quote:Originally posted by Sketch Lad: Back when I first read this story, I actually thought nothing of it. But now that I've read this thread, I've re-read the story, actually *looking* for the gay-ness. Well, when you look you can find a LOT! Anyone notice *where* Tree Man is holding that statue? Anyone notice Othar's constant hand gesturing? Anyone notice that thing those Dungeon Master guys are pointing at Shadow Man? Superboy's crown?
This thread is getting way too creepy...r u sure there were gay subtexts in a story that was published way before homo sex became chic?
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Has anyone seen the original version of the Super-Companions tale from Superboy #101? Is it really just the same as the later tale, minus the Legion panels?
quote:Originally posted by Thriftshop Debutante: You know, being changed from one dog breed to another dog breed doesn't really seem like that big of a problem. Call when you get turned into an iguana, we'll talk.
Were that only the case. Krypto becomes a female Collie (renamed Kryptonia by Superboy) and has puppies. Unfortunately they vanished when the effects of the red k wore off.
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quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: I bet you'd buy the SUPER-COMPANIONS SPECIAL written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Jim Lee, though!
Jeepers! I was just thinking about how awesome a Morrison-written Super-Companions Special might be, only to discover Lash had suggested this ages ago!
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Super-Companions: The Village People-- OF SPACE !!!???
(Or not.)
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I imagine that every now and then Clark takes his Crown of Gayness off the mantle, puts it on, cranks up the Cher and then fondly reminisces about his time with the boys.
Except maybe for Telepathy Man.
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quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: Now that Krypto's in ADVENTURE, how long before they turn him into a girl dog?
I'm shocked that his vanished red kryptonite puppies haven't returned in some Crisis or another...
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Well, 'he' sure looks like a 'she' on the February cover of Superman! And yes, I can hardly wait for the puppies! Maybe they'll have originated with this very thread!
And is this thread where the MEL poster of the collie superhero originated from? lol
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Thoughts on 'rebooting' the Super-Companions (who first off, need another name, like Company of Heroes or something!);
Tree-Man – power upgrade to 'root' self and grow to enormous size, skin hard as wood, grow various alien fruits, flowers, pollens, thorns and nuts that do cool things, can also change the color of his leafy covering New name: Hardwood, Timber, Undergrowth, Wildwood, Weald
Liquidman – no longer needs to drink his special elixir, and can change part of all of self solid or liquid as needed, including worn or carried objects (allowing him to grab a bad-guys gun and turn it to water in his hand). Established as a scientist, he builds freeze pellets and burn pellets that allow him to become ice or steam, can also use them as incendiraries or freeze grenades, later will invent shock pellets that allow him to shock people he splashes as well, and poison pellets that allow him to paralyze people New name: Water, Aquatic, Aqueous, Limnal, Pluvial, Deluge, Serum, Splash, Hydrous, Torrent
Stormboy – needs no upgrade or development from the already cool power to create rainstorms and throw lightning New names: Tempest, Thunderbolt, Weatherman, Downdraft, Climate, Atmosphere, Cloudburst, Furor, Blitzkrieg, Typhoon, Cyclone, Gale, Hurricane, Blizzard, Windstorm, Squall, Whiteout, Monsoon, Downpour, Deluge, Skyfire, Lightning Rod, Thunderstorm
Shadowman – Establish whether or not he can move fast in altered / intangible state, can become invisible and or can fly? Does he alter particles of things he passes through, making them fall apart (or possibly strengthening them, as he wishes, by 'possessing' an item and using his own self to reinforce their molecular bonds?)? Dusk, Penumbra, Gloom, Umbra, Vestige, Occult, Shade, Sunset, Twilight, Aphotic, Atrementous, Caliginous, Crepulscular, Inky, Nebulous, Murk, Opaque, Stygian, Tenebrous, Midnight, Eclipse, Nightfall
Telepathy Man – Tulpa/thoughtform, able to generate any item that he can understand, which is mostly simple items, but can study up to create complicated things. Most creations are temporary. Later revealed (when he ‘dies’) that his body is a ‘telepathic projection’ and that the real Telepathy Man never leaves his home world, creating new thoughtforms to project his powers across the galaxy. Cerebration, Cogitation, Cogito, Thought Lord, Thoughtmaster, Tulpa, Thoughtform, Reverie, Trance, Daydreamer, Cognate
With names that aren't mock-bait, and powers more clearly established and refined (and, in Liquidman's case, augmented by further use of his scientific genius), the team could be salvagable and used quite seriously.
The silly crown-bestowing collector alien could have turned over a new leaf (or, another member of his species could have done so, to atone for her brother's misdeeds), and serve as their 'R.J. Brande' civilian handler type person, coordinating their actions and providing them a base of operations, etc. Where the first alien basically hornswaggled (and, in some cases, blackmailed!) them into coming to his world, the new contact could simply do her best to keep them coordinated, without imposing any sort of agenda on them. Their related worlds could be close enough together that they serve as a sort of 'local branch' superhero team, in that region, which would be far enough from UP central space as to benefit from having it's own local team for local emergencies, rather than having to call to Earth for Legion assistance and hope they aren't busy / get there in time.
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That team of all-gay superheroes who tried to convert Superboy!
That Storm Boy sure was cute...
Hey! In the 2995 Sourcebook, it is revealed that Storm Boy joined the Legion during the 5-Year Gap.
Since the other Storm Boy that was introduced in the early ADV. run didn't have actual powers, I must conclude that Super-Companion Storm Boy was the one who joined.
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