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Originally posted by Nightcrawler:
LIVE! LIVE!

This topic is from the original DCMBs. It was the thread that I wanted to ressurect when I first set up this message board 2 years ago. I finally took the time and effort to bring it here.

Hopefully, this will answer many of the questions that get brought up here from time to time.

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Originally posted by legionadventureman:
Hi Steve,

I noticed that for your design of the now-defunct Mentalla character, the colours of the costume reminded me of Saturn Girl's early look in ADVENTURE.

And her powers were very similar to Imra's too.

What are your thoughts on this?

BrianT (Adelaide, Australia)

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Originally posted by legionadventureman:
Hi Steve,

I noticed that for your design of the now-defunct Mentalla character, the colours of the costume reminded me of Saturn Girl's early look in ADVENTURE.


To: Nightcrawler

Thanks for including the bits of transcript from that earlier post, dude.

The Nemesis Kid-Mentalla connection totally floored me...but there were differences i guess: NK was a spy for the Khund fleet, while Mentalla was only pretending to support The Emerald Empress's vendetta against the Legion.

She had courage, she had spunk - only thing she didnt have: a decent dye job to disguise her dumb blonde roots!!!!

Have a great day, Gary

Brian (aka LegionAdventure Man)

And her powers were very similar to Imra's too.

What are your thoughts on this?

BrianT (Adelaide, Australia)

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Here's Steve's answer earlier in this topic.

And thanks for the kind words Brian. I've usually got several projects going at once but, I do try to stop to chat with the LW gang on Wednesdays around 8:30AM your time (Tuesdays @ 4:00PM my time).

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Originally posted by Cosmic Toast Man:
The killing of a character as 'cutting edge' story telling is getting soooo old. It is also (IMO) LAZY story writing.

In the first 25-26 years of the Legion I count only 4 Legion Deaths (5 if you count Lightning Lad but they brought him back). They were mourned. They were honored. And they were remembered for their heroics. (If I missed someone please feel free to add them)

Ferro Lad
Invisible Kid
Chemical King
Karate Kid

In the last 16-17 years after Crisis and especially during v. 4 It seemed as if they kept trying to up the death count in each issue. It got to the point they felt that blowing up the moon and the EARTH were GOOD plot devices.

Why must there be such a high body count to be considered 'trendy' or 'relevant'?
The trend to kill off characters someone doesn't want to write with the thought... "someone else can figure out how to bring them back to life" is getting old too.

If you want 'realism' in comics this is about as far from it as you can get.

The Legionnaires who passed on (with the exception of Lightning Lad) remained dead. (yes there was that clone story ... but it wrapped up in one issue). Other writers were still able to write these characters in flashback or 'untold' stories that didn't diminish their sacrifice or weaken the stories of their deaths.


Sorry for the long meandering post...but this is a topic that has bothered me for years.

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Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid:
Hi, I've got a question for Mr. Lightle.

On the cover of Legion #14, and I don't know how often you get questions like this, did you ever conceive any information about that big, faceless green guy under Comet Queen & Quislet and above Power Boy.

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I believe the green guy was Quislet occupying a green object. At least that was my impression.



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