Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Bits o' Legionnaire Business Future's Legion Micros (7/21: Legion Cadets)

Oh cool! You know, I don't remember Laurel appearing in that Elseworlds annual. Thank you.

hey if you include the dead statue...she had another one....alongside Apparition during the White Triangle.

Sure miss Andromeda!! I still think that she can appear in this new earth's Legion...sigh.

For a late comer of a character, she had a lot of outfits.

She made an "unofficial" one panel cameo. On the last page of the annual, there's a tall girl colored with blond hair and a familiar orange, white, and black coloring looking displeased as a man with a mustache hits on her. It's not officially stated anywhere that it's Laurel, but given the 'star' emblem and the level of detail for someone in the background by both the penciler and colorist, I'd like to think it'd be her.

That annual is actually choc full of background people getting familiar Legionnaire coloring. Whether that's intentional or not, I don't know, but for fun I try to recreate them anyway when I come to those characters.

Isn't there a wedding Laurel in an annual?

I don't remember an Emerald Andromeda, but that has to be the best of the Emerald costumes.

(Thanks again for the micro site )

I agree with you. I notice myself that those Emerald costumes work rather well on some legionnaires...esp on Andromeda, Cos, Triad,and XS.

can't wait for more Legionnaires....Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Lightning/Light Lass soon!

Beautiful... absolutely beautiful!

Emerald Andromeda made her "imaginary" debut in Sovereign Seven + Legion of Super-Heroes #1!

As for the others, I knew I missed a few as I rushed Laurel out. I also neglected her Legion of Oz counterpart as well. Something else else to revisit when I do lap backs way, way, way down the line.

Submission 16: THOM KALLOR / Star Boy

Thank you for not including that god awful haircut with the SW6 version.

Technically, Thom's first 70s suit had the turtleneck, then the V neck, then the beard & turtleneck. I know... nit picks.

Also wondering if you'll be including a batball coach version of him - or does the 5YL version cover that?

Oh yeah, and didn't he have another look (dark boots?) during Legion of the Damned?

I love the three based on Kitson's designs.
I'm surprised since I disliked most of the Primeboot so much!

His Planetary Champion and SW6 looks are nice, too.

Sorry, I just read your "lap backs" comment. I won't go all AR anymore!

These sets are a lot of fun to see!

Hey, Future, do you have the S/LSH #238 which Legionnaires was dressed in different costumes....for instance, Star Boy has a green and black with a big STAR on his chest? That one I really like and it looked good on him. Same thing with Brainiac 5's wearing black and yellow stripes.

Also Star Boy's Sir Prize?

and heh...probably you will kill me --- how about Brainiac 5 dressing up as Prince Projectur?

superboymddjr, variations like that for the more prominent Legionnaires will come later. I'm only doing what would have been their main looks for particular eras/realities. Otherwise, I'd have to spend weeks if not months on each Legionnaire just going through the past 40-50 years looking for variations. For minor or recent/retcon Legionnaires like XS or Laurel Gand there's less for me to have to mine through and it's easier for me to do more complete sets - and even then I always underestimate the number of outfits they've worn.

I intend to be thorough with all Legionnaires eventually, but it'll be when I'm all done with every major character and will have the chance to go through year by year of the Legion's vast publication history.

But good nitpicks! I had completely forgotten Thom had the full starfield before the V-neck. It's also an easy micro to make so I'll probably shoe-horn that one in shortly.

The coach version and others mentioned, like the slight modifications to postboot Thom's uniform after Legion Lost, I'll definitely get to one day! You got it, it'll just be when I lap back - or maybe a better term would be a Phase 2 for everyone.

I like 'lap back'!
It's descriptive and unique.
Like you.

Submission 17: JO NAH / Ultra Boy / Emerald Dragon

Great work as always.

Where is Ultra Boy's 5yl costume. The one that showed his Ultra tattoo and pony tail?

They're in the middle of the first row, BouncingBear. He has his jacket on for the costume that would have actually shown his tattoo and his other 5YL outfit by Immonen had a short sleeve that covered it.

That's a sweet collection of outfits overall! I don't remember the second Legion Animated outfit at all, but it's pretty groovy!