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Here's a history of our various felons, along with a few missed opportunities.....
I - walkwithcrowds (7-day version) II - none III - none IV - Quislet, Esq V - Rockhopper Lad (the first 24-hour version) VI - Rockhopper Lad VII - cleome VIII - Rockhopper Lad IX - Rockhopper Lad X - none XI - none XII - none XIII - Invisible Brainiac XIV - Invisible Brainiac XV - Invisible Brainiac XVI - Invisible Brainiac XVII - Invisible Brainiac XVIII - cleome XIX - cleome XX - cleome XXI - Jfposey XXII - Invisible Brainiac XXIII - jfposey XIV - Invisible Brainiac XV - PALADIN (eff YEAH!!!) XVI- Quislet, Esq. XVII - Invisible Brainiac XVIII - none XIX - none XX - Quislet, Esq. XXI - thoth lad XXII - Ann Hebistand XXIII - Quislet, Esq. XXIV - Invisible Brainiac XXV - Invisible Brainiac XXVI - Quislet, Esq. XXVII - thoth lad XXVIII - Quislet, Esq. XXIX - Eryk Davis Ester XXX - Invisible Brainiac XXXI - Invisible Brainiac XXXII - Ann Hebistand XXXIII - Invisible Brainiac XXXIV - Invisible Brainiac XXXV - none XXXVI - thoth lad XXXVII - Ann Hebistand XXXVIII - Invisible Brainiac XXXIX - thoth Lad XL - Invisible Brainiac XLI - thoth lad XLII - Ann Hebistand XLIII - thoth lad XLIV - thoth lad XLV - Ann Hebistand XLVI - Invisible Brainiac XLVII - Invisible Brainiac XLVIII - Invisible Brainiac XLIX - Ann Hebistand L - Ann Hebistand LI - Ann Hebistand LII - thoth lad LIII - Ann Hebistand LIV - Ann Hebistand
Thanks to Mxyzptlk with help from Jon (when he was still a kid) the post-Crisis Superman was merged with the deceased New52 Superman rewriting their history to a combination of the two that everyone just accepts (presumably without the Clark/Diana relationship. Diana and Lois are good friends.) Later it was said that this was due to Doomsday Clock along with the rest of DC's continuity.
Steel is still around and pretty prominent, and engaged to Lana Lang.
In the New52 there was a new Cyborg Superman that was Kara's father transmuted by Brainiac (I think) as well as another version of Hank Henshaw who then became Cyborg Superman again via a different path. He has continued to appear in various stories with his background not mentioned and just assumed to be as he was before.
Connor/Superboy reappeared a year or two back when some Teen Titans/Young Justice characters were hopping dimensions and he came back with them. When he met up with Superman and the Kents they all suddenly remembered him.
And since the most recent Dark Crisis supposedly everyone remembers all the previous Crisis and previous versions of themselves or something like that.
So yeah continuity is whatever the current writer wants it to be and it's a mess. Somewhere along the line the bosses thought that continuity was a hassle, put off new readers, and something the fans didn't really like. I've never met one of those fans but there you go.
I was happy enough with consistency. Things would make sense within each book. Luthor blowing up the Earth would be a no-no. But everyone could fight their world conquoring villains within their own books, without too many issues.
Hal Jordan going into space for a year or something major like that, would be reflected elsewhere.
But even things like Trigon had other heroes appear in panel after the event, wishing they could have done more. It didn't need referenced in every other book.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
I think it was okay until the 80s, when editors and writers (some of whom were their own editors) put their egos ahead of good storytelling. And then in the 90s, they had agendas to tear down each other's sandcastles. Very childish, and, ironically, it alienated children who might have otherwise enjoyed the stories.
Event comics tied all books into a single storyline. Fine for a sales spike, but at the expense of having editorial over reach and losing creativity. That became endless events, with diminishing returns.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
Interesting, though, how most individuals' favorite events are the ones that happened while their comics enthusiasm was at its peak.
There are exceptions -- Legends was before my time, but I quite like it; Annihilation (from Marvel) was long after my time, but I was impressed by it. I consider Annihilation to be the best thing Giffen did for either of the Big Two publishers.
You're probably right about that, Ibby. For me, it also has a lot to do with creators -- the ones I like are getting older and getting less work. I do find that I'm more frustrated with the writing than the artwork.
The digital sales can be good value. I've not long finished Mind Mgmt. The first volume is my favourite, but 2 and 3 well worth the discounted read. Copra, Air and Local Man, I also got cheaply.
I'm a lot less likely to pick up single issues. I'm too many reboots away from caring what the big 2 are really up to, to really feel the need to follow it monthly. The costs for others are too steep to try out, unless it's something I'm really taken with. But Sacrificers and Animal Castle are excellent.
I have clicked on the follow button on comixology for a few creators. But they're of an age where that output is going to be minimal. There are plenty of excellent comics out there, so I just have to follow them and keep up with more scattered projects.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
If the next Legion series is as bad as the Bendisboot, then...no, I can't bring myself to joke about that. At this point, even a bad Legion series would be great to have around!
The Bendisboot made me appreciate some of the runs I'd complained about before. Let's hope the next run isn't bad enough to make me appreciate the Bendisboot!
There are a lot of fans I would trust to actually write the Legion!
It's a dicey proposition, though. In my opinion, Tom + Mary were the worst thing that ever happened to the Legion. Of course, I know they're not the only ones to blame, but I still hate the things they did.
Also, I'm mainly digital, so I rarely buy anything physical
TMK was awful, but T+M without K was even worse: that stupid zombie story, Roxxas as a born again hippie, and the implication that the abuse Mordru put Mysa through was all her fault!
The forgotten crime noir classic To Live and Die in Chocolate
Soundtrack by Wang Chung (the only song of theirs I still enjoy is the one they did for The Breakfast Club, "Fire in the Twilight," which they did not write.)
Yeah, Banks is pretty close to being my favorite musician ever (and most of the possible competitors are people heavily influenced by him). It's kind of a shame that he never really found success as a solo artist.
I'm hoping we get at least one more good rock album out of him. Apparently even Phil is working on new music, and he can barely move, so there's really not much excuse for Tony.
My dad really likes Wang Chung. I'd have fun getting singles at record fairs for him. I still listen to some of it.
Hues voice has held up well, so I'll need to look out for Strictly Inc.
Hues seemed to be having a lot of fun when Wang Chung appeared on Hit Me Baby in the 2000s. The modern song they chose to cover was Nelly's "Hot In Herre." It could've been as horrible as the idea sounds on paper, but Hues and the other guy made it work, it was a good laugh. Quite possibly the only time I ever enjoyed a performance on that show.
My dad really likes Wang Chung. I'd have fun getting singles at record fairs for him. I still listen to some of it.
Hues voice has held up well, so I'll need to look out for Strictly Inc.
Hues seemed to be having a lot of fun when Wang Chung appeared on Hit Me Baby in the 2000s. The modern song they chose to cover was Nelly's "Hot In Herre." It could've been as horrible as the idea sounds on paper, but Hues and the other guy made it work, it was a good laugh. Quite possibly the only time I ever enjoyed a performance on that show.
I see that was hosted by Vernon Kay. Back when I crawled in late from a night out, he was one of the presenters on a channel called UK Play. It had a few people who would go onto to do bigger things in radio and TV, like Matt Lucas & David Walliams. Russell Brand also appeared on it, not long after an early sacking from MTV. No surprise what he turned out to be like.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
She had a "Westernized" nickname, as many folks from China/Taiwan tend to adopt. but she decided to embrace her given name, and educate folks on how to pronounce it instead
I enjoy both those songs. I love the animated TV ad for Listerine that used Tarzan Boy, with a sentient bottle of mouthwash swinging from a vine...classic!
Speaking of creepy crawlies, there are some spiders on our roof terrace. But they're catching insects, so good!
My youngest cousin, who is non-binary, considers Spider-Man their favorite superhero. I offered that the X-Men are sort of like a whole team of Spider-Men, only much more diverse. My cousin said I made a valid point.
One reason I love the X-Men as a concept, the whole point (in my mind) was to champion the misunderstood and feared.
They went one step further than the Legion, which highlights diversity and collaboration.
Very well said, Ibby. And though some writers have made the concept work better than others, it's the concept itself that continues to resonate across the decades.
Agreed - I think XMen lapped the Legion with that core element. It didn't help that the Legion was mostly a white kids' club and DC didn't feel to really do much about it until the 90s
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yeah, it was mainly the Reboot where I recall them stressing the diversity/collaboration aspect. it was not as overtly stressed prior. The Retroboot pushed that a bit, with the Earth-Man storyline.
The preboot Legion was operating in a world in which the United Planets had been around for awhile, and cooperation among diverse species was just part of the background for the most part (there are occasional themes of discrimination against particular soecies such as Durlans, but that's more on account of their powers rather than just being alien). The reboot by constrast, was all about the story of the United Planets coming together, and so it makes sense that diversity/cooperation woukd be a more foregrounded theme.
IThe fact that Johns seems so insistent on trying to graft that theme onto the retroboot Legion is yet anither reason his take on the team annoys me.
I was reflecting about Umbra's lost darkfield. She lost it in Legion 2; left for home in Legion 10; and we finally see her again in Legion... 24?
She basically missed the Robotica invasion AND Dreamcrime... she gets knocked out at the beginning of Legion 24 (after Thresholding there, so instantly after leaving Legion World in Legion 10...) how long was she out?!? (or did she stay on Talok VIII for a bit after getting her darkfield back...)
I played a miniature golf course last weekend. I live in an area with quite a few golf courses. They all look as though a supervillain has blasted perfectly good woodland, creating lots of bunkers. I much prefer miniature golf: The true test of putting.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
I played a golf hole (Miniature, therefore proper golf) for the first time a while back. I had to hit it through a slot.
But that was on a gradual incline. So I had to it it strongly enough to get up the incline, which was the foothill to a little mountain slope. There were a few holes in the mountain to capture various speeds of ball. They would come out a various positions of awkwardness.
At the mountaintop, there were 2 holes, one central and one at the back. Both better than the ones on the slope. But one better than the other.
Both led you to watch the ball spiral down towards the green, which I don't think was a straight putt either.
Anyone thumping the ball, would go off the hole, or fly off the other side of the mountain.
Miniature golf. The great equaliser.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
Always happy to oblige. But you being chased by a horde of people wielding golf clubs hadn't occurred to me. Now that it has though, I'm working on some mind control chemicals to put into glow in the dark coatings.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
The only movie Julia Roberts ever gave a good performance in was one of her earliest: 1988's "Mystic Pizza." Her character was abrasive and sarcastic, but capable of kindness, especially toward her far more sensitive sister, played by Annabeth Gish.
But once the Hollywood Hype Machine decided she was going to be America's Latest Sweetheart...EEEEWW!
In the late 1960s, my dad and a friend of his went to see Smokey Robinson and the Miracles in concert. They were the only white people in the audience, but they didn't perceive any hostility towards them. Everybody just enjoyed the show.
^^Yeah, the only reason he might be a threat is if he could wrest control of Validus away from Tharok fairly quickly, but, yeah, the Fearsome Five has nothing that's even going to give Validus a pause otherwise.
He'd could make himself understood better if he didn't just speak in roars!
See, I think if you took Validus and put him in an all electric environment, it would be completely understandable. Kind of like how Atlanteans talk like fish in water, but normal when in air, that kind of thing.
That's probably a bad analogy.
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