Legion of Super-Heroes #7

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[icon_uk]

Okay, gay guy floundering here... I have to ask... would wearing those panties that Shadow Lass is wearing even work? Now I'm as big a fan of heroes wearing panties as you can imagine (though I prefer mine green and with a feathered pattern) but surely that CANNOT be comfortable, or capable of staying up..

[q99]

Wait, why would Shadow Lass be with a jerk like Earth Man?

[kd_the_movie]

Best Case Scenario: This is all apart of some crazy plan to keep Earth Man in line/know his true intentions and Shady and Mon are only acting on the outs with each other for the sake of the plan.

Worst Case Scenario: Paul Levitz realllllyy likes Earth Man and doesn't think he's that bad of a guy.

[biznizzonpeyote]

I'd think that Shady would want Kirt to see that, hey, aliens are all right! I think that maybe she thinks Mon-El has become a bit too vanilla lately. Like, isn't she from the same species that the blue Starman was from, the one where they are almost biologically compelled to be warriors?

Besides, what's Legion without a little drama?

A question, was Earth Man created by Geoff during his Action Comics run? Or was he from the old-school "100% Vintage Silver Age" Legion comics?

[jlbarnett]

A bit of both. He and the Justice League of Earth were based on Legion rejects

[tsunamiwombat]

I think it's supposed to be a thong, which stays up mostly due to the fact it's tight and up the crack.

Also, why does she have a legion insignia on her naughty panties?

Also, why is earthman so ugly? Only one hero has ever pulled off Muttonchops well.

[tsunamiwombat]

Good question, I cannot see how they're both NOT a strawman bad couple by this point. I mean honestly, what happened between her and Mon-El that she's cool with her new guy being a total dick to him? Especially since they have to function on a TEAM.

[skalja]

"She's mine, now."
"You won what's important."

... Um.

[bluefall]

My thoughts exactly.

[tsunamiwombat]

Yeah that is creepy on the side of mysoginistic. Especially coming from a racist jingoist like earthman.

[grimmbear]

Back in the old days when Cosmic Boy had his anti-gravity Teddy it was mentioned that they used a special body glue to keep some of the skimpier garments on I believe.

[skalja]

That's a little too much "retro" in my retrofuturism.

[skalja]

Well, if it were JUST Earthman, I could excuse it on grounds of him being a bigot, although I'd still be annoyed that it was allowed to pass uncommented on by other characters. What gets me is that SHADOW LASS then referred to herself as an object to be one. That's effed up.

[icon_uk]

For Cos, his delightful basque wasn't actually covering any of his... sensitive areas, and the trunks were fairly sensible by superhero standards. The thong-thing is definitely meant to cover a sensitive area.

[bluefall]

Yeah when Earthman said it I was just mildly annoyed that Mon didn't come back with some kind of comment on his neanderthal thinking and what a moron he is if he plans on talking like that around Shadow Lass. But that last page just makes it a whole creepy narrative-endorsed worldview.

[q99]

Even though this is supposed to be the old legion back, they're feeling a lot like new characters. Uh, 'Fourboot' legion, I guess.

[lieut_kettch]

I thinking more of the Legion symbol on Shady's panties. That's gotta be uncomfortable digging into your stomach when you bend over.

[aeolos_sakya]

Shadow Lass and Mon-El aren't together anymore?! What did I miss?!

[lieut_kettch]

Shady's from the same star system as Mikaal, but a different planet. Talok has at least three planets that are inhabited by blue-skinned humanoid sapients-- though it's unclear if they're the same species: Talok III (Mikaal Tomas/Starman III), Talok IV (Lyssa Drak of the Sinestro Corps), and Talok VIII (the various Shadow Champions of the Mallor family)

[daningram.insanejournal.com]

Future technology, duh! They know what's important!

*cough*

[crinos]

Which kind of says some creepy things about Paul Levitz, if this is his idea of a hero.

[perletwo]

Same thing everybody missed - they broke up "offscreen" between issues, and Mon-El discussed it - or refused to discuss it - briefly with a few teammates on a mission just before Saturn Queen attacked and it got all WHIZBANGPOW!

Next thing anybody knows, PG is catching Shady in bed with That Guy. Whiplash much?

[jaybee3]

Didn't Earth Man also put Mon-El into the Phantom Zone (again) or something - before Mon and Shady broke up and this makes her attracted to the jerk. Mon-El is routinely shown as one of the most thoroughly decent upstanding, respected members of the LSH (indeed in other continuities worshiped as a god even) and Earth Man is a douchebag. Unless Levitz has lost all sense of characterization I have to agree with other guesses that Shadow Lass is playing Earth Man for her own reasons.

[jaybee3]

I was really looking forward to the return of "my" Legion (the one I grew up with the old DC Digests and back issues) and instead Levitz has given us non-stop shoving of the worst character this side of Magog (worse actually) down our threats continually. He's so awesome, he can copy anybody's power, he is chosen to to be Earth's Green Lantern, the other Legionaiires have to except him - or else, and Shadow Lass (apparently) broke up with Mon-El (off panel no less) so Levitz can have Earth Man hook up with her quicker than you can licketysplit. This douche is obnoxious, readers don't like him but it doesn't stop. I just hope there's more to this than just Levitz pushing a character (one he inherited from Johns no less).

Also: Mon-El seems to be leading the polls for next Legion Chairman. I have to think that's in part because of this storyline and a lot of readers want to see him tear this guy apart.

And while some people think Shadow Lass is just playing Earth Man. I'm not quite so sure (her behavior is weird - this is nothing attractive about this dude especially right after Mon-El, one of the most decent guys in the DCU). If she does have something planned, Mon is not in the loop.

[pyrotwilight]

I don't know, I do see your point but he's certainly not worse than Magog of all people.

I'm pretty sure DC just wants to push Earth-Man a bit to show a different kind of a hero. Aside from his species-ism which has died down in him since joining the team he's practically the groups Guy Gardner.

As for the latter at least so far she seems to be attracted to him since she sees a great warrior in him, one who just can't channel his anger well.

If it is some kind of a fakeout their doesn't seem to be any real evidence yet.

[pyrotwilight]

As strange as Earth-Man is I think he's a good character.

Not all heroes agree on things and not all heroes have the same kind of views so having a hero who's a species-ist isn't that strange. And if nothing else the story looks like it'll be providing a path with his eventual reformation since he's already doubting his old beliefs.

[pallas_athena]

Everyone who's anyone has a Legion insignia on their naughty panties...

so that the naughty panties can fly. FLY, MY PRETTIES!!1!!!!

[mullon]

I guess Earthman won that poll then.

[kd_the_movie]

And y'know, I'd be all cool with that IF it wasn't for the fact that Earth-man:

*Used Sun Boy as a red sun generator that was pretty much tantamount to mental and physical torture

*ACTUALLY tortured Polar Boy

*Had the members of the Legion captured to be used as his personal power siphons

*Lead a speciesist movement on Earth that resulted in the occupation and deaths of many aliens

*threw Mon back in the Phantom Zone

*Almost started a war between the UP and Earth

*And was a member of a terrorist group that sought to destroy the Legion and were responsible for the deaths of: Rond Vidar, 3Boot Element Lad, Karate Kid 2, and Kinetix.

[akodo_rokku]

There was a poll to decide who nails Shadow Lass?

[thokstar]

Also, why is earthman so ugly?

Has anything Earthman done convinced you he has good judgement with respect to anything? Why would his hair be any different?

[punishermax]

Oh there's a pole alright.

[darkknightjrk]

I don't think Levitz thinks he's a hero, but rather he wants to try to reform him into at least being a bit of an anti-hero. I mean, he's gone from the "HATE ALL ALIENS WANNA KILL THEM ALL" thing to where now he'll at least fight alongside and protect the Legion, since he's part of it.

[darkknightjrk]

"Also: Mon-El seems to be leading the polls for next Legion Chairman. I have to think that's in part because of this storyline and a lot of readers want to see him tear this guy apart."

I think it's just because he would create the most drama, and people want to see how Levitz could make it work.

[big_daddy_d]

*punchline drum*

[psychopathicus_rex]

That's why I'm guessing the Legion insignia is in that particular spot - it's a glue-covered patch to keep her panties up.

[psychopathicus_rex]

I'm guessing this is a set-up of some sort on the part of Shadow Lass and Mon-El. Earth-Man is being presented as WAY too much of a jerk for us to be on his side, and Shadow Lass, I would hope, has better taste than that.

[hero_of_lallor]

He's the vintage Absorbancy Boy

[cleome45]

I'd really like more of an explanation in-story for the whole thing, but I don't suppose that we'll get it.

I don't know what's more irritating: this kind of canon or the way that some fans are using it as license to say some really misogynist shit about one of my favorite characters. Grrrrr...

[cleome45]

And yet... it could have been a pretty good story arc if we hadn't seen this huge turnaround in --what?-- just a handful of issues/pages?

I miss the good old days when plotlines were actually allowed to develop over time. perletwo's remark upthread about "whiplash" is right.

[shakes head]

[cleome45]

It's a completely moronic costume that hurts my eyes and my soul, simultaneously. All else is besides the point. :p

[perletwo]

I still cling to the hope that the whole thing is some kind of Espionage Squad sting operation on Earth-Man. I mean, I haven't looked at the Justice League of Earth storyline from Action in a while, but wasn't Shady one of the Legionnaires E-M imprisoned and in some cases tortured?

[cleome45]

I guess it's possible, but even that explanation would be a little too Vertigo Comics-ish for my taste. Also, it would make almost as little sense as expecting a xenophobic guy to merrily bed down with an alien lady in the first place.

Cham: Shady, you need to get in the sack with Earth-Man. Trust me. I'll explain later.

Shady: Dude, why do I have to do it? You're the one who just spent 4,000,000,000 years in the past as a mini-skirted, spike-heeled ultra-spy babe.

Cham: Look. I'm really sorry. But Editorial--

Shady: Editorial can eat the damn shorts that they won't even let me wear when it's 4.4 Celsius outside!

Cham: [sigh]

Shady: He. Doesn't. Like. Aliens. Why would he want to sleep with one?

Cham: It really doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense, does it?

Shady: No. Finding whichever twerp in Editorial dreamed this up and stomping his or her face into the ground. THAT would make sense.

Cham: [nods] Hold that thought. I'll go get my spike heels.