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Re: LAST ROUND!!!! ACTION, Reboot or Threeboot? Ends Tuesday, 8/19
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ULTRA BOY: Action I remember how upset I was when Gerry Conway killed him off in LSH #273 March 1981 and then again in LSH #275 May 1981, I was 14 years old and a Legion fan for 7 years at the time.
I tried to rip their soul out.I tried to make them forget Superman. But they won't.
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Re: LAST ROUND!!!! ACTION, Reboot or Threeboot? Ends Tuesday, 8/19
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Ultra Boy: Classic. I agree Mystery: I'd love them to use the playing-dumb Jo.
"I weighed the odds of this working versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid and, well, I did it anyway,"
- Crow T. Robot
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Re: LAST ROUND!!!! ACTION, Reboot or Threeboot? Ends Tuesday, 8/19
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I agree as well, Classic Jo for sure.
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Classic Jo, especially from TMK, but Action is fine.
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Re: LAST ROUND!!!! ACTION, Reboot or Threeboot? Ends Tuesday, 8/19
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My favorite version of Jo ever was definitely the one from TMK. None of the others are even close! Technically this version isn't offered, but I'll assume that the Classic/Action version is the one with the potential to become that man. So he's got my vote.
Still "Lardy" to my friends!
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Re: LAST ROUND!!!! ACTION, Reboot or Threeboot? Ends Tuesday, 8/19
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Fabulous and Sparkly!
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This is another tough one, but I think my vote goes for Threeboot Jo. His swagger, his reveling in his power and his ego are all part of what has made the Threeboot fun.
The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."
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ULTRA BOY: Tough choice since there are parts of all three versions I've liked but I'll probably go with the Classic version because he was fully developed as a character.
"Hey Jim! Get Mon out of the Zone!! And...when do we get Condo back?"
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I vote for reboot Brainy -- so long as there's a written guarantee the monkey won't come back. (I love 3boot and original Brainy, too, but the smiley-face ACTION doppelganger is extremely creepy .. just all wrong, imo.)
3boot Ultra Boy for much the same reason I voted for 3boot Phantom Girl. The two characters have greater potential as solos than shackled together in a tired, boring old romance that never appealed to me in the first place.
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Threeboot Jo is a bit 2-dimensional. Reboot Jo is a bit too flat. I'll have to go for Action then...
Exnihil: Novelty, if he had a power, the obvious one to me would of course be "The Power of Grayskull"
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Me three. Action Jo was more interesting to read. And I really liked the pathos of the TMK version. Reboot Jo was waaay too co-dependent. Threeboot is just an uninteresting jerk. At least threeboot Brin is an interesting jerk.
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Classic Jo has a way broader depth... and none of that bit of stubble.
And about depth... both classic Brainy and the current one had really static personas. At least Reboot Brainy had that .1 upgrade, as cheesy as it sounds.
Threeboot Dirk and Tenzil all the way. Is it because of Bedard's storyline? Hell, it didn't make them look like knock-offs at least.
"For some reason I can't explain or understand, and probably never will... EVERYTHING comes from SUPERMAN." - Alexander Luthor, Jr.
Unfortunately, the Legion is no exception.
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Action Jo for me. I liked the Jo of the early reboot, but his story played out too quickly, and I've never liked the Threeboot Jo.
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Playing dumb Jo for me, Glorith's nemesis. It's a great character, one of the few that I think all boots did really well.
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COSMIC BOY: Action- 7.5, Reboot- 13, 3boot- 1.5
SATURN GIRL: Action- 15, Reboot- 5.5, 3boot- 1.5
LIGHTNING LAD: Action- 8, Reboot- 3.5, 3boot- 7.5
PHANTOM GIRL: Action- 6, Reboot- 3.5, 3boot- 11.5
TRIPLICATE GIRL: Action- 3, Reboot- 15, 3boot- 3
COLOSSAL BOY: Action- 12, Reboot- 2, 3boot- 5
CHAMELEON BOY: Action- 11, Reboot- 4, 3boot- 4
INVISIBLE KID: Action- 3, Reboot- 14, 3boot- 2
BRAINIAC 5: Action-5, Reboot-16, 3boot-0
ULTRA BOY: Action-14, Reboot-0, 3boot-2
STAR BOY: Action, Reboot or 3boot?
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This one's got a trick to it, I suppose. ACTION Thom would probably have to be the one in the JSA. Does that eliminate him from LSH membership? Would that mean the real choice is between reboot and threeboot?
Star Boy's personality comes, primarily and for me, from his long-ago 'spotlight' issue where he bared his soul in conversation with Wildfire.
I liked reboot Thom and his bumbling. I also enjoyed reading about his power fluctuations (though that, too, grew old after awhile...), since the comet-induced set of powers was something I'd only read *about* before then. I liked the linkage to 21st century Starman- though now that's really an argument against reboot Thom.
Threeboot carries forward that bumbling tendency and adds on a real 'battle' awareness of his teammates. He very often shows his concern for those around him, which I find endearing.
And the Legion girls seem to like him-- unlike other versions at times.
Again, I'd be content with any of the three. I'm most curious to see how JSA Starman would be worked into a prospective post LTW team, so it's ACTION for me.
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Fabulous and Sparkly!
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I vote Action as well. A solid tie between the Golden Age's first super-team and the Silver Age's first super-team (and the two greatest of any age) would be really kewl! Besides, he's kinda hot with the beard!
The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."
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Star Boy - oh.......I liked Action just because of his Starfield costume, and the first one to wear that. I liked Reboot where he shone in DnA with XS in fighting against the invaders on their planets....and I liked 3boot as well...due to being innovative ways to use his powers. I choose....3boot.
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Bearded Star Boy... In the lack of it, Threeboot.
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Star Boy: He's always been one of the Legionnaires that has alluded me when it comes to appeal. I may have something to do with the fact that I never saw him in the classic series, and he didn't really show up all that much in th FYL series. I did like his interactions with Gim in Reboot, so I pick Reboot.
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STAR BOY: I've also liked all three versions of Thom but I find the Thom in the current JSA series so much fun that I want to see much more of him so Action Thom would be my choice.
"Hey Jim! Get Mon out of the Zone!! And...when do we get Condo back?"
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I´ve never been a Thom fan. But now that the JSA version has schizophrenia, I find myself interested. The other two versions are just not that interesting.
I vote Classic Thom.
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Invisible Kid - the Reboot all the way. While I like the Classic Lyle, the Reboot made him shine in a way never before approached. Its one of the great characterizations of the entire reboot. Threeboot Lyle needs a good Validus hand to turn him to dust at this point.
Brainy - Brainy may be the clearest decision I can make in favor of the Classic version. Because the Classic Brainy is one of the great characters in all of comics history. The other versions aren't bad, since they essentially are the same character, but they never come quite close to the original.
Ultra Boy - another Action one all the way, though I did like the reboot Ultra Boy when he *first* showed up. But the Jo I love is the street-smart kid who became the man in TMK Annual #1, by far my favorite spotlight issue ever. The TMK Jo, heavily based on his Adventure appearances, made Jo one of my favorite Legionnaires forever. I personally hate when writers lazily reduce him to his 'super-jock' self. Threeboot Jo has seemed annoying up until Shooter has taken over as he's now developed a bit more personality beyond 'creepy' to 'bravado'.
Star Boy - this one is tougher than I thought becuase I like the current Thom in JSA. But its the reboot that I really started to like him. His friendship with Gates and being the new member at that era, and then he and XS as freedom fighters...he seemed so ripe for further storylines and characterization and yet with so much depth already.
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ACTION Star Boy is much more interesting over the other two by just about any measure.
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As a fellow beardy, gotta go with the Action/Classic version. I liked his upbeat attitude and his ultimately rocky relationship with Nura, too.
Still "Lardy" to my friends!
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