CALLING THE ROLL of LSH #45 "Monster In Our Midst" (spoilers) - 08/31/08 03:33 PM
freezie-sweet, vicari-comics (I want to see one! Aside from the SEA MONKEYS one M'rissey's looking at), veloci-billiards, Lyapunov Terminus Boundary, UP Science Nexus, Department of Astrophysics and Celestial Mechanics, Spaceguard Command Center... lots of new sci-fi-ish vocabulary
LIGHTNING LAD: I really like that opening splash page with a quartet of Legionnaires and M'rissey looking up at the holo of Madame President Kieselbach.
Garth clearly felt rejected when Saturn Girl thought at him "do you understand? No!"
Weird flight postures for LL and El as they fly to the Chief Executive Office Building. Where they fly over that line of applicants. Night Girl's the most immediately recognizable, but the guy in the mohawk standing beside her *could* be a new Atmos... there's a fella that might be Bouncing Boy further back... even further a spiny guy could be Porcupine Pete. And the red-skinned girl in black or gray looks alot like an applicant from the Lightle years.
"Hey, ho"?
Garth's graduated amperage approach-- good strategy or recipe for disaster?
He seems a bit more comfortable with bureaucracy this issue. Maybe it's the sleep he finally got? Or is it that he's dealing with an attractive female?
ELEMENT LAD: Some new details to his costume... I like the interlac 'E' brooch, for lack of a better term. Not sure about the girdle. Guess the ambitious design of having symbols change on his cape as he changed elements is gone. Probably for the best. but I liked the idea.
"You idiot!" El has been hanging around Brainy too much recently.
We may have lost the elements on the uniform, but when Jan changes the Bludgeon Brother's something into sand, there's a halo of element symbols circling his hand. Notice, he isn't touching the something before transmuting it. Nor is he touching the air around the BB before changing it to helium. No mention of the time thing.
SATURN GIRL: I think Saturn Girl's "Do you understand? No!" is one of the saddest lines I've seen in comics. Yes, if she's that tired, she should make it known for everyone's sake. But- it's so un-Imra like. It's a different version. Whatever. Saturn Girl should supercede all that, IMO. She's a historic character. You can't write her as history, I suppose, but I dunno... I just find this characterization sad. Sure, she can now 'rise'... but so what?
Is she turning from Garth (and her role as a Legionnaire) purely out of guilt for the kiss on Rimbor?
Frankly, the fact that she decided to have sex with Jo isn't nearly as troubling to me as reading her shirking her duty. This gal plainly wouldn't take the brunt of hurt that other versions have. I would've much preferred it if someone *else'd* pointed out how tired and hurt she was. Then, her sitting alone in the kitchen rather than in the bio-repair unit would've made more sense.
Her susceptibility to Jo? I'm not crazy about it... we've seen it before, haven't we? I wonder if Shooter has read LEGION LOST and the rest of the reboot that was? Is this repetition of an incident fully intended?
Is she suffering under some other agent's influence/control? Somehow, I don't think that's the case. It'd be a bit too convenient. Though the title of the issue could well indicate that it's so. Perhaps the gravitational effect has everyone on edge?
The dumpy, poor self-image I'm ascribing to the lack of sleep (sort of a minor theme in this Legion) and general tiredness, as that just doesn't ring true even for what we've seen of Imra just in this boot.
STAR BOY: I wonder if pouring your power into a nameless, faceless, non-threatening machine would be difficult? Sort of like acting in front of a green scene for screen actors? The threat is as dire as could be, but abstract.
ULTRA BOY: "Hey, don't worry, I don't mess with other guys' girls." That lasted a whole ten seconds, didn't it? I keep looking for depth hidding behind all this shallow obviousness with Jo. It's futile, though. This is all threeboot Ultra Boy is. A selfish, bull-headed cad with little thought for Imra *to* read. If there's anymore to him, Shooter or somebody'd better get it in print quick.
PRINCESS PROJECTRA: Tiresome. Boy, does she suffer in comparison to preboot Jeckie's strength. I think this was more of a likely moment for friendly confrontation, as opposed to the Gim/Salu scene. Who'll be able to get through to Jeckie? *Some*one needs to.
This character has been in one form of denial or another since #1 of this series, hasn't she?
INVISIBLE KID: I'm tired of the slope-shouldered posture. Shouldn't Lyle have grown a bit by now? Physically, I mean. I am curious about what happens immediately after his 'discovery'.
I really appreciate the artistic renderings of the futuristic settings like the President's situation room and the Spaceguard command center.
LIGHTNING LAD: I really like that opening splash page with a quartet of Legionnaires and M'rissey looking up at the holo of Madame President Kieselbach.
Garth clearly felt rejected when Saturn Girl thought at him "do you understand? No!"
Weird flight postures for LL and El as they fly to the Chief Executive Office Building. Where they fly over that line of applicants. Night Girl's the most immediately recognizable, but the guy in the mohawk standing beside her *could* be a new Atmos... there's a fella that might be Bouncing Boy further back... even further a spiny guy could be Porcupine Pete. And the red-skinned girl in black or gray looks alot like an applicant from the Lightle years.
"Hey, ho"?
Garth's graduated amperage approach-- good strategy or recipe for disaster?
He seems a bit more comfortable with bureaucracy this issue. Maybe it's the sleep he finally got? Or is it that he's dealing with an attractive female?
ELEMENT LAD: Some new details to his costume... I like the interlac 'E' brooch, for lack of a better term. Not sure about the girdle. Guess the ambitious design of having symbols change on his cape as he changed elements is gone. Probably for the best. but I liked the idea.
"You idiot!" El has been hanging around Brainy too much recently.
We may have lost the elements on the uniform, but when Jan changes the Bludgeon Brother's something into sand, there's a halo of element symbols circling his hand. Notice, he isn't touching the something before transmuting it. Nor is he touching the air around the BB before changing it to helium. No mention of the time thing.
SATURN GIRL: I think Saturn Girl's "Do you understand? No!" is one of the saddest lines I've seen in comics. Yes, if she's that tired, she should make it known for everyone's sake. But- it's so un-Imra like. It's a different version. Whatever. Saturn Girl should supercede all that, IMO. She's a historic character. You can't write her as history, I suppose, but I dunno... I just find this characterization sad. Sure, she can now 'rise'... but so what?
Is she turning from Garth (and her role as a Legionnaire) purely out of guilt for the kiss on Rimbor?
Frankly, the fact that she decided to have sex with Jo isn't nearly as troubling to me as reading her shirking her duty. This gal plainly wouldn't take the brunt of hurt that other versions have. I would've much preferred it if someone *else'd* pointed out how tired and hurt she was. Then, her sitting alone in the kitchen rather than in the bio-repair unit would've made more sense.
Her susceptibility to Jo? I'm not crazy about it... we've seen it before, haven't we? I wonder if Shooter has read LEGION LOST and the rest of the reboot that was? Is this repetition of an incident fully intended?
Is she suffering under some other agent's influence/control? Somehow, I don't think that's the case. It'd be a bit too convenient. Though the title of the issue could well indicate that it's so. Perhaps the gravitational effect has everyone on edge?
The dumpy, poor self-image I'm ascribing to the lack of sleep (sort of a minor theme in this Legion) and general tiredness, as that just doesn't ring true even for what we've seen of Imra just in this boot.
STAR BOY: I wonder if pouring your power into a nameless, faceless, non-threatening machine would be difficult? Sort of like acting in front of a green scene for screen actors? The threat is as dire as could be, but abstract.
ULTRA BOY: "Hey, don't worry, I don't mess with other guys' girls." That lasted a whole ten seconds, didn't it? I keep looking for depth hidding behind all this shallow obviousness with Jo. It's futile, though. This is all threeboot Ultra Boy is. A selfish, bull-headed cad with little thought for Imra *to* read. If there's anymore to him, Shooter or somebody'd better get it in print quick.
PRINCESS PROJECTRA: Tiresome. Boy, does she suffer in comparison to preboot Jeckie's strength. I think this was more of a likely moment for friendly confrontation, as opposed to the Gim/Salu scene. Who'll be able to get through to Jeckie? *Some*one needs to.
This character has been in one form of denial or another since #1 of this series, hasn't she?
INVISIBLE KID: I'm tired of the slope-shouldered posture. Shouldn't Lyle have grown a bit by now? Physically, I mean. I am curious about what happens immediately after his 'discovery'.
I really appreciate the artistic renderings of the futuristic settings like the President's situation room and the Spaceguard command center.