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Originally posted by Crujectra: Reeeally, Paul?
*adjusts big knockers*
 Sorry your higness but I like my chests to be hairy 
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For my sister ... Jim Sherman really showed her with the greatest skill, capturing her aloof beauty and classic features. It even came through with other inkers, though it was best done when he did so himself. (As with the page I own that's shown in the Legion Companion.)
At equal skill or notable strengths, but all just below Sherman, I'd put (the early) Keith Giffen, Pat Broderick, and Greg LaRocque. The last especially for his musculature and realism for all Legion women, not just Dawnstar. (Dream Girl, especially, comes to mind.)
Steve Lightle, Gene Colan (the passionate "LSH" v2 n311), and, ironically, Dawny co-creator Mike Grell come in a step below that.
I really don't have many preferences otherwise among Legion portrayals, except for:
~ LaRocque's skills being consistently underestimated, especially in medium-to-far "shots."
~ Dave Cockrum having the most flair of any one artist, though others often used his designs better.
~ All the pre-Cockrum artists I've seen being too blocky and stolid for my own tastes.
~ Lightle being the best visual storyteller of the Levitz era, the early Giffen following.
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Originally posted by Looks That Kill Lad: Originally posted by Crujectra: [b] Reeeally, Paul? *adjusts big knockers*
[/b]Holding... tongue... holding... tongue...
White. A blank page or canvas. His favorite. So... many... possibilities.
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Originally posted by Looks That Kill Lad: Sorry your higness but I like my chests to be hairy
*flips blond locks forward to spill down over knockers* Close enough? 
Some people are like slinkys: not really good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when you knock them down a flight of stairs
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Originally posted by Kid Prime:
Holding... tongue... holding... tongue... Jeffy Poo... C'mere 
Some people are like slinkys: not really good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when you knock them down a flight of stairs
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Whos tongue? ....and with what?
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Being relatively new to the Legion, the only depictions I'm familiar with are Bastista's. WHich are very, good, mind you. Useless trivia moment: Pat Broderick was my teacher for "Drawing for Animators" last quarter.Awesome guy. Unfortunately, I've never had a chance to see his Legion either....my local comic shop has no preboot issues _whatsoever_. 
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Originally posted by chibikasai: Being relatively new to the Legion, the only depictions I'm familiar with are Bastista's. WHich are very, good, mind you.
Useless trivia moment: Pat Broderick was my teacher for "Drawing for Animators" last quarter.Awesome guy.
Unfortunately, I've never had a chance to see his Legion either....my local comic shop has no preboot issues _whatsoever_. I am thinking your shop doesn't have many old back issues. But you should check out the very first Firestorm series for some great Pat Broderick art
Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!
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How cool! Pat Broderick's art basically "woke up" the Legion. He added a dynamic that had been missing for a while. He drew a fantastic Dawnstar as well as Wildfire and Sun Boy and many other characters.
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Dream Girl - Greg LaRocque. Never before and never since had she looked so seductive.
Polar Boy - Keith Giffen, during the latter Levitz era. He captured Brek's personality on his face perfectly.
Triad - Jeff Moy. Cuteness suits Luornu...as do stuck-out tongues.
Brainiac 5 - Chris Sprouse. I especially liked his pin-up of Brainy for the loose-leaf Who's Who.
Lightning Lad - Dave Cockrum.
Shadow Lass - Steve Lightle.
Ayla Ranzz - Keith Giffen drew Ayla, as Light Lass during the early Levitz run, better than anyone before or since.
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WILDFIRE (postboot) -- Coipel. He designed that armor and the few artists who've drawn it since can't touch him (though Batista comes in second). Preboot, it wasn't hard for others to make Cockrum's design look good (that's a compliment to Cockrum).
Jo Nah -- Giffen TMK version. Maybe cuz it's how I was first introduced to him, but the older Jo with the receding hairline and even the ponytail captured the world-weariness, the sadness, the hero and the pirate. (Coipel and Sprouse did great Ultra Boys)
Apparition -- Coipel (Sprouse is #2)
Cham -- Giffen just gave him that roguish spark and intelligence. Something else else the postboot Cham has been sorely lacking.
Andromeda -- Hughes cuz Laurel's supposed to be a stacked *babe*
Mon-El -- Giffen. He's the only one I've seen who made me believe I was lookin at someone who had a thousand years of memories in him.
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Your list is almost exactly the same as mine Matt so I'm going to steal it with a few minor changes: Originally posted by the boy with UltraPowers:
i thought i'd go from the ROLL CALL in [b]"The Legion: Secret Files 3003"
here are the Legionnaires and my favourite Artists ....
SHIKARI: Olivier Coipel [ he did design her .... ]
Agree
KID QUANTUM: Olivier Coipel [ after the buzz cut !! ]
agree
SATURN GIRL: Keith Giffen [ 80's version ]
agree
COSMIC BOY: Keith Giffen [ 80' version ]
Giffen's was good but I think I like Coipel's better
GEAR: Olivier Coipel [ during the ROBOTICA arc ]
Definitely agree
CHUCK TAIN / BOUNCING BOY [ Keith Giffen "beach ball" version !!! ]
Agree with Giffen but I liked it during the magic wars when he had the moustache
TRIAD: Olivier Coipel [ redesigned costume ]
Agreed. He turned her from a cute legionnaire into a dirty great supermodel spunk!
XS: Jeff Moy [ she looked cute !! ]
Agree
APPARITION: Olivier Coipel [ although i loved Keith's version of PHANTOM GIRL probably just as much !!! ]
Agree with both
ULTRABOY: Olivier Coipel [ see above ... ]
Agree
TIMBER WOLF: Steve Lightle [ my favourite version of Brin ]
Definitely agree
WILDFIRE: Keith Giffen [ 80's version, i loved the red/orange !! ]
I think I like Coipel's design better, but I think Giffen drew his old suit the best.
FERRO: [ Mike Grell ]
I like Batista's current version
STARBOY: [ Keith Giffen, starfield and beard ]
I can't think of any outstanding versions of Thom. I think I'll go with...Mike Grell
DREAMER / GIRL: [ Keith Giffen !!! ]
I like Coipel's dreamer the best
UMBRA: Olivier Coipel [ the hair !!! ]
Agree
KARATE KID: Steve Lighle
I'll have to go with Mike Grell
SENSOR: Steve Lightle [ with the "true" version of this character !!! ]
Agree
M'ONEL: Olivier Coipel and Keith Giffen
Agree with Coipel
CHAMELEON: Keith Giffen
I like Coipel's better
KINETIX: Jeff Moy
Agree
GATES: Olivier Coipel
I think Moy drew the cutest Gates
BRAINIAC 5: Keith Giffen and Olivier Coipel
Agree with Coipel
SPARK: Steve Lightle [ drawing Lightning Lass, my prefered name for Ayla ... ]
Agree but I didn't really like her 80's "flashdance" costume
VIOLET: Keith Giffen [ in the purple outfit and then later in the green !! ]
I'll go with Dave Cockrum in her sexy green number
INVISIBLE KID: Lee Moder
Coipel.
wow !!!
after doing that, i think it's pretty clear who my favourite LEGION artists are !!!
i may do a PRE BOOT version of this too !!! as i went with most of the POST BOOT versions of the chracters, when i was thinking of my favourite versions ......
Matthew. [/b] A few extras: Live Wire: Keith Giffen Dawnstar: James Sherman Element Lad: Keith Giffen
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And for a bit of self-indulgence:
Shadow Kid: My favourite Shadow Kid artist is the guy who drew that story where the Persuader and Lady Memory took over Talok VIII (Terry Shoemaker? Dan Jurgens?) He captured the plucky, brave kid that Grev was but Keith Giffen turned Grev into a total drool-worthy hottie.
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