments in 'Horn'. I definately wanted to make it have more action, probably because subconsciously I feel there is such a lack of it in comics today.

Great stuff so far Lash!!!

Thanks for the comments gang! I'll try to keep it fun, then really gross. Then fun again!

I really enjoyed Cobie's two recent stories. Of course I always like it when another writer uses Rockhopper Lad, but I especially like how Cobie writes him, showing the strong sense of duty I try to show when I write him.

I especially liked the part when Actor Lad mumbles about the "old guard" and Rocky smiling at the comment.

Great stuff!

Thanks for the kind comments Rocky!

You know, Rockhopper Lad and Kid Marvel have been two of my favorite LMBers to write. Both featured somewhat prominently in both of my recent onevisions, and as leader and deputy leader were kind of like the 'must have' members of the roster to use. I think I've really kind of found the rhythm of both characters. I definately see Rockhopper Lad as a natural leader that is able to garner some important insight when things get 'murky'. I see Kid Marvel as brash and courageous but controlled by wisdom of Solomon. Ever since I started writing Kid Marvel in Omnia and now both prominently in these last two, I've enjoyed the characters, which is important to me, since I feel that if I focus too much on Cobalt Kid and the characters I invented that the stories lose a little bit of credibility (despite the catch 22 being that those are characters I can truly do some large changes to). It definately makes it a more enjoyable writing experience.

Similarly, I enjoy writing Actor Lad and Kent for the same reason, though I admit putting more of an effort into staying true to the characters. I particulurly like the notion that Actor Lad and Reboot don't always agree with Cobalt Kid when they're all 'in character', because I generally like to show that Cobalt Kid does things 'his' way, whether others feel its right or wrong.

Again, I'm thrilled you read and enjoyed the stories!

More rockin' J-Boy designs on the LMBP stuff thread... check 'em out.

What are you waiting for?

Shoo!

Lol...thanks soon as Photobucket decides to cooperate with me again Ill upload more

Very clever designs, Joeboy! Do you have to think about a character or does the costume just pop into your mind?

Uhm...they USUALLY just pop into my head but some take a bit of work...such as "Boaz Yakkin", who I had no idea of before I did a google search and found out that he's some hollywood producer guy, which I could find no costume ideas for. So I went with the Yazz, possibly the crappiest Justice League member next to Vibe.

Ill add notes at some point when Im bored