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Just got the following message from Glen last night:
quote:Just thought that I'd let people know that the Legion Companion has officially been sent to the printers, and barring any unforeseen disasters, acts of God, or delivery trucks getting hijacked on their way back from the printers, it could be in stores as early as November 12 and certainly no later than November 19. Pre-press work has already begun on the book, so it's just a matter of time now. I'd like to thank everyone for their patience, and hope that they find it was all worth the wait in the end.
Thanks,
Glen
He also sent a copy of the final cover which I'll upload in a minute. Guess whatever they were waiting for from Steve they went ahead without it or maybe decided to use the animation submission anyway.
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quote:Just thought that I'd let people know that I spoke with the publisher, and unless things go awry at the printer, The Legion Companion should be leaving said location tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 5) and making its way to both Diamond and TwoMorrows via the open road.
Who gets what first is like a math equation: if two trucks leave Quebec driving x MPH and Truck A has y miles to go, whereas Truck B has y-z miles to go...Then the books ordered from the publisher have to be mailed out, whereas with Diamond, delivery trucks have to ship it again from their warehouses to comic book stores everywhere... so it's anybody's guess which customer will get it first. Diamond has it listed as being in stores Nov. 12, so that's a good sign.
To whet your appetite, here's a screenshot of the back cover. Please note that it is just a screenshot; actual colors may vary on the real thing.
I am SO glad I'm getting this... it definitely looks like the wait is worth it! Depending on the actual release date, I could even receive it with my mid-November comics shipment...!
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In the "Long Live the Legion!" picture printed on page 152: Who is that glowering at us through Superboy's "S"-shield at bottom-center?
-------------------- "Gee, Brainy, what do you want to do tonight?" "The same thing we do every night, Bouncing Boy: try to take over the United Planets!!" They're B.B. and The Brain ...
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The glowering fellow is Nemesis Kid. That panel was originally the first text page of "Who's Who in the LSH" 1, from 1988.
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OK thanks. (I have that Who's Who mini, but it's been a looooooong time since I've looked at it!)
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Glen did a fantastic job on Legion Companion. The information gathered between the pages is awesome and priceless ... of course, it's easy for me to say that, since I was given a contributor's copy.
I just have to say that I really appreciate there being such a comprehensive Legion book out there.
If I'm at all disappointed, it is in the small size of some of the art. Many of the pieces that I thought would be full page illustrations turned out to be spot illoes, but I can live with that.
I would also have liked their to have been some note of distinction between full pages of finished art and relatively quick convention sketches. When you are drawing twenty sketches a day, at a convention, you don't ever really expect to see those sketches turning up in print ... beside pieces that may have taken a couple of days to complete.
All in all, a great book. One that I wholeheartedly recommend.
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Well, I bought my copy on the weekend, and the tales of various GA creators' plights instantly lead me to try and donate some money to A.C.T.O.R. (A Committment to Our Roots), just to do my bit to ensure that this sort of thing never happens again.
However, their on-line donations system would only accept details from America. Hopefully soon they realise that there are charitable people all over the world who are really getting tired of the US-centrism inherent on the 'net.
WM
PS The Legion Companion is great. Don't let my tangential whinge dissuade you from checking it out!
[ November 26, 2003, 08:04 PM: Message edited by: Star Boy ]
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Just got around to reading Steve's interviews in the Companion. My basic response: "Man, this guy really loves the Legion!" I mean, I kinda had that idea before, but the details in the interview really display the passion that Steve brought to his work, and we readers certainly benefited.
It was very fun to read about the real origins of Tellus and Quislet. I guess those nitty gritty details might bore some folks, but I was loving it.
I'm kinda glad that Steve didn't get the Tales assignment, as that led to him getting the assignment on the regular book. For one, I think his art benefits from being on that nice Baxter paper (was that what it was called?). And V3 had stronger storylines than Tales, though I can't help but wonder how the story would have looked as drawn by Steve.
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