Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION Spaceopoly Kill This Thread XLIII - Uninspired Sequel to an Uninspired Event

yeah, I eagerly read it at the start. the first year was still good, but before the second year ended I lost interest.

Same - when it originally came out, I started losing interest just at the end of the first arc with Lemnos, since I was waiting for Vi to reappear, so when I did that reread last year it was kind of a forcing exercise to get through the late teens of issues.

But that section from 20-30 was just so good.

Then it went off the rails again with Shooter.

I did like the Supergirl issues. Light Lass had some awesome moments.

That whole issue with Brainy's long-winded explanation about why he found Light Lass and Star Boy so frustrating followed up by her figuring out the presence of an unknown and unleashing the huge potential of her power. I don't think she has ever been shown so powerful.

I loved that scene/ just tore everything up

Excellent moments! I just wish we got more backstory on all of them.

Threeboot Light Lass was really cool!

Definitely! As oversexed as Waid (and Shooter) wrote her, I'm surprised she wasn't portrayed as bisexual, especially given the legacy of the character. They clearly weren't avoiding the discussion of sex in the book like they were in the reboot, so it just seems to be an odd choice.

they could certainly easily have done that! would have loved an out and out gay male, and lesbian, and bi character, too bad we didn't get any of em

Which is REALLY weird given the illustrated lettercol where someone writes in about the boys being upset at almost being tricked into an orgy, answered by Ayla no less speaking of the Legion's diverse and open minded nature.

Meanwhile, they only had one AA male, and no (as far as we know) LGBT+ members. And Ayla was the one that would have made complete sense! Think of the soap opera possibilities there!

Complete misfire there. I'd bet serious money it was DiDio who ultimately shut it down.

Was that the Luornu-dates-three-guys-at-once bit?

yeah, imagine the possibilities if one of the three guys had been up for it, another was like "eh sorry, realy not my thing", and the third (most likely fratboy Jo) was more all "hey! I wasn't planning on sharing tonight, my ego!"

Yep that was the one.

yeah, a bit surprised they didn't have Jan react a bit differently!

It probably would've made the scene funnier to have Jan confused by the other guys' reluctance.

I believe Waid is making Aqualad pansexual in his Titans series.

It would have fit in with Jan being all "I'm not used to dating", and his earlier line in the same issue "I like being naked".

What a difference 20 years (and a new EiC) makes!

I confess to having to look up the definition for "pansexual".

I am all for more representation though. yes, it's a new concept, yes I needed a bit of time to understand it (yes, despite being a gay man myself). TBH I often wonder if a lot of homophobia and racism is due to people resisting a new "concept" or idea.

It's a busy, connected world. There's a lot of new information and viewpoints to consider, and no shortage of platforms to complain about it.

I sometimes wonder if people aren't going a bit overboard with some of the distinctions that get made, but I think the important thing is that we try to respect people for who they are.

I do wonder sometimes, if we really need all these distinctions and labels. Of course, I'm not the one being labelled, and if someone wants to create a term that fits them, I support that.

I do think those people, in turn, should be patient with those who are trying to understand it - as long as those trying to understand it, are doing so respectfully and in good faith.

Well said Ibby. While there are extreme views on all sides, that are often the ones used as collateral by opponents, there are so many people that want to simply do the best they can for everyone.

thank you, thothy.

Indeed - I take the view of, well, I'm not the one being labeled. If these labels apply to themselves, and they're not infringing on anyone else's rights, why not?

Yep. Generally speaking I try to meet people at they are at. I mean I don't want someone dictating to me how to live my life, so why do that to someone else? I mean there are always exceptions to the rule in certain cases, but live and let live is a good working philosophy in my book.

And as long as both sides are respectful

the online world today is full of snarky dismissiveness, sadly

Exactly! Respect is such a key element that is lost in most social media.