Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION Spaceopoly Kill This Thread IX: The 24-Hour Version (Fifth Time)

Is rickshaw the new Solomon Grundy?

Hm, would wearing socks in swampland protect your feet?

Just don't encourage him to explain why they call him "Man Thing."

Perhaps Mrs. rickshaw will explain for us!

I always joked that Solomon Grundy was the long-lost brother of Miss Grundy from Archie Comics. The Tiny Titans/Little Archie crossover said they were secretly married. I like my theory better.

As long as only one theory is true in each universe, it's all good.

I wonder how Mr. Weatherbee would react to having a giant undead brother-in-law. Hey, some "future" Archie stories have the Bee marrying Ms. Grundy!

In one of those "future" stories, Miss Grundy dies. Maybe she also rises undead from the swamp.

Solomon Grundy and Miss Grundy. Quite a scary combination! I bet she hits as hard with a ruler as he does with his fists.

Somebody on scans_daily posted sections of the Archie story where all the characters (except Sabrina, the source of the spell) ended up switching gender. It was adorable, except of course that they copped out by making Moose (aka "Mouse") a small, adorable little waif instead of a big jock girl.

Then they could have had male Midge go around beating people up instead!

The sad thing is the only comics I truly enjoy these days are the Archie comics I pick up for my mom.

I wonder. Some people describe a portion of the Postboot Legion run as the "Archie Legion" because of the bright shiny future, perceived lack of depth and drama and happy characters. But is that really so bad? I quite liked the halcyon days.

I pretty much missed the Reboot Legion. I was not buying comics from about 1994-1995 to about 2002. I came back to the Legion, a childhood favorite with the first Threeboot issue. A few month later, I joined Legion World.

Have you been able to read any of the Postboot Legion issues at all, Rocky? There are some good moments (Legion Lost, the Mordru battle, the take on the Fatal Five/Suneater conspiracy, the White Triangle) and some good characters (a much better R.J. Brande, Gates, XS, Kinetix, strengthened depictions of Luornu and Lyle) that you MIGHT like.

I've read some of it and liked it. It's not the Legion I grew up with, but it's still good.

to you for saying that!

One thing I love about LW, is that most posters here are able to appreciate the good parts of the different versions and eras of the Legion.

It's really sad that DC has so many great characters and the two greatest super-hero teams in the history of the genre (The Justice Society and the Legion) and it prefers to treat them so badly. The JSA, the Legion and all the affiliated characters deserve so much better!

I like how the JSA had a "family" vibe during the 2000s relaunch. Throwing in a wide spectrum of characters of all generations was a good move, IMO. And I like how heroes rarely died in that book - they were treated with respect.

Yeah. I really miss that book. Earth 2 is probably the best book on my dwindling DC pull list. It's actually not bad, but it's just not the same.

DC has managed to make me feel numbness and apathy for its current offerings. Sad, really. I remember how excited I used to be whenever a new issue would come out.

And that was just a few short years ago. I miss it. I really do. So many of my favorite characters have been relegated to oblivion.

We're loyal to comics for decades--and in my case almost completely loyal to one company--and this is they treat us. It makes me feel very bitter and angry.

Maybe it's time to march on them!

I take a look at the new 52 and I remember how many of our characters are now out of reach and cast into limbo. sigh.

And what they've done to the characters who remain! Earlier, I saw the new version of Lobo. He looks like a skinny Emo kid. Either that or the love child of Dream and I, Vampire!

DC is really missing the point! We also have a snotty Captain Marvel and a Superman who is way too arrogant, and from what I've read of Wonder Woman she's no longer an "ambassador of peace" either.

Agreed. The Crisis on Infinite Earths made a huge mess, but the characters all stayed true to their concepts and, despite the retcons and confusion, the JSA and LSH were left mostly intact.