The world of the future is a beautiful one and a utopia, with flaws, but its directly relatable to the Pre-Palpatinian Republic of Star Wars. The kids don't KNOW what they've got until they have to protect it but that's a story in the development.
I prefer "they're misguided and arrogant" in the government more than I prefer "they're downright evil" of reboot.
2. The Character redesigns: Very sexy and well done for the women and well sculpted for the guys. The only problem is perhaps they're a little too many brown haired white guys.
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1. I enjoy having Jan, Dirk and Gim back-- though there are aspects to two of them with which I'm less than thrilled. We've just seen peeks into those three, though.
I gotta disagree with you about the setting. I think it's the weakest component of this LSH. Even the darkest moments of the 5YL stories, or the silliest of the reboot didn't prevent me from wondering about the 30th/31st century of the Legion and the many worlds within it. That wonder at the *setting* just ain't there for me in this version. The story set on Naltor came closest to being somewhat evocative. Everything else has been dark, dreary and stultifying. That's by the creator's design, I think. Bottom line-- if I encountered some mystical being who offered me the chance to spend a year in a fictional setting, I would've really considered the preboot/reboot Legion's 30th century. Threeboot setting? Not even in the top 100.
Back to the 'like' column (sorry:))--
2.I like Phantom Girl's costume and the elegant way Barry pencils her.
3.I like Shadow Lass' sass,
4. Micro Lad's eagerness
5. and Star Boy's good heart.
6.I like the idea of the little 'l' legionnaires camped around the HQ.
7.I like Elysion (though I wish he didn't look so much like Lemnos and a third of the male Legionnaires).
8.I like that Sun Boy has parents that care about him this time around.
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The maturity of the title also is important. Part of what I love is the attempt to massively (but slowly) build all the relationships and cast up again.
The comics feel more like books than the vast majority of the ones I read.
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Mllash post: Top of the list HAS to be the return of Projectra, Sun Boy, Colossal Boy, Element Lad & Lightning Lad into the Legion. I Agreed 100%
And really Barry draw beautiful legionnaires girls like Jeckie, Tinya, Nura, Tasmia and Luornu. Imra and Ayla must change the hairstyle. I'm waiting for Salu, Laurel , Sussa and Lydda.
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In spite of what other people have said, I like the pace of the series. It really leaves time to focus on the relationships of the characters to one-another rather than fighting constant earth/universe shattering events (this was one of the main reasons I disliked DnA's tenure). And when the Earth/Universe-shattering event does come (and it will!), it will be all the more special, among other reasons because we will have learned to care about the characters.
I'm a big fan of the Threeboot...
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We probably won't see Laurel Kent in my humble opinion. Given Power Girl has a relationship with the Legion of Superheroes its quite likely she's either Andromeda or their Supergirl.
I think part of the reason for the Reboots is essentially they killed off most of the core cast in both incidents. Sort of like 'Is it the x-men if Storm, Beast, Cyclops, Wolverine, and Jean (Well not Jean) are dead?'
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quote:Originally posted by Charles Phipps: I think part of the reason for the Reboots is essentially they killed off most of the core cast in both incidents. Sort of like 'Is it the x-men if Storm, Beast, Cyclops, Wolverine, and Jean (Well not Jean) are dead?'
One of the nice things about the Legion when I started reading it was that the concept of the team seemed a lot bigger than any specific set of characters. So people could die, get married and leave, resign, etc. and be replaced by new members, but there was always the sense of a large-scale history connecting all of it. I'd much rather be reading a series where all of the history that matters to me is there, even if that means a number of my favorites are dead, than to read new tales of "alternate versions" of my favorites.
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I can understand that feeling. On the other hand, I tend to think of the "Five Year later" and the "Reboot" as Elseworlds.
Just like I read "What if" where the Fantastic Four can be replaced by the Hulk, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange, and Spiderman....its wonderful stuff. However, it's not the Fantastic Four.
And also in my mind, I try to pretend that this is the ORIGINAL and REAL legion. Perhaps undiscovered stories thereof ;-)
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I like the fact that the classic characters are back, and for the most part, I'm enjoying their depictions. I also like the humor. Naturally, I long for more. In fact, I hope *everyone* will be threebooted.
Barry's art is fantastic. That's a huge factor for me.
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LEONARD KIRK's art on that one episode was really nice. From his debut on JSA, I said he would be perfect on the LSH. (And truthfully, I liked his art WAY better than Barry Kitson's!)
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