LSHChat:1996-06-27
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Tom McCraw (LSH/L* co-plotter/colorist), Tom Peyer (LSH co- plotter/scripter), Roger Stern (L* co-plotter/scripter), and Jeff Moy (L* penciller) were the guests on America Online's Legionnaires Chat for Thursday, June 27, 1996. 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. BUT WHAT ABOUT? - The LSH Chat with Tom McCraw for Tuesday, June 25, 1996, was sparse on news and no report on that chat is forthcoming. Interesting tidbits from that chat are incorporated in this report. 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. SPOILERS - **Hey read this!** Information that tends to spoil current or upcoming issues is located toward the end of this report. For this report, spoiler space is inserted before discussion of LSH #83. Some spoiler information for upcoming issue precedes the spoiler space. SPECIAL THANKS - To John Heaton and Andrew Woodard for forwarding me copies of the chat log for Tuesday, June 25, 1996. =============== Tom McCraw won the Comic Buyers' Guide fan award for favorite colorist. He thanked all his fans who supported him. McCraw quips that there is 10% more blue when coloring Uncle Scrooge compared to Kinetix. Peyer will not be attending the San Diego convention, but Roger Stern, Jeff Moy, and Cory Carani will be there. Peyer and Derec Aucoin have done a LSH/L.E.G.I.O.N. story for SHOWCASE '96 ## 11 & 12. Peyer thought Derec's work on the story looked awesome. The story includes Vril Dox I, Vril Dox II, and Querl Dox and is titled "10,000 Brainiacs." Brainiac 5 will receive a shock about Colu history in the story. Peyer had just written a Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes special. The story is sort of a ghost story. Roger thought the book was officially titled the Superman Winter Special. Peyer thinks the book will have a January cover date. Peyer is doing the MAGNUS book for the Valiant relaunch. He bragged that Magnus would take great pleasure in stripping Pulsar Stargrave down to his gears. Jeff's twin brother, Phil Moy, will be doing some work on upcoming issues of L*. Roger was not sure who was illustrating the cover to LSH Archives Volume 6, but he's writing the intro. Jeff had seen pages of Stuart Immonen's artwork for FINAL NIGHT and called it awesome. Jeff indicates that M'Onel is around, but Andromeda is on vacation. Roger said that Chameleon would be using a little more variety in his powers in coming stories. McCraw indicated that they may have a few surprises in store for Chameleon. Roger joked that if fans voted for a Legionnaire who is not eligible or in the 20th century that he got to choose the Legion leader in the 30th century. He followed with a maniacal laugh. McCraw guessed that the leader election results would show up in the books late this year. Roger stated that both Leviathan and Kinetix are Jewish. The creators haven't worked out the details of the Cosmic Boy/Saturn Girl/Live Wire triangle. He thought the suggestion of a Saturn Girl/Gates romance was warped. Roger would rather see a Cockrum pin-up of the current team than a Grell pin-up of the current team. McCraw promised that they would be nice to Ultra Boy and Apparition for a while. Jeff thinks that XS and Triad will succeed Spark as the most- often seen tongue while Spark is in the 20th century. He indicated that there was a tongue coming up for Invisible Kid. L* #43 is the upcoming tryout issue. Jeff commented that there wouldn't be too many backgrounds in L* # 43 because of the people in the book. Tom joked that Jeff might be able to cram the HQ in once in a while. Jeff thinks that L* #43 will take a long time to finish. He's currently on page 5, but skipped pages 2 and 3, which is a 2 page spread. He quips that he should charge per character. McCraw commented that L* #43 would be a pain to color, also. He'd acquired fresh copies of Who's Who in the LSH to work with. He indicated that Jeff would also need the Who's Who for the issue. No Wanderers appear in L* #43. Roger jokes that they're saving the Wanderers for Dion and the Belmonts Comics and Stories #1. There are no plans for the Mess to appear in L* #43. There are no plans for Eyeful Ethel or Tusker. McCraw would like to see more of Mike Collins work on fill-ins when he's available. Collins is doing the art for the LSH annual. Ultra-Man is the name of the Golden Age character who will appear in the L* Annual. Roger calls the Golden Age fun, but indicates that the Silver Age is his real meat. Roger confirmed that Chuck Wojtkiewitz will be working on the L* Annual. Peyer likes to think that the flashbacks shown in the upcoming LSH Annual have some bearing on upcoming stories. He indicated that time would tell. The team was preparing to plot the Deadman meeting in the 20th century. The creators are trying to have the Legion meet the Metal Men in the 20th century. They hadn't been given a green light on the story yet. McCraw indicated that it would be tough to keep Viridian out of the meeting if the teams met. He redirected complaints about the Gold's destruction to Mike Carlin. There are plans to address the Apparition/Phase situation while in the 20th century. We'll see Brainy in a computer store in LSH #86. Whether Superman remembers the Legion will be revealed in LSH #85. McCraw indicates that Triad's split will last a while longer. When a fan commented that he loved the way Triad Purple looked, McCraw told him to wait until he saw her in LSH #84. Roger indicated that chances were good that a day in the life story would be presented after the schism but before the next major story arc. Jeff indicated that there would be a bunch of little stories. Ferro first shows up in one of the Superman issues. McCraw declined comment on whether Ferro was from the 20th century. Peyer wouldn't say who might be joining during the 20th century storyline. He did promise that they were not considering Deadman for membership. He also thought that Ferro had better chances of making the team than Tin, and cited the "no duplication of powers" rule. Jeff promised lots of Kinetix in L* #42. Roger stated that there will be an upcoming female Legionnaire who wears nothing but a wide belt. Spark has a bumpy road ahead. She's going to go through an adolescent hate stage and will get a lot of attention in LSH #88. (The exact issue number to be determined later.) Jeff was working on designs for a character called "Magno" and perhaps some new costumes for Legionnaires. Peyer indicated that if Shadow Lass joined, it would be in the 30th century. He's not giving her a lot of thought right now. Spoilers for LSH #83 Spoiler Space Spoiler Space Spoiler Space Spoiler Space Spoiler Space Spoiler Space Peyer reports that Emerald Violet is his favorite name. McCraw reports that Shrinking Violet got the Emerald Eye shortly before the change in costumes. Roger indicated that they might not be resolving the Emerald Eye story in the books. Jeff stated that they won't be revealing the Eye's origin. The scene showing Kinetix with the Emerald Eye was merely symbolic. Roger thought that all the Legionnaires had received their heart's desires by the end of LSH #83. He strongly implied that the Imra had also received her heart's desire. Chameleon's heart's desire was for Spark to approve of his love for her. The wish fulfillment will be explained in L* #40. Roger reports that Dirk Morgna is cured after LSH #83. Jeff indicated that he no longer has powers. Peyer pointed out that Dr. Regulus is a villain and that he would be surprised if Regulus is dead. Roger called Peyer the "man who killed Leviathan." Peyer was late and when told that the fans wanted blood, he joked that "Leviathan has gallons." Peyer killed Leviathan because he didn't like the way Leviathan looked at him. On a more serious note, Peyer thought that the arc of Leviathan's life was headed towards a heroic death. He hopes that some of the repercussions down the road will be interesting. Peyer admitted that there were other ways for Leviathan to stop Dr. Regulus, but Leviathan did not see them unfortunately. Jeff thought Leviathan's death was pretty gross. He commented that Leviathan was a fun character. Roger indicated that Leviathan was "most sincerely dead" and they were sending for the Rabbi and everything. He stated they would miss "the big drink o'water" and joked that they would need a "b-i-i-i-g casket". He thought burial space on Shanghalla would be tight after burying Leviathans. Peyer indicated that they really were going to put Leviathan in a big casket with lots of pallbearers. We'll see more Allons at Leviathan's funeral. Peyer thinks that Leviathan may be the only recurring character that he personally has killed. Peyer pointed out that the Legion was able to safely evacuate the planet so Leviathan's death was not in vain. The Legionnaires would not have been able to make it to their ship because Regulus was hitting them with all types of toxicity.
