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Chris those were my fave comics at the time as well. Besides Perez's Titans and the Levitz/Giffen legion I was all over Marvel.
Walt's Thor is my fave, Miller's DD, Byrne's FF, Claremont's Uncanny, Stern's Avengers, Dr. Strange, and Spider-Man. Priest's PM & IF. Those were the days.
Chris how old are you? Where did you grow up? You a 80's child? I was a huge Robotech fan as a kid...your Spaceknights kind of looked like a Robotech character. (imagine Chris doing a robotech book???! wow)
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Those were indeed the days! It was no coincidence that when those creative teams went to DC that many of their characters started to shine. I did love DC as well. Aside from the Legion there was Atari Force, Firestorm, the early days of Wally West as the Flash and of course Titans. I am 37 and was born and raised in New York city. I was and still am an enormous Anime fan. I originally had a very very manga style. Gatchaman was my favorite. Spaceknights were inspired by Tekkaman and numerous other shows. I really dug Robotech and was very proficient at drawing them. Scott Bernard was cool as was Roy Fokker. Memories......
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Awesome that you'll be in Artist's Alley this year at Comic-Con! Do you by any chance still have any art/pages from your Legion run that you'll be selling? I remember I think 2 (or 3?) years ago hearing that you'd be at San Diego but not knowing where to find you or what you looked like.
From: Alameda, CA | Registered: Dec 2003
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My faves are Scott Bernard and Roy as well. but Scott rules by far. The Cyclone cycle just rocked.
And for DC I loved seeing Wally become the Flash. Firestorm was my "spider-man" over at DC. In other words as a kid I related to him. Too bad DC & marvel are killing all the characters I related with.
As for Atari Force? I was more of a Omega Men guy but anything José Luis García-López drew I loved (and still do).
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I always attend Comic Con but have never had a table. This will be a first for me as I prefer to just run around the con until I tire out. I may have Legion pages but I'll have to check with my dealer. I still have my totally awesome Cyclone transforming bike. Perfect design. I tried watching the new movie and it was just awful. What a waste of Scott Bernard. I wish I could get a crack at Ronnie Raymond. No offense to Jason Rusch but there was no need for the change. Poor Bart....never dug him as Flash but would have loved for him to go back to being Kid Flash. Still...glad Wally is back, one of my top faves.
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quote:Originally posted by Chris Batista: Poor Bart....never dug him as Flash but would have loved for him to go back to being Kid Flash. Still...glad Wally is back, one of my top faves.
My sentiments exactly. Definitely missed my boy Wally somethin' awful while he was gone.
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From: Sunny Cali-- er, Planet Earth? | Registered: Jun 2005
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Hey I was just reading about the School of Visual Arts in NYC (been in an art kick lately). And Mr. Batista is noted as notable alumni!
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Greetings all! Comic Con was a blast, even though I saw very little of the show and froze my butt off. It was a pleasure meeting fellow Legion Worlders. I was sitting directly opposite of Dennis Calero who was constantly throwing food at any fan who wanted an autograph. He was nuts!
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quote:Originally posted by Chris Batista: I was sitting directly opposite of Dennis Calero who was constantly throwing food at any fan who wanted an autograph. He was nuts!
Now, how did I miss that.....?
It was a pleasure meeting you, Chris. Looking forward to the Supes/New Gods story.
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Thanks again guys! I forgot to mention that Dennis threw a wrench at a small kid that wanted an autograph. Blood everywhere, Dennis is HARDCORE MAN!
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Definitely missed my boy Wally somethin' awful while he was gone.
