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Exnihil - no problem....glad to hear that you clarify up on this issue, we all appreciate that.

LOL wouldn't it be quicker just to start pm-ing everybody on the board?

And thanks Ex, for at least voicing the opinion of the Legions of fans out there. It definitely had to be said.

Thanks for the clarification, Ex. But why would be Dan Didio taken aback? He doesn't read his mail?

Not about the question itself, but that somebody actually had the balls to stand up in front of a thousand people at what was basically a pro-DC pep rally, and be a voice of dissent. I don't think he was expecting it.

Thank you for your courage, Exnihil. As for the "private" info you gathered, it's clear the Didio defenders don't have a leg to stand on.

I don't think DiDio despises the Legion or its fans. He is a businessman first and foremost, not a comic book fan. As I pointed out to the others, in the DC Universe panel, DiDio referred to the Batman franchise, the Green Lantern franchise, etc. If it will make money, he will love it. If it doesn't make money, it is not worth his notice.

Yeah, it's hard for me to say Didio hates Legion fans because I think on a couple of occasions DC has sincerely tried to get behind the title. Putting Waid and Kitson on the book was a big deal, despite me not liking much what they did with it. Bringing in Shooter was a big deal and I'm sure caused a lot of political grumblings that Didio had to quell.

Unfortunately I think Didio has also absorbed the worst aspects of how Marvel runs things and tries to emulate them. Cheap shock and big events are valued over good storytelling and respect for the past. He certainly doesn't seem to be a graceful speaker when he has to go off topic. If he'd have said, "unfortunately Shooter's run had to be ended prematurely but it was because we have plans that we think will please Legion fans even more, and we're sorry for how things went down" that would have been a little less obnoxious.

Damn. Poor Mon-El.


No one yet happens to know when in 2009 to expect these? I know the current exclusives (Gotham Villains) will be available mid February. What is the typical interval between these exclusive packs? I need to mark my calender.

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This was just posted by Andy Khouri at CBR:

"Actually, DiDio did not say "shove." That was a misquote on my part, and was been corrected in the article. The accurate quote is as follows (emphasis mine)

We finished and cancelled and put the book out the door.

I don't know if that change makes all that much difference to you, but there it is for accuracy's sake. This is a consequence of the live-reporting process, whereby we transcribe and publish as fast as we can every few minutes during the panel discussion. 99% of the time, the information is accurately conveyed -- if not exactly word for word -- but in this case it seems the substance of DiDio's remark may have been improperly conveyed, so for that I apologize to all.

Thanks for reading."

Hey Exnihil ... he definitely looked surprised when you asked the question ... the best he could do was muster up the point about getting the book out on time ... it was a great question ... well played, my friend, well played ...

I already mentioned this but, I found out from Cliff Chiang they were going to use Freedom Beast instead of Infectious Lass while planning the Dr. 13 story in Tales of the Unexpected. I don't know at what part in the planning, or if that's the whole story. I just thought I'd let you guys know.

Freedom Beast and... was it Andrew Bennett or the pirate?... would have made a cute couple.

She had going for the Captain.

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The MattyCollector figures come out once a quarter. Matty is hinting that the LSH will be the second set becoming available early summer. I'll post here as soon as we get a date.

Cool.

Thanks for the info!

NYC Comic Con interview with George Perez re: Lo3W.

http://www.newsarama.com/common/media/video/player.php?aid=25936

Great interview, but maybe a potential spoiler?

<span class="spoiler_containter"><span class="spoiler_wording">Click Here For A Spoiler</span><span class="spoiler_text"> Perez talks about the different costumes the Legionnaires have had at different times, not to mention the different versions. He even mentions drawing Princess Projectra in her classic costume. does this mean flashback, or is it time travel? Don't know but I'm very excited to see Perez draw the Legion in good costumes </span></span>

But yeah, we aren't seeing this thing for a long long time to come.

whoaaa thanks for the link, chaim.

i have very little understanding of what the people look like that make my books....

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(Sorry, lost control of myself. Hearing George Perez talking about his love for the Legion made me GEEK OUT for a moment there.)

He truly loves Legion. You can feel his excitement. And it pours. it is unfortunate the story is not the best, but whatever.

Not a spoiler. She's in her classic costume in Lo3W #3 -- the splash page where Brainy describes the first meeting of the three Legions.

There is an oddity about that sequence. The Threeboot Projectra is shown on the right side along with the Threeboot Dream Girl, but Dream Girl died when Projectra got her powers. So the changes of them being on the same mission is pretty much impossible.

It did mention different times as well as universes. That would explain why the reboot Legion was there to save a baby XS and baby Bart.

I guess that depends on your definition of "classic" - to me, it's the Cockrum costume (red/pink/yellow, circle motif) that's the classic, not the blue swimsuit that she wore during the pre-Cockrum years.

I thought Projectra got her powers as soon as Orando was destroyed, around issue # 6 or 7, and Dream Girl didn't die until issue # 13.

The more impossible one is the post-ZH Legion lineup, which shows Kid Quantum I in action, wearing his individualized costume, fighting alongside Brainiac 5. Never mind the fact that KQI first donned that costume aboard the ship leading the Legion to the mission during which he died - Brainiac 5 had ignored his Legion draft notice until after that mission had ended. And he's depicted in that scene as his later Brainiac 5.1 appearance, not as he appeared in the pre-Gim's death days.