LSHChat:1996-05-30
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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 30, 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. SUBSCRIPTIONS - If you'd like to subscribe (or unsubscribe) to these chat reports, please send me an e-mail at "troy...@indirect.com". GRAPHICS - If you want to subscribe to Lev Kalman's weekly humorous LSH pic, send the message "subscribe lev-pics" in the body of an e-mail to "majord...@idyllmtn.com". You'll receive a MIME-encoded pic in your virtual mailbox every week. ======== Kurt Busiek stopped by the chat and stated that he reads the Legion books and thinks they're terrific. He refused to discuss his own work on Legion time. (ED - But I will--check out KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY restarting in August from Homage Comics and UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN from Marvel.) Jeff didn't think that Lee Moder was signed up as far as LSH #100, but indicated that he and Cory Carani were signed up as far as Lee was and more. Peyer thought his contract ran until LSH #98. McCraw indicated that he was free to walk away at any time, but wouldn't. Jeff pointed out the Legion of Super-Heroes article in Wizard #59 which was a recap of the Legion stories since Zero Hour. The article's author, Matt Brady, was present for a brief period and encouraged fans who want to see more Legion coverage in WIZARD to send their requests to "Wizwo...@aol.com". Peyer denies the implication from WIZARD's "Hot Picks" that he torments small animals. He only torments LSH fans. He conceded that he would torment any small animals that became Legion fans, but not if the fan was Streaky, the super-cat. He drew the line at tormenting cats with heat vision. Jeff accused Peyer of being evil, and Peyer responded with a "Bah!" The Legion will participate in DC's fall crossover event, IN DARKEST NIGHT. Peyer believes that another volume of the LSH Archives will be released in 1997. McCraw has been reading Legion stories since the late 1970's. Neither Peyer nor McCraw were aware of any upcoming Green Lantern team-up with the Legion. Peyer doesn't think that Keith Giffen has any plans to write a Legion story soon. Peyer observed that Triad and Chuck Taine have their whole future ahead of them, and that there was no rush for them to meet. McCraw indicated that fans shouldn't look for Kent Shakespeare any time soon. Peyer thought that Chameleon's former accent was fun. Jeff thinks that Saturn Girl's sister, Jancel Ardeen, has a lot of potential. Peyer admitted that Star Boy's additional powers needed to be addressed. McCraw doesn't foresee any romance between Leviathan and Shrinking Violet, and points out that Vi is made at Leviathan right now. Peyer indicated that if they did have Universo plans, they'd keep the plans secret. McCraw doesn't think Dr. Gym'll would be the same if he was all nice and cuddly. He indicates that Gym'll is vain enough to think that Brainiac 5 will assist him, and vice versa. Live Wire will still have an artificial arm unless something happens. Peyer points out that Live Wire bleeds lightning, and prosthetics can't handle that. McCraw thought that Gym'll would work on cloning a new arm for Live Wire, but that it wouldn't be an easy thing to do. Peyer indicated that Live Wire's insides are too volatile to accept new tissue, even tissue from a lightning person. Peyer has been waiting for five years to spring the Uncanny Amazers on fans. He indicates that LSH #82 was just a teaser for the Amazers and that they would appear soon in L*. Jeff was pleased that he got to draw Insect Queen. McCraw polled fans as to whether they'd like to have Kid Quantum II join the Legion. McCraw indicates that Kid Quantum II's name is not Danielle. McCraw noted that Konk looked similar to Triad because of the hair color, but that Triad's was her natural color. Peyer named Konk, and McCraw thought there was another name for the character initially. Peyer indicates that he's never seen the Beyondo skit on Jay Leno. According to Peyer, the similarity between Atom'x's codename and Tom McCraw's AOL screen name is not a coincidence. Peyer switched the name without McCraw's knowledge. McCraw claims that pink isn't really his color. He jokingly vowed revenge against Peyer. McCraw indicates that the mystery of Atmos' absence in LSH #82 will be explained later. He joked that Atmos called in sick that day. Peyer stated that we'll be meeting the bald, bicycle-panted Amazer soon. He actually does have a name and powers. He also opined that it was just like the Legion to have a bald guy in swim trunks in the background doing nothing. McCraw observed that both Kid Quantums projected stasis fields. Gates was affected by Kid Quantum because he got into the area that she was projecting in. Peyer quips that Gates was affected because Kid Quantum uses a Sears Craftsman brand stasis field, the toughest known. Apparition's return was planned from the beginning. Peyer indicated that we still haven't seen all of the plans for her. Jeff doesn't recall if Apparition is in L* #39. Peyer indicated that Ultra Boy and Ambassador Wazzo can see Apparition because they love her the most. There will be further developments in whether Apparition can be seen. Peyer doesn't think that the Ultra Boy and Apparition romance needs to be handled similarly to the Wildfire and Dawnstar relationship. McCraw pointed out that Lee modified Apparition's costume. He notes that the costume still had a stripe rather than a cutout. Apparition will be going to the 20th century with Ultra Boy, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5, Spark and Gates. That completes the list of 20th century Legionnaires. Two non-members will also be going to the 20th century. One of the non-members has super-powers and the other doesn't. Peyer claims distress that they didn't think to include Konk among the non-members. McCraw indicates that Apparition won't become depressed upon seeing the skeletal Deadman unless she becomes a skeletal Apparition. McCraw predicts that Gates will fit into the 20th century as well as Gates fits in anywhere. Jeff wasn't aware that any Legionnaires would remain in the 20th century after the upcoming storyline continues. Peyer thinks the 20th century story arc is a good idea, and that now was a good time to do it because there were two books--one of which would remain set in the 30th century. The Toms both chose which Legionnaires would travel to the 20th century. Peyer refused to say when the 20th century story would end because it would ruin the suspense. McCraw indicated that Damage would "maybe" show up in the Legion. The Phase backstory will be addressed while the Legion is in the 20th century. In the LSH Annual, we'll see why Dirk Morgna can't adopt the "Wildfire" codename. McCraw asked why the Sun Boy name shouldn't be used. Peyer indicates that we'll see The Empress again. Jeff confirmed that the event in LSH #83 will be "bad . . . very bad." He hinted that it had something to do with the Emerald Eye.
