Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Visionaries of Tomorrow Welcome Francis Manapul!

it was great meeting you guys! I hope you all had fun at the show!

matter lad i'm not sure who theena is...

Hey Francis!

FYI, Theena is the (small "L")legionnaire from the Waid Kitson run that served as the communications hub. She had what appeared to be a symbiot attached to her back with tentacles that ended in little monitor screens and was able to "show" what was going on somewhere

ah! thanks vee!

Francis, I don't know if anyone has asked you this or not, but how did you feel about redesigning the "threeboot" legionnaires suits?

I felt honored! as with anyone coming new to the book, you always want to put your stamp on it and it was actually something I had asked my editor if I could do it and he said yes!

Personally, I think the new designs were exciting overall, and I look forward to seeing your work beyond Legion!

Thanks Lard Lad, and don't worry you'll be seeing more of my work at DC

Man I hope so. I really LOVE your style and since I'im picky about alot of artists that are out now man, that's saying something. I constantly reccomend people to check out your work.

Oh I was wondering Francis, Have you ever drawn Bart Allen? I heard rumor/ myth what have you that you were asked about that. If you can't talk about it it's okay I just wanted to ask.

good looking out Acid thanks!

professionally no I've never drawn him. But I have drawn him before! One of my first art samples was actually a 3 page Impulse story.

Dude that is awesome. I'd love to see that just because I'd love to see your take on him. Is it on your blog or something? Or have you long since left it somewhere else?

I drew it when I was like 16 or something so it's lost somewhere in my closet...

Hey Francis!
Did you ever do any designs of Super Lad.

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your excellent work on the book. You definately were a pleasure to have with us on the series, and you are one fantastic artist dude!
We Canadians are all so proud!!!
All the best in your career and I look forward to picking up your future post Legion work next year.

Francis, if you still stop by, I just wanted to say Thank You for your work, and sorry it ended the way it did.

To be honest, I wasn't the biggest cheerleader of the run, but I did come to appreciate your art (especially after seeing some of your work in black and white).

I wish you well in your future endeavors.

thanks again for all the support guys and gals I really appreciate it!

You've got a great future ahead of you!

Would you consider trying to convince TPTB to turn some of your Legion covers into a set of posters?

It's been a long time since DC put out a Legion folder.

Hey Francis, I can't wait to see what the full cover of Action you did looks like. Although I can guess anyways. Loved seeing your artwork on the Origins and Omens stuff.

Oh if you ever run into Adam Schlagman by any chance tell him Jud Matos says hi.

Guess where I'll be from 11:30-12:30 on Saturday, July 25th during SDCC.

<== is jealous.

...Damn you Nightcrawler..I want to go to that one XD! I might make the one for Geoff Johns tho XD

Stop taunting us!!

Spotlight is available at DC Comics site. He does talk about Legion tangencially, comparing how much easier it is to work with Johns and that he didn't want to work with group characters for a while.
More here . I wished he talked more about it, but it seemed it wasn't much of a subject to talk about.

I enjoyed that panel and commend DC for making those SDCC podcasts available - and so quickly.

Listening to Francis talk about Adventure actually got me quite psyched for the Superboy stories. He really seems to love working on this book and the enthusiasm just spills over.

One comment he made really struck me, it was the hook for me to look forward to Superboy. He mentioned that as a Canadian, he might have a different view of the United States, the sort of classic American farmland that Smallville represents. (Not his exact words.) That preview scene of Conner, Ma Kent and Krypto looking out over the fields ( here ) to me was so nostalgic, an image of everything I want to love about America - and Superboy/Superman, all the idealism. So if some of that comes across in the book, I'll be happy.

It was also quite interesting to hear that he didn't use a computer, except for some corrections, and felt that this was more in keeping to produce that classic America feeling.

Plus there's going to be lots of Krypto, and you've got to love "a boy and his dog" stories.

As primarily a Legion fan, I would have liked to hear more about the Legion, too, especially his ideas for how the story or characters might have developed. We do love speculation and rehashing the Legion!

I am really enjoying seeing you around the DCU! Keep up the good work!

The Legion of Substitute Podcasters has a huge interview with Francis Manapul up here . Strongly recommended!