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Anyone knows if Mark Waid's Birthright(which I liked) will be one of the cause for altering the current Legion continuity/set-up(not unlike Man of steel altered the pre-crisis Legion)? your thoughts?
[ August 17, 2004, 01:34 AM: Message edited by: Frog Kid ]
From: Berlin | Registered: Nov 2003
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My thoughts? I hope not. From what I know of Birthright it basically just returns some precrisis fanboy stuff Waid wanted or some such.
I hope it doesn't tie in at all. I think a Legion without Kal-El is a stronger Legion. Something like this may drive me away from the Legion for a looong time.
Jorge
From: Tampa | Registered: Mar 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Jorge Martinez: My thoughts? I hope not. From what I know of Birthright it basically just returns some precrisis fanboy stuff Waid wanted or some such.
I hope it doesn't tie in at all. I think a Legion without Kal-El is a stronger Legion. Something like this may drive me away from the Legion for a looong time.
And, for once, I agree with him.
-------------------- My views are my own and do not reflect those of everyone else... and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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I didn't know we disagreed so much Sanity or Madness?
Frog Kid, it's obviously complicated. I don't like the Legion so dependent on the 20th century so if DC decides to kill off Krypto one day it doesn't mean the death of everyone on Colu as a result.
Seriously, Waid is a great writer but sometimes he just returns things from the past b/c it suits him. I rather move on to the future. As much as I love the preboot Legion I rather build this one up. I rather not have Kal-El be the inspiration for the Legion, etc.
DC has changed things drastically ever since Crisis that really hurt me as a fan but I eventually accepted it and moved on. Now I look foward to forging something new. If they continue to go back I just feel like a lover getting played big time.
It's like your girlfriend breaking your heart by dumping you yet after so much pain you move on and meet a new girl. After a few years you wake up and the new girl is the old...kinda like the Twilight Zone?! Not cool man. But better yet she says "There is a very good reason for me being here now and don't judge me until you've heard my story".
Sorry Frog Kid don't mean to sound so bitter. I just rather have a Legion with as little connections to the 20th century as possible. They can be popular on their own and don't need 20th century hero star power.
This is the part where I think someone who loves the Legion so much may not be the right person for the job. Can they distance themselves from the old stuff enough? Birthright says no too me. It makes me worry.
Jorge
From: Tampa | Registered: Mar 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Jorge Martinez: It's like your girlfriend breaking your heart by dumping you yet after so much pain you move on and meet a new girl. After a few years you wake up and the new girl is the old...kinda like the Twilight Zone?! Not cool man. But better yet she says "There is a very good reason for me being here now and don't judge me until you've heard my story".
Especially when the likelihood is that the jealous cow's murdered the new girl and stored her body under your new patio which has mysteriously appeared.
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Thanks for the explanation (and don't worry: I understand that we all have differnet taste - I don't get offended easily - except on the DC/Birthright boards where the anti-MoS/anti-BR are becoming a little too vocal for my taste).
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