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Originally posted by MLLASH:
Or did they first appear in GREEN LANTERN? Well, it was in NTT that I first took note of them.

They had their own 38-issue series back in the day. I don't have a complete run of it, but it's pretty close.

I was excited about this back then for 1 reason: Keith Giffen.

He was to be the artist (yes, doing this as well as LSH), and I was thrilled because I loved his art. And he did NOT disappoint on OMEGA MEN. His art (# 1-6) is ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING. Yes, even better than his finest LSH art.

But you could tell by issue 5 he was overloaded, as the inker Mike Decarlo's influence became more noticeable.

Anyhoo, the story was pretty dang cool too. Roger Slifer was the writer, and he rocked.

The Omega Men had won the war to free Vega by issue # 6! It was quite exciting! BUT... it was here, the OMEGA MEN kind-of "hiccup"ed, and didn't know quite what to do as a comic. And Giffen left after # 6.

I was kept interested because of the Primus/Kalista romance and the troubles it encountered. I was fascinated when Primus destroyed the force-field surrounding Euphorix, which had closed itself off supposedly forever, with Kalista on-planet and with her approval.

Then we get kind-of meander-ey during Doug Moench's run (though I liked Doc, Shlagen and Felicity)... until the absolutely stunning issue # 25, and its focus on Kalista. The story was heart-breaking and it was the first issue drawn by Shawn McManus. A beauty to behold!

So, # 26 was the "new direction" or whatnot. We did a "gap" type dealie, and find everything turned on its head.

Vega had been re-conquered, this time by the reprehensible Spider Guild. I guess they figured OMEGA MEN works better as a team with a war to fight.

Todd Klein was the writer, and he brought in buttloads of new characters, like Ryan (Starfire's brother) and Green Man.

I was fascinated by poor Auron and X'hal, doomed to hopeless insanity. Not good when you're, like, goddess-type powerful.

So anyhoo, as the new direction progressed, we learned just which planets of Vega had been conquered by the Spider Guild, and what happened to various Omega Men. It was an interesting ride.

I was disappointed that no real end came with # 38. Vega remained conquered, though the Omega Men had found a way to teleport those that were still free to a safe haven (a planet that was actually Omega-Man Nimbus).

We learned in recent appearances by the Omega Men that the Spider Guild still holds sway over Vega.

Somebody ought to do something about that.

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
LAMkins, dear one. Thanks for the verification, but you reallllly don't have to quote an entire 600-word post to respond to the first 2 sentences of it.

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Mebbe i was feeling a little nostalgic for Primus, Kalista and that wild cat-chick, Felicity...but your comment has been notice - LASH-ie Poos!

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Originally posted by superboymddjr:
Hey, been a big rumor flying around that one member of the Omega Men is taking old Legionnaire's code name - Ryand'r will take the name of ......

Click Here For A SpoilerWILDFIRE!!! ARGH! hope that it s a false one!

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