Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Legion cartoon???

My guess would be another new version.

Or the Archie Legion.

Sorry, no matter what I do I can't find myself getting excited about this. Can anyone lend me a little optimism?

Awwww, c'mon LL! How about if I tell you the odds of getting "Underwater Lightning Lad", "Stealth Lightning Lad", and "Fire Gear Lightning Lad" figures is highly likely if a DC comics Legion cartoon is made? Can you imagine the endless hours of fun you'll have Zippo-melting LL's arm off and replacing it with a foil-made one! I could bring my Legion toys over and we could go play in the backyard and then have punch and cookies after!

I'm with you on this Scott. I'm wincing more than jumping for joy waiting to see some of the promo art. Despite how "good" Teen Titans and JLU are, they could be so much better if the creators took more cues from the source material (i.e. the actual comics) than just throwing the readers a bone or two every once in awhile. ONLY when they use comic continuity or a character that I can recognize, do I ever truly enjoy those series. And look at Krypto. I've seen better animation by amateurs on the web.

Sorry guys. I know I should be happy. But, I feel like I'll just be seeing yet another version of the Legion that's just not as good as it could be.

...and more smilies!

We're really not the ones who should be excited.

I'd rather see a whole generation of kiddies become Legion fans through this cartoon. Lord knows they don't have the 100 Page Spectaculars to do it anymore. Besides, a 'toon aimed at kids will be MUCH more likely to use Matter-Eater Lad and Bouncing Boy.

As for which version will be used? I'm leaning heavily toward the MUCH more culturally diverse "SW6 Legionnaires" version.

well well....before the Teen Titans cartoon were released, a lot of us were wincing and saying ewwwwwww......and look at them now...they are very popular. See Terra and Bumblebee - they ROCK!!!! Speedy and Aqualad were protrayed much better than in comics! so did Vixen, Zatanna, Black Canary in JLU. so have faith in them as they are working on making the Legion the best of them all....maybe we will have a better Princess Projectra or Dream Girl kicking a major ass?!?!? who will see how useful Bouncing Boy will be? Who wants to see Triplicate Girl foiling up nemesis? so HAVE FAITH!!!

Shouldn't we be? Otherwise, why use an existing concept. The WB can develop something new and different.

I say, if you want to use an existing concept, use it and don't do every thing you can to "re-invent" it.

There's a reason why stuff like the Catwoman movie, Birds of Prey TV series, etc. tank or don't do as well as they should. Cause the unnecessary changes suck!

Jillikers, Gary! You're assuming there will even BE changes!

Repeat after me: The cup is half FULL. The cup is half FULL.

MLLASH: have faith! You may want to see your Matter-Eater Lad kicking a big major butt in cartoon!

"Developed" could mean just about anything at this point, really. I'm glad they're looking at LSH again, but I'm not going to get excited about things yet.

Can you imagine what Grey's reaction will be if Gary and I are both so pessimistic?

I'm WAY optimistic about it! "It" being both a LSH cartoon in general and the odds of Matter-Eater Lad being included.

A veritable ARMY of potential kiddie Tenzil fans!! YES!!

It's not beyond reason. The JLU folks opted to bring in a ton of characters. Many of them are just background, but even they are getting action figures and such.

Wouldn't be surprised if the LSH developers consider doing the same thing.

Well, if the Batman:TAS/Superman:TAS/JL/JLU team do it, there's always:

Personally, the Teen Titans cartoons have made me whince from the very first time I've seen them on up to today...but, my daughers (7 & 11) love them. My oldest daughter has "discovered" my old Teen Titans comics (Wolfman & Perez) and snatches the newst Teen Titans (Johns) issue from me each month before I have a chance to read it. My point being, if they do make the Legion in the Teen Titans format, maybe it'll turn some kids onto the "real Legion" comics. Also, I suppose now the LOSH will have another title - an animated version.

The fan-boy in me is in hopes that the animated LOSH will be more in the tradition the animated Batman series in both artwork and more mature storylines.

I also wonder if the animated version will be based more on the current Waid-Kitson version. There may be a method to their madness. I'm sure plans for the animated LOSH didn't just pop up.

YES! See, we need more 7 & 11 year old daughters snatching dad's LSH comics! That would rule!

I wonder how much 7 & 11 year old daugthers would have liked a Teen Titans cartoon that was less Anime and more Perez art come to life? Less ditzy Starfire and more Strong-willed Warrior Starfire. Raven with more actual mystique and less Goth chic.

I could go on, but I'll stop now and take my medication.

you know I have never that episode. the art looks pretty good.

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{ OmiGAWD ... can you picture it ... the eventual release of LSH Season 1 on DVD ... *salivates* }

I'd use a napkin {g} ... for example, "Daria" fans have waited for four years for a, er, legitimate DVD release. (Um, uh, some of us decided to not wait any longer, if you get my drift, and I think you do ...)

It's good news, in whatever version. I would rather have a "TTG!"-anime-ish cutesy kids' version than none at all, but if it's that kind of arch creation, I doubt I'd even bother to tape it when I watch it.

Still, whatever version it is has to get the 7- and 11-year-old daughters. Boys and girls both. If comics don't get any new "feeds," the printed books will die out in this decade.

Bruce-Timm-style, as we saw on "New Kids In Town" and see on "Justice League"/"-Unlimited"? That would grab and hold kids and adults both. And given who has the merchandising bucks -- at least, without wheedling it out of their parents -- I hope they'll be astute enough to follow the money.

Well, Warner Home Video is certainly faster on the draw than Paramount Home Video (for "Daria"), so perhaps any DVD will indeed be quickly released.

"TTG"-style work may be easier to take in one or two big gulps, come to think of it, as was true after the fact with the Legion's TMK era.

Now, THAT wasn't so morose, was it, Scott?

Just too wordy, as usual. And I clearly don't have much interest in boosting my post count.

... Hey, wait a minute

You know, as a parent of a precocious little reader, I'm not so sure a "reimagining" is exactly what is needed. What do we expect? Comic books are no longer made for kids, but cartoons ARE. So the JLU doesn't reflect current continuity--doesn't it distill the essence of what makes those characters SO COOL? Everyone in America (if not the world) understands the concept of Batman and Superman, but very few people would understand what the heck is going on in any of the three hundred titles currently on the market featuring Bats, Supes, both, or their supporting characters.

The animated series Batman and Superman were superbly done IMO. The Justice League series was a little silly and repetitive, but the Unlimited series is brilliant so far. Not to mention the fact that the Teen Titans absolutely wraps my 6 and 5 year olds UP (note the sig). I would love to see an animated Legion series that does the same thing--distill the concept down to its essence and rebuilds it for a new, younger, Cartoon Network-type audience. THEN, hopefully, 10-15% of those Legion cartoon fans will go buy The Great Darkness Saga TPB and the monthly series, and end up as bitter adults endlessly deconstructing Legion history and arguing about Bouncing Boy's powers, or, god forbid, spending quality time yapping on the internet....

A Legion cartoon would be great! It's all subjective, but I don't mind changes as long as the end product is still good. I like "Teen Titans" which doesn't remotely resemble DC continuity. I liked "X-Men: Evolution" a lot more than the previous X-Men series even though the latter was almost an animated version of various X-Men storylines. I liked "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends" a lot more than that other Spider-Man series that was also a lot more faithful to the books.

All I know is, I always watched "GI Joe" to catch Snake-Eyes, so I'll be watching any Legion cartoon if there's even a glimmer of hope of seeing WILDFIRE!

When my sons were younger, they LOVED the Legion Archive Editions! There were so many funny, weird, interesting and charming things going on. My daughter, who is 8, is a big fan of JLU and the Titans (and Totally Spies). So, a Legion animated series would be very well received in this house.

I would hope to have a somewhat retro styled Legion animated series. I'd hope for there to be a perfect blend of charming style and modern technology working together to make for the perfect Legion universe. I would prefer to avoid the anime style and the ultra airbrushed looking cgi.

Having said all that, I would record every single episode of any Legion cartoon. I'd buy every bit of merchandise, even if it meant getting into online auctions. This is only good news, to me.

As long as it's not done by the same folks who did that WildC.A.T.S. series or the "Spider-Man Unlimited" series (is that even what it was called?). Oh, or that horrible "Avengers" series!