tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.comments2023-10-05T10:13:55.217-05:00The Legion OmnicomMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comBlogger4003125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-37477472319370223162023-07-13T18:17:07.323-05:002023-07-13T18:17:07.323-05:00Oh, man, I had forgotten about the Tempo books. T...Oh, man, I had forgotten about the Tempo books. Terrible presentation but I loved them as a kid. Wish I'd kept them, even though all I'd do now is pull them out once and a while and look at them.<br /><br />I've always thought it odd that that Ferro Lad book exists.DanielThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595041630856975204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-79800118354833970192023-04-13T22:36:28.123-05:002023-04-13T22:36:28.123-05:00Eltro Gand? You're lucky that Nam'lor, Les...Eltro Gand? You're lucky that Nam'lor, Lester Spiffany, Uli Algor, Fenton Pike, Kantuu, Spunge, Tab, Lume, Phrenologax, Zilya Popoff, Colonel Lad, or Naxim Tork made it into the tournament!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-15194451256714643202023-04-13T12:53:34.470-05:002023-04-13T12:53:34.470-05:00"Eltro Gand"?
E l t r o G a n d ....?
..."Eltro Gand"?<br /><br />E l t r o G a n d ....?<br /><br />Okay. It's been a LONG time since I actually had to LOOK UP a Legion character I'd never heard of. Bravo.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-86508188105261360502023-03-13T20:19:36.406-05:002023-03-13T20:19:36.406-05:00Hmmm, I thought it would let you vote without a Tw...Hmmm, I thought it would let you vote without a Twitter account, but I guess not. Feel free to leave your picks as a comment on the blog post (all picks in a single comment) and I'll add them in at the end.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-23416194515208992182023-03-12T23:50:53.109-05:002023-03-12T23:50:53.109-05:00No way to play if we’re not on Twitter?No way to play if we’re not on Twitter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-91042409657421468982023-01-23T20:16:35.073-06:002023-01-23T20:16:35.073-06:00Also regarding Luornu, it must have been an age re...Also regarding Luornu, it must have been an age revision. Of they kept Lu's canonical birthday in October, she wouldn't have turned 16 until around the time Chuck took Vi out on a date. Happy birthday Triad. 🤣<br /><br />Of course that issue has a character give a date in December 2998, so...Jim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578552392809705125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-15198477004925800142023-01-21T17:34:05.577-06:002023-01-21T17:34:05.577-06:00I'll keep track in here with how old they are ...I'll keep track in here with how old they are presented to be in print. No ages in LSH #0, but we are given Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl as 15, and Live Wire as 14.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-78675261457906817972023-01-21T10:01:32.187-06:002023-01-21T10:01:32.187-06:00Thanks for reposting this. I tried finding this o...Thanks for reposting this. I tried finding this on the Usenet archives and it's a challenge.<br /><br />Given the timeline, I wonder what the start date was for Tom calculating the dates, specifically for Violet. Her canonical birthday is June 3, so she would be almost 15 at the beginning of the timeline but already be 15 by the time she joined.<br /><br />But I'm just splitting hairs. 🙂Jim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578552392809705125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-21969505671625398522023-01-16T17:13:00.561-06:002023-01-16T17:13:00.561-06:00Thanks for the kind words!
Hard to believe this h...Thanks for the kind words!<br /><br />Hard to believe this has been going on (in some form) since November 2005, that's 18 years (minus the hiatus from 2012-2019). I've still got some good stuff planned...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-43846709028961386482023-01-16T15:12:12.109-06:002023-01-16T15:12:12.109-06:00I just wanted to let you know that I enjoy reading...I just wanted to let you know that I enjoy reading all your entries. I know there's not always a lot of feedback and I just thought you should know that I appreciate your efforts. (ever since the AR lists actually.)<br /><br />IDLEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-83322993029038940182023-01-07T09:00:01.604-06:002023-01-07T09:00:01.604-06:00Thanks Michael! At some point I'll put the upd...Thanks Michael! At some point I'll put the update on my blog and send it to you as well!Jim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578552392809705125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-81299777870676500572022-12-25T18:09:41.566-06:002022-12-25T18:09:41.566-06:00Since every other monument in Shanghalla refers t...Since every other monument in Shanghalla refers to how the character died I think it's pretty safe to assume the fractured skull killed her.DanielThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595041630856975204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-21053240010630980352022-12-25T13:25:09.192-06:002022-12-25T13:25:09.192-06:00None of the Shanghalla tombs mention her being fat...None of the Shanghalla tombs mention her being fated to die. Leeta 87's tomb reads: "Singlehandedly, she defeated innumerable super-villains, but one day slipped on a banyo-fruit peel, fracturing her skull. An ironic end to an illustrious career!"<br /><br />And while I'm on Shanghalla:<br /><br />Nimbok of Vaalor - "This mutant rescued an alien race from a score of incredible perils, until he was slain by a treacherous sorcerer who pretended to be his most trusted friend!"<br /><br />Mog Yagor - "Who saved his home planet Vasmeer... but perished himself while defeating a space beast"<br /><br />Hate Face - "The face of a devil, the soul of an angel, he rescued millions, yet none could bear his revolting visage. Some say he died in battle, others say it was his broken heart that killed him!"<br /><br />Beast Boy - "Though he turned against humanity, this youth from the planet Lallor died heroically, saving a child from a monster!"Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-89668016596813183452022-12-25T11:37:15.822-06:002022-12-25T11:37:15.822-06:00I would include Timber Wolf (around LSH 300) and A...I would include Timber Wolf (around LSH 300) and Anti-LadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-84490175222979970512022-12-25T11:26:11.680-06:002022-12-25T11:26:11.680-06:00I would have included Leeta 87 and had her find ou...I would have included Leeta 87 and had her find out how she was fated to die.DanielThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595041630856975204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-25677877424409854902022-11-18T20:10:26.796-06:002022-11-18T20:10:26.796-06:00Thanks for this breakdown. Some LSH is better than...Thanks for this breakdown. Some LSH is better than no LSH?Karsten A. Loepelmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05444048964547117014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-48904084898337805022022-11-16T22:20:56.551-06:002022-11-16T22:20:56.551-06:00After further review, the call may be overturned i...After further review, the call may be overturned in favor of Stone Boy and not Monster Boy.<br />Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-66498970013018121872022-11-16T22:03:49.396-06:002022-11-16T22:03:49.396-06:00Monster Boy or Stone Boy?Monster Boy or Stone Boy?Mdriscoll2003https://www.blogger.com/profile/00961310523977062244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-64325025220134780792022-09-24T20:07:59.557-05:002022-09-24T20:07:59.557-05:00I can see where it was coming from: the LSH had mo...I can see where it was coming from: the LSH had mostly established that the GLC and Thanangarian police were pretty similar to their pre-Crisis 20th century incarnations. (Give or take the ban on Lanterns visiting Earth.) With the Corps being blown up and Hawkworld grimngritting up Thanagar, they presumably didn't want to telegraph an endgame.<br /><br />Which isn't to say I like it. (It reminds me of the Silver Age siloing that led to Superman and Batman JLA appearances being rationed.)<br /><br />I suspect Waid was right that the classic Legion was past saving by that point. I wonder if it would have been better to put them on a bus for a while and wait for better times rather than reboot. But no way to know that now.Mike S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-81244592638289290872022-09-22T17:26:27.052-05:002022-09-22T17:26:27.052-05:00I applaud your stoutness of heart.
"I mentio...I applaud your stoutness of heart.<br /><br />"I mentioned and/or linked to the Absorbascon 22 times between 2006-2009!"<br />I think that's more than I did!<br />Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-25020584158720375472022-09-22T17:24:44.236-05:002022-09-22T17:24:44.236-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-57836006432295137672022-09-15T22:59:47.560-05:002022-09-15T22:59:47.560-05:00I've actually been annotating the entire "...I've actually been annotating the entire "Five Years Later" Legion run from the Legion of Super-Heroes, starting from issue #1. The "End of an Era" story arc of the Legion's run, which involves them getting caught up in the ZH time shenanigans, dovetails and intertwines with the Zero Hour story (the 6-part EoE story winds through issues of Valor, Legionnaires, LSH, and even L.E.G.I.O.N.) as they end up fading out before getting Rebooted and restarted with the #0 issues. I started the annotations as part of my co-hosting the Legion of Substitute Podcasters when we started the 5YL run in August 2019.<br /><br />Fun fact: I mentioned and/or linked to the Absorbascon 22 times between 2006-2009!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-57207159136194655812022-09-15T13:33:05.772-05:002022-09-15T13:33:05.772-05:00I am overwhelmed by curiosity:
what has possessed ...I am overwhelmed by curiosity:<br />what has possessed you to annotated <i>Zero Hero</i> 27 years later?Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-46995915721498256432022-05-01T13:49:32.572-05:002022-05-01T13:49:32.572-05:00And it still works if you look at them side by sid...And it still works if you look at them side by side, too, versus having one on top of the other.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001530336692435773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18787738.post-17713467565532879942022-05-01T13:10:24.597-05:002022-05-01T13:10:24.597-05:00That cover for #44 was actually done on two art bo...That cover for #44 was actually done on two art boards, then combined digitally. It's still for sale on Neal Adams own site for $25,000.<br /><br />https://www.nealadamsstore.com/Legion-Of-Super-Heroes-44-Cover_p_711.htmlGlen Cadigannoreply@blogger.com