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

Just wrapped up listening to the podcast linked above and I second Matthew's endorsement.

It's 3-hour interview with Francis talking about the behind the scenes details of his Legion and Adventure runs, to include his relationships with Shooter and Johns, character and costume designs, a synopsis of the original plans for the Legion beyond the issue 50 cancellation, and his take on current trends in comic art.

This was a great interview, and brought my afternoon work productivity to nil.

That was a wonderful interview. With 3 hours, they were able to cover a wide range of subjects. His development as an artist and within the comic book industry was very interesting.

With respect to the Legion, I thought the whole pacing question was particularly relevant, given the glacial pacing of the current co-feature Legion.

If he had problems working with Shooter's script style, it sure didn't show in the finished product!

Some of the things he mentioned, like Gazelle becoming less alien-looking, I missed - and will have to go back to those issues.

The second-year plan sounded great, and he tells about the intended resolution for the Projectra story (which was kind of sad, but as he said, the seeds were planted right from the beginning of the 3boot).

Thank you very much for listening to the show! It was a ton of fun to record. Francis was such a great guest and probably would've kept talking! He was very forthcoming and personable. If you ever get a chance to talk to him at a con, definitely do so!

I wonder if Matt Kramer and I are related in another dimension!

After hearing the interview, I'd be interested in reading a Legion comic written and drawn by Francis.

Despite his inexperience with the concept, he seems to get what the readers want to read about the Legion. Maybe next time.

Or maybe he can return to co-plot with Paul? :dream:

Francis co-stars in the SyFy series The Truth - Beast Legends .

Looks cool!

I just got these two from him this weekend at NYCC. I'll post the third later:

Sumo Timber Wolf



Gazelle

What is this show about? When I clicked on the link you provided I got a message back saying "the page you requested could not be found".
Is it a documentary series of some kind?

http://www.syfy.com/beastlegends/

I've not seen the show myself, but this might be of help.

I saw the show...it was pretty cool that Frances gets to showcase his artistry skills...I was impressed.

Hey thanks for the link OM ... this show looks and feels a lot like Monsterquest.
Why haven't I ever heard of it before? I'm a sucker for all that cryptozoology stuff!
Francis does a great job for his part BTW.