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Steve,

When you and Paul created the Sensor Girl mystery, (a great concept!) did you both know from the beginning who her identity would be, or did it develope over time?

jafabian, I realize this thread has grown a lot since then, but the Sensor Girl story is how Steve started this thread.
Check out page 1 .

BTW, I write this with neither sarcasm nor ill will. I know how easy it is to seem like a jerk on these boards.;)

That's cool. It was really a cheap way to do bump anyhow.

Random Steve question (unless someone else knows):

Did you design Comet Queen? (or any of the other characters featured in that Legion recruitment issue guest starring Dev-Em)

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Comet Queen predates Steve's tenure on the Legion. I take it she's a Giffen design. If you check out some of the early pages of this thread, you'll see discussion of some of the characters that Steve did create from the issue in question, though!

I'm pretty sure that Laurel Kent predates Giffen too, although I think he first gave her that red poncho for a costume. Did James Sherman first draw this character? I'm not absolutely certain.

Steve

So Steve,

How's the Umbra issue coming? Still no previews? Do you get to draw other Legionnaires in the story, or is it completely an Umbra solo?

<< Random Steve question (unless someone else knows):
Did you design Comet Queen? (or any of the other characters featured in that Legion recruitment issue guest starring Dev-Em)>>

I vaguely recall Giffen telling me that he got the Comet Queen design from a fan submission, but I may be wrong. as for the other recruits, although I don't have the issue in front of me, I'm pretty certain that I designed all of them ... except Polar Boy, Power Boy and Comet Queen. I certainly designed all the characters who made their first appearance in that issue (Tiger Girl, Energy Boy, Quislet, Mentalla, etc.). Of course everyone knows that I also designed Tellus, even though he had a one panel appearance prior to this issue.

Steve

I think Laurel Kent was by Jim Shooter & Mike Grell.

"Future Shock For Superboy!"

She was shockingly underdressed.

What was she wearing in her early appearances though? The red poncho or that bizarre fig leaf bikini thing?

And it's a bit cheeky of Giffen to have used a fan design for Comet Queen and not given them any credit! If CQ was based on a fan design though wouldn't we know about it? Legion fandom though slightly rabid isn't that enormous is it? I mean the older fans know what fans designed the costumes for Night Girl, Light Lass, Saturn Girl etc don't they?

Here's a better question: how much say does the penciller have in who the inker and/or colorist is? I would think they should have a big say since they'll be going over the pencillers work.

Like heck! Think about it, she's been invulnerable all her life and thus never felt heat or cold in an way that gave her discomfort. And she lives in a poly-species culture where many of the races either go nude or couldn't care less about human nuidty.

So... the black g-string is mostly a token to traditional feminine garb. The red poncho shows her pride in her lineage and also acts as a modest garment when dealing with other humans.

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Vampire: C’mon, isn’t this insane? I was afraid to talk to you in high school and now we’re like mortal enemies! Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if we became nemeses?
Buffy: Is that how you say the word?
Vampire: We’re going to have to fight to the death, aren’t we?
Buffy: It’s a time honored custom.
Vampire: Wow. Reality just shows up sometimes, doesn’t it?

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Personally, I had no problem with how Lauren was dressed!

I thought Laurel looked fine shockingly underdressed in "Future Shock For Superboy." That was the shock, for me, seeing so much of her. I could hardly pay attention to the story! I had to read it several times, actually, to really get the "shock" (that she was a descendant of Superboy & Lois Lane). I was much more shocked at her attire.

She still looks the best in that unforgettable first appearance -- "Future Shock For Superboy."

...check out Laurel's attire in SUPERBOY #217...

 ***** Superboy 6/76 (3- C) .30
#217 starring The LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Grell) B-2794
CS 1. "The Charge Of The Doomed Legionnaires" B 2700
(Shooter/Grell) --11p
2. "Future Shock For Superboy" B-2743(Shooter/Grell) --6p
super talk --1p B-2795
M-223 Khunds app. 1st Laurel Kent. 1st bar coded issue. LoC has circulation figures. L-152 MB

Get back to the top!

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wouldn't damph! be more appropiate!

damph

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If they don't keep Steve on Legion I'd love to see him to an Atom book.

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Oops! Pardon me. I didn't mean to BUMP into you.

What I'd like to know is if Steve were doing some sort of regular creative work with the Legion, would he work with DnA to populate the new Legion World?

Does he have any ideas for new Legionnaires?
Not just reboots of Tellus or Quislet, although I wouldn't mind that happening, but does he have any new worlds, and/or characters, for us to get to know.

Have you presented any ideas to DnA, Steve?
I know it's hard to share here, because someone might steal your ideas or something, but I'm still curious as to what you might creat now, in the new millenium.
What 'look' should the current Legion have?

Shady

Steve?

Are you out there?
I hope all is well. Looking forward to you're upcoming issues.