SUPER ARTICULATE DC DIRECT POLL 2: THE LEGION [Archive]

MattBrady

07-10-2007, 06:41 AM

Though DC Direct has made over a dozen Silver Age Legion figures during the tenure of the line, the Legion in total has been absent for the past few years. With such a rich and varied history, fans are sometimes divided on what era of Legion history that they'd like to see represented in figure form.

So, our question is: Which Legion era would you want to see DC Direct pursue?

1) Finish the Silver Age
2) The Cockrum/Grell era
3) The Levitz/Giffen "Great Darkness"/Baxter Era
4) The Five Year Gap
5) The Zero Hour Reboot
6) The Waid/Kitson Legion

Grievous

07-10-2007, 07:04 AM

1) Finish the Silver Age

Fistigons

07-10-2007, 07:07 AM

Which one had Starman in the starry black costume and the beard. That's the one i pick.

JacktheKnife

07-10-2007, 07:14 AM

I want the Waid/Kiston Legion. Especially Star Boy in his awesome new costume.

Gamart

07-10-2007, 07:17 AM

Waid/Kiston Legion with Cos new costume

monkeypops

07-10-2007, 07:21 AM

The Disco Era, all the way, baby!!

Actually, for anyone who's interested (and if it's permissable), here's a link to my 10 Days of the Legion custom thread over on POA:

http://www.pointsofarticulation.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3173&highlight=

I'm on day 3 today...with a big finish planned for Day 10!

Ace

07-10-2007, 07:50 AM

Argh.

For the love of god, go with the Zero Hour reboot look. They had the best, most interesting costumes by far. (and I have my proper respect and love for the Cockrum ones too, thank you very much, but there's no costume design in the world I love more than the post-Zero Hour Star Boy).

Foenix

07-10-2007, 07:56 AM

I'll gladly take ANY Legion figures, but I want Zero Hour Legion, so I can finally have a Kinetix figure. =)

J

Excelsior!

07-10-2007, 07:59 AM

I'll gladly take ANY Legion figures, but I want Zero Hour Legion, so I can finally have a Kinetix figure. =)

J

Ditto - always liked how there was a cohesive look running throughout the team.

That said, the Kitson designs are pretty spiffy too, and you can never go wrong with classic Silver Age stuff, or the awesomeness of the Cockrum stuff.

LunarDaydreamer

07-10-2007, 08:12 AM

DnA era Copiel costumes pleeeeease!

Foenix

07-10-2007, 08:16 AM

DnA era Copiel costumes pleeeeease!

Oooh. "Legion of the Damned" possessed Legion costume variants!

J

Txibiru

07-10-2007, 08:18 AM

Don't they notice that we will buy whatever they release?

I urgently need a Phantom Girl, Silver Age, Grell or Apparition, so whatever.. but I need one

Korvac

07-10-2007, 08:21 AM

Any And All?

nietoperz

07-10-2007, 08:38 AM

I want my Kono figure! 5YG please!

supermonkey

07-10-2007, 08:40 AM

Cockrum/Grell, please. Then finish the Silver Age. If you made it to Ferro Lad, you can go the distance.

Amoebas

07-10-2007, 09:01 AM

Finish the Silver Age...

Phantom Girl
Triplicate Girl
Shrinking Violet
Bouncing Boy
Matter Eater Lad
Lement Lad
Light Lass
Deram Girl
Karate Kid
Princess Projectra
Shadow Lass
Chemical King

Heck - even put in Kid Quantum in there (and a separate Superboy/Supergirl just for the Legion too).

Amoebas

07-10-2007, 09:02 AM

Cockrum/Grell, please. Then finish the Silver Age. If you made it to Ferro Lad, you can go the distance.They actually made it to Timber Wolf which is even closer for you.

newfoundma

07-10-2007, 09:06 AM

I voted for Cockrum and Grell, but I agree that it seems people mostly seem intrerested in <i>any</i> Legion figures they can get.

GrimmGargoyl

07-10-2007, 09:16 AM

Hell, I'd be happy to see a Tellus figure and you could even include Quislet figure along with him, even though the little guy looks real similar to Skeets...kind of.

Crusader K

07-10-2007, 09:17 AM

I voted for the Great Darkness Legion of the 80's, but if I had my way I'd want BOTH the Grell/disco version and the Giffen/80's version!

DarkKnight1013

07-10-2007, 09:21 AM

I went with the Post-Zero Hour. It would be cool to get the Legion Lost characters, I always thought Shakari had a really cool design, and I'd think an XS to go with all my other speedsters would be awesome.

7thunders

07-10-2007, 09:22 AM

come on... has to be the Grell/Cockrum. Phantom Girl in her bell bottoms... Saturn Girl in her pink Bikini. Cosmic boys risque boy briefs. Lightning Lads cool outfit. DawnStar... Wildfire.... Karate Kid!

ParisCub

07-10-2007, 09:29 AM

Cockrum/Grell or Giffen era.

And while they're at it, cancel that nonsense we're having published as the Legion and bring back the pre-zero Hour Legion.

07-10-2007, 09:38 AM

DnA era Copiel costumes pleeeeease!...You mean you want your figures looking as if you'd alreayd played with them for several weeks in the sandbox, all scratched up and looking like they'd been dragged through a cow pasture? Because that's how Ol' Scratchy's characters looked when he was drawing them, remember?

Fazhoul

07-10-2007, 09:47 AM

I voted for finishing off the Silver Age but I'd also like to see the Cockrum/Grell era and the Great Darkness era sets of figures.

boem104

07-10-2007, 09:59 AM

Ok with a few variations, Cosmic Boy, Timber Wolf, Saturn Girl this era is the same as the Cockrum/Grell. One difference is that Giffen finally made the faces look different and not products off the same assembly line.

I vote for this era too and based on the results, it's winning. Glad to see that we still have fans who remember the Great Darkness Saga (when Darkseid was really scary).

If I had to pick five for the first line

Lighting Lad
Cosmic Boy
Saturn Girl
Braniac 5
Chameleon Boy

and possibly
Colossal Boy (build a figure) C'MON! It's time!!!! and
Bouncing Boy (put a real painted ball in one of the boxes!!!) I DARE YOU!!

DBHughes

07-10-2007, 10:09 AM

Which one had Starman in the starry black costume and the beard. That's the one i pick.

That's the Great Darkness Saga / Giffen Legion; and that's my pick too. :)

Ebon

07-10-2007, 10:10 AM

Finish the Silver Age first, but if there is a need for doing a more modern group, then do the Zero Hour reboot. Best Legion so far.

PreCrisisDC

07-10-2007, 10:12 AM

The Grell/Cockrum Era kicks all kinda ass.....and I would love to see a "special" series featuring the "Adult Legion"--that Giffen did....the way he drew them was fantastic.....Wildfire, Ultra Boy....that was a really great visual....

SpyGuy

07-10-2007, 10:18 AM

The Cockrum/Grell era got my vote, but I also want the "Great Darkness Saga" era as well. Here's my initial set of five from each...

COCKRUM/GRELL ERA:
Star Boy
Timber Wolf
Karate Kid
Wildfire
Dawnstar

GREAT DARKNESS SAGA ERA:
Saturn Girl
Element Lad
Blok
White Witch
Invisible Kid II

s*p rules

07-10-2007, 10:37 AM

Howsabout a build-a-figure Giant Boy in his red and blue costume??? And I'm not sure what "era" the Legion was in when I read them as kids in the "Superboy and the LoSH", but those were the best costumes, esp. Giant Boy and Polar Boy, and the lady who looks like the Sinestro Tales story teller in the current GL books.

boem104

07-10-2007, 10:38 AM

s*p rules

Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cleveland. Howsabout a build-a-figure Giant Boy in his red and blue costume??? And I'm not sure what "era" the Legion was in when I read them as kids in the "Superboy and the LoSH", but those were the best costumes, esp. Giant Boy and Polar Boy, and the lady who looks like the Sinestro Tales story teller in the current GL books.
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Crusader K

07-10-2007, 10:56 AM

Cockrum/Grell or Giffen era.

And while they're at it, cancel that nonsense we're having published as the Legion and bring back the pre-zero Hour Legion.

I second the motion.

I'd be happy with the post Zero hour Legion when they WERE teenagers and they WERE happy and heroic and fun and not surly, back biting, drawn like they need an enema wannabe's.

boem104

07-10-2007, 11:15 AM

I second the motion.

I'd be happy with the post Zero hour Legion when they WERE teenagers and they WERE happy and heroic and fun and not surly, back biting, drawn like they need an enema wannabe's.
HoHo! I agree as well. Remember the issue "What do you do the day after you save the universe?" This was an example of the heroic times.

YES I want to see the figures all smiling

DaVeO

07-10-2007, 11:15 AM

I know Post-ZH doesn't have a chance in hell, but it was my Legion and I'm going to vote for it. :D

s*p rules

07-10-2007, 11:16 AM

Starpilot

07-10-2007, 11:25 AM

Saturn Girl purple go-go outfit, baby! :D

boem104

07-10-2007, 11:25 AM

Actually, it's Colossal Boy, but I was thinking of the Giant Man build-a-figure when I was typing - sorry about that. Giant Boy, Colossal Boy, Big Boy, you know what I meant :)
FINE! I SPELLED IT WRONG I'LL LEAVE THIS HOUSE!

Yeah it's all in good fun.

I was just told that companies are no longer doing "build a figure" as they are not profitable (whatever that means). It's a shame.

Also right after the Darkness saga, Giffen redesigned some uniforms. Timber Wolf, Colossal Boy, Element Lad. That would work for me as well.

I'd still want to see a rubber Bouncing Boy Ball!!

vbartilucci

07-10-2007, 11:33 AM

The Substitute Legion deserves plastic immortality.

boem104

07-10-2007, 11:50 AM

By how well the Kitson line is holding up. In my opinion outside of a few costumes, the worst Legion EVER.

Brenticles

07-10-2007, 11:57 AM

Kitson designs, please. They look pretty sharp.

Actually I wouldn't mind any of those except for the 70's league...those were just a bunch of ugly costumes, imo.

Ace

07-10-2007, 12:02 PM

...You mean you want your figures looking as if you'd alreayd played with them for several weeks in the sandbox, all scratched up and looking like they'd been dragged through a cow pasture? Because that's how Ol' Scratchy's characters looked when he was drawing them, remember?

Second time in my life I dropped a book for the art. (Though the really, really, really dark tone didn't help, and I generally really like DnA as writers too. I did come back on with Legion Worlds).

kcekada

07-10-2007, 12:12 PM

I voted Cockrum/Grell, but a lot of those costumes were still being used during the Great Darkness Saga. So either way, I'd be pretty happy (though the Giffen era would mean no bikinii-clad Saturn Girl -- :( ).

The only Cockrum designs that are an absolute must for me are Phantom Girl Timber Wolf. No other artist got these quite right -- and Brin had a few different costumes during the Giffen era -- though the one in GDS ain't bad -- still not as good as Cockrum/Grell era.

The only costume that really improved during Giffen's run was Cosmic Boy's. I like the amalgamation of the Silver Age costume with Grell's barely there design. It would be cool to get a White Witch and Blok from this era.

Oh, I'd also want Infectious Lass from Cockrum/Grell era -- even if she wan't a proper Legionnaire.

jrvandore

07-10-2007, 12:39 PM

boem104

07-10-2007, 12:46 PM

Yes, Timber Wolf briefly wore a costume designed by George Perez used at the beginning of the Levitz period when Pat Broderick was the main artist, and Giffen was the back-up. I love George Perez, but that was a horrible costume. Give us the real Dave Cockrum design for Timber Wolf.

They won't get my money for any costume design created after End of an Era. None of that is the real Legion.

But they could pretty much do anyone earlier than that...from Infectious Lass to Color Kid to Power Boy...and I would snap it up.
Ok for the record, the following designs where from the Darkness to the Five year gap. All the rest were left over from the Silver Age and Cockrum/Grell

Timberwolf - After the Perez Design, Giffen designed a short lived open shoulder suit
Phantom Girl - Very much like Phase from L.E.G.I.O.N.
Saturn Girl - Very retro, just darker
Shadow lass - Changed almost weekly, even sporting a Science Police uniform.
Dou Damsel - BEST COSTUME EVER!!!
Element Lad - With his Interlac E symbol
Cosmic Boy - again BEST COSTUME EVER
Shrinking Violet - Slight variation with vest
Colossal Boy - Sans harness

plus the addition of Invisible Kid and White Witch

Were there more?

ALIEN_freak_jimbo

07-10-2007, 12:58 PM

I second the DnA/Copiel era - "Legion Lost"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DoctorTom

07-10-2007, 12:59 PM

It looks like the Great Darkness saga-era Legion is winning so far, which is fine (especially for the people who want the bearded Star Boy). I was one of the few who voted for the Five Years Later era (the earlier part, not the last part) so we can get some of the characters like Kent Shakespeare who we probably won't see show up otherwise. The one I'd really like to see, though, it the Five Year Gap Tenzil Kem figure ("Trust me, I'm a Senator"). :)

EDIT: One other thought just occurred to me though, it would be sweet if they could do figures based on the DC Presents issue with Superman and the Legion of Substitute Heroes - in addition to getting the Subs (and the people who weren't quite ready for the Legion of Substitute Heroes....) have an Ambush Bug figure, and a figure of the alien he grabbed and put Superman's cape on before dubbing him "Superman Two".

SouthtownKid

07-10-2007, 01:04 PM

Giffen Legion for me, although I'd also be happy with Cockrum/Grell.

I'm a fan of the Adventure era Legion, but I was always disappointed DC Direct chose to go with that version to do their figures. I always felt they should have led with the version that represented the Legion at the all-time height of their popularity... which is the Levitz/Giffen Legion.

Prozac Man

07-10-2007, 01:25 PM

I would do a set of all the characters that were in the JLA/JSA crossover that just came out.

kcekada

07-10-2007, 01:32 PM

Ok for the record, the following designs where from the Darkness to the Five year gap. All the rest were left over from the Silver Age and Cockrum/Grell

Shadow lass - Changed almost weekly, even sporting a Science Police uniform.
Dou Damsel - BEST COSTUME EVER!!!

I recall a black body suite with a very short hair style for Shadow Lass that debuted almost immediately after GDS.

While I have a fondness for the Duo Damsel costume from the 70s (designed by a fan -- not by Cockrum), I agree that the simple two-toned body suit with the chain belt from the Giffen era is her best costume to date. I'd buy three of these -- one as is -- and two to paint as orange and purple variants.

boem104

07-10-2007, 02:03 PM

I recall a black body suite with a very short hair style for Shadow Lass that debuted almost immediately after GDS.

While I have a fondness for the Duo Damsel costume from the 70s (designed by a fan -- not by Cockrum), I agree that the simple two-toned body suit with the chain belt from the Giffen era is her best costume to date. I'd buy three of these -- one as is -- and two to paint as orange and purple variants.
Yes, it was also brought to my intention

Block - Went from chain suite to multicolored tights
Dream Girl - Lost the belt (is that worth mentioning?)
Chameleon Boy - Color change and he lost his hood
Karate Kid - Went back to a variation of his original costume with large sleeves

Akcoll99

07-10-2007, 02:56 PM

All of the above please. Or at the very least a Cockrum/Grell era set with Dawnstar included. :)

Zig Zag Wanderer

07-10-2007, 03:55 PM

I'd buy any of them, really.

As a consumer, I'd like to see them finish the Silver Age. But business wise, I'm not sure that's where the money is right now.

Cat-Scratch

07-10-2007, 04:39 PM

Matt your an evil man for not allowing multiple voting! :mad: ;)

I'd like all, but would rank them as follows

The Levitz/Giffen "Great Darkness"/Baxter Era - voted for
The Cockrum/Grell era - wanted to vote for as well
Finish the Silver Age - wanted to vote for as well, again
The Zero Hour Reboot - wanted to vote for as well, again!
The Five Year Gap - I'd love to see the Spider-Girl fall over! :D :rolleyes: :p ;)
The Waid/Kitson Legion

Call me greedy, I want them all with costume variants! :D

By the way, these articles drive nuts, it's almost like being teased with what could happen! :mad: ;)

boem104

07-10-2007, 04:48 PM

Cat-Scratch

07-10-2007, 04:53 PM

What do you all think of the short lived Legion when they were reintroduced as heroes.
For example, Cosmic boy came back as Polestar. Spidergirl as Wave. Ultra boy as the Green Dragon I believe. And there were four Khunds that joined the team. Does anyone remember this era. I wouldn't call it the five year gap.

I consider those as part of the 5YL group and want to see them.
Like I said, I want to see that Spider-Girl/Wave AF fall over forwards a lot! :p :D :rolleyes: ;)

boem104

07-10-2007, 04:54 PM

I consider those as part of the 5YL group and want to see them.
Like I said, I want to see that Spider-Girl/Wave AF fall over forwards a lot! :p :D :rolleyes: ;)
HA! Your killing me! Ok now we opened a new can with SPidergirl. How about a second wave with the Legion of Supervillians

Force Commander

07-10-2007, 05:00 PM

I love your Wildfire. That's the figure I want to see made. Your Timber Wolf hit the nail on the head.

The Disco Era, all the way, baby!!

Actually, for anyone who's interested (and if it's permissable), here's a link to my 10 Days of the Legion custom thread over on POA:

http://www.pointsofarticulation.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3173&highlight=

I'm on day 3 today...with a big finish planned for Day 10!

Scavenger

07-10-2007, 05:26 PM

I'll gladly take ANY Legion figures, but I want Zero Hour Legion, so I can finally have a Kinetix figure. =)

Quoted for truth!!!

And a Jeff Moy designed Sparx with tongue sticking out action!

Cat-Scratch

07-10-2007, 05:46 PM

HA! Your killing me! Ok now we opened a new can with SPidergirl. How about a second wave with the Legion of Supervillians

Sure, as long as we get classic costumes and later ones.
PLUS, I'll get to watch Esper Lass race Spider-Girl/Wave in falling forward! :p :D :rolleyes: ;)

Seriously, a classic Lighting Lord, coool! :D

SouthtownKid

07-10-2007, 05:47 PM

What do you all think of the short lived Legion when they were reintroduced as heroes.
For example, Cosmic boy came back as Polestar. Spidergirl as Wave. Ultra boy as the Green Dragon I believe. And there were four Khunds that joined the team. Does anyone remember this era. I wouldn't call it the five year gap.That's 'Legion on the Run'. Widely considered by many to be one of the franchise's all-time low points. After that, rebooting felt like a mercy killing.

Blackhawkaaaa!

07-10-2007, 05:56 PM

FATAL FIVE BOXED SET.

No more need be said.

Cat-Scratch

07-10-2007, 06:13 PM

That's 'Legion on the Run'. Widely considered by many to be one of the franchise's all-time low points. After that, rebooting felt like a mercy killing.

Mean! True, but mean!;)

boem104

07-10-2007, 06:16 PM

That's 'Legion on the Run'. Widely considered by many to be one of the franchise's all-time low points. After that, rebooting felt like a mercy killing.
Really? I kind of liked it. Does that make me a loser? Gosh!

Anyway I would have enjoyed those figures

Cat-Scratch

07-10-2007, 06:20 PM

Really? I kind of liked it. Does that make me a loser? Gosh!

Anyway I would have enjoyed those figures

Oh yeah! Me too! Wave, Neon, Jewel............ :D :rolleyes: ;)

Oh yes and that name Cosmic boy came back as Polestar. Sounds like he's out bugging us all with questions and is the most annoying or best. Either that or cues cheesy 70s porn music a name of some porn personality. :D :rolleyes: ;)

Krona

07-10-2007, 08:20 PM

5 year gap for me.

a Kent Shakespeare figure would be awesome!

MrVinegar

07-10-2007, 08:36 PM

Plaid-lad and Arm-fall-off-boy!

outhereliste

07-10-2007, 09:04 PM

I would've enjoyed seeing a "rank" poll on this one. I'm very interested in characters from both the post-Zero Hour Legion and the pre/mid-Crisis era. I'll admit I'm a little unclear on the difference between the Cockrum/Grell costumes and what came after up until the Five Year Gap. (The gap stories I loved, and I'd like a Kent Shakespeare, but I don't much need figures.)

The only eras I'm not interested in are more Silver Age - the first sets aren't in scale anyway - or the Kitson stuff. Kitson's designs are strong, but for the most part, I just want the current incarnation of the Legion to go away.

07-10-2007, 09:52 PM

Kitson's designs are strong, but for the most part, I just want the current incarnation of the Legion to go away....Matty? Can we have a similar poll to help decide which of the main Legion eras we'd prefer to see in *print* form? I'd love to compare the two polls.

kcekada

07-10-2007, 10:01 PM

I love that my two favorite eras top the list.

Being that many of the cosutmes are virtually the same in the Cockrum/Grell era and the Great Darkness Saga, I would suggest that DCD do figure that best represent both eras.

For instance, Cockrum Grell must haves would be:

Karate Kid
Phantom Girl
Shadow Lass
Wildfire
Timber Wolf
Princess Projectra (I'd like Sensor Girl as well)
and maybe Infectious Lass

GDS must haves would be:

Invisible Kid II
Blok
White Witch
Cosmic Boy
Saturn Girl
Duo Damsel

I believe everyone else wore the same costumes in both eras. Star Boy, of course, had a beard in GDS, so I'd suggest an alternate head or variant figure of the clean-shaven Cockrum/Grell version.

And I would like to see full-scale versions of previous Legionnaires who retained their classic costumes into the 80s including:

Sun Boy
Mon-El
Matter Eater Lad
Bouncing Boy
Brainiac 5
Invisible Kid I

Quislet

07-10-2007, 10:25 PM

I would enjoy any figures from all eras, since I've been collecting continuously since SUPERBOY & THE LSH split into two books through to the current series. What I voted for is the Cockrum/Grell era, and here's why.

The Cockrum/Grell outfits are by far the most iconic. Exhibit A is the two-page spread in JUSTICE #12. This is the *definitive* Legion, hands down. Making a Saturn Girl or Shadow Lass without these vamptastic outfits is a shame (this coming from a gay man), and this is is the classic period for fan-favorites Wildfire and Dawnstar, who are missing from most other potential eras.

The best part is that many of these costumes reach both back and forward in Legion history. Once a full run of Cockrum/Grell is completed some of the more prominent figures from before and after can be released in related groups. One set could have Saturn Mom, Sensor Girl, Interlac Element Lad, and Return to Lightning Lass, while another could be a dead set of classic Invisible Kid, Ferro Lad, Chermical King, and Triplicate Girl.

But above all else I just hope *any* era gets decided upon and put into production.

SajiNoKami

07-10-2007, 10:52 PM

The Zero Hour Reboot!
always.
The other Legions are cute and all,
but the Zero Hour Reboot is such an interesting lot....
they actually looked their age...most of the time...
Brainy! Your awsome!

<_<;;
enough geekdom for now...

beta-ray

07-10-2007, 11:15 PM

Wish there were some pics. Gets kind of confusing...

SouthtownKid

07-11-2007, 01:45 AM

Really? I kind of liked it. Does that make me a loser? Gosh!No, of course not.

I mean, no more than the rest of us grown people hoping for new toys.

Troy Brownfield

07-11-2007, 01:52 AM

Wish there were some pics. Gets kind of confusing...

Silver Age Legion: https://www.dynamicforces.com/images/AE_Legion.jpg

Cockrum/Grell: http://comics.images.free.fr/legion14.jpg (although Cosmic Boy's changed to the "just black")

Giffen/Levitz Great Darkness/Baxter, etc. :http://www.lightninglad.com/art/legion300.htm (note that this picture is from LSH #300, and does include soon-to-join members like Polar Boy, Tellus, Quislet, Magnetic Kid, and, of course, Sensor Girl)

Post-Zero Hour: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/Legion_of_Super-Heroes.png

Five Year Gap: http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/paulnewell/legion/losh07.jpg

Waid/Kitson: http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/paulnewell/legion/losh13.jpg

(For the record: there is a going theory that Dawnstar could easily be included in a future Crisis on Infinite Earths wave, should one occur, given her early prominence in that series)

lesterj

07-11-2007, 02:07 PM

I'll take everything created pre 1990. As long as the price point is down from DC Direct's insane $20.

Brainlock

07-13-2007, 12:03 PM

kcekada

07-13-2007, 02:12 PM

Cockrum/Grell has 666 votes?!?!?!???

I voted to finish the SA Legion LA, But I would really like the 90's run, with XS.
(they're the group I customed in 5" scale before they were dismissed)

I always expected Cockrum/Grell would do well as figures -- but am not surprised that Giffen/Great Darkness Saga is in the lead. Several people voting for GDS expressed interrest in Cockrum/Grell as well.

I'd like an XS, but not the point of wanting an entire Legion wave or line in the reboot costumes. Maybe if DCD ever does a Flash Family wave?

Cat-Scratch

07-13-2007, 03:06 PM

I always expected Cockrum/Grell would do well as figures -- but am not surprised that Giffen/Great Darkness Saga is in the lead. Several people voting for GDS expressed interrest in Cockrum/Grell as well.

I'd like an XS, but not the point of wanting an entire Legion wave or line in the reboot costumes. Maybe if DCD ever does a Flash Family wave?

Cockrum/Grell era costumes = bikinis or little else with the ladies and unfortunately Cosmic Boy and Colossal Boy. :rolleyes: :D ;)

O.J. Flow

07-14-2007, 03:30 AM

I'll take everything created pre 1990. As long as the price point is down from DC Direct's insane $20.

You are SO in the wrong galaxy if you're paying within 5 bucks of that PER, I kid you not.
:confused:

David H.

07-15-2007, 01:29 AM

I voted for finishing off the Silver Age but I'd also like to see the Cockrum/Grell era and the Great Darkness era sets of figures.

Ditto. But I admit that I'd buy just about any Legion figure they made.

The Cockrum/Grell era probably had some of the most dynamic costumes of any super-heroes in the history of comics. But I've always been a huge fan of the Levitz/Giffen era costumes as well.

It's a shame that they never really made any of the Legion girls, other than Saturn Girl (unless you count the various Supergirls.) In fact, the girls have been underrepresented in all of DC Direct's lines. Out of 14 standard figures (including Mordru), plus 7 in the PVC collection and 6 Minimates, all we got was Saturn girl in all three forms, and a Phantom Girl Minimate. Pretty sad for one of the only teams in comics history that's always been 30-50% female.

Luckily, the Heroclix crew have done much better!

kcekada

07-15-2007, 03:26 PM

Cockrum/Grell era costumes = bikinis or little else with the ladies and unfortunately Cosmic Boy and Colossal Boy. :rolleyes: :D ;)

Grell put Cos and Colossal Boy in speedos -- I prefer the Cockrum costume for Colossal Boy (which Grell also used at first -- as did Giffen -- I think it's the most iconic and has appeared on both Justice League Unlimited and Legion of Super-Heroes on TV). While most of the female characters did wear revealing costumes, Grell made these even skimpier.

I prefer the Giffen costume for Cosmic Boy. It uses the Grell design as a base, but isn't revealing.

Cat-Scratch

07-15-2007, 05:32 PM

Grell put Cos and Colossal Boy in speedos -- I prefer the Cockrum costume for Colossal Boy (which Grell also used at first -- as did Giffen -- I think it's the most iconic and has appeared on both Justice League Unlimited and Legion of Super-Heroes on TV). While most of the female characters did wear revealing costumes, Grell made these even skimpier.

I prefer the Giffen costume for Cosmic Boy. It uses the Grell design as a base, but isn't revealing.

I also prefer that Cockrum costume for Colossal Boy, it's the best of them in my eyes. I believe it did appear in both shows. Yup, Grell made them skimpier and I liked that to some degree.

Again, yup, he did do that or it also seems so to me. Personally I prefer the Sprouce Cosmic Boy costume. I think it just looked better and it lost the pink which was a plus for me. The Giffen is the next best for my tastes.