| July 25, 1996
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| Summariser
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T. Troy McNemar
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| Participants
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Tom McCraw
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Tom McCraw (LSH/L* co-plotter/colorist) was the guest on America
Online's Legionnaires Chat for Thursday, July 25, 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.
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 - Information that tends to spoil current or upcoming
issues is located toward the end of this report. No spoiler
space separates such spoiler information.
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Tom uses mostly Dr. Martin's when coloring. He also uses colored
pencils, markers, and watercolors. He called himself a member of
the older generation of colorists, but he also does some computer
coloring work.
Tom was currently working on plots for L* #45 and LSH #88.
Tom and KC Carlson had been considering ideas for the cover to L*
#50. Tom thought painted or wraparound covers were good ideas.
Pencils for the LSH Annual are by Mike Collins. Pencils for the
L* Annual are by several pencillers, including Dan Jurgens. The
L* Annual features XS.
Tom would like to see the Legion done by Industrial Light and
Magic.
Tom wasn't aware of any upcoming Legion merchandise.
Tom opines that the Legion could defeat the Borg.
Tom believed that Science Police Officer Zendak would eventually
appear in the Legion books.
There are no plans for a Bizarro Legion in the 20th century, but
Roger Stern and Tom keep chuckling over the idea of doing the
story.
Tom thought that a Legion vs. Cyborg story was a good idea.
When asked what Invisible Kid does in his spare time, Tom
indicated that Lyle is always a man with a mission.
Tom wasn't sure how far Triad's bodies could separate from each
other. He didn't think that one Triad could be separated for a
long time in the 20th century.
Tom responded "maybe" when asked if the Fatal Five was appearing
in L* soon.
The connection between Impulse and the LSH will be explored soon.
XS has told Impulse about the Legion.
Tom's story for SHOWCASE '96 #8 was originally intended to be a
Gates' solo story.
Tom didn't know who was winning the Legion leader election. He'd
asked to be kept in suspense on the voting results.
Kelley Jones is scheduled to do at least 8 pages of LSH #87,
which include the Deadman appearance.
Gates will be in for a lot of culture shock during the 20th
century storyline. Of the 20th century Legionnaires, Ultra Boy
will adjust the easiest because Rimbor was a tough place to grow
up and its very similar to 20th century Earth.
There have been talks with Dan Jurgens about a possible Teen
Titans/LSH meeting, but nothing is planned for now.
There is no ending for the 20th century storyline planned. The
creators want to keep the fans guessing about when the story will
end.
Tom had suggested the idea of Computo to Tom Peyer, and Peyer
liked the idea. He pointed out that Computo in the 20th century
was only a possibility as most of the 20th century storylines are
tentative.
Tom was not the person that made the decision to kill Leviathan.
Andromeda will not show up during the funeral sequence in L* #41
because she's busy elsewhere.
Tom had seen Jeff Moy's pencilled pages for L* #43 (the Tryout
issue), and thought that the issue would be a lot of work to
color.
Tom indicated that Dream Girl was now known as Dreamer, and would
be a guest in the Legion books.
Dragonmage will try out for the Legion in L* #43. Polar Boy also
appears in L* #43. The Amazers will appear on the cover. Tom
indicated that there will be a lot of reappearances in L* #43.
He refused to disclose which members would be joining, but he did
indicate that there would be three new members by the end of L*
#43.
Lume will not be in L* #43. Tom thinks Lume is a different type
of character that it would be fun to have appear again.
One of the Legionnaires will be wearing a new uniform soon. He
wouldn't disclose whether it was a 20th century or 30th century
member.
LSH #88 features a visit from Impulse and the Legion setting up
temporary Headquarters.
LSH #45 features the return of a pre-Zero Hour villain.
