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Here's the link for the facebook Legion group,you can find Mr.Levitz profile on there. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=734981233#/group.php?gid=2204554158&ref=mf He did leave me with this message though. Paul Levitz:Thanks for the kind words and the suggestion of a friend to add, but I'm not actively searching out fans to add on Facebook at this time--happy to add any of my fans/readers who ask me, but I'm new to the FB system, and going slowly...
I tried to rip their soul out.I tried to make them forget Superman.
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Just joined the Legion group as the 666th member...bewahahahahahahaha!
Active LMB character is still Beast Boy.
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I think the Levitz return to the Legion is the greatest thing to happen to the Legion since Johns decided to bring the 'original' team back. I just hope that he hasn't lost his touch as a writer and that he does something with Brainiac Five and Supergirl.
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Um guys, I don't have a facebook account, so, if anyone would mind asking Mr. Levitz about the Ranzz kids that would be supah.
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Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid:
Um guys, I don't have a facebook account, so, if anyone would mind asking Mr. Levitz about the Ranzz kids that would be supah. Maybe we could make a thread (or use this one) and collect questions for him?
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I tried to rip their soul out.I tried to make them forget Superman.
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Tyroc by issue #2 !! Awesome.
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That Tyroc news is seriously cool! In issues 2 & 3!
I wonder if that means Marzal is the homeworld/island being destroyed? Or do we already know that's Titan?
I hope Paul does Tyroc justice. I know he wasn't a fan of his.
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Other than his statue in Lo3W and that infuriatingly misleading cover in the Threeboot will this be the first time Tyroc has been on panel since the Reboot 16 years ago?
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To tell the truth I don't want to see a homeworld destroyed. Why? Because we've seen it happen plenty of times already, both in LSH and elsewhere, and it's almost always done for shock value at the cost of damaging the series in the long term. It's sort of like killing off a character.
We've learned our lesson from the excesses of the Dark Age of Comics (or whatever you want to call comics post-1986). Heck, we've learned our lesson from the TMK era. Haven't we?
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I have yet to see anyone who seems excited about the "destroying a world" idea.
Honestly, other than the fact it's Levitz writing, very little I've seen of the new Legion series gives me much cause to be excited.
Adventure, however, sounds pretty interesting.
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"I am the LEGION--you colossal Jerk!"--Garth Ranzz LEGION #63
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And those two pages do absolutely nothing to increase my interest.
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I wasn't thrilled with the pages either, since they had no Legionness about them. But, if a bunch of GL fans buy the book, it's a small price to pay. The tricky thing is doing a future of the GLC that isn't invalidated next month in the GL/Brightest Day books. I would expect Paul to be up to that challenge, but it's not entirely up to him.
I AM somewhat intrigued by the idea of Earth Man being forced to join. The Legion has always benefited, in the past, from new/rebel member type stories. Ultra Boy, Karate Kid, Timber Wolf, Wildfire, Dawnstar, Tyroc, Invisible Kid (Jacques) all had arcs like this, and it's a natural way to teach new readers about the Legion (as new companions do for Dr. Who). As long as it isn't dragged out ad nauseam and ad absurdum and ad annoyum, I think it should be fun.
...but you don't have a moment where you're sitting there staring at a table full of twenty-five characters with little name signs that say, "Hi, my superpower is confusing you!"
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Two other things (now that I think about them). Paul clearly LIKES the lore of the Corps (sorry) -- namely, the story of Krona bringing evil into the universe as the impetus for the Guardians and the GLC (remember his flashback "why the GLC is banned from earth" story?) I think that mythology is cool, too, and sadly overshadowed (or worse) by that Blackest Night...stuff. So, if Paul has a fun way to weave that GL mythology into something organic and meaningful for the Legion, I'm happy to give him the chance to show it.
Second, Yildiray's art is awesome, at least what I've seen of it at C2E2 and in previews. His Legionnaires have an individuality, vitality and emotion that we haven't seen for a LONG time. I love Barry Kitson, but I think Yildiray's art has more emotion and dynamism to it, which I think is essential to get people interested in the book. Otherwise the Legion ends up as a complicated and boring costume drama, Masterpiece Theater in space.
...but you don't have a moment where you're sitting there staring at a table full of twenty-five characters with little name signs that say, "Hi, my superpower is confusing you!"
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yea...more GL stuff. Are any Legionnaires even going to appear in the first issue?
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Originally posted by doublechinner:
Second, Yildiray's art is awesome, at least what I've seen of it at C2E2 and in previews. His Legionnaires have an individuality, vitality and emotion that we haven't seen for a LONG time. I absolutely agree. His art is fantastic. I met him at C2E2 and he is also I very nice guy 
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Originally posted by doublechinner:
I AM somewhat intrigued by the idea of Earth Man being forced to join. The Legion has always benefited, in the past, from new/rebel member type stories. Ultra Boy, Karate Kid, Timber Wolf, Wildfire, Dawnstar, Tyroc, Invisible Kid (Jacques) all had arcs like this, and it's a natural way to teach new readers about the Legion (as new companions do for Dr. Who). As long as it isn't dragged out ad nauseam and ad absurdum and ad annoyum, I think it should be fun. I'm all for new members. But none of the folks you mention were murderers/torturers before joining the team. Even Blok, the one "super-villain" to have joined the team, was a pretty gentle villain.
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Oh, I agree, I think Earth Man's behavior has been reprehensible. That's why I'm all the more intrigued to see what happens. What's so serious that Earthgov or the UP would insist on the Legion taking in such a scoundrel?
...but you don't have a moment where you're sitting there staring at a table full of twenty-five characters with little name signs that say, "Hi, my superpower is confusing you!"
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I'm willing to give Paul a chance to see how this works. I don't think he'd be willing to let a murderer be forgiven in the larger scheme of things, and can provide a dynamic story with Earth Man.
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Originally posted by doublechinner:
Two other things (now that I think about them). Paul clearly LIKES the lore of the Corps (sorry) -- namely, the story of Krona bringing evil into the universe as the impetus for the Guardians and the GLC (remember his flashback "why the GLC is banned from earth" story?) I think that mythology is cool, too, and sadly overshadowed (or worse) by that Blackest Night...stuff. So, if Paul has a fun way to weave that GL mythology into something organic and meaningful for the Legion, I'm happy to give him the chance to show it.
Second, Yildiray's art is awesome, at least what I've seen of it at C2E2 and in previews. His Legionnaires have an individuality, vitality and emotion that we haven't seen for a LONG time. I love Barry Kitson, but I think Yildiray's art has more emotion and dynamism to it, which I think is essential to get people interested in the book. Otherwise the Legion ends up as a complicated and boring costume drama, Masterpiece Theater in space. Agreed.
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