Comments on: It’s not what you think it is, not at first

By: Squeamish

Squeamish — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:29:58 +0000

Dude, why are you just throwing the pitches out there? Write this as a novel – just leave the Legion out of it.

Hell, I’d read it.

By: Pat!

Pat! — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:54:45 +0000

this was awesome man

By: Joseph Aconite

Joseph Aconite — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:36:40 +0000

Floronic Man and Swamp Thing hijacked the Body of Solomon Grundy and used it like an escape capsule when the Earth became too Technological.
Bringin’ the green, bringin’ the funk.
Immortal Elementals, HO!

By: Aditya

Aditya — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:15:42 +0000

Tell me, why AREN’T you writing Legion of Super-Heroes, again?

By: KD

KD — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:13:59 +0000

remember guys, MGK’s theoretical legion run takes place during the 3boot timeline. There’s no RJ Brande in 3boot.

By: Rob S.

Rob S. — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:37:39 +0000

Yayyyy!

By: Kyle W.

Kyle W. — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:49:45 +0000

I also have to agree that this is the best we’ve seen in awhile.

By: Krinn DNZ

Krinn DNZ — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:29:28 +0000

This is an idea that could stand on its own, but wrapping the Legion’s universe around it makes it even better. Sweet.

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:22:22 +0000

I think this is actually my favorite one yet; it’s the least reliant on Legion history, which is something I think that a good Legion writer needs to be, and it’s a clever, simple, and engaging idea. Well done!

By: jwilson

jwilson — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:53:29 +0000

Even the quickest terraforming techniques take centuries to transform dead worlds into only moderately livable ones

Dude, their sponsor is a guy who builds stars.

By: Generic Lad

Generic Lad — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:47:03 +0000

“Terraforming? Doesn’t work.

Well, it does. It just doesn’t work at any speed that’s meaningful to any civilization. Even the quickest terraforming techniques take centuries to transform dead worlds into only moderately livable ones.”

Miracle Machine or Superboy-Prime Punch ought to take care of it…

By: David Reynolds

David Reynolds — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:15:21 +0000

So I read the above, went to work, and fleshed out the next essential element. It turns out that after all this time, Matter Eater Lad and the people of Bismol have been terraforming the planet by depositing their waste product on the sand world. Matter Eater Lad goes public with this news thus creating shock and disbelief, which furthers the Espionage Squad’s effectiveness, giving them more time to find the true cause or even enabling them to escape capture. I call it the “Keith Giffen Macguffin”

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:42:40 +0000

Hmm… I like this. It’s the kind of story that is tailor-made for a group that favours stealth over might, and which would have the kind of political ramifications that few superhero comics ever really get into (and with good reason).

My only problem is that the story should feature the entire LES doing its thing. Your scenario posits that Ultra Boy is off on the front lines. This is a perfectly valid thing to do, since Jo is quite powerful– but he’s also the Legion’s Han Solo, so I would hope that there’s some front-line stuff going on that only he can uncover.

By: oort

oort — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:51:42 +0000

I read the title as “sandworms” and read the thing about “new wars” involving “new resources” and assumed it was a massive Dune ripoff.

By: Sofa King

Sofa King — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:32:28 +0000

I’d change the name of the worlds. “Sand” says “Dune” to too many people.

And perhaps there’s some horrible beings on this planet. It was designed as a prison for them, but if they get out…..

Or it’s Mogo.