LSHChat:1996-05-02
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Tom McCraw (LSH/L* co-plotter/colorist), Tom Peyer (LSH co- plotter/scripter), and Jeff Moy (L* penciller) were the guests on America Online's Legionnaires Chat for Thursday, May 2, 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. Spoiler Space separates comments about the upcoming event. (Just in case a fan has been living under a rock since Tuesday.) ========================== Jeff had found a copy of That Damned Tabloid (All New Collectors' Edition C-55) at a toy show recently, and referred to the 70's costumes as "wacky". Peyer has been tapped as an "Up and Coming" creator in WIZARD. The postboot Legion hasn't been influenced by L.E.G.I.O.N. yet. Peyer indicated that there will be more non-humanoid Legionnaires. It's still being worked out whether the non- humanoid characters will be new characters or revamped characters from the preboot. McCraw states that they're trying to work more ethnic characters into the books. The postboot Quantum Queen has not been introduced yet. McCraw hopes that the Wanderers will remain lost until they can be done the right way. Their series gave him a bad vibe. According to Peyer, Chuck will go to the robo-gladiator match when he can be trusted to deliver experimental chemicals. Pinky and the Brain will have taken over the world many times over by the 30th century. Peyer reveals that R.J. Brande is the Brain, and Marla is Pinky. Peyer indicates that there are plans for Ferro Lad. In the final issue of R.E.B.E.L.S., it was revealed that Phase wasn't really Enya Wazzo. McCraw points out that the Emerald Eye has already been shown in Scavenger's lair. Fan speculation didn't really affect the Eye storyline much, it was planned far in advance. However, fan speculation did play a part in the storyline. Only Roger Stern knows who the shadowy figure in L* #35 is. Jeff said that the plot just called for a shadowy figure. Look for a brief Legion appearance in KINGDOM COME. SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! Part of the Legion of Super-Heroes will be trapped in the 20th century starting with LSH #85. The time-lost team will return to the 30th century eventually. The story is open-ended for a reason. The creators want to keep the fans on their toes until they're done with the story. Gates is one of the Legionnaires trapped in the 20th century. The creative team is authorized to release one character per chat. Peyer believes that the 20th century will make the 30th century seem like the socialist paradise that Gates craves. Peyer observes that after some initial hysterics, most fans are being pretty cool about the 20th century storyline. There will still be some continuity between the Legion titles during the 20th century storyline, but not much. The books will be mostly independent of each other. Peyer indicated that there will be times when the two titles intertwine, or at least dovetail. LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES will host the 20th century stories because Peyer and Lee Moder wanted to do them. Triad will only be in one of the Legion titles. McCraw wasn't certain if she can split for extended periods. Jeff indicates that the creators agreed on which book would remain set in the 30th century. Peyer hinted that the team might meet Superman. McCraw wondered if Supes would still know the team. Peyer indicated that Superman's memory would be addressed in LSH #85. McCraw indicated that there will be a good chance of Brainiac 5 meeting his great-grandfather, Vril Dox. McCraw is in favor of the Marvel Family meeting the Legion. He isn't sure if Live Wire or Spark can use their lightning to change any of the Marvels. McCraw points out that many Legion fans are anti-Kyle Rayner. Peyer would like to see at least some mini-series set in the 20th century. When asked if loose ends about the Valor world-seeding would be addressed during the storyline, McCraw quipped "What's the loose end? He seeded the worlds and then left them." When asked if there weren't already enough super-teams in the 20th century, McCraw promised that the Legion will be one of the good ones. All Legion appearances outside the Legion titles must be approved by KC Carlson. McCraw adds hopefully that we'll like anything that KC approves. Omen and Prophet are not responsible for stranding the Legionnaires in the 20th century.
