Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Mission Monitor Board Welcome to Legion World. Introduce yourself, why don't ya!

Well, there have been as many incarnations of this thread as Legion message boards, but thanks to Gary and Scott, we've all found a terrific home here at Legion World.

I thought it would be a nice idea to start this thread up again, so that we can get to know all our LW friends and family, both old and new.

Here's some of the standard info that people have included in the past -- but please feel free to tell your fellow Legion Worlders as much or as little as you'd like.

Name
Age
Where you live
What you do

Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.)

Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.)

Anything else that you want to share!

Name: Jim
Age: 41
Where I live: Long Island, New York

Legion info: I first starting reading the Legion in second grade (circa 1978), a collected edition a classmate had. I remember it mostly for the cover, featuring Superboy and Legion flying away from HQ. Years later, I found and bought the book at a small comic shop. I started reading the Legion regularly with LSH #300. My favorite era is Levitz & Giffen (the Great Darkness Saga), followed closely by Shooter & Swan (the Fatal Five arc introducing Shadow Lass; Mordru's first appearance).

I am not currently reading any comic books. When I'm not working, ideally, I'm playing with my niece and nephew, going to the movies, sleeping, eating out, swimming in my pool, traveling ... did I mention sleeping?

I'm very proud of having been involved with the LMB since it's early days, and I always feel like I'm home when I'm able to wander back ...

Hi Jim -- it's nice to get to know you!

I've always been fond of the distinctive SharkLad logo since the old school DCMB days...

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Great idea Stu!

Name: Des (short for Desmond)
Age: 22
Where do I live?: Ct. again after four years at UCONN
What do I do?: Well, I'm a full time student in Grad School at Trinity College trying to get my Masters in History, and from there, I'll try to get my Ph. D. (don't know where yet). I'm looking for a part time job, and I'll let you guys know when I get one!

I started reading comic books when I was nine, and my dad has been collecting them since 1960. I'm luckier than most other collectors, because my dad still has almost every Marvel comic since the silver age started, and most of the DC's! So when I started getting interested in the Legion, I was able to go back to the early Adventure issues, and read the Legion stories right up through to the present time (with only a few stories missing). My favorite period is the Levitz era (especially with Giffen), but I've come to love all of Legion history (with a few exceptions). Between my dad and me, we collect pretty much every DC, Marvel and Crossgen comic right now.

I started posting on the DC boards when I was a freshman in college, and helped found the LMB! I've been along for the ride ever since, with a few notable absences, but always come back, which has just happened again! I plan to stay in school forever, never have a real job, and spend most my time reading comics and books, watching football, and hanging out with my girlfriend Sue (of three years now, who I've mentioned on occasion). I still make my way up to UCONN to party (which I did last night a bit too hard) so the drunken debauchery hasn't ended yet!

Well, everyone else, just who are you?

Does the phrase "Secret Identity" mean nothing to you people?

[Harry MacAfee]"Kids ... I don't know what's wrong with these kids today ..."[/Harry MacAfee]

*Sigh* ... no respect for tradition ...

Name Matt
Age 34
Where you live Cincinnati
What you do Call Center Manager

Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.)
I started rading Legion when I was around 7 or 8. My first Legion Issue was one of the Earthwar issues. My favorite era is Levitz/Giffen/Lightle


Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.)
I love scary Movies (Halloween is my fave) and also Dark COmedies (Heathers, Jawbreakers) and Mockumentaries (A Mighty WInd, Best in Show) and some comic book inspired movies (Donnie Darko, Unbreakable).

My musical taste is stuck back in the 80's IM afraid. I love bands like Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Electronic, Depeche Mode etc...

Danny, I love scary movies too, and Halloween is also my favorite. Also, I'm a sucker for scary movie sequals, even if they're not that good. I love Halloween 4, 5, and 6, I think their the scariest ones. I'm thinking of watching all 5 Phantasms, because I heard they're really cheesy, which of course makes them a bit more appealing.

Cheesy can be good

I haven't seen any of the Phantasms all the way through...

Name Thomas or Thom
Age 31
Where you live: Tennessee near Chattanooga
What you do: I process orders for La-Z-Boy

Legion info (favorite characters, creators, stories, eras; when you started reading; etc.)
I started reading when I was 6 or 7. I love the Who is Reflecto storyline!!!! I love the Baxter series!!! Fave characters Laurel Kent, Projectra,Karate Kid, Triad and Ultra Boy.


Other things you like (movies, books, music, etc.)
I love roller coasters and scary movies just saw Cabin Fever. I like most music but I'm a huge Country music fan!!!!

Wow, I didn't know you liked roller coasters and country music, Icey! (How nice to live only a few hours from Nashville, eh...! )

I started getting into country music last year and I'm a currently a casual fan -- I listen to it on the radio, but I haven't gone to any concerts yet or anything.

(I also like La-Z-Boy recliners... )

I saw Garth Brooks live!!!

Yeah Danny, I figure I'd give the Phantasm's a try. Horror sequals are hit or miss for me. I love the Halloweens, hate the Jason movies but kind of enjoy the Freddie ones depending on my mood. Real good horror movies are the ones I really love, but sometimes I just get in that mood.

I love Coasters big-time!!!! I also love La-Z-Boy they pay the bills!!!!

The third Nightmare (Dream Warriors?) was pretty cool ... the kid in the wheelchair who dreamed he had super-powers appealed to the inner geek in me ...

I need to watch the Nightmare on Elm Streets again, I haven't in awhile. Halloween 4, 5 and 6 are my favorites, I remember finding them so terrifying when I was about 12 that now I think it's more nostalgic fear than anything.

Plus Dokken's (sp?) title track rocked!

Name: Scott Sharritt
Age: 37
Where you live: Happy Valley (otherwise known as Utah)
What you do: Business Technology Supervisor (I handle the intranet, IVR and Avaya systems, among others, for a branch of Marriott)

Legion info: Garth has always been my favorite. Even as a kid when we played super-heroes I was always Lightning Lad. My first story was Soljer's Private War in Superboy # 210. It came out around the time my father passed away. It wasn't until about 2 years later that I really started to reading them again but that was my first experience.

I love the pre-crisis/pre-boot era, especially the Levitz/Giffen era. But Steve Lightle has been, and still is, my favorite Legion artist. I loved watching the Legion grow older, become married and having children. I think in a way it helped my through my teens seeing them age. Yes I spent quite a bit of time alone then.

I got away from the books sometime after the TMK era started. I wasn't drawn back until a few years ago, when, on a whim, I searched on the internet for something about them and found an e-mail role playing game. I was hooked again and now play in about 5 to 8 different games, most of them Legion and most of my characters being Garth. Maybe one of these days I'll get you all into a game here on the board. They are great fun. And maybe I'll share some of my fan-fic. It might surprise a couple of you.

Non-Legion, non-comic book, I love movies, music and computers. I'm one of the few people I know who think it is relaxing to play with HTML and design web pages. I like role-playing games and have a DnD group that plays every so oftem but its been a few months for them to get together.

Music wise I'm eclectic. I listen to just about everything but am partial to Alternative right now. Still Heart, Pink Floyd and 80's music are in my blood. Oh, Evanescence, if you didn't already know, is my current favorite. I have yet to tire of the lovely voice of Amy Lee.

Movies I like run the gamut. I don't have a particular favorite at the moment but anything in the British comedy realm makes me laugh out loud. Horror movies are in my blood. My mom used to take my little brother and myself out to a triple feature that started at midnight on Friday night. We wouldn't get home until dawn. Classics like Blood Farmers, Devils Rain and 2000 Maniacs. I'm not as much into sci-fi movies as I used to be. Probably just because I don't have the time much anymore.

Books. I just don't read much anymore but like movies, horror is the best. Caroline and I collect vampire books (its how we met). I like classic sci-fi like ERB and Asimov too. Plus any Dirk Pitt adventure by Clive Cussler.

TV. 24 is my current favorite. Keifer Sutherland is so perfect in the role. I hope the new season is as good as the last (which I need to finish watching before the end of October). And I watch just about every Seinfeld re-run I can.

I think that's enough for now. Back to packing.

Name: Chuck Tabor
Age: 49 & Holding
Where you live: Westerly RI
What you do: Retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer, Former Quality Systems Analyst for a major Aerospace Casting Company, Currently studying Computer Programming and Writing. I don’t ever want to work for someone else again, so I am currently trying establish my writing credentials. Just maybe…

Legion info: I started reading the legion in the late 1950’s, when they first started making guest appearances in Superboy, Adventure, and Action comics. My favorite era was the second Levitz Run. My favorite artists are Steve Lightle and “Iron” Mike Grell. My next favorite(s) would be the current DnA run, with Steve’s art (Are you listening DC!!!)

Other things you like: Watching my grandchildren grow up – I missed way too much of my children’s developmental years because I was off riding submarines. I love reading, mainly SciFi (Robert Heinlein, Asimov, Alan Dean Foster, Andre Norton, EE “Doc” Smith, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack L. Chalker, Piers Anthony, Spider & Jeanie Robinson… I could go on a while) but any well written book can hold my attention, I’m not big on movies but do watch a select few (any John Wayne movie, Independence Day, Men in Black, X-Men… Is there a theme here?) I don’t watch TV except for Sports (Red Sox & Buffalo Bills, how masochistic is that?) and News (Fox News keeps my disgust with the growing right wing lunacy in this country fresh on a daily basis.) I can and do listen to almost any music, but Steppenwolf and Creedance Clearwater Revival hold my heart.

To me Legion World is a wonderful exercise in Creative Writing combined with the opportunity to interact with some very special people who share some of my interests. Gary & Scott have provided us with a fantastic playground/clubhouse. Thanks Guys.

Space Ranger concurs with the above statements.

Truth and Justice shall Prevail!!

Keith, 34, Surrey UK - though originally from NE Scotland and I investigate GPs for fraud and embezzlement. It's not that much fun really though the end result is satisfactory but even so thank Gawd for Legion World, stupidvideos.com and internet porn I say! <heh, you wanted personal disclosure?> Though that said I have a wee studio were I paint and have recently had a Kuwaiti Gallery order 8 pictures from me so I may give up the day job sometime soon.

I'm not sure of my first real memory of the Legion as both of my brothers had comics around as I grew up so they would have always been there though I have a strong recollection of the team being split up and fighting one another with Kryptonians, Atlanteans and loads of time travel..... no idea of the issue at all these days!

Fave characters have been Star Boy, Triplicate Girl/ Triad and Timber Wolf. Loved Cosmic Boys Nipple Gripper costume, pity about the stuffed shirt in it.

Fave period was the much maligned 5YG era - still love it now! And Cos had a personality there for the first time, which was a real shocker!

hobbies other than reading are painting - see Sonnie's Studio Snaps in the Bit's o' Legion Business section - my man Roj, buying CDs, avoiding getting a tan, food and wine. I'm sure there are others but this isn't the appropriate forum.....

I'm not a movie fan, I get bored too easily these days..... I'm more of a 'doing' kind of bloke than a 'watching' kind. That's my excuse for having no attention span anyway.

Lately I've been really into the Clash, it's all I've been listening too! Anyone else a big Clash fan?

I'd say my two favorite bands are Led Zeppelin and Metallica (the first 5 albums especially), though I have a whole host of other bands that I love (Green Day, Doors, CCR, Beatles, etc.) And if anyone listens to hip-hop, I really like the Wu-Tang Clan and lately Mobb Deep. I like pretty much everything...

Name: Matthew Barton

Alter Ego: the boy with UltraPowers

Origin of Alter Ego: taken from "Superboy" #98 July 1962, introducing Ultraboy


Age: 31

Base of Operations: Manchester, United Kingdom

Occupation: retail manager for "Bally"


Legion Fan since: "Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes" #253 July 1979

Favourite Legionnaire: Ultraboy

Favourite Legion Creators: Dave Cockrum, Mike Grell, Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen, Steve Lightle, Dan Abnett,
Andy Lanning and Olivier Coipel

Favourite Legion stories: "The Great Darkness Saga", "The Abduction of Shrinking Violet", "The LSV War",
"Who is Sensor Girl", "The Five Year Gap", "Legion of the Damned" and "Legion Lost"

Favourite Legion Era: i actually like them all !!

Legion claim to fame: meeting OLIVIER COIPEL on the 16th of July 2002 in Paris


Favourite films: "Star Wars" all 5, "Halloween", "Scream", "Aliens", "T2", "Thelma & Louise", "Batman", "X2"
and "The Wizard of Oz"

Favourite TV: "Buffy: TVS", "Star Trek: TNG", "Ally McBeal", "Smallville", "TwinPeaks", "Sex and the City", "24"
and i've not watched any of "Alias" yet !! but when i get it on DVD i know i'll love it, too .....

Favourite Music: Madonna, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Dido, Michelle Branch, B-52's

and finally here's me !!! for anyone who hasn't seen a photo of me, before ....





Matthew.

Codename: Duplicate Man
Secret Id: Allan, but don't tell anyone!
Occupation: Computer Programmer.
Base of Operations: Kansas City, Mo.

Fine… in the interests of me not being a voyeur for having read all the rest of these…

My name’s Robert Dell
I’m 32.
I live in Portland, Oregon.
I work as a Technical Writer/Training Coordinator (I prefer not giving more job information than that because it takes too long to convey the details, and it's never worth it when I finally get to the end.)

My favorite character is Element Lad, both because he was supposed to be gay, and because even if he’s not, he’s got a darn cool power.

I love the adventure era for the same reason I love camp.

I started reading in March.

I like hearing classic Jazz vocalists.

I like it when movies are good, so can’t pick a particular genre over another.

And finally, the colors I painted the rooms of my house last year include Bog, Shady Lagoon, Cactus, and Pollen.

Name: Doug Bell
Age: 32 (33 in October)
Live: Bristol UK shortly to be Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
What I do: Management Information Administrator for one of the UK's largest universities, although shortly to give that all up to be a full-time beach bum.

Legion - love the Levitz stuff but favourite era remains TMK. Currently enjoying the current run though. Fave characters - Jo, Tenzil, Lu, the Subs, Estimate Lad, Spaceopoly Lad and of course Nardo.

Other - main interests away from Legion are music (punk, rock and folk mostly), science fiction, playing guitar and surfin'.