Tom McCraw (LSH/L* co-plotter/colorist)and Jeff Moy (L*
penciller) were the guests on America Online's Legionnaires Chat
for Thursday, May 9, 1996. Tom Peyer (LSH co-plotter/scripter)
attended briefly, but was called away on a new puppy emergency.
Legion of Super-Heroes Chat is held every Tuesday in the DC
Comics Online area of AOL at 6:00 p.m. EST. Legionnaires Chat is
held every Thursday in the same area at 10:00 p.m. EST.
(Keyword: DC CHAT.) Regular guests include Tom Peyer, Tom
McCraw, Roger Stern, Mark Waid, Jeff Moy, Ron Boyd, KC Carlson
and Mike McAvennie.
DISCLAIMER - Information presented herein is not guaranteed to be
reliable. Due to the nature of the chats, misinterpretations of
the creators' comments do occur. No wagering, please.
SPOILERS - Information that tends to spoil current or upcoming
issues is located toward the end of this report. Spoiler space
separates such spoiler information this week due to the heavy
spoiler content.
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Jeff likes all the Legionnaires, and couldn't identify one that
he doesn't like.
Jeff promises that L* #38 will be lots of fun, and have lots of
Imra.
Jeff doesn't know when we'll see more VR.
KC has asked Jeff to draw a teenaged Sugar and Spike in an
upcoming story.
Shvaughn and Element Lad don't know each other yet.
McCraw promises that Dirk Morgna (preboot Sun Boy) will appear
again. Right now, he's a supporting cast member like Tenzil Kem
(preboot Matter-Eater Lad).
McCraw would like to see all the Legion characters in KINGDOM
COME come together some day. When it was pointed out that McCraw
was the writer and could make it happen, he responded that he was
only one of the writers and the others and his editor must also
agree.
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L* #41 is the first issue that takes place after part of the team
becomes trapped in the 20th century. Jeff has already started
working on the issue.
Ultra Boy will be part of the 20th century Legion team with
Saturn Girl and Gates.
XS and Triad will remain in the 30th century with Leviathan.
Peyer indicates that none of the 20th century Legionnaires will
develop amnesia.
Jeff is disappointed that he's losing at least one of his
favorite characters to the 20th century team (whose exploits will
be chronicled in LSH).
There will be Legion tryouts in L* #43. McCraw is trying to
squeeze at least one of the members of the preboot Legion of
Substitute Heroes into the story.
Jeff indicates that the 30th century Legion will add at least one
new member to the team after the split. The new member(s) appear
in KINGDOM COME #1. (ED - It's unclear from the transcript
whether--if there is more than one member joining--all of the
members appear in KINGDOM COME, or just some of them.)
McCraw indicates that they're trying to give all the characters
their own merit in the postboot, including Dream Girl. McCraw
believes that her powers are difficult to write sometimes, and
that napping and dreaming is not practical during a battle with a
villain. He emphasized that her powers are not really being
revamped, but that she won't drift off in the middle of battles
to find out things.
A potential villain appears in L* #41.
Jeff declined an opportunity to reassure Shrinking Violet fans
who are concerned about her role in the upcoming Emerald Eye
storyline. He indicates that they want to scare fans. McCraw
indicates that we should keep our eye on Vi.
All of the Legionnaires are receiving new costumes soon, but they
won't keep the costumes for a long period of time. Four of the
new costumes--Brainiac Five, Gates and Chameleon by Lee Moder;
and Kinetix by Jeff Moy--have appeared in previews on AOL. It's
difficult to make out details of the new costumes because they're
highlighted in a very bright green.
