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Every character is someone's favorite. Every story is important and essential to someone. Allowing for multiple versions co-existing is the best way to keep everything in. You can explore the Ayla-Vi relationship. You can explore a version in which Ayla is still dating Timber Wolf, because that relationship is important to some people. You can follow up on a version in which Brin and evil Projectra are together. You can have a version in which Brin and Blok are together. Not everyone has to enjoy every version. That's cool. There's something like 100 characters who have been Legionnaires at this point. You can't have everyone be a member in every version, but as long as there's at least some stories published in which some version of the character appears it shouldn't matter.

There's definitely such a thing as being too concerned about minor continuity errors. "In the latest issue, the Legion lands on the third moon of Colu! But in this issue published in 1973 it says that Colu has no moons! You've ruined the Legion!" is being excessive. But if you're going to write a story in which Ferro Lad and Tellus go to a bar, then you owe us an explanation of how these characters are co-existing. That explanation can be as simple as "This is a reality in which Ferro Lad never died!". But if you're going to insist that it's a story of the preboot Legion, you're going to need to at least gesture at the fact that Ferro Lad's has returned to life or one of the characters is time traveling or is a clone or something.

Agree, that's a pretty big continuity gap to fill. I think most readers with deep knowledge will automatically assume it's an alternate continuity. so I agree, that if it's meant to be set in the same reality, the writer/editor should firmly establish that.


agree - and at least a recognizable version. *angrily remembers the Shrinking Violet in Bendisboot, who didn't get a single line...*

I generally agree here. It's more important to have the character in play. I could care less *WHY* Jenni Ognats is in an issue. If they at some point make reference to her having an alternate origin or shifting realities, that's fine, but I wouldn't freak out if she didn't have her side belt pouches. A lot of 5YL takes the continuity stuff way too seriously and cause a lot more problems than it solved, IMO.

But its not insurmountable. In some cases (Ferro Lad) it could be some time anomaly that kicks off a new series, but in others (XS, Kinetix) they could just be Academy recruits. As much as I'd love to see the Violet/Kinteix friendship back on display, its more important to have Kinetix just on the page.

The issue's available digital first today

Basically, all of the pages featuring the Legion have already been posted on this thread, but here's a basic summary of the issue:

Sounds awful!

Thanks for reading it so others don't have to, EDE.

BUt not on the DC app

Adding onto this:

My initial guess would be:

this also makes me realize, that what makes a character "recognizable" will differ per reader.

for sure, some people were more upset than others about, say, no Tinya/Jo romance in the Threeboot. let's not even get into things like Sensor being a giant snake, or the various ethnicity/skin color changes.

I'd love to just have Kinetix on the page as well. perhaps there are fans out there, who think the Vi/Zoe friendship was such a core element of their characters, that they are not willing to budge on that it will also be a very personal thing for various fans.

Definitely. But on the other hand it provides an avenue for new stories or threads. To keep with the Vinetix example, bringing Zoe in at 15/16 years old (or even older) can have older Vi (early to mid 20s) be a mentor to her and kind of flip the PZH relationship on its head. And this can be done in LOTS of different ways with lots of characters.

for sure

personally, I just want Zoe to have her look, her alpha-class telekinesis, her sassy but caring personality, and a friendship with Vi.

It's literally not much to ask...