tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post7920846757112078964..comments2024-03-27T22:03:05.230-04:00Comments on The Legion of Super Bloggers! : My Legion Lost Years - A Semi-Lifelong LoveMetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-61686193918738143012016-06-26T13:45:57.394-04:002016-06-26T13:45:57.394-04:00Superboy & The Legion of Super - Heroes # 211 ...Superboy & The Legion of Super - Heroes # 211 was a great story which provided some actual depth to Element Lad and explored the natural need for vengeance a real person would feel for the murder of their family and genocide of their race !<br /><br />The emotional conflict of his peoples philosophical morals and the Legions own code against killing was tearing Jan apart and prevented him from going postal !<br /><br />He did actually pull the trigger in the end however but quickly was remorseful . Chemical King who was rarely used ended up saving the day .<br /><br />The Cockrum / Grell artwork carried the nonsensical Carey Bates stories nine out of ten times . This story was the exception and made it a great issue !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-51554850393755698482016-01-16T21:17:31.892-05:002016-01-16T21:17:31.892-05:00I agree that "grandmotherly" was one of ...I agree that "grandmotherly" was one of the two personalities they had for female Legionnaires before DnA, and Sensor had it. But I was cool with the robot arms.Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-85984101625056523682016-01-16T15:28:50.565-05:002016-01-16T15:28:50.565-05:00I was thinking that they fixed her personality to ...I was thinking that they fixed her personality to make it more aggressive and less "grandmotherly" and explaining why it changed. I hadn't thought about the "sexy-fication" of the character until now. Good point. <br /><br />I will say that I liked that they gave her real arms instead of those ridiculous robot arms that she used. If the creators insist on a snake then they should have gone with it instead of copping out and giving her robot arms right away (totally "humanizing" her right away)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134862258728096913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-7928335754777737982016-01-15T21:43:03.614-05:002016-01-15T21:43:03.614-05:00Yeah, I dunno. DnA "fixed" her by giving...Yeah, I dunno. DnA "fixed" her by giving her breasts and hips, which makes basically no sense. But perish forfend there be a female superhero character who isn't sexy. (Notice they got Monstress off the team too.)Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-74064229100426714242016-01-15T14:12:28.721-05:002016-01-15T14:12:28.721-05:00The snake suffered from really terrible characteri...The snake suffered from really terrible characterization. I do think DnA managed to fix her too. Still, better than what the Bierbaum's did to Projectra (i.e. bring back Orando and pretend Sensor Girl never happened)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134862258728096913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-68081060331723237132016-01-15T13:25:13.067-05:002016-01-15T13:25:13.067-05:00Anj, I never realised you'd missed the Archie ...Anj, I never realised you'd missed the Archie Legion and what followed. Matthew is spot on, the DnA stuff was just wonderful (and yes, heartbreaking). Search it all out. And I'd also say, grab the Archie Legion. Every issue. It may not be our Legion, but it certainly honours it, with imaginative stories by talented creators. And I think you'll love such new characters as Kinetix and Monstress. <br /><br />There is NO excuse, though, for Snekkie. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-45817557252610645612016-01-15T11:39:24.641-05:002016-01-15T11:39:24.641-05:00Legion Lost was collected in Trade, Legion of the ...Legion Lost was collected in Trade, Legion of the Damned was part of a "showcase" special and a later arc was collected in Legion: Foundations.<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134862258728096913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-68302101002654934692016-01-15T11:37:23.896-05:002016-01-15T11:37:23.896-05:00A lot of it was. The LSHv4 and Legionnaires series...A lot of it was. The LSHv4 and Legionnaires series were both brought to an end by Abnett and Lanning in two stories that spread across both titles: "Legion of the Damned" and "Widening Rifts". "Legion of the Damned" has been collected; "Widening Rifts" has not, and it's super rare and expensive to track down. (It may be on Comixology.) <br /><br />Then it leads into the first <i>Legion Lost</i> limited series, which has been collected, and <i>Legion Worlds</i>, which _I think_ has been collected. Then you go into the ongoing series <i>The Legion</i>, which... I think some of it has been collected? I know that one of the later stories from that series, "Foundations", was collected, but that's not the best part of the run. Anyway, that ran for about 38 issues, and is worth following to the end, even the issues after Abnett and Lanning left.<br /><br />Then the reboot was put to bed with a crossover with the Teen Titans; the last thing was a Titans/Legion special that had a little preview thing for the threeboot at the end of it. All worth reading.<br /><br />I should say that as good as the Abnett/Lanning stuff is, it helps to have read the reboot stuff that comes before it, so you're familiar with the newer characters and the current takes on the older characters. In their first story, "Legion of the Damned", there's one panel that just <i>kills</i> me, every time, and it gets a lot of its weight because we just know these people so well. But if you start with it? Maybe not.Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-55687728730114185242016-01-15T11:26:17.488-05:002016-01-15T11:26:17.488-05:00Thanks for the comments!
Did the Abnett/Lanning st...Thanks for the comments!<br />Did the Abnett/Lanning stuff get collected in trade?Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-27205646165703075522016-01-15T10:18:37.960-05:002016-01-15T10:18:37.960-05:00And I have no idea what happened in this series ei...<i> And I have no idea what happened in this series either. Did it continue from that past title? Was it new?</i><br /><br />It did continue from the past title. The Reboot Legion had two distinct phases, and the Abnett-and-Lanning phase was the second one. I'm fond of the first phase, which was charming but nonthreatening, but the second phase was basically as good as Legion comics have ever been and I heartily recommend the entire reboot period to your attention.Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-34960710396397854732016-01-15T09:00:39.210-05:002016-01-15T09:00:39.210-05:00I look forward to your three boot Friday's. I ...I look forward to your three boot Friday's. I really enjoyed your 5 year later Friday's. I was pleasantly surprised by your brief history of reading Legion. I consider issue #210 as Matt first comic (probably apocryphally). I could relate to your shifting life and fandom phases. And I smiled when you referenced Barry Kitson's work on Azrael--one of the true unappreciated gems of 90s comics. Can't wait for next week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634725566462626966noreply@blogger.com