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In memoriam: Steve Lightle
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icon_ukNews is just coming in of noted comic book artist Steve lightle having passed unexpectedly at the tragically young age of 61, due to cardiac arrest related to a COVID 19 infection
I'm sure I join everyone in expressing our sympathies for their loss to his family and friends, of whom he had many, being a genial and pleasant chap on facebook for a good few years.
My first exposure to his work remains probably my favourite; the 1980's Legion of Superheroes, where his slightly cartoony style seemed eminently suited to the sci-fi adventures of brightly costumed superheroes.
And this remains one of my favourite issues, one of the (in)famous "Legion Try Out" issues, in this case from 1985 (with story my Paul Levitz) which goes a bit more smoothly than some of it's predecessors
( Unto the New Generation )
I'm sure I join everyone in expressing our sympathies for their loss to his family and friends, of whom he had many, being a genial and pleasant chap on facebook for a good few years.
My first exposure to his work remains probably my favourite; the 1980's Legion of Superheroes, where his slightly cartoony style seemed eminently suited to the sci-fi adventures of brightly costumed superheroes.
And this remains one of my favourite issues, one of the (in)famous "Legion Try Out" issues, in this case from 1985 (with story my Paul Levitz) which goes a bit more smoothly than some of it's predecessors
( Unto the New Generation )
kamino_nekoRecently, I was reading Moore's run on Swamp Thing, and the issue which reprinted the first Swamp Thing story (adding the Alex Olsen Swamp Thing to the Alec Holland Swamp Thing's mythos), and the framing story, featuring Cain and Abel got me to thinking about the pre-Sandman existences of some of the major characters...after tracking down their earlier appearances, it occurred to me to share the first appearances of the ones I knew of... (I'll be ignoring most of the superhero characters and John Constantine, since, with one exception, they only had roles in one arc, aside from The Wake. (Or, in the case of Wesley Dodds was barely a cameo in either of his appearances, even if they were in different arcs.))
( Thus this post. )
So, there we go...hope you enjoyed.
( Thus this post. )
So, there we go...hope you enjoyed.
Dr. Fate #2
Nov. 7th, 2015 12:46 pminformationgeek
"I'm having more fun with this, I think, than anything I've written in the last several years. Some of it is because it's a journey of self-discovery, which is always a cool thing to look at, as a writer. Some of it is because I'm getting to play with the Egyptian mythology, which is a mythology I haven't ever had a chance to dive deeply into, and is rich, ill-understood, somewhat ambiguous, certainly new to the DC Universe in any significant fashion, so I can shape it a little bit there.
And hopefully, it's simultaneously a very human story and a very supernatural story. I like to think I'm channeling a little bit of my experience collaborating with Steve Ditko over the years and some of the worldviews he expressed, both in his Spider-Man work, in terms of the challenges of a young person finding himself with great powers, and some of it in terms of the magic Steve crafted in stories like his Dr. Strange or the work we did together in Mike Friedrich's Imagine many, many years ago, with his ability to envision other worlds. We'll see what I managed to learn from him." - Paul Levitz
Writer: Paul Levitz
Artist: Sonny Liew
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
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Dr. Fate #1
Oct. 30th, 2015 04:28 pminformationgeek
"You know, the essence of the Dr. Fate concept was always, you discover a magic helmet and you become connected to the magic. That's the heart of what was there from 75 years ago. So I can't tell you whether these stories are taking place before Kent Nelson found it, instead of Kent Nelson finding it, or in an alternate world to where Kent Nelson might have found it - I'll leave that to the people who understand the Multiverse a little better than I do.
But I think it's very complementary to the historic material. And in many ways, I'd like to think it's what the original creator might have done if he was alive and writing today, within the dynamics of what comics are now." - Paul Levitz
Writer: Paul Levitz
Artist: Sonny Liew
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Let's spotlight another neat DCYou title, this time called Dr. Fate.
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icon_ukOh my, this IS a tough one, I've been a sucker for team books all my life; the X-Men, the New Mutants, the Legion of Super-Heroes, the JLA, the JSA (Who I mostly knew about through the JLA/JSA crossovers), the All-Star Squadron, Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol, the Batman Family (which I knew when it was at the more ... manageable scale of one Batman, one Batgirl, one Robin and then a replacement Robin and a Nightwing... not that I didn't like the additions, but...) and of course, the New Teen Titans. I'd even count the five principle Bronze Saints from Saint Seiya as a team.
All these have been part of my comic reading experience since the age of... well let's not go there, so picking one is like being asked to pick between a boxful of cute, but different puppies. It's almost impossible.
But, whilst I've posted a LOT of New Mutants and New Teen Titans and Batman Family stuff over the years, there was always one team which was THE team... and it might not be one you'd think of, but it holds a special place in my heart.
( The Legion of Super-Heroes )
All these have been part of my comic reading experience since the age of... well let's not go there, so picking one is like being asked to pick between a boxful of cute, but different puppies. It's almost impossible.
But, whilst I've posted a LOT of New Mutants and New Teen Titans and Batman Family stuff over the years, there was always one team which was THE team... and it might not be one you'd think of, but it holds a special place in my heart.
( The Legion of Super-Heroes )
Tags:
- char: bouncing boy/chuck taine,
- char: mon-el/lar gand,
- char: quislet,
- char: saturn girl/imra ardeen,
- char: supergirl/kara zor-el,
- char: superman/clark kent,
- char: tellus,
- creator: alex ross,
- creator: chris sprouse,
- creator: george perez,
- creator: jeff moy,
- creator: keith giffen,
- creator: paul levitz,
- creator: steve lightle,
- group: legion of super-heroes,
- series: 31 days of scans,
- title: legion of super-heroes
perletwoOK gang, it's time for LOSH #23, "Aftermath," and you all know what THAT means....
On the upside, we do get lovely Kevin Maguire art for Aftermath. If you've ever wanted to see what Maguire could do with Bouncing Boy - and if not, why not?!? - this ish is your chance.
( Everything since the crash is a cauchemar. )
And that's it until some other creator decides to reopen the toybox. Long Live the Legion!
On the upside, we do get lovely Kevin Maguire art for Aftermath. If you've ever wanted to see what Maguire could do with Bouncing Boy - and if not, why not?!? - this ish is your chance.
( Everything since the crash is a cauchemar. )
And that's it until some other creator decides to reopen the toybox. Long Live the Legion!
perletwoWell, this was...messy. Two full pages and individual panels to make up maybe a third page and a half.
( There must still be hidden defenses! )
And so hastily ends the Fatal Five Destroy Everything arc. Next issue, we tie up ... THE UNIVERSE ... as the series ends.
Art is by the tagless Jeff Johnson on pencils and Andy Smith on inks.
( There must still be hidden defenses! )
And so hastily ends the Fatal Five Destroy Everything arc. Next issue, we tie up ... THE UNIVERSE ... as the series ends.
Art is by the tagless Jeff Johnson on pencils and Andy Smith on inks.
perletwoFour pages from LOSH #21, "Endings: Part One," or, the battle of Metropolis.
I won't keep you in suspense: As of this issue, the Fatal Five are still the Fatal Four (three if you don't count Validus, who's floating in orbit where the Sorcerors' World used to be). This had better be the reveal to end all reveals after this buildup.
Moving on, however...
( You are all dead - you simply haven't fallen in your graves yet! (no, not a Didio quote) )
Art on this issue is by Jeff Johnson, who I don't believe has a tag.
I won't keep you in suspense: As of this issue, the Fatal Five are still the Fatal Four (three if you don't count Validus, who's floating in orbit where the Sorcerors' World used to be). This had better be the reveal to end all reveals after this buildup.
Moving on, however...
( You are all dead - you simply haven't fallen in your graves yet! (no, not a Didio quote) )
Art on this issue is by Jeff Johnson, who I don't believe has a tag.
perletwoSorry I'm so late with this gang, had minor surgery this week that's slowed me down. However, here's 4 pages from LOSH #20, "Vanishing World," the latest installment of the Fatal Five saga.
( It's a wise child who knows the way home. )
The plan, it seems to me, is not exactly coming together. Yet.
Tag notes: Mods, I accidentally clicked creator: francis manapul as well as actual artist Francis Portela's tag, can you delete? Also, I could've sworn we had a White Witch tag already?
( It's a wise child who knows the way home. )
The plan, it seems to me, is not exactly coming together. Yet.
Tag notes: Mods, I accidentally clicked creator: francis manapul as well as actual artist Francis Portela's tag, can you delete? Also, I could've sworn we had a White Witch tag already?
Legion of Super-Heroes #19 - World's End
Apr. 17th, 2013 03:11 pmperletwoFour pages from Legion #19, out today. Except for a brief check-in with the crash-landed team, almost the entire issue is Mon-El going toe-to-toe with the Emerald Empress on Weber's World.
( Pretty green death! )
Mods, there's no tag yet for the second artist on this ish, Jeff Johnson, can we get one or are we totally maxed out now? He did about half the ish (as you see from the credits on the first posted page) and I hate to just ignore him.
( Pretty green death! )
Mods, there's no tag yet for the second artist on this ish, Jeff Johnson, can we get one or are we totally maxed out now? He did about half the ish (as you see from the credits on the first posted page) and I hate to just ignore him.
aekaAnd this was honestly the only exciting thing that happened this issue.
Well, there's also Little Desaad being all cute and adorable hugging his purple cat, but that's covered in another story.
Anyway....
( 4 scans + Desaad's origin behind cut. )
Well, there's also Little Desaad being all cute and adorable hugging his purple cat, but that's covered in another story.
Anyway....
( 4 scans + Desaad's origin behind cut. )
Legion of Super-Heroes #18 - Home's End
Mar. 20th, 2013 04:23 pmperletwoBack again with four pages from the hot off the press Legion of Super-Heroes #18, part 2 of the return of the Fatal Five. You'll recall that last issue in part 1, things fell apart rather spectacularly. We spent all our time with two teams of Legionnaires last issue; this time we check in with the rest, and things aren't looking any better on the home front.
( There's nothing we can do! )
So that's four out of five accounted for: Tharok, Persuader, Validus and the one in the next ish teaser. Will it be faithful old Mano, or someone new in the fifth slot?
( There's nothing we can do! )
So that's four out of five accounted for: Tharok, Persuader, Validus and the one in the next ish teaser. Will it be faithful old Mano, or someone new in the fifth slot?
perletwoHi ho Legion fans, 4 pages from LOSH #17 here. Remember the last page of last ish, how a complex quark relay station quietly goes about its business...until suddenly it doesn't? Well, as David said in Prometheus, big things have small beginnings, and so to this ish's title, "The Beginning of the End"!
( Total system failure... )
NEXT ISSUE tagline: It Gets Worse. Whooboy.
Incidentally, anybody heard any word on where/when the Legion Lost crew is likely to fetch up next?
( Total system failure... )
NEXT ISSUE tagline: It Gets Worse. Whooboy.
Incidentally, anybody heard any word on where/when the Legion Lost crew is likely to fetch up next?
aekaAnd by Huntress, I mean the Huntress identity not the woman behind the mask. We already know the story of the woman behind the mask. Mostly.
( 3.5 scans behind cut )
( 3.5 scans behind cut )
perletwo3 pages from LOSH #16, a filler issue in which we hang out, elect a new Legion leader, and move the last pieces into place for the return of the Fatal Five.
But I won't keep you in suspense about thepopularity contest leadership election!
( and the red scrunchie goes to... )
Next issue: Things Fall Apart.
But I won't keep you in suspense about the
( and the red scrunchie goes to... )
Next issue: Things Fall Apart.
aekaI initially had reservations about this issue given how poorly executed this series has been under Levitz, but this one actually genuinely surprised me with solid characterisation and a compelling storyline.
( So why do we fall, Bruce? Errrr...ummm...Helena? )
( So why do we fall, Bruce? Errrr...ummm...Helena? )
