Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Visionaries of Tomorrow Costume Design sketches...up dated..TF added

I like several of the Shrinking Violet designs. The guns are sure an interesting idea. I do like that one, and the third one in (with the skirt and thigh-highs). Actually, giving her thigh-highs would be a huge selling point for me. I also like the one with the swirly things on it and the one all the way to the right (as well as the hair that goes with that last one).

I like all of the designs for the men in the second set of sketches. In fact, I think I prefer the top right Brainy design to the one seen on issue #1s cover.

Everything in the third sketch looks great. I think I'll like Colossal Boy's costume.

Show us the Phantom Girl ones! She's got the best costume ever!

I agree, and I'd love to see what else Barry had in mind.

Sorry about the lack of new sketches - it's been cider-making weekend here in the wilds of Norfolk - I'll try to get some more to Nightcrawler for tomorrow!

Hey, take your time. You've been more than generous with all you've shared so far.

These are awsome Barry- Thank You..I can not wait to see this all pulled together.

Why do the gals get to show some skin and the guys are always covered from head to toe?

Hi Guys - here's probably my last additions before heading out to Dallas. Hope you like them

The Chameleon sketches will show you just how far out I was willing to contemplate

The group shot did have another character or two in it, but I've obscured them to keep a few surprises up my sleeve. As with the first group shot some of the costumes were yet to get to their final versions.

To answer li'l Rhino's question - I guess I was probably subconsciously mirroring current fashions...there are a lot more female midriffs on display over here than male ones. Cham has bare arms

I that group shot!

And the rest are just gorgeous!

I LOVE that group shot too! And I'm HUGELY interested in who the 2 characters who've been rubbed out are! Hints of future members? Very exciting!

Really like your character notes for Element Lad and Princess Projectra. These two characters look to be very interesting in this new reality.

I see Karate Kid is wearing boots rather than my strapped feet idea. Oh well maybe he can change them?

Who's the person in between Ultra Boy and Princess Projectra by the way? An early Colossal Boy? Invisible Kid?

Woohoo!

I'm still not swayed by Element Lad's look, but Dream Girl and Projectra are fantastic.

I think I'll need to see Cham in action. Interesting that he went from an amorphous look to a very rigid, geometric one.

Did Violet finally end up with a skirt and thigh high boots?

Barry, it's such a treat to see the Legion get their own unique looks again.

WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!

Barry, your notes are just as interesting as the costume designs. Your thoughts about Element Lad, Lightning Lad, Chameleon, Projectra etc. are fascinating teasers about the characters. I'd trade my first born for a look at Mark's "philosopical notes" about Element Lad. Dr. Strange, indeed.

A few random thoughts: Give Sun Boy a pair of boots, please; there's something a bit too feminine about his look, imo (perhaps that's intentional?). Love the "human torch" thing, though. Cham's "blank slate" face is a brilliant concept. Can't wait to see more of Violet's costume. Looks like the short skirt/thigh-hi boots design in the group pic. I see three (3!) Luornus. Is she called Triplicate Girl or a new codename? Is that Lyle (wearing the head piece) behind Ultra Boy and Projectra? Ultra Boy looks so buff. Projecta is simply gorgeous; it sounds like Saturn Girl's "ice queen" attitude has been transferred to her. Where does that leave SG? PP drawn to Element Lad? I never would have thunk it. Lightning Lad (I sing the body electric) and Dream Girl would make a *sizzling* new romantic duo (hint, hint). Is Dream Girl the only one without gloves? Yes, give her a tattoo. Why is Karate Kid's face blank? They all look so lean, mean and ready for action. What rhino said -- more male skin! I've run out of breath.

Thanks so much for your generosity. Is there more?

Wow, I'm loving the Dream Girl and Projectra looks! Sun Boy even looks better in these sketches.

Not crazy about Triplicate Girl's cape, but she's never been one of my faves anyway. But I'm betting that in this new Legion, she'll finally be interesting to me.

I daresay Jeckie and Nura have never looked better.

And I'm really excited to see that the Question is joining the LSH! See him? On the far right? Huh? Not finished? Never mind....

these are great! I sorta like the new e-lad. I like the ideas behind it.

Also Cham looks awesome. I sorta like what has been done with him.

Oh dear.

Element Lad is still too weird for my liking and Cham ain't Cham without his antennae!

More Phantom Girl though please!!!

So cool! Joe Mondo and I have more info to base photomanipulations on now! Maybe I should hitchhike to Dallas so I can see these in person? Please usually survive hitchhiking right? Do we reaaaaaally have to wait until the end of December to see the finished, colored, finalized goods?

I'm absolutely floored by that group shot! Gorgeous! We have to get these sketches collected in a special edition of the book. Maybe a second printing of the first issue after it sells out.

I know you must get bored of hearing this Barry but your work is gorgeous!

Thanks for sharing it with us

B

Aha! So Jan _is_ still from Trom! That's good to hear. Actually, in this close-up view, I like this costume a lot better than I thought. And it seems like Trom might be a Medieval style culture who happen to have in-born alchemical powers.

The Projectra costume looks nice. Her costume looks less like Polaris's current costume thatn I originally thought. She does have a sort of regal air to her.

Dream Girl looks great. I still not sure about Sun Boy, but we'll see.

The idea of a fluid costume is interesting. I might have liked to see it. And if your view of Chameleon Boy's facial characteristics are what makes it into the book, I'll definitely like it. It gives a greater sense of how alien he is and how much the form he wears is not his own. Perhaps he needs to learn how to be "human".

Hmmm, now why would Karate Kid's face be blanked out?? We've seen him in the special and the cover to #1 and there doesn't seem to be anything odd about his face. My guesses:
-- Something else else will happen early in the series that leaves him scarred or somehow disfigured and Barry didn't want to give away the story.
-- He's blind (or is that too daredevil?)

Wow. Wonderful stuff.

I'm really intigued by Princess Projectra and Element Lad.

I love the designs for Violet. The guns are interesting. (Another connection between Imsk and the military?) I'm not sure what I think about a Legionnaire carrying guns. I guess it's no different than a police officer. Is that a tatoo on her cheek in the portrait on the right?

Maybe it's Ferro Lad, not KK? And he's not wearing a mask and whatnot.

Although that certainly looks like a KK outfit.